Binky 79 APPROVAL COVER Donny Osmond Photo DC Production Art RARE 1971 Adler COA

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The Jack Adler Collection Of DC Cover Art!

BINKY #79 Original Approval Cover.  To trick the father, Binky keeps the tapping of the ping pong ball going, while he kisses away on the hot young blonde!

Stan Goldberg and Henry Scapelli Classic!  

Plus this cover has the added bonus of the feature "Meet Five Groovy Guys... The OSMOND BROTHERS", and it has a photograph of the Osmonds, including a young Donny Osmond, at the top right corner.  This cover image was utilized on one of the beloved square-bound giants.  Ahh, the good old days, when you'd get a thick double-sized comic for just a quarter. 

This series lasted many years, and is one of the more beloved of the genre;  Expect such material to continue the upward pricing trend!

This great image is classic, and it possesses bright colors that will have you reaching for sunglasses! 

 This Actual Piece Was Reviewed And Approved By D.C. Comics in 1971. 

WITH THE PRICES FOR PENCILS/INKS SHOOTING THROUGH THE ROOF, SOME FANS ARE LOOKING TO THE NEXT BEST THING, THE SUBSEQUENT STEPS OF THE COVER'S PRODUCTION PROCESS...  It doesn't get much more "Blue Chip" than this!   

Items like this only surface ONCE.  The lucky auction-winner will be the only one to have this publishers' best-quality version of this famous cover.  (We have other comic-art rarities on ebay currently!)  This cover went on to grace a famous funny book spotlighting some of the most recognized kids of the medium, and even the common mass-produced comic itself has an Overstreet Guide value that's as high as our asking price on this irreplaceable showpiece, ~ Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

 Extremely bright colors and superb gloss. Truly Incredible Eye-appeal: Very High-Quality Paper Was Used. Snow-white whites and colors so brilliant you'll think they're still wet!  This is a must-have piece of DC history for any fan of vintage comic-books and/or unique Donny Osmond ephemera, or of original production art to silver-age comics, or just the serious art fan who likes having true rarities but cannot afford to shell out five-figure$ for the black & white line art of the era!

NOTE: We also have other cover production art from this renowned pedigree, running on ebay now!

Many of you have read about this significant find in C.B.M. and C.B.G. and Alter Ego (Comic Book Marketplace #85 and Comics Buyer's Guide #'s 1399, 1402, 1414, etc.) We are secure packagers and prompt shippers so expect to be pleased.

Jack Adler was a comic artist from the golden-age to the "copper age", and was DC Comics' premiere colorist from the early '50's through the mid '80's, and was head of the art department for much of his tenure. (Adler has a long history with the "Man Of Steel", as he colored the plates for Action Comics #1, in 1938!)  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. Plus, he inked many '50's, '60's, and '70's comic covers as well. 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 Diego Comic-Con.  He was honored Thursday afternoon at the ever-popular convention with the Inkpot Award For Excellence for Outstanding Achievement In Comic Art, and a rousing standing ovation from the many onlookers at the panel of Golden-Age and Silver-Age Greats, hosted by Mark Evanier (of course!)  Besides just Mr. Adler, other noteworthy members on the entertaining and informative panel were Tom Gill (RIP), plus Jacobson, Colan, Springer, Harrison, and Bolle.  On Friday at the Comic Con, there was a one-on-one panel, with just Mark Evanier and Jack Adler, titled "Spotlight On Jack Adler", and many questions were answered for the large crowd of audience members, who were kept entertained by the charismatic and respected living legend.  It is amazing how many great names were hired on by him!  I also found out that he invented the 3-D image technology popularly used in Viewmasters, but was unable to get the deserved patent, as the film itself had been patented, (but not in a similar 3D format, so he got burned, as viewmaster was able to capitalize freely!)  Plus, the method that made integrating photo cover and line-drawn cover art easily into a single cover image was also pioneered by this influential innovator.  (The technology was supposed to be kept a secret, but was leaked immediately by a DC exec!)   Julius Shwartz had told him "don't tell me about it, just do it", and when it worked, it worked, and was immediately utilized, as the articulate and charming Adler related.  As an accomplished photographer, he created covers using photographs he had taken of his own grandchildren, producing his own copies of Shazam #2 and #6, which were displayed on an overhead projector to the glee of many enthralled listeners!  The picture of Captain Marvel, sitting reading to the innocent youths, was actually of Jack Adler reading to his grandkids.  (These same grandkids were present at the panel, and turned out to be pleasant, gracious, and kind adults.)  Moreover, he highly touted the art skills of good friends Neal Adams and Joe Kubert, (relating entertaining stories, of course!)  He helped Kubert set up his now legendary School Of Comic Book Art. Once the school was set up, he was supposed to head the school, but had to back out, as he couldn't bring himself to move to New Jersey. You could write a book on the contributions Mr. Adler has made to the medium many of us know and love. 

 Back in the "good ole days", DC normally burned or discarded such production art once the comic went to print.  Mr. Adler painfully remembers himself and fellow DC artist Jerry Serpi cutting up thousands of pages of original comic line art and production art.  He said it broke his heart to destroy all that beautiful artwork;  But back then, nobody foresaw the future value of such exclusive pieces of comic-book history.  Fortunately, during the period of 1967 to 1974, this award-winning artist pulled aside many prime examples, representing each step of the comic-making process.  Nevertheless, there's an extremely small amount of these that were saved, considering the volume that was produced in those days. It is estimated that out of 840,000 pieces created for the production process over that time period, only about 4,000 or so survived, thanks to Jack Adler; ~A miniscule pecentage of less than one half of one percent.

This is the actual Approval Cover, (blank on the reverse, unlike cover proofs), for this comic. The editorial and creative staff reviewed it and approved it for use, to make sure there were no errors or needed improvements, before the actual book hit the press. 

Provenance:  Back in the late eighties, in Texas, Mr. Adler and his grandson sold his entire collection, comprised of the DC Archives of cover production art, in one fell swoop. Then, years later, it changed hands again, with the vast bulk of the load still untouched... Eventually, after lengthy negotiations, a longtime friend and I were able to acquire the whole load, except for the horror, from the Southern California art collector who possessed this landmark find since 1997. The horror genre took me an additional three and a half years of wrangling, but now they too can find their way into the hands of the true fans, who can preserve and cherish them the right way. For additional information regarding this popular pedigree, check out the lengthy color article on the Adler Collection in the September 2001 issue of Comic Book Marketplace (which is still available in our store) as well as the more recent Alter-Ego #56, which has a long interview with Adler, as well as interviews with a few of the many legendary talents he influenced: Neal Adams, Howard Stern, and Joe Kubert.  Additional cover art can now be found by checking the other Key Comics ebay items (user ID: keycomics). Bid aggressively, as such items are typically one-of-a-kind, and pre-1975 comic production pieces as a whole are notoriously rare.

A signed & embossed cardstock Certificate Of Authenticity is included, forever guaranteeing the provenance of each piece from this major historic discovery. Approval Covers are brilliant and glossy, (obviously very well preserved), and they are blank on the reverse side, and are slightly larger than comic size; since they were part of the editorial process they can include tack-holes, indentations from a paper clip, staple-holes, chips, pencil notations, tape, and/or edge wear. (This one has somehow avoided such detractors.) I hope that the mediocre scan will convey that this is still a good looking showpiece, which would be especially impressive framed. Regrettably, our scanner makes the item look subdued and the background colors appear wavy --when all colors are actually rich and uniform, and extremely bold thoughout! --> This one has a white border around the perimeter of the cover-art, and is in superb condition as seen in the large image below, ~~ There are no noteworthy defects or signs of aging!

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For more samples from our diverse inventory, including rare Original Comic Line Art, plus superb CGC-Graded Comics, and more DC COVER ART from the historic Jack Adler Collection that is listed in assorted categories, please see our store. 

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  • Genre: Humor, Satire
  • Publisher: D.C. Comics
  • Type: Rare Cover Production Art
  • Age: SILVER AGE 60'S
  • DC archive: Jack Adler Collection

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