We all remember the time Spider-Man tried to join the Fantastic Four, right?? Back in Amazing Spider-Man #1 (1963)? By Stan and Steve?? I went a little something like this...
This:
This time, by Stan, Jack...and inked by Steve!!
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Fantastic Fill-In #3--The World's First Director's Cut?!?
Continuing our attempt to generate Fantastic Four content for the two-month gap between Fantastic Four #2 & #3 by spotlighting Fantastic Four Annual #1 (1963).
We all remember the time Spider-Man tried to join the Fantastic Four, right?? Back in Amazing Spider-Man #1 (1963)? By Stan and Steve?? I went a little something like this...
So what does this have to do with the Fantastic Four annual mentioned above?
This:
Whether you believe the "countless requests" or not, Marvel gave us the expanded, director's cut version of that meeting--over twice as long!! Because back then, annuals were special and filled special things, not just forgettable fifth-week fillers.
This time, by Stan, Jack...and inked by Steve!!
More to come...
We all remember the time Spider-Man tried to join the Fantastic Four, right?? Back in Amazing Spider-Man #1 (1963)? By Stan and Steve?? I went a little something like this...
This:
This time, by Stan, Jack...and inked by Steve!!
I know the credits say Kirby pencilled this, but it looks all Ditko to me - particularly the close-up shot of Spidey.
ReplyDeleteGiven that Kirby did an all-new 37-page story (!) for this annual, plus 10 pin-ups, plus 3 pages of informational features, in addition to his regular monthly art duties, it wouldn't surprise me if he did only the most basic layouts for the tale, and let Ditko's "inking" do most of the heavy lifting...
ReplyDeleteToo much super power creep here to be Ditko. It reeks of Kirby. Nobody in a Ditko strip would be dumb enough to touch webbing that was connected up to the mains electricity supply.
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