BARRY
WINDSOR-SMITH
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #23 • Page
15 1972
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A
rare, vintage original page from
Conan the Barbarian #23,
the
next to last issue of the classic
1970s
series to feature the art
of
Barry
Windsor-Smith.
Conan
appears in five of the
seven
panels.
Brush
and Ink on heavy vellum.
Inking by Sal Buscema
Image 10 1/8" x 15"
$4,000.
This
original is somewhat unusual for a comic art page. BWS drew a combination
of finished pencils and layouts for Conan #23. The inkers of the book,
Sal Buscema, Dan Adkins and Chic Stone, inked the pages on heavy vellum
overlays. The hand lettered balloons and captions were then pasted
over the finished art. This page was inked by Sal Buscema, the regular
inker for most of Windsor-Smith’s tenure on Conan The Barbarian.
The pencil art was never returned to BWS, so it is not included.
The
art is in excellent condition. Panels 1, 2 and 3 were cut between
the panels at some point. The rubber cement holding the vellum to the
blank
board it was mounted on in 1972 failed, so the vellum panels were
cleanly removed from the old board, and mounted with carefully placed
magic
tape to new, acid-free bristol board. The lettering was reattached
with archival
adhesive film. Balloon 4 in panel 2 and balloons 1 & 2 in panel
6 are replacement copies. All the other lettering is original.
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