Eyes Of Mars Page by Mike Kaluta

First published thing ever, 20-year-old Kaluta had this second page (with the first page and other pages) published in the fanzine Graphic Showcase.  EOM was in the first 3 issues, and sump'n sweet had arrived on the comic art scene

 

Dig'n Me Some Steve Ditko

This is so spot on for me.  Years ago I was dig'n holes for fence posts, when I hit a massive rock.  As I worked to dig it out, I discovered it was a boulder (makes sense, as I was dig'n in Boulder).  When my hole got to be about this size, I decided to cut a post shorter so it looked like it was as deep as the other posts

Atlas Shrugged by Jack Kirby

Lots a Atlas up on here in the wayback, but not this one, at least not where it was called Atlas.  It's nestled in a coupla my Valentine's posts amongst a plethora (some folks tell me it's nice when I use that word-that it means a lot to them) of the sketches Jack did for Roz for her black book Valentine.  Even those don't show the fineline pencils like this (please embiggen), though

 

Sandman Deluxe Covers by Mike Kaluta

Just saw these at the local library, and one regret is the online images don't show that they're wrap-arounds

 

Another Talon (?) by Jim Steranko

Xerox of a sketch used as a fanzine cover in 1977, so acourse I missed it while at university (I think that was the year I had to read all of Shakespeare while master'n the card game Hearts).  Most of this garb reflects the classic outfit on that quintessential Talon, and even that headband appears on two other Talons, so my fifty-sump'n year wait for another Talon is over

 

Monkey'n Around with Steve Ditko and Art Adams

Maybe the weirdest leap I've ever made try'n to compare gorilla my dreams.  Let me also drop the K bomb-Konga

 

The Fire Planet by Roy Krenkel

Let me just cut to the chase this time--I need your help!  I really dig this, but know squat about it.  It was in a "real" Krenkel portfolio (six detailed drawings VS two quick sketches in some fanzines of the day) in the great Strnad fanzine Anamoly #3