On 2018-07-05 05:52:04 +0000, symm said:
> On 2018-07-04 22:29:26 +0000, John Smallberries said:
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>> I've seen this before, somewhere, but I remember it as b&w. Hm.
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>> Anyway, there's this: Better, no, but different -- at least the coloring is.
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>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/Marvel-Amazing-Fantasy-No-15-Cover-Spider-Man-Swinging-Poster/132007861097?hash=item1ebc481b69:m:m3-HgEqZIFit8oEaORXDhdg
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>> Which suggests to me that it was indeed printed somwhere in b&w and at
>> least two different people (or groups) colored it.
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>> Being sold as a poster also suggests that Marvel may have licensed it
>> but I find that a little dubious. The actual cover is so iconic and I
>> don't see any copyright info on the print.
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> Looks like it was printed as a "bonus feature" page inside at least one
> comic. The images I've found are small and no reference to the issue
> they're from.
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> Interesting inside baseball on Spider-man creation that I hadn't read
> before (especially a sketch that purposrts to show Kirby's original
> design that was rejected -- way different thanexpected when I read
> about it earlier):
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> http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/dynamics/2011/08/29/comments-on-lees-how-i-invented-spider-man-article/
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> The alternate Ditko cover was used as a variant cover for Spider-man
> #700. Yet another re-coloring effort that I'll post in a bit.
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> All three look like Marvel's released as variant covers, bonus feature
> internal page or "poster" from their website at some point (at least
> based on the coloring).
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> I've seen similiar recoloring efforts for 1st Thor appearance digital
> reprints, etc. Feels a little like Turner back in the 80's with
> bastardized colorization of classic B&W movies.
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> I did find a B&W print scan of the alternate Ditko cover in a less
> sucky res. Obviously not original art scan but in the same style.
> Wonder what that was from. Will post as well.
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The version "presented here in color for the very first time" is from
Marvel Tales 137. Bluerobe posted a poor quality scan for PostalPops on
a.b.p.comics.dcp a few years ago, still accessible. Original copies are
cheap and worth owning just for that cover. (says me)
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