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Post by tarkintino on Jan 22, 2024 17:00:14 GMT -5
Batman #573
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Post by tarkintino on Jan 22, 2024 16:56:09 GMT -5
...and no, folks, this is not trolling, but a brief, artistic interlude featuring a beautiful, memorable cover of books released during one of Marvel's earlier high points of presenting their already-rich history: Fun times, but five or six dollar books seemed like a small fortune back in the day.
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Post by tarkintino on Jan 22, 2024 12:07:55 GMT -5
Pep Comics #18 (August, 1941)
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Post by tarkintino on Jan 22, 2024 10:49:34 GMT -5
Action Comics #563
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Post by tarkintino on Jan 22, 2024 10:47:45 GMT -5
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Post by tarkintino on Jan 22, 2024 9:01:59 GMT -5
Adventure Comics #63 (June, 1941)
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Post by tarkintino on Jan 22, 2024 8:58:17 GMT -5
Batman #560
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Post by tarkintino on Jan 22, 2024 8:56:54 GMT -5
Stan was a brilliant writer (mostly), when it came to scripting comic books aimed at 8-to-14 year olds. His writing isn't exactly Hemingway, Dickens or Tolstoy -- though as I previously noted a page or two back, he was actually capable of delivering some quite profound writing on occasion -- but Lee knew he wasn't writing an adult novel: he was writing comics for teenagers. Now, perhaps it's true that Lee didn't have it in him to write a truely briliant novel for adults, but he sure as s**t knew how to write great comic books. Yes, Lee knew how to write and shape great comics--many speaking to a maturing readership who connected to his then-rare kind of writing when they could not with those who scripted with an antiquated approach / ideology. Given the kind of interviews Lee gave in the late 60s through early 70s, he was undoubtedly one of the people at Marvel who was very aware of the sociopolitical changes / demands of the era, which made his writing in The Amazing Spider-Man and Captain America potent and often speaking to the sentiments and conflicts of the period, which elevated his status as a great writer.
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Post by tarkintino on Jan 22, 2024 1:26:57 GMT -5
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Post by tarkintino on Jan 22, 2024 1:25:13 GMT -5
Four Color #555
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Post by tarkintino on Jan 22, 2024 1:23:17 GMT -5
Batman #5 (March, 1941)
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Post by tarkintino on Jan 21, 2024 23:17:28 GMT -5
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Post by tarkintino on Jan 21, 2024 22:40:51 GMT -5
Detective Comics #552
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Post by tarkintino on Jan 21, 2024 18:44:16 GMT -5
Yes, Lee was the villain with little creative input and a lot of time to do other things.
Yes, Kirby and Ditko's post-Marvel work proved they "had it" all along, and did not need Lee's creativity to make books sell or lead a new revolution in comic books.
Nevermind The Amazing Spider-Man reaching unprecedented heights of popularity after Ditko's departure, making him the unchallenged flagship character of Marvel. Nevermind Captain America took on a more dramatic sense of sociopolitical relevance 9for the kind of character Rogers/Cap were) in the books produced after Kirby's involvement, with subjects you were never going to see in his stint.
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Post by tarkintino on Jan 21, 2024 17:58:41 GMT -5
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