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TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3308: Back at Blog #3288 I announced a special Grand Prize to be awarded for my 2nd Annual Black Friday Event! This was after Facebook Friend, Allen Bellman, saw that I was running the event and offered to contribute a personalized illustration for the Black Friday Comics Event!
"Michael, I will do a tight graphite pencil sketch 9x 12 of Cappy (Captain America), belting Hitler, or any other villain of that period." He also went on to say..."I will put all but the kitchen sink into it. This one could have a value (of) $195", (plus shipping cost). "...This one will be special. I will spray it with a fixative so it doesn't smudge". Well, late yesterday afternoon, Allen sent a me a scan of the finished illustration, shown at the above right! I'm very pleased on how it turned out, and I am sure that the Grand Prize Winner, Mark Poe, will also be very pleased! My Thanks to Mark for 'Liking' my New Facebook Fan Page AND clicking the 'Attending' button on the Event Page! Which was all he had to do be eligible to win a prize at this 'virtual event' this past Black Friday! And My Special Thanks to Mr. Allen Bellman for offering this illustration for my 2nd Annual Black Friday Event, this year sponsored by 'Michael D Hamersky On Comics', my New Facebook Fan Page! If you are not aware of Mr. Bellman's history at Timely / Marvel Comics here's just a 'little bit': "Allen Bellman was born in Manhattan and studied at the High School of Industrial Arts. He eventually became a staff artist at Timely during the Golden Age of comics. While still a teenager, he did the backgrounds for Syd Shores' Captain America in 1942, and eventually worked on titles such as: The Patriot, The Destroyer, The Human Torch, Jap Buster Johnson and Jet Dixon of the Space Squadron, All Winners Comics, Marvel Mystery, Sub Mariner Comics, Young Allies and so much more." For those of YOU that would like a sketch similar to what you see at the top right, Mr. Bellman does commission sketches, Allen has a web site at: AllenBellman.com, where you can contact him. Currently for the upcoming 2011 Year, Allen is scheduled to be at: Tampa Bay Comic Con, MegaCon, Texas Comic Con, and the Florida SuperCon! For dates and times, please see those links! ---------------------- My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now over 3,305 total posts in number! I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog! BTW, You can 'follow' this Blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app! We currently have over 2,100 'Followers'! Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button! And for those of YOU that haven't yet...I would appreciate it if YOU would!!! ~ Michael D Hamersky @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com
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Here's how Allen ended up saying what he would like to contribute as the 'Grand Prize': 
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My thanks to those of YOU that have read today's blog post! I do appreciate that! 
Also, if you are a Facebook member and would like to also join my Facebook Network, I would have liked to have sent you a Friend Request. However, I have reached the maximum of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages 'limit' already, so I have now added on a personal Facebook Fan Page of my own! 
Talking about comics: if YOU are a comics creator, (writer, penciler, inker, colorist, letterer, etc.), OR even a Comics / Magazine Publisher, feel free to contact me regarding YOUR works for a possible mention / review!
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