Kirby Surfer Page Over $100,000

[suspense39]

Jack Kirby And Joe Sinnott Fantastic Four #55 Spectacular Silver - Panel Pages | Heritage Auctions | Lot 92211

WITH THE PREMIUM ITS ALREADY OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND, ITS NOT EVEN A SPLASH OR COVER! REALLY NICE PAGE , I WONDER IF WE"LL SEE A RECORD?

[clemso]

I think that already is a record for a Kirby panel page. Crap, i remember when most of the FF 55 interiors were being sold off. I could have had the other half splash page where the Thing punches the Surfer out of sight for $12K

[suspense39]

it seems

most of the pages from that period are around 12k with surfer included being a bit more, but after this? we'll see. a kirby surfer page was on my agenda but now i think im too late....maybe it's buscema now

[emeraldknight47]

That would be a sweet piece of original art to have, but it's waaaaay above my pay grade (if I HAD a pay grade)....!

[clemso]

most of the pages from that period are around 12k with surfer included being a bit more, but after this? we'll see. a kirby surfer page was on my agenda but now i think im too late....maybe it's buscema now

You could probably still get a decent Kirby Surfer page from either the graphic novel or SS 18 for a reasonable price. Kirby Large Art format, FF title, Surfer plus Sinnott inks equals big $$$$$$s

[Earth 2 Chris]

That's a very iconic image of the Surfer on his board there, so I'd imagine that has something to do with it also. That image was used just about everywhere at one point or another.

Chris

[johnmiic]

^^^Yeah, 2 out of 3 of those panels are Grade A Surfer poses. The bottom surfing pose is probably the more desirable. If you just wanted to copy that image and enlarge it as a poster for your own use you could scan it out of a Essential FF collection and save $100k.

[kingdom warrior]

Kirby's artwork is so amazing to look at!

[clemso]

Gee, if this interior is worth $100K +. I wonder what it makes this page worth?

[Bruce Banner]

Hail to the King!

[emeraldknight47]

Gee, if this interior is worth $100K +. I wonder what it makes this page worth?
http://cdn.comicartfans.com/Images/C...2%20surfer.jpg

I'm sure the figure on that page would likely be freakin' astronomical! But it does show us all why Kirby is considered the master...

[suspense39]

A lot!

Gee, if this interior is worth $100K +. I wonder what it makes this page worth?
http://cdn.comicartfans.com/Images/C...2%20surfer.jpg

That's a great page! I would guess close to double, but who knows!?!?

[clemso]

I hear it sold for $155K? That is nuts!

[madmarva]

As great as the art looks in the comics, it always amazes me how much better the original work looks. And I just adore seeing Kirby's raw pencils and Curt Swan's, too.

So much is lost from full pencils to the inking and then from the inking to the printed page.

[Blue Meanie]

It's great to see one of the "Masters" finally get a page that went for BIG money. I still don't understand why more inferior artists like Miller and McFarlane pages get $$$$ for their original art. It's a BEAUTIFUL page...but like so many here, way beyond my means. I hope it went to a person who can appreciate a comic page...and not some little twit in Hollywood that wouldn't know Kirby from a hole in the wall.