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"DANGER" artists: DON HECK and PETE MORISI
philcom55:
In spite of an irrational dislike of male heroes with bare legs (Robin, Plastic Man, etc.) I really loved Morisi's 'Thunderbolt' - especially the 'Lost World' issue with all those dinosaurs. It's a shame DC have never seen fit to print the 'new' origin he drew for them after they bought the rights.
On the other hand I'd have to say that the best-ever version of Peter Cannon appeared in those issues towards the end of the Charlton run that were drawn by Pat Boyette!
- Phil Rushton
paw broon:
Woo, Phil, you know, you've given me a reason, if any were needed, to dig the set out for a re-read. All this sort of echoes some of the comments recently on comics UK.
Bare legged heroes, I hadn't thought of that. More to check. Keep it up.
josemas:
One thing I just remembered about Morisi was that sometime in the 1950s he became a NYC police officer. His comic work from that time on was signed as PAM (his initials).
Best
Joe
philcom55:
On Heck, it's said that depression over the loss of his wife had a lot to do with the noticeable deterioration in his artwork during the 1960s. According to Neal Adams he was barely 'hanging on by his fingernails' at one point, yet he remained a consummate professional in spite of everything.
What's more, he still managed to produce some outstanding images. Knowing Paw Broon's love of Lee Falk I'm sure he remembers this memorable cover for King Comics' Mandrake the Magician no.1 from 1966.
http://i52.tinypic.com/8w0ae0.jpg- Phil Rushton
brush:
Fellas,
Here's a link to a fascinating article:
"Don Heck in His Own Words"
http://ohdannyboy.blogspot.com/2011/05/original-art-stories-don-heck-in-his.html
Warren
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