Sean Clarke :: Gene Colan

Daredevil #82, page 18

Artists: Gene Colan (Penciller) , Jack Abel (Inker)

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Bullpen Bulletins Page announcement, November 1971

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Title:	Daredevil #82, page 18
Artist:	Gene Colan (Penciller)
Artist:	Jack Abel (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	431
Likes on CAF:	3 4
Comments:	4
Added to Site:	1/15/2021
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By 1971, the Marvel Expansion of 1968 had experienced its artistic successes and commercial failures. Doctor Strange, Silver Surfer, Nick Fury, Captain Marvel and X-Men were either cancelled or on hiatus. Although inconceivable by today's standards, Daredevil and Iron-man were both low-selling books and reportedly were also considered for cancellation. In November 1971 there was an announcement in the Bullpen Bulletins Page that as of next month Daredevil and Iron Man were going to be combined into one split book.

That didn't happen, and instead the Black Widow, whose brief solo series in Amazing Adventures concluded after eight issues in September 1971, was added to the Daredevil book. I've always been curious if including Natasha had the sales-boosting effect Marvel hoped for. Either way, the decision represented an artistic success, as now we have many more examples of Gene Colan's beguiling Black Widow than we would have, had he been limited to only the three issues he drew of her Amazing Adventures run.

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Alexandre Collection
Member Since 2010

1 - Posted on 1/15/2021

Very cool page! Congrats!

Carlos DS
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 1/15/2021

another superb page! but where do you find all this is colan page? AH AH AH ....

artless artmore
Member Since 2013

1 - Posted on 1/16/2021

Terrific page! Interesting commentary on the state of Marvel's various titles at the time.

Justin Karlson
Member Since 2007

1 - Posted on 1/16/2021

The great Colan pages just keep coming! Your descriptions are as good as the art.

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