Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes - Silver Blaze


Colonel Ross
From the story “Silver Blaze” (1892)

The 2nd of 25 sketch cards done for the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes trading card series by Cult-Stuff.

Sherlock Holmes created by Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887
© in the public domain

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes originally published in 1894

Sketch card
June 2o13
j(ay)

Monday, September 29, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy - Drax


The 36th of 40 sketch cards (+ 5 over-sized cards) done for the Guardians of the Galaxy trading card series by Upper Deck.

Arthur Sampson Douglas, aka Drax the Destroyer, created by Jim Starlin and Mike Friedrich
First appearance: Iron Man #55, 1973
© Marvel Comics

Sketch card
June 2o14
j(ay)

Sunday, September 28, 2014

Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes - Silver Blaze


From the story "Silver Blaze" (1892)

The first of 25 sketch cards done for the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes trading card series by Cult-Stuff.

Sherlock Holmes created by Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887
© in the public domain

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes originally published in 1894
Sketch card
June 2o13
j(ay)

Saturday, September 27, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy - Starlord


The 35th of 40 sketch cards (+ 5 over-sized cards) done for the Guardians of the Galaxy trading card series by Upper Deck.

Peter Jason Quill, aka Star-Lord, created by Steve Englehart and Steve Gan
First appearance: Marvel Preview #4, 1976
© Marvel Comics

Sketch card
June 2o14
j(ay)

Friday, September 26, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy - Iron Man


The 34th of 40 sketch cards (+ 5 over-sized cards) done for the Guardians of the Galaxy trading card series by Upper Deck.

Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark, aka Iron Man, created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Don Heck and Jack Kirby
First appearance: Tales of Suspense #39, 1963
© Marvel Comics

Sketch card
June 2o14
j(ay)

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy - Drax the Destroyer


The 33rd of 40 sketch cards (+ 5 over-sized cards) done for the Guardians of the Galaxy trading card series by Upper Deck.

Arthur Sampson Douglas, aka Drax the Destroyer, created by Jim Starlin and Mike Friedrich
First appearance: Iron Man #55, 1973
© Marvel Comics

Sketch card
June 2o14
j(ay)

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy - Groot


The 32nd of 40 sketch cards (+ 5 over-sized cards) done for the Guardians of the Galaxy trading card series by Upper Deck.

Groot, once known as the Monster from Planet X, created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers
First appearance: Tales to Astonish #13, 1960
© Marvel Comics

Sketch card
June 2o14
j(ay)

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy - Rocket Raccoon


The 31th of 40 sketch cards (+ 5 over-sized cards) done for the Guardians of the Galaxy trading card series by Upper Deck.

Rocket Raccoon created by Bill Mantlo and Keith Giffen
First appearance: Marvel Preview #7, 1976
© Marvel Comics

Sketch card
June 2o14
j(ay)

Monday, September 22, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy - Starlord


The 30th of 40 sketch cards (+ 5 over-sized cards) done for the Guardians of the Galaxy trading card series by Upper Deck.

Peter Jason Quill, aka Star-Lord, created by Steve Englehart and Steve Gan
First appearance: Marvel Preview #4, 1976
© Marvel Comics

Sketch card
June 2o14
j(ay)

Sunday, September 21, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy - Remora


The 29th of 40 sketch cards (+ 5 over-sized cards) done for the Guardians of the Galaxy trading card series by Upper Deck.

Remora (I think) created by Michael Gallagher and Dale Eaglesham
First appearance: Guardians of the Galaxy #42, 1993 (I think)
© Marvel Comics

Sketch card
June 2o14
j(ay)

Saturday, September 20, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy - Punisher General


The 28th of 40 sketch cards (+ 5 over-sized cards) done for the Guardians of the Galaxy trading card series by Upper Deck.

Dylan Gerfunkle, aka Punisher General, created by Jim Valentino
First appearance: Guardians of the Galaxy #17, 1991
© Marvel Comics

Sketch card
June 2o14
j(ay)

Friday, September 19, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy - Starlord

The 27th of 40 sketch cards (+ 5 over-sized cards) done for the Guardians of the Galaxy trading card series by Upper Deck.

Peter Jason Quill, aka Star-Lord, created by Steve Englehart and Steve Gan
First appearance: Marvel Preview #4, 1976
© Marvel Comics

Sketch card
June 2o14
j(ay)

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy - Gamora


The 26th of 40 sketch cards (+ 5 over-sized cards) done for the Guardians of the Galaxy trading card series by Upper Deck.

Gamora Zen Whoberi Ben Titan created by Jim Starlin
First appearance: Strange Tales #180, 1975
© Marvel Comics

Sketch card
June 2o14
j(ay)

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy - Groot


The 25th of 40 sketch cards (+ 5 over-sized cards) done for the Guardians of the Galaxy trading card series by Upper Deck.

Groot, once known as the Monster from Planet X, created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers
First appearance: Tales to Astonish #13, 1960
© Marvel Comics

Sketch card
June 2o14
j(ay)

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy - Gamora


The 24th of 40 sketch cards (+ 5 over-sized cards) done for the Guardians of the Galaxy trading card series by Upper Deck.

Gamora Zen Whoberi Ben Titan created by Jim Starlin
First appearance: Strange Tales #180, 1975
© Marvel Comics

Sketch card
June 2o14
j(ay)

Monday, September 15, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy - Talon


The 23rd of 40 sketch cards (+ 5 over-sized cards) done for the Guardians of the Galaxy trading card series by Upper Deck.

Talon created by Jim Valentino
First appearance: Guardians of the Galaxy #18, 1991
© Marvel Comics

Sketch card
June 2o14
j(ay)

Sunday, September 14, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy - The Beyonder


The 22nd of 40 sketch cards (+ 5 over-sized cards) done for the Guardians of the Galaxy trading card series by Upper Deck.

The Beyonder, The Last To Fall in the Earth-691 universe, created by Jim Shooter and Mike Zeck in 1984
First appearance: Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #1
© Marvel Comics

Sketch card
June 2o14
j(ay)

Saturday, September 13, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy - Spider-Man


The 21st of 40 sketch cards (+ 5 over-sized cards) done for the Guardians of the Galaxy trading card series by Upper Deck.

Spider-Man, The Last To Fall in the Earth-691 universe, created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
First appearance: Amazing Fantasy #15, 1962 Stan Lee
© Marvel Comics

Sketch card
June 2o14
j(ay)

Friday, September 12, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy - Diablo



(While hardly a popular character in the sketch card world, he is now on the Banned List, so there will be no more cards of him…)

The 20th of 40 sketch cards (+ 5 over-sized cards) done for the Guardians of the Galaxy trading card series by Upper Deck.

Esteban Corazon de Ablo, aka Diablo, created by Stan Lee
First appearance: Fantastic Four #30, 1963
© Marvel Comics

Sketch card
June 2o14
j(ay)

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy - Rancor


The 19th of 40 sketch cards (+ 5 over-sized cards) done for the Guardians of the Galaxy trading card series by Upper Deck.

Rancor created by Jim Valentino
First appearance: Guardians of the Galaxy #8, 1991
© Marvel Comics

Sketch card
June 2o14
j(ay)

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy - Wormhole


The 18th of 40 sketch cards (+ 5 over-sized cards) done for the Guardians of the Galaxy trading card series by Upper Deck.

Wormhole created by Kevin West and Michael Gallagher
First appearance: Guardians of the Galaxy #41, 1993
© Marvel Comics

Sketch card
June 2o14
j(ay)

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy - Rocket Raccoon


The 17th of 40 sketch cards (+ 5 over-sized cards) done for the Guardians of the Galaxy trading card series by Upper Deck.

Rocket Raccoon created by Bill Mantlo and Keith Giffen
First appearance: Marvel Preview #7, 1976
© Marvel Comics

Sketch card
June 2o14
j(ay)

Monday, September 8, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy - Starhawk


The 16th of 40 sketch cards (+ 5 over-sized cards) done for the Guardians of the Galaxy trading card series by Upper Deck.

Starhawk, aka Stakar of the House of Ogord, created by Steve Gerber and Sal Buscema
First appearance: The Defenders #27, 1975
© Marvel Comics

Sketch card
June 2o14
j(ay)

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy - Groot


The 15th of 40 sketch cards (+ 5 over-sized cards) done for the Guardians of the Galaxy trading card series by Upper Deck.

Groot, once known as the Monster from Planet X, created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers
First appearance: Tales to Astonish #13, 1960
© Marvel Comics

Sketch card
June 2o14
j(ay)

Saturday, September 6, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy - Thanos


The 14th of 40 sketch cards (+ 5 over-sized cards) done for the Guardians of the Galaxy trading card series by Upper Deck.

Thanos created by Jim Starlin and Mike Friedrich
First appearance: Iron Man #55, 1973
© Marvel Comics

Sketch card
June 2o14
j(ay)

Friday, September 5, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy - Martinex


The 13th of 40 sketch cards (+ 5 over-sized cards) done for the Guardians of the Galaxy trading card series by Upper Deck.

Martinex T’Naga created by Arnold Drake and Gene Colan
First appearance: Marvel Super Heroes #18, 1969
© Marvel Comics

Sketch card
June 2o14
j(ay)

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy - Yondu


The 12th of 40 sketch cards (+ 5 over-sized cards) done for the Guardians of the Galaxy trading card series by Upper Deck.

Yondu Udonta created by Arnold Drake and Gene Colan
First appearance: Marvel Super Heroes #18, 1969
© Marvel Comics

Sketch card
June 2o14
j(ay)

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy - Tork


The 11th of 40 sketch cards (+ 5 over-sized cards) done for the Guardians of the Galaxy trading card series by Upper Deck.

Tork created by Len Wein and Sal Buscema
First appearance: Thor Annual #6, 1977
© Marvel Comics

Sketch card
June 2o14
j(ay)

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy - Hulk


The 10th of 40 sketch cards (+ 5 over-sized cards) done for the Guardians of the Galaxy trading card series by Upper Deck.

Bruce Banner, aka The Hulk, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
First appearance: The Incredible Hulk #1, 1962
© Marvel Comics

Sketch card
June 2o14
j(ay)

Monday, September 1, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy - Giraud


The 9th of 40 sketch cards (+ 5 over-sized cards) done for the Guardians of the Galaxy trading card series by Upper Deck.

Giraud, the Phoenix of Earth 691, created by Jim Valentino
First appearance: Guardians of the Galaxy #9, 1991
© Marvel Comics

Sketch card
June 2o14
j(ay)