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Howard the Duck Omnibus
The Omnibus edition of Howard the Duck's 1970s comic run has been around in two different editions. I think the first was published around 2008. After this went out of print, the Guardians of the...
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Iron Fist 1970s John Byrne pin-up!
Came across this nifty pin-up by John Byrne......classic 1970s Iron Fist! Misty Knight! Colleen Wing! Looks like it was a gift to Chris Claremont? Nuff Said!
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Sgt Fury and his Howling Commandos 96 cover by Gil Kane
I recently came across this cover I had never seen before - probably because I never collected that many war comics - Sgt Fury and his Howling Commandos 96, March 1972 (probably hit the newsstands 3...
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Giant-Size Kid Colt!
I thought by this point in my life, I had seen every Giant-Size title that Marvel had published in the 1970s. Well my mind was blown away by a title I never knew existed: Giant-Size Kid Colt!Can you...
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Merry Marvel Marching Society by Marie Severin
Here's a rarely seen gem that I found on a Facebook page, a Merry Marvel Marching society double page spread by Marie Severin!This was published in a UK comic and the original poster was able to...
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Doctor Strange Movie Blacklight Poster
The director of Doctor Strange, Scott Derrickson, posted this image on his Twitter account...A blacklight poster for Doctor Strange, the movie! Takes you back doesn't it? There were a series of...
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Alpha Flight poster by John Byrne with original art
If you were a John Byrne fanatic back in the early 80s, you may have picked up this Alpha Flight poster...Just what you always wanted: a giant Puck hanging in your nerd room! Kind of funny, right?...
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Strange Saturday: When Frank Miller almost drew a Dr Strange series
In 1980, fans got very excited seeing this Marvel ad for a new creative team on the way...Roger Stern and Frank Miller on Doctor Strange! At that time Stern was one of my favorite writers, he was doing...
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Strange Saturday: Tomb of Dracula 44 cover art
I was doing some research on original cover art on Heritage Auctions comics.ha.com tonight and ran across this classic cover for Tomb of Dracula 44, which featured a certain Sorcerer Supreme doing...
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Silver Surfer by John Buscema
Haven't posted in a while! I've been missing this blog and want to return to writing soon. Here's a short pinup to get warmed up...Big John Buscema on the Silver Surfer! Nuff Said.
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Avenger Annual 7 original cover art by Jim Starlin
I recently re-read the Warlock collection on Comixology - the penultimate chapter to this saga is Avengers Annual 7 from August 1977! The cover was an amazing work by Jim Starlin...Showing the Avengers...
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Review: Captain Marvel by Jim Starlin, The Complete Collection
A couple of weeks ago, Marvel had a fire sale on many of their Kindle / Comixology digital collections. I grabbed many of them (too many) and one of the first that I re-read was Captain Marvel by Jim...
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Marvel Super Heroes 47 Hulk cover / original art by Jim Starlin
Since I am on a Starlin rediscovery kick lately, here's a 1974 reprint cover I am crazy about: Marvel Super Heroes 47, featuring The Hulk!I love Starlin's Hulk! He captures the fierce monstrosity of...
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Review: Warlock the Complete Collection by Jim Starlin
Last week, I reviewed the Captain Marvel collection by Jim Starlin. That was a great view of Starlin's entry into Marvel comics, developing his characters such as Thanos, his cosmic concepts and...
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Thing Tuesday: Marvel Two In One 61, Starhawk and Her!
This cover fits in with my recent article on Warlock the Complete Collection...Marvel Two-In-One 61, The Thing and Starhawk by George Perez and Terry Austin! Warlock was known as HIM when he first...
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Review: The Eternals by Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby, the King of Comics and certainly one of the architects of the Marvel Universe! I mentioned in this earlier article "Jack Kirby's Back: FOOM 11 and Captain America 193 covers" that I wasn't...
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Review: Captain America's Bicentennial Battles by Jack Kirby
It's become a tradition for bloggers to bring out Captain America for July 4th. I am sure the most common post showcases the 1976 Marvel Treasury Special, Captain America's Bicentennial Battles. Even...
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Marvel Team-Up 4 cover by Gil Kane, recolored by Scott Dutton
I've been appreciating the work of Scott Dutton, a fine artist / colorist, you can visit his website Catspaw Dynamics. He has done a lot of work recoloring classic comics covers and sometimes doing...
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Silver Surfer and Galactus by Steve Rude
A great little sketch by Steve (Rude) the Dude featuring Norrin Radd......and Galactus! You can see my other Steve Rude related posts here. Nuff Said.
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Create your own Giant-Size Marvel cover! And our blog logo changes!
Scott Dutton from Catspaw Dynamics, has produced a blank cover template where you can create your own Giant-Size Marvel comic!You can do your own digital recreations using this template. Or perhaps...
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Spider-Man 1960s era Gwen Stacy by Steve Rude
Steve Rude loves Gwen Stacy! I did a post in 2010 featuring a number of his Gwen Stacy commissions. And now thanks to the Steve Rude fans group on Facebook, I found even more were done during the past...
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Thing Tuesday: Fantastic Four 133 where The Thing meets Thundra!
Fantastic Four 133 was a wonderfully silly time capsule of the the burgeoning women's lib movement in the early 1970s! It featured the first appearance of Thundra, the Femizon who came to our world in...
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Spider-Man Homecoming
I finally got a chance to see Spider-Man Homecoming this week. Would you believe, 3-4 weeks after the release on July 7th, that the theaters are still packed? They are. The first showing I tried to go...
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Thing Tuesday: The Thing playing poker by George Perez
A classic commish by George Perez featuring old Ben Grimm...Nuff Said!
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Silver Surfer Saturday: Norrin Radd and the Fantastic Four by George Perez
Here's a great illustration by George Perez early in his career...I believe this was in one of the first books on Perez, Accent On The First E! It was around the time he was working at Marvel in the...
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