Dr. Strange

Dr. Strange began his own title picking up with issue 169 of what was Strange Tales. It continued (complete with an ill-advised costume change) through issue 183, cover dated November 1969. He would later get his title again, beginning this time with issue #1 in June 1974. Here's a few of the more interesting cover from his first run.

Dr. Strange #173, October 1968. Cover by Dan Adkins.

Dr. Strange #178, March 1969. Cover by Gene Colan.

Dr. Strange #179, April 1969. Cover by Barry Windsor Smith.

Dr. Strange #180, May 1969. Cover by Gene Colan.

Dr. Strange #181, July 1969. Cover by Gene Colan.

Dracula Day!

Moving right along with the Countdown to Halloween, here's some images of everyone's favorite count: Dracula!




Cover art for Brides of Dracula, 1960. Book by Dean Owen, artist unknown.




Tomb of Dracula #1, April 1972. Cover art by Neal Adams.




Splash page for Tomb of Dracula #1, April 1972. Art by Gene Colan.




Vampirella #16, April 1972. Cover art by Sanjulian.




Dracula movie poster, 1931.




Dracula movie poster, 1951 re-release.




Dracula Lives #1, 1973. Cover art by Boris Vallejo.

Gene Colan, 1926-2011

Comic book artist Gene Colan died June 23 at the age of 84. Colan's comic book career began in 1944. He is probably best know for his work on Tomb of Dracula in the 1970's. I distinctly remember enjoying his art in the Batman titles in the 1980's. He was adept at drawing any genre, including romance comics.

Below is a scan of the original art for a really nice cover by Gene and Bill Everett for Tales to Astonish #88.