WOW!  (Nothing more I can say about this gem)

What?  I never saw the movie (or play for that matter) but I just always assumed it actually WAS this story.  You mean it isn't?  Dang!

What an AWESOME page!  I love it when two strong characters are thrown together like this.  Great pick up for your collection!

Thanks Mike.  I got the INKER updated.  

Sweet!  A classic hero vs hero story page.  What a GEM!

Very cool strip to get Spidey AND DD!  But what the heck is up with Spider-Man?  Did he stick his rump to the wall?  Probably not meant to be funny, but that position really made me laugh.

I know it is old school, but I just LOVE the zip-a-tone Rubenstein used in the last panel for the shading.  The technique goes back to a golden age and I love seeing it.  Nice piece!

A man after my own heart and memories.  I grew up in the era of the HB Heroes like Atom Ant, Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole, Birdman and the Galaxy Trio, Shazzan, Frankenstein Jr, the Impossibles, etc. etc. etc.

Beautifully done Rich

I love that you seem to love/appreciate/enjoy the cartoon characters.  Super heroes have been a huge source of enjoyment for me.  But I have the very same level of love for the Warner Brothers characters, Hanna-Barbera characters, Walter Lanz, Bob Clampet, Jay Ward, Warren, Archie, and SO SO SO many others.  

Great piece.  And I am glad you posted it on this site for the enjoyment of all.  Thank you

An amazing piece here.  I love it.

And I I agree with Ruben's opinion about the Eddy/Eber team.  I absolutely love the work they put out and for my money put out the best visual story telling of any team in a long while.  Texture and depth of image along with dynamic story telling just seem to flow from their fingers.  I just can't seem to get enough.

I understand that everyone has an art style that they enjoy and prefer.  But how can you NOT just love the art of E2 (Eddy+Eber)???

(snicker....snicker.... BHAA HAAA HA!)  

Haaa hah ha haaa!  Nicely said.  I had totally not taken something like that into consideration.

I totally agree with your comment.  Dillin was so prolific!  I don't know if the guy ever slept or not.  And Sid Greene's inks really brought a depth and smooth quality to Dillin's pencils.  I really love the twisted angle panels.  Great page...thanks for sharing it on the site!!!

What a wonderful page.  "Manuever 9 - FAST" while in mid-air freefall.  From the minds that were bubbling in the 1960s comes some really fun stuff.  This early stuff is pure gold!

So much is packed into this one image.  Worthy of the fun and quality contained within this entire series run.  And even if you didn't know the series, what a GREAT piece of art!

This is absolutely WONDERFUL!  What a great piece of art.  Thanks so much for sharing!

Great piece.  I just love everything done by the Eddie/Eber combo, but this splash of color really makes this special.  

I love the textures and tones you created with this piece.  !!!~WOW~!!!

Wow!  Calling it "Amazing: doesn't do this page justice.  Sweet!

I love the richness of Cardy's work.  Great piece!

Although I prefer the feathered wings, this page is practically perfect.  GREAT collection piece.

Although I prefer the feathered wings, this page is practically perfect.  GREAT collection piece.

If it is possible to mathematically agree more than 100%, then I do.  I find myself less and less interested in the storytelling of comics today where I have to purchase 6 to 12 issues to get a complete story.  My son and I have talked about that SO many times.  Not to mention the rarity of a fun story...although I do kow it IS possible (e.g. Looney Tunes) .  And in my case, the need to drive 20 minutes to get to a store that even has them for purchase.  Although the changes are not all bad, comics are very different today than they were when I was young.

Sweet simple humor.  Wonderful example from this series!  Nice collection addition!

A) It did take place after Bamm-Bamm.

B) He was adopted so....they are okay there.

C) But it is scary to see what a mean streak Betty has.  Or maybe the artist or writer for putting it in the story???  Seeing Barney's leg reallly makes me cringe.

Agreed!  Yabba Dabba Doooo  (hah ha)

I really have to hand it to you for coming up with such a clever and unique commission series.  I love cross-over books like BRAVE and BOLD from DC and all the others.  You really get a triple-kudo for not only continuing the B&B covers but ALSO tying it to an homage of other cross-over covers from the past AND connecting it to a multi-issue theme of golden age heros vs a common villain.  Wow...great concept.

If I were wearing a hat right now, I would take it off to you.

I am VERY MUCH in the minority in that I am not typically a fan of MIke Allred's work.  I can appreciate WHY so many love it, but it just isn't my cup of tea.  But THIS!?!?!  WOW!  This cover is amazing.  What an amazing piece of art.  Plus, like you, I have long been a fan of the Planet of the Apes franchise.  So all in all, you have what I would consider a grail piece.  Congrats on the amazing pick up.  (I am almost embarassed to post this lame comment after the hall-of-fame level comment by Marcus Wei)

I was thinking the exact same thing when I saw that last panel.  Too bad there wasn't dialog about Yancy Street or being clobbered.  But whether is was intended or not... I'll take it as a wink and a nod.

I enjoyed reading your description.  That is an art collector's dream come true.  Certainly not to cheat someone (which you did not do), but to get a great bargain (which you DID do). 

What a beauty!  I was surprised you had it listed as a page as it was really more of a cover.  Apparently someone else felt that way as well when putting together the TPB.

Thanks for posting and sharing your story.

HA haa hah haaaa!  (nice one)

I really like Tocchini's style.  Plus Kyle is a great GL character.  Put them together and you got yourself a pretty awesome page!  NICE!

Beck's pencil work is amazing.  Seeing his pencils in person is mind-blowing.  GREAT piece you have here!  Congrats

Beck's pencil work is amazing.  Seeing his pencils in person is mind-blowing.  GREAT piece you have here!  Congrats

Good point Marcus.  Or you could use orange to make the bowl be terracotta orange and the table and rocks be stone gray.  Plus a pink table cloth to match his ears.  Are you more of a "use all 64 colors in one picture" colorist or a minimalist and just use 3 or 4?

It is both GREAT while also CRAZY to have a dog pose in a human manner (upright with arms crossed).  HAH!  And don't you love the 6th panel how they show the bullets flying off?

What a dynamic action page.  Nice piece for your collection!!!

Isn't that fun and fascinating!  Being able to see the show along with these boards is really interesting.

I actually DO have that.  It was written by a long-time friend who did a fantastic job.  I'll let him know you referenced it!  He will love it.

So.... did you score any great art?  

I know.  It makes me wonder WHY.  At some point, did the animators have to ask questions about what was happening?  Or did someone get a new box of colored pencils and decide it would be fun.

And what about panel 2 with Superboy showing some Spidey-sense?!?!?  I thought that was pretty cool.

Agreed.  I wondered how they would map the panel-to-seconds pacing since the cartoons are pretty consistent.  There had to have been some early decisions so the money wasn't spent on unused animation.  I also was fascinated by the lack of detail while still providing ENOUGH detail.  For example, Pa Kent and Clark Kent are pretty much generic images.  So did the person doing it not know what they looked like or not care?

Big fan of Semeiks' work on Demon.  But especially loved the issues with cross-over characters like Lobo.  Great page!

WOW!  WOW!  WOW!  This is breathtaking.  

I agree.  So thrilled you found and pointed me to the actual cartoon.

I agree.  So thrilled you found and pointed me to the actual cartoon.

I agree.  So thrilled you found and pointed me to the actual cartoon.

What a fun page.  Always exciting to see (and especially own) some of Kirby's DC work.  NICE!

Great page.  I love Bautista's art anyway, but put him on Kyle/GL (or Adam Strange or Hawkman), and you have a really great piece.  Nice pickup!