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Andy Robbins UNITED STATES
Member Since December 2003
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Mignola mid-90's Unpublished Hellboy cover

Location: Mignola
Artist: Mike Mignola (All)

4241  Views  -  26  Comments  -  7  Likes

Mignola mid-90's Unpublished Hellboy cover
Artwork Details
Location: Mignola
Title: Mignola mid-90's Unpublished Hellboy cover*
Artist:  Mike Mignola (All)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Cover
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 4241
Likes on CAF: 7
Favorited on CAF: 1
Comments: 26
Added to Site: 3/9/2013

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Description
From the 1995 San Diego Flailfest...

Benny Gelillo, Bob Jewell and I are hanging around Scott Dunbier's booth when Scott walks up and says "I have some new Mignola art and you guys get first crack, but you have to decide if you want it without without seeing it." Okay, we say. We're in. More accurately, Bob and Benny are in, and I am practically slobbering. Scott holds up the first piece, its back towards us, and says "Hellboy cover prelim, $150." "I'll take it!" I say. (It's ends up being the prelim to DHP #91) Next is something my memory has lost to time, but I excitedly jump on it too, making Bob and Benny less than happy. Scott then holds up another piece "Hellboy card art, $75." "Mine" says Benny. A very nice 9x12 of HB with great detail. And then Scott says "Last one, and this is a good one. Hellboy unused cover, $500." "I'll take it!" I say, followed by "Can I trade my other two pieces back?" He lets me make the trade, Bob takes the cover prelim, and we were all good.

Buying art with out seeing it. Those were the days.

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Andy Robbins ( 1 )
Member Since: December 2003
Last Login: July 2026
Ebay Id: cleangone
Country: UNITED STATES
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John Livesay Member Since 2009
Posted On 3/9/2013

wow!!
Felix  Lu Member Since 2005
Posted On 3/9/2013

"Buying art without seeing it." Otherwise known as Artists' Alley. Very common to spend $500. Very uncommon to end up with a piece like this.
G. C. Member Since 2006
Posted On 3/9/2013

Very cool Stuff from the 90's, i like the concept of the "blind buy", congrats Andy !!
bob fish Member Since 2011
Posted On 3/9/2013

It must be a spécial moment when you saw it the first Time ?!? Congrats for this beauty !
Dean Abraham Member Since 2008
Posted On 3/9/2013

amazing
TIM TOWNSEND Member Since 2004
Posted On 3/9/2013

I remember flipping a coin with Scott for a Jim Lee X-Men promo piece back in the 90's. I won. Always loved dealing with Scott! :) Phenomenal cover, buddy!
Anthony F Member Since 2004
Posted On 3/9/2013

Hah, love that story, the good old days! And great piece of artwork, man you lucked out!
John Cogan Member Since 2004
Posted On 3/9/2013

Beautiful piece, I don't remember seeing this one before.
Horacio Alvarez Member Since 2008
Posted On 3/9/2013

Wooooow Andy this cover is amazing ¡¡¡¡
Scott Williams Member Since 2004
Posted On 3/9/2013

No kidding? Buying a piece blind just based on the artist's name and rough description? That's a new one to me, but if it always worked out this well I can see it as a sound strategy! Very nice!
J W Member Since 2012
Posted On 3/9/2013

Fantastic stuff
Eric Seffinga Member Since 2005
Posted On 3/10/2013

Neato.
Fabio C. Member Since 2005
Posted On 3/11/2013

whoa!
Joseph Melchior Member Since 2005
Posted On 3/11/2013

Vintage Mignola goodness. Gorgeous.
J. Hiroshi Morisaki Member Since 2005
Posted On 3/12/2013

High-larious! What a great anecdote. And of course I love, love, LOVE vintage Hellboy.
J L Member Since 2005
Posted On 3/14/2013

Wow....great cover and the story itself is priceless!!!! lol
david hitchcock Member Since 2005
Posted On 3/27/2013

Haha, fantastic annecdote...fantastic peice
Mike D Member Since 2004
Posted On 4/11/2013

Man, I absolutely love this piece. Great pick-up Andy!
Gerry Turnbull Member Since 2005
Posted On 7/1/2013

beautiful
Eric Callen Member Since 2005
Posted On 1/9/2014

Great, great story. Thanx for sharing; both your art AND the stories!
Jason  Lambert Member Since 2004
Posted On 9/25/2014

Gorgeous! Something about Mignola's style just really captures the imagination.
Timothy Finney Member Since 2006
Posted On 11/16/2014

Now that's a good story.
Mike W Member Since 2007
Posted On 6/16/2015

Beautiful!!!!!
Frederic Lorge Member Since 2007
Posted On 6/11/2016

Nice story and a wonderful happy ending that still endures.
D J Member Since 2014
Posted On 5/20/2021

Such a classic 90s Hellboy image. You ever ask Mike why it was never used? 

 Andy Robbins Member Since 2003
1    
Posted On 5/21/2021

D J wrote:
"  Such a classic 90s Hellboy image. You ever ask Mike why it was never used? 
 "

No, I never did.  I didn't know him well enough to ask when I first got it, and later, it would prob be too obscure a piece for him to remember.  But you never know - sometimes those guys have amazing memories about their art

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