Art Day - May Heritage pick ups 0

[rsonenthal]

Marshall Rogers was taken from us much too soon, passing away in 2007 at age 57.  Rogers had memorable, albeit short, runs on Detective, the Silver Surfer, Mister Miracle and  Doctor Strange.  Because the runs were all so short (not really by today’s standards, but definitely short in comparison to artistic team runs at that time), it’s often hard to find pages, so I was very happy to see a splash from Issue #51 pop up in the most recent Heritage Auction.  Rogers with inks by Terry Austin teamed on Doctor Strange from issue #48-53.  The run was much like the team’s run on Detective.  Too short, but really well remembered. This splash has the good Doctor in astral form taking on Baron Mordo with the help of Morgana Blessing and Dormammu (wait!  Dormammu helping?? – Yes.  Go read the run!!).

The link:  http://cafurl.com?i=23244

As some of you know, I am a Hawk and Dove fan. This kooky title was created by Steve Ditko and Steve Skeates and debuted in Showcase #75 and I was lucky enough to pick up a DPS from Issue #1 last year.  Ditko handled the artistic chores for Showcase 75 (their origin), issues 1 and 2, and then left the book.  The book follows two brothers that are given powers by the Lords of Chaos and Order that seem to follow their personalities.  Don is a pacifist by nature and becomes Dove.  Hank is a fighter and turns into Hawk.  This is a great page from Showcase 75, their origin issue and it’s got both brothers in action and in costume and bickering! 

The link:  http://cafurl.com?i=23245

Finally, Terry and the Pirates….  I really like the war time strips, and Caniff was a master of light, shade, and emotion.  Two neat pieces.  First, a daily from April 7, 1944.  Although Terry is in the strip (hanging outside the window), the focus in on Lady Singh and Burma.  Yowsa!  And, finally, a Sunday strip.  I’ve been looking for the right Sunday for some time, and this one fits the bill.  From August 13^th, 1944, Caniff packs so much into one Sunday, it’s amazing.  There are two distinct story lines going on, and panels 4 and 5 are almost a story unto themselves.  Willow walks in at the wrong time to see Terry and Burma sharing a moment.  It’s hard to see in the printed strip, but here you can see the surprise in Willow’s face, followed by the long shot of her leaving the hut unnoticed.  It’s really neat the way Caniff could throw so much into two panels.  Just classic. 

The link to the daily: http://cafurl.com?i=23246

The link to the Sunday:  http://cafurl.com?i=23247

As always, feel free to stop by and take a look around at anything else that looks interesting.

 

Ron

 

Edited May 21, 2018 by rsonenthal
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13 hours ago, rsonenthal said:

Finally, Terry and the Pirates….  I really like the war time strips, and Caniff was a master of light, shade, and emotion.  Two neat pieces.  First, a daily from April 7, 1944.  Although Terry is in the strip (hanging outside the window), the focus in on Lady Singh and Burma.  Yowsa!  And, finally, a Sunday strip.  I’ve been looking for the right Sunday for some time, and this one fits the bill.  From August 13^th, 1944, Caniff packs so much into one Sunday, it’s amazing.  There are two distinct story lines going on, and panels 4 and 5 are almost a story unto themselves.  Willow walks in at the wrong time to see Terry and Burma sharing a moment.  It’s hard to see in the printed strip, but here you can see the surprise in Willow’s face, followed by the long shot of her leaving the hut unnoticed.  It’s really neat the way Caniff could throw so much into two panels.  Just classic. 

The link to the daily: http://cafurl.com?i=23246

The link to the Sunday:  http://cafurl.com?i=23247

 

Nice! 

I thought I was the only Terry & the Pirates collector here!  

I may have been the underbidder on the daily.  Really nice piece.