So glad to discover I'm not the only one who loves 'Blasco.' Yes, a seriously undervalued and incredible artist.

Love Yandoc and all the filipino artists. What an incredible crop of artists and what a little gem this is.

I remember this one! Bought this just on the strength of the wonderful cover of battling hoplite skeletons but then I would 'cause I love greek mythology. The cover story was surprisingly long as well for these comics that usually only tended to feature shorts. These were some of the first comics I ever read. Wonderful selection in this gallery.

This is one of those 'can't look, can't look away' pieces. Doubly compelling precisely because the horror of the scene can't be dispelled easily as a mere supernatural illusion.  I don't think there's anything more horrific than the reality of human atrocity. Dracula, the mummy, zombies all make me laugh.  But gas chambers, human sacrifice and the thought of dark web cannibals out there scare the living be-jesus out of me!

An incredibly powerful if utterly horrific piece.

'People of the dark' was the strip that really blew me away. After that, addicted to Nino.

Couldn't agree more! I've got a complete Carrillo strip on its way that I'll be uploading soon at my 2D galleries account. Check it out.

I was 'gutted' by the end of this strip when I first read it as a kid and emotionally confused by it as well. I hadn't yet seen 'Spartacus' (the film) and the notion that sometimes dying is the only way to win does terrible things to an 8 year olds survival instincts! Lol!

Hard to choose a favourite redondo when they're all so good! But this is my pick of the bunch. Dreadful finale. Amazing art!

What a great story launch! I can't stop laughing at their expressions in panel 3. Jodloman at his best!

The spectre with the lantern is simply 'to die for'

An speaking of concepts...

That really is a very fun concept cover and a superb 'hook'

Those filipino artists were something else. A lovely piece.

A gorgeous piece indeed.

Great title page. I used to love the Grim Reaper intros in these comics and Still do!

So charmingly mysterious. A beautiful piece.

Who cares what it means. Its astrology after all. If you're honest you bought it for the same reason we all love it.  Its got a beautiful starry-lit finley femme in it! And why not!  Such charm, such devastating beauty and moon lit romance. Who could ask for anything more?

I like Szukalski even if he did go mad the poor soul. Given his background and timeframe its clearly no accident that his work often reminds people of eastern bloc heroic monumental sculpture or totalitarian art if you like.  But I don't think he was trying to emulate it so much as transform it into something else. But who knows for sure?

Its the lighting that holds this piece together and the mid-ground figure is just so.  I think the painterly execution of the fore and bg figures is quite crude though, almost prelim, but the artist may have deliberately diffused this to center the eye in the middle of the picture?

How unusual this is in contrast to the last illustration. It looks like what might happen if you crossed Gustave Dore with Aubrey Beardsley. Mythic quality to this piece.

No. Not psychedelia. This is clearly 'deco' inspired and what an absolute gem it is too!

I think I see a 'touch' of Ernst here or are my eyes deceiving me?

Looks like lithographic crayon on watercolour paper to me?  A beautiful example of it too.  You don't see that much of this technique in use anymore which is a shame because it lends a mysterious quality all of its own.

You do have an incredible collection. I'm beginning to suspect you work for NASA?

Well I'm at a loss here because I've never come across this guys work before but then its so much more fun to make new discoveries. I think this piece is gorgeous and such a charming send off (or reception?)

I always thought Paul must have been a frustrated mechanic with all of his marvellous gadgetry from the age of rockets and ray guns.

A fun Ed Emsh. I think Emsh was the spirit of comedy for the pulps.  He did so much incredible work but also so much wonderfully entertaining playful whimsy is present in so many of his works.

And an astounding painting it is indeed! Full of elemental danger and treachery.

If Finley was the pulp eras greatest technical virtuoso, Bok was surely its heart and soul. Such charm in his art and such elegant compositions.

One of my favourite pulp illustrators. Such painstaking effort in the execution of his beautiful artworks and such love and pride in his craft for it. A marvellous talent was he that seldom failed to impress.

Such charm. Exquisite.

Amazing just what a man with one 'gammy' leg can still do!

They also 'ripped' this scene off for an episode of the UK police drama 'Cracker' if I'm not mistaken?

Yes, I thought so. This is the very first time the iconic V for Vendetta symbol appears in the book.

Yes. Well spotted. Tony Weare was indeed a wonderful talent.

A lovely example of McCay. Looking at this it just seems almost 'inevitable' that he should have invented animation. His sense of motion was just so good.

This is a nice RGK. A highly illustrative style and often very finely executed finished pieces.  An an aside on this gallery, I liked Burne Hogarths Tarzan. Such a shame many illustrators are scared of going near Burroughs work incase they get sued. Corporate bullying tactics alas. His work (except for derivatives of course) should by rights be in the 'public domain' now but I think artists are still scared to go near incase of accidently violating existing 'trademarks' and I think thats a real artistic 'dampener' for the survival of the authors work into greater future posterity.

Technical virtuoso. I know he studied Dore, McCay and Finley from interviews he gave. It shows too. Loved his 'Eyes of the Cat' with Jodorowsky.

I used to really like the covers he did for the old DC horror comics but then who didn't. Some really fun pieces. Not terribly hot on his embellishment (just my opinion is all) I always did wonder what he would have looked like 'inked' by Alcala, but an extraordinary 'layout' artist and demon 'penciller.'

So much fun. I've often wondered if Kirby was a big 1950's monster movie fan? Just a pet theory. (bad pun)

Another fine piece. Beautiful spatial balance.

An old Dominic Fortune! Nice. Chaykin was just so 'Jazz.' 

I always thought this guy was the Rene Magritte of comics and who is to say he wasn't. Lovely piece. Nicely executed crosshatch.

I really enjoyed Yeates run on Swampthing. This is a 'darling' piece for a Flash Gordon!

Some very nice classic EC here. I like this one in particular. What a dramatic situation to be in!  Love the expression of terror on his face in panel 4 and it must have been a bloody terrible War to have had to get through (If you survived it that is!)

Oh wow! A Talaoc! I used to go from shop to shop as a kid seeking this guys comics out.  Such a marvellously 'fluid' style that makes his drawings seem 'effortless.' And yet so surprisingly intricate upon closer inspection.  I think Talaoc had a very finely developed sense of (understated) 'balance.'

A very lovely page of art from a timeless classic. I always did admire both these artists work growing up on their comics as a kid of the 70's. Kane specifically for his anatomy which I think in many ways was also reminiscent of Bridgeman who I'm certain he must have studied. And P Craig Russells Killraven. Those wonderful neo-classical figures of his dipped in liquid art nouveau. I know what you mean about the inking too. A fine pairing and there were some great collabs down the years. Buscema never looked greater when paired with Alcala for my money, or Bissette with Totleben and so on...

You're probably aware of this already but, just on the off-chance you may have missed it (?) and being a 'Jungle Book' fan I highly recommend Stuart Tresilians version of this book. A legendary illustrator from the 'golden age' of book illustration. Thanks for sharing this. A rare pleasure seeing this again and glad its got a good home.

Amazing

The other Wrightson title plate. Still magnificent even if he didn't use this one.

And there are those sinking melancholic lines again. Perfect.