Limited Collectors’ Edition No. C-27 Shazam! Cover by Bob Oksner
Was there anything bigger and better in North American comics in the 1970s than tabloid/treasury comics? Big presentation. Longer page counts. The best stories reprinted or new epic stories.
A great example are the multiple Captain Marvel issues published under the Shazam! title by DC. While original artist CC Beck left DC’s revival after only a few issues of the regular-sized comic, his vintage work was fantastic in the reprints chosen, and a top artist like Bob Oksner did a solid job mimicking Beck’s style on the cover.
And of course I couldn’t ignore the Captain’s original Fawcett logo. New colour and packaging by me.
As published.
Whiz Comics No. 22. Cover illustration by CC Beck.
Original art scan. Oksner’s homage to Whiz Comics No. 22.
Art made production ready.
New colour version.
Re-created trade dress added.
Re-created Fawcett Captain Marvel logo added.
3-D DIORAMAS
This issue had a diorama drawn by Bob Oksner.
Print at 100% on 8.5×11 or A4 card stock. For personal use only.
Related
Limited Collectors’ Edition C-38 Superman Cover by Bob Oksner
This is Superman. The positive, life-affirming hero is a concept well worth preserving even in the face of child endangerment. Colour and packaging by Scott Dutton.
Limited Collectors Edition C-43 Cover by Swan & Oksner
DC's 1970s tabloids reprinted many classic tales. This, the second Christmas collection, was no exception. New colour by Scott Dutton.
Limited Collectors Edition C-37 Cover – Batman by Jim Aparo
A great collection of Golden-Age Batman stories wrapped in a new cover by Bronze-Age great Jim Aparo. New colour and design by Scott Dutton.
Limited Collectors’ Edition C-35 Shazam Cover
Shazam in the 1970s starred Michael Gray as Billy Batson and Jackson Bostwick as Captain Marvel. Colour and packaging by Scott Dutton.