Severin, Marie - MARVEL FEATURE (1971-73) #1 Preliminary Art
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COMMENTS: Marie Severin (attributed) pencils and inks; cover prelim; 1971; image size 7" x 10"
1st appearance of The Defenders!
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1st appearance of The Defenders!
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Marie Severin (attributed) pencils and inks; cover prelim; 1971; image size 7" x 10"
1st appearance of The Defenders!Beautiful cover prelim for the very first appearance of the Defenders, here referred to as the 'Dynamic Defenders,' featuring The Hulk, Doctor Strange, and Namor: The Sub-Mariner. This is a fabulous piece of comics history, representing a major first appearance from the dawn of the Bronze Age, the published cover by Neal Adams is one of the classic images of the 1970s. Pen and ink w/ink wash. Art is in excellent condition.
Artist Information
Marie Severin was an American comics artist and colorist best known for her work for Marvel Comics and the 1950s' EC Comics. She is an inductee of the Will Eisner Comics Hall of Fame and the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame. Frank Jacobs, in his 1972 biography of EC publisher William M. Gaines, wrote, "There was Marie Severin, Gaines's colorist, and a very moral Catholic, who made her feelings known by coloring dark blue any panel she thought was in bad taste. [EC editor Al] Feldstein called her 'the conscience of EC."'
1st appearance of The Defenders!Beautiful cover prelim for the very first appearance of the Defenders, here referred to as the 'Dynamic Defenders,' featuring The Hulk, Doctor Strange, and Namor: The Sub-Mariner. This is a fabulous piece of comics history, representing a major first appearance from the dawn of the Bronze Age, the published cover by Neal Adams is one of the classic images of the 1970s. Pen and ink w/ink wash. Art is in excellent condition.
Artist Information
Marie Severin was an American comics artist and colorist best known for her work for Marvel Comics and the 1950s' EC Comics. She is an inductee of the Will Eisner Comics Hall of Fame and the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame. Frank Jacobs, in his 1972 biography of EC publisher William M. Gaines, wrote, "There was Marie Severin, Gaines's colorist, and a very moral Catholic, who made her feelings known by coloring dark blue any panel she thought was in bad taste. [EC editor Al] Feldstein called her 'the conscience of EC."'