Underappreciated/Underused Marvel Bronze Age Artists 2 2

[littledoom]

Alfredo Alcala .. mainly known for Swamp Thing

[Ken Aldred]

7 hours ago, littledoom said:

Alfredo Alcala .. mainly known for Swamp Thing

Marvel’s Filipino artists were very talented guys. The same influx included Nino and Gan as well.

There’s one other, not yet mentioned, that I’ll leave open.

Edited June 5, 2020 by Ken Aldred

[seanfingh]

@Ken Aldred
Nestor Redondo and Rudy Nebres are the only other two I can think of.

[Ken Aldred]

1 hour ago, seanfingh said:

@Ken Aldred
Nestor Redondo and Rudy Nebres are the only other two I can think of.

Ernie Chan.  Classic Conan inker.

[Ken Aldred]

14 hours ago, Jeffro. said:

For me, it's Mike Ploog. Okay, he's not underappreciated but he definitely was underutilized

Yup. Possibly a little overshadowed by Wrightson at DC, but still highly regarded.

I recently read his Werewolf and Ghost Rider issues again, and although his later artwork started to more closely resemble Wrightson's style, I'd forgotten just how much of his earlier work closely resembled that of his mentor, Will Eisner.  A noticeable change from urban noir to gothic in tone.

[Brian48]

Agreed with all mentioned.  I'd add Tom Palmer onto the list as well.  His inks made every artist look better.   

[seanfingh]

51 minutes ago, Ken Aldred said:

Ernie Chan.  Classic Conan inker.

Oh, yeah. Prolific for both DC and Marvel. Did soooo much cover inking between 75-78. Good call.

[littledoom]

3 hours ago, Ken Aldred said:

Marvel’s Filipino artists were very talented guys. The same influx included Nino and Gan as well.

There’s one other, not yet mentioned, that I’ll leave open.

Yu, and Tan are more modern comic book artists .. there's many

[steveinthecity]

1 hour ago, Ken Aldred said:

Ernie Chan.  Classic Conan inker.

A personal favorite. Hardly underused, but maybe under appreciated.  

[aardvark88]

1 hour ago, Brian48 said:

 I'd add Tom Palmer onto the list as well.  His inks made every artist look better.   

Would add Dan Adkins inking John Buscema on Silver Surfer circa 1970. Dan Adkins also drew some Dr Strange covers on Strange Tales but that is going back to circa 1968.

[Ken Aldred]

6 hours ago, Brian48 said:

Agreed with all mentioned.  I'd add Tom Palmer onto the list as well.  His inks made every artist look better.   

Palmer's one of the most talented inkers ever to work in comics.

John Buscema, Neal Adams, Gil Kane, Gene Colan - never failed to enhance the pencil artwork.

[MAR1979]

On 6/4/2020 at 5:45 PM, Ken Aldred said:

Someone I believe really is underrated is Keith Pollard, who did superb work on Thor's Eternals and Ragnarok / Ring Cycle Saga.

Plus his 1978-81 work on Thor and as regular penciller on the Fantastic Four and Amazing-Spider-Man.

[EC Star&Bar]

On 6/5/2020 at 11:07 AM, seanfingh said:

Oh, yeah. Prolific for both DC and Marvel. Did soooo much cover inking between 75-78. Good call.

Ernie Chan became DC's primary cover artist of the mid-'70s (following Nick Cardy -- early '70s).  That's why there were so many Chan-pencilled DC covers from 1975-76-77.  Around '78 and onward he was working primarily on Marvel titles.

[Prince Namor]

Pablo Marcos on one of my favorite titles of the Bronze Age... Tales of the Zombie.

 

[Prince Namor]

And it's few and far between that the same answer to 'One of my favorite Marvel Bronze Age Comic Magazine Cover Painters' and 'One of my favorite Men's Adventure Magazine Painters' happens, but Earl Norem is clearly one of my all time favorites in both and highly under talked about.

So glad I got to meet him at Heroes Con before he passed away a number of years ago.

 

[Prince Namor]

And just in case you're curious:

 

[Prince Namor]

Brunner, Pollard, Ploog, Chan, Nebres... love all those guys too! Great thread!