Neal Adam's Stolen Art

In the past couple of weeks Neal has given his quest to get his stolen art back a real push with the help of the NYPD. Of course this means that certain people who knowingly retain stolen property of Neal's have been contacted and are in an uproar. One art dealer's defense was "So what if it is stolen, if you don't find the stolen art in 7 years and it is sold to 8 different people over those years, you can't do anything about it!" For those who feel this is a loophole, I am posting an article from the Associated Press. CLICK HERE FOR THE ARTICLE. Basically it is proof that there is no statute of limitations for thefts. Art dealers have been contacted. Some art has begun to be returned. This matter will be pursued to the fullest extent of the law. People who have Neal's originals are asked to cooperate immediately to avoid criminal charges.

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Later on in the page, the specifics of the stolen pages are further identified.

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On the Subject of Stolen Artwork The following is a fairy tale. Once upon a tinkly time , a person stole artwork from Continuity Land. The work was not Neal's but the work of Golden Michael...and it was for the final issue of Deathwatch 2000. 8 beautiful pages. These pages were passed to another person who went to a San Diego Comic Book Convention and attempted to sell a "Michael" double page spread to, curiously enough, a collector "friend" who announced his knowledge of the work, told the guy there could be trouble, and quickly bought the page for a tenth of it's value. The collector called Neal and sent him the spread....but the remaining pages stayed missing along with the seller. Tracked down, the young seller wouldn't talk and finally a lawyer took over. A San Diego Lawyer. Couched in careful terms the Lawyer told Neal that if he signed a statement exonerating the young man, he would receive the "Michael" pages. Neal said he would. The statement, however, was far more than Neal expected. It forgave not only the Michael art but ANY ART TAKEN ANYTIME. Neal became suspicious and had the studio searched to see if anything else was missing. Sure enough 19 pages of Neal's Batman art was gone. Neal refused to sign the statement as written and the lawyer refused to send the pages. Impasse. Two years later,Wednesday Jan 6 1999, a mysterious package arrives at Continuity. A package with no return address but with all the Michael pages.

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