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About the item:
This stunning title page recreation from The Outlaw Kid #11 (May, 1956) features the title page from the story \"It Happened in Gunsmoke\" with story by Stan Lee. The artwork is by comics legend Vic Carrabotta, one of the last remaining artists from the Golden Age of comics and who was the original artist of the story. It measures 13 3/4 by 16 3/4 inches on foam board (image area itself measures approximately 9 by 13 1/2 inches), is in excellent condition and will be shipped with the utmost care. It is also signed by Carrabotta. Please note- this is an actual, original piece of art- drawn by hand by Carrabotta. It is not a copy, print, or pre-printed image- it is a hand-drawn original!
About the artist:
Legendary artist and Marine Corps veteran Victor ‘Quick Vic’ Carrabotta began his artistic career during the Golden Age of comics. An accomplished illustrator and artistic director, Carrabotta is a graduate of what would become the School of Visual Arts in New York. When he applied for a job in comics, Jack Kirby politely sent him on his way but, showing him to the door, found Vic’s expectant wife awaiting her husband’s return. Unable to turn the father-to-be and unemployed newcomer away, Kirby sent the young artist with a note to Stan Lee, who gave Carrabotta the five-page story “The House on the Hill” for Atlas’ Astonishing #13 from 1952. From this humble beginning, he began a long and illustrious career in the creative arts that spans seven decades. His comics work spans everything from horror and science fiction to Westerns and mystery. Later career highlights include original poster design art for Disney (on 101 Dalmatians and Pirates of the Caribbean), development and direction of marketing campaigns for such diverse customers as Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines, AT&T, Readers Digest, and Mother Earth News. His storyboarding and conceptual artwork include such recognizable accounts as Advil, Jell-O, and Kenner Toys. His most enduring legacy, however, remains his comic book work as one of Stan Lees go-to artists at Atlas Comics(later Marvel)for such classic series\' as Journey into Mystery, Kid Colt Outlaw, Marvel Tales, and The Rawhide Kid, among many others. So swift and sure was Mr. Carrabottas hand at sketch and rendering, he quickly earned the nickname he bears to this day: Quick Vic.
Certificate of Authenticity/Provenance:
Excepting pack-pulled autograph trading cards, CGC Signature Series, signed Sideshow prints, and like collectibles, all autographed items Vault Collectibles sells were personally witnessed, by myself, being signed by the writer, artist, or celebrity in question. No third party is involved. Further, art sketches - and most published original art I sell - were obtained directly from the artist themselves.
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J. Brian O’Bryant
VaultCollectibles
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