Vampirella #19 cover & poster - Jose Gonzalez / Enric
Artists: Jose Gonzalez (Penciller) , Enric (Painter)
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DescriptionOriginal painted cover art for Vampirella #19 which was also used for the 6 foot tall door poster offered in all of the Warren magazines a few months later.According to Enric: "Warren wanted Pepe (Jose) to paint the image of Vampi since Pepe was at that time known as THE Vampirella artist. The only problem was that while Pepe was a master with pencil and colored pencil, he felt very out of his element with oil painting. So Pepe did a beautiful drawing of the poster image, but alas, could not execute it as a full-blown oil painting. So, being that he and Enric worked out of the same studio at the time, it was decided that Enric would create the oil painting, and that, to keep the matter from becoming overblown or a hassle for many, Pepe would sign Enric's finished painting and the painting would be delivered to Warren without a second thought. There was some justification at the time, that indeed, Pepe could and should sign it because, while Enric painted the finished poster image, Pepe did design the figure and complete it in pencil form. Enric followed Pepe's drawing extremely closely and while the painting is all Enric's oils, it certainly does have a 'Pepe Gonzalez feel' to it." (Warren, Sept. 1972). Click to see a 7M High Resolution Image Social/Sharing |
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Stefan H 
Member Since 2003
Posted on 9/5/2007
Gulp.... just... Excellent! Extraordinary! Stunning! Striking! Awesome! (could go on like this for hours and hours...)
Enrico Salvini
Member Since 2005
Posted on 9/5/2007
This and Frazetta's must be the two most iconic Vampi's images ever...
buzz zz
Member Since 2005
Posted on 9/12/2007
Oh My God!!!! No...this can't be....but it is.. gulp ...just beautiful
Gene Park
Member Since 2004
Posted on 1/27/2008
Congratulations, Jim - what a stunner! If you ever decide to part with this, I am highly confident you will not find a more motivated buyer! ;-)
Marc Pecorella
Member Since 2007
Posted on 12/17/2009
Amazing piece! Sure would look better on my wall next to all my others! Great find, Jim.
Roy Mann
Member Since 2008
Posted on 12/12/2010
Great Pepe Gonzales ! ! ! He was without any doubt "THE BEST" among the various artists who drew Vampirella in B/W and was also great among the painters who depicted her on the Warren's covers. Congrats ! ! ! Please see also my simple vampirella gallery.
Paolo Recano
Member Since 2007
Posted on 10/31/2012
One of the most beautiful and significant covers of comic art. In my opinion, however, it's a Torres' masterpiece, even if the drawing belongs to Gonzalez. Without Torres' genius and skills, the art would not have been the same.
Alex Johnson
Member Since 2006
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Posted on 2/9/2013
That is THE Vampirella image in book.
Robbie Cook
Member Since 2006
Posted on 6/16/2013
It certainly fueled more than one boy's dreams! Drop dead gorgeous! Ladies and gentlemen - now this is a work of art!
Davide G.
Member Since 2009
Posted on 11/25/2015
Arguably the most recognizable (and desirable!) image of Vampirella ever, along with Frazetta's painted cover for the first issue of the series... EPIC!
Eric E
Member Since 2006
Posted on 9/2/2017
Iconic and museal Vampirella's portrait by two Spanish Masters ! Thanks for sharing.
Brian Peck
Member Since 2003
Posted on 11/16/2018
Fantastic!!!!! I still have the original poster I got back in the 70s. Very Iconic. How tallk is the art? Congrats!
James Halperin
Member Since 2007
Posted on 11/18/2018
Brian Peck wrote:
Fantastic!!!!! I still have the original poster I got back in the 70s. Very Iconic. How tallk is the art? Congrats!
It's about 4 feet tall, Brian. Best, Jim
craig macmillan
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 10/29/2020
Iconic is an understatement (should have commented years ago sorry!!)
Juan Mego
Member Since 2022
Posted on 12/16/2022
I Love it 😍
See my Vampirella's Drawing in my gallery.
Maybe you'll love it too.
Bennett Pisek
Member Since 2003
1 - Posted on 6/30/2024
What a wonderful painting to have in your collectin James. Thank you for sharing her, and the true story behind her masterful creation. Also, I very much appreciate you allowing us to download a high rez. version of this classic beauty.:-)
Steven Dilworth
Member Since 2012
1 - Posted on 4/27/2025
It's a shame they didn't feel they could do a joint signature. Still, it's one of the hottest drawings/paintings in the history of the medium. I know I spent a LOT of time looking at this when I was a youngster.
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