Latner, Ted :: Dave Cockrum Cover Prelims

Defenders #51 cover prelim

Artist: Dave Cockrum (All)

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Title:	Defenders #51 cover prelim
Artist:	Dave Cockrum (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Prelim
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	460
Likes on CAF:	2 3
Comments:	5
Added to Site:	5/11/2021
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I'm delighted to add this to my Dave Cockrum prelim cover collection, even though it was by far the most expensive prelim I own. Dave put a tremendous amount of detail into this one and it almost could have been published as is.

The published cover was by George Perez inked by Pablo Marcos. Perez was still fairly early in his career at this point, so maybe Dave decided to make the sketch very detailed to avoid any potential issues.

As a reminder, I'm always interested in very finished Cockrum cover prelims, similar to the ones in this gallery.

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	Ted Latner ( 10 ) Premium Gallery Owner
Joined:	January 2005
Last Login:	September 2025
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Nils E
Member Since 2014

1 - Posted on 5/11/2021

Interesting didn't realise Cockrum image

Ted Latner
Member Since 2005

Posted on 5/11/2021

Nils E wrote:

Interesting didn't realise Cockrum image

Yeah, Dave Cockrum was on staff at Marvel in the late 70's and did a lot of these prelims for other artists. Most of them aren't so detailed though.

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 5/11/2021

Nice to compare this tight pen work to the Marie Severin ones who used more inks and wash.

James Dornoff
Member Since 2019

1 - Posted on 5/12/2021

Such a fun prelim, captures the essence well, but a lot more comical. Very cool to see the original idea and what it transformed into. Congrats!

Dave W
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 5/12/2021

Terrific prelim, love this! Congrats!

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