Tuesday, November 7, 2017

The Shadow by Mike Kaluta


The print was great, but I so dig the ad.  Smok'n gun blending with the shadows is che artsy-fartsy

Jimmy Olsen Adventures by Jack Kirby




Sure there's a bazillion rejected Kirbys, but these two are especially puzzling.  Only answer I can come up with is that Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen was a tax write-off for DC, so the big kahunas had to make sure Jack dinnae get something too amaz'n published with the title, or sales would get too high (shades of Mel Brooks' The Producers).  bummer

Saturday, November 4, 2017

Empire 99 Cover by Gil Kane




Star Hawks never looked so good (well, except for that time or two on the way backs on here, and that complete collection trade, and that Maz'n Heroes issue, and....).  Okay, this wraparound paperback cover is a pretty sweet image of Star Hawks

Thursday, November 2, 2017

The Face Of Doctor Doom by Jack Kirby







Apparently, what most guys of his generation would display proudly as a duel'n scar helped lead Victor to become a class A super-villian

Demon #20 by Clyde Caldwell

Okay, just dinnae wanna crop page 20 of a fanzine