FRANK FRAZETTA FANTASY ILLUSTRATED #8

Frank Frazetta is a world-famous fantasy painter whose images have become symbol of Conan because he has painted many covers for this character's book covers. He has also illustrated comic books and strips and he is a legend in the field, being followed by artists such as Boris Vallejo, Julie Bell, Cary Nord (in the recent Conan series) and our very own Alex Ross, remember that his cover for The Spectre #22 was made to pay tribute to those classic Frazetta images up to the point where Alex wrote a "After Frank Frazetta" dedication in it which DC Comics later removed to avoid a lawsuit. This illustration is called Spider Man (below right) and it's one of Frazetta's most recognized images along with his "Death Dealer".


COLLECTOR'S ALERT. This magazine had a special edition cover, which was only available at the Wizard World Chicago convention in 1999 and was limited to only 1000 issues, it also included the same Alex Ross cover in a medium-sized poster without the logos. Now, this image rocks! Alex took the beautiful Frazetta image and, following a similar color composition, spun it completely on its tail and gave us a more in your face, action-packed image, with those really creepy and menacing spiders.

IN MY COLLECTION: Yes!!! and I found it that very same year for less than 10 bucks on eBay!