tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post172107894287957300..comments2024-03-28T18:40:59.101+00:00Comments on CRIVENS! COMICS & STUFF!: AVENGERS KING-SIZE SPECIAL MINI COVER GALLERY...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-15303034450429341052017-08-12T14:37:45.792+01:002017-08-12T14:37:45.792+01:00If anything, I think it's probably more a case...If anything, I think it's probably more a case of 'touch-ups' on the art by different hands, DS. It's unlikely that it would've looked so 'composed' if it had been pasted together. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-29768119519450676692017-08-12T14:32:49.349+01:002017-08-12T14:32:49.349+01:00It's a strange one alright - Goliath looks lik...It's a strange one alright - Goliath looks like a Buscema drawing but Hercules and Scarlet Witch look like Heck. Wonder if it was pasted together from different pieces of art lying around the Bullpen that day? Dave Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-1054862372276269362017-08-12T02:15:02.658+01:002017-08-12T02:15:02.658+01:00Eye of the beholder, TC - it looks pure Buscema to...Eye of the beholder, TC - it looks pure Buscema to me. And look at Power Man - definitely JB.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-59457868007402859342017-08-12T02:02:10.175+01:002017-08-12T02:02:10.175+01:00The villains' faces, especially the Enchantres...The villains' faces, especially the Enchantress, look kind of Heck-ish to me. TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13686814973788356726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-29898014036478498602017-08-11T16:29:26.579+01:002017-08-11T16:29:26.579+01:00Who knows for sure, DS - perhaps Heck inked it or ...Who knows for sure, DS - perhaps Heck inked it or did touch-ups? Having said that, only the Living Laser face looks a little Heck-ish - the rest look like Buscema to me. Anyone else got any ideas?Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-22635643310451617922017-08-11T16:02:52.620+01:002017-08-11T16:02:52.620+01:00It surprises me that #1 is credited to Buscema and...It surprises me that #1 is credited to Buscema and Romita - my first thought was that it was a Don Heck cover. The faces down the left hand side and especially the Scarlet Witch figure all look like Heck to me.<br /><br />Anyway...Buscema's cover for #2 is a classic - I'm sure I bought a tatty old copy of that one at a comic mart at the City Halls in Candleriggs around 1994ish. Dave Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-51894927924347622942017-08-05T23:40:55.070+01:002017-08-05T23:40:55.070+01:00This ol' blog's good for something then, e...This ol' blog's good for something then, eh? Good to know, CJ.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-63917662453107428622017-08-05T23:02:13.774+01:002017-08-05T23:02:13.774+01:00Kid, I only knew that comics were used as ballast ...Kid, I only knew that comics were used as ballast thanks to you - which you revealed a couple of years ago. I had previously been unaware of that fascinating fact !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-51959034098535976472017-08-05T16:10:25.438+01:002017-08-05T16:10:25.438+01:00DC Comics appeared to be more readily available in...DC Comics appeared to be more readily available in my local shops in the '60s, CJ, but that could've been down to the Marvels being more popular and consequently selling quicker before I saw them. However, I started to see more Marvels around 1967 onwards, and among them were the 68 page Marvel Collectors' Item Classics and Marvel Tales, etc. In the early '70s ('72-'73), I started noticing the King-Size Specials, some of which were a couple of years old, but appearing in the newsagents' spinner-racks brand-new. They may have been lying in a warehouse somewhere, as they used to come over to the U.K. as ballast in ships. (I'm sure you knew that.)<br /><br />Yup, there's no denying it - you had a deprived childhood as far as comics were concerned.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-23908254161275521962017-08-05T14:54:23.481+01:002017-08-05T14:54:23.481+01:00Lucky you, Kid. I never even saw any regular Ameri...Lucky you, Kid. I never even saw any regular American Marvels till I went on a school day-trip to Bristol Zoo in July 1976. But soon after they started appearing sporadically in my local WH Smith's - the annuals/King Size specials remained permanently absent unfortunately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-63569031230494231232017-08-05T12:59:04.924+01:002017-08-05T12:59:04.924+01:00Can't speak for Wales, CJ, but they seemed fai...Can't speak for Wales, CJ, but they seemed fairly available in Scotland when I were a lad. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-12654113207463708662017-08-05T12:54:58.135+01:002017-08-05T12:54:58.135+01:00Kid, were the King Size Specials and annuals (Amer...Kid, were the King Size Specials and annuals (American) easily available because I never saw any on sale. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-40354198523995407712017-08-05T12:03:19.883+01:002017-08-05T12:03:19.883+01:00You're right about 2-4, JC. Number 1 is credit...You're right about 2-4, JC. Number 1 is credited to John Buscema and John Romita Sr. So JR would've inked it and perhaps even revised some bits. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-47904224409529682612017-08-05T11:53:36.619+01:002017-08-05T11:53:36.619+01:00Hi Kid,
Out of interest, who were the cover artist...Hi Kid,<br />Out of interest, who were the cover artists? Issues 2, 3, & 4 look like big John Buscema's handiwork, whereas I can only guess who did 1.Jeffrey Crawleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-21075051672143144332017-08-05T09:24:58.631+01:002017-08-05T09:24:58.631+01:00Yeah, they're beauties, RJ. I wish Marvel stil...Yeah, they're beauties, RJ. I wish Marvel still did King-Size Specials today - there was just something about them.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-56523640608328762432017-08-05T07:55:47.799+01:002017-08-05T07:55:47.799+01:00These are some of the most precious comics in my c...These are some of the most precious comics in my collection. Nice to see them. <br /><br />Rip OffRip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-85980430952863173772017-08-05T04:52:21.943+01:002017-08-05T04:52:21.943+01:00Ah, it was always Marvel for me, TC. I never reall...Ah, it was always Marvel for me, TC. I never really dug the JLA - too bland for my tastes.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-87838908969778368382017-08-05T00:57:04.596+01:002017-08-05T00:57:04.596+01:00I had #1 and #4, and Giant-Size Avengers #5, which...I had #1 and #4, and Giant-Size Avengers #5, which reprinted King Size Special #1. <br /><br />#1 read like a typical Justice League issue. That was OK with me, though. I was more of a DC fan anyway. TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13686814973788356726noreply@blogger.com