Sunday, April 24, 2011

The Gene Colan Garage Sale Begins

Scroll down to see winning bids. You should have receive an email with your total (let me know if you don't). Please pay promptly! Round two --with lots of art--will begin tonight.

(from my original post) I spent several hours with Gene this morning. He wasn’t under the influence of any pain killers so he was lucid and jovial, but grew short of breath several times—and every now and again he’d grimace in pain. The attending nurse finally had no choice but to put him back on the morphine and that was it—Gene was fast asleep.

Despite his legendary optimism, Gene’s situation is tenuous. His family hopes he can undergo a procedure early this week that may alleviate his pain. Regardless, it’s unlikely that my pal will be drawing for anyone anytime soon.

To continue generating what might become much-needed funds, we are selling off the last of Gene’s artwork, as well as some books and comics. Gene hopes to continue signing comics for the CGC Signature Series. If you have comics that you would like to put through this process, please contact me ASAP.

I am now taking private bids on the below items. To bid send an email to cliffmeth@aol.com - put “Colan Auction Bid” in the subject. In the body of your email, indicate the item # that you are bidding on and its description. Bidding on all items will end on Sunday May 8 at 11pm EST and winners will be notified.

BOOKS
1. Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan (hardcover, limited edition from Subterranean Press) signed by Morgan; only 500 copies issued – winner: (aqui)
2. Antediluvian Tales by Poppy Z. Brite (hardcover, limited edition from Subterranean Press) signed by Brite; only 426 copies issued – winner: (ceno)
3. Corum: The Coming of Chaos by Michael Moorcock (hardcover) first edition, signed by Moorcock – winner: (ther)
4. Corum: The Prince With the Silver Hand by Michael Moorcock (hardcover) first edition, signed by Moorcock – winner: (zzie)
5. Created By – by Richard Christian Matheson (hardcover, Gauntlet Press) signed/numbered limited edition #46 of 1000 – winner: (kjo)
6. Essential Capt. America (Marvel trade paperback) collects Cap. #127-156 – signed by Gene Colan – winner: (pmas)
7. Essential Capt. Marvel (Marvel trade paperback) collects Capt. Marvel #1-20 and Marvel Super-Heroes #12-13 – signed by Gene Colan – winner: (MRos)
8. Essential Daredevil (Marvel trade paperback) collects DD #75-101 – signed by Gene Colan – winner: (cgrew)
9. Essential Dr. Strange (Marvel trade paperback) – signed by Gene Colan – winner: (CMG)
10. Essential Iron Man (Marvel trade paperback) – signed by Gene Colan – winner: $50 (lest)
11. Essential Sub-Mariner (trade paperback) – signed by Gene Colan – winner: (kjo)
11-a. His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik (hardcover, limited edition from Subterranean Press) signed by Novik; only 500 copies issued – winner: (kedl)
12. The Invincible Gene Colan (Marvel hardcover) signed/numbered limited edition (signed by Gene Colan – includes unique, original art sketch of Dracula on bookplate by Gene) – winner: (boxs)
13. The Invincible Gene Colan (Marvel hardcover) signed/numbered limited edition (signed by Gene Colan – includes unique, original art sketch of Capt. America on bookplate by Gene) – sold!
14. The Invincible Gene Colan (Marvel hardcover) signed/numbered limited edition (signed by Gene Colan – includes unique, original art sketch of Iron Man on bookplate by Gene) – winner: (cgrew)
15. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – Black Profiles in Courage (hardcover) – signed by Jabbar -- winner: (davm)
16. The Link by Richard Matheson (first edition hardcover, Gauntlet Press) signed/numbered limited edition signed by Matheson (#122 of 500) -- winner: (HMa)
17. M Is For Magic by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Gahan Wilson (limited hardcover edition from Subterranean Press) signed by Gaiman and Wilson; only 1000 copies issued - winner: (ceno)
18. Marvel MasterWorks: Atlas Era (hardcover) collects Menace #1-11; signed by Gene Colan -- winner: (denro)
19. Marvel MasterWorks: Atlas Era (hardcover) collects Strange Tales #21-30; signed and remarqued with a small, unique sketch of Dracula’s head by Gene Colan -- winner:(frankl)
20. Marvel MasterWorks: Captain Marvel (hardcover) collects Marvel Super-Heroes #12-13 and Captain Marvel #1-9 – signed and remarqued with small original sketch (head) of Capt. Marvel in silver ink by Gene Colanwinner: (ezar)
21. Marvel MasterWorks: Capt. America (hardcover) collects Capt. America #125-135 – signed and remarqued with original sketch (bust) of Capt. America in silver ink by Gene Colan – starting bid - sold!
22. Plots and Misadventures by Stephen Gallagher (hardcover, limited edition from Subterranean Press) signed by Gallagher; only 750 copies issued - no takers
23. To The Stars: The Autobiography of George Takei (Star Trek’s Mr. Sulu) – hardcover, signed by Takei - winner: (ther)
24. The Tomb of Dracula (hardcover), Marvel deluxe hardcover collecting Tomb of Dracula #32-70, Giant-Size Dracula #5 and Dr. Strange #14 – signed and remarqued with original sketch of Dracula in silver ink by artist Gene Colan - winner: (martyn)
26. The Uncanny Dave Cockrum (hardcover) numbered edition - winner: (denro)
27. Visions of Death: Richard Matheson’s Edgar Allan Poe Scripts (hardcover, Gauntlet Press) signed/numbered limited edition signed by Matheson (#165 of 500) -- winner: (HMa)

SIGNED COMICS and GRAPHIC NOVELS (dollar amount indicates starting bid or current bid)

Amazing Spider-Man #87 – signed by Stan Lee (sealed with Gene Colan Benefit sticker) - winner: (s_taj)
Amazing Spider-Man #282 – signed by Stan Lee (sealed with Gene Colan Benefit sticker) - winner: (s_taj)
Captain America #113 (Steranko art) - signed by Joe Sinnott (sealed with Gene Colan Benefit sticker) - winner: (cgrew)
Captain America #121 - signed by Gene Colan and Joe Sinnott (sealed with Gene Colan Benefit sticker) - winner: (cgrew)
Captain America #137 - signed by Gene Colan (sealed with Gene Colan Benefit sticker) - winner: (cgrew)
Daredevil #68 signed by Gene Colan (sealed with Gene Colan Benefit sticker) - winner: (cgrew)
Daredevil #70 signed by Gene Colan (sealed with Gene Colan Benefit sticker) - winner: (cgrew)
Daredevil #73 signed by Gene Colan (sealed with Gene Colan Benefit sticker) - winner: (cgrew)
Daredevil #79 signed by Gene Colan (sealed with Gene Colan Benefit sticker) - winner: (cgrew)
Death: The High Cost of Living #1 – signed/numbered by Neil Gaiman and Chris Bachalo – sealed with cert. by Limited Treasury Editions - winner: (andych)
El Escapista #2 (rare Spanish graphic novel) – signed by Gene Colan (sealed with Gene Colan Benefit sticker) winner: (ezar)
Gene Simmons House of Horrors (graphic novel) – (sealed with Gene Colan Benefit sticker) signed by Gene Simmons of KISS- no takers!
God of War #1 - signed by Marv Wolfman (sealed with Gene Colan Benefit sticker) - winner: (kjo)
Iron Man #118 - signed by Stan Lee and Gene Colan (sealed with Gene Colan Benefit sticker) - winner: (irony)
Kabuki #6 – signed by David Mack (sealed with Gene Colan Benefit sticker) winner: (ezar)
Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spiderman #89 – signed by Stan Lee (sealed with Gene Colan Benefit sticker) - winner: (s_taj)
Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spiderman #203– signed by Sal Buscema (sealed with Gene Colan Benefit sticker) - winner: (ezar)
Spawn #33 – signed by Todd McFarlane (sealed with Gene Colan Benefit sticker) - $20
Sub-Mariner #10 – signed by Gene Colan (sealed with Gene Colan Benefit sticker) - winner: (NSt)
Tales of Suspense #39 REPRINT (Marvel Milestone Edition) - signed by Don Heck and Gene Colan – (sealed with Gene Colan Benefit sticker) - winner: (frankl)
Tales of Suspense #39 REPRINT (Marvel Milestone Edition) - signed by Don Heck and Gene Colan – remarqued with small Iron Man head sketch by Gene Colan - winner: (neals)
Tales of Suspense #70 - signed by Joe Sinnott (sealed with Gene Colan Benefit sticker) - winner: (ezar)
Tales of Suspense #71 - signed by Joe Sinnott (sealed with Gene Colan Benefit sticker) -winner: (denro)
Tales of Suspense #97 (1st Whiplash) - signed by Stan Lee, Gene Colan and Joe Sinnott (sealed with Gene Colan Benefit sticker) - winner: (el_ph)
Tales to Astonish #63 - signed by Stan Lee (sealed with Gene Colan Benefit sticker) - winner: (irony)
Thor #337 (Beta Ray Bill cover) signed by Walter Simonson (sealed with Gene Colan Benefit sticker) - winner: (ther)
Vigilante #7 - signed by Marv Wolfman (sealed with Gene Colan Benefit sticker) - winner: (kjo)

ART

HUGE full-color recreation of Iron Man #1 by Gene (pictured with Gene). Starting bid: $5000

More artwork will be offered soon. In the meantime, you can purchase pages as follows:
ARCHIE: Our choice of four (4) pages -- $180
SILVERBLADE (DC Comics): Our choice of three (3) pages -- $180
HARROWERS: Our choice of three (3) pages -- $160
One Archie, one SilverBlade and one Harrowers page (3 total): Our choice - $160

7 comments:

  1. My hopes are with Gene and his family.
    Legends live forever!

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  2. I bet that the Hero Initiative can help him out.

    http://www.heroinitiative.org/Content.asp?Id=26

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  3. Is there any way to donate without buying things?

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  4. dude dis blows we should set up a pay pal donation box of sorts instead of buy his stuff giving or selling up things cause you have is worst then dieing think about all of your most prized possessions and having to sell them for all he did all the fantasy he made you have while you grew up I say donate and not buy his items

    does this email cliffmeth@aol.com connect to him or his family i rather donate to him hit me up no scams dudes this could be you some day

    jamesmarcs13@gmail.com

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  5. Best wishes Gene. You have given millions of us wonderful entertainment.

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  6. This is so sad.

    Send Gene my very best wishes!

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  7. Dennis said it best "Legends Live Forever". Thanks for all the great work and kindness too, Cliff.

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