Superman #127 Page 15

Artists: Ron Frenz (Penciller) , Joe Rubinstein (Penciller)

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Title:	Superman #127 Page 15
Artist:	Ron Frenz (Penciller)
Artist:	Joe Rubinstein (Penciller)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	476
Likes on CAF:	1 2
Comments:	5
Added to Site:	1/25/2014
Comic Art Archive:	Superman Issue: 127 Page: 15 View

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I finally got to meet Joe Rubinstein at the 2013 Rhode Island Comic Con. It was an absolute pleasure to meet the guy. He is one of my favorite, and one of the best, inkers in the history of comics.

He had a massive pile of pages with him at his table. My buddy Art (yup, looking at art with Art), and I went through the whole stack. He had stuff from tons and tons of pencilers that he'd worked with over the years. It was amazing just to see it in person. I had originally wanted another page, but Joe pointed out that it was drawn by his mentor and he wasn't sure that he even wanted to sell it. He offered to sell it to me anyway because he had it in his pile. I'm a guy that NEVER sells his sequential pages, so I understand the feeling as well as anybody. There were so many great pages there, how could I not just pick another? Joe had pages for all budgets, so I picked this one.

I picked this Superman page because I have always like Ron Frenz's pencils, and even though Thunderstrike (one of my favorites) was wonderfully inked by Al Milgrom, I always thought Joe's inks added something wonderfully different. The Milgrom inks make Ron's pencils look like a Marvel Comic, but Joe's inks made them more unique, and thus, interesting to me. Superman Blue is not looked at fondly by fans at this point, but it was an interesting point in the time of the character. I haven't read it in so long that I don't know if my opinion has changed on it. That would be an interesting read today.

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	Ian Nichols
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Gal Schwartz
Member Since 2005

Posted on 1/25/2014

As my collection may attest - I rather liked the Superman Blue design. The costume redesign stood the test of time better than most. If Superman Blue had a better backstory and resolution, I think it would have fared better, as the only problem with the concept was that the story wasn't really thought out. This is a truly great example of the Frenz/Rubinstein team (which illustrated that costume best) ! Congrats !

Ian Nichols
Member Since 2006

Posted on 1/25/2014

Gal Schwartz wrote:

That splash you have of Superman Blue is awesome! Thanks for checking out the page. I honestly didn't read the whole run when it originally came out. I read it until Superman Red showed up, and then I jumped off. As I have re-read some story lines that were panned in the past, I have found that I have really enjoyed them now. I would like to see if Superman Blue is the same. Have they reprinted it in chronological trades?

Michael Molinario
Member Since 2011

Posted on 1/25/2014

Nice page! I think I was there when you bought this page. At the time I didn't have any extra spending money so I didn't even look threw his huge stack of pages but when I over heard him tell you what he wanted for it. I wished I had some extra cash on me. Joe contacted me recently about having these pages available after I posted my Superman 123 page. I hope we get to see him again in the CT, RI, or MA area. Thanks for sharing.

Ian Nichols
Member Since 2006

Posted on 1/25/2014

Michael Molinario wrote:

Thanks Mike! It was really awesome that Joe could make it from the West Coast. You have a couple of nice pages from him too, that Superman page is spot on. I am a little partial to your Lee/Bill X-men page though! I hope it was worth it for Joe and he made enough money to want to come back. He seemed to be selling a lot of art, but who knows if it was enough to cover his expenses. I think he would kill it at the Boston show if he ever wanted to do it. At the next show stop by and say 'Hi'! I will be at all of the New England ones, and I have some projects coming out after the TMNT that I did of characters that people have heard of. I can't post what they are yet, but one of them will be out on Free Comic Book Day.

Michael Molinario
Member Since 2011

Posted on 1/25/2014

Ian Nichols wrote:

Cool, I will. I thought Joe was from New York as he busted my chops about the Red Sox winning the series. The victory parade was going on that day. Maybe it was his wife. He also had some choice words about the ladies at the con. He wasn't impressed to say the least. lol I will def look out for you at a convention. I like how you have gotten a sketch from just about every artist that has been around in the past few years. I missed Walt Simenson in RI last year because he was only there Sat and I went Sun but I had a great time hanging with Paul Ryan. See you at the Sea port Trade in Aug. At least I think that's the closest local show. The CT show is the weekend after. Better start saving now. :)

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