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Iron Man #78 Page 31 (George Tuska) (1975)

Location: Iron Man Representative Splashes
Artists: George Tuska (Penciller) , Vince Colletta (Inker)

Location: Iron Man Representative Splashes
Title: Iron Man #78 Page 31 (George Tuska) (1975)*
Artist: George Tuska (Penciller) , Vince Colletta (Inker)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Splash Page
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 3586
Likes on CAF: 12
Comments: 23
Added to Site: 5/10/2018

My absolute all-time favorite George Tuska Iron Man splash/page. My strong nostalgic connection to it is likely partly due to the very cool image and partly due to the powerful words which were fairly mature for your average 1970s comic.

I believe it's also the largest Iron Man figure Tuska ever drew. Even the Colletta inks are especially solid and strong and not his usual wispy style.

While I've only been a more serious art collector for the last 7 years, I've been looking for this page for over 20 years. What I gave up to acquire it was quite dear but . . . I got it.

A thank you to Este at Lone Star Comics for acting as an intermediary. And a thank you to Robert Dennis for the cleaning of this 43 year old page.

Postscript: Just recalled that Marvel liked this image enough that they used it for merchandising in the late 70s/early 80s, including a set of puffy (puffi) stickers in 1981. Attached is a pic of the Spanish version of the stickers.

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David K Member Since 2008

Posted On 5/10/2018

WOW!!!

Red Raven Member Since 2012

Posted On 5/10/2018

simply awesome - congrats daren !!

Lloyd White Member Since 2007

Posted On 5/10/2018

Iconic. Definitive. It doesn't get any better than this! Congratulations on this stunning piece!

Carlos DS Member Since 2006

Posted On 5/10/2018

Spectacular ! congrats Daren !!

REDEMAGNI CLAUDIO Member Since 2016

Posted On 5/10/2018

Very Beautiful Splash, congratulations

alessandro gentili Member Since 2011

Posted On 5/10/2018

Iconic splash !

Joe Shaffer Member Since 2010

Posted On 5/10/2018

really awesome

Dewey Cassell Member Since 2004

Posted On 5/10/2018

Holy cow. It doesn't get any better than this. Tuska and Colletta at their collective best. Congratulations!

John C Member Since 2014

Posted On 5/10/2018

Beauty.

Magnus X Member Since 2014

Posted On 5/10/2018

Congratulations is beautiful..!

E DLS Member Since 2005

Posted On 5/10/2018

As someone who has had the pleasure of dealing with you in the past, I know how passionate you can be about certain pieces of artwork. I can only imagine what it means to you to bring an end to this 20 year search. And I honestly don’t know if this artwork could have found a better home. Congratulations on this truly spectacular Iron Man splash. What Mantlo, Tuska, and Colletta, have left on this page is a perfect example of how powerful the combination of words and pictures can be. I hope you will enjoy this gem for a lifetime.

Jeremy Radisich Member Since 2004

Posted On 5/10/2018

Had the same reaction you did to the Colletta inks--always jumps out to me when I see good work from him (and actually makes the bad jobs look worse). Great image and great writing on the page--classic!

robert frey Member Since 2004

Posted On 5/10/2018

congratulations, daren! that is THE tuska iron image to have!

Timothy Finney Member Since 2006

Posted On 5/11/2018

Sockamagee!

Gene Park Member Since 2004

Posted On 5/11/2018

Congrats on persevering and securing this nostalgic gem!

Bill J Member Since 2009

Posted On 9/18/2018

F A B U L O U S !

Dave W Member Since 2006

Posted On 10/22/2018

I remember this image well - very impactful when first seeing in the comic. Congrats - I love it when a page comes home to be in the right collection. Congrats!

Jeffrey Freshcorn Member Since 2012

Posted On 5/13/2021

Stunning piece. I remember it well. Congrats!!

Timothy Finney Member Since 2006

Posted On 10/9/2022

Sockamagee!

Tony Marine Member Since 2016

Posted On 12/30/2022

That is super cool!!

Mike (aka Off White) White Member Since 2008

Posted On 9/13/2023

What a great splash

Joe Krois Member Since 2023

Posted On 2/16/2025

"George"ous! 😉

* bronze-is-gold Member Since 2007

Posted On 9/15/2025

Totally awesome Iron Man splash!!! ...from the second issue of Iron Man I ever read!! So cool!

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