WANTED: VINTAGE SCIENCE FICTION POSTERS
REWARD: $50.00 each
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I am currently decorating my study so I'll have a more comfortable place to work and enjoy my hobbies. One of my long time desires is to obtain the following original poster / art prints from the late 1970's for my collection and to hang these long out of print works on the wall in the study. If you have seen this artwork or know where I can purchase it (possibly from you) then please email me and let's talk. I am offering $50.00 each for these items in good (or better) condition (no tears, no stains, etc.), and $75.00 each if they are still in the original roll / packing material. These are five visions from my childhood which I once cherished and now desire very much to reacquire.
These posters were originally sold by the Captain Company of New York, NY and could be found offered for sale in the back of Warren's "CREEPY" and "EERIE" horror magazines, as well as the other Warren publications circa 1977 to 1980 or so. Mo Connolly also tells me that he remembers them being for sale in record shops and drug stores in California when he was growing up. These art prints were definitely from the hey-day of STAR WARS and it was a wonderful revitalization of the sci-fi genre to be sure.
May 27, 2006 -Thanks go out to Mo Connolly for sharing the names of the
artists for the posters I am looking for.
April 1, 2007 - I found another poster from the era that I cherish, Bruce Pennington's "Children of Tomorrow" and while it wasn't on my list of "must-have" posters, it was still of the artistic quality / feel that I like and was included in the original group of posters that were sold.
UPDATE - April 10, 2007 - I was just looking around Ebay to waste some time and did a search on my various artists that I am looking for. Low and behold, ONE hit came up for "Gary+Meyer" and guess what it was?! The "Star Squadron" poster! The Ebay counter says that 5 people had looked at the ad. I was the 5th person. The poster was bought "right then" with the buy it now option. You can see the poster in all its colorful glory below. I also uploaded a scan of the original advertisement that appeared in the various Warren "Eerie" and "Creepy" magazines (as well as other Warren products like "The Rook").
The quest continues, dear friends ! Onward !
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The original
advertisement circa 1977 to 1979 in various issues of Warren magazines.
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- DAN GOOZEE ARTWORK
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"Battle of the Galaxies" - (SF2) by artist Dan Goozee, 1977
Artist verification courtesy of Mo Connolly
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- BRUCE PENNINGTON
ARTWORK -
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"Green Brain" - Art
by Bruce Pennington*
Cover art for the Frank Herbert
novel of the same name.
*thank you, Tim White, for verification of the artist of this work.
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"Children of
Tomorrow"
Artwork by Bruce Pennington
Acquired - April 01, 2007
Purchase price: $9.99 plus shipping and fondling
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- GARY MEYER ARTWORK
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"Star Squadron" - (SF-1) by artist Gary Meyer 1977*
Artist verification courtesy of Mo Connolly
ARTWORK ACQUIRED ! - April 3, 2007
And here is the poster which I purchased off of Ebay.
"Star
Squadron" by artist Gary Meyer, circa 1977.
Another 30 year old sci-fi artifact rescued
from the endless rolling tides of time!
Purchase price: $14.99 plus shipping and fondling
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- TIM WHITE ARTWORK -
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"Earth Enslaved"
artwork by
Tim White (UK)
As advertised in the back of Warren's
CREEPY and EERIE magazines.
Rescued!!! The 29 year old sci-fi art poster as it appeared for sale on Ebay.
Purchase price: $9.99 plus shipping and fondling
A very special thanks goes out to Brian Goodwin who sent me the heads up on these two posters being offered on Ebay recently. Here was the original poster as sold on Ebay. The only damage to the poster is four pin holes, one in each corner, where the original owner of the poster used thumbtacks to secure it to the wall. Poster is mint with no wear or fading. Text across the bottom of the poster (barely able to see it in this shot) reads, L-R:
"Copyright Tim White, 1977 Dragon's World SF-6 EARTH ENSLAVED exclusively from THOUGHT FACTORY, P.O. Box 5515, Sherman Oaks, CA 91413"
Well, that's another part of the puzzle. When I last talked to Tim and brought him up to speed, he didn't remember ever selling any of his artwork in this format. Maybe now he has more information to go on in seeing if someone ripped him off or not.
I also picked up this "bonus" poster from the same offerings. It is entitled "Those who watch." and is also by Tim White, circa 1977. This poster features four pin holes as well and is in as good condition as the "Earth Enslaved" poster. The only difference on this poster's text, besides the title, is that it is listed as "SF-3." Tim informs me that the correct title of this work is "Stopwatch," not "Those Who Watch" as the poster is labeled.
Rescued!!! "Those Who Watch"
The correct title, according to an email from the artist himself, is "Stopwatch."
Purchase price: $9.99 plus shipping and fondling
Two 29 year old science fiction artifacts rescued from a long time ago and a
generation far, far away. These two prints are now hanging on
the wall, framed, in my study. The quest for the other sci-fi artwork
posters continues!
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"Jewel of Jahren" - Artwork by Tim White (UK)
My personal thanks go out to Tim White for his help in identifying several of these posters (including those done by his own hand). I would also like to thank Mo Connolly for his help in identifying the artists for "Star Squadron" and "Battle of the Galaxies."
Personally, I have seen "Battle of the Galaxies" way back in 1980 and the art is of very good quality. My own Grail quest now is to try to track down these five ancient posters in the hope that someone still has them, that they are willing to part with them to a very good cause and that they are willing to let these posters go up for adoption to live in a very good home where they will be taken care of, framed and mounted.
Thank you!
Information on these, links where I can find them for sale or if you have one (or more) to sell? Email me !