#timelycomics

Somebody got a brand spankin' #NewSketchBook (I may have a problem). #SpoilerAlert: me 😁. Haven't drawn in a while, so to clear the creative cobwebs out- this came out. Someone (Hi #ChrisDuffy/@chrisduffyofthewinchesterduffy! 👋🏼) out there in insta-land posted the #Namor the #SubMariner pic, I just added the #CasperTheFriendlyGhost at the last minute. ••• #BillEverett #TimelyComics #MarvelComics #HarveyComics #SeymourReit #JoeOriolo #VincentEValentineII #AlfredHarvey #JeauxJanovsky #JeauxJanovskyArt #JeauxJ #HandDrawn #SketchBookArt #SketchBook #SketchbookHoarder #SketchbookWhore #SketchBookAddict #Ink #Microns #Sharpie #Highlighters #AzureMarkers #DrawEveryDay #DrawGoddamnit (at Vermillion, South Dakota) https://www.instagram.com/p/Chh5EOiL7B2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#JackedKirby - Enter the World of Daring Mystery Comics!!! 💥💥💥 I love me some Golden Age Simon & Kirby, so when I saw this cover I had to delve in and do some research. The middle figure (The Thunderer) appealed to me most... who were these amazing characters I had never heard of? 💥💥💥 From left to right on the cover we have: Captain Daring, The Fin, The Thunderer, Citizen V and Blue Diamond. On the bottom in the inset we have The Silver Scorpion, the only lady of the bunch. 💥💥💥 The credits page (pic 2) tells us who worked on the actual interiors of these stories. Credits were wonky back then, but here they go: Captain Daring - Frank Borth The Fin - Bill Everett The Thunderer - Ed Robbins Citizen V - Tom Benson Blue Diamond - Ben Thompson The Silver Scorpion - Harry Sable 💥💥💥 Simon and Kirby were pinch hitting on this cover as they were on their way out the door of Timely and over to National (DC Comics) to begin work on The Sandman. 1941 had been a banner year for Timely and Simon/Kirby with the launch of Cap in March... but despite large sales and huge popularity problems over money led to them shoving off. This book, Daring Mystery Comics #Issue8 is dated January of 1942, so that means they completed it sometime in late 1941. This anthology series came to an end with this issue, and was recycled into a comedy anthology book shortly after. But not before we got to see Simon and Kirby’s excellent takes on these awesome Golden Age characters!!! 💥💥💥 Which of these 6 characters do you find the most interesting design? Leave a comment below!!! 💥💥💥 #JackKirby #KingKirby #Kirby #DaringMysteryComics #GoldenAgeComics #40sComics #ComicsOfThe40s #TimelyComics #Marvel #CaptainDaring #TheFin #TheThunderer #CitizenV #BlueDiamond #TheSilverScorpion #Comic #Comics #ComicBook #ComicBooks #IGcomics #ComicsOfIG https://www.instagram.com/p/B0TTqrehSL-/?igshid=1nmziptrsc5g

#JackedKirby - Roc, The Magic Dragon!!!! 🐲🐉🐲 One of Hack’s lesser discussed but very important co-creations has to be Challengers of the Unknown for National Comics (would later become DC Comics). The four man adventure team of Rocky, Prof, Ace and Red are not only a distinct part of DC history, but they are the supposed prototype that Jack based his Fantastic Four pitch on over at Marvel a few years later. But it also represented the return to National for Jack after doing some sporadic Sandman issues in the 40s... 🐉🐲🐉 The team 1st appeared in the pages of the Showcase anthology comic, but due to their overwhelming popularity they quickly received their own book. It premiered in May of 1958 and was bi-monthly. But this awesome dragon appeared in #Issue2 from July of 1958!!! 🐉🐲🐉 In the story the team is on the tail of a villain named Roc who is eluding them and is rumored to be on a deserted island... however there is a one small problem. Roc has a machine that allows whatever he thinks to come to life... on some real Ghostbusters type stuff Roc dreams up a Dragon and a giant Gorilla to hold off the guys!!! I highlighted the Dragon cause it’s bad ass, in all it’s majestic purple Kirby glory!!! 🐉🐲🐉 A precursor to the dozens of dragons, dinosaurs and creatures Jack would draw in the coming years for the pages of Timely’s (Marvel’s) monster comic anthology’s, Roc’s Dragon is a beauty... really menacing and a beautiful red/purple color scheme. Another cool tidbit about this particular issue is that Jack receives sole writer and pencilled credits for the book... one of the earlier dual credits of his career!!! 🐲🐉🐲 #JackKirby #KingKirby #Kirby #ChallengersOfTheUnknown #Challengers #DC #NationalComics #TimelyComics #Marvel #Dragons #KirbyMonsters #Comic #Comics #ComicBook #ComicBooks #IGcomics #IGComicCommunity #ShowcaseComics #50sComics #ComicsOfThe50s https://www.instagram.com/p/BsN7S_2h6j8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1e862sezgpb3j

#JackedKirby - Jack’s first work for DC Comics.... technically! 💥💥💥 Life was good for Jack Kirby and his studio partner Joe Simon in the early 40s. They had a million issue selling book on their hands on Captain America, they were putting together a great partnership and planning to open a studio together to expand their reach. But one thing they felt was that Timely Comics (the former name of Marvel Comics) wasn’t paying them enough per week/month considering how much Cap was selling. So they negotiated a secret deal with Timely’s main competition, National Publications (would later become DC Comics), to secure a bigger pay day and jump ship! 💥💥💥 The plan was to keep on the Cap book for a few more months while they began character creation for titles they would do at National... but word got back to Martin Goodman (Timely’s Editor) And they were told to hit the bricks. So they jumped over to National! 💥💥💥 The first story they worked on was a Sandman story for Adventure Comics #Issue72 (published in March of 1942) entitled “The Riddle of the Slave Market”. Kirby is given sole writing and penciling credit on this story in the anthology comic. 💥💥💥 In the story Wesley Dodd (Sandman) and his boy sidekick Sandy tackle some human trafficking... light hearted stuff! Lol. This began an on again/off again relationship between Jack & DC Comics for the next 45+ years! 💥💥💥 #JackKirby #KingKirby #Kirby #AdventureComics #AnthologyComics #JoeSimon #SimonAndKirby #NationalComics #TimelyComics #DCComics #MarvelComics #Comic #Comics #ComicBook #ComicBooks #HappyBirthdayJack #JackKirby101 #HappyBirthday #KirbysFirstDCStory #Pencils #Inks #Story https://www.instagram.com/p/BnCmAuLny2y/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1mz9f9xn2eij9

/ Let's catch-up with the "to read" pile. #Slugfest #ReedTucker #DeCapoPress #MarvelComics #TimelyComics #AtlasComics #DCComics #NationalComicsPublications #ComicBookHistory #TeamComics #JustComics (at Mexico City, Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpZdQJLO8yq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Picked this up today from a local store. Traded in some books for it. #TimelyComics 1943, Schomburg cover. #usacomics #captainamerica #marvelcomics #cgc #cgcgraded #gradedcomics #comicbook #comic #comics #comicbooks #igcomics #igcomicbooks #igcomicsfamily #igcomicfamily #comicbookfamily #comicbookcollector #comicbookcollection #comiccollector #comiccollecting #comiccollections #igcomicscommunity https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm7iVVrv4hz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Me and my buddy the amazing Vic Carrabotta. He’s a comic legend who’s still going strong at 93! Proud to call him friend. #oldschoolcomics #viccarrabotta #timelycomics (at Columbia, South Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYfjM1eMZ0w/?utm_medium=tumblr

ARI ang pangalan pero walang BAYAG! AGBAYANI ang apelyido pero hindi nago-otso-otso? Ano to @marvel? Gaguhan? Palitan niyo yan! Doblehin niyo yung 8!!!! #AriAgbayani #BayaniAgbayani #TetchieAgbayani #MarvelComics #TimelyComics #PinoyPride #PrideMonth #Titi #Bayag #Bayagan #LitoCamo #OtsoOtso #PamelaWan #RobLiefeld #HeroesReborn #DoblehinAngEight #DanceCraze #DoubleAgent #AriAster #HarryPotter https://www.instagram.com/p/CPyfcjejsMz/?utm_medium=tumblr