Walt Disney Christmas Card, 1934

The Old Violin

by Howard Pyle, 1894.

Christmas 1960: Playboy Style

The cover photo for the December 1960 issue of Playboy, and the Vargas girl from the same issue.

Walt Simonson's Thor

Here's a selection of covers and other artwork from Walt Simonson's superlative run on The Mighty Thor during the 1980's.

The Mighty Thor #337, November 1983.

The Mighty Thor #338, December 1983.

The Mighty Thor #339, January 1984.

The Mighty Thor #340, February 1984.

The Mighty Thor #341, March 1984.

The Mighty Thor #342, April 1984.

The Mighty Thor #343, May 1984.

The Mighty Thor #344, June 1984.

Promotional poster, 1983.

Sketch, 1984.

Hello, Neighbor!

Illustration by Harry Anderson, n.d.

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.

Random Pinup Friday

From Playboy magazine, 1975.