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As they did with the
Space: 1999 property, Charlton Comics of Derby, Connecticut published both a series of color
Six Million Dollar Man comic books and a black & white, magazine-format series. The magazine artwork was produced primarily by
Neal Adams' Continuity Associates in New York, with scripts written primarily by Charlton staff writers
Joe Gill and
Nicola Cuti.
I've showcased a couple of these great pieces before; specifically,
Jack Sparlings art for
Issue #3 and
Earl Norem's striking cover for
Issue #5. I hope you enjoy this bionic art gallery!
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| Neal Adams |
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| Jack Sparling |
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| Earl Norem |
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| Earl Norem |
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| Earl Norem |
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| Earl Norem |
I love the Neil Adam's artwork for cover #1. Definitely my favorite cover, of all the issues. Just beautifully done. All these many years later, and I still have my own copy.
ReplyDeleteThese are kind of reminiscent of Doc Savage covers, with the tearing of his clothes and skin to reveal his bionics. Neat stuff!
ReplyDeleteThose are a great example of how Adams was brilliant at conveying motion in his art. Frazetta is the only other artist I can think of who was better at it, though Carmine Infantino was no slouch. Every one of those covers is bursting with energy as well as being wonderfully drawn and painted.
ReplyDeleteI am pretty sure I had a copy of that first one as a kid. I'm 46 now. You sound more knowledgeable than me about these illustrators but you nailed it when you said they were "bursting with energy". Illustrators were really good at that in the era of magazines and novels. As a kid and even as an adult I am drawn in and want to be in that world. But as in the case of Doc Savage, the novels are often not that good. The writing is kinda flat. But the covers!
DeleteAs a kid I had a copy of #7 which i read and re-read over and over, plus one of the jigsaws in a tin of Steve breaking through a wall; cool stuff.
ReplyDeleteI would love to read the stories, the covers stir the imagination, they're so "pulpy"
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