3 - Posted on 3/8/2018

So freaking cool.  Glad you got to experience this.  Definitely a lifetime memory.

2 - Posted on 3/8/2018

Thanks a lot for sharing this thrilling experience and the rich photo-shoot! That's truly ... AMAZING :) 

2 - Posted on 3/8/2018

Thank you so much Jonathan for sharing these!

-Phil

2 - Posted on 3/8/2018

Meh, too much whiteout for my taste.  I'll pass.   Thanks.

3 - Posted on 3/8/2018

I admire your strict standards. 

1 - Posted on 11/2/2021

So... your appreciation has nada to do with the incredible Talent of Steve... or the History... but more to do with "White-Out?

2 - Posted on 3/8/2018

Unbelievable! Thanks for taking the time to scan and post!

2 - Posted on 3/8/2018

Thanks for posting! Very cool to see...would like to go myself one day.

2 - Posted on 3/8/2018

Very cool share!  How did the full body search go before they let you leave;)

1 - Posted on 3/9/2018

Silky smooth... I lubed up in advance!

2 - Posted on 3/9/2018

You have to go back for another visit.  But this time, watch The Thomas Crown Affair before you go (either the 1968 or 1999 version).  LOL

2 - Posted on 3/10/2018

Thanks for sharing these! Also, how far in advance do you have to make an appointment to view these?

2 - Posted on 3/10/2018

Sara, the curator, recommends when you make your flight plans. I was really lucky, contacted her Saturday, heard back Monday morning, was offered 1pm that same day to view just the Spider-Man portion of the story for about a hour, or sometime between 8:30-10am Tuesday when I could view all four Ditko stories from Amazing Fantasy #15. I opted too see all four on Tuesday at 9am at my leisure and spent about two hours with them, before flying home later that day. 

2 - Posted on 3/10/2018

Use the “Ask a Librarian” message function on the Library of Congress website to inquire about viewing this or any of the library’s possessions. 

3 - Posted on 9/5/2021

When I first saw this, I had a brief vision of you running away, with them tucked under your arm, while securirty guards shouted to stop or they would shoot.

1 - Posted on 11/2/2021

That is so cool!  I never knew they were there and available to be seen.  Will have to check that out.

1 - Posted on 11/2/2021

It's great to have this pop up as today's Comic Art Highlight.  Thanks for your link to all the great pics.  Also, it's nice to see you resume collecting art.

1 - Posted on 11/2/2021

Increíble, y que lo hayan donado, más "sorprendente" ;-)

1 - Posted on 11/2/2021

It doesnt get any bettter than that!!! 

1 - Posted on 11/2/2021

Thanx so MUCH!!!

1 - Posted on 11/2/2021

Is it just my Browser, or is the "Combined " Link out-of-focus?

1 - Posted on 11/2/2021

I never noticed it before, but Liz looks like she was corrected by Stan Goldberg(???)  Now that would be weird.

1 - Posted on 11/2/2021

...or Al Hartley...

1 - Posted on 11/2/2021

Apologies to Stephen F who emailed me that his comment was sarcasm...  d'oh<  My bad...  I replied:

It's not just "Your" sarcasm...  it's hard to tell a lot of the time.

I was at Comicon some years back, having Dinner with Chris Sprouse and his soon-to-be ex-wife, Patty, at a nice Restaurant in the Gaslamp District... and through the entire meal, we were sitting right next to a Table of Comic Art Collectors.

They never noticed us, even though a couple of them were bragging about and showing-off pages they had just purchased from Chris and I.  There were a few of them who were "White-Out" Freaks saying that they would never-ever buy a page with White-out on it...  We all thought that was high-sterical.

When I was a plebe, I worked for Frank Giacoia in the Marvel Office.  there was as much White-out on the page as there was Ink.

Posted on 5/22/2024

Was it a round table of collectors because some of them are round the bend.? Some of my favourite artists throw whiteout around. Its only really annoying when the page has been displayed by morons who do not realise or do not care that paper turns brown in direct sunlight over a period of time. Then its really annoying as the contrast is too much. Of course most of these guys sell the pages when they turn brown. Sarcasm alert...Sarcasm alert...Approaching sarcasm warning...Thanks for looking after the artwork well guys. I have seen two of my favourite ever comic pages ruined by people who did not know how to look after them.

Posted on 5/22/2024

All of us so-called Talent in Comics, work for Print.  As much as I love Comic Art by my fave Artists, the Original Original Art was done for Publishing, not for Wall-Hanging or hiding away in a Baggie.  Obviously it's a bit different now.  If Inkers had to start over if/when they made a mistake, the work would never get finished.  I'm lucky to get a single page Inked in 8-12 hours.  I could certainly make more money managing a Taco Bell.

Ink, White-Out, Paper, Brushes, Pen Nibs, etc., have all changed pretty dramatically over the last century...  I remember Al Williamson complaining about Windsor-Newton brushes and ink when I first met him in the late 70s.  The Quality has never been dependable, and it's So Much Worse now.  That adds to the problems with the Original Art being done on that archaic, somewhat obsolete thing called Paper.

All that said, you kinda have to do Stars with White-Out... unless you're insane.  My old good friend, Dave Stevens, was even more anal retentive than me - which is really saying something.  Most of the time, the only Whiteout on his pages is Stars.  : )

1 - Posted on 11/2/2021

Not.  Half.  Bad.

Posted on 5/16/2025

Wow, this is worth a visit!  Priceless.