She's there in all her Kirby glory. You just can't see her because ... well you know, she's invisible.

Ah, thanks.

I think the FF 55 and 62 pages represent kirby ( or the kirby/sinnott combo ) at the height of his powers and sadly the SS Graphic Novel cover the nadir.

Well, I don’t know if it‘s just me, because I am very affectioned to the story -- the sense of mystery, of urgency, something like being on the threshold of the unknown, and yet feeling familiar -- but to me the three-part "Beehive" storyline (with the birth of Warlock) is the peak of all the Fantastic Four career.
Sure, Galactus is great, it has deservedly being praised as among the finest runs, but I tend to consider (also for its "literary" value: thanks Stan! ) that cycle the most awesome. And it all starts, with a sense of impending doom, as the FF decide to go somewhere on vacation and Ronan the accuser comes to the board. Again: maybe it’s just me, but in some way it’s all there.

P.S. Let’s not forget Wakanda, and the often despised Black Panther.

Yes, apologies for the misunderstanding. I am pretty surprised to hear it’s Sinnott inking on the (rejected?) cover for The SS Graphic Novel. From the style, I guessed it was some piece of the 1980s (1978, not so far), where unfortunately, Jack’s drawing perspective already got extremely skewed due to the eye problems.
@LB Jefferies: I wasn’t saying it was a *spoon*, well maybe a *fork* ;), just that it belongs to the late period, where the distortion became an element which wasn’t possible to hide thanks to the inker’s help. But it could also be seen even as a more valuable item than the great #55 page, since it document’s Jack suffering (and worries about his family) and as such it must be treasured.
I wouldn’t ever despise anything done by Jack, even if it was an awful scribble in the face of adversity…

@Sardo: I agree, I don’t even have to look back at it, it’s really a great page.

My personal piece is a page from FF #62, it probably features the closest portrait of Blastaar, as he meets the Sandman.

Philippe Queveau, which is registered here but doesn’t post often, has nicely explained me the story of the small amount of original art which was gotten back by Kirby and Sinnott, and I learned my piece was, albeit indirectly, bought from Jack himself, and I was delighted to know. I guess it would be hard to part with it!
Also, Philippe owns *the* Silver Surfer page, which is this one:

It only takes two bidders to drive the price up.

I bid for a Legion cover for the auction to save Joe Shuster's house. One other guy and I bid it way above what a Swan cover would normally go for - sure it was for charity, but I really wanted it. Apparently, he did, too.

Does that make it worth the money we bid? I doubt it. If I wasn't there to "make the market" or if he wasn't, it would have gone for a 1/3 of the selling price.

PS. I shouldn't complain about missing that one (though I do sometimes) I do have some nice Swan examples.