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The post's title is mere word-play, based on the name of the mag that this JIM STARLIN 3-pager comes from, though it may have appeared earlier elsewhere. The splash page is dated 1975, but it was in '78 that it appeared in STARBURST #2, a magazine by DEZ SKINN. I'd guess that not many people will have seen the strip before so it's a bit of a collectors' item if I'm correct in my assumption.
As always, someone will be certain to let me know if I'm wrong, but I'm a big boy now - I can take it. Could it have first appeared in a fanzine called GEMINI, as that name appears alongside an earlier date of '72 on the last page? That, of course, would mean Jim didn't draw it in '75, so if anyone knows the score regarding the different dates, feel free to share.
Anyway, all you Starlin fans - enjoy!
Feel free to post more Starburst covers whilst you're delving into the Marvel UK vaults. And Cinema if you have any?
ReplyDeleteI'd already decided to, JP. I don't think I've got too many issues of Cinema 'though (if any).
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ReplyDeleteEven though I'm busy going through tons of old fanzines for MY blog, I'm happy to provide info for one of my favorite bloggers. The Visitor was originally presented in Star Reach # 2, as credited here:
http://www.comics.org/issue/2849/
And it's not that my memory is that good (although in comics related matters it usually is - in other areas forget it!) but I recently bought a book on the history of Star Reach (which my brother John borrowed) and that story looked familiar.
Sorry Kid, I didn't get the title joke! Never mind! I don't know if that story appeared elsewhere, although Starlin did his share of fanzine work.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Nick. I knew that if anyone knew (or could find out), it would be you. As for the rather forced title play on words - Star Burst - Starburst - geddit? (Groan!)
ReplyDeleteI'm a little slow today Kid..been shoveling something like 15 feet of snow in NYC. It looks beautiful but it's been unending for the past few weeks!
ReplyDeleteScotland is starting to get a little snow now, with more to come I think. Parts of England have been flooded with rain, as you may have seen on the news, so I'm glad I don't live there. Instead of shovelling it, Nick, build some snowmen and igloos out of it - it's more fun.
ReplyDelete"Gemini" was the name used when Starlin penciled and Al Milgrom inked a piece of art.
ReplyDeleteIt also appears on a number of Captain Marvel covers during Starlin's run.
http://marvel.wikia.com/Jim_Starlin
Hi Kid,
ReplyDeletethe 'gemini' thing is another wordplay thingy. It refers to Starlin when he was inked by Al Milgrom, as in ' Jim and I '...
Those crazy Detroit Cosmic guys, eh?
Never seen this earlier than Star Reach either by the way.
Thanks for that, Britt and Pete. Any idea about the conflicting dates 'though? 1975 after Starlin's name and '72 after Milgrom's. Did Jim retouch parts in '75 perhaps?
ReplyDeleteQuality-wise it certainly looks more like '72 than '75. For some reason I always struggled to find his work in the shops. I did get his B&W Conan story in Savage Tales (1974, I think), also inked by Milgrom, and his style there seemed more advanced than it does here - not that I'm an expert on his work, mind.
ReplyDeleteI loved his MWOM covers in '72 and his Captain Marvel stuff, GB. Those 3 pages do look a little different, sure enough, but I'm used to his art being inked by Joe Sinnot, so it's hard to judge if they're early or later Starlin.
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