Gallery Comments by Ben Samuels

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"Too Good at Love", Splash
Owner: Lars Teglbjaerg

Comment posted on 12/1/2020

Lars Teglbjaerg said:

Well, don't I know it! Half of my Harvey romance collection has been just about ruined by Code changes, most notorably John Sink and Bob Powell, but even Warren Kremer.

Recently I read an article that had an interview which revealed that young Ken Selig was the person tasked with inking over any and all cleavage or other offending material in pre-Code Harvey art that was planned to be used in reprints..

Ace Horror cover 5
Owner: George Hagenauer

Comment posted on 12/1/2020

Hi George,

I am still obsessed with this piece. Please contact me if there is any chance of doing a deal. :-)

"Too Good at Love", Splash
Owner: Lars Teglbjaerg

Comment posted on 11/30/2020

Lars Teglbjaerg said:

Well, luckily no Comics Code in 1952 :-)

A lot of pre-Code Harvey art got censored for post-Code reprints, but this one didn't - so, yay!

Showcase 72 Top Gun Commission by Russ Heath
Owner: michael dunne

Comment posted on 8/29/2018

A great piece from a great artist and a great man.

Alex Schomburg - Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine Illustration
Owner: Paul Handler

Comment posted on 8/6/2018

Schomburg is the best. This looks like this illustrates a story called "The Tower." That's the Tower in the top right corner.

Schomburg Asimov Science Fiction Cover
Owner: George Hagenauer

Comment posted on 6/25/2018

Great piece! How big is it?

Kamasutra 5(KA097)
Owner: Conte Vlad

Comment posted on 1/12/2018
Paul B.: Maybe porn-bots? I agree, seems weird. Very nice piece of art, Manara is a master.

Steve Muffatti - Clubhouse Capers - Little Audrey #30, June 1953
Owner: David O'Dell

Comment posted on 12/21/2017
This is a great story, really classic!

Robert Crumb - Zap Comix #9 - Lap o' Luxury, page 9
Owner: Micah Spivak

Comment posted on 12/21/2017
Wow! Awesome page, I am very jealous.

Corto Maltese and the Dragonlady by TONE
Owner: Jeff Singh

Comment posted on 2/16/2016
Cool piece! By the way, those are Japanese 5 yen coins. Not Chinese. :-)

Frank Thorne - Ghita
Owner: Michael Diaz

Comment posted on 11/7/2015
Tits out! Bravo. ;-)

Day, Gene -- Elric fanzine art
Owner: Rob L

Comment posted on 1/18/2015
That's not an '03, it's a copyright mark and stylized 76. So 1976.

Avengers #27 p12
Owner: Jerry C.

Comment posted on 9/18/2014
Excellent page. I love the octopus!

La Douce page 21 by Francois Schuiten (nudity warning)
Owner: Jeff Singh

Comment posted on 4/30/2014
I'm not familiar with the artist but it's beautiful work. Kind of reminds me of Serpieri. (High praise!)

Manny Stallman - Black Cat #48
Owner: Paul Handler

Comment posted on 1/15/2014
I love Manny Stallman's work and this is a wonderful example of his talents. You have excellent taste in comic art!

Bill Mauldin - Back Home - 1945
Owner: Rob Stolzer

Comment posted on 1/2/2014
What a cool addition to your collection! But what I find most interesting about this piece is that a couple of those kids are smoking cigarettes! (Which is totally not the point of this gag.)

Carl Lundgren - Time Enough for Love, Robert Heinlein
Owner: Ben Samuels

Comment posted on 4/4/2013

Benno Rothschild said:
For my money, this one was more underappreciated than the Schomburg. He may be the bigger name, but this is the better art!!

Thanks, yeah I agree but since Lundgren never worked in comics I figured Schomburg would be better appreciated by the CAF crowd. :-)

Sid Check - Death Sentence
Owner: David O'Dell

Comment posted on 1/14/2013
This is so really, really, great! I can't believe I'm making the first comment. I hope you still have the rest of the story, but simply didn't have the time to scan and post it. Congratulations on getting an outstanding example of an obscure and rare (but very talented) artist's work. I admire your excellent taste in non-superhero comic art.

"My Mother -- My Rival!", page 4
Owner: Lars Teglbjaerg

Comment posted on 12/24/2011
Hi Lars, Do you own the original art for this story? I think the artist is Leonard Starr. Best regards.

Carol Day 419 (Jan 16, 1958)
Owner: Aaron N.

Comment posted on 2/26/2011
Beautiful line-work. Simply amazing talent!

Russell, P. Craig -- Elric
Owner: Rob L

Comment posted on 1/15/2011
Very nice. Russell draws THE definitive Elric!

Bob Powell, Ernie Schroeder WW2 Era Superhero Page
Owner: Roger K.

Comment posted on 12/4/2010
It looks "Powell-ish" but I think this might actually be Ernie Schroeder art. A great page, either way.

Warren Kremer cover sketch
Owner: Lars Teglbjaerg

Comment posted on 10/12/2010
What a beautiful little gem of a piece! Wonderful color.

Unknown 1949 Romance Comic Book Page
Owner: Khwan Khwan

Comment posted on 8/18/2010
Hi Khwan, Sawasdee Khap, Nice page. The art is by Bill Draut, in his early style. From a Harvey comic, probably First Love, First Romance, or Hi-School Romance. -Ben Samuels

Ace Horror cover 5
Owner: George Hagenauer

Comment posted on 4/4/2010
George, I LOVE this piece. You must let me know what you want for it! :-)

X-Men 133 Cover Re-Interpretation
Owner: Kirk Jarvinen

Comment posted on 2/20/2010
DANG! That's some darn nice artwork. Excellent piece.

Black Cat Mystery #49, page 1
Owner: Ben Samuels

Comment posted on 12/12/2009
Hi Aaron, Thanks for the comment. I know your cover, it's a great one. There WAS a Harvey horror story involving a guy being eaten by rats (like your cover) but it was published in a different issue. The only similarity between your cover and my story from that issue is the title!

Beautiful Dreamer tattoo
Owner: Ben Herman

Comment posted on 12/1/2009
I don't really care for tattoos, but if you've got to get one I agree that Kirby is the way to go! You're a very dedicated fan, and selected a great image.

Judge Dredd 1 cover by Brian Bolland
Owner: Joseph Melchior

Comment posted on 8/16/2009
Wow, one of my all-time favorites!!!!

Fantastic Four #281, Cover
Owner: Ron S

Comment posted on 8/9/2009
Very nice! I used to own a page from this book.... For my money, Ordway is second only to Terry Austin for inks over Byrne. Personally, I don't care much for Byrne unless he's inked by Austin or Ordway, but when they do work together -- WOW!

Captain America 111 Cover
Owner: David Mandel

Comment posted on 7/17/2009
Jeebus! Your new updates almost leave me at a loss for words. I wonder if will you ever feel like Alexander the Great - surveying the extent of your collection, and weeping at the thought that there is no more mind-blowing comic art left to acquire?

Dennis the Menace- Al Wiseman '56
Owner: Dan F

Comment posted on 6/21/2009
Wiseman is one of the all time greats. Been wanting a piece of his artwork for some time -- where is it all hidden??? Congratulations on a wonderful piece of art.

"The Ticket", Splash
Owner: Lars Teglbjaerg

Comment posted on 6/14/2009
Awesome fog effects. Is it just me or does some of the art look just like prime Steve Ditko? I think this must be one of Stallman/Giunta's finest efforts. It broke my heart to sell this one... if you ever decide to part with it, I hope I get first dibs!

Russ Heath - Wonder Woman Rocketeer
Owner: Joel Thingvall GALLERY OF WONDER WOMAN ART

Comment posted on 4/3/2009
Awesome piece. Russ Heath is THE MAN!

Watchmen
Owner: John Simms

Comment posted on 3/15/2009
I'm in awe. This might be one of the best single pages of the series.

Miracleman
Owner: John Simms

Comment posted on 3/15/2009
Wow wow wow. Too awesome. Your whole collection is mind-blowing!

NSFW Swamp Thing and Abby
Owner: John Simms

Comment posted on 3/15/2009
INCREDIBLE !

Bissette & Totleben - The Saga of Swamp Thing vol. 2 n°19 pg 18
Owner: pierreux G

Comment posted on 3/15/2009
GREAT piece! Can't believe I'm the first to comment...

Early Joe Kubert
Owner: Lars Teglbjaerg

Comment posted on 1/13/2009
This is a really great page... I used to own it! And how about the lion and gorilla sketches on the back? Cool stuff.

Warren Kremer - Amnesia - Page 1
Owner: David O'Dell

Comment posted on 12/24/2008
This is really great!

Warren Kremer, Warfront #28 pg 1
Owner: Ben Samuels

Comment posted on 12/12/2008
Indeed. I was really scratching my head wondering how the tanks bagged those Migs!

Manny Stallman, War Battles #7 pg 6
Owner: Ben Samuels

Comment posted on 12/12/2008
True, it is a very silly story - but not without a simple charm of it's own. I realized after posting these scans that I shouldn't expect much praise for Harvey's second-rate EC rip-offs from the man who owns "If"! But I do find it very interesting to see so clearly how the people at Harvey were aware of, and inspired by, the great comics being published then by EC.

"My Answer!", pg 1
Owner: Lars Teglbjaerg

Comment posted on 12/6/2008
I have discovered that this beauty was originally published as "Unfaithful" in Hi-School Romance #10 (1951).

Humphrey #13, Warren Kremer - Rithmatic Problem pg 1
Owner: Ben Samuels

Comment posted on 11/24/2008
I guess I should provide background? Humphrey was a friend and sometime sparring partner of Joe Palooka. Humphrey is very fat, but is super-strong and while dim-witted he has a heart of gold. His "day job" is working as a blacksmith, and I suspect he is a distant relative of Little Lotta. Humphrey had his own comic series, "Humphrey Comics" (published by Harvey) which ran for a respectable 22 issues from 1948 to 1952.

Spectre Vs Eclipso
Owner: steven berry

Comment posted on 11/24/2008
Wow, VERY cool!

Love 1-17
Owner: Lars Teglbjaerg

Comment posted on 10/3/2008
Just checking back in again. This is from First Love #1, it's page three from the third story in the issue, titled "Dateless". I am now of the opinion that the art is all Draut, that is, both pencils and inks.

Love 1-20
Owner: Lars Teglbjaerg

Comment posted on 10/3/2008
This artist is unknown no more! It's the work of Harvey stalwart Bill Draut.

Clinging Vine Cover
Owner: Lars Teglbjaerg

Comment posted on 6/12/2008
Nice cover, Al Avison art (as usual). This is from First Romance Magazine #38 (Feb. 1956).

Love 1-18
Owner: Lars Teglbjaerg

Comment posted on 5/12/2008
Early art by Bill Draut looks much different from his mid-career stuff, and even more different from his later efforts at DC. Some of the "tells" I look for in early work are the oval lips on women, nice spotting of blacks, and slightly "stiff" figure-work.

Feldstein EC Romance page
Owner: Lars Teglbjaerg

Comment posted on 5/12/2008
WOW! Feldstein GGA is as good as it gets.

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	Ben Samuels
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