Aw, yeah. 100% with you here on the magnificence of this art page and this memorable story. An adolescent high point in comics reading for me as well. Big congrats!

"Hulk ready for Chrissmas now!" Seriously, I prefer a scary-looking Hulk as seen here to a "Stoopid Hulk" interpretation, and Jethro did a great job of conveying that. The original conception by Kirby was damned terrrifying, and the character lost something over the years for me when this aspect was downplayed.Congrats, Danny, wow, your collection has really grown, and seems to be procreating!

The beauty of those clean inked lines and contours is something to behold. And those are indisputably Kirby-drawn buildings in the background. 

Quit tomcattin', Axa! Single panel daily strips are always a little special (insets regardless).

This looks like an older piece, from his prime era that initially caused me to look closer at his work. I love that era.

Great catch! Knowing of Wood's personality and his attitudes towards his mainstream '60 comic book work as revealed in print in the Bhob Stewart book, I think the interpretation I've heard is valid as far as what Wood seems to be saying ruefully and cynically here.

No comments on this? That's simply insane. The face on that badass Drac takes the kewpie doll prize here. Who would win in this epic confrontation? My money's on Big Frank. Looks like the fetching victim will be of no help whatsoever. Beautiful Timm piece, congrats! 

Quite a find! This is beautiful.

Sweet!

Holy smoke!

Stunning.

This is precious. That expression on her face says it all., It's nice to see such a subtle Omaha piece.

Lots of strong art on CAF today! This not the least of it. What a fun and lovely homage, beautifully rendered by Paul.

Woahhh, sharp, Miki!

This is a beauty. Arantza's delineation of the curves of both sinuous hip and belly is very sensual, without being vulgar. The belly has real human weight to it. And I love her face.

This  is amazing, congrats!

Beautiful piece.

Holy heck. that's an outstanding piece. Would love to see her do more with this character.

This is just exquisite. Happy for you, congrats!

Very alluring, sharp Brereton.

Very sharp.

True! DC should do this. Three other good ones from this era were a brilliant Twilight Zone homage in House of Secrets written by Jack Oleck that was reminiscent of Wood's best EC work, The King of the Ring in Plop!, and 'Sno Fun in House of Mystery. And what about those gorgeous Kane(pencils)/Wood(inks) collaborations in an issue of House of Mystery (#80, I believe)? Wood was on fire during this era, before his stroke. Your page is delightful, congrats!

LOL!

OOps! And of course I meant to type that the Organziation 2-parter was in #10-11, not #9-10!

Re: your last paragraph:

Exactly. You summed this up well. This is the nature of the demon in the bottle that some of us grapple with here, in our pursuits of this particular, curious form of personal happiness.

I'm chagrined, by the way, to read that the great Wood had nothing to do with not only the pencils but also the inks of that memorable Organization 2-parter in DD #9-10 (a favorite childhood story). I've  read elsewhere that Bob Powell had much to do with the art in those issues, but this is the first time I've heard this. Wood didn't visually conceive and pencil and ink those panels of Frog Man, my favorite? I'm reeling...  

Big CONGRATS for landing this page!

I greatly enjoyed Jim Sherman's renditions of the LoSH, and always thought there should've been more of it. The Dawnstar portrait is beautiful. Congrats, Aidan! How on earth do you find all this Legion art?

Eh...it's OK.

But seriously, I don't know which is more striking, the figure articulation or the beguiling face. 

Gorgeous Wunder blacks throughout. Wow!

I've just rediscovered my teenaged enthusiasm for this book, so it's a nice coincidence to see this here. I really like Grainger over Kirby. It's not as heavy on Jack as Royer, or as erratic as Colletta. The Petrified Man was a visually terrific Kirby creation. Nice catch of a page, congrats!

This is superb, in staging and execution. Wow, those inks!

That's a truly striking cover, Michael! Your wife sounds amazing.

You have so many wonderful Swampy pages, and it's tempting to comment on all of them. But what could I say over and over that hasn't been said already? So, compromisingly, I'll single out the page I would probably die most happily over, if it were mine. Sadly, I've never had a clear shot at a Wrightson piece, in spite of thirty years of passionate collecting. But we can always aspire, right?  

This page has that big, bold splash, with all those deep and gorgeous blacks. And it has nice panel shots of two prominent monsters in the S.T. mythos. Most of all, I love the way the background and foreground shadows dovetail between panels two and three. A fantastic example, from one of the greatest comic book series ever.

I've been scanning the new art on CAF this lazy morning. 115 pages in, and this piece finally became the one to stop me in my tracks. Wow, just wow. Super congrats!

Wordy as hell, but inks so lush you could swim in them. Magnificence. Congrats!

I don't see enough Archie Dickens art here. I'm happy I reclaimed "my" Archie piece, and bought it back for my collection.It's in my CAF, if you'd care to look. Yours is historic. And whimsically fetching, as always with Archie.

My God, those costumes suck. I'm sure I'll see it anyway.

So good! Congrats!

Whew, kinda breathtaking. You are so lucky to own this. This artist's self-perception is endlessly fascinating to me. Congrats!

Magnificent indeed. The face impresses like a powerful dream. Joe's done a lot of these, but this may be his best (?).

The black and contrasting texture in that first panel just sing to me. Robbins is a strangely fascinating artist. Congrats!

Sharp Baldazzini example! I don't know what it is about his clean style, but it's instantly recognizable, and I enjoy it.

Love the Karen likeness (my dream girl). All the likenesses are solid here, and Marcus makes an astute point above about the Karen portrait. I have a love/hate reklationship with the show...it's the proverbial guilty pleasure.

Wow, i love this. Budd just stepped up his game. Exquisite.

First off, it's most important that I say "Congratulations!" Wood art is indeed ultra-tough to get now, from this period of his work (not so when I started, back in the mid-90s). Particularly the Marvel and Warren art. You and I are kindred souls and collectors. This stuff is my "toppermost of the poppermost" as far as collecting desirability, and always has been. (Read the copy I wrote for my own "Tower Of Shadows" page, from issue #7.). For whatever it's worth, I think you landed one of loveliest pages of all from this particular story, and I'm seriously envious. Chops and kudos!!!!

Wow, I missed this one somehow when you posted it. Totally agree, this is likely the best Suzi piece out there, with that great hip curve going on, and that mischievous smile. Perseverance catches the worm, congrats!

I should've mentioned that I particularly like the Eisner-esque use of type in the first panel on this example. In a way, as nice as Don's DC work was, I can't help but feel that some of his real potential was actually a little constrained by the demands of producing entire comic book stories with tight deadlines, combined with the crummy plastic plate printing that companies began to use in the '70s. Artists began to not bother with expressively fine lines at this time, and it seems that brush work got less subtle and refined. Are any of these for sale?

This is just gorgeous. Not much on CAF impresses me these days, but WOW!

I can't believe all the truly tremendous stuff you've added since I looked at your gallery last. This is a phenomenally exciting piece. Also can't believe you're up to 118 Hulk pieces, Danny! My hat is definitely off to your dogged, collecting determination!

I don't like everything Finch does, but when he's great like this, he's GREAT! I don't know which is scarier here, Hulky himself, or that bad haircut! It's funny how the clipped hair makes him look even more terrifying somehow, eh wot?

Lovely and unique take on a classic character. The colors really pop, but it's the personality in that face that lets you understand why John Carter fell hard for her. Congrats!