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Superboy #82 - Cover!

Artist: Tom Grummett (Penciller)

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Title:	Superboy #82 - Cover!
Artist:	Tom Grummett (Penciller)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	960
Likes on CAF:	5 6
Comments:	9
Added to Site:	12/7/2020
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As many of you know, I love the work of Tom Grummett and I love his version of Superboy, because he looked cool and behaved a lot like Peter Parker, joking and making fun of his foes while in the midst of battle. This character brought the FUN back to me at a time when I found comics had lost it completely.

So here we have a fun image of Superboy saving people and pets from a fly away car, and I really dig that guy barely hanging onto the logo. As always, I just love the beautiful, clean lines Grummett laid down here.

Fun Fact: I bought this cover from Tom many years ago, sold it, then bought it back years later. When I first got it from Tom, he told me before showing me a scan that it wasn't inked and mentioned there was a long story behind it. If you look at the date he signed, it was drawn in the year 2000, and as it turned out the "story" behind it not being inked but still being published was simply that they were running up to the deadline and didn't have time for Tom to FedEx the cover to Karl Kesel for inking. But they figured out a way to not ship it yet still make the deadline. It turned out that Kesel's printer allowed for 11 x 17 images to be printed out in only non-repro blue ink, so he did that and then inked over that copy of the pencils. Yes, ladies and germs, it turns out that this is on of the earliest published covers drawn on one board while inked over blueline on another board. So the process, while still feeling new to many collectors, is already at least 20 years old!

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Marc W
Member Since 2014

1 - Posted on 12/7/2020

Luckily there was no time for FedEx because Tom's pencilwork is beautiful!

Hart R.
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 12/7/2020

Love the story Ruben! Just shows you how resourceful artists can be when it comes to deadlines.

Great Superboy cover!

J H
Member Since 2019

1 - Posted on 12/7/2020

The image looks simple, but those angles! The Superboy must have been tough to work out, and the simple overlaps here and there with all of the different character's angles really give the scene depth and add chaos. Nice subtle artistry to make this cover image pop. Very nice! Congrats

Paul P Spiderversity
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 12/7/2020

"WASUUPP?!" indeed. Reminds me of a girl I knew in college who, if you asked her "What's up?", she'd say "Oh, the sky, the clouds, the moon ..." In the case of this cover, the answer would be "Oh, a car, a fire hydrant, a trash can, a dog, some people..." Love the dog by the way. Definitely my favorite, along with the guy hanging onto the logo. By the way, when someone asks me "What's up?" I usually say "Not my IQ."

Simon . K
Member Since 2020

1 - Posted on 12/7/2020

Ahhhh!! This is incredible!!! Love this cover!

F M
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 12/8/2020

That's a fun one :)

A Grummett Superboy cover is a goal of mine as well.

Lee P
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 12/9/2020

I really like how Tom has the art interact with the logo. Would be nice to find the inked cover and add an overlay to show the results.

David Askani�Son
Member Since 2012
Forum Moderator

1 - Posted on 12/17/2020

Im a huge fan of penciled Covers, love seeing this fabulous cover only in pencils. I’m glad you ended up getting this one back Ruben.

Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 12/17/2020

David Askani�Son wrote:

Im a huge fan of penciled Covers, love seeing this fabulous cover only in pencils. I�m glad you ended up getting this one back Ruben.

Thanks, David, I am definitely happy to have gotten it back. Glad to hear you enjoy seeing pencilled covers!

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