Black and White Wednesday: Direct Currents for July and August 1974
From
The Amazing World of DC Comics #1 (cover dated July 1974), here's the
Direct Currents section featuring DC comics for July and August 1974. Let's go back in time!
Special thanks to Mike's Amazing World of Comics and Grand Comics Database for being such fantastic resources for covers, dates, creator info, etc. Thou art treasures true!
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They mention Gerry Talaoc who's work I always loved, but a actually have read very little about him.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny, but I was always turned off by his art. His stories for DC's mystery mags were always populated by repellant characters with a genuine cruelty & evil etched on their faces, more than the scripts seemed to call for. That was the vibe his work gave me. I *much* preferred other Filipino artists like Tony de Zuniga, Nestor Redondo, Alfredo Alcala, & even the quirky designs of Alex Nino.
DeleteRegards,
Chris A.
Not attacking you, but what did you like about his artwork? I thought he was awful, the ruination of the Phantom Stranger and one of the worst of the Filipino artists.
DeleteThat issue of Brave & Bold was the first time I ever wrote a letter to a comic book. I complained that the scene with Atom and Batman on the cover didn't occur anywhere in the comic. I didn't learn about artistic license until many years later.
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