“Tower of Death” splash page from Venus no.17, Dec 1951 from pre-Marvel Atlas (indicia says Leading Comic Corp). Art by Bill Everett. This is a unique tale in a typical setting: a haunted old castle on the moorlands of England. One of the things that make this unique is the limited narration. The narrator never… Read More “The Tower of Death” Venus no.15
Venus no.17, Dec 1951 from pre-Marvel Atlas. Bill Everett provides the art and lettering on the cover and for the three Venus pre-code horror tales inside. Everett was one of the best Atlas cover artists, as evidenced by this masterpiece of moodiness. Look at the texture he gets in the old stone wall dripping with… Read More Venus no.15, 1951
Marvel Feature vol2, no.1 Nov 1975. Cover by Gil Kane and John Romita Sr. Two stories inside: The Temple of Abomination” has beautiful art by Dick Giordano and Terry Austin. In the first story, Sonja uncovers a temple in the heart of Darkwood infested with satyrs that want her dead. The second story, “Red Sonja”… Read More Marvel Feature no.1 presents Red Sonja, 1975
Marvel Feature no.6 (vol 2) Sept 1976 with cover art by Frank Thorne. This issue is the middle of a three-part story that started in Conan the Barbarian 66 and finished in Conan 67. Looking for a mercenary, Karanthes hires Red Sonja to help him find a lost page from the Book of Skelos. Conan… Read More Marvel Feature presents… Red Sonja no.6, 1976
