To go on the record once more... the process that Mike followed to create these Zeck/Zimelman creations was that he would pencil a smaller "finished" prelim and then he would use an Artograph to enlarge the prelim and re-draw it on the larger board on which Zimelman would paint.  He did this for all five Punisher Limited Series posters, the first two Punisher posters, this Cap vs. the Mob poster and the 50th Cap anniverary poster, the Iron Man poster, and the Punisher: Return to Big Nothing Hardback cover.  The painted versions of the Punisher Graffiti poster and Cap Annual #8 poster were painted over bluelines since those pieces had been previously published. He continued to use a similar process for the Byron Preiss novel covers and Marvel trading cards he did, but those were done smaller.  Some of the "finished" prelims were later inked by Mike and sold or gifted like this piece, the finished prelim for the 1st Punisher poster, the Punisher #1 & 3 covers, and the Big Nothing cover but some of the finished prelims still remain in their original pencil format like the Punisher #2, #4, and #5.  All the Punisher Limited Series finished cover prelims can be seen in the Mike Zeck Artists Edition. 

I'll note that the painted plates from the 1st Punisher portfolio and the color interiors for Kraven's Last Hunt and Punisher: Return to Big Nothing were all painted over blueline art.  

And, you can see and hear a little more about Zeck/Zimelman paintings by watching the show and tell from Felix Liu's January 21, 2019 podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jys5z2pl0Es 

This Marvel Universe pin-up was a little more personal for Zeck than most people know as he won one of the first cosplay contests at the 1971 Comic Art Convention in New York wearing this costume.  More ibackground info. can be found here: https://dangearino.com/2017/11/12/mike-zeck-photographer-and-historian/

I never knew about the Bonkers ad.  I assumed ithe Bonkers ad was swiped from Mike since the ad didn't appear on Marvel's back covers until Cap #329 so I asked Mike about it.  Here's a little insight for you: "That ad was most certainly rendered at Neal Adam's Continuity Studios, but not by Neal. That was another one of those Cap covers that wasn't supposed to be mine. Neary penciled one, then Gruenwald asked me to redo it."  So, there you go!  A little bonus piece of history.  BTW - The first cover that Neary penciled and then Mike re-drew was the classic #321 cover with Cap firing a machine gun.

I had originally gotten this from Mike.  If I remember, it was drawn in the early to mid 2000's.  So, vintage at this point!

Amazing to see how Ger incorporates all the texture of his backgrounds into the figure.  Hopefully it won't be his last!

Nice page - congrats on adding another classic to your collection!

This was the first page from this issue that I ever ran across in the late 90's at a convention in the DC area.  I hesitated at the $50  price tag.  It wasn't there by the end of the show and disappeared for another 20 years.  That hainted me.  Glad you have in your collection now.  

Great to see this piece again.  Can't believe I let this one go along with the other Cap pin-ups.  But, yes, Marvel started a policy around that time of not showing the Nazi symbols.  Later, they wouldn't allow smoking... so you have two banned things all in one drawing here!

Hard to say exactly where it was done, but I believe Zeck and Beatty made an appearance in San Diego in 1984 to promote Secret Wars so it could be from there.  This was Mike's standard Cap con sketch around that time.  Cool to have from that era!

I thought this was a great idea since I sold you that Wrightson sketch years ago.  Glad that Ger had a change of hard and dug this out of the drawer of no return and this piece can hang proudly on your wall and bring you the joy I know it does. 

Glad to see Gerhard blow everyone's mind once again with a fantastic commission!

I thought this was a fantastic Gerhard commission.  I've always wanted to get him to do a full piece with Kevin, but Ger's rendition of a Turtle has it's own flair!  And the background... well, pretty fantastic as usual.

Zeck was just warming up on this one for his greatest masterpiece - Chuck Norris #1!

Very nice - captures the 2nd iteration costume really well.  

I used to own this piece.  Based on the style of the signaure, I believe it was done around 1985, possibly 1984, right before the Punisher Limited Series.  The gun is also "futuristic" looking which is something Mike only drew prior to the Limited Series.  There are only about 5-6 Punisher drawings that I've run across pre-Limited Series.  Congrats on getting one!

Brilliant composition and color!

Gerhard reminded me today that it's been exactly 10 years today since he completed this piece.  How time flies!

Interesting to see her wearing the Ron Cobb-designed Cult of Set Amulet from Conan the Barbarian.  I guess she took over after Thulsa Doom lost his head!

For those that didn't spot it, this is the page with the "Hidden Minnie."  Leialoha felt like the shadow that Leia cast in that last panel looked so much like a mouse, that he added whiskers to it... a little joke that made it past the editors!

I remember buying Cockrum's original on the stand when I was sick.  As great as that one was, this one is even better!

Gerhard did a nice job following up his famous High Society TPB cover with this one.  Congrats on snagging this one.

Can't believe it's taken me this long to notice this cover was here.  Big congrats!  One I hadn't seen.  I first bought this book in the early 80's becuase of the X-Men appearance, but then re-dicovered it after the Punisher Limited Series.  A classic!

Very cool. I used to own the prelim to this cover and hadn't seen a final Brunner Dr. Strange cover until recently. 

This truly was a special Zeck piece - rare that Mike did these ballpoint drawings.  Glad you're enjoying it.  

Actually... not the Kraven's Last Hunt team (that was Zeck with Bob McLeod).  Beatty was Zeck's inker on Secret Wars and the Punisher Limited Series most notably (as well as Cap).

How far this has traveled - I picked this up over 20 years ago in London at the store which originally sold these pages and brought it back to the US. Was around $350 back then. Let go of it because I wanted one that was a little more PG.  Glad you can now enjoy it.  

Miki- was I the guy who didn't value this enough?   If so, I must have been out of my mind!  Great early Zeck page.  Always thought this was Mike's homage to Steranko.

This doesn't look like a vintage cover stat, but a copy of the original art as it currently stands.  This may have been made for the IDW book.  

Glad you got another one!  

We all dreamed of being artists looking at these pages - too afraid to actually try our hand at inking them. 

And "Andre Gordon" and "Dennis"...

Did you notice that this is a hidden message page?   I'll have to ask Mike who "Chuck Nanco" is. 

I remember when this came out. Ricky Shanklin was a comic book dealer in the Washington DC and this was before Wheatley and Hempel joined Frank Cho as part of the same studio.  Good times.  Classic from the B&W boom. 

Thought this was a great piece - rare to see these two characters together.  Not even on Netflix!

Nice Punisher pose!

Wow- this page brings back memories. I used to own pages 1 and 2.  I know where page 1 ended up, but had forgotten where page 2 went. I always figured I'd get a Miller page with DD in action, but 20 years later, a nice Miller DD is still a hole in my collection.  

Beautiful piece of history. 

I remember when Wayne commissioned this. Always thought this was an amazing piece.  Captured all the excitement of New Mutants #2, but was fresh and new.  

Good to see this one again... this was one of Mike’s last published covers and the only time he drew the Transformers. 

Interesting to see this was designed to be a much longer piece. From a memorable card set.  

Classic issue!

Only a handful of pages from this classic issue have ever come to market. Congrats for getting one.  

I love all these old French portfolio plates. 

Glad it could go to a good home. Display it proudly!   

Yeah, this was one of best "Bring on the Bad Guys" pieces out there.  Becuase it was an interior illustration from #1, it didn't get as much love as if it was a Secret Wars cover.  

I love how this feels it was drawn in the Golden Age, but is on modern day paper.

I remember seeing the original of this piece at the Marvel restaurant at Universal Studios in LA 20 years ago.  I wonder what ever happened to this piece after it closed?   

I remember seeing this art for sale when this first came out along with the #191.  Good to see it again all these years later. 

Glad you enjoyed the book - it was a joy to put together.  And, glad you liked this remarked edition.  I think this AE has the record for number of editions released as part of the 1st printing.  This was my fav. 

Jusko does a nice Deathlok!  Nice pick up Larry!