Static - 1985 - Charlton Comics Production Stat - Steve Ditko
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STATIC - 1985Original Charlton Comics Production Art StatArtist - Steve Ditko, pencil & ink
Hello, thanks for checking this auction, this is a Static Original Charlton Comics Production Art Stat - penciled and inked by Steve Ditko.
The piece measures approximately 8.5 x 12.5".
Condition: Light crease on the lower right corner. Excellent condition otherwise.
Please ask any questions you may have before bidding.
Please check out my o...ther auctions for more great items as we are selling as much as possible to raise funds for a very nice lady with medical needs. Thank you.
Please ask any questions you may have before bidding.
Note: I am listing a collection of full-size (11 x 17) production art-pieces.
—————————————————————————————
Check out my other listings! I have had these pieces boxed for decades. You will find that many of these production/internal use pieces are of art that has never been made available to the public. They are of art that still remains in the Marvel archives.
Furthermore, there are production/internal use pieces in this collection that are pencil works of great artists - prior to being inked over and permanently lost - very special.
I also have a few complete, or nearly complete, books of which I will be listing; so, if interested, let me know.
Here are some titles and artists that will be coming soon:
Infinity Gauntlet - George Perez, pencil & Joe Rubinstein, ink Marvel Fanfare - Black Widow - George Perez, pencilAdventures of Superman - Tom Grummett, pencil & Doug Hazlewood, inkAstonishing Tales - Dr. Doom - Wally Wood, pencil & inkX-Men - Tom Raney, pencil & Joe Rubinstein, inkThor - (John Buscema?)Avengers - Defenders - Al Milgrom, pencil & Jack Abel, inkSilver Surfer - Marshall Rogers, pencil & Joe Rubinstein, inkAvengers - John Buscema, pencil & Tom Palmer, ink
Lately, we’ve been getting the question ‘What is Original Production Art’?
“Original’ means that it came straight from Marvel (in the case of my collection, directly from a Marvel employee) and it is not ‘manufactured’ in a basement or counterfeit in any way (unfortunately, some do that). Collectors know the difference and I have 100% positive feedback from years of selling on eBay and privately to many collectors.
What is ‘Production Art’?
Back in the day, before digital technology was used in publishing, there were several forms of production materials left over from the process of publishing a comic-book. Acetates/Transparencies, Stats/Laser Copies, Color Guides, and Surprints/Overlays... these are a few of the different kinds of production art that were created. They each had a different purpose and some could serve multiple purposes. Acetates were used to transfer the image to metal printing plates, color guides were used to show the printer the exact colors for applying to the printing plates, etc.).
However, starting about 30 years ago, digital technology made production art obsolete. Back in the day, after serving its purpose, production material was not valued at all. Consider it, if you will, equivalent to the material on the ‘cutting room floor’ in the the old days of Motion Picture production (also made obsolete with digital technology). Now, the collectability of Comic Book Production Art is similar to what happened to Disney Animation Cells. Back in the day, the Comic Book got to the News Stands, just as the Motion Picture got to the Movie Houses, and that was the primary concern. Even before computers made all raw materials obsolete, there were many changes in technology over the decades. For example, early 20th century photostat technology was eventually replaced with laser technology starting in the late 70’s - early 80’s, but this didn’t happen ‘overnight’. There was overlap of these technologies (as with others) as the old was phased out. To complicate things more, sometimes earlier files would be pulled for a new project or study/swipe and this earlier work would be Laser copied with the newer machines…).
Anyway, the publishing house did the technical work necessary to produce a packet of raw materials (Production Art) to be sent out to the Print House (Sparta, World Color, etc.). The Print House printed the book, not Marvel, DC, etc. (Publishers). The Stat/Laser category of production materials was used for various reasons ranging from retaining an in-house file copy, or used for paste-on & cut-outs, or used for sending the image for checking and approved by various offices such as Art Director, Editor, Legal Department (including mailed offsite at times) and more… No one knows how many stats were made of each page back then, it all depended on what was in question, if anything.
What is remarkable is that they survived this long, as these raw materials were not valued even after their obsolescence. Heck, there was a time when even original art could be discarded without raising much alarm (as long as the book already made it to the News Stands…). What’s important is that it was eventually realized that much of the production art that exists now (and almost all the production art I am listing) is also the only known representative of the corresponding original line art (researching past auction sales at auction houses, galleries, etc. - both online and offline).
Sure, some original art may exist in private collections with no record of ever changing hands (after all these years, this could account for relatively very little). There is also the fact that ‘Attic Finds’ of original art have dwindled down to practically nothing the last decade or so… reality TV has created an army of ‘Pickers’ and ‘Storage Warriors’ over the last 20 years. There is no record and no one knows exactly what art has been lost and or destroyed over the years… Many of us have our own stories, or know of original art destroyed in basement floods, fires, and worse… Lastly, there is also no record of what remains in Marvel’s Archives (guarded as Shareholders Assets, now) and those will Never come to public hands (but some of it did in the form of production art in the years before corporate restructuring, etc. Virtually nothing has come out of Marvel since then.
The first fan clubs were formed in the 70’s and as demand for original art grew among this relatively small group of enthusiasts, so did the awareness that a lot of older art had not ‘survived’ at all. Stories were told of coffee spills and that one would scramble to save the pens, ink and brushes before the art or even use the art to sweep the spill up from seeping further into the table or furniture! Other stories are told of pages received as gifts when very young that were eventually ‘outgrown’ and left behind or lost, when college or military service came…
If one can afford to pay ten times, one hundred times or even one thousand times more, than perhaps you would buy Original Inked Art. However, that is only possible if that original page actually still exists and then it depends on IF it will be let go by the collector (don’t hold your breath).Production art is an exact representation of the art, often in real size - 11 x 17"), but most of all, regardless of size or type (acetate/stat/color guide, etc.), it is also a real piece of history as it was actually handled by the staff (artists and production team) who published the original comic book.
Thanks.
TERMS & CONDITIONS:
Please ask any questions you have before bidding.
Payments:
PayPal is our accepted method of payment. All major credit cards can be securely processed through PayPal. Ebay rules require immediate payment when you use the Buy It Now feature. If a Best Offer is accepted, payment is required immediately within 24 hours. Otherwise the item may be re-listed and non-paying bidder claim filed, it’s only fair to other potential buyers and ‘watchers’ who may have been ready to bid.
For auction style listings, payment must be received within 48 hours of Auction End (unless there is Prior agreement between the buyer and seller). Otherwise the item may be re-listed and non-paying bidder claim filed, it’s only fair to other potential buyers and ‘watchers’.
Combined Shipping:
If you are buying one item, hit the Buy It Now.
There are some items that cannot be combined in one package (imagine a bowling ball and a picture frame!). However, if they can be safely combined, then it would be my pleasure, we’re not trying to make money on shipping.
When purchasing multiple items for combined shipping, please do not hit the Buy It Now. Instead, add them to your shopping cart first. From the shopping cart you can hit the commit to buy and request invoice. I will receive the request and send an adjusted invoice back to you (sometimes with free shipping on quantity!). You can then click the payment button on the single invoice I send to you. You must add the items to your shopping cart before you make any payments or click any of the Buy It Now buttons. I will not be able to undo individual shipping if the above procedure is ignored. Payment is required within 24 hours.
Shipping:
We can only ship to the address noted by PayPal/eBay. If you would like this changed you must do so on your side with PayPal/eBay before making payment. Tracking information will be uploaded to eBay on the day shipped (within 24-48 of cleared payment). Priority Mail is the best method for most of what we ship. It is sometimes a little bit more expensive but it allows us to confidently guarantee delivery or full refund. It is the most reliable in our experience in terms of both tracking and damage security. Media mail is extremely slow (sometimes up to 3 weeks!) and tracking information is often not updated until it arrives at its destination. This complicates finding lost packages and or filing damage claims. All items are packed well and insured.
Shipping Costs:
Priority Mail and any additional expenses (referred to as ‘Handling Costs’) are real, such as packing tape, packing materials (bubble wrap, foam, paper, etc.). We are not here to make a buck off our fellow eBay members with shipping fees. We are not a commercial enterprise who buys and stores these materials in large bulk quantities and have a shipping department.
We are that which eBay started out as, regular people who have a job and enjoy buying and selling personal collectible items, which are often one of a kind or hard to find/not available new anymore.
Descriptions & Returns: The items are described to the best of our ability and we use our photographs as a very important part of the description (as per eBay’s recommendation). There are no returns on original or production art or books and paper media due to past experiences with folks who bought only to make a copy or scan and then return under false pretense. However, if anything else, or if there was an error of any kind, we will certainly work out a satisfactory solution. Communication is key, just let us know of any issues there may be.
Feedback:
We strive to make your transaction as perfect as possible. However, if a situation occurs which leaves you unhappy or dissatisfied, please do not hesitate to contact us so we can work through it with you. We will leave 5 Star positive feedback once a transaction has been completed and you are completely satisfied with your purchase.
Thank you.
Hello, thanks for checking this auction, this is a Static Original Charlton Comics Production Art Stat - penciled and inked by Steve Ditko.
The piece measures approximately 8.5 x 12.5".
Condition: Light crease on the lower right corner. Excellent condition otherwise.
Please ask any questions you may have before bidding.
Please check out my o...ther auctions for more great items as we are selling as much as possible to raise funds for a very nice lady with medical needs. Thank you.
Please ask any questions you may have before bidding.
Note: I am listing a collection of full-size (11 x 17) production art-pieces.
—————————————————————————————
Check out my other listings! I have had these pieces boxed for decades. You will find that many of these production/internal use pieces are of art that has never been made available to the public. They are of art that still remains in the Marvel archives.
Furthermore, there are production/internal use pieces in this collection that are pencil works of great artists - prior to being inked over and permanently lost - very special.
I also have a few complete, or nearly complete, books of which I will be listing; so, if interested, let me know.
Here are some titles and artists that will be coming soon:
Infinity Gauntlet - George Perez, pencil & Joe Rubinstein, ink Marvel Fanfare - Black Widow - George Perez, pencilAdventures of Superman - Tom Grummett, pencil & Doug Hazlewood, inkAstonishing Tales - Dr. Doom - Wally Wood, pencil & inkX-Men - Tom Raney, pencil & Joe Rubinstein, inkThor - (John Buscema?)Avengers - Defenders - Al Milgrom, pencil & Jack Abel, inkSilver Surfer - Marshall Rogers, pencil & Joe Rubinstein, inkAvengers - John Buscema, pencil & Tom Palmer, ink
Lately, we’ve been getting the question ‘What is Original Production Art’?
“Original’ means that it came straight from Marvel (in the case of my collection, directly from a Marvel employee) and it is not ‘manufactured’ in a basement or counterfeit in any way (unfortunately, some do that). Collectors know the difference and I have 100% positive feedback from years of selling on eBay and privately to many collectors.
What is ‘Production Art’?
Back in the day, before digital technology was used in publishing, there were several forms of production materials left over from the process of publishing a comic-book. Acetates/Transparencies, Stats/Laser Copies, Color Guides, and Surprints/Overlays... these are a few of the different kinds of production art that were created. They each had a different purpose and some could serve multiple purposes. Acetates were used to transfer the image to metal printing plates, color guides were used to show the printer the exact colors for applying to the printing plates, etc.).
However, starting about 30 years ago, digital technology made production art obsolete. Back in the day, after serving its purpose, production material was not valued at all. Consider it, if you will, equivalent to the material on the ‘cutting room floor’ in the the old days of Motion Picture production (also made obsolete with digital technology). Now, the collectability of Comic Book Production Art is similar to what happened to Disney Animation Cells. Back in the day, the Comic Book got to the News Stands, just as the Motion Picture got to the Movie Houses, and that was the primary concern. Even before computers made all raw materials obsolete, there were many changes in technology over the decades. For example, early 20th century photostat technology was eventually replaced with laser technology starting in the late 70’s - early 80’s, but this didn’t happen ‘overnight’. There was overlap of these technologies (as with others) as the old was phased out. To complicate things more, sometimes earlier files would be pulled for a new project or study/swipe and this earlier work would be Laser copied with the newer machines…).
Anyway, the publishing house did the technical work necessary to produce a packet of raw materials (Production Art) to be sent out to the Print House (Sparta, World Color, etc.). The Print House printed the book, not Marvel, DC, etc. (Publishers). The Stat/Laser category of production materials was used for various reasons ranging from retaining an in-house file copy, or used for paste-on & cut-outs, or used for sending the image for checking and approved by various offices such as Art Director, Editor, Legal Department (including mailed offsite at times) and more… No one knows how many stats were made of each page back then, it all depended on what was in question, if anything.
What is remarkable is that they survived this long, as these raw materials were not valued even after their obsolescence. Heck, there was a time when even original art could be discarded without raising much alarm (as long as the book already made it to the News Stands…). What’s important is that it was eventually realized that much of the production art that exists now (and almost all the production art I am listing) is also the only known representative of the corresponding original line art (researching past auction sales at auction houses, galleries, etc. - both online and offline).
Sure, some original art may exist in private collections with no record of ever changing hands (after all these years, this could account for relatively very little). There is also the fact that ‘Attic Finds’ of original art have dwindled down to practically nothing the last decade or so… reality TV has created an army of ‘Pickers’ and ‘Storage Warriors’ over the last 20 years. There is no record and no one knows exactly what art has been lost and or destroyed over the years… Many of us have our own stories, or know of original art destroyed in basement floods, fires, and worse… Lastly, there is also no record of what remains in Marvel’s Archives (guarded as Shareholders Assets, now) and those will Never come to public hands (but some of it did in the form of production art in the years before corporate restructuring, etc. Virtually nothing has come out of Marvel since then.
The first fan clubs were formed in the 70’s and as demand for original art grew among this relatively small group of enthusiasts, so did the awareness that a lot of older art had not ‘survived’ at all. Stories were told of coffee spills and that one would scramble to save the pens, ink and brushes before the art or even use the art to sweep the spill up from seeping further into the table or furniture! Other stories are told of pages received as gifts when very young that were eventually ‘outgrown’ and left behind or lost, when college or military service came…
If one can afford to pay ten times, one hundred times or even one thousand times more, than perhaps you would buy Original Inked Art. However, that is only possible if that original page actually still exists and then it depends on IF it will be let go by the collector (don’t hold your breath).Production art is an exact representation of the art, often in real size - 11 x 17"), but most of all, regardless of size or type (acetate/stat/color guide, etc.), it is also a real piece of history as it was actually handled by the staff (artists and production team) who published the original comic book.
Thanks.
TERMS & CONDITIONS:
Please ask any questions you have before bidding.
Payments:
PayPal is our accepted method of payment. All major credit cards can be securely processed through PayPal. Ebay rules require immediate payment when you use the Buy It Now feature. If a Best Offer is accepted, payment is required immediately within 24 hours. Otherwise the item may be re-listed and non-paying bidder claim filed, it’s only fair to other potential buyers and ‘watchers’ who may have been ready to bid.
For auction style listings, payment must be received within 48 hours of Auction End (unless there is Prior agreement between the buyer and seller). Otherwise the item may be re-listed and non-paying bidder claim filed, it’s only fair to other potential buyers and ‘watchers’.
Combined Shipping:
If you are buying one item, hit the Buy It Now.
There are some items that cannot be combined in one package (imagine a bowling ball and a picture frame!). However, if they can be safely combined, then it would be my pleasure, we’re not trying to make money on shipping.
When purchasing multiple items for combined shipping, please do not hit the Buy It Now. Instead, add them to your shopping cart first. From the shopping cart you can hit the commit to buy and request invoice. I will receive the request and send an adjusted invoice back to you (sometimes with free shipping on quantity!). You can then click the payment button on the single invoice I send to you. You must add the items to your shopping cart before you make any payments or click any of the Buy It Now buttons. I will not be able to undo individual shipping if the above procedure is ignored. Payment is required within 24 hours.
Shipping:
We can only ship to the address noted by PayPal/eBay. If you would like this changed you must do so on your side with PayPal/eBay before making payment. Tracking information will be uploaded to eBay on the day shipped (within 24-48 of cleared payment). Priority Mail is the best method for most of what we ship. It is sometimes a little bit more expensive but it allows us to confidently guarantee delivery or full refund. It is the most reliable in our experience in terms of both tracking and damage security. Media mail is extremely slow (sometimes up to 3 weeks!) and tracking information is often not updated until it arrives at its destination. This complicates finding lost packages and or filing damage claims. All items are packed well and insured.
Shipping Costs:
Priority Mail and any additional expenses (referred to as ‘Handling Costs’) are real, such as packing tape, packing materials (bubble wrap, foam, paper, etc.). We are not here to make a buck off our fellow eBay members with shipping fees. We are not a commercial enterprise who buys and stores these materials in large bulk quantities and have a shipping department.
We are that which eBay started out as, regular people who have a job and enjoy buying and selling personal collectible items, which are often one of a kind or hard to find/not available new anymore.
Descriptions & Returns: The items are described to the best of our ability and we use our photographs as a very important part of the description (as per eBay’s recommendation). There are no returns on original or production art or books and paper media due to past experiences with folks who bought only to make a copy or scan and then return under false pretense. However, if anything else, or if there was an error of any kind, we will certainly work out a satisfactory solution. Communication is key, just let us know of any issues there may be.
Feedback:
We strive to make your transaction as perfect as possible. However, if a situation occurs which leaves you unhappy or dissatisfied, please do not hesitate to contact us so we can work through it with you. We will leave 5 Star positive feedback once a transaction has been completed and you are completely satisfied with your purchase.
Thank you.
