SPECTACULAR SPLASH PAGES #7...

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Behold - the mighty GALACTUS!  But hold on a mo!  It's Galactus as pencilled by JACK KIRBY sure enough - but not as inked by JOE SINNOTT.  Nope, 'twas the valiant VINCE COLLETTA who delineated this page, demonstrating that he was just as capable of doing justice to the KING's pencils as some of his more fan-favourite peers.

When approached for a comment, Mr. Galactus declared himself to be extremely pleased with Vinnie's contribution to this portrait, so if you wanna argue - take it up with him!

CAN YOU SPOT The DIFFERENCE...? (Updated)

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Believe it or not, Ripley, there are three main differences (not including the colouring) between these two versions of the same page.  Can you spot what they are, frantic ones?  Go to it!

And below is a side-by-side comparison to help you out a bit.  (Click to enlarge - we don't want you suffering from eyestrain.)

Update:  Okay, you've all had enough time, so here's the list of differences.  The recoloured page was re-created from the reprint (below) of Thor's origin in #158, as the original proofs of JOURNEY Into Mystery #83 had been mislaid.  As you can see, the logo protrudes over the border in the original, but not in the reprint, Thor's dialogue balloon has been relettered or retouched (or both), and DON BLAKE's cane arm extends further from his body.  Those are the three main differences, but there are others:  The story number at the bottom of the page and the corner page number have been deleted, and the 'energy' lines around Thor's hammer (under 'and the', and above the first panel) are slightly different.  Luckily, superior proofs of the original tale were rediscovered and utilsed for most future printings (but not always).

SPECTACULAR SPLASH PAGES #6...

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Yet another spectacular splash page, folks - drawn by JACK KIRBY and VINCE COLLETTA (pencils and inks respectively).  What a team they made on THOR during the 1960s, and looking at this particular page makes me wonder why some people didn't like Vinnie's inks on Jack's pencils.  Could it be because he left the zips off The RECORDER's boots perhaps? Anyway, let's not dredge up that ol' controversy again, let's just appreciate a great piece of art by two of comicdom's finest.  Comments welcome.