Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #11 pg 24 by Mike Zeck (ft Captain America, Doctor Dr. Doom, Klaw)
Artists: Mike Zeck (Penciller) , John Beatty (Inker)
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DescriptionBig check off the OA checkbox with this one. Finally – Yes! A Secret Wars (SW) page by Mike Zeck! One of my fave artists (if not my fave) on one of my fave series of kiddom! It was all the good guys and all the bad guys in one book…what more could a lil' KG ask for?! BIG shout out to fellow CAFer “J H” (who's got the page after this one if you wanna check it out- https://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1546356) for allowing me the opportunity to pick this up – much appreciated, man! SW pages ain’t easy to come by!Some nice story beats here from the penultimate issue of the series. After stealing the Beyonder’s power, the nigh omnipotent (and facially reconstructed) Doctor Doom gets a visit from Cap, who’s looking for Spider-Woman. This moment sets up a great faceoff between Cap and Doom in the next/final issue, and I remember thinking back then that Cap and Doom were arch enemies – I didn’t know anything about the Red Skull yet, and hadn’t read many FF comics. So it’s cool having a page with these 2. Come to think, I had only seen Klaw up to this point in SW only. So I thought of him as a kooky henchmen only and not the main nemesis of one of my favorite heroes in Black Panther, as I would later find out. Klaw here leaves to find Spider-Woman, who is possessed by the Beyonder, trying to get his powers back from Doom via some subterfuge. The Beyonder then transfers to Klaw...not good for Victor. And that observatory model up top reminded me of Aughra's in The Dark Crystal :) What’s most cool about the scene IMO is the set-up we get regarding Doom’s mother. We know that this is a huge part of Doom’s backstory, to this day, but wasn’t so commonly known back then. Got fleshed out more a few years later in “Doctor Doom and Doctor Strange: Triumph and Torment” – another great book. You can see framed shots of Doom’s mother Cynthia up top and in panel 3, the latter being my favorite of the page. The distinctly Zeck/Beatty Cap profile shot probably has something to do with it, too. Truly hard to top for me in terms of art and nostalgia! These SW comics and the 2 SW figures I had as a boy (Spidey and Doom) were TRUE gems :) Social/Sharing |
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Michael McIsaac 
Member Since 2020
2 - Posted on 7/26/2021
Phenomenal page! I can still remember getting this issue in a comic book 3-pack along with issues 10 and 12 at Toys "R" Us when I was 8 years old. I read them until the covers started falling off. Congrats on adding a page from such a seminal series to your collection!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
3 - Posted on 7/26/2021
Michael McIsaac wrote:
Phenomenal page! I can still remember getting this issue in a comic book 3-pack along with issues 10 and 12 at Toys "R" Us when I was 8 years old. I read them until the covers started falling off. Congrats on adding a page from such a seminal series to your collection!
Right there with you, brother! There probably wasn't any other comics series or run that I flipped through more as a kid than SW. And I played with my Spidey and Doom action figures til all the black ink/paint that outlined Spidey's webbing and Doom's tech completely rubbed off. Thanks, Michael, and all, for the comments!
Fuzzy Dunlop
Member Since 2009
2 - Posted on 7/26/2021
Sshhh! It's a Secret! Love that subheading. The Godfather of crossover events, I'm in awe of this page. Huge congrats, K!
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
2 - Posted on 7/26/2021
The "sentinel of liberty", truest of true blue heroes against the most dastardly, villainous despot in the Marvel Universe, and with a rapidly mind losing Klaw as his henchman sidekick! Very memorable sequence! Big congratulations on finally acquiring a page from this series, man!
André .
Member Since 2015
4 - Posted on 7/26/2021
Taking the page out of context, Cap seems like he accidentally interrupted an intimate moment. Great page.
J H
Member Since 2019
4 - Posted on 7/26/2021
André . wrote:
Taking the page out of context, Cap seems like he accidentally interrupted an intimate moment. Great page.
Ha! That part of the page has always given me a chuckle. The thing that's really gonna melt your noodle... he's also in a room ringed by pictures of his mom! No shhhhh, Kahlil, cause the secret is out. You got yourself a great page, if I do say so myself. :) I'm really glad to get the page into the hands of a real fan. Big congrats, my man!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
3 - Posted on 7/26/2021
J H wrote:
Ha! That part of the page has always given me a chuckle. The thing that's really gonna melt your noodle... he's also in a room ringed by pictures of his mom! No shhhhh, Kahlil, cause the secret is out. You got yourself a great page, if I do say so myself. :) I'm really glad to get the page into the hands of a real fan. Big congrats, my man!
Man, I didn't even notice this, LOL. I think it's becuase this story's been ingrained in my head, start to finish, since my first reading it at 5 years old. But, yes, I see it now, LOL! Nice bonus for art to give you an unexpected chuckle :) Thanks, Andre J and J for...apprising :) And J - thanks again for the page. Glad to be part of the SW OA crew!
Dave W
Member Since 2006
2 - Posted on 7/26/2021
SW was huge for me as well. It came during a period where I wasn't buying books but a good friend let me read his and this really started the turn back toward comics for me. I do have a beef with the Secret Wars toy makers and as a fellow fan of our favorite Jade Giant, I am sure you know why. Maybe that's why I haven't picked up a SW page yet ... I need to remedy that! This is a great page KG - happy to see it land in your collection. Major congrats! Thanks for sharing!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 7/26/2021
Dave W wrote:
SW was huge for me as well. It came during a period where I wasn't buying books but a good friend let me read his and this really started the turn back toward comics for me. I do have a beef with the Secret Wars toy makers and as a fellow fan of our favorite Jade Giant, I am sure you know why. Maybe that's why I haven't picked up a SW page yet ... I need to remedy that! This is a great page KG - happy to see it land in your collection. Major congrats! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Dave! I hear ya on the Hulk being curiously absent from the SW figure line. It had to be because the figures all had the same body sculpt - the Jade Giant gets shortchanged when it comes to keeping production costs low!
Dave W
Member Since 2006
2 - Posted on 7/26/2021
K Gearon wrote:
Thanks, Dave! I hear ya on the Hulk being curiously absent from the SW figure line. It had to be because the figures all had the same body sculpt - the Jade Giant gets shortchanged when it comes to keeping production costs low!
Shortchanged indeed and I am still bitter about it lol
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
2 - Posted on 7/26/2021
Great score! The series was a fulcrum for many of the Marvel titles and changed relationships forever. The artwork by Zeck and Beatty was clean and they took care to have ideal images of everyone.
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
2 - Posted on 7/26/2021
Marcus Wai wrote:
Great score! The series was a fulcrum for many of the Marvel titles and changed relationships forever. The artwork by Zeck and Beatty was clean and they took care to have ideal images of everyone.
Well put, Mr. Wai. Totally agree - first time we saw so many characters in a series and so many first interactions. Ramifications to this day. And it's cool that Zeck and Beatty were able to push through and make the book look so good (Layton, too!) despite the rough production process. LOTS of editing. On this page itself panels 2 and 5 were cut and pasted in, as well as Doom's mom's portrait in panel 3. Thanks for add, man!
Jason Hussa
Member Since 2017
2 - Posted on 7/26/2021
MEGA-congrats, K!! I know this was HIGH on your list of "must add"s, and I'm delighted to see it housed among the other treasures of your awesome collection. And what a page! As in so many of the other stories he's featured in, Doom was the "star" of Secret Wars (symbiote nothwithstanding) and to have a page featuring him is the way to go, imho (and more Zeck Cap is never a bad thing, either)! The big takeaway here, of course, is the fact that Doom doesn't seem to opt for socks under the boots. Good to know. (Shhh! It's a secret!)
Congrats again, buddy, and it was cool of J H to let this page come to you! Touchdown!
Dan P
Member Since 2009
2 - Posted on 7/26/2021
A meeting of the top good & bad guys!
Glad to see that the search is over.
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 7/26/2021
Dan P wrote:
A meeting of the top good & bad guys!
Glad to see that the search is over.
Yes, thanks, Dan! Big Zeck box checked and progress made. I may catch up with you yet ;)
Steve N. Comic/Fantasy Art
Member Since 2017
2 - Posted on 7/26/2021
Zeck achievement unlocked, and from a classic storyline to boot -- congratz buddy! This has such a behind-the-scenes, almost intimate feel to it... as if the characters were like "let's drop the pretenses and be real." Well freakin' done.
Sylvain R
Member Since 2014
2 - Posted on 7/26/2021
A piece of my heart! Well done my friend, this one is stunning!
Paul P Spiderversity
Member Since 2011
2 - Posted on 7/26/2021
Great page from an epic story line! Cap, Doom, Klaw, and of course I like any panel that includes spider webbing. Thank you for including a link to the following page as well. Fun to read more of the story. In fact, I have been inspired to reread all 12 issues.
Troy C. Punswick
Member Since 2008
2 - Posted on 7/26/2021
Congrats on adding a page that is so important to you!!!
Dino Mauricio
Member Since 2009
2 - Posted on 7/26/2021
Absolutely love MH Secret Wars and this is an extraordinary page, congrats KG!
Travis Ellisor
Member Since 2009
2 - Posted on 7/26/2021
Secret Wars #11 was the one of the few comics that my barber shop had (along with Crisis #12 and FF #293), and I read it probably fifty times when I was a kid. It would be many years before I got to read #12 and finally find out how the heroes survived and defeated Doom. Anyway, I loved the art then, and I love it now. Congrats on acquiring this fantastic page!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
2 - Posted on 7/27/2021
Travis Ellisor wrote:
Secret Wars #11 was the one of the few comics that my barber shop had (along with Crisis #12 and FF #293), and I read it probably fifty times when I was a kid. It would be many years before I got to read #12 and finally find out how the heroes survived and defeated Doom. Anyway, I loved the art then, and I love it now. Congrats on acquiring this fantastic page!
Wow, that's funny, Travis. 50 times before reading #12?! The last image was the bolt strike - helluva a cliffhanger to have to be patient with, man :) I probably read it 50 times, too, along with the 11 other books! Thanks for the comment. Glad you love the page and the fact it takes you back to simpler times - we all need some of that!
Duke Fleed aka #1 Groo Fan
Member Since 2013
2 - Posted on 7/26/2021
the poses are so so funny! Zeck could really camp out! Congrats on a great pick up.
James Dornoff
Member Since 2019
2 - Posted on 7/27/2021
Shhhhh it's a secret!!!
Congrats on getting a Zeck SW page, it's a monumental piece of Marvel Comics history! Great call out in the model looking like it's from Dark Crystal.
F M
Member Since 2005
2 - Posted on 7/27/2021
Welcome to the SW club with a great page. I love how Doom is armoring up just like he would dressing up in normal clothes :)
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 7/27/2021
F M wrote:
Welcome to the SW club with a great page. I love how Doom is armoring up just like he would dressing up in normal clothes :)
M L said the same thing, and yeah, I'd have to agree :) Plus, I think he's reading the paper? Doesn't he KNOW everything?! Probably enjoys a leisurely read along with sipping on a nice spirit - even if omnipotent, gotta appreciate the simpler things. Maybe even more so! We all know Doom's got some stressful moments ahead :) Thanks, F!
A K
Member Since 2017
2 - Posted on 7/27/2021
A Secret Wars page!?! And one featuring Dr. Doom, Klaw and Captain America? You hit the jackpot, my friend. Zeck's work is so good and Beatty perfectly complemented his pencils.
Bill J
Member Since 2009
2 - Posted on 7/27/2021
Cool Zeck page! And from such an important story! Congrats!
Chris Snorek
Member Since 2009
2 - Posted on 7/27/2021
Absolutely remember this page from back in the day. It's funny how we both came away with many of the same (mis)conceptions regarding Doom and Klaw. Congratulations on an epic addition, KG.
Tony B.
Member Since 2020
2 - Posted on 7/28/2021
Great score! I love Vic straight chillin and kooky Klaw. Congrats.
Johnny M
Member Since 2014
Forum Moderator
2 - Posted on 7/28/2021
I would love to own a Secret Wars page!!! Well done, KG!
kent mansley
Member Since 2015
2 - Posted on 7/28/2021
I love moments like this when someone is able to get a piece from a story that impacted them. I think all of us were blown away by Secret Wars. How could you not be? And it was Zeck's art that has made it stay in my memory ever since. Really happy for you to snag this one! Huge congrats!
Nathan Hanley
Member Since 2010
2 - Posted on 7/29/2021
Not much better than a Zeck, Cap, SW page... Nice pick up!
Ettore Riccio
Member Since 2015
2 - Posted on 7/30/2021
Amazing page.
Zeck is fantastic!
Congratulations my friend!
David Askani’Son
Member Since 2012
Forum Moderator
2 - Posted on 8/1/2021
Sweet Get K!! Soooo Nostalgic!!!
Canada Jones
Member Since 2017
2 - Posted on 8/27/2021
Fantastic pickup here Kahlil! Not sure how I missed this when you posted it!
Toni S
Member Since 2019
2 - Posted on 1/13/2022
Zeck and Secrets Wars! What I love more from Zeck's art is how simple is! Just a few and fine lines to draw perfectly a character. Cap in first panel is a superperfect example of it!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 1/14/2022
Toni S wrote:
Zeck and Secrets Wars! What I love more from Zeck's art is how simple is! Just a few and fine lines to draw perfectly a character. Cap in first panel is a superperfect example of it!
I hear ya. With Zeck (and particularly Beatty inking him) you feel like they got just the right amount of rendering in. Not overdoing for the sake of overdoing. "Simple" I think can imply "easy", but we know that ain't the case. And on Secret Wars they didn't have much choice, lol! Scripts were often super late so subsquently pencils, inks, and letters had to be super rushed! Did my 5 year old self at the time notice or care?! Whatchou think? ;) Thanks, Toni!
Sean Rutan
Member Since 2012
1 - Posted on 3/16/2022
Wow, I need to pay attention more often...how did I not see this gem!? What a great example from the iconic story, with 3 great Zeck images of the greatest hero of 'em all!
Jason Ladwig
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 3/21/2024
One of my earliest memories of collecting Secret Wars. Congrats on this great page from a classic story.
Spidey-Man4444 .
Member Since 2014
1 - Posted on 11/19/2024
Wow! Now this is a grail-worthy piece to frame on a wall!
Zeck Secret Wars OA !!!
Congrats !!
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