Invaders #6 page 11 - the Liberty Legion fight Namor

i have to admit that i really didnt apprecieate the franks when i was a kid(Robbins,Springer, and Thore) and i was always dissappointed with the bait and switch of a kirby cover and then Robbins inside. that being said as i have grown older i cant help but love those guys work. the evidence of how great an artist Frank Robbins is right on the page.congrats on another fantastic piece of art

Ha ha! Yes, bait and switch - not heard it called that before. I remember that feeling. And I think we all had that thing about only appreciating certain artists later - and equally artists falling out of our favour over time. I'm glad Robbins has grown on you, Danny. I think Invaders was absolutely the right book for him.

Great early Invaders battle page with Robbins pulling no punches! And Vinnie did some nice work here, particularly in the bottom tier. 

Thanks, Rick. And Vinnie certainly did look to be wanting to make the most of those final panels, it's true.

Good stuff.

Thanks, Ryan!

Good stuff.

Thanks, Ryan!

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Love the Invaders and Namor battle page to boot! 

Terrific page

Very cool to see this early Invaders run page. The shot of "Ragdoll Namor" as you put it in panel 2 def pulled me in, as well as the close up on Namor in the panel below it. Nicely done from Robbins and Colletta!

Multi-level action! And that penultimate panel is fantastic!

Thanks! Yes, Robbins always had a strong sense of space, and liked to use it all. I remember when I first read this, I was a bit puzzled by the disembodied Red Skull head panel, but I loved the expression.

Wow, a killer page here, so much action! You even get a Statue of Liberty panel, what more could you ask for? Congratulations!

Thanks West! You're right, I didn't mention that the Statue of Liberty is even visible in there, and it's a really interesting angle on it too.

Another classic page, another great page.

The arrogant Sub-Mariner defeated by his friends and a disembodied Red Skull?!  That's a winner!

Ha ha! And the contest wasn't even close!

As you said Paul, the work done by Robbins on this page and on the whole run (I would add) is exceptional.i agree with you on panels 2 and 6 but don't forget panel 5!!!! I find it magnificent! 

These tales were so fresh as people wanted to find out about Marvel history with very few reprint books available.  The Robbins look was just old school enough to make us think that's how old comics looked! 

Robbins does not receive the credit he should imho and you have a great action page here (still after one myself)

Robbins high-energy style all over this page. He was a perfect fit for Invaders. Love it!

Agreed - absolutely! Robbins did high tempo so well. Thanks, Steve.

I also have to admit it took me a while to adjust to seeing Frank Robbins' art at Marvel... I did love his comic strip work, especially Johnny Hazard that I found firmly grounded in the Milton Caniff tradition. I also liked it a lot when he joined DC to provide some hard-boiled edged visuals to Batman and the Shadow (this, after years of providing high-quality scenarios for the Caped Crusader - worth checking!). But the gaudy colors of the standard Marvel crew seemed to me a little bit awkward for his style. But, I learned to appreciate it, especially his dynamics on figures that I still find totally cartoonish (your page has a lot of this!), but it fits in so well with the spirit of the title that it makes for a great combination! And, yet, I wonder what he could have done with a grittier character like the Punisher, or Frank Miller's version of Daredevil...

It's such a common thing to hear about Robbins - he really seemed to divide people on some of his superhero work, but was easier to appreciate in adulthood. Interesting that you liked his DC work at the time. His figures could certainly be very expressive. I guess for me, some of the same things could be said about Andru on Spider-Man - but I liked Andru at the time too. Thanks for the detailed comments - I really appreciate them, Al!

This is one of the few Marvel titles that I did not read and now I am seeing what I missed. I have to admit that if I had seen this work earlier, my opinion of Robbins work would have ratcheted up!

Thanks Miki. It is one of those titles that passed people by. Perhaps a WW2 Marvel superhero comic seemed odd in the '70s. But as you note, one of the great things about this site is that we can look at art we missed anew.

Nice!

Thanks, Andy!

Beautiful!  Congrats Paul!

The action is bursting off this page!  Awesome get!

I discovered the Liberty Legion via quarter bins as a kid and thought they were a great looking team.  My disappointment was that their total number of appearances was in the single digits.  Great work by Robbins here with the action practically exploding off the page.