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[Straw-Man]

jeff probably would breathe out a sigh of relief when his favorite title hit the stands with a non-gil cover back in the day.

[KirbyJack]

Who knows? 

Marvel was a machine in those days, and they cranked ‘em out like an Ol’ factory.

[KirbyJack]

8 hours ago, Sweet Lou 14 said:

In the history of history, there has never been anyone who enjoyed looking up people's nostrils like Gil Kane.  Usually you only get one pair per panel -- three might be his all-time record.

Kane certainly had a flare for drawing them.

[Straw-Man]

1 hour ago, KirbyJack said:

Who knows? 

Marvel was a machine in those days, and they cranked ‘em out like an Ol’ factory.

classic. 

[chrisco37]

“We” always have clowned GK for the “nostril shot”, but he’s a definitive Spidey artist.  

He’s not “first Tier” (Ditko & Romita) or even 1a (McFarlane).  But, he’s at the top of Tier 2.

Solid artist that produced.  I’d put him ahead of Frenz, Sal, Mooney, Bagley.

[JohnH19]

1 minute ago, chrisco37 said:

“We” always have clowned GK for the “nostril shot”, but he’s a definitive Spidey artist.  

He’s not “first Tier” (Ditko & Romita) or even 1a (McFarlane).  But, he’s at the top of Tier 2.

Solid artist that produced.  I’d put him ahead of Frenz, Sal, Mooney, Bagley.

Don’t forget Andru. I’m not a big fan of his run but it was a long one.

[KirbyJack]

I’d put Kane above McFarlane, but again; Old.

Edited August 27, 2019 by KirbyJack

[chrisco37]

40 minutes ago, JohnH19 said:

Don’t forget Andru. I’m not a big fan of his run but it was a long one.

Good call.  A glaring omission on my part.  Surely in the "second tier".  

[Sweet Lou 14]

8 hours ago, KirbyJack said:

I love Gil Kane, but my comic mentor Jeff hates him. He can’t get past the nostrils.

Blazing Bob Storms is not a fan of Gil Kane either.

[KirbyJack]

Read “What If?” #3 if you want to give Mr. Kane another look. Beautiful.

[MGsimba77]

Most talented spidey artists 

Andru Mcfarlane Kane

Best overall would be Romita for the body of work 

[Straw-Man]

i’m partial to the first guy.  

[KirbyJack]

Ditko’s Spider-Man comic books are good.

[Dr. Love]

ditko, the 40 year old virgin, couldn't bring the heat.  needed hot chicks, romita to the rescue

[MGsimba77]

On 9/1/2019 at 8:05 PM, Dr. Love said:

ditko, the 40 year old virgin, couldn't bring the heat.  needed hot chicks, romita to the rescue

The times were so different back then. There were printing limitations that would seem prehistoric today. What was marvel working with back then a shoe string budget?

Ditko went all those years with the satisfaction of knowing he was the first to put pencil to paper on the greatest comic character ever. He threw Kirby's Silver Spider sketches with the silver ring and those clumsy goggles to the curb then masterfully perfected the character. I don't know but I'd think that's more satisfying than anything.

Check out the birth certificate 

https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2008/04/library-of-congress-acquires-spider-mans-birth-certificate/

[Chicago Boy]

On 9/1/2019 at 7:05 PM, Dr. Love said:

ditko, the 40 year old virgin, couldn't bring the heat.  needed hot chicks, romita to the rescue

Romita Sr was my introduction to fandom  but Ditko made it an obsession 

[gadzukes]

Got some Spidey Slabs back from CGC

 

 

[gadzukes]

Possibly the nicest 5.0s you'll ever see.  I was a little disappointed with the grades on these two.

[gadzukes]

A couple of 9.0s...... pretty happy about these.

[Straw-Man]

very pretty stuff, all.