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Peter Poplaski Art: THE SILVER AGE SUPERMAN: 1965 “Death of Luthor!" BACK COVER * NOT AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE *
Price: $1,350.00
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PETER POPLASKI ORIGINAL ART
BACK COVER (Lot
of 2) to THE SILVER AGE SUPERMAN:
1965 “Death of Luthor!" (IDW
Publishing, 2020)
A wonderful Action Comics cover-on-top-other
covers-within-a-cover! Somewhat mirroring the
corresponding front cover to this collection,
Superman flies over an adoring crowd with the
ominous “ghost” of Lex Author looking on.
Medium/size/condition: India ink
on heavy Bristol board measuring a full 15.5 x
23 inches (39.4 x 58.4 cm). Signed and dated
2019 at the bottom of the “top comic." This lot
includes Poplaski’s same-size hand-colored
publisher's guide. The guide is comprised of two
sheets carefully taped on reverse. Original art
is in excellent condition.
Special note: Poplaski is
highly unusual in that EVERYTHING on his
originals is original. In this case that
includes the ACTION COMICS logo which is NOT a
photostat or Xerox: that logo is meticulously
hand-drawn, as is all the lettering. You just
don’t see entirely 100% original cover art
like this
Price for 2-piece lot: $1,350
Poplaski over the years has drawn numerous
wraparound covers for Batman, Superman, and
Wonder Woman collections for DC Comics,
Kitchen Sink Press, and most recently IDW
(some of which are still available in this web
gallery). Poplaski has had an unusual career
arc, divided evenly between America and
France, and also between two unlikely
disciplines: serious comic book work as well
as sought-after fine art painting and etching.
His paintings are in the collection of Aline
and Robert Crumb among many other Europeans,
but this schizophrenic division also means he
is not the household word in comics that his
obvious talent would imply. That said, two of
his drawings sold at Heritage in 2021 for over
$9,000 combined, so he is recognized
by the sharp-eyed cognoscente.
Further
reference: Besides
other
Poplaski art, The
Sketchbook
Adventures
of
Peter
Poplaski, his 1975 Famous
Cartoonists
Button, his extremely rare Batman
Trading
Cards and numerous other
Poplaski-related projects are accessible from
Steve
Krupp’s Curio Shoppe.
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