| Slot: |
Unexpected 210 |
| Item: |
Unexpected 210 Modern |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
0967208010
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Owner Comments
Got the original art cover and then the single highest graded CGC book :-)
Info about the book:
Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Dick Giordano.
36 pgs. Cover price $0.50, published May 1981.
Stories in the book:
1. Vampire of the Apes, script by George Kashdan, art by Jess Jodloman.
2. The Choice, script by George Kashdan, art by Vicatan.
3. Things that Go Thump, script by Laurie Sutton, pencils by Joe Brozowski, inks by Steve Mitchell.
4. Flight to the Temple of Death starring Johnny Peril, script by Mike W. Barr, pencils by Trevor Von Eeden, inks by Brett Breeding.
More info about the cover by Rich Buckler and Dick Giordano: The Unexpected #210 Cover Original Art (DC, 1981). Is he savior or savage? A group of vampire killers find themselves in a very "hairy" situation in this cover penciled by Rich Buckler and inked by Dick Giordano. The art has an image area of 10" x 15" and includes the original title and type paste-ups. Aside from some light paper tanning and glue staining, the art is in Very Good condition. Signed by Rich Buckler at the bottom right.
(Buckler, Rich:Rich Buckler (American, b. 1949): is an American comic book artist, perhaps best known for his work on Marvel's Fantastic Four in the mid-seventies, and for co-creating the character Deathlok (with writer Doug Moench) in Astonishing Tales #25. Buckler has drawn nearly every major character at Marvel and DC, often as a cover artist.)
It's definitely the Vampire Ape cover I've always been dreaming of!
To me, this is a fun cover and it works on several levels:
1. It represents Rich Buckler in my collection - and horror comics. Sadly Rich Buckler died May 19 2017 (age 68).
2. It's a reminder that comic books are fun to read - can't think of something much more fun than a giant vampire ape! And the cover perfectly fits the Unexpected book title - I mean nobody expects a giant vampire ape, right? ;-)
3. It's a reminder that comic books are exciting - like when these men are finding the empty coffins (and illustrates the great escapism for readers who love to submerge themselves in such stories - like myself).
4. The cover tells a dynamic story in one picture - which is great art - viewing the cover we all have an idea what went before (the journey to the vampire coffins) - and what might happen in the near future ;-)
5. It’s a great illustration of the emotion dread - i.e. what the men may be feeling when finding the empty coffins and hearing something big making noises behind them...
- and my son complained that I did not have a monster cover, and he loves this one.
BTW, should someone wonder if there's some smudge in the lower left quadrant, then of course there's no such thing - although the Ape may have spilled a few drops of blood here and there...
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