I too love this early Kubert story--artwise. Only thing is, the bad guy / creep is drawn so over-the-top he's almost grotesque. Looks more like a horror story! It's tough to buy his conversion on the last page just because he looks so darned evil.
Over the course of a decade or so starting in the late 1940s, Kubert's style went through a huge shift -- and maturation -- that brought him to the style we're familiar with in the late 50s on.
As Ger noted, the inks are questionable, maybe, but hints of where his breakdown style will end up are visible here. So, interesting piece.
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I too love this early Kubert story--artwise. Only thing is, the bad guy / creep is drawn so over-the-top he's almost grotesque. Looks more like a horror story! It's tough to buy his conversion on the last page just because he looks so darned evil.
I am not even sure it is inked by him...
This story seems to have a "Ditko" look to it in some places
Over the course of a decade or so starting in the late 1940s, Kubert's style went through a huge shift -- and maturation -- that brought him to the style we're familiar with in the late 50s on.
As Ger noted, the inks are questionable, maybe, but hints of where his breakdown style will end up are visible here. So, interesting piece.
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