Jeff Tamplin :: Barry Windsor-Smith Original Art

Fantastic Four 296, page 1

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Artwork Details

Title:	Fantastic Four 296, page 1
Artist:	Barry Windsor-Smith (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	868
Likes on CAF:	18 19
Comments:	15
Added to Site:	12/13/2022
Comic Art Archive:	Fantastic Four Issue: 296 Page: 1 View

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Pen and ink on 11 x 17" bristol board. Signed by the artist. Title and lettering inked directly on board, indicia and text box pasted on board. This is a grail for me, a favorite artist, character, title, and issue, and a truly amazing piece of work!

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	Jeff Tamplin Premium Gallery Owner
Joined:	June 2005
Last Login:	January 2026
Ebay Id:	zotamp0f35
Website:	http://www.jefftamplin.com
Country:	UNITED STATES
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Eelco V
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 12/13/2022

Wow! Very nice!

Dan P
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 12/13/2022

I loved BWS's contribution to the FF's 25th anniverasry issue. He brought out such a dark, brooding Thing. Classic!

Jeffrey Moy
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 12/13/2022

Great BWS Thing. Love the rain and the linework. Awesome John Workman lettering too!

Rick W
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 12/14/2022

Showstopper!

Glynn Crain
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 12/14/2022

How cool is that!!!

DJ Johnsen
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 12/14/2022

Ben Grimm incognito! Great image! Congrats!

Scott R.
Member Since 2003

1 - Posted on 12/14/2022

Wow! If only the page had some mood to it ;)

Congrats!

Some Collector
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 12/14/2022

Wowsers!

Tony B.
Member Since 2020

1 - Posted on 12/19/2022

Wow! Saw is and immediately had to look in my FF box for this issue. Amazing title page! BWS on Ben Grimm is a great match.

STUDIO COMICS
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 12/20/2022

Wow..fantastic BWS

Timothy Finney
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 8/31/2024

It has echoes of Kirby and especially "This Man... This Monster!" but BWS put his inimitable mark on the character and his swings to melancholy.

Jeff Tamplin
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 9/1/2024

Timothy Finney wrote:

It has echoes of Kirby and especially "This Man...�This Monster!" but BWS put his inimitable mark on the character and his swings to melancholy.

Agreed! It's a masterpiece of inking and I'm happy to have owned this for over 25 years. There's a higher quality scan in my "Original Art Restored and Digitally Colored" folder. I restored it from a 1200 dpi scan and colored it based on the original 1980s Marvel palette and a printed copy of the book. If you love "This Man...This Monster!" as much as I do, you'll find my inked version in my "Classic Comic Art Recreations" folder. Inked by hand with a Hunt 102 nib, Rapidograph pens, and thousands of tiny dots.

Mark Levy
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 11/22/2024

How did I miss commenting on this masterwork - congrats!

Jeff Tamplin
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 11/24/2024

Mark Levy wrote:

How did I miss commenting on this masterwork - congrats!

Thanks, there's a better scan and the linework digitally restored and colored here:

https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=2046354

I bought this piece in the late-1990s from a well-known collector who had just purchased all the BWS pages from FF 296 and said something like, "I don't need a big picture of the Thing in a raincoat!" I thought, "are you kidding me? This is a masterpiece of inking" and I happy snapped it up.

Kevin Koch
Member Since 2015

Posted on 2/16/2025

Jeff Tamplin wrote:

Thanks, there's a better scan and the linework digitally restored and colored here:

https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=2046354

I bought this piece in the late-1990s from a well-known collector who had just purchased all the BWS pages from FF 296 and said something like, "I don't need a big picture of the Thing in a raincoat!"� I thought, "are you kidding me? This is a masterpiece of�inking" and I happy snapped it up.

Haha, that's mind blowing! His loss, your gain! Fantastic title splash.

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