Wow. There was even more to this Kaluta classic than I knew. Thank you, Kirby, for pointing out the added details of this art. And as to the peak of the week where the captain goes on about what he had learned, the concept of artistic license is strong with the comic book cover where the influence of a particular character is brought forth with a simple technique of showing them bigger than the other characters. This is another reason that we relish the comic book as a vlid and powerful medium for story telling.Originally Posted by Kirby101
Here is the original art, with the ink wash Shadow and the pen and ink foreground overlay.
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08-25-2021, 08:37 AM #106insulin4all
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I’ll don the mask and wear the cape
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The four of us were like —I must thank the efforts and votes from Englehart Humperdinck, Kai "the spy", kjn, and Riv86672 who bonded together and pushed me over the top.
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08-25-2021, 09:32 AM #108Latverian ambassador
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Congratulations to CaptCleghorn! And thanks to WestPhillyPunisher for tallying the votes
I always think my brothers and I got our interest in comics from our father. When he was a younger he always read The Shadow and The Spider. So he always very willing to pick up comics for us at the a local business called the Magazine Mart. - which also had a bookie joint in the back where he would place a bit on the Kentucky Derby for my older sister who was too young to gamble but loved horse racing!
Good to see a cover featuring the Shadow winning this week.Last edited by Iron Maiden; 08-25-2021 at 09:35 AM.
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08-25-2021, 10:09 AM #109I am invenitable
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Congratulations Captain.
Thank you foxley for the vote. I also enjoy that cover because of …reasons.The Cover Contest Weekly Winners ThreadSo much winning!!
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Great job Capt!
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08-25-2021, 12:01 PM #111Loony
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Congrats Capt! And thanks for the vote K7P5V!
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08-25-2021, 01:45 PM #112Invincible Member
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I was surprised this cover did not show up.
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08-25-2021, 02:58 PM #113Keeper of the Torch
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The "looming villain in the background" was a favorite theme by Kirby in the Silver Age it would seem.
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08-25-2021, 03:23 PM #114Invincible Member
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Not just villains.
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08-25-2021, 03:50 PM #115Loony
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Especially with Doom, you get a lot of Kirby covers with big Dr. Doom on them:
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08-25-2021, 04:27 PM #116Keeper of the Torch
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Indeed!
On another note, this cover by Al Mligrom came immediately to me when I first saw the theme. It's one of those larger than life covers that is true to the story as Morgan really did grow a gigantic stone body and grabbed She-Hulk.
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I'm guessing the prevalence of these types of covers in Silver Age Marvel books means the quarterly sales reports showed these types of covers had better sell throughs than other types of covers. Once the direct market was established for long-term customers to get their predetermined fixes it didn't matter much, but covers were the selling point in the mass market periodical business, and if that type of cover didn't sell well, they wouldn't have been used so often.
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Congrats, CaptCleghorn! That really is a great cover. And I loved seeing the original art for it.
Also, thanks for the vote, Tami. I love that giant iguana too!
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Before this thread plunges into the depths of the forum, let me show what this cover:
made me think of: Originally Posted by Riv86672
Well, not a comic cover but it’s iconic…“Strength is the lot of but a few privileged men; but austere perseverance, harsh and continuous, may be employed by the smallest of us and rarely fails of its purpose, for its silent power grows irresistibly greater with time.” Goethe
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Doom also had the habit of shrinking people, so there is always that too ... Alpha Flight 91.jpg
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