Amazing Spider-man #304 page 21 by Todd McFarlane (1988) Spidey & MJ!
Artists: Todd McFarlane (Penciller) , Joe Rubenstein (Inker)
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DescriptionEven though I started reading comics in the early '80s, my prime period for comics is 1986-1996 (age 10-20), and not many artists during that time were bigger than Todd McFarlane. His Hulk stuff was interesting, but I didn't know it was him drawing it until later, but I did occasionally read it. But I was always a Spidey and Daredevil kid, so when he started on Amazing Spider-man I finally noticed enough to pay attention to who an artist was on a book, as I never really thought about it before. (I was 11 or 12 in 1988) But it was a huge rush to see such a different and energetic style on the book. I was blown away. Spider-man has always been my favorite comic hero as a kid, and even though I grew to read virtually everything and love quite a wide variety of stuff from various publishers throughout my teens, classic Spidey is still my all-time favorite character. This page in particular offers a lot with Spidey in costume in every panel, sexy Mary Jane in 2 panels, and a nice splashy page signed by Todd in red ink. (I'd love webbing too but that's another few grand lol.) So to finally have a McFarlane Spider-man page of my own feels AMAZING! :)This piece is a huge dream come true for me that has taken many years in the hobby to pull off. Since I got into the hobby, McFarlane Spider-man pages were always just out of reach due to cost. I have never had a lot of money to spend on art so I tend to work deals and hustle a little more than your average collector to pull things off. Whenever my finances would improve, the prices would go up too. If $200 was a lot for me to spend, they were $1000. If $1k was a lot for me, they would be over $2k. And on and on it has gone for years and years. So as I have been doing a lot of selling and trading lately to trade up and get these more expensive pieces I have never been able to afford, it finally started to seem possible that I could work a big deal or something and finally get one of my own. So I have been really looking hard for an available page for about the last year and almost thought I might get one off of ComicLink last Dec, but those went higher than I had too. But a nice collector reached out and had a page he would sell but he needed all the cash at once with no trade or time payments so I tried to sell a bunch of stuff and just couldn't seem to find buyers. Soon it became clear I wouldn't be getting that McFarlane page either, so I started looking elsewhere. Enter Anthony Snyder, art dealer extraordinaire! He and I have bought and sold to each other over the years through eBay and at SDCC in person, but we have never managed to work a trade, although we did try once before when I was still new to trading. But based on that relationship I reached out to him and offered him the pieces I was trying to sell in trade along with the cash I had raised for the other page and we ended up talking it over on the phone while I was at work and managed to work a deal right then and there. I sent the money and art and once he received everything he sent me my piece. This was all within the last 8 days or so, so it was smooth and fast and we are both happy. Dreams can come true! Thanks Anthony! Social/Sharing |
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F M 
Member Since 2005
Posted on 2/3/2017
This would be a major addition for anyone, so congrats. Very happy it means that much to you :)
J. Sid
Member Since 2004
Posted on 2/3/2017
Can't go wrong Spidey by McFarlane... Bonus: two panels of MJ!
Mike W
Member Since 2007
Posted on 2/3/2017
So happy for you, my friend!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!!
Timothy Finney
Member Since 2006
Posted on 2/3/2017
Cheers on a good get. I like Joe's inks on this page. He keeps everything under control and grounded without losing McFarlane's style or energy.
John Espinoza
Member Since 2014
Posted on 2/4/2017
Hooray for the trade-up! Hooray for The Hustle! And a hooray to Anthony! Great McPage! I'm glad your dreams have come true!
Dave W
Member Since 2006
Posted on 2/4/2017
Great page, glad to see you were able to work a deal to add this to your collection. Congrats!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
Posted on 2/4/2017
Glad your journey has finally ended, Dave! Your excitement rings through in your description! Sincere congrats!
Eric Callen
Member Since 2005
Posted on 2/6/2017
Ditto what everyone else said. And then some!! Seriously, man!?!?!? I a SOOO freakin' excited for you, man! Gonna call "Art Karma" again. HUGE congrats and thank you for sharing the thoughts/story on this. Man. Really is bad-@$$.
J L
Member Since 2005
Posted on 2/7/2017
Dave--good looking page. I like how you see the shot from above in first panel and then the close up shots of Spidey. Congrats my friend!!!! 8 )
Eric B
Member Since 2008
Posted on 3/5/2017
Whoa! Dave, this is incredible!!! One day, I hope to get one of my own and join the exclusive club you're now in. A huge congrats to you man.
S Riz
Member Since 2014
Posted on 4/23/2017
Wow Dave. Such an amazing score. Thanks for the telling us about the journey and struggle. Sometimes its not easy but its sweet when you finally have it in hand.
West Stephan
Member Since 2007
Posted on 10/18/2020
Great story! I'm glad you were finally able to snag one!
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