Sunday, January 19, 2014

HOUSE OF YANG #1 July 1975

I had so much fun with the Sanho Kim art in the last post, I thought I'd keep it going with another helping!
Just take a look at that stunningly beautiful painted cover Mr. Kim delivers!

House Of Yang is by far one of the finest series in all of Charlton's many titles, not just due to Kim's art but Joe Gill's scripts (many written around Kim's story suggestions) are some of the best of his career. Details on the creation of the book can be found in the text piece included , "Welcome To The House Of Yang".

HOY is a rarity in that it ties into a continuity seldom seen in the Charlton Universe, as it's a companion to the earlier YANG title, the two main characters of the books being cousins in the storylines.

It lasted only a year and 6 issues, but what a great run it was while it lasted.






































Friday, January 17, 2014

CHEYENNE KID #98, September 1973



Has it already been a month since the last time I posted a comic? Yeesh, time goes by at super-fast speed when buried in projects!

Well, it's time to rectify that with this amazingly great issue of CHEYENNE KID!
Sanho Kim's cover is full of force and emotion, utilizing one of his favorite imagery tropes with the girl's face hovering in the air evoking a spectral memory within one of the characters.

The art and stories are all fantastic, some of the series best,
with art duties by Kim, Pat Boyette both pulling in a Kid story, and Fred Himes with one featuring Apache Red.

Sadly, the series would only last one more issue before ending it's 16 year run that began in 1957.

Charlton usually kept their house ads within genre specific titles, so it's odd that the issue rounds out with an ad for their war/military books.

































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