BLAZING COMBAT / CREEPY - FRAZETTA

Do I really gotta explain?  It's Frank Frazetta!

HULK GOES WILD

This comic book I distinctly remember buying at a news stand on Nassau road in Roosevelt NY when I was 8 years old.  I was given a 25 cent allowance and I remember seeing it 2 days before I got my allowance and could not wait to go get it.  I had to walk 2 blocks to get to that news stand and there were many times I would get beat up by neighborhood bullies.  But I wanted this comic book and I braved the 2 blocks risking a beating.  I got my comic and I got home safe.  On that day I learned how to pronounce and spell the word

"Stomach"...see?  Reading comics is educational.  Not entirely sure who drew this cover but I have a feeling GIL KANE may have been the penciller.
Upon staring at the drawing for a long time I have come to the conclusion that this cover was drawn by Herb Trimpe..judging by the fists , feet and knees and inked by Jazzy John Romita judging by the feathering technique used throughout the piece.  Any thoughts?

SHAZAM vs SUPERMAN....

One for the ages.  Who is stronger?  This is one cool story.  It has it all and this cover is probably one of the best VS covers of all time.  Being that Cap has the strength of HERCULES and being that SUPES is said to be a HERCULES in strength this battle could go on for years.  I'm digging all the guest stars as well.

All wrapped up in a nifty Rich Buckler and Dick Giordano cover.

THIS JUST IN!!!

I was looking for more of these Thought factory posters on Ebay and ran across this one and yes..they're very expensive.

Rare Super posters from the 70's

Rare super posters from the 70's....

A loooong time ago.there was a company called the thought factorywho produced super hero posters.  The posters are tough to come by these days and are highly sought after as collectibles.  Now while this particular blog is mainly about my favorite comic book covers I had to post these somewhere so here is as good a place as any.  BUT...the HULK is on some of my favorite covers as is Superman and THOR...lol

"See how I worked that in?"  All in the same spirit of my favorite covers.  I had that Superman poster and it was one of my favorite posters.

MY FAVORITE MARTIAN COVERS # 1

His name is Skarr...hmmm...I've heard that name before.  But he don't look familiar.

P. Craig Russell did a bang up job on this series before it ended.  Classic work.  I want to see a trade.

MY FAVORITE MARTIAN COVERS # 2

"What are you doing Dave?....." - HAL from 2001.  Killraven encounters a similar A.I. in this ish here!!!  Great stuff man!!   Cover by Keith Pollard

MY FAVORITE MARTIAN COVERS # 3

They call him KILLRAVEN!!!!  Cover by "The living legend Jazzy  John Romita"

THE AVENGERS....

My favorite storylines involve the heroes being defeated and beaten and helplessly being placed in some sort of stasis or suspended animation.  This cover here typifies the abject helplessness of the AVENGERS as the collector adds them to his menagerie.  I'm pretty certain that this is a straight up JOHN ROMITA cover.

My Favorite KAMANDI covers....

A post apocolyptic world where all that man built is in ruins and animals ruled the earth!!!  In a definate nod to the PLANET OF THE APES films...Jack Kirby prominantly features the "Statue of Liberty" in the composition here is this classic cover of issue # 1.  Just looking at it makes you want to read it right?

cover By Jack KING Kirby!!!

My favorite KAMANDI covers.....

This issue with the hot air balloon and the giant bats was freaky.  I actually did not want to read it because the bats scared me.  I was only like 5 or so...so ya can't blame me right?  When they were trapped and the bats were getting through the door I could actually feel the tension and anxiety as they had to escape.

Great story and a great cover by Jack KING Kirby!!!