What a classic cover. I remember the first time I saw this issue. I was about 8 and in the first comic shop I went too. Had to beg my mother to buy it for me.
What a classic cover. I remember the first time I saw this issue. I was about 8 and in the first comic shop I went too. Had to beg my mother to buy it for me.
Once again, not a Boris fan.
The contraption he designed to avoid a cross shape is ridiculous. No carpenter would build that. All those angles make it an inherently weak design.
And his Conan always tends to look stupid and Neanderthal-y.
This is one of those comics that always eluded me when I was a kid -- read most of the issues around it long before I ever got to read this one...I'm sure it was because both Spidey and Hulk fans snapped it up from the stands.
This is one of those comics that always eluded me when I was a kid -- read most of the issues around it long before I ever got to read this one...I'm sure it was because both Spidey and Hulk fans snapped it up from the stands.
Pencils and inks by John Romita, Sr.
I was more excited by the Gil Kane art in the interior. I was never much of a Romita, Sr fan, I'm afraid. When he took over from Ditko, his Spider-Man (in my opinion) was flat and listless by comparison, and Peter Parker looked like he had put on about thirty pounds of baby fat.
But I will admit that by the time this particular cover came out his style had much improved, and was more interesting. Still preferred the Ditko or Kane Spider-Man, but Romita, Sr, was looking okay.
What a classic cover. I remember the first time I saw this issue. I was about 8 and in the first comic shop I went too. Had to beg my mother to buy it for me.
Once again, not a Boris fan.
The contraption he designed to avoid a cross shape is ridiculous. No carpenter would build that. All those angles make it an inherently weak design.
And his Conan always tends to look stupid and Neanderthal-y.
The first of the Brave & Bold team-ups. I don't know how true the story is, but I'd heard that the decision to switch to this format had to do with the success of the Superman & Batman team-ups in World's Finest. They decided to copy that success with a surrogate Superman (Martian Manhunter) and a surrogate Batman (Green Arrow). If that was true, they quickly changed their mind about continuing with that team on a regular basis and went instead with a different pairing in each issue. At least, until Batman came along...
There is one hint that the story might be true: a passing blurb in a Justice League Of America story that identifies GA and MM as a newly formed team.
Marian Kim did some very evocative covers for the X-Files comic. Charles Adlard did some great interior work for it. The series was actually a very decent companion to the TV show.
Another classic cover: the first intercompany crossover in the second joint publishing venture from DC and Marvel. Cover by Ross Andru and Dick Giordano.
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Daniel 'Dan' Green
Marc Silvestri
Joe Rosen
Marc Silvestri
Luke McDonnell
Bruce Ozella
I have always loved homage's to that famous cover with Superman. And this one is my current favorite.
Tommy Lee Edwards
Boris Vallejo
What a classic cover. I remember the first time I saw this issue. I was about 8 and in the first comic shop I went too. Had to beg my mother to buy it for me.
Frank Cirocco
It seems this great science fiction series is forgotten. But for awhile it was my favorite comic.
Moebius
The contraption he designed to avoid a cross shape is ridiculous. No carpenter would build that. All those angles make it an inherently weak design.
And his Conan always tends to look stupid and Neanderthal-y.
This is one of those comics that always eluded me when I was a kid -- read most of the issues around it long before I ever got to read this one...I'm sure it was because both Spidey and Hulk fans snapped it up from the stands.
Pencils and inks by John Romita, Sr.
But I will admit that by the time this particular cover came out his style had much improved, and was more interesting. Still preferred the Ditko or Kane Spider-Man, but Romita, Sr, was looking okay.
Sure, he was no Rin-Tin-Tin, but he was a wonder. Cover by Gil Kane and Sy Barry.
The first of the Brave & Bold team-ups. I don't know how true the story is, but I'd heard that the decision to switch to this format had to do with the success of the Superman & Batman team-ups in World's Finest. They decided to copy that success with a surrogate Superman (Martian Manhunter) and a surrogate Batman (Green Arrow). If that was true, they quickly changed their mind about continuing with that team on a regular basis and went instead with a different pairing in each issue. At least, until Batman came along...
There is one hint that the story might be true: a passing blurb in a Justice League Of America story that identifies GA and MM as a newly formed team.
Cover by George Roussos.
Marian Kim did some very evocative covers for the X-Files comic. Charles Adlard did some great interior work for it. The series was actually a very decent companion to the TV show.
Marian Kim's cover for The Animaniacs #19, which featured a hilarious X-Files send-up.
Random 1973 cover of the day served up by the wallpaper software --
Nick Cardy pencils & inks!
Given that there is a movie in the works, I thought it'd be fun to remember the original Guardians. Cover by Gene Colan and Mike Esposito.
A classic Avengers cover featuring the first appearance of the Vision, by John Buscema and George Klein.
Another classic cover: the first intercompany crossover in the second joint publishing venture from DC and Marvel. Cover by Ross Andru and Dick Giordano.
And a little furry swashbuckling fantasy to complete today's quartet. Cover by Vicky Wyman.
Bill Sienkiewicz