Every time I see these books I am reminded once again of how much was stolen from Kirby and Ditko. (All comics pictured are from my personal collection.)
Lower grade, yes. But at least I have a copy of #1. |
Every Kirby/Ditko monster had a theme. Perhaps requested by the editor, perhaps not. Cloud monster. Rock monster, Plant monster. Lizard monster. Etc. |
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Was just on the phone telling someone (again) about how much Ditko & Kirby were ripped off-- not to mention Dan DeCarlo (who I believe passed away while a lawsuit he brought against Archie was still going on).
Ironic, the first cover is by Don Heck, looking better, sharper and more inspired than possibly anything he did after the mid-60's (did his being kicked off IRON MAN and later AVENGERS just take the wind out of his sails-- permanently?).
I'll say it again-- he was so good at sci-fi, with a proper inker (say, Syd Shores), HE should have been doing CAPTAIN MAR-VELL from the beginning (not Gene Colan). Please note the John Buscema layout of TOS #3 was later reused by Gene for the cover of MSH #12!
Here's more...
http://professorhswaybackmachine.blogspot.com/2011/12/tales-of-suspense.html
Yeah, I think DeCarlo was suing over JOSEY & THE PUSSYCATS when he died.
I'd never noticed that about the TOS #3 and MSH #12!
When I was a kid Don Heck was not tops on my list of favorite artists. But I always enjoyed his sf stories and his Iron Man stories.
Still missing TOS #2, I see....
I didn't associate TOS #3 with MSH #12...I think the resemblance is rather slight!
Yeah, I still need to land a #2. Since I'm concentrating on completing my Kirby FF collection, I haven't targeted that specific issue. But I'll get one eventually.
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