Kevin Maguire ~ Justice League 6 pg 23

Okay I have lots of things to say about this page. First off it is returning to my collection after nearly 20 years away. I first purchased this in I believe 2002 or 2003. On the back of the page it was listed for sale for $85 then marked down to $70. Anyway, I didn’t pay that originally and especially didn’t pay that this time around. Next this was one of the first pages I purchased because of the significance to me personally. Some of you know the story already. I used to share an art studio in San Francisco with Al Gordon, Steve Leialoha, Chris Marrinan and later Erik Larsen. Starting with a Transformers comic, Al let me fill in the black areas and do some of the background lines. It was fun for me and took some of the work off Al’s plate. I got to do this for the Byrne FF issues Al inked. And finally with his early run on Justice League with Kevin Maguire. This page was one in which I put the most black on. (Maybe Fantastic Four 293 might have had more!) I remember doing it as clear as yesterday. I started collecting original comic art specifically to pick up pieces I put brush to paper on. Stupidly for some reason I sold them all off. Well when this came back around I had to get it. Not only because I had Al sign it to me in 2004. I am the Big “B” he is referring to. But this page signals my end to collecting comic art for the time being. I am retired with a limited cash flow and most likely won’t afford a new piece for awhile. The bonus of letting this page go and getting it back is one of the other owners got Kevin Maguire to sign it. I really prefer to have my art signed by the artist. So there you have it. I end as I started in the early 2000’a. I feel pretty good about this break. What piece comes up that gets me out of my retirement? We shall see! Enjoy. Signed by both artists.