BLACK PANTHER 60TH ANN. SKETCH COVER OA SIGNED SAL VELLUTO & BOB ALMOND

This item is a hand-drawn/inked & colored image of original art of Black Panther in various versions to celebrate the character's 60th anniversary since his debut in 1966 in Fantastic Four 52. It was rendered on a blank variant cover from Ultimate Black Panther #1 by the award-winning, critically-acclaimed and longest art team to carry a run on the Black Panther's various series over the decades, SAL VELLUTO & BOB ALMOND, who were partnered for a 3-year run with Christopher Priest's groundbreaking volume 3 series from 1999-2002. Material from this work was influential in both Black Panther films and all three creators were specially thanked in the end credits. The art was signed in gold/bronze by both artists and donated to support the 501(c)(3) non-profit Inkwell Awards. It comes with a CoA signed by Inkwell director Bob Almond.