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| Eagle 25 May 1963 (Vol.14:21), pp10-11 |
He has put a starting price of £3,749.99 and here's his description:
Heros the Spartan Original Artwork by Frank Bellamy for Eagle comic Vol 14 #21 May 25 1963 Rare
A wonderful page of rarely seen original artwork drawn and painted by Frank Bellamy, one of the most highly regarded and talented British comic artists. The page was published in Eagle comic Vol 14 #21, dated May 25 1963, as episode 12 from the "Eagle of the Fifth" story. This was featured in "The Art of Frank Bellamy".
A collector friend has kindly provided an image of the published page in the above Eagle comic and we have included this as the final picture above - please note this is only for reference purposes and the comic is not included here. We did notice a copy for sale on eBay at the time of writing, but in any case they are not difficult to track down.
The page measures approximately 27.25 x 17.75 inches (79 x 45 cm) and is on thick, rigid art board. The detail is very crisp indeed and the colours vibrant. Frank Bellamy's signature is seen in the lower right quarter. Small loss to the lower left corner and a bump to the other corners. Some staining to the lower right corner and lower left edge.
A beautiful page of artwork highly sought-after by collectors.
This came to us in a black wooden frame with glass but we aren't able to post it as past experience tells us the glass will break, plus the frame makes it very difficult to pack. So whilst we're not including the frame as part of this listing, if you were to be successful and collected the artwork from us, you are welcome to the frame free of charge.
Will pack flat between multiple sheets of very thick cardboard and it should be rendered "bomb proof" once we've finished.
UK postage by Special Delivery - £9.50.
In the years I've been capturing sales data on Bellamy's original art, "Heros" has sold on average for £3,388.40 with the outliers being a very faded piece for £130 and then at the other end of the scale £7,300. Without them, the average is £3,342 and the median over 7 years is £3,300.
Phil has shared loads of images so I've captured them here for you, showing some dinging on the corners but the clarity of the colours is still pretty good. At the bottom I've shown the printed page - which as usual is pretty dark! The reproduction wasn't great in my opinion at that time at the Eagle so enjoy seeing what Bellamy's art can look like!
The published page looks like this:
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Eagle 25 May 1963 (Vol.14:21), pp10-11 |
AUCTION SUMMARY
"Heros The Spartan" Eagle Vol. 14:21 (25 May 1963)
WHERE?: eBay (Phil-comics)
STARTING BID: £3,749.99
ENDING PRICE: £
END DATE: Monday 15 December 2025
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