Marvel chose Thor for one of its very first treasury comics. Here's Marvel Treasury Edition 3 from late 1974. Swell cover art by John Romita...
Reprints the Thor vs. Hercules saga that ran in the final issue of Journey into Mystery and the first five issues of the renamed Mighty Thor in 1966. Legendary stuff from Stan Lee and the art team of Kirby and Colletta. Epic fight scenes and wondrous Asgardian architecture.
But of course here comes the obligatory shot at Vince Colletta. Once every page or two, he has a panel where he just kinda mails it in. You can usually see it in the faces and especially the eyes, which he often turned into blank ovals. And those panels are even more obvious when blown up to 11 x 17 as they are here.
Colletta worked in the industry forever and was great at making deadlines but still had plenty of detractors. Let's just say Kirby had better inkers.
Marvel only did one other Thor-focused treasury, so sales must not have been that great. The character did however appear on the covers of three others, including one with the Avengers.
The DC and Marvel treasuries and tabloids remain some of my most cherished comics. This one seems harder to track down than some of the others. I'm glad I found it...
Reprints the Thor vs. Hercules saga that ran in the final issue of Journey into Mystery and the first five issues of the renamed Mighty Thor in 1966. Legendary stuff from Stan Lee and the art team of Kirby and Colletta. Epic fight scenes and wondrous Asgardian architecture.
But of course here comes the obligatory shot at Vince Colletta. Once every page or two, he has a panel where he just kinda mails it in. You can usually see it in the faces and especially the eyes, which he often turned into blank ovals. And those panels are even more obvious when blown up to 11 x 17 as they are here.
Colletta worked in the industry forever and was great at making deadlines but still had plenty of detractors. Let's just say Kirby had better inkers.
Marvel only did one other Thor-focused treasury, so sales must not have been that great. The character did however appear on the covers of three others, including one with the Avengers.
The DC and Marvel treasuries and tabloids remain some of my most cherished comics. This one seems harder to track down than some of the others. I'm glad I found it...
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