Secret Six #2 MATCHED PAIR DC COVER ART Nick Cardy 1968

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The Jack Adler Collection Of Comic Art! This Auction Includes: Secret Six #2 Original Hand-Colored Cover Art AND Matching Approval Cover! The painting was hand-initialled, in approval, on the back, by none other than the editor himself, Dick Giordano, and the colorist and art-exec Jack Adler, as well as one of the most famous creator/artists of all time, Carmine Infantino! This Nick Cardy classic is a true classic, with the black background, with the heroes staring around, under the command of the "Mockingbird"! Great composition, with striking paint work by Adler. Incredible Find, Of The Original Painting Along With The Approval Cover Which Is Glossy And Brilliant! Ready to frame and hang together on a wall, shelf, or desk. You could frame or matte them together or separately in a side-by-side grouping: Conversation pieces of the highest order. Adding Even More Allure: The painting has THE ORIGINAL RECEIVED DATE AND DUE DATE hand-written on back. Plus, a few of the top talents in the history of the medium, Jack Adler (of DC comics fame) and Carmine Infantino (jump-started the silver-age with the intro of the Flash with Showcase #4) and Dick Giordano (artist for Batman and too many other titles to mention) have all signed off on the cover to OK it go to the printer! The intricate details and subtle paint variations are apparent when it's viewed in person; Although some never made it to the final piece, the comic book, ~which is too bad! The hand painted showpiece was watercolored by Jack Adler and is the original that was submitted by D.C. Comics to the printer (Sparta) in 1968 to produce the included APPROVAL COVER, (leading next to the creation of the classic front cover to the popular silver-age superhero comic-book.) Even in the famous Adler trove, t were very few MATCHED PAIRS such as this, with the original Painting and the resulting Approval Cover kept together for all these years. Only a handful of such Matched Pairs from the Adler pedigree have ever hit the open market, and they quickly went to a few lucky fans, often via Buy It Now, --likely to be out of the marketplace for years to come. The gorgeous painting is even more awesome than the comic cover that it produced! It is quite striking! Great intense renditions of the characters. These great items would be a noteworthy addition to any collection of comic-art or superhero ephemera, or to any diverse investment portfolio. --'Nuff said! Many of you have read about this significant find in C.B.M. and/or C.B.G. (Comic Book Marketplace #85 or Comics Buyer's Guide #'s 1399, 1402, 1414, etc.) We are secure packagers and prompt shippers so expect to be pleased. Jack Adler worked through all the major periods of the comics: Golden-Age, Silver-Age, and Bronze-Age. He even colored the plates for the very first golden-age comic, the landmark introduction of Superman, in Action Comics #1, back in 1938! He continued his freelance work, and eventually became DC Comics' premiere colorist, on staff from the early '50's through the mid '80's, and was head of the art department for much of his tenure. He graduated from high school at the age of fifteen, and quickly got a degree in fine art. He became proficient at sculpting, pencilling, inking, painting, and photography. He pioneered the washtone/graytone effect which became so popular on the DC "Big Five" war titles of the fifties through the seventies. In addition, he inked hundreds of covers over several decades as well; such as dozens of G.I. Combat covers and the entire run of Sea Devils, for but a couple examples... (You'll also see his name on the front cover of Plop #18, which he did with Basil Wolverton!) Moreover, he also developed the "3-D" process used on the Batman 3-D and Superman 3-D comics in 1953; --so we're talking about a major contributor to DC history. During the summer of 2004, the living legend himself, Jack Adler, (thought by some to have passed away years prior), at the urgings of his kind family, made his very first public appearance, at the San Dieg... read more

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