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Obscure Marvel Titles...

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JazzMan

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The Human Fly

 

I loved that book when I was a kid. Something about the fact that it was based on a real guy made me think it was far, far cooler than it actually was!

 

I just started collecting a HG raw run of that...is it a decent read?

 

I collected these off the rack. Loved them. Love that Frank Robbins quirky art.

 

don't know if that sentence has ever been written previously

 

It's so bad, it's great.

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Wally's Comics

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In the 70s I avoided Frank Robbins like the plague. Even as a kid I recognized short-shrift hackiness.

 

That nutty hack kills titles!

 

One of my fav runs (Phantom Stranger in the BA) got put out like a cheap cigar

thanks to this clown...

 

 

:P

 

 

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dgarthwaite-migration

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In the 70s I avoided Frank Robbins like the plague. Even as a kid I recognized short-shrift hackiness.

 

I hated his art as a kid. In his defense, he was probably getting very old and trying to draw in a Marvel style that was different to what he was used to. His Golden age art wasn't as bad as his 70's art.

 

DG

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dupont2005

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I remember a lot of these from the liquor store and the bargain bins as a kid. I had owned and still do own a handful of them. I liked the cartoon ones when I was young, I was far more likely to buy the comic than watch the cartoon, even though the comics weren't that great. It helped me draw the cartoon characters :)

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In the 70s I avoided Frank Robbins like the plague. Even as a kid I recognized short-shrift hackiness.

 

Boy does he bring back memories....bad memories as he was probably the comic artist I hated most as a kid.

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In the 70s I avoided Frank Robbins like the plague. Even as a kid I recognized short-shrift hackiness.

 

Boy does he bring back memories....bad memories as he was probably the comic artist I hated most as a kid.

 

He was meant to be a Caniff acolyte, but all I remember was him ruining Captain America after Sal Buscema left the title.

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In the 70s I avoided Frank Robbins like the plague. Even as a kid I recognized short-shrift hackiness.

 

Boy does he bring back memories....bad memories as he was probably the comic artist I hated most as a kid.

 

He was meant to be a Caniff acolyte, but all I remember was him ruining Captain America after Sal Buscema left the title.

 

On the Human Fly comic mentioned earlier, he alternated with another Caniff-influenced artist, Lee Elias.

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In the 70s I avoided Frank Robbins like the plague. Even as a kid I recognized short-shrift hackiness.

 

Boy does he bring back memories....bad memories as he was probably the comic artist I hated most as a kid.

 

He was meant to be a Caniff acolyte, but all I remember was him ruining Captain America after Sal Buscema left the title.

 

On the Human Fly comic mentioned earlier, he alternated with another Caniff-influenced artist, Lee Elias.

 

The one cover by Frank Robbins I like...

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+1 on any harshness towards Frank Robbins for his 70's work. I avoid Invaders like the plague, I just can't stomach it.

 

At least I was able to read the Invaders. His Captain America work was so bad I couldn't even read the comics. I lost all connection to Captain America's continuity while he was drawing it. Afterwards they'd have a little flashback note and I'd think "when the heck did that happen?" I'd start digging through back issues and go "Oh, Frank Robbins drew that... no wonder I didn't know it happened."

 

DG

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