John Buscema (1927-2002)

John Buscema and Tom Palmer The Avengers #264 Story Page 18 & 19 Yellowjacket Original Art (Marvel, 1986). Rita DeMara dons the Yellowjacket costume for the first time in this sequence from her first appearance! The Wasp confronts DeMara after she broke into her house and stole Hank Pym's Yellowjacket costume and size-changing tech. The villain would take on the Yellowjacket identity and have many encounters with the Avengers, eventually redeeming herself and joining the Guardians of the Galaxy. An explosive two-page sequence created in ink and screentone over graphite on Bristol board with image areas of 10" x 15". Trimmed top edge and corners, tape abrasions on the top/bottom edges, whiteout corrections, taped page number paste-ups at the bottom, with light handling wear. In Very Good condition. From The Tom Palmer Collection. HID09710052018 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved