Monthly Archives: December 2006

John Romita inks Kirby on this cover, which also had quite a few bits of re-drawing from the original pencils, in particular Zabu being completely different, as well as Ka-zar’s right arm. Still a pretty decent cover, very bold and popping right out at you.

Published 1977

Well, of course a master plan against Ant-Man would involve an aardvark. They didn’t call him Egghead because of the shape of his head, apparently…

Or maybe it is the shape of his head.

Dick Ayers inks this cover, which does have a nice ant there, and a good use of a giant needle for perspective. But you can see why Ant-Man only lasted a few more issues before going to the more dynamic Giant-Man.

Published 1963

God, that’s some awful dialogue on this cover…

And the Marvel Age wasn’t ushered in in an auspicious way in this particular title, with the debut and final appearance of the Asbestos Man (the Doctor Strange villain who debuted in this issue with no mention on the cover had a lot more staying power). Despite the trivial villain, there is a nice Human Torch figure on this Kirby/Ayers cover.

Published 1963

Kirby didn’t do too many covers for the Sub-Mariner’s solo feature in TALES TO ASTONISH, doing mostly the Hulk issues. This Kirby/Colletta number from #90 is one of them, and works really well. Strong foreground figures and also a lot of expressive and detailed background figures, really draws you into the predicament that our favourite anti-hero finds himself in now.

Published 1967