Summer Slam Collectibles Aug'26
Lot 951:
Description
BID PER WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, NOT THE AI GENERATED TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS! This lot consists of a collection of vintage comic book promotional ephemera dating from 1987 and 1988, primarily distributed to retailers for store displays. Included are two large folded promotional posters and two synopsis flyers for the four volume limited series Blood A Tale, published by Epic Comics, an imprint of Marvel Comics. These items feature watercolor artwork by artist Kent Williams and are credited to writer J.M. DeMatteis with a copyright date of 1987. Also included is a retail promotional poster for Blood of Dracula, published by Apple Comics in 1987. The poster features a stylized illustration of Dracula and bears a copyright for Shanklin and Wheatley. Completing the lot is a mixed media promotional poster for the Canadian series The True North, copyrighted by Ron Turner in 1988. This poster features abstract imagery including a hammer and sickle motif and text regarding free speech.
Condition report:
All items exhibit folding creases consistent with their original distribution method to comic book retailers. Minor handling wear is visible along the edges and at the intersections of the folds. No significant staining, large tears, or pinholes are visible in the provided images. These items are ungraded and sold as historical paper ephemera.
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