And check out OUR NEWLY LISTED ITEMS. This is an original printed production art cover for Fantasy Masterpieces #7, published by Marvel Comics in February of 1967, and featuring cover art by the legendary Gil Kane. This is a single sheet printed production art cover, and measures approximately 8 1/2″ by 14″. Please note that this is NOT a mass-produced print or lithograph. It is a production art cover that is created during the production process for the comic, and used internally by the comic company. The piece is in very good condition, with just some creases near the lower right corner. It is very clean and white, particularly considering the age of the piece more than 50 years old! , with bright vibrant colors. The cover features probably one of the greatest images Gil Kane ever did, in an homage to the early days of Marvel Comics when it was called Timely, and introduced some of the first and greatest comic book superheroes. Kane depicts an amazing straight-on image of the Human Torch, Submariner, and Captain America all side-by-side and coming right out at you! Kane is one of the greatest artists ever to work at Marvel or DC Comics (and the comics industry as a whole, for that matter), having drawn more characters and titles than can all be listed, including Spider-Man, Superman, Batman, the Avengers, Green Lantern, Iron Man, the Flash, the Atom, Warlock, Captain Marvel, Thor, Conan The Barbarian, Captain America, Daredevil, Thunder Agents, X-Men, Teen Titans, Ka-Zar, and so many, many more. So having one of his best covers is truly outstanding. To say that this piece is rare would be a truly major understatement. Silver Age Marvel production art is extremely scarce, particularly since there was no Marvel equivalent to DC’s Jack Adler that made a conscious effort to save production pieces. So there is generally not believed to be nearly as much Marvel SA prod. Artwork still in existence, as there is in the Adler collection of DC pieces. And to get a truly classic Silver Age cover that is also at the same time an homage to the Golden Age is nothing short of phenomenal. An exceptional and unbelievably rare piece of comic production art, that would look amazing framed, and be a true key piece in any collection. Please note that this is an authentic piece from the 1960’s, not something made for a later reprint or collection book. We have been told there are reprint production art pieces being listed by other sellers that make them seem to be old and from original printings, even though they are not for example, older production art did not have the words on a separate sheet from the images. Those kinds of things were only done much more recently, using computer technology. We advise buyers to be careful, as there are disreputable sellers tricking many people into believing they are purchasing items that are older and more valuable than what they actually are. Some sellers simply do not state their items are from reprints, while others make very long listings and put a tiny mention about reprints buried deep in the listing, and/or use a hard-to-read font color (like yellow) to prevent buyers from seeing this information. Unfortunately, everything else in the listing the title, pictures of the cover of the comic from the 1st printing, etc. This item is a genuine piece from the’60’s, not something made for a reprint. Check out our other auctions for more great items. Check it out, you’ll be glad you did!