Marvel Silver-Age Sketchagraphs Gallery #2
Modern-day artists
Last Updated: May 24, 2025 ...
- Pages 28: added 1 storyline Ribeiro FF #12
This Gallery is DEDICATED to the late Tom Carter !!
I believe that Tom Carter, who passed away in early 2007, was the biggest collector of Marvel sketchagraph and sketch cards, in the world. He was also my best friend in this hobby. We first made contact in 2000 when we did our first trade ... and of course, it was MSA. Over the next year, I realized that he was REAL SERIOUS about collecting the MSA sketches, and I would defer to him, since I knew I could not compete with his collection. I was satisfied being at best, #2. In late 2001, when a certain collector offered to sell his entire MSA collection, I was surprised that Tom "couldn't afford it". He really wanted a lot of the sketches, and since I wanted him to have the best MSA collection, I financed the venture. I then let him have about 100 of the best sketches from that collection, for a nominal price each. He paid me for them over the next two years. This seemed to "cement" our sketch card friendship !! Also, for both of us, our favorite comic book was the Fantastic Four ... so we had something else in common. In 2006, he started to sell his MSA Ribeiro FF storyline sketches to me, so that I could merge them with mine. I was never quite sure why he did that !! So when Tom passed away, and his MSA collection was put in the hands of K&J Non-sports Cards, I am grateful that they sold me Tom's entire collection. I really want to keep as much of it intact as I can !! I have merged into my own collection, the nearly 100 sketches that I mentioned above;
some others that I had acquired for him over the subsequent years; some that I had reluctantly traded to him (including the first one I mentioned above I have and will continue to miss Tom I would like to think that Tom would be HAPPY knowing that I have his collection now ? 
); and several "beauties" that I didn't ever realize he had !! The result of this merger can be seen in this Gallery, as well as in MSA Gallery #2.
Many of you who know me well, knows that my main passion within the Marvel Comics Universe comes from the fact that I grew-up in the Silver-Age (SA). So over the last few years, I have seriously decided to go after these sketchagraphs from true legends of the Comic Book Industry.
For this web site, I have found it better to scan the entire 9-pocket (a.k.a. page), rather than to put each sketch up as an individual scan. Besides for those of you who know me, I am very obsessive about how my pages are arranged
Currently I have 32 "full" pages of sketchagraphs in this Gallery. Below, I give a brief summary of what is in each page, just to the right of the thumbnail for that page.
Note: Click the thumbnail to open a new window to see a larger-size view of the page.
Table 2: The 5 Modern-day artists who drew MSA Sketchagraph cards
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Page 1: This is TRIBUTE TO JACK KIRBY Page 1 !! The photo of an aged Jack 'The King' Kirby is card #100 from the 1992 card set Famous Comic Book Creators. This page and the next, is to honor the Fantastic Four, the comic that is supposed to have started the Marvel Silver Age, and the revival of Super Heroes in the early 1960's. Dan Schaefer is one of the five "Modern-day" artists who drew sketchagraphs for the MSA series. I think his MSA FF sketches are very much like Kirby's FF stuff ! His Silver Surfer sketchagraphs (slot 5 & 9) looks to me, just like the Kirby Surfer !! I believe that I have all 13 of the variations that Schaefer drew for MSA; the Torch (slot 3), Medusa (slot 8) and full-body Silver-Surfer (slot 9) are "rarer" than the others on this page !! |
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Page 2: This is TRIBUTE TO JACK KIRBY Page 2 This is the second page of Dan Schaefer's MSA sketchagraphs, showing the other six. The J. Storm (slot 3) are "rarer" than the others on this page !! I have both variations that Schaefer drew of the Watcher (slots 5 & 6), which Kirby also drew differently over the years. As mentioned on Page 1 above, Schaefer's sketches are very much like Jack Kirby drew the FF. The Namor's Love (in slot 3) looks like very early Kirby FF ... this sketch is a scene from FF #4. To fill the page, I have decided to add sketches from another of the other "Modern-day" artists who drew sketchagraphs for MSA, Anthony Castrillo. I believe I have 6 of the 7 variations of sketches that he did. In row 3, are more Jack Kirby characters ... two Silver Surfer's and a Hulk vs. Thing. Like the Palmer's, Castrillo's sketchagraphs also supposedly never made it into the packs; are also considered "rare"; and has the same debate as to whether they are "true" MSA sketchagraphs or not. |
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Page 3: Michael Dutkiewicz is another of the "Modern-day" artists. His inked style is kind of "heavy" for me. The three main storylines that he did his sketchagraphs for I am not too familiar, with since they appear to be ed style. Ribeiro started-out drawing SIX series of "story line" sketchagraphs, each one being unique. I especially like these because I AM IMPRESSED by the way he interprets the story, and retells it using only pictures ... no dialogue boxes as in the original comic book !! See some of these in the following pages. But apparently as the deadline for submitting his quota of MSA sketchagraphs approached, Ribeiro had to "crank-out" blocks of the same sketchagraphs, thus he did many of these "common" ones as shown on this page. I believe there are 11 common ones (?). I put 9 of them on this page. The other two are on Page 18 below. |
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Page 11: Emir Ribeiro Amazing Fantasy #15 page 1. I currently have 37 of the "story line" sketchagraphs that Ribeiro did for "Origin of Spider-Man", as first told in Amazing Fantasy #15. To help tell the story better, I commissioned Ribeiro to redraw for me, 8 of his original sketchagraphs. This page shows the beginning of the story, where we are introduced to Peter Parker, Aunt May and Uncle Ben, and Peter's schoolmates. Then some scenes up to when Peter first gets bitten by the spider. |
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Page 12: Emir Ribeiro Amazing Fantasy #15 page 2. This page continues the story after Peter is bitten. He starts to learn about his new powers, realizes that they are caused by the spider bite, and then gets the idea to enter the wrestling challenge. |
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Page 13: Emir Ribeiro Amazing Fantasy #15 page 3. This page continues the story where Peter makes his wrestling disguise, and then wins the challenge. Afterwards, he is offered $ to appear on TV. He decides to make a real costume/disguise, including web shooters. |
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Page 14: Emir Ribeiro Amazing Fantasy #15 page 4. This page tells the tragic part of the story. After Spidey shows-off his new costume and web shooters on TV, Spidey doesn't stop the burglar at the TV station. When Peter comes home, he finds-out that Uncle Ben was killed by a burglar. |
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Page 15: Emir Ribeiro Amazing Fantasy #15 page 5. This page concludes the story with the classic ending. An angry Spidey heads off to find the burglar, and tracks down the burglar into a warehouse, captures him, and when he sees the burglars face, realizes it was the burglar at the TV station, that he didn't stop. At this point he decides that 'With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility !! |
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Page 16: Emir Ribeiro Avengers #1 page 1 . I have only 19 of the "story line" sketchagraphs that Ribeiro did for Avengers #1. To help tell the story better, I commissioned Ribeiro to redraw for me, 7 of his original sketchagraphs. This page shows the beginning of the "Origin of the Avengers", where Loki uses one of his illusions to trick the Hulk into damaging the train tracks. Rick Jones knows the Hulk wouldn't do something like that, so he calls the FF for help to exonerate the Hulk, but the message is picked-up by Dr. Don Blake (Thor). |
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Page 17: Emir Ribeiro Avengers #1 page 2. The story continues as Rick Jones' call is also picked-up by Iron Man and Ant-Man/Wasp. The heroes gather for the first time, and the adventure begins. Thor is lured away from the others when he sees the Hulk, but it is actually another of Loki's illusions. Meanwhile the real Hulk battles against Iron Man and Ant-Man/Wasp. |
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Page 18: Emir Ribeiro Avengers #1 page 3. Unfortunately, Emir chose not to draw any sketches for the part of the story where Thor realizing that Loki is behind the illusions, goes to Asgard and captures Loki. This last page shows where Thor brings Loki to Earth, and tells the others how Loki tricked them. Ant-Man then has the idea that they should form a team called the Avengers. The others agree !! Slots 8 & 9 have the last of the 11 common Ribeiro sketchagraphs. They are the two of Captain America as shown in Avengers #4. |
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Page 27: Emir Ribeiro Fantastic Four #12 page 2. This page shows the FF flying to the weapon's lab and meeting with Banner. When Rick Jones discovers the actual saboteur is a scientist at the lab, Karl Kort, Rick is taken hostage. The FF is then involved in another round of sabotage. |
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Page 28: Emir Ribeiro Fantastic Four #12 page 3. The FF goes under the lab to search for Rick, and encounters the Hulk. However, I don't have the ones that show the epic battle between the Hulk and the Thing, nor the end of the story where the FF discovers that Kort is holding Rick Slots 8 and 9 have two of Ribeiro's redraws that over-flowed from their respective pages, so I put them here as fillers. |
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Page 29: Emir Ribeiro Hulk #1 page 1. I currently have 38 of the "story line" sketchagraphs that Ribeiro did for Hulk #1. To help tell the story better, I commissioned Ribeiro to redraw for me, 3 of his original sketchagraphs. This issue was separated into two stories ... the first was the classic gamma explosion accident, and the second was a Commie mutant named the Gargoyle trying to enslave Rick and the Hulk. This page shows the "Origin of the Hulk", from the first time Bruce Banner becomes the Hulk (trying to save the trespassing Rick Jones), when the spy (Igor) triggers the Gamma bomb early. The military come to see what happened but the Hulk lashes out. |
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Page 30: Emir Ribeiro Hulk #1 page 2. This page continues the story. The Hulk goes back to his lab, discovering the spy (Igor). The Hulk disables Igor. The Hulk reverts back to Banner, just as the military arrives. After Igor is taken away, Betty Ross shows-up to find-out what happened to Bruce. |
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Page 31: Emir Ribeiro Hulk #1 page 3. This page continues the story. From his cell, Igor informs the Gargoyle (in Russia) about the presence of the Hulk. Bruce and Rick drive to the desert fearing that Bruce will become the Hulk again. Bruce changes again near Betty's home and she faints at the sight of him. The Gargoyle shows up to capture the Hulk. |
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Page 32: Emir Ribeiro Hulk #1 page 4. This page continues the story. The Gargoyle captures the Hulk and Rick, by turning them into "slaves". Meanwhile General Ross arrives and awakens Betty. During the plane flight to Russia, the Hulk reverts back to Banner. When they land, the Gargoyle realizes that the Hulk is actually Banner. |
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Page 33: Emir Ribeiro Hulk #1 page 5. This page completes the story. The Gargoyle enlists Banner's help in curing him of his Gamma-ray based mutation. A grateful Gargoyle helps Bruce and Rick escape via a rocket that will send them back to the U.S. Meanwhile the Gargoyle blows-up the Russian base behind them. |