Thanks to Mike Gartland for correcting me about that Sue Storm pin-up. There was also some discussion of the piece on the Kirby Museum Facebook page. As always thanks to Mike for all his great Kirby research and thanks to all of you out there who have sent in corrections and comments over the years.
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Hi Rob,
Forgive me in saying you have it backwards; the original is as depicted in the Marvel Masterworks. the one on top looks like it could be from a British reprint. Old Marvel Pin-Ups all have: “A Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up!’ in their mastheads; also you’re right in assuming that coloring was not that sophisticated in the old days. It might have been, but they sure wasn’t gonna spend that kind of money gussying up the pages. Happy Father’s Day!
Regards,
Mike