The artwork of TSR captured the imaginations of an entire generation of Role Playing Gamers and fantasy art enthusiasts. While crude in the very beginning (D&D first appeared in 1974), by the early 1980’s the artwork improved dramatically, with artists such as Larry Elmore, Clyde Caldwell, Jeff Easley, and Brom, among others, creating truly iconic images. The artwork graced the covers of not only books such as the Monster Manual, Players Handbook, and Unearthed Arcana, but modules, boxed sets, and Dragon Magazine as well. The art served as a hook to grab the attention of new players and also provided RPG’ers with a rich visual tapestry as the backdrop to their adventures into the realms of Dungeons and Dragons. So it only made sense that the game would be adapted into the graphic medium of comic books.
Thus in the late 1980’s TSR licensed DC Comics to produce comics based on several of their fantasy gaming settings. In all, DC produced four ongoing series’, launching in 1988 with Dragonlance (August) and Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (September). They were later followed by Forgotten Realms (September, 1989) and Spelljammer (September, 1990). The AD&D title lasted the longest, concluding with issue #36 in December of 1991.
This page, from issue #19 (June, 1990), is the concluding page of the story and is penciled by comics legend and Eisner Award winner Jan Duursema (Star Wars, Warlord, Airon, Hawkman, X-Men, Hulk, X-Factor, etc.) and is inked by Rick Magyar. The page measures approximately 11 by 17 inches, is in excellent condition and will be shipped with the utmost care. It is also signed by Duursema. Please note- this is an actual, original piece of artwork pencilled by Duursema and inked by Magyar. It is not a copy, print or pre-printed image. It is a one-of-a-kind original!
