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Superman Illustration (first ever!)

Artists: Alfred Ramirez (Colorist) , Jackson Butch Guice (All) , Bill Mantlo (Writer)

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Title:	Superman Illustration (first ever!)
Artist:	Alfred Ramirez (Colorist)
Artist:	Jackson Butch Guice (All)
Artist:	Bill Mantlo (Writer)
Media Type:	Mixed Media
Art Type:	Illustration
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	355
Likes on CAF:	3 4
Favorited on CAF:	1
Comments:	5
Added to Site:	1/29/2023
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It was a great pleasure to recently work with Butch on a commission. I happened to pick up this early Superman piece from 1983 awhile back, and Butch kindly shared some context about the piece. At the time he produced this, he was sharing a studio with Alfred Ramirez and had been working with writer Bill Mantlo. While he couldn't recollect the precise details surrounding the piece, he thought he might have produced it for Bill to give to a friend as a gift. Butch commented, at that point in his career, he had never drawn Superman (and even on his own, it was not a character he drew for fun). He confirmed that this was his first ever Superman drawing, and it's incredible to see the evolution in his style during the intervening decades as he became one of the best known Superman artists of the 1990s and beyond.

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Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 1/30/2023

A very fine depiction as '83 was a ROM and Micronauts era for Guice! The rock behind him should be green, unless the color has faded.

Superman's Mullet
Member Since 2021

1 - Posted on 1/30/2023

Marcus Wai wrote:

A very fine depiction as '83 was a ROM and Micronauts era for Guice!� The rock behind him should be green, unless the color�has faded.��

Yes I wasn't sure if it was meant to be black/silver (hence his book), or the traditional green with some fading in the color over time...

Gal Schwartz
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 1/30/2023

I'm a HUGE fan of Guice's Superman work (you can tell) and this is a very cool early example by this creative and prolific creator ! IMO, the figure seems to be somewhat inspired by the classic Wayne Boring version...

Superman's Mullet
Member Since 2021

1 - Posted on 1/30/2023

Gal Schwartz wrote:

Thanks! Agreed definitely seems influence by Boring and Butch mentioned that he spent years adjusting the proportions of his Superman figure to the version we became used to during his run on Action Comics.

Carl�s Collection
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 1/30/2023

What an incredibly cool piece! Great story too! Congrats!

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