From the New York Post: "'Superman’ Artist Stunned to Find ‘Donated’ Work on Sale"
The long and short of it:
Superman artist Al Plastino, 91, was at the New York Comic Con, and was surprised to find the original pages he drew for “Superman’s Mission for President Kennedy” -- the commemorative work he did after the President was assasinated -- being sold, because he understood they had been donated to the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library 50 years ago.
They weren't; a private collector had them, and was offering them for a starting bid of $200,000.
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And no one knew this for fifty years!
I am shocked! shocked! by the implication that Mort Weisinger told yet another lie. (Cue Hendrie.)
The fifty-year lag surprised me, too. I suppose it's the sort of thing you would only find out about if you checked with the library, and I'm not surprised that Plastino never saw reason to do that.
You know, one of the reasons I stopped watching pro wrestling was when I really began to understand how the wrestlers were exploited by the promoters. I'm beginning to feel that way about comics, too.
A follow-up: "Superman Artwork of JFK Makes It to His Library"
DC bought the pages in December and donated them to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston.
Good news is always great to hear!
ClarkKent_DC said:
...BTW , Mr. Plastino's death came post-this event .
At least he got to find it out !!!!!!!!!!! (and we did become Facebook friends , too - :-) - I commented to him once about the fact that it was , apparently , the Murdoch NEW YORK POST that found out about the pages , he , of course , felt kindly towards them) .