TORCHY #1 COMIC BOOK COVER RECREATION ORIGINAL ART BY BILL WARD.
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Winning Bid:
$2,450.62
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Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, July 30, 2025 9:00:00 PM)
Item Description
18.75x24" Bainbridge Illustration Board features mixed media original art for cover recreation for Torchy #1 comic book, which was originally published by Quality Comics in Nov. 1949. This recreation was done in 1978 by Torchy creator Bill Ward (1919-1998), and shows Torchy in sleek black outfit, reacting to Navy recruitment sandwich board w/a smiling sailor leaning on it, appearing to reinforce Uncle Sam's "The United States Navy Wants You!" message. Ward has signed at bottom right. Bottom margin has hand-inked "Torchy #1, 1949" notation in black ink and Ward has signed his fill name at lower right, adding "1978" date. Exc. Artboard is attached to larger mat w/mounting tape along top edge and is ready for framing.
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