CRIVENS! COMICS & STUFF!: The MIGHTY WORLD Of MARVEL PIN-UP BOOK...

Tuesday, 22 April 2025

The MIGHTY WORLD Of MARVEL PIN-UP BOOK...

Back in April of 2019 in my Treasury Editions 'Pot Luck' Cover Gallery, I mentioned I had the above Pin-Up Book and would add it to my main Marvel Treasury Editions post when I remembered where I'd put it. Anyway, here it finally is, but rather than just show you the front and back covers, I thought I'd also share the actual contents with you. So whaddya think, Crivvies, was this post worth waiting for and what pics do you like best? Let me know in the ever-lovin' comments section. (Oh, go on, go on, go on, go on!) And remember, frantic ones, you can enlarge any image by clicking on it, then clicking again for optimum size.

Spidey's left leg just doesn't look right to my eyes

Iron Man's mask has been altered from how it was
originally drawn in this illustration

For some reason, the original Kirby-drawn face on Thor has been changed

10 comments:

Colin Jones said...: They're all good but my favourite one is probably the Silver Surfer as it recalls the fantastic cover of The Superheroes #1.; 22 April 2025 at 03:06
Kid said...: Yup, that's certainly a good 'un, sure enough, CJ. (And it was The Super-Heroes with a hyphen, pedant that I am.); 22 April 2025 at 07:29
Fantastic Four follower said...: Happy Easter to all.A wildly different selection of images....I wonder what the criteria for inclusion was and who choose them!Kirby and Steranko are the jewels in the crown.The team shots of Avengers and Defenders are great but one or two of the others.... not so hot.Overall a beautiful addition to the Fireside book series and was particularly hard to find.Great post .; 22 April 2025 at 09:42
Monty said...: Yes! I like it! Spidey's leg looks okay to me but the spider emblem on his chest looks off-centre even taking into account the twist of the body. Then again, who am I to criticise, I couldn't draw a straight web! My favourites are Spidey in the spotlight, Daredevil and Ghost Rider.; 22 April 2025 at 11:53
Kid said...: Strangely, I no longer recall exactly when or where I got this Fireside Book, Triple F, though it was around 45 years ago at a rough estimate. There's a mark on the underside of the book, suggesting it was remaindered stock, but it wasn't hard to find as I wasn't particularly looking for it - it was just there, wherever 'there' was.; 22 April 2025 at 14:02
Kid said...: The Spidey page looks more like a Larry Lieber piece of art to me, inked by Romita, than it does a pure Romita piece, M. In fact, if it is by the Jazzy one, it's probably the worst drawing of his I've seen. Though maybe it's been played about with by another hand for inclusion in the book.; 22 April 2025 at 14:06
Excronimuss said...: "Iron Man's mask has been altered from how it was originally drawn in this illustration"

Was the original illustration from the notorious "nose" era?; 22 April 2025 at 18:43
Kid said...: No, the mask was drawn with the 'slide up' over the head 'pointy' version. They got rid of the double points which mad it look as if it had horns.; 22 April 2025 at 19:22
Anonymous as well said...: Spotlight Spidey, and the clean lines of Dr Doom. I can picture them, A1 size on my bedroom wall! Shabby Chic 'Vs' Marvel? I hope the other half approves, or she'll just have to leave. 'Dastardly Snigger!'; 22 April 2025 at 22:27
Kid said...: Yeah, wives and girlfriends are ten-a-penny, AAW - Marvel posters are in a different class. You just put her straight.; 22 April 2025 at 23:09

About the artist:

From 1985 to 2000 A.D. (little joke there), I contributed to a variety of high profile comics and magazines for various companies.

For IPC/FLEETWAY/EGMONT, I freelanced as a lettering and logo artist on various weekly comics and monthly magazines, and also as a resize comic artist and spot illustrator on pocket books, summer specials and annuals.

For MARVEL U.K., BLACK LIBRARY, REDAN and USBORNE BOOKS, I again freelanced as a lettering artist, also working as a restoration artist for MARVEL U.S., restoring and re-creating certain pages of JACK KIRBY art for their MARVEL MASTERWORKS editions.

I also lettered the MARVELMAN sample pages submitted to MARVEL U.S. when they were considering acquiring the character, which - as we all now know - they DID.

Supplied comic strips, cartoons and illustrated advertisements for local business campaigns and newspaper publication on a professional basis since the age of 16. Did my first paid art job for publication at 14 or 15 for Lanarkshire Education Board.

Have also made TV appearances as a collector of memorabilia.

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Just some of the titles I worked on are:

2000 A.D. * JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE * DICEMAN * SONIC The COMIC * JUDGE DREDD, LAWMAN Of The FUTURE * CRISIS * REVOLVER * EAGLE * TIGER * BATTLE ACTION-FORCE * BUSTER * WHIZZER & CHIPS * WHOOPEE * NIPPER * SCHOOL FUN * ACE VENTURA, PET DETECTIVE * The REAL GHOSTBUSTERS * DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE * COUNT DUCKULA * RUGRATS * The TRANSFORMERS * DEATH'S HEAD * THUNDERCATS * GALAXY RANGERS * DRAGON'S CLAWS * SINDY * MARVEL MASTERWORKS * The TROLLS * LOADED * INFERNO * WARHAMMER * ROSE BLACK.

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