Saturday, May 1, 2010

When Did The Hulk Start Waxing?

I'm outta town today, so through the wonders of time travel, from the distant past I bring you this Mighty Marvel Pin-Up from Hulk Annual #1 (1968):

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Discuss amongst yourselves (suggested topic--implied chest hair on the Hulk: good, bad, or yucky?). I'll be home tomorrow.

5 comments:

  1. Okay, let's see...

    J.K. & D.A. = Jack Kirby & Dan Adkins
    J.K. & J.R. = Jack Kirby & John Romita
    S.D. = Steve Ditko
    M.D. = I admit, I'm drawing a blank here.
    M.S. = Marie Severin
    B.E. = Bill Everett
    J.K. & J.S. = Jack Kirby & Joe Sinnott
    J.R. = John Romita
    H.T. = Herb Trimpe
    J.B. & J.V. = John Buscema & John Verpoorten
    G.K. = Gil Kane

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  2. Could M.D. be Mike Esposito? He used the pseudonym Mickey Demeo in the 1960s to hide the fact that he was also working for Marvel while he was on DC's staff.

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  3. "Hulk smash! Hulk schedule day at spa!"

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  4. The Gil Kane figure at the bottom looks like the Hulk as MLB umpire: "SAFE!"

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  5. I know it's late, but I just realized I'd gotten my "D.A." Kirby inkers mixed up...this one is Dick Ayers, not Dan Adkins.

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