Heritage Auctions :: 7342 Signature Comic Art Auction November 16 -19, 2023

What If? #11 (Marvel, 1978)

Artists: Jack Kirby (Penciller) , Joe Sinnott (Inker)

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Title:	What If? #11 (Marvel, 1978)
Artist:	Jack Kirby (Penciller)
Artist:	Joe Sinnott (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	Auction (2023 Nov 16-19)
Views:	240
Likes on CAF:	3 4
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Added to Site:	11/9/2023
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This issue was quite a landmark issue, as it marked the very last time that Jack Kirby would draw the Fantastic Four in a Marvel comic book! He was coaxed into doing the pencils for the entire issue, and it is a treat from this fantastic cover to the ever-lovin' end. Where else can you see Stan "The Man" Lee as Mr. Fantastic, Jack "King" Kirby as the Thing, "Fabulous" Flo Steinberg as the Invisible Girl, and Sol "Jolly Solly" Brodsky as the Human Torch! We believe this to be the first time that comic creators were pictured on the cover of a comic book and identified as such (as opposed to appearing as inside jokes to be recognized only by other creators and hardcore fans). For those of you who are not an R.F.O. (Real Frantic One), Sol Brodsky was the Marvel Bullpen Production Manager, and eventually VP of Operations. Fab Flo was the beloved office secretary/receptionist and correspondence secretary. Lee and Steinberg were originally the only two in-office employees, until Brodsky was brought in full-time after an office move to bigger facilities.

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