Tarzan of the Apes #157 - Russ Manning art

Tarzan of the Apes #157, 1966 - Manning's outstanding run continues with another Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptation. HIs drawings are consistently superb, and his rendition of Jane is wholesome and attractive. Full of multiple action scenes, the story ends with the birth of Tarzan and Jane's son. This is number 4 of 18 Tarzan issues with Manning art (Tarzan stories). See today's posts or more Manning or Tarzan issues. See also this blog's Russ Manning checklist.
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"The Beasts of Tarzan" Manning story pencils and inks 24 pages = ***
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Weird War Tales #1 - Joe Kubert art, reprint & cover, Russ Heath art

Weird War Tales #1, 1971 - Starting as a compilation of reprints, the series features DC war stories from previous decades. Joe Kubert provides new framing pages and a jarring new cover design. Especially eerie is the masthead, which uses Kubert-drawn corpses to fill the interior letters. His contemporary work supplies the more frightening elements of this of war/horror title. Included in this issue are silver age stories by both Kubert and Russ Heath (among others). Weird War Tales would publish mostly new material by its eighth issue, eventually becoming one of DC's longest running horror titles. See today's posts or more Kubert or Weird War Tales issues. See also this blog's Joe Kubert checklist.
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Kubert cover pencils and inks = ***
Kubert pencils and inks 5 framing pages = ****
"The Story Behind the Cover" Kubert story pencils and inks 3 pages = ***
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Top 10 Neal Adams comics

My own list of best comics (art and/or covers) by the artist. I've chosen and ranked them relative to his body of comic book work to date. Feel free to share your own opinion in the comments section.

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1.
Superman vs. Muhammad Ali

2.
Batman #251

3.
X-men #57

4.
X-men #58

5.
X-men #59

6.
X-men #60

7.
X-men #61

8.
House of Mystery #178

9.
House of Mystery #186

10.
Green Lantern #76

other noteworthy issues:
Brave and the Bold #93 / Conan #37 / Brave and the Bold #86 / Tower of Shadows #2 / Strange Adventures #215 / Strange Adventures #216 / Weird Western #13

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X-men #120 - John Byrne art

X-men #120, 1979 - Their plane herded into Calgary by a mysterious storm, the X-men are confronted by Vindicator (last seen in X-men #109) and his team of Canadian super-heroes. John Byrne seems to relish drawing the title characters in his home country, including landmarks such as the Toronto-Dominion Mall and Calgary Tower. Amid the splendid artwork, the artist allows only glimpses of Alpha Flight, either in shadow or in their civilian identities. On Wolverine's capture on the last page, Byrne cleverly uses the wide panel format to demonstrate Sasquatch's strength as well as his massive arm. Other artists in this issue include Bob Budiansky (cover). This is number 12 of 35 X-men issues with Byrne art and/or covers. See today's posts or more Byrne or X-men issues.
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"Wanted: Wolverine Dead or Alive" Byrne story pencils (Terry Austin inks) 17 pages = ****
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Tarzan of the Apes #156 - Russ Manning art

Tarzan of the Apes #156, 1966 - This second Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptation is part of a series of abridged comic book versions. Tarzan discovers the city of Opar and meets Princess La for the first time. Manning delivers another splendid issue, confidently rendered. Also included is his last Brothers of the Spear story. This is number 3 of 18 Tarzan issues with Manning art (Tarzan stories). See today's posts or more Manning or Tarzan issues. See also this blog's Russ Manning checklist.
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"The Return of Tarzan" Manning story pencils and inks 24 pages = ***
"Without Warning" Manning story pencils and inks 4 pages = ***
Manning next issue advertisement pencils and inks 1 page = ***
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