Saturday, January 30, 2021

Wildcat and Black Cat (Vs. The Red Skull!)

 


I was surprised to find an early Red Skull image from Martin Nodell.  I had always associated him with DC Comics and Green Lantern.  I guess even in the Golden Age, creators would switch back and forth between companies.  Too bad this cover was almost completed before I realized he was the artist, I would have switched out Wildcat for Alan Scott.

I do like these two together, though.  They first met in STF #2875...
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14 comments:

  1. Detective ToborJanuary 30, 2021 at 7:11 AM

    Ah for the golden age. Too bad the Blond Phantom couldn't have been on a cycle as well.
    Many artists weren't recognized by companies as being of any importance. Artists were a dime a dozen. Many interviews have had a recounting of their unimportance to the big companies especially. (Not much different than the early 60s?)

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  2. MattJanuary 30, 2021 at 8:33 AM

    So why not do a "special edition" and put in Alan Scott?

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  3. CarycomicJanuary 30, 2021 at 8:38 AM

    Don't sweat it, Ross. Just pretend it's the Scarlet Skull! A one-shot foe of the Golden Age Daredevil.

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  4. CarycomicJanuary 30, 2021 at 8:39 AM

    See Public Domain Superheroes under "Lev Gleason characters."

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  5. Bob GreenwadeJanuary 30, 2021 at 9:04 AM

    Maybe you can find another Nodell drawing of Red Skull later, and put Alan against him. It's still loads of fun seeing Wildcat and Black Cat cycling together here, and somehow I doubt this is the last I've seen of the pair.

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2021 at 10:22 AM

    @Bob & Ross: Who knows? Maybe it'll turn out that Tigra is only the _adopted_ daughter of Louise "The Blonde Phantom" Grant!

    Insert suggestive eyebrow wriggling here.

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  7. CarycomicFebruary 1, 2021 at 7:06 PM

    @Anonymous: in other words, her tendency to under-dress is hereditary?

    ;-D

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  8. Bob GreenwadeFebruary 2, 2021 at 9:31 AM

    @Cary & Ross: Say, even though Tigra met Cheetah back in #1302, the latter was in her more human form. Maybe it's time to feature a rematch between the two least-dressed cat-women in comics!

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  9. CarycomicFebruary 2, 2021 at 1:47 PM

    That was the Golden Age Cheetah! Nee Priscilla Rich, she wore a leopard-print leotard a la Josie and the Pussycats. It's the Barbara Ann Miner-version who goes around in her spotted birthday suit.

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  10. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2021 at 9:52 PM

    @Carycomic: Sad, but true.

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  11. IsaacFebruary 6, 2021 at 7:43 AM

    Hey Ross, how about Red Skull vs Atomic Skull?

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  12. RossFebruary 6, 2021 at 7:47 AM

    Red Skull is showing up tomorrow actually

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  13. IsaacFebruary 6, 2021 at 3:32 PM

    Whoopee doopie you- um genius!

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  14. CarycomicFebruary 6, 2021 at 6:28 PM

    Go-go-go, Ross-tro Boy!

    :-)

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