Amazing Spider-Man #300, pg 15 by Todd McFarlane (May 1988) -~My Lovely Grail~-
Artist: Todd McFarlane (All)
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Where it all began...
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Also used for card # 67 "The Suit" in the 1992 Spider-Man 2 Card Set(Thanks Matt!)
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DescriptionThis is my holiest of holy grails. THE single piece of art I wanted more than any other on the planet.Before high school I was the joke of art classes; the teacher would excuse me from even trying. One day, on a whim, I decided to take a serious stab at drawing something. I picked up a stack of comics and laid on the bed flipping through looking for something easy to try. This image of Spider-Man was what I picked. It was the very first real drawing I ever did. Poor luck on my wallet's part though for what book it ended up being from... Original Price on the Back: $110 UPDATE: At the 2015 NYCC I finally got to meet Todd McFarlane for the first time. This piece he'd signed long ago for a previous owner, but I asked him to personalize it to me. It's one of only a few I've had personalized in ink. FOREVER: This piece is priceless for me. I'll admire it for my life and donate it after to the Billy Ireland Museum for everyone to admire. Social/Sharing |
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Jason Weitzner
Member Since 2004
Posted on 4/23/2008
Phenomenal example and a great story – funny enough I also had a similar experience with one of the pages I own now. I was in middle school when I took a copy of ASM 319 on the bus and spent the ride trying to copy a large panel of the Rhino – but unlike your story that broken drawing I did never inspired much confidence to pursue art professionally ;) Again, congrats on this killer page!!!
Alex B 
Member Since 2008
Posted on 9/8/2009
Fantastic page and great story. It seems this page has found its rightful home. Sincere congrats and thanks for sharing.
Mark Howland
Member Since 2004
Posted on 1/21/2010
I love the layout of this, the vertical theme then countered by the horizontal finish. A good story indeed! Congratulations, and keep drawing!
Rabid Ferret
Member Since 2005
Posted on 1/21/2010
Mark - What's also interesting is that the two left panels were taped into place in huge holes cut into the page. No idea if they were just swapped or replaced or what...but its very neat to see how it came together!
Tommy Garvey
Member Since 2006
Posted on 2/27/2010
Always cool to see a collector get their ultimate grail page! Congrats, that's an amazing page!
George H
Member Since 2009
Posted on 4/24/2010
Great story and GREAT page!!! A grail indeed. Thanks for sharing.
J. Sid
Member Since 2004
Posted on 6/10/2010
Great story... I had a similar experience with a page. Unfortunately it popped up on Heritage and I got smacked down! (I was the underbidder). Oh yeah, McFarlane rocks. Great page from the comic that catapulted Todd's career
Lorenzo Fratini
Member Since 2008
Posted on 6/16/2010
I remember EVERYTHING. The gutter, the pigeons, the roofs, the webs. One of the last panels with the black costume. What a page, what a page. Impressive. Congrats.
Dean Abraham
Member Since 2008
Posted on 3/22/2011
A stunning piece, from a landmark issue. congrats!!
Jovi Neri
Member Since 2011
Posted on 10/12/2011
The image having a personal meaning to you make it even more of a grail, notwithstanding everything from ASM 300 is a grail. The comic itself is a grail!
J L
Member Since 2005
Posted on 1/17/2012
It's odd that I haven't commented on this page yet. Mainly b/c I visit this piece quite often. It's obviously a great page Jason. Any page from this anniversary book is a treasure imo. Congrats on achieving your grail!!!!
aric shapiro
Member Since 2006
Posted on 5/23/2012
AMAZING. NEVER get tired of Spiderman by Todd. Brilliant stuff
Rabid Ferret
Member Since 2005
Posted on 11/20/2012
COMIC PARADISE wrote:
love it. and whos this "matt" guy? congratsHaha, Matt Ellis, who found the card and sent it my way:) I never knew it existed anywhere but on the page.
Mark Warunek
Member Since 2004
Posted on 11/21/2012
Just noticed that I never left a comment on this amazing page. What doesn't it have going for it? Spidey swinging in his black costume, Eddie Brock, and it's from issue 300. Congrats, you've got a keeper there.
McFarlane Fan
Member Since 2014
Posted on 3/27/2014
Awesome page. From my experience with the early McFarlane pages, he sold the pages fro less than what was on the back.
Rabid Ferret
Member Since 2005
Posted on 3/27/2014
McFarlane Fan wrote:
Awesome page. From my experience with the early McFarlane pages, he sold the pages for less than what was on the back.That's almost more depressing to hear!!
Paul P Spiderversity
Member Since 2011
Posted on 12/22/2014
MAAAAAAGNIFICENT !!!! Congrats on the holiest of grails !!
Jonathan Mueller
Member Since 2005
Posted on 3/17/2015
There is no feeling quite like landing your grail! Congrats, it's a wonderful piece, thanks for sharing!
Thomas FISH
Member Since 2005
Posted on 9/14/2017
This belongs in my collection:( Please sell it to me
Rabid Ferret
Member Since 2005
Posted on 9/14/2017
Thomas FISH wrote:
This belongs in my collection:( Please sell it to me
No, you're never gonna get it,
Never ever gonna get it
Comic Art Channel
Member Since 2018
Posted on 11/28/2018
This is great. You could also just pass it along to another Jason. I have someone in mind :p
James Dornoff
Member Since 2019
Posted on 10/1/2020
Such a fantastic piece of art to go with an even better personal story, congrats on getting a piece of your childhood history.
D C
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 12/13/2020
How have I not commented on this spectacular piece!? I am blaming old age.
Marc Pecorella
Member Since 2007
1 - Posted on 3/16/2024
Great art and greater story! I, like you, were able to get my absolute grail (and even many secondary grails). I could not think of a price that would get me to sell- having it is worth much more to me than any dollar amount ever could---period!
CJ Design
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 3/16/2024
Tha's a Fantastic Page and an even better story...congrats
Ernest Benevides
Member Since 2022
1 - Posted on 3/18/2024
Epic story for an epic piece. Amazing piece in an even more amazing collection. Well done, sir
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