Name Five Creators and a Signature Stylization

I saw the topic while perusing the 'net for some artist information. Here's my five:

1. Sal Buscema -- Character mouths agape with spittle between the teeth:



2. George Tuska -- Cheesy and overly cartoonish side character faces:



3. Jack Kirby -- The "Kirby Krackle":


4. Gil Kane -- All-out punch knocking an opponent over backwards:





5. Dave Cockrum -- Buccaneer boots:

They're FORCE beams! Or, how to screw up Cyclops

I've been cruising my way through Essential Captain America volume 4 and I finally reached the climax of the "Secret Empire" storyline. But boy -- did Cap #173 ever screw up! First, check out the cover:

Look at Cyclops there over on the left. First, why is he seemingly lifting his visor up to fire his optic beams? Second, why is his beam melting that SHIELD agent's gun? Gil Kane -- I'm calling you OUT!! ;-)


But that's not the end of it. Inside the issue, we see Cyke do this:

Starting a forest fire -- by shooting his eye beams!! COME ON!! Looks like a few folks (um, Steve Englehart and Sal Buscema) forgot this little nugget from X-Men #43, a small special segment dealing with the X-Men's powers and origins:

This issue was from 1968, so there's no excuse for the creators of Cap #173, which was published in 1974, not to know this important info about the X-Men's field leader!

O.P.P. -- One Panel of Pain

Here is this week's submission for the SpaceBooger One Panel of Pain!

That's Piledriver of the Wrecking Crew getting plowed by a crane operated by Nighthawk (off panel). And yep, that's Luke Cage below who had temporarily joined up with the irregular group! This panel is courtesy of Defenders (vol. 1) #18 from 1974 -- written by Len Wein and penciled by Sal Buscema. (Couldn't 'ya tell? There's that classic trademark "Buscema spittle" between Piledriver's teeth!)

The issue is an all-out slug fest! If you like non-stop action, this ish is for you.