Rocke Mastroserio
Rocke Mastroserio was the first artist to render Mr. Dedd and he did the first several covers before guys like Pat Boyette, Steve Ditko, Jim Aparo, and others tried their hand at him. It's Mastroserio's version that I still find the best. Some artists make him too noble looking, only Rocke made him appear as wretched as he should look.
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I don't think I've encounter Mister Dedd before, but I much prefer all the renditions in which tufts of his hair merely *suggest* horns rather than those where he just has literal horns.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Mastroserio's version is the ideal.
DeleteThat's a fantastic cover of L L Dedds at the header, I haven't seen that before. Was there a reason that in US diverse titles continued the numbering of the previous comic rather than just starting over again. In UK a failed title was merged with an existing comic ie "Valiant and Eagle" and slowly the poorer selling title would disappear from the logo.
ReplyDeleteIt had something to do with the post office. It was cheaper to just change a title and keep the numbering going. The post office is the same reason we used to get all those little prose stories in comics as that changed the designation of the comic and allowed it to be shipped more cheaply. Nowadays mail subscription is such a meager part of the business that I doubt it factors in.
DeleteMuch as I enjoy Pat Boyette's work, his Mister Dedd looks too much like Grampa Munster
ReplyDeleteNow that you mention it, he does indeed.
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