Location: Published Art MARVEL - 1980 to 1989
Artists:
Mike Zeck
(Penciller)
,
John Beatty
(Inker)
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Phenomenal page! I can still remember getting this issue in a comic book 3-pack along with issues 10 and 12 at Toys "R" Us when I was 8 years old. I read them until the covers started falling off. Congrats on adding a page from such a seminal series to your collection!
Right there with you, brother! There probably wasn't any other comics series or run that I flipped through more as a kid than SW. And I played with my Spidey and Doom action figures til all the black ink/paint that outlined Spidey's webbing and Doom's tech completely rubbed off. Thanks, Michael, and all, for the comments!
Sshhh! It's a Secret! Love that subheading. The Godfather of crossover events, I'm in awe of this page. Huge congrats, K!
The "sentinel of liberty", truest of true blue heroes against the most dastardly, villainous despot in the Marvel Universe, and with a rapidly mind losing Klaw as his henchman sidekick! Very memorable sequence! Big congratulations on finally acquiring a page from this series, man!
I really like Victor's slow armouring up. Very cool!
Taking the page out of context, Cap seems like he accidentally interrupted an intimate moment. Great page.
Ha! That part of the page has always given me a chuckle. The thing that's really gonna melt your noodle... he's also in a room ringed by pictures of his mom! No shhhhh, Kahlil, cause the secret is out. You got yourself a great page, if I do say so myself. :) I'm really glad to get the page into the hands of a real fan. Big congrats, my man!
Man, I didn't even notice this, LOL. I think it's becuase this story's been ingrained in my head, start to finish, since my first reading it at 5 years old. But, yes, I see it now, LOL! Nice bonus for art to give you an unexpected chuckle :) Thanks, Andre J and J for...apprising :) And J - thanks again for the page. Glad to be part of the SW OA crew!
Most excellent piece, K!
HUGE SCORE!!!
SW was huge for me as well. It came during a period where I wasn't buying books but a good friend let me read his and this really started the turn back toward comics for me. I do have a beef with the Secret Wars toy makers and as a fellow fan of our favorite Jade Giant, I am sure you know why. Maybe that's why I haven't picked up a SW page yet ... I need to remedy that! This is a great page KG - happy to see it land in your collection. Major congrats! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Dave! I hear ya on the Hulk being curiously absent from the SW figure line. It had to be because the figures all had the same body sculpt - the Jade Giant gets shortchanged when it comes to keeping production costs low!
Shortchanged indeed and I am still bitter about it lol
Great score! The series was a fulcrum for many of the Marvel titles and changed relationships forever. The artwork by Zeck and Beatty was clean and they took care to have ideal images of everyone.
Well put, Mr. Wai. Totally agree - first time we saw so many characters in a series and so many first interactions. Ramifications to this day. And it's cool that Zeck and Beatty were able to push through and make the book look so good (Layton, too!) despite the rough production process. LOTS of editing. On this page itself panels 2 and 5 were cut and pasted in, as well as Doom's mom's portrait in panel 3. Thanks for add, man!
MEGA-congrats, K!! I know this was HIGH on your list of "must add"s, and I'm delighted to see it housed among the other treasures of your awesome collection. And what a page! As in so many of the other stories he's featured in, Doom was the "star" of Secret Wars (symbiote nothwithstanding) and to have a page featuring him is the way to go, imho (and more Zeck Cap is never a bad thing, either)! The big takeaway here, of course, is the fact that Doom doesn't seem to opt for socks under the boots. Good to know. (Shhh! It's a secret!)
Congrats again, buddy, and it was cool of J H to let this page come to you! Touchdown!
A meeting of the top good & bad guys!
Glad to see that the search is over.
Yes, thanks, Dan! Big Zeck box checked and progress made. I may catch up with you yet ;)
Zeck achievement unlocked, and from a classic storyline to boot -- congratz buddy! This has such a behind-the-scenes, almost intimate feel to it... as if the characters were like "let's drop the pretenses and be real." Well freakin' done.
A piece of my heart! Well done my friend, this one is stunning!
Great page from an epic story line! Cap, Doom, Klaw, and of course I like any panel that includes spider webbing. Thank you for including a link to the following page as well. Fun to read more of the story. In fact, I have been inspired to reread all 12 issues.
Congrats on adding a page that is so important to you!!!
Absolutely love MH Secret Wars and this is an extraordinary page, congrats KG!
Secret Wars #11 was the one of the few comics that my barber shop had (along with Crisis #12 and FF #293), and I read it probably fifty times when I was a kid. It would be many years before I got to read #12 and finally find out how the heroes survived and defeated Doom. Anyway, I loved the art then, and I love it now. Congrats on acquiring this fantastic page!
Wow, that's funny, Travis. 50 times before reading #12?! The last image was the bolt strike - helluva a cliffhanger to have to be patient with, man :) I probably read it 50 times, too, along with the 11 other books! Thanks for the comment. Glad you love the page and the fact it takes you back to simpler times - we all need some of that!
the poses are so so funny! Zeck could really camp out! Congrats on a great pick up.
Shhhhh it's a secret!!!
Congrats on getting a Zeck SW page, it's a monumental piece of Marvel Comics history! Great call out in the model looking like it's from Dark Crystal.
Some great panels here K. Poor Klaw
Welcome to the SW club with a great page. I love how Doom is armoring up just like he would dressing up in normal clothes :)
M L said the same thing, and yeah, I'd have to agree :) Plus, I think he's reading the paper? Doesn't he KNOW everything?! Probably enjoys a leisurely read along with sipping on a nice spirit - even if omnipotent, gotta appreciate the simpler things. Maybe even more so! We all know Doom's got some stressful moments ahead :) Thanks, F!
A Secret Wars page!?! And one featuring Dr. Doom, Klaw and Captain America? You hit the jackpot, my friend. Zeck's work is so good and Beatty perfectly complemented his pencils.
Cool Zeck page! And from such an important story! Congrats!
Absolutely remember this page from back in the day. It's funny how we both came away with many of the same (mis)conceptions regarding Doom and Klaw. Congratulations on an epic addition, KG.
Great score! I love Vic straight chillin and kooky Klaw. Congrats.
I would love to own a Secret Wars page!!! Well done, KG!
I love moments like this when someone is able to get a piece from a story that impacted them. I think all of us were blown away by Secret Wars. How could you not be? And it was Zeck's art that has made it stay in my memory ever since. Really happy for you to snag this one! Huge congrats!
Not much better than a Zeck, Cap, SW page... Nice pick up!
Amazing page.
Zeck is fantastic!
Congratulations my friend!
Sweet Get K!! Soooo Nostalgic!!!
Fantastic pickup here Kahlil! Not sure how I missed this when you posted it!
It does not get much better than that !
Zeck and Secrets Wars! What I love more from Zeck's art is how simple is! Just a few and fine lines to draw perfectly a character. Cap in first panel is a superperfect example of it!
I hear ya. With Zeck (and particularly Beatty inking him) you feel like they got just the right amount of rendering in. Not overdoing for the sake of overdoing. "Simple" I think can imply "easy", but we know that ain't the case. And on Secret Wars they didn't have much choice, lol! Scripts were often super late so subsquently pencils, inks, and letters had to be super rushed! Did my 5 year old self at the time notice or care?! Whatchou think? ;) Thanks, Toni!
Awesome pickup!
Wow, I need to pay attention more often...how did I not see this gem!? What a great example from the iconic story, with 3 great Zeck images of the greatest hero of 'em all!
One of my earliest memories of collecting Secret Wars. Congrats on this great page from a classic story.
Wow! Now this is a grail-worthy piece to frame on a wall!
Zeck Secret Wars OA !!!
Congrats !!
