FANTASTIC FOUR?! 1976 Albert Bigley Art! Human Torch! Marvel Comics?!

Presenting yet another attempt, by me, to draw the ever-fabulous Fantastic Four! Sure, this ain't bad for an 11-year old in 1976, but how wobbly can ya get? Where is the Thing's thumb? To what is Mr. Fantastic anchored? What's the deal with the Human Torch's sqishy hands? And--is that the Invisible Girl or the Invisible Man?! Sheesh! Click to enlarge!

I was going for a 3-D feeling of depth here, hence the quartet stepping out of (and overlapping) their "frame..."

1980 Albert Bigley FANTASTIC FOUR Comic Art! Human Torch! Flair Pens!

Ah, high school. Below is my 1980 "cover art" inked drawing of the fabulous FANTASTIC FOUR! Drawn very quickly and inked with a flair pen (didn't know what else to use then), this was very obviously influenced by Jim Steranko's FF Marvel Index cover (below right) I got around that time. Alas, I had Jim's enthusiasm, but not his talent. Click to enlarge if ya really wanna.

  

Fantastic Four Unpublished Epic Tale!

Yep. My own Fantastic Four mini-epic from 1976. Not only drawn by me, but written, and typed, too!

Done, of course, on a manual typewriter. And on notebook paper. Heh.

"Vasinity?" Oh, the days before spellcheck...