This book is a nice pickup for several reasons. It features the first appearance of one of Jack Kirby's major creations, The Watcher. And fortunately for me, and for some reason which I cannot fathom, the Watcher's first appearance has not unduly affected the book's price (as yet). If they ever put him in a film, the "value"of the book will insanely go through the roof. But for now I was safe and got it for a very reasonable price.
Another thing I quite like about this issue of the comic is that it was inked by Steve Ditko. Ditko did not ink very many of Kirby's stories, so it's always a treat to see the results when it did happen. I especially like his interpretation of Ben Grimm as the Thing, which is so different from that of most other artists who inked Kirby's pencils.
All in all, I was extremely happy with this addition to my collection!
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| My copy of FANTASTIC FOUR #13. |
4 comments:
Nice buy. I don't think I've ever seen this cover before. Curious to see the Ditko inks.
When I was a kid, this was one of my favorite early issues of FF.
Very nice copy. A little Marvel chipping but not at all bad for a book that age. Much nicer than my copy.
I'm happy with it. I like to read my old comics so I rarely buy high grade copies.
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