Recently Scott (who owns a Berni Wrightson original, so he has some clout) asked me if I knew about the Shadow ad in Kamandi #2, which caused me to snort of course! and explain the whole Steranko/Wrightson?Kaluta thingie about The Shadow. Kinda glad we had all three tackle him
The ad was a tryout page done by Wrightson when DC announced they had the rights to the Shadow and were looking for an artist.
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(Conversely, Kaluta and Wrightson also assisted Chaykin on Seaboard/Atlas' pulp-style hero, The Scorpion's second issue)
Thanks for all the great info, especially on The Scorpion #2. As Miss Congeniality would say, "I had nooo idea!" Also news to me about Shadow #4, although #3 was always apparent- like half Wrightson almost
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