tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39309134211988550362024-03-18T15:53:13.251-04:00PanelocityComic book swipes and homages, along with art that appears to have been--at least in part!-- inspired by other art. And there's lots of the Silver Age Fantastic Four here because that was just about my favorite comic book back then!Sharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557062426400835295noreply@blogger.comBlogger627125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930913421198855036.post-49384526204969502922023-03-22T10:00:00.028-04:002023-03-26T19:28:20.374-04:00Adventure #521 and the Legion of Super-Heroes<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I came across this opening splash to the 2011 Legion story in <i>Adventure Comics </i>#521. And I'm sure you can guess 😄</span><span style="font-family: arial;">what I'm going to say next: </span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This image<b> immediately</b> reminded me of a panel from the Silver Age!</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtgU11MWHWaSCEwBUQEhMiE-KtW75aRb6mAf_kTwBUHP08W7FVcfSdYV5wNT8CcUCSUOFoIGgRfCRZiBCexNKtD0dfFw2OvjB1V60bVscPmlGy0wEbM-C364ha1M9j_VLBpFU7Pn08y_HHfs11hWQbHmyyfEcfYcHKvGhnAjJ_bplBhr1ecXsdWK4/s640/Adventure%20521%20avengers%2044.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtgU11MWHWaSCEwBUQEhMiE-KtW75aRb6mAf_kTwBUHP08W7FVcfSdYV5wNT8CcUCSUOFoIGgRfCRZiBCexNKtD0dfFw2OvjB1V60bVscPmlGy0wEbM-C364ha1M9j_VLBpFU7Pn08y_HHfs11hWQbHmyyfEcfYcHKvGhnAjJ_bplBhr1ecXsdWK4/s16000/Adventure%20521%20avengers%2044.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adventure Comics #521 (2011)<br />Penciler: Geraldo Borges<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Can you guess what the above Legion image reminded me of? </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Scroll down</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Keep scrolling</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hint: think of <i>another</i> super team.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Okay, here we go!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The characters' positions and placement reminded me of Captain America and the Scarlet Witch in this panel from John Buscema's <i>Avengers</i> #44 (1967)</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxOYZcSzFDbIS1KIgod7kvO6Mw4bRHbHzW_-po3MFFruCsHKfqiwvkOwYGH40hL3onvcwtfxv-WIY2IIIRzTKI3PLk2MWKObAwEvk_l6k6Z7h3uWCmTkrVa_JG7wR_0NLGgiIviR8HLjAK3ZRifw72daRqfjjEt6YyrA2A6I03NbRpfOCpOG8-Ksa/s787/avengers%2044%20cap%20wanda%20adventure%20521.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="787" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxOYZcSzFDbIS1KIgod7kvO6Mw4bRHbHzW_-po3MFFruCsHKfqiwvkOwYGH40hL3onvcwtfxv-WIY2IIIRzTKI3PLk2MWKObAwEvk_l6k6Z7h3uWCmTkrVa_JG7wR_0NLGgiIviR8HLjAK3ZRifw72daRqfjjEt6YyrA2A6I03NbRpfOCpOG8-Ksa/w640-h396/avengers%2044%20cap%20wanda%20adventure%20521.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Avengers #44 (1967) John Buscema<br />Adventure #521 (2011) Geraldo Borges</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: left;">Another view--ah, the </span><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: helvetica;">déjà vu</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> 😁</span></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5IbzXRNzFWztCWPnU0t_XpehjzxMDtPW90P-5NBOc5nh5l5tY2B7Lk1ztweDPZXK6V1Q7Ret4uIpo45x0Q2BJ4VPg4U0dDihSo5kzVXDxXa2ksvfKDluEkNxk1QAj_9AXHzmifWQVFk4Csbv5ND9WXoI71LUpAG3YnCafwKwVORlqmc1KuwAKWNgY/s965/avengers%2044%20adventure%20legion%20521.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="965" data-original-width="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5IbzXRNzFWztCWPnU0t_XpehjzxMDtPW90P-5NBOc5nh5l5tY2B7Lk1ztweDPZXK6V1Q7Ret4uIpo45x0Q2BJ4VPg4U0dDihSo5kzVXDxXa2ksvfKDluEkNxk1QAj_9AXHzmifWQVFk4Csbv5ND9WXoI71LUpAG3YnCafwKwVORlqmc1KuwAKWNgY/s16000/avengers%2044%20adventure%20legion%20521.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As noted earlier: <br />Avengers #44 (1967) John Buscema<br />Adventure #521 (2011) Geraldo Borges</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am a </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">huge</span><span style="font-size: large;"> fan of Big John Buscema's Avengers, so I truly madly deeply love 💕this callback!</span></span><p></p>Sharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557062426400835295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930913421198855036.post-67243574949106911192022-06-21T10:00:00.046-04:002023-03-01T22:26:01.476-05:00Aquaman #59 - Mera and Guess Who? <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Does Mighty Mera here remind you of someone else? </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQTvaULf9iUD3AJ-SpwZh8uuZdK9D8mGTZi3BmbWvXsSP4kz92HN010pthwGvkmqLOdqtzUyvhcpWjJ0pHzRI3tv5Mf2WTkGhhs1nxgLRSXXda4Ouwx59TjKaCON1ZHyW2c_nKGVdIZD4CLKl4RAVOSuzQvhmOf4zkW90BEkUZz4PPt0bw8JfwcUIC/s417/Aquaman%2059%20mera%20avengers%2083.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="344" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQTvaULf9iUD3AJ-SpwZh8uuZdK9D8mGTZi3BmbWvXsSP4kz92HN010pthwGvkmqLOdqtzUyvhcpWjJ0pHzRI3tv5Mf2WTkGhhs1nxgLRSXXda4Ouwx59TjKaCON1ZHyW2c_nKGVdIZD4CLKl4RAVOSuzQvhmOf4zkW90BEkUZz4PPt0bw8JfwcUIC/w330-h400/Aquaman%2059%20mera%20avengers%2083.png" width="330" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aquaman #59, 1977-8<br />Juan Ortiz</td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hint: This time</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Mera is not</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">based on the Wasp. The panel's based on a different John Buscema illustration!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Scroll Down</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-yXBV_7YZ3Xe8O52fFv03ec2knatOnd7nCWsIWOAg4d2c_Sug-Ad8U4vyg9-NRaMe7Rr1bymID_cABtJIL6sS4drVTbMo1Yqg_tC4pt2ns_67HPS50Gtt-6zUPKWGZErd6WS1AN34cufYyoRdjrHoFWnw7FqVAIqEXhYhQdUqlvSAV7zWyHtLQ2Tt/s757/black%20widow%20avengers%2083%20mera%20aquaman.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="757" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-yXBV_7YZ3Xe8O52fFv03ec2knatOnd7nCWsIWOAg4d2c_Sug-Ad8U4vyg9-NRaMe7Rr1bymID_cABtJIL6sS4drVTbMo1Yqg_tC4pt2ns_67HPS50Gtt-6zUPKWGZErd6WS1AN34cufYyoRdjrHoFWnw7FqVAIqEXhYhQdUqlvSAV7zWyHtLQ2Tt/w640-h346/black%20widow%20avengers%2083%20mera%20aquaman.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Widow in Avengers #83 (1970) John Buscema, with inks by Tom Palmer<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Yep, as soon as I saw Mera here, I knew she was based on Natasha from one of my all-time favorite Avengers comics--the Lady Liberators issue! </span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>Sharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557062426400835295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930913421198855036.post-70488365104412272522022-05-10T10:00:00.006-04:002022-05-30T23:41:35.151-04:00Aquaman #59 Mera<p> </p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">More Mera and guess who??</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcaX6dvu0yI6Uj6S3Jtu2KR0PXpNqzfujt8bl9XqkKTVW8AHFfBxx02AySZgIuZyXzt6zUpkaY00lbDA22o9WLCVo7uTdZfuMtJjwwtu5ME40BMKbgUiCSGs-2-A4_L8Eg5UpMKQ9aB8F5_kUdjBVFaL30aLLw5iZTEAT4yC-aqj-JnFHxgyQ5SMW/s761/jan%20mera%20aquaman%2059%20wasp.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="761" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcaX6dvu0yI6Uj6S3Jtu2KR0PXpNqzfujt8bl9XqkKTVW8AHFfBxx02AySZgIuZyXzt6zUpkaY00lbDA22o9WLCVo7uTdZfuMtJjwwtu5ME40BMKbgUiCSGs-2-A4_L8Eg5UpMKQ9aB8F5_kUdjBVFaL30aLLw5iZTEAT4yC-aqj-JnFHxgyQ5SMW/w640-h498/jan%20mera%20aquaman%2059%20wasp.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left: Avengers #57, 1968 John Buscema<br />Right: Aquaman #59, 1977-8, Juan Ortiz</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div>Sharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557062426400835295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930913421198855036.post-20394946513502185622022-04-11T10:00:00.031-04:002022-05-30T23:42:50.375-04:00Aquaman #60: Mera<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">As I've mentioned, I stopped reading comics way back at the dawn of the Bronze Age. In the last decade or so I resumed my interest in comics--specifically comic book history--so I've been catching up on the old characters. One of the fun things about reading stories and series that I'd never read before is seeing all the swipes from the Silver Age! </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I recently posted a few from the Ant-Man series in </span><i style="font-family: arial;">Marvel Feature</i><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">And now, here's what popped out at me as I was reading the 1978 Mera back-up feature in <i>Aquaman</i>. </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This panel </span><b style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">immediately</b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> caught my eye: </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQS-PVhAJ-JejssxsfkAvXrgLNI4GvbQEaTJglbsQwsGGEHQB69VHgjwXtWmAYEHQHUTJfmdwHwWFyqQqaXaz80GPtERl8qOCMCQ1i_H7lcPtIlnoj5DvO-nVKTuGAXAoAf-I4tvhHiQ20frBGVlz8yKV8kmjcu4y7eUTkzAuU-CM6sXimEQ4UZNL-=s350" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="259" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQS-PVhAJ-JejssxsfkAvXrgLNI4GvbQEaTJglbsQwsGGEHQB69VHgjwXtWmAYEHQHUTJfmdwHwWFyqQqaXaz80GPtERl8qOCMCQ1i_H7lcPtIlnoj5DvO-nVKTuGAXAoAf-I4tvhHiQ20frBGVlz8yKV8kmjcu4y7eUTkzAuU-CM6sXimEQ4UZNL-=w296-h400" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><b>Aquaman #60,1978<br />Juan Ortiz, penciler--inked by Vince Colletta</b></span><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Okay, just Mera punching someone. Yes, I know--it's a standard typical pose. But upon seeing this panel for the first time, I was <i>strongly </i>reminded of another panel from the Silver Age. Can you guess which one? </span></span><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Scroll down. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Time's up. Let's take a look: </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="949" data-original-width="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFhrq-AGR1Xf7BKuxMHAGMsIUZtG_JWf7IXHuWk8agWK-TMmnvnr2iIcnnGA435NrTfT08esw5q8k_3CC0gmCVivjgCjkLJzjapiYwO7d8KetkwHT76lW0DEJyCF-k15WZjSKIgjr6LFVOS5BKkgJxmbLHyCbEUxLrCy97gAIxVr0EszG5JGfo8YIv=s16000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><b>TOP: Aquaman #60,1978 - Juan Ortiz<br />BOTTOM: Avengers #60,1968-John Buscema</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFhrq-AGR1Xf7BKuxMHAGMsIUZtG_JWf7IXHuWk8agWK-TMmnvnr2iIcnnGA435NrTfT08esw5q8k_3CC0gmCVivjgCjkLJzjapiYwO7d8KetkwHT76lW0DEJyCF-k15WZjSKIgjr6LFVOS5BKkgJxmbLHyCbEUxLrCy97gAIxVr0EszG5JGfo8YIv=s949" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a></div><p></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Yes, it's Big John Buscema again, from Avengers #60! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Oh, I can hear the chorus now: "But <i>Shaaarrrr</i>--it's just a punch! C'mon, how many different ways can an artist draw a punch?"</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Yes, I understand that--but look at the length of the punching upper arm; the other arm in the background; the waist indentation; the curved hip; the knuckles. There are too many similarities. If not a swipe, then the Avengers panel was certainly an inspiration. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My curiosity piqued, I then took a look at the <i>other</i> stories in this Mera mini-series. And what I found confirmed for me that this was not just a coincidence. Stay tuned! </span></div>Sharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557062426400835295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930913421198855036.post-80223564404353678862022-03-07T10:00:00.047-05:002022-03-08T20:52:40.586-05:00Iron Man #21 and Fantastic Four #66 - Tuska Does Kirby!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557062426400835295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930913421198855036.post-39880416101551389442022-02-10T10:00:00.001-05:002022-02-10T10:00:00.221-05:00Avengers #44 and Marvel Feature #10 - The Red Guardian<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzMN8pdEs24iQXRzjdf8xQmTny8XwqpeY2sY6zii3u6K45UH2kp0Epx0_PifN0IWMbG9wUfUT-eJNaU67iP_INESSHpgCWnkpOd-9g4XeNxdrtYJC3GicsV_ojr6t8c4V--B9g83niQR9Vz4LXwWrsXAVgX-z78I9UfcrWXhvQUkensOuJUGp5FqLi=s646" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="646" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzMN8pdEs24iQXRzjdf8xQmTny8XwqpeY2sY6zii3u6K45UH2kp0Epx0_PifN0IWMbG9wUfUT-eJNaU67iP_INESSHpgCWnkpOd-9g4XeNxdrtYJC3GicsV_ojr6t8c4V--B9g83niQR9Vz4LXwWrsXAVgX-z78I9UfcrWXhvQUkensOuJUGp5FqLi=w640-h378" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Avengers #44 (1967) John Buscema<br />Marvel Feature #10 (1973) P. Craig Russell</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Sharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557062426400835295noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930913421198855036.post-8821345081589930462022-02-07T10:00:00.013-05:002022-02-07T10:00:00.241-05:00Avengers #53 and Marvel Feature #10 - The Black Panther Strikes!<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiA7PIvf-GOmx-ftKz5HFEmv4RD9WNrqzQdRo0W7NvIJqv0rm-KawgcTQD8CAQMO-hr3wMJLSD2o2yAVesRRWzTBW16BYkQ7w1RG6HYf2N8mXp6Nduclbsy3i5k6T2ohCmi1kx3FTDHpB_1pclkZrjT0buQj8J9NKyPzgr_oR5Uf7gH6p2RNQkILlx6=s710" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="710" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiA7PIvf-GOmx-ftKz5HFEmv4RD9WNrqzQdRo0W7NvIJqv0rm-KawgcTQD8CAQMO-hr3wMJLSD2o2yAVesRRWzTBW16BYkQ7w1RG6HYf2N8mXp6Nduclbsy3i5k6T2ohCmi1kx3FTDHpB_1pclkZrjT0buQj8J9NKyPzgr_oR5Uf7gH6p2RNQkILlx6=w640-h416" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Avengers #53 (1968) John Buscema<br />Marvel Feature #9 (1973) P. Craig Russell</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Sharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557062426400835295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930913421198855036.post-30996729810387614682022-02-03T10:00:00.004-05:002022-02-17T23:34:12.233-05:00Avengers #42 and Marvel Feature #10 - Cover by John Buscema<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> This one's from a John Buscema cover: <i>Avengers </i>#42.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvVbZuk2l1Epq2WHzdc0yFIIUW3KDSIDoDbvSlPQnCMoWEddoNY46aNu1uFumw9p_xG8kGVec6qzojmQC24UXJhnCSwkD4hDfTNud2jy9o-3jx5EbS5KPNDOC-fpgODspmRW8lCpRG31APqiaH60zVY1flxOhzmhMNf98gniLcGuFyOw8ob-yDS3OX=s1309" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="1309" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvVbZuk2l1Epq2WHzdc0yFIIUW3KDSIDoDbvSlPQnCMoWEddoNY46aNu1uFumw9p_xG8kGVec6qzojmQC24UXJhnCSwkD4hDfTNud2jy9o-3jx5EbS5KPNDOC-fpgODspmRW8lCpRG31APqiaH60zVY1flxOhzmhMNf98gniLcGuFyOw8ob-yDS3OX=w640-h274" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Avengers #42 (1967) John Buscema<br />Marvel Feature #10 (1973) P. Craig Russell</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Check out the complete </span><a href="https://www.comics.org/issue/21128/cover/4/" style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;" target="_blank">Avengers #42 cover over at the Grand Comics Database. </a></p>Sharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557062426400835295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930913421198855036.post-50553880755169163962022-01-31T10:00:00.020-05:002022-01-31T10:00:00.227-05:00Avengers #59 and Marvel Feature #10 - S'more Buscema<p> </p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Moving on to <i>Marvel Feature</i> #10.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioSE-Udd-2ct6turUOoYpTTss00vfeQ87Hj-CFQm7GieN4gpKN9nN02z-HrGgCfi4ftO5tH9I4vEtLebIQgp-GfCFaBkTjhMoZpwfnbiaTEFQpQPwMgFWVpfayqd-9QWZdbZ3kpN9S7W2YfySXhLwldtfK4i13aYCbGJfCZissmTxbh7vIM_KHqYle=s967" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="967" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioSE-Udd-2ct6turUOoYpTTss00vfeQ87Hj-CFQm7GieN4gpKN9nN02z-HrGgCfi4ftO5tH9I4vEtLebIQgp-GfCFaBkTjhMoZpwfnbiaTEFQpQPwMgFWVpfayqd-9QWZdbZ3kpN9S7W2YfySXhLwldtfK4i13aYCbGJfCZissmTxbh7vIM_KHqYle=w640-h382" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Avengers #59 (1968) John Buscema<br />Marvel Feature #10 (1973) P. Craig Russell</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>Sharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557062426400835295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930913421198855036.post-70966440421764101552022-01-27T10:00:00.051-05:002023-04-03T22:19:43.745-04:00Strange Adventures #222 and Marvel Feature #9 - Infantino and Anderson!<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">How did some young comic book artists of that generation build their skills? In part by studying the masters. We've already seen John Buscema as one of P. Craig Russell's inspirations; </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">here we</span> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">have <b>Carmine Infantino</b> (layout) and <b>Murphy Anderson</b>'s Adam Strange from </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">the cover of <i>Strange Adventures</i> #222. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglv4NHiNGYDo9tCO-J83oeuYIWxGAnxLWhCTEoyjXY151Nds0KijqH5jzGQITqhZUjCuyUZCgiGdPoNFI9YRF7Ybs11gE_D2C3wcmktg3RYayV-nUfbwNS4hIFR9AvP8gSgdtihDwBIrn77hp0nydu-wVckW8gDxmGVUydfS0q5BOFhCoCI3VC5u4O=s799" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglv4NHiNGYDo9tCO-J83oeuYIWxGAnxLWhCTEoyjXY151Nds0KijqH5jzGQITqhZUjCuyUZCgiGdPoNFI9YRF7Ybs11gE_D2C3wcmktg3RYayV-nUfbwNS4hIFR9AvP8gSgdtihDwBIrn77hp0nydu-wVckW8gDxmGVUydfS0q5BOFhCoCI3VC5u4O=s16000" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Strange Adventures #222 (1970) Infantino & Anderson<br />Marvel Feature #9 (1973) P. Craig Russell</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Check out the <a href="https://www.comics.org/issue/23217/cover/4/" target="_blank">SA #222 cover in its full glory over at the Grand Comics Database. </a> </span></p>Sharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557062426400835295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930913421198855036.post-91714712133261456842022-01-24T10:00:00.045-05:002022-01-27T19:32:52.054-05:00Avengers #59 and Marvel Feature #9 -- More Buscema, Baby!<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b>More from Avengers #59 and Marvel Feature #9</b></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRcHzCiJY8Q2rFonKo_7Nv83l2jlzYK7MGpbwo3709kg8xkjdwufeGx9KjzQZ7gpljzT_4AutbV97IkwU7CaehuigW_JUpVKEPsE7yUEl3hcS3rlLgMHD92aXWS9BvEEBL-5U-eRRQUYMKxPaIhD_xE1Ljy1-qS9aw5ESC-4Z-0CRHfjGUXF2PKUe7=s1097" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="1097" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRcHzCiJY8Q2rFonKo_7Nv83l2jlzYK7MGpbwo3709kg8xkjdwufeGx9KjzQZ7gpljzT_4AutbV97IkwU7CaehuigW_JUpVKEPsE7yUEl3hcS3rlLgMHD92aXWS9BvEEBL-5U-eRRQUYMKxPaIhD_xE1Ljy1-qS9aw5ESC-4Z-0CRHfjGUXF2PKUe7=w640-h352" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Avengers #59 (1968) John Buscema<br />Marvel Feature #9 (1973) P. Craig Russell</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Yep, it's the Wasp--and Hank as Yellowjacket and Hank as Ant-Man. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Jeez Hank 😖 </span></p><p></p>Sharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557062426400835295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930913421198855036.post-17366888657713822882022-01-20T10:00:00.022-05:002022-01-27T19:32:30.428-05:00Avengers #59 and Marvel Feature #9 -- Buscema, Baby!<p> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">Happy 2022, everyone😊</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Recently I read some issues of <i>Marvel Feature</i>. I'd never read this series before, so it was an unexpected bonus to come across some Silver Age swipes 😁 Yay! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Today, <i>Marvel Feature</i> #9, pencils by the great P. Craig Russell, who was just beginning of what would be an illustrious career. Here in this early effort he was credited as "Craig Russell." Ant-Man and the Wasp were headlining the series. </span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpAJ8bwgq88RXmNIGKLgzsUEIjlL0EXCtExfhfolXO62x77Xw6Ug7FunwbR3wC47AGKhhiDO6LHW6p9VpKTToPyIuX2MFVXw3XTl6xIXlSOuUYAVh07wP_ERAbWNb7JY15bB5VNpqFhB_vsMRVlbrPb8TESe9gGj0-LDRsa16pz85iM3Zk_x1revEf=s669" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="669" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpAJ8bwgq88RXmNIGKLgzsUEIjlL0EXCtExfhfolXO62x77Xw6Ug7FunwbR3wC47AGKhhiDO6LHW6p9VpKTToPyIuX2MFVXw3XTl6xIXlSOuUYAVh07wP_ERAbWNb7JY15bB5VNpqFhB_vsMRVlbrPb8TESe9gGj0-LDRsa16pz85iM3Zk_x1revEf=w640-h602" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Avengers #59 (1968) John Buscema<br />Marvel Feature #9 (1973) Craig Russell</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><br /></p><p></p>Sharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557062426400835295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930913421198855036.post-66482648531096238432021-11-09T11:00:00.058-05:002022-03-15T20:30:38.038-04:00Jean Grey aka Marvel Girl in X-Men #28 and #56--by Roth 'n' Adams! Plus Barry Windsor-Smith!<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Everybody's favorite Jean Jeanie 😎</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHx8rlza3SdePh8eYpYFgOYQkkaudwNTwWAsCgoZhY3qZjqJfMGXLtYSEmCp_VBSrClurDdnT03LEmnfpWGpLGinnZtmY8jBDLAenROcJKBl4b6EHjG0tiLxeVo4VDtLNI86FEzbsR4yQ/s590/XMen+28+56+Marvel+Girl.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Jean Jeanie" border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHx8rlza3SdePh8eYpYFgOYQkkaudwNTwWAsCgoZhY3qZjqJfMGXLtYSEmCp_VBSrClurDdnT03LEmnfpWGpLGinnZtmY8jBDLAenROcJKBl4b6EHjG0tiLxeVo4VDtLNI86FEzbsR4yQ/s16000/XMen+28+56+Marvel+Girl.png" title="Marvel Girl in X-Men 28 and 56" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">top: X-Men #28 (1967) by Werner Roth</div><div style="text-align: center;">bottom: X-Men #56 (1969) by Neal Adams</div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Bonus! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Barry not-yet-Windsor Smith's Marvel Girl </span><span>from X-Men #53 (1969)</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdkeoFCc0a8SuOnwly6KIjvjHgDQY2Swl0Gqyenzc_KF7MX-ASpZMxfPrK-hHkhFbzA9cnqWz1SW5hrEeCQNH00NTbUntU6cQLgCY8JP5NUXUw2di5ewxZaBP2bh5Ez6BNeASGRv5bFOU/s282/XMen+53+Marvel+Girl+Barry+Windsor+Smith.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="267" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdkeoFCc0a8SuOnwly6KIjvjHgDQY2Swl0Gqyenzc_KF7MX-ASpZMxfPrK-hHkhFbzA9cnqWz1SW5hrEeCQNH00NTbUntU6cQLgCY8JP5NUXUw2di5ewxZaBP2bh5Ez6BNeASGRv5bFOU/s0/XMen+53+Marvel+Girl+Barry+Windsor+Smith.png" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I actually like Roth's Marvel Girl the best--love those sharp cheekbones. How about you, which one is your favorite? </span><br /><p></p><span><!--more--></span><span><!--more--></span>Sharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557062426400835295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930913421198855036.post-71471006318694365212021-01-15T11:00:00.001-05:002021-01-15T11:00:06.245-05:00Black Bolt's Back Again! Fantastic Four #59 and Incredible Hulk Annual #1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557062426400835295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930913421198855036.post-89279249226752214582020-08-24T11:00:00.001-04:002020-10-26T19:42:10.006-04:00Steranko, Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD and the Master of Kung Fu!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">More from <b>Aficionado Guy, </b>who notes that in interviews the estimable Paul Gulacy cites Steranko as one of his artistic heroes😎</span><br />
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<b style="font-size: 12.8px;"><i>Strange Tales</i> #158 (1967) Steranko natch! </b><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> </span><b style="font-size: 12.8px;"><i>Master of Kung Fu</i> #45 (1976) Paul Gulacy</b><br />
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Sharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557062426400835295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930913421198855036.post-47648896760013493862020-06-01T11:00:00.001-04:002020-06-01T15:38:35.485-04:00Daredevil by Frank Miller and Jack Kirby<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Sharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557062426400835295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930913421198855036.post-23352743191936781162020-03-16T11:00:00.001-04:002022-03-27T00:08:53.094-04:00Steranko's Captain America and the Master of Kung Fu!<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><b>Panelocity</b></i> follower </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;"><b>Aficionado Guy</b> recently forwarded s</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ome interesting panels my way. </span></span><br />
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</span>Sharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557062426400835295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930913421198855036.post-3405887778576489482019-12-30T11:00:00.001-05:002022-01-27T00:50:49.518-05:00Fantastic Four #169 (Pt 12) Statuesque Ben<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Sharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557062426400835295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930913421198855036.post-16648170677686687582019-12-09T11:00:00.001-05:002022-01-27T00:50:17.242-05:00Fantastic Four #169 (Pt 11) Human Torch and Fantastic Four #42<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Sharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557062426400835295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930913421198855036.post-17756996269994862002019-11-18T11:00:00.000-05:002019-11-18T11:00:03.559-05:00Fantastic Four #169 (Pt 10) Cool Hand Luke<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 12.8px;">1967:</b><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> Fantastic Four #66 Jack Kirby</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 12.8px;">1976:</b><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> Fantastic Four #169 Rich Buckler</span></td></tr>
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<br />Sharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557062426400835295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930913421198855036.post-61297912654633203442019-10-21T11:00:00.001-04:002023-03-02T23:06:51.598-05:00Fantastic Four #169 (Pt 9) Invisible Woman and Fantastic Four #70--Plus Marvel's Greatest Comics!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>1968:</b> Fantastic Four #70 Jack Kirby<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 12.8px;">1976:</b><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> Fantastic Four #169 Rich Buckler</span></td></tr>
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">John Romita Sr. redrew Sue's hips and legs on 1968's <i>Fantastic Four</i> #70 cover. Jack Kirby's original drawing of Sue is shown on the cover of 1974's <i>Marvel's Greatest Comics</i> #53. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>1974:</b> Marvel's Greatest Comics #53 <br />Just Jack!<br />Kirby's cover </td></tr>
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Sharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557062426400835295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930913421198855036.post-55964889482100115372019-10-07T11:00:00.000-04:002019-10-07T11:00:01.408-04:00Fantastic Four #169 (Pt 8) The Human Torch's Back<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>1962:</b> Fantastic Four #4 Kirby</td></tr>
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Sharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557062426400835295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930913421198855036.post-333061501497258882019-09-23T11:00:00.000-04:002019-10-25T00:06:15.655-04:00Fantastic Four #169 (Pt 7) Ben Falls Back<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>1963:</b> Fantastic Four #9 Jack Kirby</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We've seen that <a href="https://panelocityhomageswipes.blogspot.com/2014/07/fantastic-four-152-pt-4-mahkizmo-sub.html" target="_blank">Fantastic Four #9 panel before, remember? </a>😉</span><br />
<br />Sharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557062426400835295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930913421198855036.post-91609959321606346172019-09-09T11:00:00.000-04:002019-09-09T18:50:51.286-04:00Fantastic Four #169 (Pt 6) From Fantastic Four #14<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>1963:</b> Fantastic Four #14 Jack Kirby</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>1975:</b> Fantastic Four #169 Rich Buckler</td></tr>
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