Cap'n's Comics: February 2021

Sunday, February 28, 2021

Tupenny Conan Plate #5 by Barry Smith

Ton of Tupenny Conans up in the wayback on here, but this original art of the "spring snow" is just georgeous, then the plate as I got it when Middle Earth released it in the seventies

Saturday, February 27, 2021

The Defender Pencils by Jim Steranko

The cover to Comic Crusader #5 has always felt a little wonky, but Steranko's pencils, as usual, are really che great

Tarzan VS Tarzan by Neal Adams

Flash Gordon by Steve Ditko

Last night I saw this splash page on Heritage (thanks, Russ!), and it was so cool to see, because I started the day just doing a search of this post title. I wanted some more Flash by Ditko to go with the all stars! fanzine cover from 1965 that we been gaz'n at for a while. Turns out there's nothing (cept an unpublished complete story) far out

Neanderthals by Frank Frazetta

When I got to CU in 1974, a guy named Spider had this poster on the outside of his dorm-room door. Weird thing was, Spider had no idea who Frazetta was

Loki by Jack Kirby

Always great to see Loki w/o Coletta inks, but, as I recall, this wasnae even used? I think I saw this in a Kirby portfolio from Marvel (sucks get'n old....half the time I cannae even find my phone)

Silver Surfer #4 Cover by John Buscema

Back Cover Of Christie's by Frank Frazetta

Frazetta had a few covers on the Christie's East auction catalogs in the way back, but I think Mothman was the only back cover. I also dunnae think these two go together, but wadda I know? I only got one catalog, and that one wasnae for the covers, but for a rare Barry Smith that I couln't find anywhere else (I believe you'd search unpublished Barry Smith on here).

Ooops! Just did the the search myself, and that was a Sotherby's catalog, so I've never had a Christie's East