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Description
Beautiful page from the 1970s black and white mag Rampaging Hulk, pencilled by Jim Starlin and superbly inked by Bob Wiacek. Man-Thing in some great poses across 5 panels and some truly dramatic lighting and great use of zipatones.
Script by Steve Gerber! This ticks all the boxes!
Script by Steve Gerber! This ticks all the boxes!
Inscriptions
Signed and dated (bottom left): JIm Starlin'81
Comment
A classic example of Starlin at the height of his powers, ably inked by Bob Wiacek. Really engaging script by Steve Gerber of Howard the Duck fame makes this true Marvel Bronze Age gold!
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About Jim Starlin
James P. Starlin (born October 9, 1949) is an American comic book writer and artist. With a career dating back to the early 1970s, he is best known for "cosmic" tales and space opera; for revamping the Marvel Comics characters Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock; and for creating or co-creating the Marvel characters Thanos, Drax the Destroyer, Gamora and Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu.
Personal life
In the 1960s, Jim Starlin served as an aviation photographer in the US Navy in Vietnam. During his off duty time, he drew and submitted various comics. After leaving the Navy, he sold two stories to DC Comics.
Early career
After writing and drawing stories for a number of fan publications, Jim Starlin entered the comics industry in 1972, working for Roy Thomas and John Romita at Marvel Comics. Brought in by fellow artist Rich Buckler, Starlin was part of the generation of artists and writers who grew up as fans of Silver Age Marvel Comics. At a Steve Ditko-focused panel at the 2008 Comic-Con International, Starlin said, "Everything I learned about storytelling was [due to] him or Kirby. [Ditko] did the best layouts.
