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UPDATE:
The Artwork mentioned in our previously published Blog Post closed after 28 bids for $787.00 as it is One of A Kind!
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Woke up this morning to an e-mail from the seller of this artwork asking me to verify that original artwork on auction #330175812642 was indeed from the "rare" comic book from Wally Wood.
I checked our copy of the comic book, and found that page 5 of "The Misfits" story was matching the original artwork in the auction.
Note: Original artwork is a ONE OF A KIND item, and from this time period it is hard to find. At this time the auction had 13 bids and was up to $315.00 plus shipping with a little over 1 day 10 hrs to go!
This comic book was a two-issue comic book title that represented one of the earliest known efforts of 'independent' comics!
The first issue was self-published by Wally Wood in 1969, with another issue published by CPL Publications in 1976.
This comic book was an 'in-between' publication, in that it bridged the gap between underground comix and the more 'mainstream' Marvel and DC Comics publications of the time.
This original one-shot comic attempted to provide mature genre stories for an adult audience. It could be considered a forerunner of the late-1970s modern graphic novel!
The one-shot was actually created for the 'armed forces' readership that Wally Wood had cultivated with his "Sally Forth" feature in Military News and Overseas Weekly.
The first issue, pictured to the top left, contained no U.S. Postal Service indicia.
Additionally it was higher priced, set at 15 cents cover price, NOT the 12 cents cover that other comics of the time were priced at.
As Wally's target market was NOT children, it wasn't submitted to the CCA and thus had no Comics Code Seal on the cover!
Aimed at an older audience, the comic contained more 'action' violence and more 'revealing' clothing on the illustrated nubile young women than did mainstream comics of the day!
However, it was not 'grim and gritty'. It did not contain nudity or gore. Most of the deaths illustrated occurred in silhouette or off-panel.
The blaring comic book cover itself did promote "Amazing Adult Adventure" within its' pages, but it is far milder than today's comics!
Thanks for reading this popular culture - comics - comic books blog post and feel free to comment below !
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