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Maybe the Cap 4 panel is the rare Cyrillic interpretation. For instance, in this revised twist of a Shore's cover, a right backhand becomes a left forehand, ...a difficult maneuver even in tennis! S&K left Timely in late '41 ...in rather unceremonious fashion... so it's doubtful any of their art was reworked. Also, paper drive campaigns weren't even on the U.S. radar till mid-'42 or later (we didn't officially enter the war until the month after S&K were fired by Martin Goodman). Nevertheless, it's probably worth noting Shores worked on the first 10 issues of Cap under S&K as an inker along with Reed Crandall, Al Avison and perhaps a few others, so there's definitely a connection. That said, to me the Bucky pose doesn't look anything at all like a swipe or a leftover.

Gill Fox, ...ironically he'd be known for well composed Torchy GGA later in the decade, but his early '40s hero covers ...with rare exception... stank. In spite of having a great eye for art talent, "Busy" Arnold seemed to like Fox's stiff, wooden covers even on Quality's more realistically themed comic characters. IMO, this is the weakest cover of this series; most were done by Lou Fine or Reed Crandall. Go figure...

The Moon Bat to the noon(?) bats...

Good disguise, photos of Shores from this time are scarce.

Unconventional water craft to unconventional space craft...

four legs to none!

cowgirl to cowering girl...

Heath artillery with coordinated swim team to Schomburg artillery with precision air ballet...

Atlas 2/55 to Hercules 4/41...

My friend Bob Wayne just notified me of Bob Beerbohm's passing yesterday which seemed a bit odd only because he'd just responded to a FB posting very recently, either yesterday or the day before. Those who knew Bob or of Bob, knew him as a cantankerous sort and often stubborn, but a devoted comics fan and a historian ...albeit controversial... on the subject of comics for many years. This probably belongs in the notices section, but most from the GA side rarely venture over to General and this is where he's most known by legend especially to those who ran afoul of his passionate beliefs which he held onto like a junkyard dog. Bob was a devoted family man, collector and comic dealer, active from the late 60's on in the Bay area for many years. His writings, while often contentious, were filled with information and well researched, even when he may have reached conclusions not agreed with by consensus. His dedication to the hobby and advocacy will be missed. Obadiah Oldbuck will have a new chapter with Bob's arrival. Rest In Peace, dude!

Double AA for Amazing's & Astounding's...

Wood cover and art to Wood cover and art...

tentacles and distressed damsel to tentacles and very distressed damsel...

motorcycle to car-cycle and unicycles...

A West Virginny manchin t'aint like no other, but I might've invested too much in that joke.

I've heard tell a million can even git'cha a manchin in West Virginny!

pedigreed Captain Marvel to pedigreed Marvel Captain...

White Pygmies to Green Pygmies (deja vu all over again)...

And a high voltage Schomburg triple threat... Hey, that's the first time I've used that forum lightning bolt emoji (WOW!)...

Four more heroes at war books...

This is a good place to start... Here are a few more early battle hardened issues...

panther out on a limb to panther being repurposed by Stormy Foster...

Alex may have clued us in on the reason we've never seen Cap and Subby standing side by side at a urinal! Absolutely beautiful sketch by Alex; congrats!

Feathered villain and birds of doom winging it to well grounded hero in wing design costume rescuing bird...