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Nathan Greno Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 06 May 2020 at 2:29pm | IP Logged | 1
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Saw this mentioned online — it’s something I actually don’t have in the ol’ JB collection.
What does the “Special Thanks” refer to? Anyone know?
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John Byrne
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Posted: 06 May 2020 at 3:39pm | IP Logged | 2
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No memory of this at all.
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Matt Hawes Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 06 May 2020 at 3:59pm | IP Logged | 3
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I believe it was the splash page. If I recall correctly, JB drew it. The stories inside were reprints of old Dr. Druid (aka, Dr. Droom) stories.
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Matt Hawes Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 06 May 2020 at 4:03pm | IP Logged | 4
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Yep... I remembered correctly. This has been brought up on the board before, though I was aware of it when I was still a collector:
JB and Dr. Druid
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Doug Centers Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 06 May 2020 at 4:37pm | IP Logged | 5
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There were a couple of panels added at the top of the next page after the splash, but one is mostly a copy of a panel later in the story. Also the familiar facial hair and insignia for Dr. Druid is tacked on thru out.
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Matt Hawes Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 06 May 2020 at 4:48pm | IP Logged | 6
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Doug, I just checked a copy of the comic, and it also appears that another panel at the start of the second story reprinted in that issue was also new art.
Edited by Matt Hawes on 06 May 2020 at 4:56pm
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Matt Hawes Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 06 May 2020 at 5:03pm | IP Logged | 7
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Wow... I found an online site that has pages from the original version... There's a lot of retouches in that book! There is a looming figure of Dr. Druid on the first page of the second tale reprinted that was not in the original story, either. I wonder if it's also by JB? I can see his work on the splash page, even though he was mimicking Kirby. The second is a bit harder (it also mimics Kirby's style).
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Doug Centers Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 06 May 2020 at 5:15pm | IP Logged | 8
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Matt, I was referring to these panels;
These 2 were added in the Weird Wonder Tales story;
This panel was in both Weird and Amazing Adventures, the ship looks reproduced above.
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Matt Hawes Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 06 May 2020 at 5:18pm | IP Logged | 9
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Some comparisons of the additions and changes made in that issue:
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Matt Hawes Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 06 May 2020 at 5:20pm | IP Logged | 10
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Matt Hawes Byrne Robotics Member
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Eric White Byrne Robotics Member
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Posted: 06 May 2020 at 9:17pm | IP Logged | 12
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Man, that Kirby art is phenomenal! Is there a book that collected the original Dr Droom stories?
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