MARVEL COMICS #1 (1939) Original SUB-MARINER Art - BILL EVERETT
Artist: Bill Everett (All)
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DescriptionMarvel Comics #1 (published in the 1939 Timely comic book that launched the Marvel super-hero Universe) Sub-Mariner, page 12 original art. The last page of Namor's first appearance, created and drawn by Bill Everett when he was just 21 years old. Seems miraculous to me that this page still exists. Ex. Pete Morisi estate.P.S. This artwork is on display through September 5, 2022, at the Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes Museum exhibition, currently at COSI. Here's the info (you'll need to cut and paste the link): https://cosi.org/exhibits/marvel-exhibit Social/Sharing |
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Bill C 
Member Since 2009
Posted on 4/23/2013
This is absolutely insane! Thanks for posting such an amazing piece of history.
Michael Kenyon
Member Since 2008
Posted on 4/23/2013
The printed comic doesn't do the Everett OA justice. I never thought I would see a page from this book. I was wrong. Happily wrong*****
Mark Levy
Member Since 2004
Posted on 4/24/2013
Now that is a rare and sweet piece of history, thanks for sharing!
JAUME VAQUER MESTRE
Member Since 2003
Posted on 4/24/2013
WOW!! Very historic piece. Absolutely impressive.
Michael Mikulovsky
Member Since 2009
Posted on 4/24/2013
Impreus Rex!! WOW!! Now this is truly a epic grial page! It's in beautiful condition too & signed!! I sure hope the rest have survived also & surface one day. Congrads & thanks for sharing this beauty with all of us!
Ben Herman
Member Since 2003
Posted on 4/26/2013
Astonishing to learn this is still in existence. Makes me wonder what else is out there. Once again, big congratulations.
Sean Rutan
Member Since 2012
1 - Posted on 6/21/2013
This is for real? How does this not have 1000 comments!?!?! One of the coolest, rarest things I've ever seen in comics, bar none!
Bob Kopman
Member Since 2007
Posted on 8/22/2014
I don't recall seeing a more historic and important page before. The fact that it is a page from Marvel Comics 1 blows my mind. If you ever decide to share the story about this page, I would love it hear it.
Frederic Lorge
Member Since 2007
Posted on 8/19/2017
Love his storytelling in panels 3,4 and 5. Considering this is 1939, he's way more efficient than many of his colleagues at the time.
Jason Hussa
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 12/20/2019
UNBELIEVABLE! This is an amazing treasure; thank yo SO much for sharing it with us - I had no idea any pages from this book existed. You made my Friday. :) What is the story behind its acquisition (if you don't mind my asking)? Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, and most wonderful.
James Halperin
Member Since 2007
2 - Posted on 12/21/2019
Jason Hussa wrote:
UNBELIEVABLE! This is an amazing treasure; thank yo SO much for sharing it with us - I had no idea any pages from this book existed. You made my Friday. :) What is the story behind its acquisition (if you don't mind my asking)? Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, and most wonderful.
Hi Jason, I believe it was originally discovered by Mike Burkey 15-20 years ago in a stack of Golden Age art. Eventually it was consigned to Heritage in 2005 and sold for $86,250, which I believe was, at the time, the highest price ever realized at auction for any piece of original comic book art. Some eight years later, Joe and Nadia Mannarino, who had purchased the page at the 2005 auction, were kind enough to give me first shot on a magnificent group of art they were ready to sell, of which this page was one of the highlights. They asked me to make a fair offer, which I happily did, and they accepted immediately without negotiation. This was a few years before they joined our team at Heritage, but was fairly typical of my very-low-stress and happy dealings with Joe and Nadia over the course of several decades. Indeed they were the first dealers I ever bought from, back in the 1980s. And for the record they are even more wonderful as colleagues than as suppliers/candymen. :-)
Jason Hussa
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 12/22/2019
James Halperin wrote:
Hi Jason, I believe it was originally discovered by Mike Burkey 15-20 years ago in a stack of Golden Age art. Eventually it was consigned to Heritage in 2005 and sold for $86,250, which I believe was, at the time, the highest price ever realized at auction for any piece of original comic book art. Some eight years later, Joe and Nadia Mannarino, who had purchased the page at the 2005 auction, were kind enough to give me first shot on a magnificent group of art they were ready to sell, of which this page was one of the highlights. They asked me to make a fair offer, which I happily did, and they accepted immediately without negotiation. This was a few years before they joined our team at Heritage, but was fairly typical of my very-low-stress and happy dealings with Joe and Nadia over the course of several decades. Indeed they were the first dealers I ever bought from, back in the 1980s. And for the record they are even more wonderful as colleagues than as suppliers/candymen. :-)
Outstanding. Thank you. Serious congratulations on acquiring not only one of the most textbook CLASSIC pieces I've ever seen, but some excellent co-workers / team members (which can sometimes be just as rare :) ). Most amazing page. Love it. :)
Michael One Minute Later
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 12/22/2019
A historical piece of art in a historical collection.
Rick W
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 12/22/2019
Just incredible! A piece worthy of bullet proof glass and laser grid protection ;)
Marc Pecorella
Member Since 2007
1 - Posted on 12/22/2019
In my mind, this is the best most historic piece of comic art I've ever seen....period! Congrats!
Al Simpleton
Member Since 2013
1 - Posted on 12/22/2019
Some kind of miracle, alright... A crowning achievement, no less!
Justin Topages
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 12/23/2019
This is at the very least a national treasure, if not an international treasure!!! WOW! I know Marvel Comics 1 doesnt get quite the fanfare that Action 1 or Detective 27 gets but to think about comics and pop culture without the existence of this book and subsequent IP's, just boggles my mind. CONGRATULATIONS!
Larry Wilson
Member Since 2012
Forum Moderator
3 - Posted on 12/23/2019
OK, so I'm in a meeting room surrounded by suits. I have a presentation to make. An impotant one worth a large sum to me. The ultimate decision maker is late so I glance at my phone. A CAF email popps up displaying this art. Out of reflex I shout, "Holy Fn Sh_ _!" just as the boss walks in.
P A
Member Since 2013
1 - Posted on 1/27/2021
Absolutely EPIC first apperance piece that happens to also be ULTRA HISTORIC! Huge congrats on this incredible piece of comic history!
James Dornoff
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 9/24/2021
Fantastic piece of comic history, so glad to see on this site. Thank you for sharing.
Arts Jluc
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 11/26/2023
L'histoire des Comics Marvel. Just .... Wow and .... Wow.
Steven Dilworth
Member Since 2012
1 - Posted on 12/8/2024
One does one say about a page from one of the books that helped build the very foundation of a medium that has influenced the entire world, other than, I'm honored to see it. Thank you for sharing it with us.
P.S. - I followed the Ruby Slippers all the way to the 28 million dollar finish! Wow!!
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