Showcase #85 - Joe Kubert art & cover + 1st Firehair

Joe Kubert

Showcase v1 #85 featuring Firehair, 1969 - Following a frontier massacre, a redheaded child is adopted by indians and raised as one of their own. Firehair makes his first appearance as a brave shunned by both whites and indians. Joe Kubert's cover leads into a well drawn splash of the character on horseback. The artwork throughout is terrific, with a generous use of greytones to increase modeling and depth. His splash on page 9 captures the stark ferocity of an indian attack on covered wagons. Kubert's layouts are equally memorable, filled with varying panel sizes and decorative flourishes.

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Key 1st appearance, 1st cover, 1st origin Firehair

Showcase v1 = 19 Kubert issues, multiple key issues

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Kubert cover pencils and inks = ***
"Firehair: In the Days of the Wild Wild West" Kubert story pencils and inks 22 pages = ****
"Smoke Talk" Kubert text illo pencils and inks 1 page = ***
"Indian Lore" Kubert pencils and inks 1 page = ***

Joe Kubert

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