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Lawrence Klein Collection Part 1

Mon, Sep 28, 2026 09:00AM EDT - Wed, Oct 21, 2026 09:40PM EDT
  2026-09-28 09:00:00 2026-10-21 21:40:00 America/New_York Hake's Hake's : Lawrence Klein Collection Part 1 https://www.hakes.com/auctions/hakes-auctions/lawrence-klein-collection-part-1-24684
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Lot 130

ED HANNIGAN THE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #1 & #2 COMIC BOOK COVER ELEMENTS ORIGINAL ART.

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11x17" artboard has pencil original art by Ed Hannigan w/inks by Joe Rubenstein for The Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe #1 "A" and #2 "B-C", published by Marvel Comics Jan. and Feb. 1983. Page features character elements for A.I.M., Alpha Primitives, Boomerang and Batroc the Leaper. Images on covers have slight crossover elements as designed. Back has "Hannigan/Rubenstein" written in pencil. Blue pencil guidelines around other cover elements. Also graphite pencil registration marks at left. Signed at bottom by Hannigan. Lt. handling wear o/w art remains clean and Exc. Comes w/reading copies of the comics this art was produced for. See additional lot in this auction for preliminary wrap-around art for issue #1 cover. Lawrence Klein Collection.

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Weight: 0.50 lbs

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