tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post7540152549524774019..comments2024-03-25T11:21:33.915-04:00Comments on Diversions of the Groovy Kind: Oh, Alfredo! "Rest In Peace!" by Oleck and AlcalaThe Groovy Agenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-15745855305890052562016-08-20T13:53:49.169-04:002016-08-20T13:53:49.169-04:00Another "surprise" ending from the maste...Another "surprise" ending from the master of the mystery overwrite Jack Oleck. Nice Alcala artwork, though. I think Alcala really came into 70s superstardom with his finishes over John Buscema in the Savage Sword of Conankeythd23https://www.blogger.com/profile/00690368680707726203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-52545926503137325832016-08-19T21:12:24.728-04:002016-08-19T21:12:24.728-04:00Close, Chris--ya got a good memory, Groove-ophile!...Close, Chris--ya got a good memory, Groove-ophile! It's Alcala's second U.S. published work, the first was baaaaaaaarely a month earlier in The Unexpected #138, "Shadow of the Devil Doll". But who knows which one he actually drew first? The Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-66885229960122234632016-08-19T18:27:52.450-04:002016-08-19T18:27:52.450-04:00Alcala was such an amazing artist... and so prolif...Alcala was such an amazing artist... and so prolific! Always a pleasure to find something he did that I haven't seen before.<br />Thanks Mr. Groove, especially as its been a while since your last Oh, Alfredo post - good to see its still a going concern.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-60598549862339547962016-08-19T16:39:35.448-04:002016-08-19T16:39:35.448-04:00This might be his first work in US comics, by the ...This might be his first work in US comics, by the way. Alcala was already a superstar in the Philippines, and deservedly so with his Voltar in the early '60s (predating Frazetta's interpretation of Conan).<br /><br />Regards, <br />Chris A.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-79613029161291112932016-08-18T07:10:45.733-04:002016-08-18T07:10:45.733-04:00Alcala did some amazing work, this is a great exam...Alcala did some amazing work, this is a great example of his. My particular favorite work of his is his adaptations of Beneath The Planet Of The Apes and Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes, thanks for the post Groove! Kevin Lakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11821459829633571075noreply@blogger.com