Tales To Astonish #62 splash page the Hulk in chains

[the_Leader_knows]

Here is the splash page to Tales To Astonish #62 where General Thunderbolt Ross finally gets the Hulk where he wants him, temporarily. Whiteout has been applied to the Hulk's face.

[Bronty]

that's the best one yet. congrats.

[tth2]

Wow!

[telerites]

Awesome

[Terry Doyle]

I liked the storyline from the early Hulk episodes in TTA.

 

Not a big fan of Roussos's inks, but the Ditko imagery is still there to admire.

 

I used to own the original end page art to the episode that preceded your splash.

 

Traded it away to Mike Burkey some years back.

[ComicArtPage.com]

Really, really nice..!

[clemso]

Excellent, I briefly owned the pg 1 ditko splash to TTA 60

[rodan57]

I liked the storyline from the early Hulk episodes in TTA.

 

Not a big fan of Roussos's inks, but the Ditko imagery is still there to admire.

 

I used to own the original end page art to the episode that preceded your splash.

 

Traded it away to Mike Burkey some years back.

 

I think there's no doubt that Ditko inking Ditko is the most satisfying but I find it hard to fault Roussos given that Ditko's pencils were usually sparse.

 

I am sure this Spider-man example is extreme given the understanding that Ditko was going to be the inker of his own work -- but he wasn't one for indicating spotting in his pencils.

 

 

 

[Terry Doyle]

I liked the storyline from the early Hulk episodes in TTA.

 

Not a big fan of Roussos's inks, but the Ditko imagery is still there to admire.

 

I used to own the original end page art to the episode that preceded your splash.

 

Traded it away to Mike Burkey some years back.

 

I think there's no doubt that Ditko inking Ditko is the most satisfying but I find it hard to fault Roussos given that Ditko's pencils were usually sparse.

 

I am sure this Spider-man example is extreme given the understanding that Ditko was going to be the inker of his own work -- but he wasn't one for indicating spotting in his pencils.

 

 

 

Roussos's art, especially in the inking department, was often heavy-handed - irrespective of who he was inking.

 

I have two Ditko covers from 1966. One is inked by Sal Trapani (NUKLA # 4), the other by Rocke Mastroserio (CAPTAIN ATOM # 80) - and I'm happy with the results from both inkers.

 

CAPTAIN ATOM # 80 (April-May 1966)

 

NUKLA # 4 (September 1966)

 

If Ditko was inking Ditko (as in the ASM example you provide), there would have been no real need for tight pencils would there?

 

If Ditko was penciling for another's inks, perhaps the work would have been tighter (though I have read, somewhere, that the artist's later pencils were often very sparse)?

 

My understanding of Ditko's work on these early Hulk episodes was that it was over and above his normal workload - to help Stan Lee out with getting those books out on time/meeting deadlines.

 

A short while later, D*ck Ayers would ink one of the Ditko Hulk episodes (TTA # 65). That, to my mind, serves as a good example of how the right inker for Ditko can really complement the pencils (sparse or otherwise) and present a good combination of finished work.

 

As I say, I like the early Ditko Hulk episodes from TTA (irrespective of any shortcomings in the inking department) . . . and have even owned one of the Roussos-inked pages.

 

Still doesn't change anything, for me, sorry . . . I'm just not a fan of Roussos's inking style