The Seventh Day of Classic Comics Christmas 2023
Dec 21, 2023 21:36:20 GMT -5
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Post by Farrar on Dec 21, 2023 21:36:20 GMT -5
Day 7/Selection #6: Silver Surfer
First appearance: Fantastic Four #48
Spin-Off Series: Silver Surfer #1 (1968 series)
I'm so glad that others here have included the Surfer in their lists and that Prince Hal named the 1968 series as his favorite SS series (re-read what he wrote). This particular series has long been a favorite of mine too--and I say this as someone who didn't particularly care for the character when he appeared in the FF and elsewhere. But this series had the aura of something grand, like it was like an event. You could see it wasn't an ordinary Marvel comic book (as wonderful as many of those were).
I agree with everything Hal wrote regarding what Lee and Buscema did that made this a very special series (through at least the first several issues when it had a longer page count). Big John is at the top of game here; IMO this series contains some of Buscema's best art ever. Kudos also to the inkers--Sinnott (#1-3), Sal (#4-7), and Dan Adkins (#8-15)--were perfect; they do a beautiful job of retaining and enhancing Buscema's sharpness and beauty (unfortunately in the later issues Chic Stone--whose work I usually like--does not mesh at all with Buscema).
A couple of pages from the immortal SS #4
First appearance: Fantastic Four #48
Spin-Off Series: Silver Surfer #1 (1968 series)
I'm so glad that others here have included the Surfer in their lists and that Prince Hal named the 1968 series as his favorite SS series (re-read what he wrote). This particular series has long been a favorite of mine too--and I say this as someone who didn't particularly care for the character when he appeared in the FF and elsewhere. But this series had the aura of something grand, like it was like an event. You could see it wasn't an ordinary Marvel comic book (as wonderful as many of those were).
I agree with everything Hal wrote regarding what Lee and Buscema did that made this a very special series (through at least the first several issues when it had a longer page count). Big John is at the top of game here; IMO this series contains some of Buscema's best art ever. Kudos also to the inkers--Sinnott (#1-3), Sal (#4-7), and Dan Adkins (#8-15)--were perfect; they do a beautiful job of retaining and enhancing Buscema's sharpness and beauty (unfortunately in the later issues Chic Stone--whose work I usually like--does not mesh at all with Buscema).
A couple of pages from the immortal SS #4
