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Amazing Spider-Man issue 194, cover prelim, 1st Black Cat

Artist: Dave Cockrum (All)

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Amazing Spider-Man issue 194, cover prelim, 1st Black Cat Comic Art

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Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man volume 19, pg 283

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Artwork Details

Title:	Amazing Spider-Man issue 194, cover prelim, 1st Black Cat
Artist:	Dave Cockrum (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Prelim
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	5,191
Likes on CAF:	3 4
Favorited on CAF:	2
Comments:	12
Added to Site:	3/19/2011
Comic Art Archive:	The Amazing Spider-Man Issue: 194 Page: cover View

Description

Cover prelim for Amazing Spider-Man #194, featuring the first appearance of the Black Cat. This is one of the earliest pieces of artwork featuring Marvel's Black Cat. I was able to talk to Al Milgrom about this artwork (he did the finished cover art for the issue) and he said he did not do this prelim. He thinks Dave Cockrum was the artist on this prelim. Dave Cockrum was Marvel's main cover artist in the late 70s, and he also did the design work for Black Cat, so as near as I can tell this was done by Cockrum.

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	Kimberly Smith
Joined:	May 2009
Last Login:	August 2025
Ebay Id:	Howardtheduck78
Country:	UNITED STATES
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Holly Burnett
Member Since 2009

Posted on 3/19/2011

Ultimate Coolness!!! I love prelims and this is so well done! Spidey and Black Cat look phenomenal. Released in '79, right? What a score..congratulations!! I would imagine that the history of this piece is just as priceless as this prelim.

PERCY'S COLLECTION
Member Since 2003

Posted on 3/19/2011

First appearance!! Very cool.

Mike W
Member Since 2007

Posted on 3/19/2011

Nice pick up, Kimberly!! Congratulations!!

Mario B.
Member Since 2004

Posted on 3/20/2011

woooooooooooooooooooooow

Craig Rogers
Member Since 2004

Posted on 3/20/2011

What a spectacular addition to your collection! Congrats!

Keith Veronese
Member Since 2005

Posted on 3/20/2011

Great piece!

mark depolito
Member Since 2008

Posted on 3/20/2011

WOW! I LOVE Prelims and this is one of the best I've seen. nice score. congrats.

Gal Schwartz
Member Since 2005

Posted on 3/22/2011

I too just love prelims (wish I had any) and this is indeed an example of a prelim that works on all fronts: composition, black and white balance, character expression, etc... In other word - Cockrum shows once again why he became such a legend. A true master at work ! Congrats on a fantastic addition to your collection !

Mike Pascale
Member Since 2004

Posted on 3/28/2011

What a great acquisition and piece of history! Very rare for these to be saved. Great stuff. Makes me miss Dave even more. I'm glad this great bit of his past is being preserved. Congrats!

COMIC PARADISE
Member Since 2005

Posted on 11/20/2013

awesome....wonder who own the original cover :)

S Riz
Member Since 2014

Posted on 5/26/2017

What a classic piece of Spidey history to have. Amazing.

Ted Latner
Member Since 2005

Posted on 12/8/2024

Great Prelim! Yeah, that's definitely Cockrum's work. I have a collection of his prelims and his style is very distinctive.

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