Ken Aldred

And Makkari, with Hurricane from Captain America Comics 1 retconned as his first appearance. But, that was already blue chip material. Yours is a much better example.

Here’s a Gil Kane cover with John Romita alterations, particularly clear on Werewolf’s face... Compare with the even more feral-looking original by Kane...

Yup. It doesn’t work as a sound effect, but you have to respect experimentation.

He could capture the rage monster look of the character really well. A good replacement for Herb Trimpe in the 70s.

Yup. I've always thought that as well. The first appearance would be the first Golden Age comic in which Captain America, Namor and the Torch first teamed up.

A couple that I recall. Wolverine Vol 2 issue 41 had Sabretooth claim he was Wolverine’s father, treated at the time as a genuine retcon, which hugely increased demand for Iron Fist 14 in the 90s. The Ben Reilly retcon in The Clone Saga increased demand and price of another Bronze Age comic, ASM 149, in the same decade.

His inking was a good match for Barry (Windsor-)Smith’s pencils on early Conan.

I concur. I saw his work for the first time on early Defenders as well. Klaus Janson’s inking later in the series was a good match for his pencils. I still think his brother was a much better artist, but Sal did some nice stuff, elevating him above the hack category.

264 to 286 Prelude to Secret Wars Part 3 Avengers 24 to 34 and 34.1 (12) New Avengers 13 to 23 (11) (23 in total) In the Avengers title… An ingenious way to protect Earth 616, meddling by AIM, evil parallel earth Avengers, and the introduction of The Mapmakers. An interesting time travel storyline, in which the team goes further and further into the future, chasing the surviving Infinity Gem. A solid one-shot issue, 34.1, by Al Ewing and Dale Keown, featuring Hyperion. In the New Avengers title… So far, 616 has been protected by the Illuminati basically nuking the other incursive world, and consequently its universe, out of existence. But, the team is beginning to fragment as some have terrible guilt about this, and others couldn't care less. In this section of the saga, we start to have much more opposition from the super-teams of these universes and also groups from in between universes; The Black Priests, The Mapmakers, The DC-like Great Society, and, finally, the rise of The Cabal / Dark Illuminati - 616's ruthless planet and universe destroyers. Great work from one of my favourite writers. Again.

True. You’d guess that even back on Krypton fashions changed, including House logo designs.

Surprised you didn’t go for the Odinsword. Not the easiest to wield, though.

Congrats ! It’s not been a simple task, but you’re well below the ‘5000 comics in a single sitting’ level at which serious damage occurs. Glad that you’ve been reading safely as well.

These details always evolve. Just like the length of the ears on Wolverine’s mask. Or Batman’s.

I remember this guy more vividly than Rockwell. Possibly because of the attack eyebrows.

Space Bug chitin is extremely malleable. Two of his arms are strapped down, like The Angel used to do with his wings. Easy explanation.

L B Cole cover for me.

Dropped and dinged the corners on a few, being a bit clumsy. In the early days, left some on a shelf, exposed to sunlight, with bad browning on the edges of the books as a result. However, I do recall having a couple of accidents with a Stanley / craft knife, slitting the back covers of a Nova 1 and an early Wrightson Swamp Thing.

That type of knitwear was very popular back then. Like a puppy; not just for Xmas.

The first comic show I went to was a local comic mart in late 1979, held in a basement in Piccadilly Plaza, Manchester, England, I was only 15 at the time, but I recall the organiser being incredibly patronising, talking to me as if I was a decade or so younger. Looking back, the selection was actually excellent. I’d missed a couple of X-Men issues, 121 and 122, which hadn’t been distributed here, and I’d gone to pick these up, though pricey. Then, I blew my small amount of extra cash almost immediately on Conans, 25 to 40, IIRC. I continued going there regularly until the mid 80s. Today, I wouldn’t miss the stench of stale cigarette smoke which choked those small rooms back then.

That could’ve got very dark if it had had anything to do with Hansel and Gretel.

It’s a brilliant commission, and it should be for several thousand dollars. It was shown in the Original Art section. I’ve always been very impressed with Lee’s commission artwork. His talent really shines through. The shading technique is excellent.

A visible foot is not a Liefeld foot.

As a reader, market value isn’t that important. The key issue I bought new that made me realise he was a very talented up-and-coming artist was this one...

There was a dignity and quiet strength that he brought to the role of king of Wakanda. Clearly though, we now realise that it wasn’t just acting and that he had a lot of it in real life. When I watch the films again, his demeanour there will be viewed from a new, very poignant perspective.

The screening sounds invasive and very uncomfortable, but it isn’t that bad, and being given an all-clear and knowing for certain that you don’t have it is a great relief afterwards. So, I’ll advocate this post.