I Bought That Comic 🌈さんのイラストまとめ

One tradition at Gold Key that I wish they had maintained - and had caught on at the other companies - was the practice of featuring the cover art on the back cover, unadorned by logos or other copy. Just imagine!

6/27/78: Congratulations, CREEPY #100, the first of Warren's comic mags to make it to that milestone, even more impressive by today's standards. Frequent Marvel mag cover artist Bob Larkin does the art; is editor @LouiseSimonson2 playfully tweaking Stan for having outlasted him?

Robert Kanigher was born OTD in 1915, and his shadow looms large at DC. With an epic stint writing WONDER WOMAN and a one-man army on the war books, it was his tales for the horror comics I first encountered. "Fast and prolific" was an understatement for Kanigher...

Wally Wood drew one of the most poignant and affecting comic book stories ever as WEIRD FANTASY #17 adapted Ray Bradbury's unforgettable "There Will Come Soft Rains..." in 1950. Coloring by Marie Severin.

6/17/80: One of the most consequential comics ever. X-MEN #137 gave us the fate of Jean Grey, and it hinged upon a seemingly throwaway panel in a previous issue. Claremont/Byrne deliver their masterstroke, and we were stunned. Four decades later and it still lands its punch.

6/8/76: With DR. STRANGE #18 Steve Englehart was in the midst of a sweeping tale about America's occult history, coinciding with the Bicentennial. Then he had a conflict with Marvel and exited the company, leaving mid-story. In this issue, Clea famously does it with Ben Franklin.

3/15/77: I admit to not being the biggest fan of Jim Shooter's work on THE AVENGERS - I find his dialogue too stilted - but #160 works and works well, as the Grim Reaper places the Vision on trial for the death of the newly-reborn Wonder Man. The art of George Perez is flawless.

2/16/82: Comic shops were all a-buzzing for a new SILVER SURFER #1 by the mega team of Stan Lee and John Byrne and, as gorgeous as it was to look at, it would be a few more years before Steve Englehart and Marshall Rogers would launch a legit series. But in the interim...