Friday, February 28, 2014

365 Days of KirbyTech, Day 59: Doctor Doom's Device [Unidentified KirbyTech]

I dunno what this furschlugginer contraption Doomsie is pulling the switch on is, but you can bet it has something to do with destroying the accursed Richards! Or, it's a cookie-making machine. Either/or.


Pin-up from Fantastic Four Annual (1963 series) #1 (September 1963), script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky, colors by Stan Goldberg, letters by Artie Simek

When this pin-up was reprinted in Giant Size Super-Stars #1, the inset picture was replaced with some trivia and, to then, a complete checklist of his appearances. Remember when Doom had appeared only 47 times? Me neither.


Pin-up from Giant-Size Super Stars #1 (May 1974)

These info-packed pin-up gallery pages were the forerunners of what would eventually become The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe!


"Doctor Doom" from Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (1983 series) #3 (March 1983), script by Mark Gruenwald and others, pencils by John Byrne, inks by Joe Rubinstein, colors by Andy Yanchus, typeset text

4 comments:

Our Man Horn said...

To this day, that remains not only Byrne's career-best drawing of Doctor Doom, but probably the single best drawing of Doctor Doom period.

TB Tabby said...

Nothing? Not even armor? There's a weak point you never see the FF exploit. You'd think Doom would be able to understand the importance of a protective as well as Carrot.

Blam said...

Erm… I see the original page twice rather than the one reprinted in "XXXX". Artie Simek for the win, though, man.

Bully said...

Thanks, Blam! It's been corrected!