Giacoia, Frank - INVADERS, THE #13 Cover
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SOLD ON: Monday, 03/19/2018 1:25 PM
$17,388
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PUBLISHER: Marvel
COMMENTS: Pencils Gil Kane, Inks Frank Giacoia; 10" x 15"
Nazi WW II cover! Sub-Mariner bondage cover
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Nazi WW II cover! Sub-Mariner bondage cover
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Pencils Gil Kane, Inks Frank Giacoia; 10" x 15"
Nazi WW II cover! Sub-Mariner bondage coverThe Golem StrikesNazi bashing has been a favorite subject of comic books since Captain America Comics #1 created a stir on newsstands across the country. One of the many titles that rebooted the craze in the 70s was The Invaders. The book was notable for several reasons. Primarily, The Invaders was one of the first Marvel comics to hearken back to the publisher's Golden Age glory days, reuniting the three biggest characters of the period, Captain America, Human Torch, and Namor, the Sub-Mariner, who all originally appeared together in All Winners Comics. This cover piece, from issue #13, recalls the hyperactive, overloaded Alex Schomburg wraps of yesteryear. Drawn by the distinctive and talented journeyman artist Gil Kane, and inked by the always reliable Frank Giacoia, this piece is sure to appeal to fans of GA war stories, 70's Marvel aficionados, and Kane fans alike.
The kinetic energy of this cover art is electrifying as your eye almost doesn't know where to look first, the Golem bursting through the wall, the Nazi threatening Spitfire in the foreground, the three heroes in various forms of bondage, or Colonel Eisen "The Face" at center. Whatever you decide is your favorite element of the illustration, everyone should agree that this is one fantastic piece of comic book art.
We realize many of you would like to bid on this auction lot, so for this listing, ComicConnect.com offers a 3 month, interest free, time payment plan with a 20% non-refundable deposit. Time Payments invoices can only be paid by cash, check, money order or wire transfer. LEARN MORE
Artists Information
Frank Giacoia (July 6, 1924 – February 4, 1988) was an American comics artist known primarily as an inker. He sometimes worked under the name Frank Ray, Giacoia made the rounds to almost every Golden Age publisher, notably working on Flash and Batman stories, he also worked at Timely during this period. In the Silver Age Frank worked on many Jack Kirby pages, particularly in Captain America, and he also notably inked the first appearance of the Punisher in AMS #129.
Gil Kane was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character. Kane co-created the modern-day versions of the superheroes Green Lantern and the Atom for DC Comics, and co-created Iron Fist with Roy Thomas for Marvel Comics. He was involved in such major storylines as that of The Amazing Spider-Man #96–98, which, at the behest of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, bucked the then-prevalent Comics Code Authority to depict drug abuse, and ultimately spurred an update of the Code. Kane additionally pioneered an early graphic novel prototype, His Name Is... Savage, in 1968, and a seminal graphic novel, Blackmark, in 1971. In 1997, he was inducted into both the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame and the Harvey Award Jack Kirby Hall of Fame.
Nazi WW II cover! Sub-Mariner bondage coverThe Golem StrikesNazi bashing has been a favorite subject of comic books since Captain America Comics #1 created a stir on newsstands across the country. One of the many titles that rebooted the craze in the 70s was The Invaders. The book was notable for several reasons. Primarily, The Invaders was one of the first Marvel comics to hearken back to the publisher's Golden Age glory days, reuniting the three biggest characters of the period, Captain America, Human Torch, and Namor, the Sub-Mariner, who all originally appeared together in All Winners Comics. This cover piece, from issue #13, recalls the hyperactive, overloaded Alex Schomburg wraps of yesteryear. Drawn by the distinctive and talented journeyman artist Gil Kane, and inked by the always reliable Frank Giacoia, this piece is sure to appeal to fans of GA war stories, 70's Marvel aficionados, and Kane fans alike.
The kinetic energy of this cover art is electrifying as your eye almost doesn't know where to look first, the Golem bursting through the wall, the Nazi threatening Spitfire in the foreground, the three heroes in various forms of bondage, or Colonel Eisen "The Face" at center. Whatever you decide is your favorite element of the illustration, everyone should agree that this is one fantastic piece of comic book art.
We realize many of you would like to bid on this auction lot, so for this listing, ComicConnect.com offers a 3 month, interest free, time payment plan with a 20% non-refundable deposit. Time Payments invoices can only be paid by cash, check, money order or wire transfer. LEARN MORE
Artists Information
Frank Giacoia (July 6, 1924 – February 4, 1988) was an American comics artist known primarily as an inker. He sometimes worked under the name Frank Ray, Giacoia made the rounds to almost every Golden Age publisher, notably working on Flash and Batman stories, he also worked at Timely during this period. In the Silver Age Frank worked on many Jack Kirby pages, particularly in Captain America, and he also notably inked the first appearance of the Punisher in AMS #129.
Gil Kane was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character. Kane co-created the modern-day versions of the superheroes Green Lantern and the Atom for DC Comics, and co-created Iron Fist with Roy Thomas for Marvel Comics. He was involved in such major storylines as that of The Amazing Spider-Man #96–98, which, at the behest of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, bucked the then-prevalent Comics Code Authority to depict drug abuse, and ultimately spurred an update of the Code. Kane additionally pioneered an early graphic novel prototype, His Name Is... Savage, in 1968, and a seminal graphic novel, Blackmark, in 1971. In 1997, he was inducted into both the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame and the Harvey Award Jack Kirby Hall of Fame.