Avengers #44 and Marvel Feature #10 - The Red Guardian

 

Avengers #44 (1967) John Buscema
Marvel Feature #10 (1973) P. Craig Russell

Avengers #53 and Marvel Feature #10 - The Black Panther Strikes!

 

Avengers #53 (1968) John Buscema
Marvel Feature #9 (1973) P. Craig Russell

Avengers #42 and Marvel Feature #10 - Cover by John Buscema

 This one's from a John Buscema cover: Avengers #42.

Avengers #42 (1967) John Buscema
Marvel Feature #10 (1973) P. Craig Russell

Check out the complete Avengers #42 cover over at the Grand Comics Database. 

Avengers #59 and Marvel Feature #10 - S'more Buscema

 

Moving on to Marvel Feature #10.

Avengers #59 (1968) John Buscema
Marvel Feature #10 (1973) P. Craig Russell

Strange Adventures #222 and Marvel Feature #9 - Infantino and Anderson!

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; here we have Carmine Infantino (layout) and Murphy Anderson's Adam Strange from the cover of Strange Adventures #222. 

Strange Adventures #222 (1970) Infantino & Anderson
Marvel Feature #9 (1973) P. Craig Russell

Check out the SA #222 cover in its full glory over at the Grand Comics Database.   

Avengers #59 and Marvel Feature #9 -- More Buscema, Baby!

More from Avengers #59 and Marvel Feature #9

Avengers #59 (1968) John Buscema
Marvel Feature #9 (1973) P. Craig Russell

Yep, it's the Wasp--and Hank as Yellowjacket and Hank as Ant-Man. 

Jeez Hank 😖  

Avengers #59 and Marvel Feature #9 -- Buscema, Baby!

 Happy 2022, everyone😊

Recently I read some issues of Marvel Feature. I'd never read this series before, so it was an unexpected bonus to come across some Silver Age swipes 😁  Yay!  

Today, Marvel Feature #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. 

Avengers #59 (1968) John Buscema
Marvel Feature #9 (1973) Craig Russell

Jean Grey aka Marvel Girl in X-Men #28 and #56--by Roth 'n' Adams! Plus Barry Windsor-Smith!

 Everybody's favorite Jean Jeanie 😎

Black Bolt's Back Again! Fantastic Four #59 and Incredible Hulk Annual #1

1967: Fantastic Four #59  -  Jack Kirby

1968: Hulk Annual #1  - Marie Severin

Panelocity Popular Panel Alert!

Incredible Hulk Annual #1 and Fantastic Four Annual #5

1967: Fantastic Four Annual #5  - Jack Kirby 

1968: Incredible Hulk Annual #1  - Marie Severin

Panelocity Popular Panel Alert!

Steranko, Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD and the Master of Kung Fu!

More from Aficionado Guy, who notes that in interviews the estimable Paul Gulacy cites Steranko as one of his artistic heroes😎

Strange Tales #158 (1967) Steranko natch!                                       Master of Kung Fu #45 (1976) Paul Gulacy

as above: Strange Tales #158 and Master of Kung Fu #45                            

Daredevil by Frank Miller and Jack Kirby

I hope everyone is staying well. It's been some year, huh? 

He's back! Of course I mean our friend Aficionado Guy, with another set of panelocities 😉for our viewing enjoyment.  Take a look: 

                   1968: Fantastic Four #73 - Jack Kirby                                  1976: Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #27
                                                                                                     Frank Miller

Yep, Miller's first crack at Daredevil...the rest is history! 

Steranko's Captain America and the Master of Kung Fu!

Panelocity follower Aficionado Guy recently forwarded some interesting panels my way. 

Captain America #110 (1969)  Jim Steranko            Master of Kung Fu #54 (1977) Jim Craig             

I love that both of these occupy the same place on their respective pages, the lower right corner.

Then a few pages later we get these sequences:  

Captain America #110 (1969)  Jim Steranko

Master of Kung Fu #54 (1977) Jim Craig

Many thanks to Aficionado Guy! 

Fantastic Four #169 (Pt 12) Statuesque Ben

1967: Fantastic Four #58 - Jack Kirby

1975: Fantastic Four #169 - Rich Buckler

Fantastic Four #169 (Pt 11) Human Torch and Fantastic Four #42

1965: Fantastic Four #42 - Jack Kirby

1975: Fantastic Four #169 - Rich Buckler