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Pencils by Werner Roth, inks by Dick Ayers, layouts by Jack Kirby |
Here's the comic that was on sale from October 21st (dated a week
ahead, naturally) 43 years ago. The cover art has been extended to ac-
commodate the different page size to the original U.S. dimensions and, to
be honest, hasn't been done too well. That was one of the problems with
the 'bodgers' of yesteryear (and no doubt some of today) - they just weren't
competent when it came to executing such tasks. Look at CYCLOP's arm
and neck - they're far too thin and out of proportion to the rest of the figure.
And ICEMAN doesn't seem much of a threat - on account of him being
'armless. That's what comes from merely extending the curve of a line
(or the line of a curve, even) without giving thought to what the
'missing' part of the picture should look like.
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A Power-House Pin-Up by Barry (Windsor) Smith (?) |
That said, FANTASTIC (published by ODHAMS PRESS) really
was a fantastic comic, and I've got loads of very happy memories from
when it was being published back in the '60s. It only lasted for 89 issues,
a Summer Special and three Annuals - and I've got a full set. (Nope -
they're not for sale. Getcher own!)
89 issues - only about a year and nine months. Funny how periods
from the past, once they've been dated and placed in their own little
compartments, don't seem to measure up in duration to our
perceptions of them.