tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post3655826994372376323..comments2024-03-25T05:26:47.764-04:00Comments on The Peerless Power of Comics!: Cliffhangers Of SuspenseComicsfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-84674215024121272212014-09-16T07:03:42.974-04:002014-09-16T07:03:42.974-04:00That's a fair observation, Kid. Iron Man'...That's a fair observation, Kid. Iron Man's pose is obviously "presenting" Cap, and such poses as a rule have the one being presented coming up from behind--but Kirby has the difficult task of keeping Cap in perspective while still having him prominent on the issue's cover. All things considered, I think he balances the two reasonably well.<br /><br />Haha, Prowler--you have to admire Iron Man for resourcefulness. Plugging into a cigarette lighter may be somewhat humiliating for a guy whose armor is the stuff of legend, but it'll do in a pinch. There are times I wish I had a "universal recharger-wire," myself!Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-29807094938321630802014-09-15T17:53:35.423-04:002014-09-15T17:53:35.423-04:00My introduction to all things dealing with Marvel ...My introduction to all things dealing with Marvel in the 60s was all the reprints happening in the seventies. I was an avid reader of Marvel Double Feature covering the Iron Man/Captain America run of Tales Of Suspense. Yet, at the time, zero interest in their current books. Why? To quote Mr Herman: I Don't Know!!!<br /><br />My Giant Size Captain America had all five Cap stories from Tales Of Suspense 59-63. They went something like this: A group of thugs decide to break into Avengers Mansion to steal all their secrets. It should be easy since Cap's the only there. Cap rolls with a couple of blows, tenses his body and then STRIKES. <br /><br />And like you were saying for Iron Man, every situation called for Tony to make the hard choice between life and defeating a bad guy. I like how in the Maggie story, when his power is at his lowest ebb and his no good cousin comes to pick him up (Ah, Tony said I was to come by and pick up Iron Man) he, Iron Man, plugs into the cigarette lighter in the back to a get at least a little charge while they're riding to the drop off point.<br /><br />Ahh, good times, good times, aint' we lucky we got 'em, good times.<br /><br /><br />The Prowler (was once reprinted in the Harvard Guide to Matrimony).<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-35481512611301771842014-09-15T07:39:33.889-04:002014-09-15T07:39:33.889-04:00Y'know, Jack sometimes got his perspectives wr...Y'know, Jack sometimes got his perspectives wrong, but I'm hoping the midget Captain America on the cover of Tales of Suspense #59 was caused by Cap's figure being moved down to accommodate the blurb above his head, and not because Jack drew him that way. Cap's right foot is actually in front of Iron Man's, but is still smaller. Bad, bad, bad.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.com