Making a Splash: Colan and Palmer's (Dr.) Strange Days Part 2

Ol' Groove just finished watching Doctor Strange again on Netflix, and that reminded me that I'd never gotten around to the second round of the Gene Colan/Tom Palmer Doctor Strange splashes (see where Ol' Groove gets his ideas?). Remember we shared the early Groovy Age splashes back in this post? (A couple years really gets away from us here in Groove City, doesn't it?) Anywho, while Gene the Dean eventually came back to Doctor Strange's mid-70s solo mag, it took a few issues for inker Tom Palmer to join him there. There was ish #8 (March 1975), then the Sorcerer Supreme Team hung in together for issues 11-18 (September 1975-June 1976), before both left the mag. Their time together made for some (dare Ol' Groove say it?) magical splashes!

Yeah, Gene and Tom worked together extensively on Tomb of Dracula (and what classic work that was). And yeah, Gene would come back for yet another round during the late Groovy Age with other inkers--mainly Dan Green--but that's a future post, baby!

Making a Splash: Colan and Palmer's (Dr.) Strange Days Part 1

By the hoary hosts of Hoggoth, Groove-ophiles! Today's the day when Doctor Strange begins to work his magiks on the Silver Screen! The previews look spectacular, and Ol' Groove is dying to see it, but first, why don't we take a look at some of Doc's glory days (artistically speaking) from way back when his mag took over the former Strange Tales title and the art chores were delivered to the dream team of Gene Colan and Tom Palmer! From Doctor Strange issues 172-183 (minus reprint ish #179), take a gander at the awesome artistry mere mortals may need the all-seeing Eye of Agamotto to view!