Monday, September 21, 2026

The Calendar Beyond Time by Barry Smith

Coupla beauts for calendar covers, but the thing is, 2003's does not exist.  Time may be a wave or stream, but sometimes the eddies seem to play havoc.  That reminds me:  as you may have noticed, I occasionally pepper these babblings with dad jokes.  Well, I told you a joke about time travel, but you will not be amused





 

Nick Fury, Desk Jockey, by Jack Kirby


Okay, office work is probly as important to SHIELD as a lotta other places, but I can see why stuff like this might get left out of an action-packed comic

 

Saturday, September 19, 2026

Thor by Barry Smith




Only the first one is new on here, but I just realized I haven't gotten this Thor since I first lifted weights in the early 80s









 

Unused Title Page and Frontis For The Scarlet Citadel by Roy Krenkel


First one has been on here before, but both these are biggerbetterfasterstronger.  Wish Roy coulda gotten the chance to finish this book before he passed-I think it woulda eclipsed Sowers Of Thunder (sigh).  Krenkel's Conan was dynamically different from his buddy Fritz's version, and I always dug how much a Krenkel Conan looked like Robert E. Howard before there were barbershops

 

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

A 1971 Trio by Jim Pinkoski




 

Union by Barry Smith and Jim Lee




First is 3 versions of Barry's great cover that somehow got missed on here (maybr just me, but the bad guy's fist looks like a roar'n lion), then the iconic Union by his creator.  Speak'n of which, the creator of the Heat Index recently passed away.  He was 84, but it felt like he was 92

 

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Coupla Slimy Vikings by Gil Kane


Okay, don't be hate'n, but I made it a point to avoid Man-Thing when it was a thang, so I just saw these Vikings, but better late than never

 

Monday, September 14, 2026

Superman Special #2 Splash by Gil Kane

Luv this double-page splash so much, and as I said in the wayback, might never would've seen it if that water-logged copy wasn't sit'n in a comic shop bargain bin, and now I can see the original (and perfectly dry) art.  It's taken 16 years, so far, but it's awesome when a plan starts to come together



 

Magnus (No, Not The Robot-Biter) and Arin by Jack Kirby


Speak'n of Kirby animation (last post), here's a great one, and the page from Jimmy Olsen #146 I almost immediately flashed to when I first saw it

 

Challs by Neal Adams, Berni Wrightson (?), and Jack Kirby


First is the cover to Challengers of the Unknown #74, then a one-page story by young Berni that appeared in that (thanks again to McSCOTTY!  I never woulda known about this on my own), then my fav thing in the Challs first appearance, Showcase #6, and finally, some thirty years later, Jack's animation concept Roxy is re-captured IFO a very similar giant stone warrior wear'n a helmet







 

Saturday, September 12, 2026

The Avon Inside Front Cover by Wally Wood That I Forgot




As Steve Martin says, "Two simple words that solve every problem-I forgot."  Search Avon Inside on here for the rest (hopefully)

 

Thursday, September 10, 2026

Fistful Of Roy Krenkel





Yes, the acronym for this post title is FORK, as in "More Krenkel art I haven't seen?  Well, FORK it over!" (okay, Cap'n definitely has too much time on his hands)

 

First Look At The Creeper by Steve Ditko

As I've said afore, underneath this amazeballs cover was the greatest origin 



 

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

G.A.S. Lite Just Might







For the longest time, I've fantasized about a fun fanzine that I dunno about suddenly appear'n like a fireworks display (ooooh aaaaah).  It would be from the early 70s, and somehow contain many of the usual suspects (fav artists).  G.A.S. lite just might be that "fantasy fanzine"