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Four Beanworld original drawings up for auction to benefit the CBLDF, all of them already with multiple bids, so likely to get quite pricey. The Action Figure framed drawing ended up going for $247.50.

Bean Spotting – Marvels #3 [1994]

Marvels #3 [1994]
by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross

You can tell I’m running close to the end of these when I get to one like this…

MARVELS was one of the big song and dance super-hero production numbers of 1994, and was also a comic where Kurt Busiek decided that he would have actual text in the prop newspapers that appeared in the book, rather than “lorem ipsum” type text. And I guess after writing enough of that he went batty. So this page featuring some newspapers on the day after Galactus’ first invasion of Earth feature some rather odd text hidden in the corner, proclaiming that “Larry Marder is God” and apparently something about the UN declaring him to be the “nexus of…” [all comic book realities, presumably].

If you can take the squinting, the J. Jonah Jameson editorial speculating that the whole “Galactus invasion” was a hoax is worth reading as well, especially toward the end, where he starts ranting about that guy on a surfboard. The rest of MARVELS is worth a read as well.

This column was presumably present in all the myriad reprints of MARVELS that have come out since.

Bean Spotting – The Cartoonist #1 [1997]

The Cartoonist #1 [1997]
by Teri S. Wood

This comic collects Teri Wood’s comic strip “The Cartoonist”, which appeared in AMAZING HEROES from 1989 to 1993. Included are the two with Beanworld/Marder references, originally from AH #176 and AH #185. See the respective pages for more on each strip. Mr. Spook also appears on the cover, as part of a collage of images from the various strips.

You can find out more about Teri Wood and her comic book work, including WANDERING STAR, over at her website.