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Joseph William Marek
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Well, this is the month the
“Great Page Reduction of 1964”
went fully into effect. This wouldn’t happen all at once! Either due to a lack of communication, or as a gift to us from the artists involved, we would still be getting some stories with a longer page count. When that happens I’ll make note of it.
Journey into Mystery
#110, November 1964 [published 1 Sept 64]
Yeah! I bought this one off the racks!
Notice how I said having such a large masthead (
Journey into Mystery with the Mighty Thor
) would create this odd little negative space under the corner logo (
Marvel Comics Group 12¢
). Well, this month it’s filled with the blurb,
“See: mighty Thor battling against the Legions of Asgard!”
Each month would be a challenge to see how that space would be filled.
Thor:
“Every Hand Against Him!” - 16pp - Script: Stan Lee; Art: Jack Kirby; Inking: Chic Stone; Lettering: Art Simek
I think the second panel on page four is grossly underrated. It is just an incredible piece of artwork. It makes me wish I knew more about Jack Kirby’s influences. He didn’t have to portray Loki this way, he didn’t have to include all the creepy crawlies hiding in the background. But he did; and
boy!,
am I glad! To say this piece of art is incredible is not saying enough. I think this is one of Jack Kirby’s greatest pieces. His talent is just awe-inspiring, and this piece of art is one of the reasons why!
In fact I love it so much I did my own swipe of it!
And don’t sell the Cobra short. He may not have a lot of brute force, but he is a dangerous foe. I just wish Stan hadn’t forgotten all those neat gimmicks introduced with the Human Cobra in JiM98.
The scene of Odin’s anger at the top of page 8 (already illustrated in this thread) is also a great graphic.
A lot of primo Kirby was seen during 1964-65.
I didn’t care for the drawing at the top of page ten, but the one at the bottom on that page was pretty dynamic. And the picture of the “innocent” Loki sniffing a flower oh-so-gently on page eleven is the ultimate
HOOT!
This scene is mirrored (of course) in [Audible Documentary wouldn’t want me to tell you where]!
Odin’s behavior is sort of a one-note symphony in these stories.
He needs a new tune!
Overall, I’d say this was a good story. It certainly kept my attention. But I have to wonder:
was it really involved enough to warrant being a continued story?
Tales of Asgard:
“The Defeat of Odin!” - 5pp - Script: Stan Lee; Art: Jack Kirby; Inking: Vince Colletta; Lettering: Art Simek
I like the large panels;
they really suit these stories.
And I like Odin’s words in the last two panels.
I think they’re really cool.
I constantly get a newfound respect for these stories.
In the lettercol Paul Cook writes in to say he’s studying astral projection because of the Dr. Strange stories; he reports that it works! Also the first
Mighty Marvel Check List
appears.
Anarchy and Chaos are the natural state of the human race. Civilization is unnatural. It is a whim of circumstance. And Chaos must always ultimately triumph.
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Aug 16 12 3:33 AM. Edited 5 times.
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