Archive for July, 2005
Sunday, July 31st, 2005
Wyatt Earp #26 [1959] – Cover
Boy, there’s nothing but trouble in Dodge for Wyatt, easily the best dressed of the western stars of Marvel. Christopher Rule is the attributed inker of this one from the Kirby Checklist, but as usual those credits are open to debate. I don’t see some of the signs that other Rule-attributed covers have [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Genre, Western by Bob
Sunday, July 31st, 2005
–Link– Sanderson on Kirby panel
Peter Sanderson’s “Comics in Context” column has a lengthy rundown of the San Diego Con panel on Jack Kirby from a few weeks ago. There’s a brief bit in the intro, then the actual article on the panel starts on page two. Some interesting stuff, a lot of stuff about credits and compensation [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Links by Bob
Saturday, July 30th, 2005
The Invaders #5 [1976] – Cover
Ah, the Invaders defending a homefront parade from the menace of a giant Red Skull. There’s an image for you. It’s like a combination of a monster cover and a super-hero cover. I know the layouts for these covers were done in New York (by Marie Severin for this one, I’m pretty [...]
8 Comments » - Posted in Genre, Superhero by Bob
Friday, July 29th, 2005
Marvel Double Feature #5 – The Red Skull Supreme
This issue features a reprint from TALES OF SUSPENSE #81 (1966) starring Captain America. As the story opens, the Red Skull has gotten the Cosmic Cube and all the power it gives, and is boasting of his plans to use it to conquer the world and then build an intergalactic empire.
Fortunately for the galaxy, [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Uncategorized by Bob
Friday, July 29th, 2005
Sgt. Fury #11 [1964] – Cover
Pressed for time today, here’s a gorgeous Kirby/Stone war cover guaranteed to knock your socks off.
Published 1964
