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Gene Colan pencils/Vince Colletta inks; page 1; 1968; image size 10" x 15"

Solemn splash page by Colan, from the story 'The Alien and the Amphibian!' which paired Captain Marvel with the Sub-Mariner. Colan depicts the hero with the weight of the world on his shoulders, with the knowledge that he may one day cause the destruction of the planet. Pen and ink. Art is in excellent condition. Signed by Colan.

Artists Information

Eugene Jules Colan was an American comic book artist best known for his work for Marvel Comics, where his signature titles include the superhero series Daredevil, the cult-hit satiric series Howard the Duck, and The Tomb of Dracula, considered one of comics' classic horror series. He co-created the Falcon, the first African-American superhero in mainstream comics, Carol Danvers, who would become Ms. Marvel and Captain Marvel, and the supernatural vampire hunter Blade.

Vince Colletta is an American comic book artist/ art director who's best known for inking Jack Kirby's work during the Silver Age of comic books. Colletta began his career working on a host of 1950's romance and western comics before making the move to Marvel where he would ink some their earliest stories, including The Fantastic Four, Journey Into Mystery/Thor and Daredevil. He would go on to DC where he inked Kirby again on a host of Kirby's Fourth World titles in addition to work on Batman, Superman, Green Lantern and an almost 70 issue run on Wonder Woman.