Bidding will end soon on Frank Frazetta’s painting for the Lancer paperback book cover of Robert E. Howard’s Conan story, “Rogues in the House.”
It’s currently at $8,500,000, with Heritage Auction’s so-called Buyer’s Premium taking it up to $10,625,000.
This is Barry Smith’s cover illustration for the Marvel Comics adaptation of the story, as written by Roy Thomas.
Here is an interesting comparison. It’s Bernie Wrightson’s illustration for Poe’s “Murders in the Rue Morgue.”
Trader Joe’s pizza crust and sauce, with shredded pizza blend cheese and green pepper. Ten minutes in the oven at 325 degrees. Usually there’s also onion, but I forgot to buy one. The Enterprise pizza wheel does a good job of cutting.
https://www.boston.com/real-estate/home-buying/2025/09/03/star-trek-home-listed
The price was dropped by a hundred grand in late June.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/155-Shortwoods-Rd-New-Fairfield-CT-06812/57332431_zpid/
The Star Trek angle doesn’t fit. The original series never featured an exterior or interior set that looked anything like that house. Star Trek: The Next Generation sometimes did, but the house was built in 1985, and the series began in 1987.
I think they probably meant to say Star Wars. Regardless of that consideration, it’s a cool looking place to live. Somebody will explore this strange property to seek out a new residence.
A few weeks ago at the NCS conference, I very much enjoyed my conversation with Greg Walker. CBS Saturday Morning has this excellent segment about Beetle Bailey and the Walker brothers.
Mort Walker’s long-gone cartoon museum in Port Chester, NY is mentioned. I was there for Marvel Comics Day in September, 1978.
I have the upcoming Beetle Bailey 75th anniversary book on pre-order with Fantagraphics. It’s also available on Amazon, of course.
https://www.fantagraphics.com/products/beetle-bailey-75-years-of-smiles
Star Wars? A piffle, compared to the Beatles!
I am currently the high bidder on this Heritage Auctions item. With all three Harvey Comics leading characters — Richie Rich, Casper, and Wendy — together in the first panel of a 5-page story, how could I resist?
The drawings were by a Harvey Comics mainstay, Warren Kremer. The clean, simple lines, as required for Harvey’s humor titles, contrast with the publisher’s Fifties horror comics, as seen in these examples.
This unpublished cover is also attributed to Kremer, demonstrating his masterful brushwork that’s anything but simple.
I’d say this one appears more likely to be the work of Lee Elias.
