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November 21, 2013: Al Plastino JFK Art Pulled From Auction

Al Plastino You may recall that last month we reported on the news that legendary comic book artist Al Plastino had posted a message on his Facebook page regarding Superman comic book art he had donated to the Kennedy Library at Harvard somehow listed for auction without his permission.

Today, Heritage Auctions has announced that it has removed the artwork from tomorrow's planned auction.

    Heritage Auctions had hoped to sell the artwork Friday in California for an estimated $50,000. But its creator sued the Dallas-based firm Tuesday, seeking to disclose the seller's name.

    Illustrator Al Plastino of Shirley, N.Y., believed "Superman's Mission for President Kennedy" had been donated to Boston's Kennedy Library decades ago. But last month he spotted it at New York Comic Con, where Heritage was exhibiting it.

    Heritage says the seller purchased it at auction in 1993.

    Plastino's attorney says DC Comics told his client the work would be donated to the library. The attorney says he believes it was stolen before that could happen.

Source: The Associated Press



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