Remembering Artist Dick Giordano

Remembering artist Dick Giordano on his birthday (July 20, 1932 - March 27, 2010) with a couple of his covers to the Justice League of America (#118 and #119, May and June, 1975), wherein, the JLA has to deal with an alien invasion. 

Remembering Artist Dick Giordano

Remembering artist Dick Giordano on his birthday (July 20, 1932 - March 27, 2010) with his wild and wacky covers for Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane...

....a true gem of the 1970s, with some pretty odd antics for Lois Lane and Superman (and occasionally Thorn of Rose and Thorn) to get into!

Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #107 and #108 (January and February, 1971)

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Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #109 and #110 (April and May, 1971)

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Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #111 and #112 (July and August, 1971)

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Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #113 and #114 (September-October and September, 1971)

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Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #115 and #118 (October, 1971 and January, 1972)

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Remembering Artist Dick Giordano

Remembering artist Dick Giordano on his birthday (July 20, 1932 - March 27, 2010) with a little look at his covers featuring Gunmaster for Charlton comics.

Simplistic for its time, still an interesting series that debuted in Six-Gun Heroes #57 (June, 1960) and ran through issues #83 (March-April, 1965), along with two runs of self titled series, one for four issues (#1 to #4), and the second running for 6 issues, picking up its numbering from Six-Gun Heroes, though Giordano didn't do covers for the whole series, the ones he did are below.

Gunmaster was Clay Boone, a gunsmith who travelled from town to town with a small arsenal, dispensing justice with lead in his masked identity.  He even added a sidekick, Bullet the Gun-Boy (who was Bob Tellub) in Six-Gun Heroes #79 (March, 1964), and faced foes like Doctor Dynamite and various other thugs and cattle rustlers.

Six-Gun Heroes #57 and #58 (June and August, 1960)

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Six-Gun Heroes #62 and #71 (April, 1961 and November, 1962)

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Six-Gun Heroes #73 and #74 (March and May, 1963)

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Six-Gun Heroes #76 and #77 (September and November, 1963)

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Six-Gun Heroes #78 and #79 (January and March, 1964)

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Six-Gun Heroes #80 and Gunmaster #1 (September, 1964)

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Six-Gun Heroes #81 and Gunmaster #2 (November, 1964)

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Six-Gun Heroes #82 and Gunmaster #3 (January, 1965)

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Six-Gun Heroes #83 and Gunmaster #84 (March-April and July, 1965)

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Gunmaster #85 (September, 1965)

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Remembering Artist Dick Giordano

Remembering artist Dick Giordano (July 20, 1932 - March 27, 2010) on his birthday...

...with a series of Wonder Woman covers that he both penciled and inked!

Wonder Woman #197 and #201 (Nov-Dec, 1971 and July-August, 1972)

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Wonder Woman #202 and #203 (Sept-Oct and Nov-Dec, 1972)

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Wonder Woman #219 and #220 (August-Sept and Oct-Nov, 1975)

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Wonder Woman #261 and #262 (November and December, 1979)

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Dick also inked many, many more covers of Wonder Woman, starting with #178, and ending with #328. as he was known better as an inker than a penciler, but his work was a wonder to behold!

Secret Love Of Young Hearts

One doesn't think of reoccurring characters in romance comics, nor of stories that crossover titles, but, for the trials and tribulations of young socialite Melanie Winters, and her ill fated romance with Juan Ricco/Perez, as told by Barbara Friedlander, Alex Toth and Vince Colletta....it took four issues in two titles to tell the story of "20 Miles To Heartbreak"!

Here are the covers mostly by Dick Giordano! (with Secret Hearts #141 by Bill Draut and Vince Colletta)

Young Love #78 (Jan-Feb, 1970)/Secret Hearts #141 (January, 1970)

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Secret Hearts #142 (March, 1970)/Young Love #79 (Mar-Apr, 1970)

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First, Melanie starts her story by secretly being in love with stepfather, and running away from home.  As she flees, she's picked up by Juan, whom people would not approve of (and as a fight breaks out as they dance, she flees again, and is hit by a car!).  Recovering, Melanie finds that Juan was arrested for causing her accident, but Melanie's estranged sister returns, getting Juan freed (to see the shock of Melanie's mom when Melanie hugs Juan).  Then, realizing he is a pawn Melanie is using against her mom, Juan takes off as Melanie's sister announces her own upcoming wedding!

So much drama for eight pages an issue, but great Alex Toth art, even if heavily inked by Vince Colletta (and the four part story is reprinted over Young Love #122 to #125...).

Great Hera! It's Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman waves to her mother, Queen Hippolyta, on Paradise Island in this drawing by Dick Giordano for October for the 1976 Super DC Calendar.

A rather peaceful picture of the life of the amazing amazon, but she's faced worse foes in other calendars, such as the Quakemaster and the Cheetah!