Some call it history some call it myth, but Orson Welles' adaptation of H.G. Wells' WAR OF THE WORLDS scared the holy hoo-hah out of hundreds (at least) of folks back on October 30, 1938. Orson Welles, martians, alien invasions, and Wells' War of the Worlds itself became both comicbook staples...and Halloween legend. So today we're tying it all together with a Groovy Age bow. Or should that be "boo"?
In 1976, Marvel's Classics Comics series got around to publishing their own adaptation of H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds with Marvel Classics Comics #14. The novel-length (48 page) adaptation is top-notch, written by Chris Claremont (by then a cult fave with the All-New, All-Different--but not yet sales champ--X-Men) with art by Yong Montano and Dino Castrillo. Keeping the X-Men connection going, the martians and their tripods were designed by Chris' X-Men co-conspirator Dave Cockrum--who also inked the fab-a-mundo Gil Kane penciled cover.
It's all treat with no tricks, baby! Here's Marvel's War of the Worlds!
For more War of the Worlds wonderment in all its forms, you must visit the far-out War of the Worlds site--and tell 'em Ol' Groove sent ya!
Loved this series by Marvel.Especially this cover by Gil Kane & inked by Dave Cockrum! It came up on eBay recently too. Wish I could had bought it. Happy Haloween Groovy ones!
ReplyDeleteI have this issue! Is Montana or Castrillo a pen name for Tony Dezuniga? 'Cause looking at the artwork it really seems like Tony's trademark inking! - Mike from Trinidad :)
ReplyDeleteYou and me both, Mike!
DeleteHoly Smokes you just convinced us to pick up a copy of this.
ReplyDeleteWe finally got a copy of that Rampaging Hulk you posted with Starlin/Nino artwork and are loving it!