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The Unexpected #133 - incredible grey-tone cover by Jack Sparling (1972)

Artist: Jack Sparling (All)

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The Unexpected #133 - incredible grey-tone cover by Jack Sparling (1972) Comic Art

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Title:	The Unexpected #133 - incredible grey-tone cover by Jack Sparling (1972)
Artist:	Jack Sparling (All)
Media Type:	Mixed Media
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	1,965
Likes on CAF:	8 9
Favorited on CAF:	1
Comments:	13
Added to Site:	12/9/2017
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Rick W
Member Since 2017

Posted on 12/9/2017

Cool vintage cover! Love those creepy trees, back lit by the moon. Congrats!

Vik V
Member Since 2016

Posted on 12/9/2017

Very nice cover! Congrats!

shaun clancy
Member Since 2004

Posted on 12/9/2017

Awesome...looks better not colored!

Steve Kro
Member Since 2007

Posted on 12/9/2017

shaun clancy wrote:

Awesome...looks better not colored!

Completely agree! That's why I included the published cover as an additional image...it should have been published "as is."

Lars Teglbjaerg
Member Since 2005

Posted on 12/10/2017

Jack Sparling did great work even in his later years and this cover is a fine example. I totally agree with Shaun, this one doesn't work with colors at all.

frank x townsondecker
Member Since 2006

Posted on 12/10/2017

Nice!

Lee Benaka
Member Since 2004

Posted on 12/12/2017

Masterful use of white paint to create subtle highlights on this cover. This is one of the best-looking DC mystery covers I have seen. Big congrats Steve!

Xavier .
Member Since 2010

Posted on 12/14/2017

Nice cover!

Will K
Member Since 2006

Posted on 12/14/2017

Very nice piece. And a standout among the gray tone covers. Correct me if I'm wrong, I think it was Jack Adler who created DC's process for these tonal covers. Otherwise, we wouldn't have these great pieces. Does anyone know why this process seems only limited to the mystery/horror titles ?

Lenny Da Collector
Member Since 2005

Posted on 12/14/2017

The price for this cover was definitely Unexpected.

Chris Palmerini
Member Since 2007

Posted on 11/25/2018

Wow! What an awesome cover!

West Stephan
Member Since 2007

Posted on 4/29/2020

This is SUCH an awesome cover! Looks even better in person!!!

Julien K
Member Since 2017

Posted on 6/20/2021

Brilliant

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