Two-Fisted Tales #22 - Wally Wood art, non-attributed Alex Toth art

Two-Fisted Tales #22

Two-Fisted Tales v1 #22, 1951 - Wally Wood magnificently chronicles the 15th century Battle at Agincourt, a turning point in the art of warfare technology. The opening scene, ominously but beautifully drawn, depicts the French army primed and ready for battle. They await the dawn in the midst a rainstorm, used as a clever foreshadowing of the rain of deadly arrows to come. As the commander lists the various weapons at his disposal (page 2), the artist takes it a bit further by demonstrating their lethality on four sequential panels. Wood's artwork overflows with soldiers and weapons, emphasizing the sheer size of the armies (see interior page below). Few artists could evoke the scale of an armed conflict, but he does so almost effortlessly in this example. Also in this issue is a little known and non-attributed effort by Alex Toth. Harvey Kurztman, the cover artist, applies sensible inking while maintaining the distinctive page layouts and pacing. Both tales were later reprinted in Two Fisted Tales v2 #5. Other artists in this golden age comic include John Severin, Will Elder, Jack Davis and Bernie Krigstein. This is 1 of 1 Two-Fisted Tales issues by Toth and 5 of 18 Two-Fisted Tales issues by Wood.
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"Massacre at Agincourt" Wood story pencils and inks 6 pages = *****
"Dying City" Toth story pencils (Harvey Kurtzman inks) 7 pages = ***

Alex Toth

Wally Wood

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