Saturday, April 1, 2023

Back On Track With Jack Kirby



 Eight years ago, I discovered this fanzine cover (second image), but now that I see the actual cover, even better (the insides of Train 'O Thought #5, by the by, pretty weak)

Friday, March 31, 2023

An Ad For The Shadow by Mike Kaluta


 As Russ said in the wayback, after Kaluta had his short run on the first few issues of The Shadow comic, that's when he REALLY started illustrat'n The Shadow

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Bran Mak Morn by Gene Day

This cover of a Robert E. Howard fanzine (REH Two-Gun Raconteur) was all that and a bag of chips.  I'll say it again, we lost Gene way too young
 

The Frost Giant's Daughter by Frank Frazetta


 The fundundant blog strikes again!  Even these next words are repetitive:  I saw this on a buddy's table at a monthly get together the comic folk of the Springs had in the basement of the CS PD.  He had Conan of Cimmeria marked a buck (guess cause it was new at the time) and I grabbed it up and just stared at it for days

Another Sword Of The Atom by Gil Kane


Search the wayback (and the other day) for a bunch more on here.  Still cannae believe that this failed based on sales back in the day.  Personally, I thought Jan Strand and Gil Kane was an amaz'n team

Some More Sci-Fi illos by Wally Wood








 Groov'n on those Worlds of If, Galaxy, and Amaz'n mags lately

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Daredevil by Jack Kirby









 Okay, true confessions.  Dunnae why, but I love those first two, the tiny Daredevils at the bottom of those Super Heroes covers.  Kirby dinnae do much Daredevil, but he shoulda