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George Perez pencils/Joe Sinnott inks; cover; 1980; image size 10" x 15"
Dr. Doom Lives!

The legendary George Perez supplies this wonderful cover, featuring the Fantastic Four doing battle against a Skrull as Captain Marvel arrives with assistance, meanwhile Dr. Doom lives! Perez, with the able inks of Joe Sinnott, puts you right in the action, with a large image of Reed Richards entangled with the Skrull above the defeated bodies of Sue, Johnny, and The Thing. An excellent example of late Bronze Age Marvel artwork by one of the most influential artists of his generation. Pen and ink. Art is in excellent condition. Signed by Perez.

The title paste-up is a reproduction.

The published cover was reworked from this image, Reed's arm is lowered and several other changes were made during production to fit all the necessary elements. These alterations were done on a photostat of this artwork. The image of the published cover is for reference only.

Artists Information

George Pérez was an American comic book artist and writer whose titles include The Avengers, Teen Titans, and Wonder Woman. Notable works include: Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu, Creatures on the Loose, Action Comics and Crisis on Infinite Earths. Perez would achieve his first taste of success during a memorable run on Marvel's The Avengers in the 1970's, developing a style that would define him for his decades long career. In the 1980's Perez would go over to DC where he would launch the hugely successful New Teen Titans with writer Marv Wolfman, the title was so popular it would crossover with Marvel's X-Men. When DC needed an artist for it's company re-defining event series Crisis on Infinite Earth's Perez was the obvious choice, with his ability to effortlessly draw dozens of different characters at once. Perez would also have his hand in a successful reboot of Wonder Woman in the late 1980's. In the early 90's he would work with Jim Starlin on his Thanos saga, drawing the bulk of the Infinity Gauntlet mini-series. That was followed by a triumphant return to The Avengers and a JLA/Avengers crossover. Perez would draw hundreds more comics featuring nearly every Marvel and DC character before health issues forced his retirement in 2018.

Joe Sinnott is an American comic book artist. Working primarily as an inker, Sinnott is best known for his long stint on Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four, from 1965 to 1981, initially over the pencils of Jack Kirby. During his 60 years as a Marvel freelancer and then salaried artist working from home, Sinnott inked virtually every major title, with notable runs on The Avengers, The Defenders and Thor.