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Nova #19 Page 10 BLACKOUT VILLAIN FIRST APPEARANCE AND ORIGIN STORY

Artists: CARMINE INFANTINO (Penciller) , TOM PALMER (Inker)

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Title:	Nova #19 Page 10 BLACKOUT VILLAIN FIRST APPEARANCE AND ORIGIN STORY
Artist:	CARMINE INFANTINO (Penciller)
Artist:	TOM PALMER (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
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Views:	80
Likes on CAF:	6 7
Comments:	4
Added to Site:	4/18/2025
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15" x 10" image area. Ink over graphite on Bristol board. Nova #19 Page 10 BLACKOUT VILLAIN FIRST APPEARANCE AND ORIGIN STORY original art. (Marvel, 1978). Carmine Infantino and Tom Palmer. From the Tom Palmer collection.

Marcus Daniels was a laboratory assistant to Dr. Abner Croit, a physicist studying an unidentified form of radiation which he called "black star rays". Coercing his assistant into being a subject for his experiments, Croit bombarded Daniels with this unknown radiation, which was later identified as the Darkforce. Daniels became charged with its energy and learned he could project it from his body as quasi-solid blackness. Croit created a bodysuit that curtailed Daniels' body, and the extra-dimensional source of his energy was so close that Croit had to build a stabilizing device to keep Daniels' body from shifting totally into this energy dimension.

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Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 4/18/2025

I love that classic, overhead "in the corner of the room" point of view shown in the first panel, as it's a very visually engaging perspective shot. But from purely a storytelling decision making standpoint, it was an odd choice for Carmine to use it again immediately in the following panel as well. I loved chatting with Infantino during the one and only time I got to meet him in person at a con in New York during the early to mid-2000's. It was clear that he loved talking about art and how to tell a story much more than havign to reply to "I love your work!" for the millionth time. I would have loved to have had the opportunity to show him this page, just to ask him about that decision making process that went into using the same pov in the 2nd panel as he did in the first. Congrats on the nice pair of Nova pages, John!

Neon Dragon
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 4/18/2025

Ruben DaCollector wrote:

Thanks Ruben. That would've been quite memorable to discuss that with Infantino. There's much going on so the overhead perspective shows the reader the magnitude of the moment in a God's view.

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 4/18/2025

A real nice mad scientist lab kind of page and origin! Gotta give Palmer credit for smoothing out and tightening all that Infantino art that could still tell a story, but with more loose lines at this stage of his career.

Kavi H
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 4/18/2025

another nice page. that look on his face and in his eye in the last panel really stands out!

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