Description: Make sure to BOOKMARK OUR EBAY STORE and check out OUR NEWLY LISTED ITEMS This is an original printed production art cover for Spacehawks #5, published by Dark Horse Comics. The Spacehawk series featured classic art by the legendary Basil Wolverton, who is well-known to many for his work on the original EC Comics MAD comic (before it became a magazine) in the early 1950's. This is a full-color production art cover, including both the front and back covers, and with printing on both sides of the covers, the same way it looks in the published comic. It has printer color code bars going across the top of the front and back covers (see pictures). There are additional color code bars on the reverse side, and also separate individual black, blue, red, and yellow bars on the inside back cover along the right edge. When the cover is folded, those bars can be seen directly to the right of the front cover. The piece measures approximately 13 3/4" by 11 3/8" when unfolded. It is slightly larger than the actual size comic. This is NOT a mass-produced print or lithograph. It is a production art cover that is created during the production process for the comic. The back cover features an ad for several Dark Horse titles of the time, including Predator, Aliens, James Bond 007, and Grendel. The inside back cover (see 2nd picture) features some truly classic Joseph Stalin caricatures, with Wolverton's classic "spaghetti beard". Great rare piece of comic production art, particularly for any Wolverton fan. Please note that this is an authentic piece from the first printing of this comic, not something made for a later reprint or collection book. We have been told there are reprint production art pieces being listed by other sellers that make them seem to be old and from original printings, even though they are not (for example, older production art did not have the words on a separate sheet from the images. Those kinds of things were only done much more recently, using computer technology). We advise buyers to be careful, as there are disreputable sellers tricking many people into believing they are purchasing items that are older and more valuable than what they actually are. Some sellers simply do not state their items are from reprints, while others make very long listings and put a tiny mention about reprints buried deep in the listing, and/or use a hard-to-read font color (like yellow) to prevent buyers from seeing this information. Unfortunately, everything else in the listing (the title, pictures of the cover of the comic from the 1st printing, etc.) makes you think you are buying something from an original printing, and ebay has allowed this to continue despite many buyers saying that they have been taken for a ride and ripped off. This item is a genuine cover piece from the first print, not something made for a reprint. We clearly differentiate items from original printings and items from reprints, so you can buy with confidence. Payment to be made within 7 days of auction close. International buyers please contact us for terms before bidding. We reserve the right to cancel any international bids that have not received prior approval. Check out our other auctions for more great items. Also, CLICK HERE TO VISIT OUR EBAY STORE as there are many more items listed, all with Buy-It-Now prices. The store items are not shown in regular Ebay listings or search results, so the only way to see them is to visit the store. Check it out, you'll be glad you did! Win more than one auction or store item and save on shipping. If you win more than one original art page, proof page, or poster, there is no additional shipping charge. GOOD LUCK!!!
Price: 199.99 USD
Location: Brooklyn, New York
End Time: 2024-09-23T00:24:46.000Z
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