POST # 62 - "THE MISFITS" by Wally Wood and Ralph Reese

GREETINGS, COMIC ART LOVER!

I AM

THE APOCOLYTE!

Today we will again enjoy the creative work of  Wallace "Wally" Wood.

In 1969 Wood published the first adventure of a bizarre group of characters he labeled 'The Misfits', 

in a self-published comic entitled HEROES, INC. #1. That original story was published in color, 

written by Wood, and drawn by him with help from one of his assistants Ralph Reese. 

That first color adventure is presented over at my other comics blog

APOCOLYTE'S WORLD OF COMICS, 

which can be seen by clicking here.

The story of The Misfits continues in HEROES, INC. #2, published in 1976, a black and white volume with color covers. Here then is their tale, written and drawn by the incredible Wally Wood, 

the tale of Mystra, Shag, and Glomb, also known as

"THE MISFITS!"

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Cover by Wally Wood

If you haven't seen it,

or even if you have, 

click on the link or the image below

to enjoy the origin story of Wally Wood's

THE MISFITS!

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THE APOCOLYTE

will return with more great black and white artwork

for your viewing pleasure!

POST # 59 - "LUNAR GOLIATHS" by Jack Kirby and Al Williamson

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THE APOCOLYTE!

This is

Today's post features the artwork of two great artists, Jack Kirby and Al Williamson!

Kirby and Williamson worked together on several 3 Rocketeers stories for Harvey comics, in RACE FOR THE MOON #3 and BLAST-OFF #1, and Pappy has most (if not all) of them posted on his blog. To see the published color version of today's story click here and see it at Pappy's!

In "LUNAR GOLIATHS", we have of course Kirby pencils and Williamson inks, and can such a dynamic pairing do any wrong? I think not!

Of course, the Lunar Goliaths are, in fact, ROBOTS, hence today's ROBOT posting!

Enjoy!

"LUNAR GOLIATHS!"

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(Oh yeah, this is the original art, found at Heritage Auctions site)

Come back tomorrow for more ROBOTS, Comics, 

and great black and white art and artists, 

and for more

POST # 56 - "VAMPIRES DRINK DEEP!" by Joe Sinnott

Greetings, Traveler!

I am

THE 

APOCOLYTE!

You've come here seeking  a story!

Let me bring out my friend,

SKULLY, and allow him to 

take care of all your needs!

SKULLY?

We have a visitor!

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POST # 54 - "HERBIE THE LIAR SAID IT WOULDN'T HURT" by Alfredo Alcala

Hello again, friends!
I am
THE APOCOLYTE!


Today we look at at a story by the incredible Filipino artist 

ALFREDO ALCALA!

Alfredo Alcala was born in the Philippines in 1925, and developed an interest in comic books as a youngster, particularly influenced by the artwork of Lou Fine. He began a career drawing the comics he loved in 1948, and soon his exquisite and detailed style made him one of the most famous and popular comics artists in the Philippines. 

He began to be known by American audiences after publishing his character VOLTAR in 1963, a sword and sorcery style hero along the lines of Conan and Prince Valiant. Alcala's lush and expressive brushwork soon drew the attention of North American comics publishers. In the early 1970's he began doing work for DC and Marvel. 

Many comic readers are familiar with Alcala's wonderful abilities as a penciler and an inker, his style being easily recognized. In the mid 70's Alcala used his gifts as inker to add new dimensions to the artwork of THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN stories drawn by John Buscema, rendering elaborate panoramas and splendidly ornate embellishments that elevated the stories' artwork from good to grandiose. I personally regard the stories he worked on as some of the greatest Conan artwork ever published. (You can see one of those amazing stories by clicking the link HERE)

Our story today originally appeared in Marvel's TALES OF THE ZOMBIE #9, published in 1975, and was written by Doug Moench. Alfredo Alcala's brilliant brushstrokes bring to life a tale of a lonely freak who struggles to make sense of the world around him, while dealing with the loss of his only real friend.

Now, I'll let my co-host SKULLY introduce today's gut-wrenching chronicle!

"HERBIE THE LIAR SAID IT WOULDN'T HURT"

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Don't forget now, if you want another real special treat,

click on the image below and feast your eyes upon an amazingly beautiful

CONAN  story by John Buscema and Alfredo Alcala!

You won't be sorry!

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