House of Mystery 194 WRIGHTSON COVER HAND PAINTED ART Ghosts Ghouls Color Guide

Description: The Jack Adler Collection Of Comic Art! This Auction Includes: The House of Mystery #194 Original Cover Painting (AKA: Color Guide, or Hand-Colored Cover Art) Courtesy Of The Respected Master Of The Macabre: BERNIE WRIGHTSON. This piece showcases Berni's unmatched talent within the horror genre, and this looks like it epitomizes his style, ~does it get any better?! This is true one-of-a-kind art folks, and I have not seen the pencil work hit the market, ever, so this might be the best one can attain, as far as art for this iconic Wrightson masterpiece. CLASSIC HAUNTING BERNI WRIGHTSON COVER PRODUCTION ART FROM THE EARLY SEVENTIES! This phenomenal cover features a rattled woman, spooked from reading a horror novel, unaware that her beau is haunted by ghosts and apparitions, and is approaching her from behind, ready to strangle her!. This Actual Piece Was Reviewed by D.C. Comics in 1971 for use as the front cover to a well-known issue of the popular long-running horror title. It has been mounted with a broad matte, (2" border) which makes a dramatic statement, ready to hang and display. (It can be removed without damage, if one prefers to store in safe deposit box, or have framed under glass) I've enjoyed speaking with Bernie numerous time over the past twenty or so years at various comic conventions, and he has had many complimentary things to say about the long reclusive Jack Adler; -- including that he even did some work with him for the hilarious National Lampoon comix that ran in the popular satire magazines, beginning in the early 1970's. He enjoyed seeing some of these covers from the "DC Archives", long treasured and preserved by Adler. This cool cover features figures that are classic Wrightson! Extremely bright colors and superb gloss. Truly incredible Eye-appeal: Very high-quality paper was used. Snow-white whites and colors so brilliant you'll think they're still wet! Any admirer of the timeless lines of the fan-favorite Bernie Wrightson, who did the pencils and inks on this cool "25-cent bigger and better giant", would happily add this showpiece to his or her comic art collection. This is a must-have piece of DC history for any fan of vintage horror comic-books and/or unique monster ephemera, or of original production art to Silver-age DC comics, or just the serious art fan who likes having true rarities instead of the mass-produced 'collectibles' of the modern era. NOTE: The original page of line art, used to produce this exact piece, would command five figure$; This is the next best thing. Bid Accordingly! Many of you have read about this significant find in C.B.M. and C.B.G. and Alter Ego (Comic Book Marketplace #85 and Comics Buyer's Guide #'s 1399, 1402, 1414, etc.) We are secure packagers and prompt shippers so expect to be pleased. PROVENANCE: Jack Adler worked through all the major periods of the comics: Golden-Age, Silver-Age, and Bronze-Age. He even colored the plates for the very first golden-age comic, the landmark introduction of Superman, in Action Comics #1, when he was but a youth in 1938! He graduated from high school at the age of fifteen, and quickly earned his degree in Fine Art. He continued his freelance work, including work for the comics and the fashion industry, and eventually became DC Comics' premiere colorist, on staff from the early '50's through the mid '80's, and was head of the art department for much of his tenure. He became proficient at sculpting, pencilling, inking, painting, and photography. He pioneered the washtone/graytone effect which became so popular on the DC "Big Five" war titles. Plus, he inked many '50's, '60's, and '70's comic covers as well. Moreover, he also developed the "3-D" process used on the Batman 3-D and Superman 3-D comics in 1953; --so we're talking about a top contributor to DC history. During the summer of 2004, the living legend himself, Jack Adler, (thought by some to have passed away years ago), at the urgings of his kind family, made his very first and only public appearance, at the San Diego Comic-Con. He was honored Thursday afternoon at the massive annual convention with the Inkpot Award For Excellence for Outstanding Achievement In Comic Art, and a rousing standing ovation from the many onlookers at the panel of Golden-Age and Silver-Age Greats, hosted by Mark Evanier (of course!) Besides just Mr. Adler, other noteworthy members on the entertaining and informative panel were Tom Gill (RIP), Sid Jacobson, Gene Colan, Frank Springer, Harry Harrison, and Frank Bolle. On Friday at the Comic Con, there was a one-on-one panel, with just Mark Evanier and Jack Adler, titled "Spotlight On Jack Adler", and many questions were answered for the crowd of audience members, who were kept entertained by the charismatic and respected living legend. It is amazing how many great names were hired on or got their start in the industry by him. He also explained how he invented the 3-D image technology popularly used in Viewmasters, but was unable to get the deserved patent, as the film itself had been patented, (but not in a similar 3D format, so he got burned, as viewmaster was able to capitalize on his invention freely!) Plus, the method that made integrating photo cover and line-drawn cover art easily into a single cover image was also pioneered by this influential innovator. (The technology was supposed to be kept a secret, but was leaked immediately by a DC exec!) Julius Shwartz had told him "don't tell me about it, just do it", and when it worked, it worked, and was immediately utilized, as the articulate and charming Adler related. As an accomplished photographer, he created covers using photographs he had taken of his own grandchildren, producing his own copies of Shazam #2 and #6, which were displayed on an overhead projector to the glee of many enthralled listeners. The picture of Captain Marvel, sitting reading to the innocent youths, was actually of Jack Adler reading to his grandkids. (These same grandkids were present at the panel, and turned out to be pleasant, gracious, and kind adults.) Moreover, he highly touted the art skills of good friends Neal Adams and Joe Kubert, (relating entertaining stories, of course!) He helped Kubert set up his now legendary School Of Comic Book Art. Once the school was set up, he was supposed to head the school, but had to back out, as he couldn't bring himself to move to New Jersey! You could write a book on the contributions Mr. Adler has made to the medium many of us know and love. Back in the "good ole days", DC normally burned or discarded such production art once the comic went to print. Fortunately, during the period of 1967 to 1974, this award-winning artist pulled aside many prime examples, representing each step of the comic-making process. Nevertheless, there's an extremely small amount of these that were saved, considering the volume that was produced in those days. It is estimated that out of 840,000 pieces created for the production process over that time period, only about 4,000 or so survived, thanks to Jack Adler; ~A miniscule pecentage of less than one half of one percent. This is the actual Hand-Painted Art for the cult-classic comic. It's not the pencils, those were copied onto this paper that's used for the color work, and then the artist really applied his skills with aplomb, I don't know if it was Jack Adler or Bernie himself, that would be something worth finding out! In any case, it was done with great attention to detail as it looks much more amazing than the famous comic's cover. The editorial and creative staff reviewed it and approved it for use, to make sure there were no errors or needed improvements, before the actual book hit the press. Back in the late eighties, in Texas, Mr. Adler's grandson sold his entire collection in one fell swoop. Then, years later, it changed hands again, with the vast bulk of the load still untouched... Eventually, after lengthy negotiations, longtime friend and colleague Randy Tusha and myself were able to acquire the whole load, except for the horror, from the Southern California art collector who possessed this landmark find since 1997. The horror genre was obtained after an additional three and a half years of wrangling, and now they too are finding their way into the hands of the true fans, who will preserve and cherish them the right way. For additional information regarding this popular pedigree, check out the lengthy color article on the Adler Collection in the September 2001 issue of Comic Book Marketplace (which is still available from us in our ebay store) as well as Alter Ego #56 (with a feature interview with Adler, as well as with a few of the great talents he influenced, Joe Kubert, Neal Adams, and Howard Stern.) Additional cover art can now be found by checking our other ebay items (User ID: keycomics). Bid aggressively, as such items are truly one-of-a-kind, and DC production pieces from before 1980 as a whole are notoriously rare. A signed & embossed cardstock Certificate Of Authenticity is included, forever guaranteeing the provenance of each piece from this major historic discovery. Approval Covers are brilliant and glossy, (obviously very well preserved), and they are blank on the reverse side, and are slightly larger than comic size; since they were part of the editorial process they can include tack-holes, indentations from a paper clip, staple-holes, chips, pencil notations, tape, and/or edge wear. I hope that the low-resolution images will convey that this is a great looking showpiece... ~~ NO tears, chips, stains, tape,or any other pesky major damage or aging! As Usual: LOW ASKING PRICE AND NO RESERVE! KEY COMICS is a Power(GOLD)Seller and CBM Market Report Contributor and CGC Member Dealer that has specialized in Mail-Order Comics and Art for over a quarter-century; Buy with confidence. We accept PayPal; checks/MO. * * SATISFACTION GUARANTEED * * International Customers Welcome. Please add $12.00 for Securely-Boxed Tracked Priority-Mail within the USA. Contact us for accurate international rates. 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Price: 299.95 USD

Location: Mesa, Arizona

End Time: 2024-09-11T22:19:27.000Z

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