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Anthro 1 page 13 by Howie Post

Artist: Howie Post (All)

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Title:	Anthro 1 page 13 by Howie Post
Artist:	Howie Post (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	2,765
Likes on CAF:	3 4
Comments:	3
Added to Site:	2/9/2018
Comic Art Archive:	Anthro Issue: 1 Page: 13 View

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In 1968, DC launched a handful of new titles most of which I loved, e.g., Bat Lash, Creeper, Hawk and Dove, and Anthro. Most had their first appearance in Showcase with their own series kicking off immediately after.

Anthro was written and drawn by Howie Post.

This period of creativity was as great in my opinion as that at the beginning of the Showcase run (Flash, GA, JLA, Lois, etc.). Of course, my opinion matters not (though all of these echo through the DC universe still), it's sales that matter and the books that spun off from Showcase to feature these characters were gone in a few issues (6 or 7 usually). I was very disappointed.

When I started collecting comic art, Anthro (along with The Creeper, Bat Lash, and Dolphin) was a target, but there wasn't much art on the market.

I didn't realize that Howie Post was still alive so commissioning him didn't happen. When I heard of his passing, I kicked myself for the missed opportunity.

Lately though, something has changed. Anthro 1 came up for auction as a complete book and I've seen pages from the Showcase issue and issue 5 as well. I bought a page that I like from Book 1.

On this page, Anthro is helping Embra, a girl that he'd met a few pages earlier, when he hears his younger brother scream. He unceremoniously drops Embra and charges down hill to his brother's rescue - halting suddenly when he realizes what his brother is facing!

I love the dialog, the body language, the expressions, and overall style. Howie Post is a little recognized master at creating good comics.

Anthro was hardly the first book or last book to feature a young "first human" - Kubert's Tor and Jeff Smith's Tuki jump to mind, but it was a solid book that I really appreciated. Wish it was collected. Sigh ...

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Mark Yanko
Member Since 2009

Posted on 2/10/2018

Hey, this is a real interesting score, Alex! I loved those comics you cited too, though I think I must've passed on Anthro at the time because it wasn't "sooperheroes." Anthro #4 is particularly beautiful as it features Post pencils and Wally Wood inks. I really like the big panel here, and any page from this scarce series is a nice little coup. Congratulations!

Timothy Finney
Member Since 2006

Posted on 2/11/2018

Anthro had a good mix of humor and adventure, and your page has both those elements, so well chosen, sir. As for Post's art, it was the antithesis of the smooth inks that one saw in most of DC's superhero books at the time, and it stood out for that reason. It was a fun little experiment of a comic that probably should have gotten more love than it did.

Jason Versaggi
Member Since 2005

Posted on 5/9/2018

This is a very cool vintage page. Bravo! Good meetin you as well at the Art Con!

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