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Infantino art/Shores cover; Human Torch story; Human Fly and Catman appearance
Syd Shores creates a cover design that is guaranteed to cause episodes of vertigo as Cap and trusty sidekick Bucky attempt to deal with the masked marauder, the Human Fly. This black-clad villain carries a blonde-tressed damsel-in-distress up the side of a water tower that is poised several floors above the hard concrete of the city streets below. This illustration offers a sneak peek at the future of where Marvel Comics would find their groove in the Silver Age, there is a definitive turn away from the wartime vibe of this title as hero comics began their slow fade from the spotlight. It is with these hidden gems of the Golden Age that we find fascinating material that drives the growing interest in post-war superhero comics.


Artist Information

High School of Art & Design alum Carmine Infantino got his start in the industry working Timely, a precursor to Marvel Comics, where he would do spot work on anthology features, in his first work at DC he helped create Black Canary and began his long-running involvement with the Flash during his Golden Age era, as well as illustrating the original Green Lantern. After the post-war comic book slump Infantino collaborated with writer Robert Kanigher and editor Julius Schwartz to help bring back superheroes and launch the Silver Age by updating the Flash in the pages of Showcase, the reboot was a huge success and led to the superhero rebirth that has continued into the modern day, Infantino's ability to capture speed and movement on a page made his Flash believable and engaging. Carmine was promoted to Art Director and then Publisher at DC over the course of his illustrious career,