Below are some examples of this fine work, and a representative sample of a lifetime of work!
Dave's Comic Heroes Blog
A blog about comic books, and enjoying the stories, characters and creators of them...and occasionally subjects that relate to comic books as well.
Saturday, April 17, 2021
Remembering Artist Earl Norem
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Great Gibbons' Day
Here are the covers drawn by Dave Gibbons, where he introduces Javelin (who later would be recruited to fight Guy Gardner in the Suicide Squad), fights the Shark, sees the Demolition Team demolish Ferris Aircraft, see Hal Jordan tell the Guardians of the Universe where they can go, and see John Stewart take over as Green Lantern of Earth (who then faces Eclipso, in the rare time John wore a mask as Green Lantern).
Green Lantern #172 and #173 (January and February, 1984)
Green Lantern #174 and #175 (March and April, 1984)
Green Lantern #181 and #182 (October and November, 1984)
Saturday, April 10, 2021
Menace Of The Man-Sized Atom
The Up And Down Dooms Of The Atom
Trouble At The Ten-Year Club
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Remembering Artist Gil Kane
These were a couple of special issues, highlighted in 2004, when they were reprinted, and new stories and homage covers were produced.
Atom #10 (December-January 1963/1964)
DC Comics Presents: The Atom #1 (October, 2004)
The original cover was by Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson, 2004 cover by Brian Bolland.
Green Lantern #31 (September, 1964)
DC Comics Presents: Green Lantern #1 (September, 2004)
The original cover was by Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson, 2004 cover by Brian Bolland.
Of course, Gil Kane also drew the Secret Origins of Ray Palmer and Hal Jordan, as well as team ups of Atom and Green Lantern with their Golden Age versions.
Brian Bolland, of course (who shares a birthday with Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez....who did similar covers to salute editor Julie Schwartz, who used to use a well designed cover to inspire the comic within) added a little extra bit of his own....casting Julie as an extra in both of his covers!
Sunday, April 4, 2021
Happy Easter Bugs Bunny
Here's one, from Bugs Bunny #117 (May, 1968), and look here for more Bugs Bunny's comic history.
Happy Easter!
Friday, March 26, 2021
Happy Birthday Artist Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Happiest of birthdays to artist Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez!
Hawkman #6 (February-March, 1965)
DC Comics Presents: Hawkman #1 (September, 2004)
Justice League of America #53 (May, 1967)
DC Comics Presents: Justice League of America #1 (October, 2004)
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Remembering Judomaster creator Frank McLaughlin
Frank was the creator/artist and writer of Judomaster for Charlton comics in the 1960s. Judomaster was Hadley "Rip" Jagger, a sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War II, who learned judo and karate after rescuing the daughter of Pacific island chief. Judomaster premiered in Special War Series #4 (November, 1965), and had his own title, lasting ten issues (numbered 89 to 98, because of Charlton's habit of picking up numbering from other series), from June 1966 to December 1967.
Judomaster picked up a sidekick in a youth named Tiger, and faced foes like sumo Mountain Storm, martial artist the Acrobat, swordsman the Cat and schemer the Smiling Skull.