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joe shuster: bitter herbs

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes: Action Comics National Allied Publications (eventually DC Comics), June 1938 issue (#1) Illustration: Joe Shuster (1914-1992) Happy Birthday 1992 Will Eisner Comic Book Hall-of-Famer and 1993 Jack Kirby Hall-of-Famer Joe Shuster! Where would it all be? … Continue reading

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lands unknown

Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) …Face it, most of the time I just want to showcase an old comic book, with or without commentary, and this will be the forum. I grew up with comic … Continue reading

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severin and herb trimpe

Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) You Don’t Want To Make The COVER OF THE DAY Angry! Herb Trimpe got his first job at Marvel—if you believe Wikipedia—not long after he was discharged from the U. … Continue reading

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lobbying for dracula

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design) “Genial” Gene Colan (1926-2011). It’s only been about six months since Gene Colan’s passing, so it would be somewhat difficult to pen another summation of Gene’s career and recount my brief … Continue reading

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smooth and elastic

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) Sub-Mariner February 1973 issue, #58 Illustration: Gil Kane (1926-2000) pencils, and Bill Everett (1917-1973), inks A wonderful combination of two comics masters—the elastic and spectaculary dynamic Gil Kane (best … Continue reading

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