Star Trek: The Original Series (Paramount, 1966-1969), Eddie Jones Original Artwork for German Magazine Bild und...

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Star Trek: The Original Series (Paramount, 1966-1969), Eddie Jones Original Artwork for German Magazine Bild und Funk. Vintage original artwork by Eddie Jones for Bild und Funk, a German magazine that published stories from the original series in serialized form along with accompanying illustrations. This artwork is for a story inspired by Season 1, Episode 25, "The Devil in The Dark", and depicts Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and Captain Kirk (William Shatner) inspecting a torn apart radioactive chamber. Mounted to 14" x 12" artist's board and accomplished in black and white ink. A sheet of transparent paper, taped to verso, overlays the artwork and features stenciled revisions and notes in colored ink. Signed S. Fantoni (Jones' pen name) and dated February 24, 1973 with handwritten "Eddie Jones (S. Fantoni) 1973 - Bild und Funk - "Enterprise: The Devil in the Dark" Part 1". In 1973, Eddie Jones was commissioned to create a series of title illustrations for stories within the Star Trek universe written by James Blish, used to create buzz for Star Trek beginning to screen in Germany (where it was known as Enterprise). Exhibits signs of age and handling, including corner bumps to the board. Comes with a COA from Heritage Auctions.

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