Supermassive Black Hole A*

Just starting here with a recent page. A* comes out each weekday, aside from federal US holidays and personal days off. : ) You can find all previous pages and episodes--and more A* stuff! at http://smbhax.com

Ink sketch I got to send to a reader for supporting the comic through http://patreon.com/smbhax my Patreon campaign : D : http://smbhax.com/stuff/191120_patreon_sketch.jpg Thank you!! : D ~~~~~~~~~ The original watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143448129052 up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/191121_this_magazine_is_haunted_15_afraid.jpg From "Horror in Duplicate" in This Magazine is Haunted #15, February 1953. Pencils possibly by Sheldon Moldoff; inks possibly by Vince Alascia, letters by Charlotte Jetter. ~~~~~~~~~ The 16"x6.75" watercolor art for today's A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143449180919 on eBay.

Ink sketch for a reader supporting the comic through http://patreon.com/smbhax my Patreon campaign : ) : http://smbhax.com/stuff/191123_patreon_sketch.jpg Thanks to everyone who's supporting and reading the comic. : ) ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143450212961 up for auction on eBay. : )

Webcomic site updates! Smack Jeeves ditching custom templates, ComicFury makes SJ to CF template converter, new-ish listing/reading/hosting sites ArchiveBinge and GlobalComix: http://smbhax.com/cgi-bin/newsarchive.pl?p=2803

http://smbhax.com/stuff/191126_outer_space_22_ice.jpg From "Cold Storage" in Outer Space #22 ( https://digitalcomicmuseum.com/index.php?dlid=5237 ), May 1959. Script possibly by Joe Gill, art possibly by Ernie Hart, letters by Jon D'Agostino. ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143453867655 up for auction on eBay. : )

Ink sketch for a reader supporting the comic through http://patreon.com/smbhax my Patreon campaign : D : http://smbhax.com/stuff/191127_patreon_sketch.jpg ^)^ Thank you!! : D I'm off for the rest of the week for the Thanksgiving holiday; back with a new A* page on Monday! : ) The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143454795994 : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/191202_outer_space_22_honest.jpg From "A Visit to Venus" in Outer Space #22, May 1959. Script possibly by Joe Gill; pencils by Bill Molno, inks by Sal Trapani. ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143460040253 up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/191203_outer_space_25_stole.jpg From "The Man Who Stole the Moon" in Outer Space #25, December 1959. Pencils and inks by Rocco Mastroserio. ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143461157150 up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/191204_parker_sun_dust_free.jpg ^ Dust-free zone around the Sun, just confirmed by NASA's Parker Solar Probe. NASA's report: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/nasas-parker-solar-probe-sheds-new-light-on-the-sun ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143462200099 up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/191205_space_adventures_13_goofy.jpg From "The Thing in Outer Space!" in Space Adventures #13, October-November 1954. Pencils possibly by Bill Molno, inks possibly by Ray Osrin; letters by Charlotte Jetter. ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143463267552 up for auction on eBay. : )

And that's the end of episode 38! If all goes according to plan, I'll get my episode 38 files all tidied up over the weekend, and the episode 38 e-book made and emailed out to those lovely folks supporting my Patreon campaign at the e-book level and up, and mm get enough of my plan for the next episode squared away that episode 39 can start on Monday! Hopefully. ^_^

The A* original art holiday sale is on now! http://smbhax.com/cgi-bin/buy.pl?d=00390002 The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page—as well as the watercolor art for any previous pages still available through smbhax.com—is up for immediate sale at half price, just $25! Sale ends after New Year's!

The just-completed A* episode 38 is now available for purchase in downloadable e-book form from the http://smbhax.com/episodes.html episodes & e-books page! You may also be interested to know that you can in effect subscribe to A* in e-book format by supporting http://patreon.com/smbhax my Patreon campaign at the e-book level or higher. : )

Sketch for a reader supporting the comic through http://patreon.com/smbhax my Patreon campaign : ) : http://smbhax.com/stuff/191211_patreon_sketch.jpg Thank you!!! ^)^ ~~~~~~~~~ The A* original art holiday sale is on now! http://smbhax.com/cgi-bin/buy.pl?d=00390004 The art for today's new A* page is up for immediate sale at 1/2 price, just $25! Sale ends after New Year's!

Here's a sketch I got to send to a reader for their support through http://patreon.com/smbhax my Patreon : ) : http://smbhax.com/stuff/191213_patreon_sketch.jpg Thank you!! : ) ~~~~~~~~~ The A* original art holiday sale is on now! http://smbhax.com/cgi-bin/buy.pl?d=00390006 The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is up for immediate sale at half price, just $25!

http://smbhax.com/stuff/191216_unusual_tales_7_not_rick_jones.jpg From "The Man Who Could See Tomorrow" in Unusual Tales #7, May 1957. Script possibly by Joe Gill; art by Steve Ditko, letters by Jon D'Agostino. ~~~~ http://smbhax.com/cgi-bin/buy.pl?d=00390007 The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is for sale at half price, just $25! Sale ends after New Year's!

http://smbhax.com/stuff/191217_unusual_tales_11_the_use.jpg From "Deep in the Mountains" in Unusual Tales #11, March 1958. Script possibly by Joe Gill; art by Steve Ditko, letters by Jon D'Agostino. ~~~ http://smbhax.com/cgi-bin/buy.pl?d=00390008 The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is on sale at half price, just $25! Sale ends after New Year's!

Sketch for a reader for supporting the comic through http://patreon.com/smbhax my Patreon campaign : ) : http://smbhax.com/stuff/191218_patreon_sketch.jpg Thank you very much to all of A*'s supporters! ~~~~ http://smbhax.com/cgi-bin/buy.pl?d=00390009 The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is for sale at half price, just $25! Sale ends after New Year's!

http://smbhax.com/stuff/191219_black_cat_2_who_is.jpg Artist Lee Elias' first published page in the series, from "Who is the Black Cat?" in Black Cat #2, August-September 1946. Pencils and inks by Elias. ~~~~~~~~~ http://smbhax.com/cgi-bin/buy.pl?d=00390010 The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page --half-price-- Sale ends after New Year's!

Sketch for a reader supporting the comic through http://patreon.com/smbhax my Patreon campaign: http://smbhax.com/stuff/191220_patreon_sketch.jpg This is the last A* page for 2019. Thank you all for making this year of A* happen! : D If you're having holidays, I hope they're happy ones. : ) ~~ http://smbhax.com/cgi-bin/buy.pl?d=00390011 Today's page art 1/2 price during the holiday sale

Happy New Year! Back making new A* pages. : ) I'm going to be starting a big new initiative for A* over the course of this year, but for now, how about we just get some pages done? = D ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143490184985 up for auction on eBay. : )

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50841104 About a new hydrogen fuel cell reactor: the hydrogen is stored as a solid, rather than a gas, so in theory there's a much lower risk of a highly flammable, Hindenburg-type situation. ~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143491100647 up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200106_black_cat_13_lug.jpg From "Crime at 2,000 Feet" in Black Cat #13, September 1948. Art by Lee Elias. ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143494218720 up for auction on eBay. : )

https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/images/famous-black-hole-has-jet-pushing-cosmic-speed-limit.html Particles of matter moving at 99%+ light speed—these are particles in the jet emitted by the supermassive black hole at the center of galaxy Messier 87. ~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143495237782 up for auction on eBay.

Ink sketch for a reader supporting the comic through http://patreon.com/smbhax my Patreon campaign : ): http://smbhax.com/stuff/200108_patreon_sketch.jpg Even $1 a month makes a big difference! A big thanks to everyone who's helping me keep A* going! : D ~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143496385776 up for auction on eBay. : )

Running a bit late today—the drawing phase took longer than anticipated. -_^ ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143497387018up for auction on eBay. : )

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51019798 Article about a project to create a protein "flour"—"Solein"—from bacteria grown on hydrogen. I always figured food eaten by the populations in A* might be produced from microbes, so, cool. ^_^ ~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143498375150 up for auction on eBay. : )

- New NASA view of the galactic core: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/sofia-reveals-new-view-of-milky-way-s-center - 7.5 billion years-old space dust found in 1960s meteorite: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51099609 Today's A* watercolor art for sale! https://www.ebay.com/itm/143501211400 : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200114_daring_mystery_comics_5_dorks_tower.jpg From "The Jelly of Doom" in Daring Mystery Comics #5 https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/21154/daring_mystery_comics_1940_5 , June 1940. Script by George Kapitan, art by Harry Sahle. ~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143502103688 up for auction on eBay. : )

Sketch for a reader supporting the comic through http://patreon.com/smbhax my Patreon campaign : D : http://smbhax.com/stuff/200115_patreon_sketch.jpg Thanks to everyone contributing, you are helping me keep A* going! : ) ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143503031531 up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200116_daring_mystery_comics_5_trapped.jpg ^ The Fiery Mask stars in "The Jelly of Doom" from Daring Mystery Comics #5, June 1940. Script by George Kapitan, art by Harry Sahle. ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143503995095 up for auction on eBay. : )

I'll be off Monday for the celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Although signed into law in 1983, the holiday wasn't even officially observed in all 50 states until 2000—yet another sign that we'll always need people like Dr. King. ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143504983899 up for auction on eBay . : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200121_daring_mystery_comics_5_last_whirlwind.jpg The last appearance of Whirlwind Carter, from "Planet of Black-Light" in Daring Mystery Comics #5, June 1940. Story and art by Fletcher Hanks (as "C. C. Starr"). ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143508641939 up for auction on eBay. : )

Sketch for a reader supporting the comic through http://patreon.com/smbhax my Patreon campaign: http://smbhax.com/stuff/200122_patreon_sketch.jpg Thank you very much! Let's do more A*! : j ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143509497098 up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200123_target_comics_8_dork.jpg From "Dr. Gore's Anti-gravity Villainy" by Basil Wolverton, in Target Comics vol. 2 #8, October 1941. ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143510363551 up for auction on eBay. : )

Here's a sketch I got to send to a reader for supporting the comic through http://patreon.com/smbhax my Patreon campaign : ) : http://smbhax.com/stuff/200124_patreon_sketch.jpg Sometimes you just gotta let it out! Thanks everyone who's supporting the comic!!! ~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143511415528 up for auction on eBay.

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200127_daring_mystery_comics_5_dead.jpg From "Meet the Falcon" in Daring Mystery Comics #5, June 1940. Art by Maurice Gutworth. ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143515266258 up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200128_daring_mystery_comics_7_power.jpg From "Origin of the Blue Diamond" in Daring Mystery Comics #7, April 1941. Art by Ben Thompson. ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143516826582 up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200129_patreon_sketch.jpg ^ Sketch for a reader supporting the comic through http://patreon.com/smbhax my Patreon campaign. : ) Thank you very much for your support, you are making this comic possible!! ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143518216999 up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200130_black_cat_15_wrist.jpg From "The Case of the Aquarium Murders" in Black Cat #5, January 1949. By Russell Stamm. ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143519284293 up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200131_patreon_sketch.jpg ^ Sketch for a reader supporting the comic through http://patreon.com/smbhax my Patreon campaign. : ) Thanks everyone pitching in, you are making this comic possible! = D ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143520341105 up for auction on eBay. : )

Gahh! Too slow! : o ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143523505275 up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200204_black_cat_26_tootsie_stick.jpg From the full page ad comic "Captain Tootsie Tames Lion," "by Bill Schreiber," in Black Cat #26, December 1950. ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143524313030 up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200205_patreon_sketch.jpg ^ Sketch for a reader supporting the comic through http://patreon.com/smbhax my Patreon campaign. : ) Thanks to everyone who's helping me bring you the comic day in and day out! : D ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143525333428 up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200206_black_cat_26_combo_lighter.jpg From a full-page ad for the "Combo" cigarette lighter, in Black Cat #26, December 1950. ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143526185942 up for auction on eBay. : )

Publisher interested in putting out A* graphic novels? Let me know: [email protected] or @smbhax. I'm interested in getting A* published anywhere in the world. Supermassive Black Hole A* is my ongoing comic, at http://smbhax.com ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143527149810 up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200210_worlds_finest_comics_2_propeller.jpg From World's Finest Comics #2, Summer 1941. Script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Paul Cassidy, inks possibly by Leo Nowak. ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143529774766 up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200211_headline_comics_70_derby.jpg From Headline Comics #70, March-April 1955. Art by Marvin Stein, letters by Ben Oda. ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143530835419 up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200212_patreon_sketch.jpg ^ Sketch for a reader supporting the comic through http://patreon.com/smbhax my Patreon campaign. : ) Thanks everyone who's helping me make the comic, even $1 a month makes a big difference! : D ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143531585430up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200213_headline_comics_70_2panel_fight.jpg From "The Roller Derby Racketeers" in Headline Comics #70, March-April 1955. Art by Marvin Stein. ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143532334844 up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200214_patreon_sketch.jpg ^ Sketch for a reader supporting the comic through http://patreon.com/smbhax my Patreon campaign. You can contribute to A* via Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Thanks to everyone helping me make the comic! ~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143533114733 up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200217_superman_annual_4_rubbish.jpg From "The Origin and Powers of the Legion of Super-Heroes" in Superman Annual #4, Winter 1961. Pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143535753347 up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200218_adventure_comics_267_whine.jpg From "Prisoner of the Super-Heroes" in Adventure Comics #267 December 1959. Pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143536452631 up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200219_patreon_sketch.jpg ^ Ink sketch for a reader supporting the comic through http://patreon.com/smbhax my Patreon campaign. : ) Thanks to all my readers who continue to make this comic possible! : DD ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143537198769 up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200220_action_comics_267_supermanx3.jpg Linda Lee / Supergirl observes from the back seat in "The Three Super-Heroes," from Action Comics #267, August 1960. Script by Jerry Siegel, art by Jim Mooney, letters by Joe Letterese. ~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143537929200 up for auction on eBay.

That's the end of episode 39! Episode 40 *would* start Monday, but I overlooked that Monday *this* week was a federal holiday—President's Day—and I worked through it! So I'm taking this coming Monday, the 24th, off. So, episode 40 will start Tuesday! ~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143538674554 up for auction on eBay. : )

The A* episode 39 e-book is now available from the http://smbhax.com/episodes.html episodes & e-books page. ":) ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143541535049 up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200226_lorna_jungle_queen_4_polio.jpg ^ From a public service announcement in Lorna the Jungle Queen #4, Marvel Comics, December 1953. Polio had killed 3,145 and paralyzed 21,269 in the US in 1952 alone. ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143542236267 up for auction on eBay. : )

Space news mini-round-up! Docking satellites & biggest space explosion: http://smbhax.com/cgi-bin/newsarchive.pl?p=2859 ~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143542999997 up for auction on eBay. : )

I'm on the DataNodeOne podcast https://anchor.fm/datanodeone/episodes/Episode-9—-RAREBIT-Interview-eb4tmm/a-a1jotbo about my pre-A* work on The Matrix Online (as "Rarebit"). More with examples of my work: http://smbhax.com/cgi-bin/newsarchive.pl?p=2860 ~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143543778443 up for auction on eBay. : )

Shipped off original A* page art to a couple folks today, huzzah. : ) ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143546127275 up for auction on eBay. : )

There's a lot of news lately, I guess it's okay if I don't manage to get any of my own written again today. : o ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143547089268 up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200304_patreon_sketch.jpg ^ Ink sketch for a reader supporting the comic through http://patreon.com/smbhax my Patreon campaign. : ) Thanks everyone who's helping me out there! : D ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143547748017 up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200305_strange_tales_23_groot.jpg From "Welcome to Pluto" in Strange Tales #23, Atlas (Marvel Comics), October 1953. Art by Joe Sinnott. ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143548411711 up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200306_patreon_sketch.jpg ^ Sketch for a reader supporting the comic through http://patreon.com/smbhax my Patreon campaign. : ) Thanks everyone who's helping out! It makes a huge difference to me being able to make the comic!! ~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143549121337 up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200309_sub_mariner_38_lick.jpg ^ From "The Sub-Mariner Strikes!" in Sub-Mariner #38, February 1955. By Bill Everett. ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143551585362 up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200310_0040_0012x.jpg :P ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143552485309 up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200311_patreon_sketch.jpg ^ Sketch for a reader supporting the comic through http://patreon.com/smbhax my Patreon campaign. ^_^ Thanks to everyone helping out the comic—you make A* possible! : D ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143553108141 up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200312_tales_of_suspense_2_tyrant.jpg ^ From "The Secret of Planet 'X'!" in Tales of Suspense #2, Marvel Comics, March 1959. Art by Steve Ditko, colors possibly by Stan Goldberg, letters by Artie Simek. ~~~~~~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143554032496 up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200316_tales_of_suspense_4_wiser.jpg ^ From "Beware of the...Robots!" in Tales of Suspense #4, July 1959. Plot by Stan Lee (?), script by Larry Lieber (?), art by Al Williamson, colors by Stan Goldberg (?), letters by Artie Simek. ~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143557293394 up for auction on eBay. : )

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200317_tales_to_astonish_5_pictures.jpg ^ From "I Can See Tomorrow!" in Tales to Astonish #5, September 1959. Plot by Stan Lee(?), script by Larry Lieber(?), art by Don Heck, colors by Stan Goldberg, letters by Artie Simek. ~~~~ The original 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143558177259 up for auction on eBay. : )

A* turns 11 years old today. Thanks to everyone who's helped me out with the comic over the years! *\o/* http://smbhax.com/stuff/200318_patreon_sketch.jpg ^ Sketch for a reader supporting the comic through http://patreon.com/smbhax my Patreon campaign. : ) ~~ The 16" x 6.75" watercolor art for today's new A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143559145928 up for auction on eBay. : )

(Posted 2 pgs) http://smbhax.com/stuff/200320_tales_of_suspense_6_mutants.jpg ^ From "The Mutants and Me!" in Tales of Suspense #6, Nov 1959. Plot by Stan Lee (?), script by Larry Lieber (?), art by Joe Sinnott, colors by Stan Goldberg, letters by Ray Holloway (?). ~ The 16" x 6.75" art for today's page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143560819809 auctioning on eBay

http://smbhax.com/stuff/200323_tales_to_astonish_13_wooden.jpg From "I Challenged... Groot! The Monster from Planet X!" in Tales to Astonish 13, Nov 1960. Plot Stan Lee, script Larry Lieber, pencils Jack Kirby, inks Dick Ayers, colors Stan Goldberg, letters Ray Holloway. 1st app. of Groot. 2nd was 2005. The art for today's A* page is https://www.ebay.com/itm/143563404330 up for auction.

Apologies for the inconvenience, but I won't be keeping this mirror site up to date; you can pick up the story on my own web site, http://smbhax.com -- specifically, at this exact page if you want to jump right to it: http://smbhax.com/?e=0040&d=0022 In any case, thanks for reading! : )