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The Human Top (Marvel)

Posted by Hoy Murphy on January 11, 2015 at 11:39am in Mr Silver Age

I thought I'd share this bit of convergence/coincidence/synchronicity with my pals on the Ask Mr. Silver Age Forum. For a while now I've been collecting Henry Pym related sketch cards from Fred Hembeck, who auctions dozens of characters on eBay nearly every week. After I finished my collection of SA Pym identities, I started looking for related villains. I won the bid for the Human Top and it arrived the same day as I read Tales to Astonish #68, the Top's last appearance and Giant-Man's next-to-last appearance in that title as a headliner.

The Top's comments about his own old costume and Fred's interpretation made me laugh.

Hoy

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  • Mr. Silver Age January 11, 2015 at 11:57am

    I'd love to see you collection of Hembeck sketches, Hoy! I'm a FB Friend, and I see his various sketches when he posts them, but I never look at the full array. I considered bidding on some, as I've always liked his style, but never saw The One that I really needed.

    You do have to wonder how much the nice hat added to The Top's velocity. And why Stan mocked a costume design he no doubt approved, unless he approved it knowing he could mock it in the copy. Stan never met any white space he liked, so he might've figured it'd be good for filling a few extra balloons along the way.

    -- MAS

  • Richard Mantle January 11, 2015 at 11:59am

    Imagine an inter company crossover possible had he have chosen that comment as his name rather than Whirlwind...

    Captain Carrot .....and the Human Turnip!

  • Hoy Murphy January 11, 2015 at 12:30pm

    At Mr. Age's request, here's my Fred Hembeck sketch card collection.

    Hoy1936570291?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024

  • Mr. Silver Age January 11, 2015 at 2:38pm

    Very cool! Now you need to get the full set of different Wasp costumes. That should add about 57 more for you to collect.

    -- MSA

  • Richard Mantle January 11, 2015 at 4:49pm
    I fondly remember the George Perez poster that held every Avenger of the time on it (at about the Heroes Reborn time I think) which had around the outside as a framing a version of the Wasp in every one of the 30 plus costumes she'd worn to that point!.
    Classy.



    Mr. Silver Age said:

    Very cool! Now you need to get the full set of different Wasp costumes. That should add about 57 more for you to collect.

    -- MSA

  • Richard Willis January 11, 2015 at 7:05pm

    It's too big for posting here, but I found the poster in question on this web page:

    http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2011/02/12/comic-book-lege...

    I also have a Hembeck of the Wasp with her pointy helmet in a different pose.

  • Randy Jackson January 11, 2015 at 7:58pm

    I think she's had more than 57...

    Mr. Silver Age said:

    Very cool! Now you need to get the full set of different Wasp costumes. That should add about 57 more for you to collect.

    -- MSA

  • Captain Comics January 18, 2015 at 12:13am

    Well, she IS a fashion designer!

    Now, pity poor Lois Lane, who had to wear the exact same outfit in every episode of Superman: The Animated Series!

  • Ron M. January 18, 2015 at 2:12am

    Why does she seem to be partly invisible in some of those?

    Did the Avengers cartoon let Jan use different outfits?

  • Mr. Silver Age January 18, 2015 at 7:26am

    1936560917?profile=RESIZE_480x480I like that on the Flash TV show, he has all kinds of textures and piping and seams on his costume. That'd be a tough go in comics, as the artist would have to keep drawing all those various bits and pieces. But on the show, they can make it as ornate as they want because they don't have to redraw all that stuff in every panel!

    -- MSA

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