Ayers, Dick - AVENGERS, THE (1963-96; 2004) #12 Interior Page
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PUBLISHER: Marvel
COMMENTS: Pg. 19; Don Heck pencils, Dick Ayers inks; 13.5" x 20"
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Pg. 19; Don Heck pencils, Dick Ayers inks; 13.5" x 20""Versus the Mole Man" appears to be a rite of passage for the heroes of the Silver Age Marvel Universe and this time it's the Avengers' turn to battle the foe from down below. The core of the super-team are all here; Thor, Iron Man, Captain America, Ant-Man aka Giant-Man aka Goliath aka Yellowjacket, etc & The creative duo of Don Heck and Dick Ayers whose work on not just the Avengers, but throughout Marvel's SA have massive appeal to the original art collecting community.
A particular panel of note on this page gives us a stunning silhouette of the bite-size hero, Ant-Man inside the mechanics of Mole Man's evil machine. Fans of Paul Rudd's performances in Ant Man and Captain America: Civil War will note this is exactly how the mini-Avenger foiled both the Falcon and Iron Man on the silver screen.
Artists Information
Richard "Dick" Ayers was an American comic book artist and cartoonist best known for his work as one of the main inkers during the late-1950's and 1960's Silver Age of Comics, including some of the earliest issues of Marvel Comics' including Jack Kirby's The Fantastic Four. He is the signature penciler of Marvel's World War II comic Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos, drawing it for a 10-year run, and he co-created Magazine Enterprises' 1950s Western-horror character the Ghost Rider, a version of which he would draw for Marvel in the 1960s. His career would span 7 decades until his death in 2014.
Don Heck was an American comics artist best known for co-creating the Marvel Comics characters Iron Man and the Wasp, and for his long run penciling The Avengers during the Silver Age.
A particular panel of note on this page gives us a stunning silhouette of the bite-size hero, Ant-Man inside the mechanics of Mole Man's evil machine. Fans of Paul Rudd's performances in Ant Man and Captain America: Civil War will note this is exactly how the mini-Avenger foiled both the Falcon and Iron Man on the silver screen.
Artists Information
Richard "Dick" Ayers was an American comic book artist and cartoonist best known for his work as one of the main inkers during the late-1950's and 1960's Silver Age of Comics, including some of the earliest issues of Marvel Comics' including Jack Kirby's The Fantastic Four. He is the signature penciler of Marvel's World War II comic Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos, drawing it for a 10-year run, and he co-created Magazine Enterprises' 1950s Western-horror character the Ghost Rider, a version of which he would draw for Marvel in the 1960s. His career would span 7 decades until his death in 2014.
Don Heck was an American comics artist best known for co-creating the Marvel Comics characters Iron Man and the Wasp, and for his long run penciling The Avengers during the Silver Age.