"And just what does Harry Hill have to do with The Hulk?" I hear you asking. Let me explain.
A while back, famous cartoonist NIGEL PARKINSON (top artist on DENNIS THE MENACE in THE BEANO and HARRY HILL in THE DANDY - as well as a whole host of other stuff) mentioned a particular JACK KIRBY HULK drawing which he had first seen in a British comic called SMASH!
The illustration in question was the splash page from the first story in #3 of the Hulk's own mag, reprinted in 1966 in the famous POWER COMIC mentioned previously. I said I'd post it on this blog in case Nigel no longer has that issue of his favourite comic from childhood.
Trouble is, my Smash! collection is buried in a cupboard which would take ages to dig through to check whether I have an individual copy of that particular issue. I DO have the issue in a bound volume, but I can't open it wide enough to scan the page without damaging the spine. What's a fella to do?
Thank goodness my back numbers of THE MIGHTY WORLD OF MARVEL are near to hand. So, above, from MWOM #5, is the illustration that Nigel so fondly remembers from yesteryear, when his days as one of Britain's most famous comic artists were still a few years ahead of him. And below, for good measure, is the colour version of the full page.
Also, be sure to check out Nigel's excellent blog over at http://nigelparkinsoncartoons.blogspot.com/ - you're sure to see something you like.
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