From one of the “Marvel Mighty” storybooks of the 80s comes this beautiful Earl Norem painted cover. Fortunately, the back of the book featured the clean art without the titles. Scarlett had a UPC over her face, but that’s easily fixed via Photoshop.
The hits just keep coming from Earl Norem with this Marvel Storybook cover. Fans of the early issues of the comic will recognize the subject matter here. The Trojan Gambit was the final issue reprinted in this collection, and I can't think of more dynamic Joe art produced outside of…
I enjoy the early ancillary product that doesn't stick too closely to official designs. There's something missing when all the product uses the same style guide art.
We interrupt the usual daily post (don't worry--a super fun Halloween feature is coming later today) to tell you about yet another cool Joe-related Kickstarter project. 3.75" Joe: Creating G.I.Joe ®: A Real American Hero™ focuses on pre-production art as well as stories from the people who created the 1980s…
t’s easily fixed via Photoshop.
I’m particularly fond of the early Cobra. They were much more menacing just as a blue army of faceless devotees.This image captures that perfectly.
”1982/83 Joes vs Cobras. Vintage all the way.”
Beautiful.