O is for Octopus

Tarzan vs. Octopus by Russ Manning, n.d.



The Octopus, February 1939.


The Amazing Spiderman #12, May 1964. Cover art by Steve Ditko.


Famous Funnies #215, January 1955. Cover art by Frank Frazetta.


Korak, Son of Tarzan #54, November 1973. Cover art by Joe Kubert.


Sea Devils #1, October 1961. Cover art by Russ Heath.


It Came From Beneath the Sea, 1955.

N is for New Mutants

...Bill Sienkiewicz style!


The New Mutants #20, October 1984.


The New Mutants #21, November 1984.


The New Mutants #22, December 1984.


The New Mutants #23, January 1985.


The New Mutants #26, April 1985.


The New Mutants #27, May 1985.


Original art for The New Mutants #29, July 1985.


Original art for The New Mutants #31, September 1985.

M is for Mars

Four Classic Martians by Bernie Wrightson, 1977.


Chessmen of Mars by Roy Krenkel, 1969.


Marvin Martian by Virgil Ross, n.d.


Attack on Planet Mars, 1951.


Man O' Mars #1, 1953.


Thuvia, Maid of Mars by J. Allen St. John, 1917.



Mars Attacks Card "The Monster Reaches In" by Norm Saunders, 1962.



John Carter and the Apes of Mars by Frank Frazetta, 1970.

L is for Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln!


Picture Stories From American History #4, 1947.


Lincoln's First Inaugural Address by Dean Cornwell, n.d.


Plastic figure of Abraham Lincoln, by Marx Toys.


Abraham Lincoln by Winsor McCay, n.d.



Abraham Lincoln by Jack Davis. From the book Meet Abraham Lincoln by Barbara Cary, 1965.

See the rest of Davis' exquisite illustrations for this book at Bostworld.


Classics Illustrated #142, 1958.



Original art for the cover of the above comic.



Dell Giant, March 1958.



The Flash #210. Nov. 1971. Cover art by Murphy Anderson.



The Owl #2. 1968.

K is for Kirby!

Jack Kirby!


The Avengers #12, January 1965.


Boy Commandos #3, Summer 1943.


Captain America, 1966.


The Demon #4, December 1972.


Devil Dinosaur #2, May 1978.


The Fantastic Four #29, August 1964.




The Forever People #6, January 1972.


The Incredible Hulk #5, January 1963.


Thor pinup, from Journey Into Mystery #110, November 1964.


Justice Traps the Guilty #1, October 1947.


Kamandi #1, November 1972.


Marvel Mystery Comics #12, October 1940.


New Gods #10, September 1972.


Strange Tales #90, November 1961.


Stuntman #2, June 1946.


Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #138, June 1971.


X-Men #17, February 1966.