REWARD! Help me identify this Jeff Dee art

Posts: 541 · Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:47 pm

Hi all!

I will give $10 via Paypal per identified piece to whoever can tell me what these are published in(first person w/ correct answer only). They are all by artist Jeff Dee and judging by their small size I would guess they were used for D&D module/accessory counters or stand-ups. They may have been used for a Dragon magazine game. The color piece is dated 1981 and looks like a barbarian(maybe even Conan). Two other pieces I have were from the "Revolt on Antares" TSR mini game. I have checked "They've Invaded Pleasantville", "Vampyre", and "SAGA" minigames with no luck. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Devon

Posts: 4716 · Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 3:06 pm

Check the Rogue's Gallery; the third one looks like it was in there.

Posts: 647 · Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 3:18 pm

In part. It is part of a dungeon scene on the back cover.

Futures Bright,

Paul

Posts: 541 · Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 6:59 pm

Deadlord39 wrote:

Check the Rogue's Gallery; the third one looks like it was in there.

We thought the same thing but no luck.

Posts: 541 · Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:01 pm

The Collector's Trove wrote:

In part. It is part of a dungeon scene on the back cover.

Futures Bright,

Paul

On the back cover of what? The rogues Gallery we have has an Erol Otus illo on the back. Were there different covers?

Posts: 413 · Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:44 pm

The second one looks biblical (which would be rather ironic).

Posts: 4545 · Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:50 pm

burntwire brothers wrote:

On the back cover of what? The rogues Gallery we have has an Erol Otus illo on the back. Were there different covers?

Maybe he meant the monster/TReasure assortment compilation; there is a Dee illio on the back, the thief there looks remarkable like#3 but in a different pose, etc.

BTW, isn't that Magneto's helmet in the treasure chest....???!!!!!

Mike B.

Posts: 680 · Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 10:27 pm

I've definitely seen #2 & 3 before. #4 is questionable. I just can’t recall where at the moment Mad

Posts: 1348 · Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 11:55 pm

Why not just ask him?

unigames@io.com (this is publically available information so don't get all attacky on me.)

Posts: 541 · Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 1:19 am

serleran wrote:

Why not just ask him?

unigames@io.com (this is publically available information so don't get all attacky on me.)

I bought them from him several years ago. He knew they were from TSR products but wasn't sure which.

Posts: 1007 · Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 1:29 am

They may have been used for pre-gen characters? in a tourney/module? I only say it as there seems to be 4 all from a major class.. Barbarian, Cleric, fighter (Cavallier?), Magic User..

Brette:)

Posts: 2938 · Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:10 am

Any chance that they were concept art for some of the AD&D Grenadier figures, guys? They look similar to the pieces that were done by EO and others for the Action Art sets, and the timing is about right. (This wouldn't likely apply to the color piece, I guess, I was thinking about just the b&w ones).

Posts: 680 · Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 7:47 pm

beasterbrook wrote:

They may have been used for pre-gen characters? in a tourney/module? I only say it as there seems to be 4 all from a major class.. Barbarian, Cleric, fighter (Cavallier?), Magic User..

Brette:)

Other than the first one, this is where I would surmise the other ones were used as well. Thought that they might have been used in the original R1-R4 but checked and they were not.

Maybe as was mentioned in a Dragon Magazine adventure? Quite a few of them were tournament adventures.

Another, possibly wacky, idea that comes to mind would be the Catacombs books:

Faerie Mound Of The Dragonkind
Gnomes-100, Dragons-0
Knight Of The Living Dead

They were produced in the late 80's so it would be a stretch.

Anyone have them readily available to check?

Posts: 413 · Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:51 pm

What about the TSR mini games like Saga.

Posts: 541 · Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:06 pm

JasonZavoda wrote:

What about the TSR mini games like Saga.

I have checked "Vampyre", "Saga", and "They've Invaded Pleasantville". I don't have opened copies of the other mini games.

I also looked at most of the Grenadier and TSR lead minis and didn't see anything close. I wish I had a copy of the DRAGON magazine archive to check. I would hate to have to start looking through all those.

Posts: 647 · Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:41 pm

Howdy Shawn and Devon,

Sorry I meant the Dungeon Master's Adventure Log has the thief with the bag of gold as part of a dungeon scene.

Futures Bright,

Paul