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Toth. Alex - Rip Hunter, Time Master, issue 6, page 4 (Jan 1962)

Location: RIP HUNTER, TIME MASTER
Artist: Alex Toth (All)

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Artwork Details
Location: RIP HUNTER, TIME MASTER
Title: Toth. Alex - Rip Hunter, Time Master, issue 6, page 4 (Jan 1962)*
Artist:  Alex Toth (All)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Interior Page
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 733
Likes on CAF: 10
Favorited on CAF: 1
Comments: 14
Added to Site: 2/27/2022

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Two spectacular Alex Toth pages (unfortunately not sequential) from issue 6 of DC’s Rip Hunter - Time Master (this one page 4), which saw publication in January of 1962.

Alex Toth needs no introductions here; he produced a unique, singular, and broad body of work in comic books after starting his career as a freelancer for Famous Funnies in 1945. He’s been referred to by other artists of the time as ‘a genius’ (Irwin Hansen), as someone who ‘at the age of 16 or 17, was doing things far in advance of what [others] were doing' (Joe Kubert) and ‘at 21 or 22, I think, the best artist in the entire business' (Gil Kane). Talk about having the respect of your peers.

Along the way, he would illustrate the comic movie adaptation for George Pal’s ‘The Time Machine’, published by Dell Comics and released in March 1960. His work on that seems to have had some influence on DC selecting him for art duties on Rip Hunter - Time Master, the first issue of which hit the stands in April of 1961.

Rip Hunter featured an ordinary guy (well, he is a genius and knows fighting styles culled from across time) who travels through time in the appropriately named Time Sphere. And he does so with his friend Jeff Smith, his girlfriend Bonnie Baxter, and Bonnie's kid brother Corky (how 1960’s does that name sound?). The series ran for 29 issues between 1961 and 1965 and was filled with adventure and fun. What more could a comic reader in the early 1960’s ask for?




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E DLS Member Since 2005
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Posted On 2/27/2022

Master is right.  That middle panel is a gem, but the entire page is masterful.

Dan Mazur Member Since 2020
1    
Posted On 2/27/2022

So great, thanks for sharing!  

Ruben DaCollector Member Since 2008
1    
Posted On 2/27/2022

Holy mackerel! This page is even more detail oriented than the other one! And yet, despite athe abundance of detail, everything is perfectly clear. Just wonderful! If you look at only the bottom tier alone, it could easily be mistaken for a Terry and the Pirates daily. Well done, Chris!

Chris K. Member Since 2008
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Posted On 2/27/2022

Ruben DaCollector wrote:
"  Holy mackerel! This page is even more detail oriented than the other one! And yet, despite athe abundance of detail, everything is perfectly clear. Just wonderful! If you look at only the bottom tier alone, it could easily be mistaken for a Terry and the Pirates daily. Well done, Chris!
 "

Ruben - your comment about that bottom tier is spot-on; in fact, the last panel is one of my favortie components of the page. It's impact is the direct result of the detail Toth was putting into every panel before it.

Ron S Member Since 2007
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Posted On 2/27/2022

The inks!!  Great!!

Mark Howland Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 2/27/2022

Toth's clarity - despite the busy nature of the panels - is mind-blowing.  And as for that last panel, no one was better than Toth at outlining characters and focusing the eye with blacks.

Aaron N. Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 2/27/2022

Thas a WOW from me dawg

Marcus Wai Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 2/28/2022

Very nice middle panel where the pursuers are stopped by Toth's signature wall of sounds.  The entire page places you in time and place with precision and detail like a textbook history lesson.

artless artmore Member Since 2013
1    
Posted On 2/28/2022

Terrific page!  Wonderful storytelling with amazing scenes in every panel

kent mansley Member Since 2015
1    
Posted On 2/28/2022

Wow! This is a classic example of why Toth was one of the best. Huge congrats!

Timothy Finney Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 2/28/2022

It's an exceptional page. I love the plethora of details, the strong Milton Caniff influence, and yes, how he uses those silhouettes in the final panel as a kind of smaller payoff to the big action that came before it. Cheers!

Mark Tomlinson Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 2/28/2022

This piece shows why Toth is the greatest artist in comics! Every panel is perfect. Congrats Chris on adding such a great piece to your collection!

Monty B Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 3/4/2022

Fantastic page!!!

Patrick Kochanek, MD Member Since 2005
1    
Posted On 9/24/2025

Blockbuster indeed

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