Kriozere, Steve :: Howard Chaykin

Adventure Comics #438, page 1 - Shining Knight! (1975)

Artist: Howard Chaykin (All)

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Adventure Comics #438, page 1 - Shining Knight! (1975) Comic Art

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Title:	Adventure Comics #438, page 1 - Shining Knight! (1975)
Artist:	Howard Chaykin (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Title Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	324
Likes on CAF:	4 5
Comments:	5
Added to Site:	11/9/2023
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Description

Title page to the the 6-page back-up SEVEN SOLDIERS OF VICTORY story "Knight After Knight" featuring THE SHINING KNIGHT, published by DC Comics in 1975. This story was written by Golden Age writer Joe Samachson, but sat in an inventory drawer for decades. In the 70s, editor Joe Orlando had a groovy idea to get modern artists to draw each chapter to the story and serialize it as a back-up in Adventure Comics. Mike Grell drew the Crimson Avenger chapter, Jose Garcia-Lopez drew Vigilante, Ernie Chan drew the Star Spangled Kid, Lee Elias drew Green Arrow and Dick Dillin drew bookends featuring all of the characters together. And Howard Chaykin drew, you guessed it --> the Shining Knight!!!

This is early Chaykin work where he's channeling Frazetta. And if I ever showed this page to Howard this is how I'm guessing he would react: "Kriozere, what the $*#& is that?! Do you like to torture me? That's horse$@*&!! Get it away from me. I used to consider you a friend."

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Rick W
Member Since 2017

2 - Posted on 11/9/2023

Now you're cooking with Crisco!

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 11/9/2023

Knight After Knight
I held you in my art
Chaykin
Knight After Knight
A sample of your charms
Knight after Knight, wa-ooh
Shining Knight as well
Wa-ooh
Your wizard from a mirror hell
Yeah
I only wanna do what's right
But who wants to keep all the art board Knight After Knight?
Knight after Knight
Knight after Knight
Knight after Knight

Knight after Knight
Magician that’s a freak
Chaykin
Knight after Knight
'Cause you serve king and queen
Knight after Knight, wa-ooh
Then your birthpage rolled around
Wa-ooh
So you let him go to town
Yeah
Howard’s got them in a fight
'Cause even true love can be boring Knight Arthur Knight
Knight Arthur Knight
Knight Arthur Knight
Knight Arthur Knight

We have Chaykin in common girl
You know that's a fact
Victory is work, I'd have to be cracked

frank x townsondecker
Member Since 2006

Posted on 11/10/2023

Nice!

Mike (aka Off White) White
Member Since 2008

Posted on 11/16/2023

Lol you're probably right about Howard's response! Lol! Great page! Congrats!

Roger K.
Member Since 2005
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Posted on 11/29/2023

This is so cool, and definitely has the vibe of those Frazetta stories. I wonder if any of that original art exists?

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