1989 San Diego Comic Con Blood Drive Portfolio

Since the 1970s, the San Diego Comic Con has held the Robert A. Heinlein Blood Drive. In 1989 they gave people who donated a small portfolio of printed plates by different comic book artists as a way of saying thank you. The plates were 5" x 8" and printed on glossy card stock and enclosed in a plain white envelope. Here's the plates from that portfolio. They're tough to find on the second hand market.

Sergio Aragones

Jack Kirby & Michael Thibodeaux

Frank Springer

Alex Toth

Bill Woggon

Bil Keane

Mort Walker

 

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A few odds and ends of things I have for sale on Ebay:



1986 San Diego Con Program, signed by Dave Stevens, Mike Kaluta, Charles Vess, and Bob Burden.




Comics Journal #73, article on Carl Barks and interview with Curt Swan.




The American Comic Book 1985 Exhibition Catalog, nice back cover by Will Eisner and "A Salute to Superman" by Ray Bradbury.




Who's Who of American Comic Books, Vol. 2, the classic reference.

Better Things: The Life and Choices of Jeffrey Catherine Jones

MaCab Films, the makers of the documentary Better Things: the Life and Choices of Jeffrey Catherine Jones, is offering a panel on the work in progress at the upcoming San Diego Convention:

Better Things Panel Description: Comic-Con International 2011

Thursday, July 21st

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Jeffrey Catherine Jones: The Documentary — Filmmaker Maria Cabardo is joined by artists Bill Sienkiewicz ( Elektra: Assassin ), Mark Bode ( Cobalt 60) , Rick Berry ( Sparrow #6, Double Memory ), Robert Wiener ( Donald M. Grant Publisher ), George Pratt ( Batman: Harvest Breed ), Henry Mayo (Ghostbusters, Dune) and tentative Louise Simonson ( Superman, X-Factor ), for a preview and discussion of her upcoming documentary feature Better Things: The Life and Choices of Jeffrey Catherine Jones . Using interviews with Jones and a wide range of family, friends and colleagues, the film explores the late artist’s fascinating, challenging life and unique journey through the worlds of comics, illustration and fine art. Moderated by John Butler . Room 4.



If you're interested in supporting the film with a donation, $25.00 donated here will get you an unsigned 11"x14" print of "Vampire Mother."




$75.00 donated here will get you a copy of the signed and numbered print "Native Son." Only a few left at the time of this writing.

San Diego Comic Con, 1985.

Below are some pictures from the San Diego Comic Con in 1985. It's weird looking at these pictures, I really don't have many memories of this convention. I remember Frank Miller was there, but we were kind of over him at that point and the line was huge to get autographs. The only pros I really recall meeting were Harvey Pekar and Rick Geary. I'm sure there were others. I have much more vivid memories of when I attended in 1987, but didn't take any pictures that year. Go figure.




Some Samurai looking guy and I'm not sure who that is supposed to be next to him.




A couple of guys dressed like pirates (I guess).




Art dealer Albert Moy. Love that Badtime Stories cover behind him.




The Gecks. I'm not sure what that was, maybe a band. We kept seeing this guy around. Scott Parrish on the right.




We called this guy "Captain Tape" because of the abundance of tape on his costume.




I'm not sure who this lady was supposed to be, but she liked having her picture taken and we liked photographing her.




L to R: Daredevil, Green Lantern, The Black Cat




The worst Flaming Carrot costume in the world.


Below: some views of the main dealers' room.