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Guy Colwell, "Heat Wave," Inner City Romance issue 4 wrap around cover (Last Gasp 1977)

Artist: Guy Colwell (All)

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Guy Colwell, Heat Wave, Inner City Romance issue 4 wrap around cover (Last Gasp 1977) Comic Art

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Title:	Guy Colwell, "Heat Wave," Inner City Romance issue 4 wrap around cover (Last Gasp 1977)
Artist:	Guy Colwell (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:
Views:	61
Likes on CAF:	5 6
Comments:	5
Added to Site:	12/12/2025
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Description

From Colwell's intense look at street life in San Francisco, which addressed black life, prison, city poverty and activism. This is - by far - the largest piece of comic art I own. It measures a whopping 48" by 61.75", and is an oil painting that was difficult to photograph without a reflection - though the round bright spot in the middle is the painted reflection of the sun. This piece also appeared in the May 1980 issue of Heavy Metal.

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Mark V
Member Since 2021

1 - Posted on 12/12/2025

Classic, memorable cover from Colwell. As skillful a painter as he is a storyteller and you get both with this piece, which feels like something that should be in the Lucas Museum. Did you pick it up from him?

Doug L.
Member Since 2019

Posted on 12/12/2025

Mark V wrote:

I found it at a small auction house. I may have been the only bidder.

Rick W
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 12/12/2025

Wow! That's huge! Hope you got a good place picked out to display it.

Doug L.
Member Since 2019

1 - Posted on 12/12/2025

Rick W wrote:

Wow! That's huge! Hope you got a good place picked out to display it.�

Over the couch, natch!

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 12/13/2025

Great time capsule! People forget how brutal the summers were when the heavy pollution of that time period trapped the heat that not even coastal winds couldn't move. It's like the edges of the painting won't let the heat escape. I like how the guy just suggestively lets his popsicle hang out there.

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