Chris K. :: DAREDEVIL (Miller, Powell/Wood)

Powell, Bob - Daredevil, issue 11, page 1 title splash (Dec 1965)

Artists: Bob Powell (Penciller) , Wally Wood (Inker)

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Powell, Bob - Daredevil, issue 11, page 1 title splash (Dec 1965) Comic Art

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Title:	Powell, Bob - Daredevil, issue 11, page 1 title splash (Dec 1965)
Artist:	Bob Powell (Penciller)
Artist:	Wally Wood (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Title Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	2,950
Likes on CAF:	7 8
Comments:	23
Added to Site:	4/27/2019
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Description

Bob Powell was primarily known for his work during the Golden Age of comics, but his career spanned into the Silver Age, as well.

Born in Buffalo, NY, Powell moved to Manhattan in the 1930�s to study art at the Pratt Institute. He found work at Eisner & Iger, where he drew many of the earliest adventures of Sheena, the jungle-queen heroine of Jumbo Comics. When Will Eisner later split off to form his own studio and create �The Spirit�, he brought Powell, Nick Cardy, Chuck Cuidera, Lou Fine and others with him. From 1940 until 1943, when Powell entered the U.S. Air Force for his World War II military service, Powell drew one of the �The Spirit� backup features, �Mr. Mystic�. And, once Eisner�s original scripts for the character ran out, Powell would assume the overall scripting and writing, as well.

Following his discharge from the military, Powell formed his own studio and would draw for numerous comic-book publishers. He would eventually draw a handful of stories for the Marvel characters Daredevil, Giant-Man, the Hulk and the Human Torch in the 1960�s.

For Daredevil, he would only touch three issues during Wally Wood�s run on the series � issues 9, 10 and 11. For issues 9 and 10, he provided layouts over which Wood would pencil and ink. For issue 11, he did layouts and pencils with Wood then inking.

Which brings us to the piece�in which Mr. Powell was clearly busy. It would have been fun to be a fly on the wall when Powell was given the assignment for this title splash � �okay, Bob...we�re going to need a complicated recap of the last issue, a visual featuring of the main villain, a pretty decent amount of word balloon dialogue from three characters�and don�t forget Daredevil. Oh, and one more thing � Stan wants everyone to know that he wrote this issue and not Wally Wood. Got it? Good.�

There�s clearly a reason the title banner got pushed to the left! But, it makes for a ton of fun in this little piece of Silver Age magic. Special thanks to DC for making it happen!

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West Stephan
Member Since 2007

1 - Posted on 4/27/2019

Nice Silver Age DD splash!

frank x townsondecker
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 4/27/2019

Sweet!!!

bob fish
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 4/27/2019

Superb ! Huge Congrats

Rob Pistella
Member Since 2005
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1 - Posted on 4/27/2019

Fantastic example of Powell's and Wood's brief but superb work together... a home run pick up!!!

Nils E
Member Since 2014

1 - Posted on 4/27/2019

And a Bombshell bought by Chris K Collector par excellence ;-)

alessandro gentili
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 4/27/2019

Great DD splash!

Mark Howland
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 4/27/2019

So OLD School, Chris! I love it!

Dino Mauricio
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 4/27/2019

Spectacular, such a cool early Marvel splash!

Xavier .
Member Since 2010

1 - Posted on 4/27/2019

WOW!!! Love the piece! Perfect splash!

Carlo M
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 4/28/2019

DD art by Powell and Wood is soooo classy! Excellent example

Ron S
Member Since 2007

1 - Posted on 4/28/2019

Awesome!

artless artmore
Member Since 2013

1 - Posted on 4/28/2019

Super early DD splash! What a great image

DC's Showcase
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 4/28/2019

Phenomenal! Woody's inks give it such drama.

Thomas Ward
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 4/28/2019

Wonderful splash page and a great description of Bob Powell for whom I knew very little about. Many congrats on this awesome acquistion!

J L
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 4/29/2019

The Wood inks as expected, are fantastic. Impressive piece!!!! Congrats Chris!!!!

Bill C
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 5/3/2019

Oh man this is fanastic! Thanks for putting up such a nice scan. I loved this run, and especially this two parter. Congrats!

Imran A
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 5/7/2019

Great Silver age splash!

K Gearon
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 5/15/2019

Vintage awesomeness! Nice composition and I love all the lettering framing the central image! Sincere congrats!

Terry Doyle
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 6/21/2019

Great splash, saw it in person several years ago hanging on a collector friend's wall in Los Angeles. Congrats!

Bill J
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 8/2/2019

Fantastic splash! Love these early Silver Age pieces!

S Riz
Member Since 2014

1 - Posted on 11/1/2019

Amazing piece, congrats!

Dietmar Krueger
Member Since 2010

1 - Posted on 5/30/2020

Stunning classic!!!

CJ Design
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 8/24/2025

Always liked the Powell over Woody and vice versa.

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