Batman! Robin Meets Man-Bat? 1976 Albert Bigley Comic Art! HEAR the Power Records Audio!

A special treat for you! Inspired by the great Neal Adams-drawn BATMAN "book and record" set seen here (from the Power Records folks), I took it upon myself to draw the tale as my own comic book, using only the record's audio as my guide! Of course, I was 11 years old, so get set to laugh...Click below to enlarge said effort, and click the audio bar to hear the accompanying narration, you lucky comics fan! As per much of these kinda labor-intensive projects I tried to tackle at that age, a page and a half was as far as I got...

SHAZAM! 1974 Albert Bigley Original Art! Jackson Bostwick Lives! Sorta.

Ah, who didn't love TV's 1974 SHAZAM! Saturday morning live-action show? Chock full of everything but action, it still was kinda interesting, no? Saddled with a low budget and parental group restrictions, the only exciting moments came when good ol' Captain Marvel came on the scene to perform a super-feat, then give a dumbed-down moral to the kids watching. DC Comics published one oversized SHAZAM! tabloid edition with ol' Cap himself, Jackson Bostwick, on the cover. I (age 9) musta felt inspired, so here is my own portrait of Mr. Bostwick! Click to enlarge and appreciate!!

Batgirl and Robin! 1975 Albert Bigley Original Comic Art! DC Comics!

Heh. Dig this 1975 color illo of Batgirl and Robin,the Teen Wonder! Drawn by me, age 10, here are the famous BATMAN characters as never seen before! You can say THAT again. I was obviously cribbing the work of Mike Grell from the first issue of BATMAN FAMILY, and I'm trying not to focus on Robin's "hair helmet," and Batgirl's odd--uh--physique. I recall my Mom and Dad chuckling lightly at Batgirl's depiction once eyeballing this little gem. Click if you're a masochist!

1975 Al Bigley BATMAN Original "Cover" Art! DC Comics? Robin?

In my never-ending youthful obsession with creating pitch-perfect comic book covers (complete with price, CCA seal, etc.), here is a custom cover, done by me (age 10) around 1975, of a BATMAN scene, rife with danger, terror, and poor drawing! I obviously had seen a cover repro of BATMAN # 232, and based it on that, but I think the Neal Adams-drawn original takes the cake over my attempt! Can you spot the crucial error on MY cover? Click to enlarge!

1979 INCREDIBLE HULK Painting by Albert Bigley! Marvel Comics!?

Inspired by some of Walt Simonson's concurrent paintings in the HULK! magazine of the day, here is my own early watercolor take on ol' Greenskin! Not bad for a budding artist, age 14, huh? Yeah? Sigh. Click to enlarge.

1980 Albert Bigley CAPTAIN AMERICA Art! Marvel Comics!

Yeah. Once again dipping into my early high school days, here is the "cover" for a comic book I created in 1980, at age 15. Based on audio recordings of afternoon MARVEL SUPERHEROES cartoon reruns (in an attempt to work from loose plots, "Marvel style"), I drew, inked, and lettered a complete adaptation of a 60s CAP tale, complete with this spectacular (heh) color cover. Again, my George Perez influence is in full force, with the odd shading, patterns, etc...I also had a dose of Jim Steranko's designs in my head, due to my exposure to his Marvel Index covers, so...Click to enlarge!

Wanna get a peek of an earlier attempt (using the HULK) at the same concept? Click here!

Hulk vs Sasquatch?! 1979 Albert Bigley Comic Art! Marvel Comics!

Hoo boy. Anyone recall the introduction of the character "Sasquatch" in late 70s Marvel Comics? After debuting in X-MEN as part of the "Alpha Flight" team (later to get their own book), Sasquatch was quickly recruited to become a sparring partner for ol' Greenskin, in Hulk's comic book adventures. Somehow I (age 14) got inspired, here is the wonderful result of my inspiration.

It looks as if Sas if offering Hulk a log to sit on, but good ol' Hulkster went nuts and decided to obliterate the stump, much to Sasquatch's disappointment. Click to enlarge if ya really must.