Original Eric Stanton & Steve Ditko art at the Taschen Gallery

"A Dull Day in The Neighborhood," the complete set of "Correspondence Letter B-1" and "Correspondence Letter B-2," which collectively would later be republished as "Confidential TV," 22 pages (out of 24) of "The Kinky Hook," 4 pages of "Divorce Agreement" — these are just some of the Stanton/Ditko art items owned by Benedikt Taschen, and much of the material passed through my hands this past week as I urged him to put as much of it on display as possible — and put it all in a separate room too.

Currently on display — and offered for sale — at the Taschen Gallery in Los Angeles is a selection of collaborative art produced by Eric Stanton and Steve Ditko between 1966 and 1967, just after Ditko walked out on Marvel. You may NEVER have another opportunity to see this original artwork again in your lifetime!

 

  

Here I am holding page 1 of the comic originally known as "On a Kinky Hook," 1966 (Stantoons Inc.; Stanley Malkin, Stanton) — for the Taschen Gallery in Los Angeles.

I was laying out these pages at the gallery about a week ago. Benedikt Taschen hardly understood what it was it. He just wanted me to assemble it in order.

 Dian Hanson and Benedikt Taschen went off to lunch as I was left alone with this. Just amazing. 

Just handling this art was an experience I'll never forget.

Pure Steve Ditko. I begged Benedikt to include it in the show, but he decided to put it back in the vault.

 This page from "Correspondence Letter B-2" made the show and is currently on display to the public — at the Taschen Gallery.

 

 This page from "On a Kinky Hook" (here, already framed) made the show and is currently on display to the public — at the Taschen Gallery.

 This page from "Divorce Agreement" (here, already framed) made the show and is currently on display to the public — at the Taschen Gallery.

This page made the show and is currently on display to the public. The inking is excellent! You can see Ditko (or Stanton) used Zip-A-Tone and what appears to be Wite-Out for the highlights. What do you think? It's also from "Divorce Agreement." 

This page from "Correspondence Letter B-1" made the show and is currently on display to the public.

I hope you'll check out the show in person. It's worth a visit. Also included in the exhibit are works by John Willie, Gene Bilbrew, Bill Ward, Bill Alexander, the artist known as "B&G," Robert Blue, Allen Jones, and of course Elmer Batters. The show features 85 gorgeously framed original pieces of Eric Stanton art never seen before in public + a huge collection of Stanton artifacts like his colorful '60s paperbacks, magazines, and interior art for Exotique and Selbee magazines — on display right now and FREE to the public — until May 24. 

This is truly a rare event!

TASCHEN GALLERY
8070 Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(323) 852-9098

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