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Captain America #291 cover redo by Fred Hembeck

Artist: Fred Hembeck (All)

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Captain America #291 cover redo by Fred Hembeck Comic Art

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A letter from Fred Hembeck, featuring one of his self-portraits.

The published Captain America #291, autographed by interior penciler Herb Trimpe.

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Title:	Captain America #291 cover redo by Fred Hembeck
Artist:	Fred Hembeck (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	1,647
Likes on CAF:	0 1
Comments:	4
Added to Site:	2/23/2011
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For the full story on the significance to Captain America #291 you can read my blog post about that story...

https://benjaminherman.wordpress.com/2013/01/16/strange-comic-books-captain-america-291/

However, in brief, the villains of the issue are a fictional version (I assume) of the Guardian Life Insurance Company, where my father worked for many years, and years after I worked for another company that was affiliated with Guardian.

Suffice it to say, the original artwork for the cover to Captain America #291 would be my comic art Holy Grail. However, I have never seen the original artwork anywhere. and even if I did, I seriously doubt I would be able to afford a vintage John Byrne cover.

Anyway, I've been a fan of Fred Hembeck's work for many years. I absolutely love his wacky cover recreations (reinterpretations, really) and in the back of my mind I always wanted to get one. Given the personal significance Cap #291 has for me, I decided that would be a very appropriate choice. So here is Fred Hembeck's cover redo of John Byrne's artwork for Cap #291, "Attack of the Tumbler!"

Fred is a really great, easy artist to do business with, and I highly recommend commissioning a piece from him. Hopefully I will be able to get another cover redo by him in the future. I was thinking of Captain America #278, the very first issue of the series that I ever read as a kid. That would definitely be cool.

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	Ben Herman
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Mike W
Member Since 2007

Posted on 2/23/2011

There is something magical about Hembeck cover recreations!! Just awesome, my friend!! Congratulations!!

J. Hollon
Member Since 2006

Posted on 3/2/2011

This is one of the best Hembeck redos I've seen!

S Riz
Member Since 2014

Posted on 2/16/2019

A great cover with that classic Hembeck twist. Congrats!

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