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I assume that Al was trying to "transition" with this strip and story arc, just because it does channel Lubbers to a degree. And obviously Williamson at some point would be doing "his" Corrigan 100%, so this couldn't have been intended as a permanent thing. Gorgeous strip!
Nice piece. But arguably more of a tribute to Supergirl now, since that's Krypto (and not Streaky) with her.
Don't know why this misleading credit remains posted.
This is by Bob Brown and claerly states so on the credits. NOT by Infantino. Now whether Brown swiped from Infantino is another matter.
This page is NOT inked by Curt Swan.
Looks like Chic borrowed the flying Nemesis fro Curt Swan. Nice stuff.
My favorite Bob Brown period, along with early (not late) Challs!
Great Morrow art, and a page (indeed, the entire story) which I used to own many, many years ago! Morrow was an artistic genius.
Not sure why you note that in the heading that (Murphy) Anderson had a hand in this page. The inks on this page are by JOHN GIUNTA.
Briggs' Flash Gordon maybe the most underrated FG of all? I have a Briggs FG daily, absolutely gorgeous, but no FG or Dale on it. :-( So you can imagine how envious I am of a Briggs' Sunday with those two characters thereon! SWEET!
Maybe my all-time favorite Zatanna page! Gray Morrow rules!
Gorgeous piece from the pinnacle of the great Dan DeCarlo's career.
This is really sweet art -- and the entire story! What a great find. I've always considered Premiani to be an underappreciated great artist, although his Doom Patrol originals do tend to realizer high values. While those Silver Age primo pages by Kirby, Buscema, Romita, etc. with super characters bouncing all around can be fantastic indeed, at times they overshadow beautiful illustrative works like these in the collecting world. These pages are no less gorgeous. Simply beautiful.
Super art! There would be many Romita collectors clawing to get at this superb page!
Gotta love Romita & Mooney, and the amazing Black Widow -- and in her original costume. Obvious why Hawkeye and the Swodsman were ape over her!
What a page! Pete, Gwen, and the Black Widow in her new outfit. (But as nice as that is, I still like her fishnet ensemble better.) This is when comics were comics, and what a great time to be a comic book reader.
BEAUTIFUL page! CLASSIC Romita, and a cool example that incorporates the super-hero and romance elements, showing the Falcon (as Sam) with his sweet gal. Hot stuff!
This is really nice! Classic Baker gal, plus the art captures that time period so well.
Damn -- I didn't know Julie Schwartz did drugs! Buckler over Curt Swan??! Maybe on the Bizarro World. Gorgeous cover. Should have been used by DC. And if it had been published, it should have been inked by a stellar DC embellisher, and not by some of those in the mediocre and hack classifications who sometimes butchered Swan's stupendous pencils. Given DC's sometimes strange choices, maybe it is best that this wonderful piece survived in its original pencil format.
So many great pieces in your gallery!! Had a chance once for a great Finlay and blew it, and unfortunately they haven't invented time travel yet. This is a SWEET illustration! Finlay was indeed one of the Artist Gods, and one who drew absolutely gorgeous gals.
I recall seeing this page on eBay some years ago, and was wishing I could get it. ***sniff*** Great page by one of the legendary pencilers and a super-classy inker! Congrats!
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I'm not so sure of that urban legend. Even if there were discussions along that line, I'm not sure how serious they were. I believe the first school of thought on this piece was that Wood concocted it to illustrate Tower's heroes biting the dust, and likewise show Marvel's continuing ascension. That seems the more pragmatic history and background. It would be interesting to know if Wally just drew this cover for kicks, or if it were produced specifically for fanzine reproduction (or specifically for the RBCC). I believe the original was drawn actual size as the RBCC cover repro? Regardless, a GREAT piece, and congratulations!
Rocke is one of the most underrated comic artists of all time. I know some fans/collectors were critical of his sometimes use of "swipes" (which weren't always so obvious). But Mastroserio clearly could channel a Steve Ditko-like quality into his work very nicely. Quite possibly this is because he worked with Ditko as a contemprary at Charlton Comics. He also did a bang-up job inking Ditko on CAPTAIN ATOM in the 1960s. Love this page, and Mastroserio supplied a superb moody atmosphere in those Warren horror stories.
This is a great page! John Severin's CRACKED material tends to be underrated, yet he produced a lot of fantastic work for that publication. And somewhat contra to that observation is that some gouging sellers/dealers are asking "an arm and a leg" for this type of Severin material (and of course those pages do not sell because they've been priced too high). I was lucky enough to obtain some Severin CRACKED pages from the "Barney Miller" and second Dick Van Dyke TV show satires, and they are gorgeous. The late John Severin was a classic comic book artist who is greatly missed.
Looking at your two Crandall pages inked by Wood makes me wish even more that these two titanic talents had teamed up more often than they did!
Penciling ... inking ... painting -- Gray Morrow could do it all, and magnificently!
Great page, Bill! In fact, I owned it at one time, and I may have sold it directly to you. I will need to visit a psychiatrist to get checked out! :-)
A great page with real character (and to me preferable to most Spidey-in-costume pages) that shows Ditko can really DRAW! It's also fantastic in that Peter, Betty and JJJ are featured, and it contains some neat Stan Lee writing at his peak. That green in my eyes is not my natural color, but jealousy over viewing this art! This would be a key page for any collector of original comic art.
I remember buying the comic as a kid and salivating over the Wally Wood art. Plus, I think I was in love with that blonde gal ...
This was published during one of the comics industry's periods of turmoil, when cover prices were rising and key creators leaving, and there were attempted expansions of titles and genre, and haphazard experimentations with formats. One of the few good things I remember from around then was Gray Morrow doing some fantastic new works for DC and Marvel! Nobody drew Zatanna better or sexier than Morrow -- although the incredibly talented Murphy Anderson at least equaled Gray's version with his gorgeous splash page for Zatanna's introduction in the Silver Age Hawkman #4. Too bad editor Julius Schwartz didn't have enough foresight to cover-feature the beautiful maiden of magic on that issue!
Ray, I have a fondness for this piece because of a particular reason. Namely that my aging memory seems to recall that I owned it at one time! But I'm not 100% sure ... if so this likely would have been sometime between 1970-74. Assuming I'm correct, I must have been in a financial bind to let it go, because stupidity would be the only other explanation. I never saw your other page from the same story for sale on the market, but it is also great. Gray Morrow is one of my all-time favorites (and maybe my favorite, period), and he was exceptionally skilled in different genres and utilizing varying techniques. I cried when I heard of his death...
Unfortunately I can't identify the published source, but I had to be the first to comment that this is an absolutely fabulous painting!
Ah, GRAIL! An Alex Raymond Sunday Flash Gordon from Raymond's primo FG period!
Great page! I didn't manage to glom onto it when it was available (**sniff**), but I did manage to obtain the page with the great close-up of the "Gil Kane" country doc in the same story! This story and this period showcases some of Gray Morrow's most unbelievable art.
