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Not exactly comic book art, but pretty close. Not a new pickup, but the 1st time these pages have ever been shown online. 
Captain Nice was a TV series in 1967, created by Buck Henry (co-creator of Get Smart, and straight man on several SNL Samuri skits.)
Topps test marketed a card set to go with the show. It was probably a 24 card set. The cards are hard to find.
Staff artist at Topps - Wally Wood did the artwork for the card backs. It's not his best work, but there's some parts that look like Wood art.
Here's my collection of 8 pieces of original art. The image area is approx 10"x7", which was colored and reduced to 2.5"x3.5" on the finished cards. I bought the art long ago, but still don't have any of the cards, got outbid on the two that I've seen.... still watching...
Card #1 - I know this is from #1 because The Topps Vault actioned a finished production card on eBay on 2/1/04. It sold for $315.00 + s&h
I think this is #6, cause someone wrote it on the front and back
Here's #15. Topps sold a production card on 2/3/04 for $270.85. The old "bomb on an airplane" gag. Is that still funny? 
I don't know what card numbers the others are.
This looks like Wally Wood drawn monsters.
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The rest of my Wally Wood collection
From 1961, Topps Crazy cards. This series got actual mass market distribution. The paste-up over the name is missing from two of them. At the last minute, Topps decided to avoid lawsuits and not use anyone's real name.
Actual artwork is a whimpy 3.5" wide.
#4
#19
#26
#44
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Man Robbie,
Those Captain Nice cards are hilarious! I've seen the Captain Nice comics around, but never the cards. Funny how the cards are worth more than the comic!
Those Topps Crazy Cards are super cool too. How did you come across all these?
VERY NICE COLLECTION!!
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texranger37 (10/19/2009)
Man Robbie,
Those Captain Nice cards are hilarious! I've seen the Captain Nice comics around, but never the cards. Funny how the cards are worth more than the comic!
Those Topps Crazy Cards are super cool too. How did you come across all these?
VERY NICE COLLECTION!!
TEX
There are a couple Topps test issues that cost big bucks. There's a Bewitched set that's super rare (the only ones I've seen for sale were from the Topps Vault.)
I've got the comic, it's not as good as the tv show, but does have a sweet photo cover, which was also used on a paperback.
I bought them in '92 from a guy who went to the first Topps auction (in NYC). They were expensive... I figure the OA has to be worth more than the cards...
These days Topps has auctions on ebay (I've won some stuff from them)...
I notice some Crazy Cards on ebay.
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