Saturday, August 15, 2015

ATTENTION, SPARKY PEOPLE!



As a special treat, today I offer you a look at Bill Ritchie’s first drafts of what later became front covers of the first two Sparky annuals. I photographed them during a recent visit to my mate Peter whose collection of UK comics, free gifts, original artwork, etc. is by far the biggest in the World.

I’ve placed the paintings side-by-side with the actual covers, spot-the-difference puzzle style. In reality, they are approx. twice the size of the printed versions. Enjoy!


 
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2 comments:

  1. KidAugust 15, 2015 at 7:42 PM

    Lovely stuff. I bought the 2nd Annual many years ago, but was told it was the first. I'll have to track down the 1967 one now. I'm very fond of Bill Ritchie's art.

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  2. Peter GrayAugust 15, 2015 at 9:58 PM

    that's a rough it looks like the real thing...brilliant to see...
    the helmet is painted red in the original But not on the finished piece...
    the dinosaur is pink...then made green...
    ;)

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