Show me your Timely's and I'll show you mine. Have a Cigar... 30 30

[Cat-Man_America]

On 3/4/2023 at 7:34 AM, Subby1938 said:

I’d kill for a copy of that . Alas life and the universe will not allow it . Need me some Kang the Conquerer tech go back in time .  

You don't have to beef up that much to go back in time.  You just need Mr. Peabody's Wayback Machine.

On second thought, given 1940 dimes valued in 2023 dollars you still might have to "beef up" going back. 

[MrBedrock]

Some Venus issues...

[buttock]

On 3/6/2023 at 2:25 PM, MrBedrock said:

Some Venus issues...

Veni

[MrBedrock]

On 3/6/2023 at 3:46 PM, buttock said:

Veni

Ha!

[sartrexpress]

Is it me or is there some similarity here?

[sartrexpress]

Produced by Captain George... fanzines in Black and White

[Cat-Man_America]

On 3/8/2023 at 11:28 PM, sartrexpress said:

Is it me or is there some similarity here?

Maybe Kirby was trying to outdo himself.

What he achieved on Spiderman's costume, highlighting and anatomy is top notch. It's a killer cover, but the dude he's carrying always looked a little off to me proportion-wise.

In that respect Cap & Bucky on CA #7 is a more dynamic, better realized composition.  

[comicnoir]

On 3/9/2023 at 12:50 AM, sartrexpress said:

Produced by Captain George... fanzines in Black and White

I believe these were reproduced from the Cap Annual, always rumoured to be Canadian. like George.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

On 3/8/2023 at 11:28 PM, sartrexpress said:

Is it me or is there some similarity here?

Both have that similarity awkward position(at least, awkward to me) of the hero’s skinny legs

Edited March 9, 2023 by GreatCaesarsGhost

[CCComics]

On 3/8/2023 at 11:28 PM, sartrexpress said:

Is it me or is there some similarity here?

I think....it's you.

[sartrexpress]

On 3/9/2023 at 6:06 PM, CCComics said:

I think....it's you.

OK... It's me... LOL

Same angle, perspective , similar gesture? no?

[MrBedrock]

On 3/8/2023 at 11:28 PM, sartrexpress said:

Is it me or is there some similarity here?

Each cover has the hero, the villain, and five other folks loitering around. It is clear as day!

[adamstrange]

On 3/9/2023 at 12:28 AM, sartrexpress said:

Is it me or is there some similarity here?

I think so.  Comic artists have to produce thousands of images a year, and they will have layouts they repeat with only slight variations.

Wally Wood had his famous panels that always work.

[batman_fan]

On 3/8/2023 at 10:50 PM, sartrexpress said:

Produced by Captain George... fanzines in Black and White

Can you imagine an adult coloring book comprised of nothing but splashes for Timely GA books 

[plady69]

On 3/10/2023 at 12:27 PM, adamstrange said:

I think so.  Comic artists have to produce thousands of images a year, and they will have layouts they repeat with only slight variations.

Wally Wood had his famous panels that always work.

Awesome! 

[comicnoir]

On 3/10/2023 at 3:27 PM, adamstrange said:

I think so.  Comic artists have to produce thousands of images a year, and they will have layouts they repeat with only slight variations.

Wally Wood had his famous panels that always work.

I use those in my storyboarding workshops.

[plady69]

On 3/10/2023 at 5:25 PM, comicnoir said:

I use those in my storyboarding workshops.

Comic books are how I learned to edit videos for the last 45 years! 

[Primetime]

Love the sidebar on the 10❣️

The 10 was the first Timely that was ever offered to me circa 1995 - it was a low grade, missing the CFO, and asking price was $400. I did not buy it, because I did not know what the cover looked like at the time, so the seller advised me to pick up the Gerber Photo-journals. I did so and was instantly hooked on Timelys🤓😆

Edited March 14, 2023 by Primetime

[Cat-Man_America]

On 3/14/2023 at 2:20 AM, Primetime said:

Love the sidebar on the 10❣️

The 10 was the first Timely that was ever offered to me circa 1995 - it was a low grade, missing the CFO, and asking price was $400. I did not buy it, because I did not know what the cover looked like at the time, so the seller advised me to pick up the Gerber Photo-journals. I did so and was instantly hooked on Timelys🤓😆

Yeah, the sidebar vignettes are kinda neat.  These only appeared a short time on Marvel Mystery covers, six or seven issues if that.  I'll recheck. I think #18 was the last one with vignettes of secondary characters. The first was MM #7 and the vignetted issues seemed to alternate with full cover illustrations.  Full cover illustrations are great, but some characters ...like S&K's Vision... only made it to the cover via vignette!

 

 

[MrBedrock]

On 3/14/2023 at 3:29 AM, Cat-Man_America said:

Yeah, the sidebar vignettes are kinda neat.  These only appeared a short time on Marvel Mystery covers, six or seven issues if that. 

 

Edited March 15, 2023 by MrBedrock