Frisco Larson Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 I don't have an American Edition of this issue yet. IngelsFan, comicjack and MusterMark 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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buttock Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 On 11/22/2022 at 2:53 PM, Frisco Larson said: Atlastales has this as Russ Heath also, but I don't see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 On 11/22/2022 at 4:10 PM, buttock said: Atlastales has this as Russ Heath also, but I don't see it It doesn't appear to be signed and I'm not knowledgeable enough with his art to be able to tell if it's him or not. buttock 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted November 23, 2022 Author Share Posted November 23, 2022 (edited) On 11/22/2022 at 3:17 PM, Frisco Larson said: It doesn't appear to be signed and I'm not knowledgeable enough with his art to be able to tell if it's him or not. There are definitely elements that look like his art at first glance, but when you look closer something isn't quite right. Here's the next war cover he did in Nov '52. Ironically, this one isn't signed either. It also has some elements to make me think it isn't 100% Heath, but I feel much more confident about his contribution to this one. Edited November 23, 2022 by buttock damonwad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 On 11/22/2022 at 5:10 PM, buttock said: Atlastales has this as Russ Heath also, but I don't see it It's Russ, who draw a cover for the Two Gun Kid the next month. I had to pull up a different scan that was "straight on" as the angle of the picture made it harder to understand the art. The central character is unusually staged for Russ, but the background characters are typical of him and well-positioned. The guy in the foreground bottom right has all the earmarks of a great drawing and expert inking. Shadows are properly handled throughout the cover (check out the shadow of the reins on the horse's neck), the rocks are crisply outlined, and there's signature sfumato dust kicked up by the horse. There are some aspects of the inking on the horse that annoy me, but it's drawn at full-gallop, leaning right, and still looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 On 11/22/2022 at 10:04 PM, buttock said: There are definitely elements that look like his art at first glance, but when you look closer something isn't quite right. Here's the next war cover he did in Nov '52. Ironically, this one isn't signed either. It also has some elements to make me think it isn't 100% Heath, but I feel much more confident about his contribution to this one. Foreground dead commie gives the game away. Robot Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted November 23, 2022 Author Share Posted November 23, 2022 On 11/22/2022 at 9:26 PM, adamstrange said: It's Russ, who draw a cover for the Two Gun Kid the next month. I had to pull up a different scan that was "straight on" as the angle of the picture made it harder to understand the art. The central character is unusually staged for Russ, but the background characters are typical of him and well-positioned. The guy in the foreground bottom right has all the earmarks of a great drawing and expert inking. Shadows are properly handled throughout the cover (check out the shadow of the reins on the horse's neck), the rocks are crisply outlined, and there's signature sfumato dust kicked up by the horse. There are some aspects of the inking on the horse that annoy me, but it's drawn at full-gallop, leaning right, and still looks good. It's the inking that bothers me. The guy in the lower right hand corner is Russ Heath at first glance, but look at his hand. That's too sloppy for Heath. The inking on the horse is similarly sloppy. It looks so much like him, but I think someone else must have inked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 On 11/22/2022 at 11:28 PM, buttock said: It's the inking that bothers me. The guy in the lower right hand corner is Russ Heath at first glance, but look at his hand. That's too sloppy for Heath. The inking on the horse is similarly sloppy. It looks so much like him, but I think someone else must have inked it. I don't like the hand, but the rest of the dude is inked in the usual Heath manner. This may have been a touch up job by Ayres on any otherwise complete Heath artwork. It wouldn't have been the first (or last) time that Stan did that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BitterOldMan Posted November 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 23, 2022 Saw this recreation at SDCC and could not get my money out fast enough. Not GA. Randall Dowling, Jayman, Point Five and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 (edited) On 11/23/2022 at 10:35 AM, BitterOldMan said: Saw this recreation at SDCC and could not get my money out fast enough. Not GA. Wow Ray i would have my money out for that to Edited November 23, 2022 by comicjack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BitterOldMan Posted November 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 23, 2022 Recreation from Blazing Combat story “Give and Take” GI Combat OA with appearance of my favorite armored fighting vehicle, Sturmtiger with a 380 mm rocket launched mortar. Jayman, Superman2006, Robot Man and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted November 26, 2022 Author Share Posted November 26, 2022 On 11/23/2022 at 10:18 AM, BitterOldMan said: Recreation from Blazing Combat story “Give and Take” GI Combat OA with appearance of my favorite armored fighting vehicle, Sturmtiger with a 380 mm rocket launched mortar. That Blazing Combat reproduction is incredible. I've never seen anything from that story. I've wondered if Heath kept it like he did "Easy's First Tiger". Ultimately he let that one go, but I think it was through Steve Wyatt. So I'm holding out hope that he may have the OA from the Blazing Combat story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post buttock Posted November 26, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 26, 2022 Best copy of Battlefield 6 I've been able to find. Recently an 8.5 hit the census which must be something to see. This copy is pretty great looking for the grade. jimjum12, jayhawker, adamstrange and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post buttock Posted November 26, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 26, 2022 And the OA for comparison's sake. Robot Man, jimjum12, comichut and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BOOT Posted November 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 27, 2022 (edited) On 11/11/2022 at 6:35 PM, buttock said: I was going to post all the Russ Heath Atlas war covers chronologically in the Atlas thread, but someone asked if I could start a separate thread so as to include other works of his. Sounds like a great idea to me, and I hope he and others will join in. To start things off, here are the first 4 war covers he did for Atlas. Thank you for starting this thread! Heath is one of comics' master storytellers. A comic with Heath art is a keeper. Here is a lesser known Heath mini-run. Reno Browne #50, #51, and #52 from Marvel Comics in 1950 Behind the photo covers, these comics are almost all Heath art, with action, mystery, humor, and Reno acting tough as Sergeant Rock. It won't dethrone Everett's Venus run, but a fun set! Reno Browne #50 (not my inside scans) Edited November 27, 2022 by BOOT PopKulture, GreatCaesarsGhost, damonwad and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BOOT Posted November 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 27, 2022 On 11/26/2022 at 10:12 PM, BOOT said: Reno Browne #51 (not my inside scans) BitterOldMan, MusterMark, GreatCaesarsGhost and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BOOT Posted November 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 27, 2022 On 11/26/2022 at 10:14 PM, BOOT said: Reno Browne #52 (not my inside scans) adamstrange, Mr. Lady Luck, damonwad and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrange Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 On 11/14/2022 at 4:51 PM, buttock said: The OA exists to this one, unfortunately it's a stat. WOW that cover wants me to collect westerns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 On 11/26/2022 at 9:57 AM, buttock said: That Blazing Combat reproduction is incredible. I've never seen anything from that story. I've wondered if Heath kept it like he did "Easy's First Tiger". Ultimately he let that one go, but I think it was through Steve Wyatt. So I'm holding out hope that he may have the OA from the Blazing Combat story. I have several Heath “file copies” I got from Steve. Rather low grade but had to get them. I even got one signed by Russ at a show. BitterOldMan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
