Dollarbill Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Finally got a nice copy of this lil gem! I am putting this in the pre-hero thread, cause it has a great monster cover by Everett, an T-Rex story by Bob Brown, and ...oh... there is a nifty early Altas Ditko story: "The Vanishing Martians". A nice book that you dont see everyday. That book is super sweet You dont see many ,especially in that condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlasFan Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 I'm in a bit of a "buggy" mood, so I thought I would show some insect covers! Cool cover... The "sister" book to TTA #27...I wonder if the "Bee-Man" could have been turned into a hero? I doubt it, but he would have made a nice addition to the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trmoore54 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Being an architect, I really dug this story From JIM 76... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trmoore54 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 (edited) From JIM 72... And being a baseball fan I really dug this one as well... Edited January 30, 2010 by trmoore54 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comicdey Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Finally got a nice copy of this lil gem! I am putting this in the pre-hero thread, cause it has a great monster cover by Everett, an T-Rex story by Bob Brown, and ...oh... there is a nifty early Altas Ditko story: "The Vanishing Martians". A nice book that you dont see everyday. Love it...I need a copy of that Alaskan/Arctic Theme....very cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlasFan Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 This is one of my favorite pre-heros! This one has got everything...a great giant lobster cover &story by Kirby, a moody Heck doomsday tale, and perhaps the BEST Ditko pre-hero story: "Something Lurks Inside". The Ditko story is about a brave astronaut who lands on an alien world inhabited by...gruesome giant spider creatures -- who seem to grow from microscopic size to enormous proportions...I wont spoil the ending! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollarbill Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 From JIM 72... And being a baseball fan I really dug this one as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR.X Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 The Ditko story is about a brave astronaut who lands on an alien world inhabited by...gruesome giant spider creatures -- who seem to grow from microscopic size to enormous proportions...I wont spoil the ending! This sounds like a good bed-time story. I dont remember it. I have to go dig my issue out now and read it. DRX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 This is one of my favorite pre-heros! This one has got everything...a great giant lobster cover &story by Kirby, a moody Heck doomsday tale, and perhaps the BEST Ditko pre-hero story: "Something Lurks Inside". The Ditko story is about a brave astronaut who lands on an alien world inhabited by...gruesome giant spider creatures -- who seem to grow from microscopic size to enormous proportions...I wont spoil the ending! Ditko's art for the story is superb! (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR.X Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 DRX Digging through his boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 A couple of my Pre-Hero Strange Tales Those are wonderful books! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 A couple of my Pre-Hero Strange Tales So Grogg is pretty much Fin Fang Foom without the beard and with wings - and has a more dynamic cover, but Foom gets all the love. I guess it's all in the name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Just got this beauty from kryptospidey.....and the Ditko Abominable Snowman story is DEFINITELY an Ancient One prototype. GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Nice one Jimbo. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 It really is a VERY cool book. The Heck story is one of my favorites...some of his best work ever....kind of has an E.C. feel to it. I've really grown to love his work when he inks it himself. Back in the day it seems everyone I knew scoffed at him...I guess his style was so different from the Kirby and Ditko stuff we all loved. It also has a robot story that's awesome. The work is either Sinnot or Heath....stunning. A lot of folks remember Sinnot as an inker, but his illustration skills were top notch also. GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICK STARR Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Here are some pre Kirby and Ditko (henceforth referred to as PKD) Strange Tales that have some interesting covers, but for the most part have some mediocre art and stories. With a few exceptions with a Williamson or Torres story here or there, we can only thank goodness for Stan Lee to bring in Kirby, Ditko and Heck to energize this title. This issue is fairly hard to find. This Everett cover is very striking. Can you believe this cover.Attack of the killer washing machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trmoore54 Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 (edited) WOW! Those are some great covers/books you sure don't see very often! Edited February 11, 2010 by trmoore54 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I love the way Everett's use of duotone to create a three-dimensional feel to those cliff covers. Here's another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trmoore54 Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Here's my JIM 50-82 run I just picked up recently from zzutak! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Astounding! After a 20+ year search I still need 3, and you snag 'em all in one deal? I, sir, am a wiggley worm, sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
