Marvel's "Not Brand Echh" was a short-lived (13 issues) attempt at humor in the style of Mad Magazine, mostly poking fun at their own superhero characters, but occasionally taking shots at their DC rivals as well. The Lizard Collection's copy of the first issue (published in August 1967) isn't in ...
Comic Books, Lizard Collection, Marvel Comics, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Silver Age, Not Brand Echh
Tonight's photo from the Lizard Collection is issue #103 of the resurrected Captain America series, featuring another classic Jack Kirby cover drawing of the fearsome Red Skull. This copy is in great condition, with amazingly unfaded inks, white pages, and shiny staples. Click to enlarge Marvel Studios is releasing their first Captain ...
Comic Books, Marvel Comics, Captain America, Lizard Collection, Jack Kirby, Silver Age
Tonight's cover image from the Lizard Collection is one of my favorite Jack Kirby illustrations, a great example of his "energy foam" style, with a full color Silver Surfer overlaid on a dramatic duochrome background: issue #72 of Fantastic Four, published in March 1968. The LC copy is in excellent condition ...
Comic Books, Marvel Comics, Fantastic Four, Lizard Collection, Jack Kirby, Silver Age, Silver Surfer
Tonight's cover image from the Lizard Collection is a near-mint condition copy of one of Jack Kirby's masterpieces: the angst-ridden, history-haunted dark blue illustration for issue #107 in Volume 1 of the Captain America series, published in November 1968. Click to enlarge A synopsis of the storyline from the Marvel Comics Database: ...
Comic Books, Marvel Comics, Captain America, Lizard Collection, Jack Kirby, Silver Age
Published in December 1967, issue #11 of "Betty and Me" was just bursting with double entendre goodness. Click to embiggen