hockey&comicsguy Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 After a lot of searching I finally found an upgrade for my Rangers 26, courtesy of Andy at Goldust Comics. Big props to Andy for a smooth first transaction! Thanks! Previous owner cracked this 9.2 classic: ebay purchase I just cracked from a PGX 7.0 slab: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicdonna Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 After a lot of searching I finally found an upgrade for my Rangers 26, courtesy of Andy at Goldust Comics. Big props to Andy for a smooth first transaction! Thanks! Previous owner cracked this 9.2 classic: ebay purchase I just cracked from a PGX 7.0 slab: Both books are very nice! Congratulations! (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 After a lot of searching I finally found an upgrade for my Rangers 26, courtesy of Andy at Goldust Comics. Big props to Andy for a smooth first transaction! Thanks! ebay purchase I just cracked from a PGX 7.0 slab: Strange inking! With the limited color palette, it gives the cover a very pixillated look. *check* Art Saaf pencils and inks! I still don't have a feeling for his style. Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comicdey Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 After a lot of searching I finally found an upgrade for my Rangers 26, courtesy of Andy at Goldust Comics. Big props to Andy for a smooth first transaction! Thanks! Previous owner cracked this 9.2 classic: ebay purchase I just cracked from a PGX 7.0 slab: Excellent purchases on your part...very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockey&comicsguy Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Yeah, IMO this is one of the least appealing covers in the run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 These just arrived today from House of Comics: Is this one of the earliest cover examples of an image inked in a color besides black? Can someone clue me in on technically what was done here? Was the witch (?) inked in black as usual then passed off to the colorist, who included it on the red plate -- or something like that? I'm not used to seeing this technique used (and abused) frequently until the 70s. Great eyes on the woman!... I wonder whether Adler was involved in all these experiments. I'll post a group shot of all six when I get back from vacation. Thanks for the books Marc! OK, I'm just mumbling to myself in the corner, but here's another cover with the same technique from Oct 1953 by Murphy Anderson. Phantom Stranger 4 is Feb-Mar 1953 by Carmine Infantino. Maybe the technique was more common than I think but I'm just noticing it here. Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 It wasn't common and it's a good catch on your part, Jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatEscape Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Previous owner cracked this 9.2 classic: Fantastic book! Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 (edited) These just arrived today from House of Comics: Is this one of the earliest cover examples of an image inked in a color besides black? Can someone clue me in on technically what was done here? Was the witch (?) inked in black as usual then passed off to the colorist, who included it on the red plate -- or something like that? I'm not used to seeing this technique used (and abused) frequently until the 70s. Great eyes on the woman!... I wonder whether Adler was involved in all these experiments. I'll post a group shot of all six when I get back from vacation. Thanks for the books Marc! OK, I'm just mumbling to myself in the corner, but here's another cover with the same technique from Oct 1953 by Murphy Anderson. Phantom Stranger 4 is Feb-Mar 1953 by Carmine Infantino. Maybe the technique was more common than I think but I'm just noticing it here. Jack Those non black images would have been drawn regularly, but stripped into the Magenta plate instead of black. In the 80's it was done by velox overlay (High quality photocopy), but am unsure about the 50's technique, may have been the same. Just sort of pasted onto that color separation. Edited May 6, 2008 by shiverbones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 ...These just arrived today from House of Comics: ... I wonder whether Adler was involved in all these experiments. OK, I'm just mumbling to myself in the corner, but here's another cover with the same technique from Oct 1953 by Murphy Anderson. Phantom Stranger 4 is Feb-Mar 1953 by Carmine Infantino. Maybe the technique was more common than I think but I'm just noticing it here. Jack Those non black images would have been drawn regularly, but stripped into the Magenta plate instead of black. In the 80's it was done by velox overlay (High quality photocopy), but am unsure about the 50's technique, may have been the same. Just sort of pasted onto that color separation. Thanks for the info. Why do you think it was uncommon? Too much work? Too high a failure rate? Not many production people were willing or able to do it? Artists, editors or buyers just didn't like the effect much? I do think it was overdone in the 70s. *google* "Award-winning colorist JACK ADLER worked for DC comics from 1951 to 1981, rising to the office of Vice-President of Production." These covers would have been done not long after Adler joined DC. Again, I wonder if he was involved. Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Now you are asking the tough questions! I really don't know.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Now you are asking the tough questions! I really don't know.... Then what are we paying you for? Oh... we're not? Jack pointy-haired boss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 ...These just arrived today from House of Comics: ... I wonder whether Adler was involved in all these experiments. OK, I'm just mumbling to myself in the corner, but here's another cover with the same technique from Oct 1953 by Murphy Anderson. Phantom Stranger 4 is Feb-Mar 1953 by Carmine Infantino. Maybe the technique was more common than I think but I'm just noticing it here. Jack Jack, I notice that the original art for Mars has a note that the engraver suplied the blue ink job. Mars was supposed to be invisible in the story and usually apeared as that ghostly image. I have noticed that Powell used that technique a lot. I think he probably asked for blue or green for some or his horror/ghost stories. bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 ...These just arrived today from House of Comics: ... I wonder whether Adler was involved in all these experiments. OK, I'm just mumbling to myself in the corner, but here's another cover with the same technique from Oct 1953 by Murphy Anderson. Phantom Stranger 4 is Feb-Mar 1953 by Carmine Infantino. Maybe the technique was more common than I think but I'm just noticing it here. Jack Jack, I notice that the original art for Mars has a note that the engraver suplied the blue ink job. Mars was supposed to be invisible in the story and usually apeared as that ghostly image. I have noticed that Powell used that technique a lot. I think he probably asked for blue or green for some or his horror/ghost stories. bb Thanks! GCD: Planet Comics #24 1940 Series - Fiction House, May 1943 ["Mars, the outlaw god, forever schemes to plunge..."] (Sequence 1 - Story , 10 pages ) Feature Story: Mars, God of War Credits: ? [as Ross Gallun] (-script), Joe Doolin (Pencils), Joe Doolin (Inks), ? (Colors), ? (Letters). A full decade before the covers I was asking about. Did you mean Doolin, is the GCD credit wrong, or were you just comparing to Powell's work? Does anyone have a scan of the published page? Do you own the original page or just scavenged it from Heritage? Jack Do I ask too many questions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socratic Wonder Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 My new pre hero Adventure Just came in the mail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 My new pre hero Adventure Just came in the mail (worship) What a cover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatEscape Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Outstanding pick-up, Ronaldo! Looks unread!!! GE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeSees Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 OMG Ronaldo, that book looks incredible. Nicely done!!! Incredible copy, great cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 My new pre hero Adventure Just came in the mail pretty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 What great background detail on the cover. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
