Sherlock Holmes by Jim Steranko

After examining all the pertinent evidence gleaned over the past 16 years (#I typed in Sherlock in my search box), one is led to the inevitable conclusion that I've never posted the pencils to this iconic image.  From this, one can deduce who this mystery Cap'n is.  He's obviously the old gent standing on the corner who, when asked how to get to the local famous restaurant by a visitor, always pauses for a moment, and then says, "from here?"  Yep, that's me

 

The Thing Of The Swamp by Berni Wrightson

Me gusta mucho, but I guess technically, this should be The Thing Of The Marsh

 

Always Bet Green by Steve Ditko

  

The ancient (1965) fanzine cover to all stars! is che great, but I love the fully colored version I found on a Spanish blog.  If you know who colored it, please holla.  We've only mentioned 2 or 3 colorists on here, and I am always indebted to some cool shades.  Shoulda said the roulette phrase always bet red, like the original monochrome cover, but the new colors look cool on the dino, too, and I actually do always bet green on roulette.  Course, I go home broke like everybody else, but it's fun while it lasts

 

4 X Bob Kline

Okay, move along, move along!  Noth'n new to see here, but that first one pops this time (please embiggen), and these are all four Kline Fanzine Prime:  Fantastic Fanzine, I'll Be Damned, Anomaly, and RBCC

 

Coupla OG Barry Smith

First is the Warrior of Lemuria poster, but biggerbetterfasterstronger than my waybacks of this, then a try-out page by Barry that I just saw, then the Kirby inspiration for young Barry (except it didn't exist until several years later-so it's Deja Vu in reverse, or my old buddy Vuja Dave)

 

Maximum State by Jack Kirby

One day in the wayback, I get to work and they say, "Hey, Cap'n we just got this great new printer!  Would you mind try'n it out?"  This is onea dozen pictures I printed (just now found it amongst my stacks), and acourse it's from New Gods #5, but where did I find those colors?  If you have any idea, please holla

 

The Warlord by Gil Kane

First is a page from the iconic Blackmark paperback, then half of a half-page ad for Blackmark from The Buyer's Guide For Comic Fandom #7 (both from 1971).  The pencils are slightly different, but I dig see'n both, and how about the quarter-page ad right above it?  Some guy named Frazetta, and THAT ad was a full page in Rocket's Blast