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Russ Heath - Original Art for G.I. Combat #86,

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Russ Heath - Original Art for G.I. Combat #86,
Russ Heath - Original Art for G.I. Combat #86, Complete 13-page Story, "Secret of the Fort That Did Not Return" (DC, 1961). Along with Joe Kubert, Russ Heath is considered to be the the best DC war comics artist, and this rare example of an entire story from 1961 helps to explain why. Russ Heath, responsible for the pencils and inks, is a stickler for accuracy regarding uniforms, aircraft, and military equipment, and does a masterful job depicting B-17s in aerial dogfights with German planes. The dials, gauges, levers, and warning lights are so well depicted in the splash page, that it could be used for training pilots. The art does have some glue stains on the splash page. There are minor editorial markings and slight warping in the margins of the pages. Heath hated using white-out or paste-ups, so there is very little of either in the story. Overall size of each page is approximately 14" x 22". Image size is approximately 13" x 18". Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid.