tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089733759263636022.post3967676158707441773..comments2024-03-21T02:32:03.663-04:00Comments on Marvel Mysteries and Comics Minutiae: Bill Everett and Company: Who Else Drew Tales To Astonish # 87? Nick Caputohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05096100224095280865noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089733759263636022.post-56185288570497358232014-09-23T23:44:43.194-04:002014-09-23T23:44:43.194-04:00Kid,
I always enjoyed his work too, both on X-Men...Kid,<br /><br />I always enjoyed his work too, both on X-Men and Lois Lane. I discovered his earlier art on Apache Kid, Lorna, Jungle Girl and assorted mystery, war and romance comics for Atlas terrific. His work was a little too "quiet" for Marvel standards, but I thought he did a terrific job, especially on the X-Men in their civilian id's. Nick Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096100224095280865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089733759263636022.post-91482590995863756932014-09-23T21:58:28.891-04:002014-09-23T21:58:28.891-04:00True, Nick, but a lot of those who criticize Marve...True, Nick, but a lot of those who criticize Marvel as a heartless corporate entity, don't usually differentiate between modern times and back then. Whereas, as you rightly note, there was a time when Marvel (under Stan) wasn't the 'evil emissary of Satan' that some people seem to think it was.<br /><br />I'm surprised to learn that Werner Roth wasn't a 'favourite' - he was always a favourite of mine. Even on Lois Lane.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089733759263636022.post-76815711123181994342014-09-22T12:23:20.953-04:002014-09-22T12:23:20.953-04:00Kid - It's often been noted by people like Roy...Kid - It's often been noted by people like Roy Thomas that Stan Lee always found work for artists that had been with him for the long haul. Even when a few were not favorites, such as Werner Roth, Paul Reinman and Everett. The latter two were kept busy coloring, inking and (in Everett's case) writing. That thoughtfulness didn't occur when Stan was no longer running the show.Nick Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096100224095280865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089733759263636022.post-55115740853409345332014-09-22T01:24:00.435-04:002014-09-22T01:24:00.435-04:00Y'know, Nick, given the commonly held view in ...Y'know, Nick, given the commonly held view in some circles of Marvel being a cold, heartless company that ripped-off its contributors, it's good to see that Bill Everett was given work when it would probably have been easier to give it to someone else. All that extra work by other hands would've cost time and money, and was probably hassle that could've been avoided by giving the job to someone else. It was good of Stan to ensure that, as much as possible, old hands were looked after and accorded a measure of respect. Another fascinating blog post, Nick - well done. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089733759263636022.post-13920453663814066082014-09-22T00:48:42.976-04:002014-09-22T00:48:42.976-04:00Hi Mark,
Thanks. There may be another artist or t...Hi Mark,<br /><br />Thanks. There may be another artist or two involved, but I concentrated on the artists I was "certain" I saw. You're correct that many of Everett's "solo" issues look like a hodgepodge, although in some instances it nay be Stan Lee "tinkering" with art because he wasn't particularly pleased with Everett's finished results.<br /><br />I'm with you on #94 being most or all-Everett, although #89 looks pretty much Everett too, with the exception being the final panel, which looks like Romita or Romita/Giacoia. Nick Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096100224095280865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089733759263636022.post-11894533303863074152014-09-21T22:37:22.122-04:002014-09-21T22:37:22.122-04:00Good catches there but I suspect there were others...Good catches there but I suspect there were others involved in the pencil stage. Everett's work in all these TALES TO ASTONISH stories look to me like team efforts and the pencils clearly don't look like the work of the same guy from issue to issue. Werner Roth turns up in #96 without credit and he may be in earlier issues.<br /><br />#94 is the only one that looks to me like it might be all or mostly Everett.Mark Evanierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08294096494779171404noreply@blogger.com