created by legendary Al Williamson more than twenty years before the first Star Wars movie came out. (Al’s sci fi designs were a big influence on Lucas, which is why Han copied this look, and also why Williamson became the Star Wars newspaper strip artist as soon as George could get him.)
Well from the profile,”this guy” appears to be a dead ringer for Stewart Granger, which makes sense when you think about. If “this guy’s” comic was made more than twenty years before the first Star Wars movie, that would put it right around the same time as the 1950 “King Solomon’s Mine”. Which would make “this guy” just a space-going Allan Quatermain! Have a look: https://thebestpictureproject.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/kingsolomonsmines2.png
Absolutely so, John. Well spotted. Al never made a secret of his admiration for Granger. And in fact Al had a pretty strong resemblance to the actor himself. So yes, he was often casting Granger to be his dashing, swashbuckling hero. Digging through Al’s early work for EC comics in the 1050’s, which is where I pulled this image from, you’ll see Stewart Granger time and again. And why not? He had classic leading man features. Perfect for the roles in many of those tales.
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Spotted Han Solo, what do I win? 🙂
Ah, well, that’s a sharp eye, no question. Only, that’s actually not Han. It’s actually
this guy
created by legendary Al Williamson more than twenty years before the first Star Wars movie came out. (Al’s sci fi designs were a big influence on Lucas, which is why Han copied this look, and also why Williamson became the Star Wars newspaper strip artist as soon as George could get him.)
Well from the profile,”this guy” appears to be a dead ringer for Stewart Granger, which makes sense when you think about. If “this guy’s” comic was made more than twenty years before the first Star Wars movie, that would put it right around the same time as the 1950 “King Solomon’s Mine”. Which would make “this guy” just a space-going Allan Quatermain! Have a look: https://thebestpictureproject.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/kingsolomonsmines2.png
Absolutely so, John. Well spotted. Al never made a secret of his admiration for Granger. And in fact Al had a pretty strong resemblance to the actor himself. So yes, he was often casting Granger to be his dashing, swashbuckling hero. Digging through Al’s early work for EC comics in the 1050’s, which is where I pulled this image from, you’ll see Stewart Granger time and again. And why not? He had classic leading man features. Perfect for the roles in many of those tales.
Mercy and Molly are kind of a stark contrast to the other humanoids in that place.
True. As has been pointed out elsewhere, Mercy isn’t particularly good at being nondescript. And Molly, well, that’s show biz, right?
Let her get the next three words out before trouble pinches them on the ass.