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Bob Powell and Wally Wood, Human Torch and Thing, Strange Tales #134

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

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Title:	Bob Powell and Wally Wood, Human Torch and Thing, Strange Tales #134
Artist:	Bob Powell (Penciller)
Artist:	Wally Wood (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	580
Likes on CAF:	4 5
Comments:	2
Added to Site:	2/27/2021
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The Human Torch and Thing buddy comedies of the early 60s come to an end in this cool action page by Bob Powell and Wallace Wood.

Torch solo stories started in Strange Tales #101 (hey, it worked in the Golden Age) and within a few years, the Thing was added to the strip as well. An ever-changing group of creators, and frankly, some second-rate stories and villains, didn’t apparently do much for sales, and our Fantastic two get bumped by Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. in the very next issue.

Meanwhile, this amusing story features time travel, The Watcher, Merlin the Magician, and Kang the Conqueror, who is apparently about to play an important role in the MCU. (It’s only his third appearance as “Kang” at this point, following two run-ins with the Avengers.)

Because I love time travel stories I can forgive all of it — except maybe Powell and Wood’s execution of the Thing. They are not alone though in some pretty rocky renditions of Ben Grimm. Flipping through these old Strange Tales stories, very few artists other than Jack Kirby seemed to figure out how to successfully make anatomic sense of a character made from rocks.

It’s clobberin’ time, indeed.

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West Stephan
Member Since 2007

Posted on 2/27/2021

Beautiful Silver Age page!

Steven Filosa
Member Since 2006

Posted on 2/27/2021

Love it. But you are right, the Thing looks pretty "strange" (pun intended).

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