Murphy Anderson cover art for Strange Adventures #159. Lot 1

$

15,000

LOT 1
Seller's Estimate: USD 15,000 - 20,000

1. Murphy Anderson cover art for Strange Adventures #159. (1963) Accomplished in pencil and ink with white-out and paste-up elements on 14 x 20 in. artist board. An incredible twice up Sci-Fi DC cover, penciled and inked by the great Murphy Anderson for the story titled, “The Maze of Time”. In this memorable cover story, an alien race decides to test Earthlings by sending three astronauts back in time to deal with prehistoric menaces and to solve the problem of returning to their own time. The giant Brontosaurus looming in the foreground and the Pterodactyl trying to pry open the space capsule are examples of Silver Age DC greatness at a time when Sci-Fi yarns were hugely popular and The Twilight Zone was in its heyday on TV. A rare opportunity to own a large early DC cover. Paste-up elements include Strange Adventures title stat among others. Inscribed and signed in lower left of art, “Best wishes to Todd Klein. from Murphy Anderson”. Retaining Comics Code approval stamp on the verso and marginal notes and registration marks on the recto. Exhibiting pinholes to upper corners and soiling to lower borders, not affecting art. In very good to fine condition. $15,000 - $20,000

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