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Morrow, Gray - Madame Xanadu & The Spectre

Artist: Gray Morrow (All)

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Morrow, Gray - Madame Xanadu & The Spectre Comic Art

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Spectre Vol. 2 #9 page 19

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Artwork Details

Title:	Morrow, Gray - Madame Xanadu & The Spectre
Artist:	Gray Morrow (All)
Media Type:	Pencil
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	9,045
Likes on CAF:	2 3
Favorited on CAF:	3
Comments:	2
Added to Site:	5/30/2013
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One of the more memorable issues of Gray Morrow's run on THE SPECTRE was a story-line in THE SPECTRE Vol. 2 #9 (Dec. 1987) in which he was asked by the writer, Doug Moench, to draw a nude Madame Xanadu having a mystical encounter with The Spectre. Editor, Robert Greenberger at the time mentioned on the Letter's page (in #13), "No other issue of SPECTRE has received as much mail as #9. ..,most everyone said something about the nudity. Doug, Gray and I felt it was necessary for the story but a variety of factors led to Madame Xanadu being a lot more unclothed than anticipated. For those we offended, we apologize. Stricter procedures have been instituted to make sure something like this will not happen again." This pencil commission captures some of that experience. Purchased from Len Fausto in May 2013. See the additional images for an uncropped photo and one of the published Spectre pages. Gray drew this on Bainbridge illustration Board at an over-sized 15" x 20". It is signed by Gray and dated 1992.

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Nils E
Member Since 2014

Posted on 1/13/2016

Gorgeous!

Bob Kane
Member Since 2005

Posted on 9/29/2020

Great piece and a great story behind it, Ray:-) You have great taste!

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