Kowal, Craig :: Soul of Marvel Collection

History I

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Title:	History I
Artist:	None Specified
Media Type:	Mixed Media
Art Type:	Sketch Card
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	878
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Added to Site:	3/10/2012
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And so it began...

At age 13, I visited local Montr�al card store 'Palais des Cartes' where a box of the new Fleer Ultra Spider-Man '97 was just cracked by the owners. They were lucky to pull a 1:288-pack chase card called a Sketchagraph. I had a look, expecting a foil or hologram chase card, but instead found a striking piece of original art by Bob McLeod! I was shocked, but I loved it, and they let it go for 60$. Little did I know I had just embarked on an epic card hunting journey.

In the early years of 1997 to 2001, my collection grew. I was working with a teenager's allowance and birthday money, and of course, this new tool called "eBay" and the internet. Here are the 19 cards I had amassed by my first year of college:

Spider-Man & Mary Jane / Ed Benes
Beetle / Sal Buscema
Rhino / Shannon Denton
Doctor Octopus / Mike Deodato Jr.
Spider-Man / Terry Dodson
Spider-Man / Tom Grummett
Killer Shrike / Mark Irwin
Spider-Man / Adam Kubert
Spider-Man (Alien Costume) / Andy Kubert
Mysterio (Beck) / Ron Lim
Spider-Man / Bob McLeod
Mysterio (Berkhart) / Tom McWeeney
Scarlet Spider / Carlos Mota
Spider-Man / Tom Palmer
Hobgoblin / Alex Saviuk
Doctor Octopus / Bill Sienkiewicz
Sub-Mariner / Joe Sinnott
Electro / Mike Wieringo
Spider-Man / Mike Zeck

Money was tight in college, and I decided to move on and kept these cards safely in an attic back at home. Over a Christmas Break in my senior year, though, I went up to the attic and scanned all my cards. I soon got the idea to present ALL of my cards together in one image. This simple ambition ignited my passion again, and with a vengeance. Follow the History slides; I would slowly capture the very Soul of Marvel.

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Added (2004):
Black Cat / Steven Butler
Blade / Gene Colan
Spider-Man, Iceman & Firestar / Bernard Chang

Last Look:
Beetle / Sal Buscema
Blade / Gene Colan
Rhino / Shannon Denton
Doctor Octopus / Mike Deodato Jr.
Mysterio (Beck) / Ron Lim
Spider-Man / Tom Palmer
Hobgoblin / Alex Saviuk

NOTES
- Berkhart enhanced Beck's original Mysterio suit with hologram projectors and an invisi-mask, a device totally concealing his head behind the bowl (Marvel Wiki, Amazing Spider-Man #142).
- 'Last Look' lists the pieces that will disappear in the next arrangement, likely traded for strategic reasons.

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About the Owner

	Craig Kowal
Joined:	February 2011
Last Login:	September 2024
Ebay Id:	tekkenpro
Country:	CANADA
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