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What If? #15 page 37 - George Perez!

Artists: George Perez (Penciller) , Tom Palmer (Inker) , Marv Wolfman (Writer)

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What If? #15 page 37 - George Perez! Comic Art

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Title:	What If? #15 page 37 - George Perez!
Artist:	George Perez (Penciller)
Artist:	Tom Palmer (Inker)
Artist:	Marv Wolfman (Writer)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	390
Likes on CAF:	4 5
Comments:	7
Added to Site:	3/17/2021
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Ok folks, this is one of my all-time, all-time "Grail Pages"! As you can probably tell from my gallery, the 1970s Bronze age NOVA is my favorite character. Add to that George Perez as one of my top 3 artists of all time, and you have a keeper!

This page always captured my imagination for several reasons; first the fourth of the four stories, "What If a Criminal Had Become Nova?" was great - and it was drawn by George Perez - who had only done one page for NOVA (cover to issue #14) to my knowledge (which i loved!)

Second, Perez drew the criminal NOVA in the vein of 'Nick Fury' - with the gruff looking face and smoking a cigar (very cool looking!)

Third, the panel of NOVA and the Sphinx looking at the computer display that shows all of earth's heroes killed was just awesome! There are 24 "headshots" of 70s era superheroes in that one single panel - Can you name them all?? (Bonus points if you find Howard...)

Fourth, this was super timely as the NOVA series had just ended with NOVA #25 in May 1979, and picked up in Fantastic Four #204 with NOVA and Sphinx going to NOVA's home world, Xandar. This story would culminate in one of the greatest matchups of all time - Sphinx vs Galactus in FF issue #213!

This was the probably the PRIME of PEREZ, who went directly from this issue to amazing covers for Avengers, to penciling Avengers, then simultaneously starting one of his most popular runs ever for DC with the New Teen Titans!

Thanks to Rob for my "grail page" and making my year!
;-)

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West Stephan
Member Since 2007

1 - Posted on 3/17/2021

Nice page!

F M
Member Since 2005

2 - Posted on 3/18/2021

I think everyone remembers "Cigar Nova" (and the heavy Palmer inks).

J H
Member Since 2019

1 - Posted on 3/18/2021

Baddies love their cheroots! A grail indeed, this was a great What If, and you got an awesome page. Panel 4 with all those hero images. And Shinx, Doom, with the red skull? You got a total keeper. Big congrats!

Mark Levy
Member Since 2004

Posted on 3/18/2021

Congrats, sweet page - that said, can't say your current gallery screams you love 70s Nova so please post more pages!

Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Member Since 2015

1 - Posted on 3/19/2021

Congrats Jay! Fantastic page!

matt d.
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 6/24/2021

Hey don't smoke! ;-) Great page – never saw that much hereos in one panel!!! Congrats!

Jay Stark
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 6/24/2021

matt d. wrote:

Hey don't smoke! ;-) Great page � never saw that much hereos in one panel!!! Congrats!

Yes, love to panel of "dead heroes" - always made me think that John Byrne "lifted" this idea for his cover of X-Men #141!

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