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outfits for parker

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) Donald Westlake AKA Richard Stark (1933-2008) Well, not quite THAT deep in the Archives, but read on… In 1962, the Brooklyn-born Westlake, as Richard Stark (one of 16 pen … Continue reading

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spider size nightmares: super reality angst

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design , Maplewood, N.J.) The Amazing Spider-Man Annual (“King-Size Special”) November, 1966 issue, #3 Illustration: John Romita (b. 1930), pencils; and Mike Esposito (1927-2010), inks. Because Robert Newman demanded it! Here is … Continue reading

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master of the underground

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) I’ve never met nor have had the opportunity to work with Crumb, though I have friends who know him (and have even vacationed at his home in the South … Continue reading

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nouveau psychedelic

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) The much-admired and widely-collected “nouveau-psychedelic” poster artist Steven Cerio is—I’m happy to say—a very old, dear friend and colleague of mine going back more than twenty years. Cerio became … Continue reading

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space plagues

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) Space Plague Ace, 1957 Illustration: Richard Powers (1921-1996) George Oliver Smith (1911-1981), also known by the pseudonym Wesley Long, was a regular contributor to Astounding Science Fiction magazine and … Continue reading

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a hunk of a hulk

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) The World’s Greatest Comic Magazine! Fantastic Four Marvel Comics, July 1971 issue, #112 Illustration: “Big” John Buscema (1927-2002), pencils, and “Joltin’” Joe Sinnott (b. 1926), inks Happy Birthday “Big” … Continue reading

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taking it on the chin at 70

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) Sick June 1975 issue, #104 Illustration: Joe Simon (1913-2011) Yes, THE Joe Simon of Simon & Kirby-fame (co-creator of Captain America and one of the giants of the history … Continue reading

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black panther

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design ): MLK 2012 Cover of the Day : The final entry for my abbreviated day—the first issue of Jack Kirby’s The Black Panther. The Panther was the first black superhero in … Continue reading

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captain america from the lower east side

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J. ) Only five days after the passing of fellow-Golden Age of Comics great, Jerry Robinson, we are again saddened by the news of the passing of Joe Simon (1913-2011), … Continue reading

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freak out

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) zappa took his entire advertising budget for ‘freak out” and dumped it into buying adverts in marvel comics. frank always knew who his real market was. Zappa with Jack Kirby.

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