Note that the glove is visible in the first panel only. It is drawn in the other three panels, but is not inked, which is why it does not appear in the original scan. This was another one of those rare comic art pages I had purchased sight unseen (or at least I did not see the original art, I did see the original page in the comic). I don't know about other comic art collectors, but I hate un-inked pencil art (just seems so erasable). It just happend that Mr. Rapmund was also selling some of his Supergirl art directly on Ebay at this time. I was able to contact him via Ebay (not the first time I've tracked down an artist or inker directly through Ebay, hint hint), and asked him if he would finish inking the last three panels. He was happy too, and also suggested thatI tried and get the writer, penciller, inker, and editor to sign each panel, which is now a work in progress for me (he already signed, of course). This was one of the rare instances where I had direct contact with either the artist or inker for actually working on one of my original comic art pages.

I'll end this issue of the Neon BoneYard with a new word, "provenance". In an earlier issue of the Neon Boneyard, I used the term "pedigree" to describe the history of a particular comic art page. This term is more suitable for dog or horse breeding. I should have used the term "provenance", which is defined as "the origin or source from which something comes, and the history of subsequent owners". Knowledge of provenance can help to assign the work to a known artist and a documented history can be of use in helping to prove ownership (according to Wikipedia ). So, if you ever see this particular page on the open market again, you'll know a little bit of the "provenance" behind it (it's a big word, don't be afraid to use it...re-write already in progress).

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