tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2672912018624878918.post993317942357756677..comments2024-01-31T19:44:34.430-05:00Comments on The Phantom Stranger: The Phantom Stranger #10 - Dec. 1970rob!http://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2672912018624878918.post-49570373973277728282008-11-23T15:20:00.000-05:002008-11-23T15:20:00.000-05:00dave-yes, it is a labor of love. i always liked PS...dave-<BR/><BR/>yes, it is a labor of love. i always liked PS, starting when i was a kid, and its been a treat (re)discovering all these great stories from a time before i was around.<BR/><BR/>i agree, Aparo is very underrated--i think his general lack of flash, the fact that he never wrote his own material, and that he basically toggled between 2-3 titles for most of his career kept him from being regarded on the same level with Kirby, Ditko, Kubert, Adams, etc.rob!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2672912018624878918.post-61037381575306738212008-11-22T20:20:00.000-05:002008-11-22T20:20:00.000-05:00your blog is clearly a labour of love and it shows...your blog is clearly a labour of love and it shows - I didn't pick up on The Phantom Stranger until late 1972, so this is a really enjoyable way to fill in the gaps.<BR/><BR/>Those Neal Adams covers were simply gorgeous and Jim Aparo is probably the most under-rated artist in comics history.<BR/><BR/>More power to your elbow, as we say in Blighty!<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>Dave VAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2672912018624878918.post-72176833757362083612008-11-13T16:18:00.000-05:002008-11-13T16:18:00.000-05:00I love that mag! It was my first issue of Phantom ...I love that mag! It was my first issue of Phantom Stranger (coverless, though--somebody probably put that beautiful cover on the wall as a poster)--and it led to many, many more!The Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2672912018624878918.post-39033996371913962242008-11-13T14:37:00.000-05:002008-11-13T14:37:00.000-05:00Another interesting story. Hmm, an immortal would...Another interesting story. Hmm, an immortal would make an interesting foe for PS, although he's already got Talia floating around out there. I suppose Tanarak would be a more malicious opponent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2672912018624878918.post-13725447380712908642008-11-13T13:15:00.000-05:002008-11-13T13:15:00.000-05:00Love, love, love the Aparo art. I especially liked...Love, love, love the Aparo art. I especially liked what he did with hands and gloves and the positioning of figures. Interesting to see that the Stranger loses his cloak in this one, a reminder that he's not a traditional super-hero, his outfit isn't all of one piece like a super-hero costume.<BR/>The old-fashioned artwork in the reprint is charming as well. I miss that kind of quaint, precise drafstmanship coupled with fantastic imagery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2672912018624878918.post-48890497896425616742008-11-13T07:23:00.000-05:002008-11-13T07:23:00.000-05:00Sounds like a great issue all-around! I do miss th...Sounds like a great issue all-around! I do miss the multiple story comics from back in the day.Wings1295https://www.blogger.com/profile/08045644215235749353noreply@blogger.com