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Post by MDG on Jan 16, 2024 12:46:16 GMT -5
Every time I see Drucker or Marie Severin artwork in serious titles, I keep thinking where's the punchline. I'm reminded of the time Fred Hembeck drew a Spider-Man story for Marvel's infamous Assistant Editor's Month, but the thing is the story, while using Fred's distinct artwork, was 100% serious (aside from the usual quips from Spidey). In one of Hembeck's 80s collections, he shows a few tryout pages he did when he was trying to break in as a "regular" artist, and , unfortunately, they're some of the funniest stuff in the book. But I'm glad he was able to carve a niche for himself and develop a distinctive, attractive style. Always love his stuff. (A couple of friends and I commissioned an FF cover recreation from his for another friend's 50th birthday.)
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Post by impulse on Jan 16, 2024 15:13:15 GMT -5
shaxper Taking a closer look at your photo, in addition to still being in awe, I have to laugh because I have (or had) a few of the same ones, but whereas yours were still intact, mine were smashed into pieces and got tossed. Of particular note were the full body Voltron and the GoBots! characters. Transformers alone seem to have survived the test of time, but I was far more into the Gobots when I was a kid. I had that CyKill and Scooter. I had a Leader One regrettably in pieces. Turbo, Copter, and I think the one I kept was Zod. I always wanted the "definitely not an imperial AT-AT Walker, we promise!" command center but I don't think I ever got it. I still have a few of the transformers, too. I have that Ultra Magnus and an OG Optimus Prime, though he's very well-worn and missing the loose pieces, but he can stand! Good times.
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Post by shaxper on Jan 16, 2024 19:00:46 GMT -5
I have to laugh because I have (or had) a few of the same ones, but whereas yours were still intact, mine were smashed into pieces and got tossed. Oh, none of those have been with me since childhood. My mother "accidentally" threw out all my toys when I was in 2nd grade. Everything I have has been slowly reacquired over the years. I was probably just as rough on my toys when I was younger! The villain HQ, Thruster, was a lot more fun IMO. Much more interesting play space. Thruster played a major role in most of my epic childhood figure wars, often serving primarily as a throne room to the villain.
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Post by impulse on Jan 17, 2024 8:23:10 GMT -5
Oh, none of those have been with me since childhood. My mother "accidentally" threw out all my toys when I was in 2nd grade. Everything I have has been slowly reacquired over the years. I was probably just as rough on my toys when I was younger! ...so, which nursing home is she going to? I remember Thruster, ha. The playsets were always something I wanted more of than I got. I especially thought the sets in toy commercials were way cooler than anything they sold. I remember one specific X-MEN toy commercial that had exciting terrain, and I always wanted that. Today I could just make it. It was rocks, sand, water, etc. I did have the TMNT sewer playset which was cool. Around the time I was transitioning into "bigger" kid and outgrowing TMNT, I got the Technodrome playset for my birthday. It was $50, which was huge money to a kid in the early 90s. It was a piece of shit with a pile of tiny pieces poured onto the floor. I was like NOPE. My mom took me back to Toys R Us, I returned it and bought like 7 X-MEN figures. And thus the commitment to comics was solidified...
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Post by Rags on Jan 19, 2024 13:10:19 GMT -5
Back cover ads from the silver-age were better to look at...
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Post by MRPs_Missives on Jan 19, 2024 13:20:41 GMT -5
Back cover ads from the silver-age were better to look at... I dunno, I was always particularly fond of these back cover ads in the early 80s... -M
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Post by driver1980 on Jan 19, 2024 13:28:56 GMT -5
I was always slightly frustrated at ads that stated “Available only in North America” or “Shipping costs to the UK apply, 6-8 weeks for delivery”. But they were cool. I did like this one:
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Post by MRPs_Missives on Jan 19, 2024 13:36:41 GMT -5
I was always slightly frustrated at ads that stated “Available only in North America” or “Shipping costs to the UK apply, 6-8 weeks for delivery”. But they were cool. I did like this one: Bah! Count Dante scoffs at this cheap imitator! -M
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Post by Rags on Jan 19, 2024 13:36:57 GMT -5
^ Those karate ads were a riot. Had I been a child of the 70s, I would have never needed karate school, I just needed to order a Count Dante program to become the deadliest (wo)man alive. Save me years of sweat and coloured belts too.
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Post by MRPs_Missives on Jan 19, 2024 14:07:28 GMT -5
Scout Comics just did a 6 issue mini based on the life of Count Dante... it's a riot, I really enjoyed it. Part kung fu flick, part Rambo in Nam flashbacks, part bio-comic, and all fun. -M
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Post by Calidore on Jan 19, 2024 14:52:05 GMT -5
I dunno, I was always particularly fond of these back cover ads in the early 80s... -M It always pissed me off that this story was never finished. But at least Bill Willingham would go on to greater things.
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Post by MRPs_Missives on Jan 19, 2024 14:59:16 GMT -5
I dunno, I was always particularly fond of these back cover ads in the early 80s... -M It always pissed me off that this story was never finished. But at least Bill Willingham would go on to greater things. That's the beauty of D&D, you can finish the story yourself, which I did with a couple of different groups a couple of different ways in my jr high/high school days of playing D&D. I haven't used that scenario in a campaign in a looong time though. But now that it's been mentioned, I am planning a couple of new games in '24, so it might be time to use that prompt to start things with this group of players... -M
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Post by MDG on Jan 19, 2024 15:14:18 GMT -5
I love Aurora's back cover ads
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Post by MRPs_Missives on Jan 19, 2024 15:47:00 GMT -5
This is me... There I said it! -M
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Post by Prince Hal on Jan 19, 2024 17:34:49 GMT -5
The fishing gear ad was on a lot of King Comics. But give me Russ Heath ads any day:
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