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• fep •  Photo of Frank Frazetta with a brush hook. • interior artwork by uncredited
• 2 •  Rough for Masai Warrior • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 4 •  The comp for the cover to 'Creepy #16' (Cat Girl) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 6 •  Idea sketch for the cover of 'The Outlaw of Torn' • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 7 • Introduction: "Most come easy, some come hard." • essay by Arnie Fenner
• 7 •  Frank Frazetta, 1975 • interior artwork by uncredited
• 10 •  The tattered cover of one of Frazetta's numerous sketchbooks. • interior artwork by uncredited
• 11 •  Pencil draft for "Dreamflight" • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 14 •  Thumbnail sketch for the 'Fire and Ice' movie poster, featuring his creation, Darkwolf. • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 14 •  Frazetta at his New York Gallery show in 1994 • interior artwork by uncredited
• 15 •  Mongol looking at volcano sketch • (1977) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 17 •  Caveman and woman with spears • (1981) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 18 •  Concepts for 'Reign of Wizardry' [Lancer Books, 1968] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 20 •  The concept sketch for 'Back to the Stone Age' [Ace Books, 1972] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 21 •  The rough for the cover to 'Tanar of Pellucidar' [Ace Books, 1972] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 23 •  Indian with the Long Rifle • (1978) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 25 •  Rough for 'Winter of the Coup' • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 26 •  Barbarian with sword facing kneeling woman • (1998) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 27 •  The rough for the cover of 'Darkness Weaves' [Warner, 1978] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 28 •  A rough for the cover of 'Death Angel's Shadow' [Warner, 1978] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 29 •  Cover comp for 'Bloodstone' [Warner, 1975] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 30 •  Girl on a Horse • (1975) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 30 •  Nude woman standing by a horse sketch • (1977) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 31 •  The original concept for the cover of 'Eerie #23' [Warren Publishing, 1968] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 36 •  Rough for Plate 3 of 'Kubla Khan Portfolio' • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 38 •  The rough for the cover to 'The Tritonian Ring' [Paperback Library, 1968] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 39 •  The rough for the cover to 'The Flesh Eaters' [Warner, 1979] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 42 •  Cover concept for 'Vampirella #11' [Warren Publishing, 1971] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 43 •  Testing the Water sketch • (1975) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 44 •  The Land That Time Forgot sketches • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 48 •  Character study for 'Dracula' • (1999) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 49 • Dracula: Concept Art for an Animated Film • essay by uncredited
• 54 •  Roughs on this and the following three pages were done in preparation of illustrating several erotic paperback novels published by Midway Books in 1962. • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 56 •  The comp for the cover to 'Tarzan and the Lion Man' [Ace Books, 1963] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 57 •  Various roughs for the illustrated Canaveral Press editions of 'Tarzan at the Earth's Core' and 'Tarzan and the Castaways', circa 1962 • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 58 •  Pellucidar: Girl with spear in arena fighting giant saber tooth tiger. Flying reptiles zooming in to the rescue • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 59 •  At the Earth's Core: low key sinister atmosphere — girl being hypnotized by creature!! • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 60 •  Sketchbook drawing, nude woman with gorilla • (1999) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 61 •  Nude Holding Sword • (1978) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 62 •  Rough for 'A Requiem for Sharks' • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 63 •  Nude woman on horse sketch • (1977) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 70 •  Rough for 'Torment' • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 71 •  Rough for 'The Return of Jongor' [Popular Library, 1970] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 72 •  Roughs for several illustrations intended for an Edgar Rice Burroughs book planned by Canaveral Press in 1964 • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 73 •  Concepts for the cover to 'Vampirella #5' [Warren Publishing, 1970] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 74 •  Initial rough for the cover to 'Conan the Usurper' [Lancer Books, 1967] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 75 •  Rough for the cover to 'Conan the Usurper' [Lancer Books, 1967] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 76 •  The rough for the cover of 'Conan the Warrior' [Lancer Books, 1967] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 77 •  The concept for the cover of 'Conan the Buccaneer' [Lancer Books, 1971] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 78 •  The rough for the cover to 'Thongor in the City of Magicians' [Popular Library, 1968] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 80 •  The cover rough for 'The Beasts of Tarzan' [Ace Books, 1963] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 81 •  A preliminary sketch for an illustration for 'The Gods of Mars/Warlord of Mars' [SFBC, 1971] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 82 •  Comp for 'The Encounter' • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 83 •  A sketch of actor Buster Crabbe • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 84 •  Concept for th 1978 advertising campaign created for the first incarnation of the TV series, 'Battlestar Galactica' • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 85 •  Concept for th 1978 advertising campaign created for the first incarnation of the TV series, 'Battlestar Galactica' [2] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 86 •  These sketches fill the back of Frank's original cover art for 'Famous Funnies #209' • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 88 •  The cover comp for 'Swords of Mars/Synthetic Men of Mars' [SFBC, 1975] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 89 •  A preliminary cover sketch for 'The Gods of Mars/Warlord of Mars' [SFBC, 1971] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 90 •  The cover rough for 'High Side' [Fawcett Books, 1970] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 91 •  An unused alternative concept for the cover to 'King Kong' [Ace Books, 1977] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 92 •  An alternative cover for 'The Girl from Ferris' [House of Greystoke, 1965] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 95 •  Roughs for 'Warrior of Llarn' [Ace Books, 1965] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 96 •  An unused concept for Frazetta's 'Death Dealer' character, circa 1987 • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 97 •  Rough for the cover to 'Verotia #3' [Verotic, 1995] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 100 •  The cover comp for 'The Book of Paradox' [Dell Books, 1975] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 101 •  Roughts for several illustrations intended for editions of 'Pellucidar' and 'At the Earth's Core' planned by Canaveral Press in 1964. • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 102 •  The cover rough for 'Thuvia, Maid of Mars' [SFBC, 1972] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 104 •  Rough Work: Concept Art, Doodles and Sketchbook Drawings • (1962) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 106 •  The preliminary concept for the cover to 'Flashing Swords #2' [Dell Books, 1974] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of The preliminary concept for the cover to 'Flashing Swords #1' [Dell Books, 1973])
• 107 •  A rough for a plate on the portfolio 'Women of the Ages' [Middle Earth/Frazetta Prints, 1977] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 110 •  Knight on a horse sketch • (1980) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 113 •  T-Rex attacked by cavemen sketch • (1980) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 114 •  The cover comp for the June, 1972 issue of the 'National Lampoon' • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of Conceptual rough for National Lampoon cover 1999)
• 115 •  Cover preliminary for 'Pellucidar' [Ace Books, 1972] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 116 •  Cover art for 'Frazetta Profili 1' • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for Frazetta Profili 1 1979)
• 122 •  Cover art for 'Frank Frazetta: The Living Legend' • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for Frank Frazetta: The Living Legend 1981)
• 123 •  Rough for "An attendant appeared bearing the body of the beautiful girl." • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 124 •  Cover comp for 'Lost on Venus' [Ace Books, 1963] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 124 •  Thumbnail for the movie poster for 'The African Elephant' [National General, 1971] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta
• 125 •  Preliminary rough for the cover to 'Writers of the Future Vol. 3' [Bridge, 1987] • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of Preliminary rough for the cover to 'Writers of the Future Vol. 6' [Bridge, 1990])
• 126 •  The rough for 'Tarzan and the Ant Men,' Frazetta's 'try-out' cover for Ace Books in 1962. • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta