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Strange Tales #180 pg1

Artist: Jim Starlin (All)

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Title: Strange Tales #180 pg1
Artist: Jim Starlin (All)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Splash Page
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 2,327
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Favorited on CAF: 3
Comments: 26
Added to Site: 6/1/2011
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Here comes the Judgment !!!
Title splash from the third Warlock pencilled and inked by Jim Starlin !!!!
I'm getting closest to Heaven with this masterpiece that should be in a museum and to which I'll dedicate my life in order to preserve !!!!
Now for the historical part !!! If you look at the white used on Warlock's head and torso, Pip's arm and the little card player you'll see that Jim altered the whole splash for one reason only : to change Goldie's old costume with the lightning bolt and horned torso armor to the most iconic cape and skulls !!!
What I particularly like in Jim's comic works is the continuity in the ideas and I believe one can see a lot of Jim's creations in this crowd of aliens, like Sizygy could be walking next to Pip if you see what I mean ...
The whole cosmic saga Jim achieved dwarves IMHO even George Lucas' Star Wars and these particular three first episodes in Strange Tales are the only comics pencilled and inked by Starlin before the tragic Death of Captain Marvel GN whose beautiful pages are fading, this is magic cosmic Starliny Goodness !!!
Actually Allan Weiss helped a bit on this book inking four pages ( look add.pic ) and I guess the sudden change of costume may be a reason for some delay on the book, but I love the way Jim is playing on with the credits on the title splash !!!!
In fact, I like every single detail of this page !!! Love the gaze between the card players, the alien crowd, the walls, the inking, the white-out, the words, the scroll captions, the era, the page's number, the heroes, the smell, Starlin's foresight, the guy who sold it to me ( and waited patiently !!! ), the tan, the size ...everything !!!! Even the cheap stat echoes with the white tone and is not as bad as it should look !! ( I'll never quite understand why putting cheap xerox stats glued on the art ? it will always look like a bad restoration to me ...)
Finally, the little stat crediting Weiss on the back of the page hasn't been glued back on the art just above the copyright stat and I think that's for the better !!! I got the stat and the art is even more visible!!!
My Warlock collection has never looked so wonderfully nice !!! Thanx Len Callo !!! You're the MAN !!!!

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Josh G. 
Member Since 2008

Posted on 6/1/2011

from the coolest-hair superhero/warlock to the coolest-baldest hero (k/s dr. Druid) -- your posts today are ah-may-ZING!

. BRAUNY 
Member Since 2007

Posted on 6/1/2011

Congrats on an awesome Starlin splash my friend! I remember buying this comic off the stands thinking who are all of these people who worked on this comic until I realized it was a Starlin joke! Starlin did an outstanding job of inking his pencils on this issue. This issue, IMO, is one of his best artistically! Congrats on a fantastic addition to your already outstanding Starlin collection!!!

Colorado Kid 
Member Since 2007

Posted on 6/1/2011

You are having an AMAZING month Romain! How cool is this splash????? Congrats, my friend!

Carlos DS 
Member Since 2006

Posted on 6/1/2011

Cela a dû te couter surement un bras mais dans les années à venir, tu te diras que c'était une bonne affaire ! C'est l'une des planches les plus belles de ta collection de Jim Starlin ! Félicitations !

Carlos DS 
Member Since 2006

Posted on 6/1/2011

you really deserved this Starlin splash page ! Congrats !

Michael  Mikulovsky 
Member Since 2009

Posted on 6/1/2011

Outta this world! I can't believe I was only 13 when I bought this issue. I loved the cape, but still miss Warlock's lighting bolt! Sigh! I was always dying to see him smash Thanos & shout SHAZAM! LOL Congrads! WOW! Beautiful!

LEN  CALLO 
Member Since 2004

Posted on 6/1/2011

Congrats!! Glad you love it as much as I have these many years. Good things come to those who wait!

Dan F 
Member Since 2004

Posted on 6/1/2011

Very Cool!

The AvengersFan 
Member Since 2004

Posted on 6/1/2011

I know how much you LOVE Starlin so I know how happy you are today Romain! Congrats!

Mike W 
Member Since 2007

Posted on 6/1/2011

Awesome pick up, my friend!!! Congratulations!!!!

Ron S 
Member Since 2007

Posted on 6/1/2011

Awesome splash from a great run!! Congrats!!

Posted on 6/2/2011

Congrats~ This is one of my favorite pieces of art ever. I am glad it is in the hands of someone who truly loves it. It is an incredible beauty and piece of history.

robert frey 
Member Since 2004

Posted on 6/2/2011

congratulations- i really, really like this piece also! it really doesn't get much better than that for starlin lovers.

John Voytek 
Member Since 2008

Posted on 6/2/2011

I wondered who would wind up with this masterpiece. Why am I not at all surprised. Congratulations Romain, truly deserving!

The  Comic Coffin™ 
Member Since 2007

Posted on 6/3/2011

Your Starlin collection is beyond cosmic! This title splash is just off the charts... truly amazing!

- Artemaria 
Member Since 2007

Posted on 6/6/2011

It is quite appropriate that this page features a Warlock, because it is, to paraphrase the great DD villain Bullseye "magic." There are so many cues in this page that show how seminal Jim Starlin's (or should I say, J.L. Minirats) art was from this period. Arguably, his art was the least seminal aspect of his work during this period as his writing bent the boundaries of comics and reality for all those who would follow. Congratulations Romain, I can only imagine how happy this page makes you!

julien mendes 
Member Since 2010

Posted on 6/7/2011

Greatttttttt !!!!!!!!! you are a master Dude

Alex B 
Member Since 2008

Posted on 7/19/2011

A Starlin masterpiece ! Congrats for that incredible find !

Kirill L 
Member Since 2007

Posted on 6/4/2012

I don't know very well Starlin's work but judging by this page it's one hell of an artist, beautiful art.

E DLS 
Member Since 2005

Posted on 7/2/2012

Len has owned some truly amazing pages in his art collecting career. And it's nice that he has begun to share the wealth with the rest of us. Love the credits on this page. A very clever and classic gag from the brilliant mind of Jim Starlin.

Adam Ianbarry 
Member Since 2010

Posted on 2/22/2014

Genius title splash! These comics were in a totally different league to everything else at the time! A slice of history!!!

Matt W 
Member Since 2009

Posted on 4/16/2014

Breathtaking!

Red Raven 
Member Since 2012

Posted on 4/30/2015

fantastique splash style star-wars.

Steven Filosa 
Member Since 2006

Posted on 4/21/2021

What a classic splash. I hope you are still lovin' it.

Congrats!

Steven Dilworth 
Member Since 2012

Posted on 3/7/2025

Oh, wow.  What a page.  Minrats nailed the inks to perfect accentuate the Starlin style!

Total classic.

Cosmic Code Authority 
Member Since 2020

Posted on 1/4/2026

Awesome of course.  Warlock looks great and Pip has never looked better!

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