Captain America Urban Legends

There are some great images from Kirby & Simon and Byrne (among others) over at a Captain America-themed Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed. I'm not sure who painted the above Avengers paperback cover. Little help?

Ben Shahn

Illustrations from "The Shape of Content" by Ben Shahn

Rico Lebrun lithographs, circa 1963

Rico Lebrun info here

Einstein by Feliks Topolski

1957 print ad for the Container Corporation of America (CCA) painted by Feliks Topolski

Feliks Topolski bio here
ebay auction for this item here

Spider-man 4

Tobey- say it ain't so!

via Comic Book Resources

RIP Captain America (1941-2007)

Boy, the Marvel Universe is pretty topsy-turvy these days- Cap's dead and Bucky's running around with a cybernetic arm. 3 Avengers titles and no Capt. America- Who'd have ever thought such a thing was possible?

Blue Beetle Battles Beatniks

Fun with alliteration and Steve Ditko- a brief history of the Blue Beetle.

Pratt Brat - Rudolph Belarski (1900-1983)

The Old Battle Ax - Joe Roberts' favorite



Belarski bio here
Belarski paperback cover art gallery here

Amazing Spiderman #261 - Charles Vess cover