Comments on Blimey! It's another blog about comics!: Take a Journey Into Mystery this October

Lew wrote:"Yes, Joe Maneely's work was great. A tr...

2008-10-27T02:54:00.000Z

Lew wrote:

"Yes, Joe Maneely's work was great. A tragedy he died so young. (Car crash in his thirties.)"

It wasn't a car crash. He fell off a train coming home on a Friday night (really Saturday morning).

And it wasn't overwork that killed him. Atlas had just imploded and Maneely was actually scrambling for work.

Doc V.

Those very early Agent of SHIELD by John Severin d...

2008-07-28T10:08:00.000+01:00

Those very early Agent of SHIELD by John Severin do have a very Joe Maneely look, and he would have been a natural to follow Ditko when he quit Doctor Strange. In a way it's a shame Timely/Marvel didn't really publish superheroes in his era, because we don't have any evidence that he could have turned his hand to the Marvel Method in the 1960s. However, when you consider a) He was Stan's Right Hand man before Kirby came back and b) John Buscema, John Romita and Gene Colan had never really done much in the superhero field by 1958 yet look how well they got the hang of it,I reckon Joe could have matured into one of the Great marvel artists. Looking at the Black Knight, I think THOR could have achieved a different kind of greatness under him, especially in those early years when neither Stan nor Jack had any real idea what to do with the character. Still, enough of the fantasy, he was great anyway!

It's interesting to speculate what strips Maneely ...

2008-07-28T00:25:00.000+01:00

It's interesting to speculate what strips Maneely would have been given in the Marvel Age, had he lived. My guess is Doctor Strange and/or Nick Fury. Plus he'd have no doubt been kept on the Westerns.

Oh yes, his Black Knight would be great! He died a...

2008-07-27T23:49:00.000+01:00

Oh yes, his Black Knight would be great! He died age 32, and Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko have both since said "The comics killed Joe Maneely" meaning he worked too hard. It should be a lesson to us but then it's too late for me to die young anyway!

Yes, Joe Maneely's work was great. A tragedy he di...

2008-07-26T19:04:00.000+01:00

Yes, Joe Maneely's work was great. A tragedy he died so young. (Car crash in his thirties.)

I'm hoping they'll reprint his Black Knight comics in this format.

OOps, sorry about the grammar, I'm very weary toda...

2008-07-26T18:54:00.000+01:00

OOps, sorry about the grammar, I'm very weary today! Won't happen again!

These Atlas era books are great, if expensive! I h...

2008-07-26T18:53:00.000+01:00

These Atlas era books are great, if expensive! I have Strange tales, Tales to Astonish and Tales of Suspense, (don't worry, I got them at less than cover price via 'a well-known online auction house'!)and I'm reading one story a day to make them last as long as possible. The stand-out artist for me is the late Joe Maneely who's style typifies the period.

I love their old stories sounds like fun thanks fo...

2008-07-25T11:15:00.000+01:00

I love their old stories sounds like fun thanks for posting