From Weird War Tales #76 (February 1979), here’s “The Fire Bug,” a 5-pager I wrote that was illustrated by Howard Chaykin, lettered by Ben Oda, colored by Jerry Serpe, and edited by Paul Levitz.
How ironic! Choke!<
Jerry Serpe
Ripped from the pages of Green Lantern #156 (September 1982)… “The Gladiator’s Apprentice,” another Tale of the Green Lantern Corps, this one by me, artists Paris Cullins and Pablo Marcos, letterer Adam Kubert, the mighty Jerry Serpe on colors, and, as always, editor Dave Manak.… Read the rest
Talk about scoring a hit! “Congratulations, Mr. Bates–It’s a Warlock!” was a short story I wrote that was inspired by the 1979 film Kramer vs. Kramer, that appeared in House of Mystery #294 (July 1981). The hit came in editor Karen Berger’s assignment of the art to a pair of legendary artists, George Tuska and Tony De Zuniga.… Read the rest
Back in the van dyke and Dollar Comics days of Green Arrow, from World’s Finest #257 (June/July 1979), “Time Keeps on Killing” featuring the timely menace of the Clock King as well as the art of Jose Delbo and Frank McLaughlin, plus coloring by Jerry Serpe and lettering by Shelly Lefferman.… Read the rest
Part 2 of “The Castle Rhinehart Affair,” featuring Rosa, Master Spy, from Men of War #18 (July 1979), wrote by me, with art by Jerry Grandenetti. Part 1 is here.
First of all: Jerry Grandenetti. An artist so good, Roy Lichtenstein pirated two of his illustrations for his fine art paintings (Jet Pilot, based on the cover of All-American Men of War #89, and As I Opened Fire, a triptych based on panels from “Wingmate of Doom” from #90).… Read the rest
Another Weird War Tales tale, this one from Weird War Tales #83 (January 1980, on sale October 9, 1979), with art by Ric Estrada. This story, and “Brother War” from WWT #81, had both been co-written several years earlier with my friend Bob Toomey and originally sold to editor Louise Jones at Warren Magazines.… Read the rest
From DC’s Weird War Tales #68 (October 1978), the six-page “The Greatest Story Never Told!” It’s a pretty formulaic Comics Code Approved mystery tale, starring a Spanish Civil War-era Ernest Hemingway (can you tell I was an English Lit major?), and notable for being what I believe was the young Frank Miller’s second job for DC.… Read the rest
From the dim recesses of the past, a little Kramer Vs. Kramer action with a supernatural twist in a 7-pager for editor Karen Berger in House of Mystery #254 (July, 1981). Great storytelling, as ever, from penciller George Tuska, with some overwhelming, as ever, but beautiful inks by Tony DeZuniga.… Read the rest
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