In the mid-to-late sixties, when editorial wouldn’t let him ink his own work on the more mainstream DC books he drew (DETECTIVE COMICS and FLASH, notably), Carmine Infantino used the long-running Elongated Man back-ups in DETECTIVE as a chance to ink himself, and focus more on form and design than the polished art he was best known for.
If there’s a ground zero for Wolverine’s acsension to his ultimate status as the most popular character on Earth, it’s probably UNCANNY X-MEN #133. (where he was literally killing Hellfire Club guards before Jim Shooter decided Wolverine wasn’t a killer)
Since Dave Cockrum had spent his X-time focusing on Nightcrawler (a character he initially created while working on THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES at DC), Byrne zeroed in on Wolverine. And it more than paid off.
Reprinted in CLASSIC X-MEN #39.
Illustrated album covers from Tony Bennett: “MR. BROADWAY” (1961 - Columbia Records), SINGS A STRING OF HAROLD ARLEN (1961 - Columbia Records - Bob Peak art), WHEN LIGHTS ARE LOW (1964 - Columbia Records), SNOWFALL: THE TONY BENNETT CHRISTMAS ALBUM (1968 - Columbia Records - Bob Peak art), TONY SINGS THE GREAT HITS OF TODAY! (1969 - Columbia Records).
Rest in Peace to a consumate artist always dedicated to his craft.



































































