{"id":17624,"date":"2009-11-06T21:11:24","date_gmt":"2009-11-07T02:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/?p=17624"},"modified":"2015-01-09T16:55:53","modified_gmt":"2015-01-09T21:55:53","slug":"own-vintage-original-johnny-romita-sr-and-val-mayerik-artwork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/2009\/11\/06\/own-vintage-original-johnny-romita-sr-and-val-mayerik-artwork\/","title":{"rendered":"Own vintage original Johnny Romita, Sr. and Val Mayerik artwork"},"content":{"rendered":"

As I told you last month<\/a>, I’m hoping to fund our trip to next year’s Melbourne Worldcon<\/a> through the sale of artwork from my collection so I can avoid going into debt. Don’t worry—I’m only getting rid of those pieces for which I feel no sentimental attachment. (Those I’ll won’t be selling until my poverty-stricken old age, I guess.)<\/p>\n

The auction for my Bob Stanley oil painting<\/a> has already closed, and started us on our way. The auctions for two other pieces have only just begun, though. Both, as it turns out, are of artwork I purchased 34 (gulp!) years ago in the art gallery of the 1975 Marvel Comics Convention<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The first is a large ink and watercolor scene of Howard the Duck, bought directly from artist Val Mayerik. A scan of the drawing is below, and you can check out the auction here<\/a>. Keep in mind how early this piece was in Howard’s career—the misanthropic duck wasn’t to get his own title for another year.<\/p>\n

\"ValMayerikHowardtheDuck1972\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The second piece is Johnny Romita, Sr.’s cover to Strange Tales<\/i> #176. You can check out that auction here<\/a>, and compare the original to the published version below.<\/p>\n

\"GolemJohnRomita\"<\/a> \"StrangeTales176Golem\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Irene and have already turned in our frequent flier miles for round-trip business-class tickets Down Under, so we’ll definitely be getting to Melbourne, but here’s how to send us there debt-free while getting some groovy original comic art at the same time. There’s a little more than 13 days left in the auctions, so remember to bid early and often!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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