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A Million Dollars Worth Of Original Artwork Stolen From Mark Evanier
A Million Dollars Worth Of Original Artwork Stolen From Mark Evanier... have you seen any of these offered for sale?
Article Summary
- Over one million dollars of Mark Evanier's original comic artwork has been stolen from his home.
- Rare pieces by legends like Jack Kirby, Sergio Aragones, and Dave Stevens are among the missing items.
- The full list of stolen artwork, including classic Marvel and DC pages, has been released to the public.
- Collectors are urged to help recover the stolen pieces and report any suspicious sales or listings.
Mark Evanier is a writer, screenwriter, biographer, and comics historian, best known for writing Groo The Wanderer with Sergio Aragones, and working with Jack and Roz Kirby, dedicated to preserving his legacy. He is also the co-creator of The DNAgents and its spin-off, Crossfire, as well as writing Tarzan and Blackhawks comics, animated series Garfield and Friends. Dungeons & Dragons, and more. He has also attended every San Diego Comic-Con since 1970. He also keeps a daily blog, and this past month that has included a number of posts entitled Missing Masterpieces, in which Mark Evanier has been detailing original artwork that was stolen from his home. It's a million dollars worth, at least.
"Years ago, I did some comic books for Eclipse Comics featuring characters created by the talented Will Meugniot and myself. The two main ones were The DNAgents and Crossfire. I was fortunate to have along with Will, other friends who drew real well…like the late, great Dave Stevens. Dave drew several covers for us and was nice enough to present me the original art for two of those covers — Crossfire and Rainbow #4 and DNAgents #24. Everyone loved what he did — including, apparently, a construction-type worker who did some work at my house. Or at least, he loved those covers or maybe what he thought he could sell them for well enough to steal the originals and some other stuff when I wasn't looking. Yes, I know who he is. No, I don't know where he is although the Los Angeles Police Department says they're hot on his trail. If you see the originals to these — and some other pages I may list here soon — please let me know. Make the jobs of our hard-working detectives easier and make me smile."
And again.
"Of all the eighty-seven quadrillion pages Jack Kirby drew in his career, my favorite might be this one from Captain America #112. I italicized "might" because there are so many to pick from but when I think of Captain America, I think of this remarkable page. And one reason it's remarkable is that it's from an issue which Jack had to draw over a weekend…and the inker of it, George Tuska, probably didn't have much longer to ink the twenty pages. Jack probably did his end of this in about two hours. I was quite thrilled to own this page and quite upset that it was among many that were stolen from my home recently. We're still figuring out the full extent of the thievery and sending updates over to the police along with info on the guy who, with help or on his own, pilfered stuff from me. I won't be writing much about the case here but I will be sharing a few more scans while we see how efficiently the Wheels of Justice can turn."
And again
"I can't find my scan of it but the original art for this cover was stolen from my home recently. It adorned Detective Comics #371 and was drawn by Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson with lettering by Gaspar Saladino and coloring by (I assume) Jack Adler. Is this one of the silliest covers ever on a comic book with Batman on it or is this one of the silliest covers ever on a comic book with Batman on it? But I kinda like it and I'd like it back if only so I can spend more time trying to figure out why the left hand of the crook in the orange shirt seems to be underground. Lemme know if you see the original art anywhere."
He has now given more details and an idea of the amount that has been taken. It is a lot.
"As I've mentioned, I was recently the victim of a robbery — and what really hurts is that I know who did it and it was someone I trusted a lot and not for a short time. This person, possibly in cahoots with others, stole a lot of original comic book artwork from my collection, many of them pieces that were gifts to me from the people who drew them. And most of those people are no longer with us. I have compiled a not-quite-complete list of the items taken and some of them have already turned up on the collectors' market. Naturally, I want them back and I want to see the responsible party/parties brought to justice. You can download this list as a PDF — it's four pages — by clicking here. If you are all involved in the marketplace for such items, please download the list…share it with others…post the link online. I don't have access to all the online forums for artwork selling or trading but if you're on one, please make sure it gets there. Thank you and I'll keep you posted."
If anyone does come across these unique pages of original artwork, including the complete original artwork from Fantastic Four #84 by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott, please get in touch with Mark.
| Pages | Title / issue no. | Date | Page no. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Action Comics 282 | Nov 1961 | 2 | Supergirl story |
| 1 | Adventure Comics 296 | May 1962 | Cover | |
| 1 | Adventure Comics 393 | Cover | ||
| 1 | All-Star Western 102 | Aug-Sept 1958 | 7 | Johnny Thunder |
| 1 | Amazing Adventures 4 | Jan 1971 | 1 | Black Widow |
| 1 | Amazing Spider-Man Annual 5 | Nov 1968 | 52 | |
| 1 | Aquaman 23 | Sept-Oct 1965 | 22 | |
| 1 | Aquaman 45 | Cover | ||
| 1 | The Atom 2 | Aug-Sept 1962 | 10 | 2nd story |
| 1 | The Atom 11 | Feb-Mar 1964 | 11 | 2nd story |
| 1 | The Avengers 26 | Mar 1966 | Cover | |
| 3 | The Avengers 50 | Mar 1968 | 7, 15, 19 | |
| 1 | The Avengers 111 | May 1973 | 27 | |
| 0.5 | Batman 144 | Dec 1961 | 9 | 3rd story |
| 1 | The Brave and the Bold 14 | Oct-Nov 1957 | 1 | Robin Hood |
| 1 | The Brave and the Bold 15 | Dec 1957-Jan 1958 | 4 | Robin Hood |
| 1 | The Brave and the Bold 36 | June-July 1961 | 10 | 1st story |
| 1 | Captain America 122 | Sept 1972 | 6 | |
| 1 | Captain America 112 | April 1969 | 13 | |
| 1 | Captain Savage 12 | Cover | ||
| 1 | Captain Savage 16 | Sept 1969 | 12 | |
| 1 | Crossfire and Rainbow 4 | Sept 1986 | Cover | |
| 1 | Daredevil 155 | Nov 1978 | 31 of comic | |
| 1 | Daredevil 186 | Sept 1982 | 13 | |
| 1 | Detective Comics 327 | May 1964 | 9 | Elongated Man |
| 1 | Detective Comics 329 | July 1964 | 9 | Batman & Robin |
| 1 | Detective Comics 371 | Cover | ||
| 1 | The Doom Patrol 93 | Feb 1965 | 4 | |
| 1 | DNAgents | 24 | Cover | |
| 20 | Fantastic Four 84 | Mar 1969 | 1-20 | Complete |
| 1 | Fantastic Four 87 | Cover | ||
| 1 | Fantastic Four 275 | Feb 1985 | 12 | |
| 1 | Fantastic Four Annual 1 | Sept 1963 | 33 | |
| 1 | Fear 27 | April 1975 | 15 of issue | |
| 12 | The Flash 126 | Feb 1962 | 1-12 | 2nd story, autographed by Carmine Infantino to Carl Gafford |
| 8 | The Fox and the Crow 94 | Oct-Nov 1965 | 1-8 | The Brat Finks story |
| 7 | The Fox and the Crow 96 | Feb-Mar 1966 | 1-7 | The Brat Finks story |
| 1 | Giant-Size Avengers 2 | Nov 1979 | 19 | |
| 1 | Giant-Size Conan 3 | April 1975 | 15 | 24 of issue |
| 1 | Green Lantern 24 | Oct 1963 | 2 | 1st story |
| 1 | Green Lantern 62 | Cover | ||
| 1 | Howard The Duck 29 | Jan 1979 | 16 of issue | Signed by Will Meugnot |
| 1 | The Incredible Hulk 218 | Dec 1977 | 15 of issue | |
| 1 | Iron Man 12 | Cover | ||
| 1 | Iron Man 66 | Feb 1974 | 3 | |
| 1 | John Carter 1 | June 1977 | 10 of issue | |
| 1 | John Carter 2 | July 1977 | 14 of issue | |
| 1 | Journey Into Mystery 16 | Apr 1975 | Cover | |
| 1 | Journey Into Mystery 94 | July 1963 | 4 | Thor |
| 13 | Journey Into Mystery 98 | Nov 1963 | 1-13 | Thor, signed to Mark Evanier by Don Heck |
| 1 | Journey Into Mystery 99 | Dec 1963 | 4 | Thor |
| 16 | Journey Into Mystery 117 | June 1965 | 1-16 | Thor, Jack Kirby signatures on some pages |
| 1 | Justice League of America 62 | May 1960 | 4 | |
| 1 | Man-Thing 21 | Sept 1975 | 27 | |
| 1 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis 19 | May-June 1963 | 25 | |
| 1 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis 22 | Nov-Dec 1963 | 4 | |
| 1 | Marvel Premiere 49 | Aug 1979 | 1 | |
| 1 | Marvel Team-Up 20 | April 1974 | 22 | |
| 1 | Metal Men 35 | Cover | ||
| 1 | Metamorpho 16 | Cover | ||
| 1 | Mystery in Space 77 | Aug 1962 | 14 | Adam Strange |
| 2 | Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD 9 | Feb 1969 | 12-13 | |
| 1 | Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD 13 | July 1969 | 7 | |
| 2 | Not Brand Echh 11 | Dec 1968 | 1-2 | "It's a Mad, Mad Ave" |
| 1 | Not Brand Echh 13 | Cover | ||
| 1 | Nova, the Unknown 19 | May 1978 | 31 | |
| 1 | Rip Hunter, Time Master 6 | Jan-Feb 1962 | 20 | |
| 1 | Secret Origins 3 | Cover | ||
| 1 | Silver Surfer 5 | Cover | ||
| 1 | Sgt. Fury 62 | Jan 1969 | 5 | |
| 1 | Spider-Woman 1 | April 1978 | 16 | |
| 2 | Spider-Woman 8 | Nov 1978 | 23, 27 | Marcus Evanier character |
| 1 | Star Wars 22 | April 1979 | 30 | |
| 1 | Strange Adventures 241 | Cover | ||
| 1 | Strange Tales 113 | Oct 1963 | 1 | |
| 1 | Strange Tales 150 | Nov 1966 | 1 | Nick Fury title page |
| 1 | Sub-Mariner 5 | Sept 1968 | 9 | |
| 1 | Super Friends 3 | Cover | ||
| 1 | Superman Family | 181 | Cover | |
| 2 | Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane 41 | May 1963 | 6-7 | 2nd story |
| 12 | Tales of Suspense 73 | Jan 1966 | 1-12 | Iron Man story |
| 1 | Tales of Suspense 58 | Oct 1964 | 1 | Watcher story |
| 3 | Tales of Suspense 80 | Aug 1966 | 6, 8, 9 | Capt. America story |
| 10 | Tales to Astonish 38 | Dec 1962 | 1-10 | Ant Man story |
| 1 | Tales to Astonish 70 | Aug 1965 | 1 | Sub-Mariner |
| 1 | Tales to Astonish 74 | Dec 1965 | 1 | Hulk story |
| 1 | Tales to Astonish 89 | Mar 1967 | 1 | Hulk story |
| 1 | Thor 142 | July 1967 | 4 | Thor story |
| 5 | Thor 154 | July 1968 | 1,6,8,10,19 | Thor story |
| 1 | Thor 159 | Dec 1968 | 3 | Thor story |
| 1 | Thor 263 | Sept 1977 | 3 | Thor story |
| 1 | Thor 264 | Oct 1977 | 2 | Thor story |
| 1 | Thor 269 | Mar 1978 | 3 | Thor story |
| 1 | Tomahawk 115 | Cover | ||
| 1 | Tomahawk 126 | Cover | ||
| 1 | Vision/Scarlet Witch 1 | Nov 1982 | 8 | |
| 1 | What If? 7 | Feb 1978 | 11 | Signed "For Mark for all his help" Rick Hoberg |
| 1 | Witching Hour 31 | Cover | ||
| 1 | Witching Hour 45 | Cover | ||
| 1 | Wonder Woman 179 | Cover | ||
| 1 | X-Men 15 | Dec 1965 | 10 | |
| 1 | X-Men 46 | July 1968 | 6 | |
| 1 | X-Men 136 | Aug 1980 | 6 | John Byrne, Terry Austin autographs 3rd panel |
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