When you posted the framed picture on Facebook, I thought, "That kind of detail looks like Giorello." Yep! Nice piece for sure.

Very clever solution.

Now I want to see a Warlock Frylock.

Structural support indeed! Grell and Cockrum transformed the Silver Age teen characters with new designed inspired by 1970s bathing suits. Even the guys like Tyroc and Cosmic Boy were baring their chests and abs.

Double Dell action! Dell'Otto and Dell'Edera did a great job with this series, which debuted Kingpin's fancy red Hawaiian shirt.

Nice work by BWS. The cover is based on the bottom left panel. The story was a rewrite of an Archie Goodwin/Joe Orlando story from Eerie #3 (1966).

Correct, which shows that Harlan is experiencing the past in "real time," as opposed to a flashback that's being narrated, or a scene that only readers know about.

Meador always has excellent rendering. Strange is going to tear his hose, running around New York pavement without boots. Maybe he'll just levitate.

Cosmic-sized art! Nicely done.

Time Warp was one of those books I skipped as a kid because it was a dollar and had no superheroes I knew. In retrospect it was a trove of terrific art.

Alien Legion indeed!

Another Bastian masterpiece. What are the dimensions?

He puts so much thought and effort into his work.

Great story about a great talent. Was the "raw power" page the one where Cyclops removes his visor and wipes the Sentinel off the side of the mansion?

The first two issues were republished in English as a single 192 pages story "Dampyr: Son of the Devil" in 2020, perhaps in anticipation of the English Dampyr film covering the same origin story, which was released in 2022. It's a decent action film with a particularly good portrayal of Kurjak, the Bosnian soldier drawn into vampire-hunting.

Good memories; this was about the time I jumped onto the Legion bus, right after the Reflecto story.

That's true. Many issues of Dampyr contain a scene where the latest "new human friends" learn that Harlan is a Dampyr, Tesla is a vampire, and vampire hunting is their game. We saw such a scene in issue #228 "The Servant" for instance. It's such a common occurence in this series that sometimes it's assumed rather than shown, to avoid repetition of similar material every month.

THOOM!

It's sort of a no-win scenario whether Colossus faces Magneto in flesh or metal form.

73 pages, and the heroes haven't even entered the castle of Dracula Park yet! These Italian books put a lot more emphasis on dialogue than rapid plot progression.

Impressive work not just on the skin tones but also the woodgrains and the wallpaper. Top painters like this always make sure to have multiple light sources for that Dutch Master feel.

Amazing lighting. How large is it?

Good doggo?

A counterpoint to the cover of #136. Scott always gets stuck toting the bodies.

You got it! See discussion of character references back on pages 19-20.

Interesting that Dejah Thoris has the same little costume ornament sitting in her cleavage that Polaris did as well.

Dinosaurs and X-Men, two of Byrne's favorite things, together again!

Great work as always from Nick. I bet he put some thought into those metal loops hanging from her belt. He also correctly portrayed her as left handed.

The blood of his enemies gives his hair extra bounce and body.

She does have the look, and you can't say 'Vampirella' without 'Mirela!' However the artist tells me this is a coincidence; he used his now-ex-wife as the reference for this story's beauty.

Post them on CAF then!

Go Kitty go! One of my first comic buys as well.

Vertical panels... up she goes... down she comes...

This was a wacky story that fit together Sekowsky's "Dragon Lady" stand-in with not only Catwoman but also Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser, whom DC was promoting for their own upcoming licensed series. Note the misspelled "Nehwon." Giordano used cool panel shapes atypical for DC of that era.

Unlike some super-teams, the X-Men actually changed into street clothes when they were at home.

Nice detective work!

A friend commented elsewhere that although Penguin took off her clothes, he left on her blonde wig.

Nice group shot in the last panel. Superboy's cape looks unusually blanket-like in the second panel.

This is the way the Fourth Doctor looked in his final season, with the burgundy scarf and coat and the question marks on his lapels.

I asked the artist, and you are exactly right.

I liked the non-embellished outline look they used when Jean was using her powers.

You're off your game, Marcus! That's two days in a row where your comment reiterated something in the art description. :)

Check out the little smirk on Tara's face!

That second panel is particularly impressive.

Look out, Harlan! They're behind you!

Nice all around! Strong foreground and picturesque background details.

I saw this hanging behind your head in an interview on CAF+. I didn't know the characters, but it was obviously a Hildebrandt. Their use of color is unmistakable even from across the room. This one has a strong red/orange contrast scheme, like a film poster.