Friday, September 29, 2023

1972 Fanzine Chris Warner




The year I started da blog, I was already smitten with Terminator On A Bike by Chris, but I just recently realized the same guy did some great fanzine stuff

 

Thursday, September 28, 2023

Coupla Dinosaur Splashes by Jack Kirby


These were done when I was four years old, so they were definitely missed, but I can tell you everything Bugs Bunny was up to at the time
 

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

DumDum DumDum DumDum by Roy Krenkel and Frank Frazetta





 Six Dums is how the great song by Clarence Quick starts also (okay, there is a "de doody" in between Dums five and six, but still).  Embiggen the fanzine cover for a real treat.  I like to think I maintained my good I. Q. through grade school by always having a roll of Smarties after every Dum Dum lollipop

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

"Copy That, Good Buddy" by Dan Adkins







 We recently mentioned Dan's wondrous ability to create some great art by copy'n some great art, but I thought it was really cool that the guy who encouraged him most, Wally Wood, was the guy he copied best.  The Maze! was Adkins own creation, soooo....about a decade later, The Cap'n copied Dan Adkins

Monday, September 25, 2023

Maevelmania International Membership Card by Jack Kirby


 "lesser mortals" sounds just like Stan Lee.  It reminds me of his classic "puny humans"

Friday, September 22, 2023

Insolent Human! by Wally Wood







Great Sub-Mariner by Wood, and I just saw it!  It was in Marvelmania Magazine #5, part of the ad for the Super Hero Portfolio (?), then again in a house ad.  Looks like the panel from page fifteen of DD #7, but much better, in my opine 

Thursday, September 21, 2023

Gone But Not Forgotten by Frank Frazetta



Yeah, yeah, neither of these paintings exist,but,man, I so dig em