CLICK HERE FOR AUCTION LISTING!10x14-3/8" thin artboard has mixed media original art by prolific and renowned Spanish Marvel Comics cover artist Rafael López Espí. Cover is for the Escalofrio Presenta: La Tumba De Dracula Vol. 2 #2, which reprints Tomb of Dracula Vol. 1 #4 Sept. 1972 and was originally drawn by Gene Colan/Tom Palmer. All Dracula story content in issue. Cover story The Bride of Dracula. Published in Spain by Mundi in 1981, ©1972 Marvel Comics Group. Artboard has been hand-painted w/image size of 6x8.5" 10x14" artboard has large blue border that is painted edge to edge w/art showing Dracula's Bride transforming from a bat as Dracula menaces a pair of victims, recreation of Marvel's cover art by Gene Colan. Art has two-piece vellum layout overlay which has extensive handwritten Spanish text (including title at top) and was once taped to back of artboard (which has since come loose). Back of artboard has handwritten "Escalofrio 2" at top in pencil. Art remains bright, clean and Exc. A wonderful example from the era when Espí's art dominated covers of Spanish Marvel comic books, featuring one of Marvel's popular characters and is unsigned by artist. Superb and dynamic cover art. Comes w/reading copy of the Spanish comic this cover art was created for.
