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Superman 80 Page Giant (1999) page 14

Artist: Bob McLeod (All)

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Superman 80 Page Giant (1999) page 14 Comic Art

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Title:	Superman 80 Page Giant (1999) page 14
Artist:	Bob McLeod (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	182
Likes on CAF:	2 3
Comments:	2
Added to Site:	7/6/2021
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Description

Text from auction description: Superman swoops in to rescue a mother and child but sends an uncharacteristic side-eye when the child refers to him as Captain Tomorrow on this page from the anthology issue. Ink over graphite on DC Bristol board with an image area of 10.5" x 16".

It's the 3rd page of the second story in the book.

I have never been a big DC guy but this McLeod on Superman was something that caught my nostalgic eye.

I met Bob McLeod at my very first comic convention, in Montreal in 1987. I'm not the type to get intimidated by known people but it really struck me as I stood there, as a teenager dreaming of a career drawing for Marvel, that this man had co-created the New Mutants. In my mind, those characters were to flow into the X-Men and be a core part of the mutant universe for decades. The thought of creating something like that actually filled me with a touch of awe.

As I was listening (way more than talking) to the 3 Artists attending I saw some doing drawings for people, so I asked Bob if he'd draw me a doodle with his autograph. I didn't know who to ask for so just told him to draw his favourite character... and much to my Marvel-loving surprise he drew a little bust of Superman. Watching him draw it you could tell as well that he liked the character and had drawn him loads.

I was too much of an idiot to take good care of those convention sketches... so I thought it would be good to pair that McLeod Superman sketch with a nice published buddy page.

Purchased at auction via Heritage

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Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 7/6/2021

Superman by McLeod had that classic look with the clean finish. A pitch perfect balance of detail and action without a hair out of place. The facial exressions are on point as Superman is unfazed by being mistakenly identified by the kid.

Gal Schwartz
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 7/7/2021

IMO McLeod's Superman is just as timeless and iconic as Byrne's ! Fantastic page from a great short story !

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