Daredevil 108 COVER PROOF ART 1973 John Romita DD vs BEETLE! Marvel Comics RARE

Description: The Cover Proof to an old Marvel Comic! This Auction Includes: DAREDEVIL #108 Featuring: DD versus the Beetle, Courtesy Of John Romita! Original Untrimmed Cover Proof (AKA: Full Wrap Proof) THIS WAS FROM THE PRODUCTION OF THE ORIGINAL FIRST PRINTING, BACK IN THE SEVENTIES, NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH OTHER ITEMS YOU'LL SEE ON EBAY THAT WERE SIMPLY REPRINTING SOMETHING COOL FOR USE IN A TPB OR GRAPHIC NOVEL OR MASTERWORKS OR ESSENTIALS OR SOME OTHER MODERN REHASHING. This Was Drawn By GIL KANE For MARVEL Comics In Late 1973 For Use As A Cover For Their Iconic Long-Running Blind Superhero Title. THIS POPULAR ISSUE FEATURED THE BLACK WIDOW AND BEETLE ALONG WITH AN APPEARANCE OF MOONDRAGON. GREAT 20-CENT COVER, WITH A BLAZE RED LOGO AGAINST A STARK YELLOW BACKGROUND! 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! Includes the back cover color advertisement for La Salle Extension University, a correspondence school which ran ads on the backs of countless American comics in the bronze-age of the hobby. Any admirer of the cool comics from back in the nostalgic Silver-age and Bronze-age of comics, the sixties and seventies, would happily add this showpiece to his or her comic art collection. This is a must-have piece of pop culture history for any fan of vintage DD material or of original cover production art, or just the serious Marvel fan who likes having true rarities but cannot afford to shell out four-figure$ for the black & white line art! Many of you have dealt with us over the years via our ads in C.B.M. and/or C.B.G. (Comic Book Marketplace and Comics Buyer's Guide, etc.) We are secure packagers and prompt shippers so expect to be pleased. Back in the "good ole days", publishers normally burned or discarded such production art once the comic went to print. Mr. Jack Adler, long-term Vice President of Production for DC Comics throughout the silver/bronze era, painfully recounted to me the tale of himself and fellow DC artist Jerry Serpi cutting up thousands of pages of original comic line art and production art. He said it broke his heart to destroy all that beautiful artwork; But back over a third-of-a-century ago, nobody foresaw the future value of such exclusive pieces of comic-book history! This type of item allowed the editors to make sure the alignment and all the color registration was just right, even in the advertisements, for all of the front and the back, and on the cover interiors, for this comic. There are no holes in the spine area, of course, and it has a broad white border around all edges, and does include the entire back cover, and all the ads filling the interior portions. This was the final step, and once the editorial and creative staff reviewed it and approved it for use, to make sure there were no glitches or misprints, the actual comic-book could hit the press. For additional information, check out the lengthy color article on the comics printing process in the September 2001 issue of Comic Book Marketplace (which is still available from us in another current ebay offering!) Additional cover art can now be found by checking the Key Comics ebay store (User ID: keycomics). Contact us with any questions. Buy aggressively, as such items are genuinely rare! These items are brilliant and glossy, (obviously very well preserved), and they are 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; This one luckily avoided the obvious detractors! All colors are rich and uniform, and extremely bold throughout. As Usual: LOW ASKING PRICE AND NO RESERVE! KEY COMICS is a long-term top rated eBay Seller and CBM Market Report Contributor and CGC Member Dealer that has specialized in Mail-Order Comics and Art for over three decades; Buy with confidence. SEE OUR OTHER RARE PRODUCTION ART OFFERINGS ON EBAY CURRENTLY! We accept PayPal, checks/MO. Email with special payment preferences. * * SATISFACTION GUARANTEED * * International Customers Welcome. Please add $9.00 for Securely-Boxed Tracked Priority-Mail in the USA. Purchase extra items and save on shipping, as extra pieces of production art only add .50 apiece. KEY COMICS IS ALWAYS DEALING IN COMICS & ART! ('30's to '70's) Please bookmark our auctions if you buy/sell/trade back-issues or artwork! For more samples from our diverse inventory, including rare back-issue comics, CGC-Graded Key Comics, plus more production art including DC COVER ART from the historic Jack Adler Collection that is listed in assorted categories, please see our store. Good Luck and Happy Collecting! BUY IT NOW -- Once it's gone, it's gone...

Price: 99.95 USD

Location: Mesa, Arizona

End Time: 2025-01-09T07:18:43.000Z

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