AMAZING FANTASY #15 COMPLETE STORY & COVERS COLOR GUIDES FOR MARVEL TALES #137 (ANDY YANCHUS COLORIST).
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Winning Bid:
$15,576.00 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
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Wednesday, July 27, 2022 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, July 27, 2022 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #235 Session II
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Item Description
6.25x9.25" stat paper sheets w/copy of art to Marvel Tales Vol. 2 #137 (Marvel, March 1982), the first story featuring The Amazing Spider-Man by Steve Ditko that are hand-colored as color guides for the published reprint issue. Complete w/two covers (from original issue not Marvel Tales #137) and 11 story pages. Historic Silver Age Spider-Man storyline "Spider-Man!" by Stan Lee with art by Steve Ditko. Color artist on reprint issues was Andy Yanchus. Pages mounted to 8.5x11" copy paper w/Marvel Masterworks in pen and Amazing Spider-Man stamped at top and marked up w/new color break notations. Color guides are original to 1982 comic issue and were re-used to reprint as Marvel Masterworks #1 that reprinted issues AF #15 & ASM #1-10. November 1987. Lt. aging/handling wear and some tiny edge tears but overall clean. AF #15 Ditko cover has a top edge tattered and was not mounted to other paper. Back marked as "Marvel Tales #137". Pages have cut in panels and corrections as part of the creative process. Cover has mylar piece taped to side w/text coloring. Overall displays VF. From The Archives of Colorist Andy Yanchus.
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