tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733816411215425761.post6899962135157656154..comments2024-01-01T09:46:15.719-05:00Comments on Pencil Ink: 1st Issue Special #1 - Jack Kirby art & cover + 1st AtlasTed Ignacio @ Pencil Inkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973602244942750696noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733816411215425761.post-90245646595583760482013-11-05T17:50:05.226-05:002013-11-05T17:50:05.226-05:00FIRST ISSUE SPECIAL was not a reprint series. It ...FIRST ISSUE SPECIAL was not a reprint series. It was a tryout series that premiered a new series each issue. Kirby premiered three new series here ATLAS (issue 1), MANHUNTER (issue 5), and DINGBATS (issue 6). <br /><br />Both Atlas and Manhunter, to my knowledge, he never did more issues of.<br />But Dingbats he did two more issues of (unpublished) that I bought Xeroxes of a few years ago. <br /><br />The first appearance of Mike Grell's THE WARLORD was in issue 8 also.<br />And Ditko's the CREEPER, though not a new character, had a new Ditko story in issue 7.<br /><br />Joe Simon and Grandenetti's GREEN TEAM from issue 2 also had two more unpublished stories, that turned up in CANCELLED COMIC CAVALCADE in 1978.<br />Simon/Grandenetti also created THE OUTSIDERS in issue 10.<br /><br />Issue 9 had a great Simonson DR FATE story. <br /><br />I also liked Vosberg's STARMAN (issue 12), and an O'Neil/Vosberg version of the NEW GODS in the last issue (13). <br /><br />Plus Ramona Fradon on issue 3 (METAMORPHO), John Rosenberger on issue 4 (LADY COP), and the weakest issue by Milgrom in # 11 (CODE NAME ASSASSIN) that I still somewhat liked for one issue.<br /><br />All in all, a pretty interesting batch of new material, for a brief 13-issue series. Dave Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12353225529813983401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733816411215425761.post-31664053940853638632011-07-19T15:21:37.548-04:002011-07-19T15:21:37.548-04:00This was not a reprint series. This was the first ...This was not a reprint series. This was the first time these stories had been published.Ted Ignacio @ Pencil Inkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09973602244942750696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733816411215425761.post-48648707442943354422011-07-16T23:30:49.015-04:002011-07-16T23:30:49.015-04:00First Issue Special was a reprint series. Does th...First Issue Special was a reprint series. Does that mean somewhere there was an original Atlas comic book? We can't seem find it anywhere, even though we've seen original art. What can you tell us about it?Mars Will Send No Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13331176161987428508noreply@blogger.com