Counterculture and the 1960s
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Lot 279
Wilson, S. Clay. Gems and Junk. “Frank N. Stein”, 1985. Ori...
Estimate: $10,000 - $20,000
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Wilson, S. Clay. Gems and Junk. ?Frank N. Stein?, 1985. Original ink on paper with numerous white-out corrections and enhancements. 11 panels, a complete story on five layout pages. Sight of each page approximately 9 x 6 ??; total sight approximately 9 x 32 ??. Panels vary in size, ranging from approximately 3 ? x 5? to 3 ? x 2 ??. Framed under glass. Frame size 9 ? x 33?. Layout pages toned, soiled, with faint editorial markings. Fine. This complete story, published in Jump Start #2 (1987), features a strung-out junkie, ?Itchy? Fenan, and his nearly-dead friend, R. Z., who rob and kill a jewel dealer, fence the gems, buy heroin, and overdose. An excellent comic with Wilson?s distinctive underground sensibilities. Not examined out of frame.
