Frazetta periodically takes paintings off the walls to fiddle with them, changing a character's posture or subtracting clothing.

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Schwarzenegger's isn't the only famous name to add market value to Frazetta's work.

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Frazetta's wild cover art--fantastic, sensuous, a bit tawdry--moved paperbacks that previously had languished.

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In a recent video biography called Frazetta: Painting With Fire, John Milius, director of the Conan films, says he borrowed heavily from Frazetta's imagery.

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That was when illustrator Frank Frazetta gave Conan his present form.

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Frazetta, being alive, is something of a rarity in this group.

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After Frazetta fell ill in 1985 with thyroid disease, says his wife, Ellie, the family sold pieces to Lucas to help pay for Frank's medical treatments.

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Baby boomers laden with nostalgia and cash have helped Frazetta set records for every category of art in the comic and fantasy fields, says Joseph Mannarino of All Star Auctions, who worked with Christie's in 1992 to put together an auction of comic art and illustration.

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Frazetta declined to sell.

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