3D Superman PROOF 1979 WCI United Way Drive Jack Adler Collect. 3-D PROMO PIN-UP

Description: The Jack Adler Collection Of DC Comics Art! RARE PROOF TO AN OLD 3D POSTER OR PIN-UP, USED TO PROMOTE THE 1979 UNITED WAY DRIVE, FEATURING SUPERMAN. THE MAN OF STEEL IS CERTAINLY ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC SUPER-HEROES EVER, AND HIS DEBUT IN ACTION COMICS #1 IS CREDITED WITH STARTING THE FABLED 'GOLDEN AGE' OF COMICS IN 1938 AND IT REMAINS THE MOST VALUABLE COMIC TO THIS DAY. THIS POSTERIZED IMAGE HAS AN ICONIC LOOK, WITH SUPERMAN BURSTING FORWARD, HOLDING UP THE DAILY PLANET NEWSPAPER WITH THE HEADLINES "WCI LAUNCHES `79 UNITED WAY DRIVE", ALL IN 3-D! SHARP DETAILED PHOTO PRINT ON 'COPY-PROOF' GLOSSY PROFESSIONAL PROOFING PAPER, OVERALL SIZE IS 11" X 8.5", AND THE ACTUAL IMAGE AREA IS AN IMPRESSIVE 6" X 6". THE GUIDE MARKS ARE PRESENT, SO THIS WASN'T A MASS-PRODUCED VERSION, MORE LIKELY A PRODUCTION COLOR PROOF, ALLOWING THEM TO TEST THE 3-D EFFECT. (I CHECKED WITH SOME 3D GLASSES, MYSELF, AND IT WORKS JUST FINE, AND THE VISUAL RESULT PRESENTS MUCH LIKE GREAT POP ART, ALA WARHOL OR LICHTENSTEIN, ~ALTHOUGH IT IS MUCH MORE LIKELY BY NEAL ADAMS!) This piece of DC history is for the fan who likes to own the true rarities, that few possess. ALL TOO FEW PRODUCTION PIECES LIKE THIS WERE PRESENT IN THE ADLER HOARD. NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH SOMETHING USED TO MAKE A MODERN POSTER OR PRINT NOR A REPRINT FOR USE IN A TRADE PAPERBACK OR GRAPHIC NOVEL OR ANY OTHER COMMON MODERN ITERATION, THIS RARE PIECE WAS USED TO PRODUCE THE ORIGINAL FIRST PRINTING, BACK IN 1979. ALTHOUGH THERE IS A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF WAVINESS TO THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER (NOT DISCOLORED JUST THE TELLTALE SIGN OF EXPOSURE TO MOISTURE IN THAT SPOT) ALL WELL OUTSIDE THE IMAGE AREA, SO THIS WOULD BE STUNNING IF MATTED AND FRAMED. IT'S DIFFICULT TO FIND IN ANY SHAPE, AS MOST OF THE PRODUCTION EPHEMERA OF THE ERA GOT DESTROYED AFTER THE RELATED BOOK HITS THE STANDS. ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF THESE TYPES OF PROOF PAGES WERE INCLUDED IN ADLER'S AMAZING COLLECTION. AS A RESULT, THESE HOT COLLECTOR ITEMS ARE TRULY UNUSUAL TO SEE AT ANY PRICE, AND MOST WERE DISCARDED BACK IN THE `70's, SO SUCH UNIQUE PRODUCTION PIECES HAVE TRUE SCARCITY, AND WILL ALWAYS BE BELOVED. Many of you have read about this significant find in C.B.M. and/or C.B.G. (Comic Book Marketplace #85 and Comics Buyer's Guide #'s 1399, 1402, 1414, etc.) Jack Adler was DC Comics' premiere colorist from the early '50's through the mid '80's, and was head of the art department for much of his tenure. He graduated from high school at the age of fifteen, and quickly got a degree in fine art. He became proficient at sculpting, penciling, inking, painting, and photography. He pioneered the washtone/graytone effect which became so popular on the DC "Big Five" war titles. He took the photos that eventually became the famous DC 'photo covers' of the sixties and seventies, and invented the technique for using photographs and oil paintings along with traditional line art to produce a single new image combining both elements. He did work in advertising, and well as coloring many of the comic sections seen in National Lampoon magazine in the seventies. Plus, he inked many '50's, '60's, and '70's comic covers as well. Moreover, he developed the "3-D" process used on the Batman 3-D and Superman 3-D comics in 1953; --so we're talking about a major contributor to DC history. During the summer of 2004, the reclusive man himself, Jack Adler, (thought by some to have passed away years prior), at the urgings of his kind family, made his very first public appearance, at the San Diego Comic-Con. He was honored Thursday afternoon with the Inkpot Award For Excellence for Outstanding Achievement In Comic Art, and a rousing standing ovation from the many onlookers at the panel of Golden-Age and Silver-Age Greats, hosted by Mark Evanier (of course!) Besides just Mr. Adler, other noteworthy members on the entertaining and informative panel were Tom Gill, Sid Jacobson, Gene Colan, Frank Springer, Harry Harrison, and Frank Bolle. On Friday at the Comic Con, there was a one-on-one panel, with just Mark Evanier and Jack Adler, titled "Spotlight On Jack Adler", and many questions were answered for the large crowd of audience member, who were kept entertained by the charismatic and respected living legend. It is amazing how many great names were hired on by him. I also found out that he invented the 3-D image technology popularly used in Viewmasters, but was unable to get the deserved patent, as the film itself had been patented, (but not in a similar 3D format, so he got burned, as viewmaster was able to capitalize freely.) Plus, the method that made integrating photo cover and line-drawn cover art easily into a single cover image was also pioneered by this influential innovator. (The technology was supposed to be kept a secret, but was leaked immediately by a DC exec!) Julius Shwartz had told him "don't tell me about it, just do it", and when it worked, it worked, and was immediately utilized, as the articulate and charming Adler related. As an accomplished photographer, he created covers using photographs he had taken of his own grandchildren, producing his own copies of Shazam #2 and #6, which were displayed on an overhead projector to the glee of many enthralled listeners. The picture of Captain Marvel, sitting reading to the innocent youths, was actually of Jack Adler reading to his grandkids. (These same grandkids were present at the panel, and turned out to be pleasant, gracious, and kind adults.) Moreover, he highly touted the art skills of good friends Neal Adams and Joe Kubert, (relating entertaining stories, of course!) He helped Kubert set up his now legendary School Of Comic Book Art. Once the school was set up, he was supposed to head the school, but had to back out, as he couldn't bring himself to move to New Jersey. You could write a book on the contributions Mr. Adler made to the medium many of us know and love. As with too many of the important talents of our hobby, Mr. Adler passed away, in September of 2011 at the age of 93. This is an unusual semi-glossy publisher's proof, before any add-on logos, text and jargon and/or added color. Back in the late eighties, in Texas, Mr. Adler's grandson sold much of his collection, which represented the DC Archives Of Comic Cover Art for that halcyon Silver/Bronze era, in one fell swoop. Then, years later, it changed hands again, with the vast bulk of the load still untouched... Eventually, in 2000, after lengthy negotiations, a longtime friend and colleague and myself were able to acquire the whole load, less the horror genre, from the Southern California art collector who possessed this landmark find since 1997. The horror material took additional years of tenacious haggling, but they too are finding their way into the hands of the true fans, who will appreciate and preserve them for posterity the right way. For additional information, check out the lengthy color article on the Adler Collection in the September 2001 issue of Comic Book Marketplace, as well as Alter-Ego #56 (which includes interviews with Adler, and Neal Adams, Howard Stern, and Joe Kubert, whom were all influenced by him.) Additional production art can now be found by checking the other Key Comics ebay items (User ID: keycomics). Contact us with any questions. Buy aggressively, as such items are rare, and pre-1980 comic production pieces as a whole are notoriously rare. A Certificate Of Authenticity is included, forever guaranteeing the provenance of each piece from this major historic discovery. Attractive condition (obviously very well preserved), and larger than comic size; since they were part of the editorial process they can include tack-holes, indentations from a paper clip, staple-holes, chips, creases, pencil notations, tape, and/or edge wear. This has some waviness to the lower right corner, but it's outside the image area so it doesn't impact the eye appeal much. SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE RARE VINTAGE PRODUCTION ITEMS! DC Comics created Superman and Batman and other top stars from pop culture and of course there are the hugely successful TV shows, cartoons, books, toys, and films... If you like old Superman collectable ephemera and art, ~it doesn't get much better than this! ALWAYS OF INTEREST TO THE ADVANCED COLLECTOR, BUT INCREASINGLY RARE, SUCH OBSCURE COLLECTIBLES ARE ONLY GETTING HOTTER! We are now offering other nice vintage production pieces including other Batman and Superman rarities, plus rare comic line art; And we'll be offering lots of other art pieces and collectable comics in the next few months. Check out our ebay items regularly! A lot has happened with the DC properties in the past several decades since this type of item was utilized, adding more allure to the fabled vintage items such as this; so I don't suggest waiting around until these obscure items have gone extinct, or gone through the roof.... The exclusive production pieces from many years ago are always in demand, but are seldom available in the market, especially from a renowned artist's personal collection like this! If you are a discriminating Superman ephemera collector or a serious 3-D fan and prefer unrestored items from the original heyday, then NOW is your brief window of opportunity. It looks less appealing in the disappointing pictures, ~but in person it looks spectacular! There are no or rips, and no tack-holes or tanning; --it is hard to believe it's 45 years old! * THE MAN OF STEEL PROMOTES THE 1979 UNITED WAY DRIVE! * ASKING PRICE IS LOW AND THERE IS NO RESERVE! This auction includes: ONE SEMI-GLOSSY PUBLISHER'S PRINT, (ALMOST A FOOT WIDE), INTERESTING PRODUCTION PROOF OF A 3-D PIN-UP OR FLYER OR POSTER, TO PROMOTE THE WCI UNITED WAY PLEDGE DRIVE OF EARLY 1979. (I AM GUESSING THAT WCI WAS A TRI-STATE AREA NEWSSTAND DISTRIBUTOR, COMPETING WITH INDEPENDENT NEWS COMPANY AND OTHERS, BUT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN A LOCAL PRINTER OF COMICS IN THAT ERA, IN ANY CASE THEY FEATURED NO LESS THAN SUPERMAN TO HEAD THEIR ANNUAL UNITED WAY CHARITY FUNDRAISER!) FOUND IN JACK'S HOME AFTER HE PASSED AWAY THREE YEARS AGO. INCLUDES C.O.A. FROM THE JACK ADLER COLLECTION. SEMI-GLOSS PAPER STOCK, WITH A 3-D EFFECT WHEN VIEWED WITH APPROPRIATE RED & BLUE EYEWEAR. RARE VINTAGE PIECE, NOT SOME MODERN VERSION USED FOR SOME PORTFOLIO OR CALENDAR NOR FOR A GN, COMPILATION, TPB, HARDCOVER BOOK, OR ARCHIVES VOLUME. A MUST-HAVE ITEM FOR ANY TRUE SUPERMAN FAN OR GIVEAWAY & PREMIUMS BUFF OR 3D FANATIC. NOT STAMPED OR DATED; But the newspaper that Superman holds up is from February 12th, 1979, and it's intended to advertise the 1979 United Way Drive, so it's obviously late Bronze-Age, to use the comic lingo! Sorry about the mediocre images; The actual item has uniform sharp lines that you must see in person to appreciate. KEY COMICS is a long-term Top Rated eBay Seller and Authorized CGC Member Dealer that has specialized in Mail-Order Comics for over three decades. We accept PayPal, checks/MO, and give combined shipping; Email with special payment-method preferences. * * SATISFACTION GUARANTEED * * INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS WELCOME. Please Include $10.00 for fast Priority Mail in a secure box with tracking within the USA. Please contact us for our affordable International rates, or with any questions. Please BUY MORE KEY COMICS' ITEMS AND SAVE: Additional art pieces add just fifty cents to your shipping total; Unslabbed comics add just twenty cents apiece to the shipping cost. 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Price: 14.95 USD

Location: Mesa, Arizona

End Time: 2024-10-10T06:30:23.000Z

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