"Secret Origins, Starring Green Lantern And The Sandman", DC Comics Inc, New York, 1986, Part 4

 

A few more brilliant stills from this one - the creators for The Sandman story were Roy Thomas and Michael Blair (an extensive article on him and his contribution to Marvel Comics and DC Comics here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bair )

 

 

 

"Secret Origins, Starring Green Lantern And The Sandman", DC Comics Inc, New York, 1986, Part 3

 

Drama, tension and high emotions with every frame - qualities lacking from other art forms these days. Another reason that makes (good) comic pages so engaging and thrilling...

 

 

 

 

 

"Secret Origins, Starring Green Lantern And The Sandman", DC Comics Inc, New York, 1986, Part 2

 

There is so much skill going into designing each frame and its function within the whole page that amazes me every time I look at these old comics. The drawings are so lean but so striking that grab your attention even if you don't happen to be a comics fan. I'll be taking a few more scans of individual panels from this 1986 issue to illustrate this. Here's an article from wikipedia on Ernie Colon (born 1931) who was the editor for DC Comics at the time as well as the creator of these drawings.   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Col%C3%B3n

 

"Secret Origins, Starring Green Lantern And The Sandman", DC Comics Inc, New York, 1986, Part 1

 

 

Pencils by Ernie Colon, inks by Rodin Rodriguez and colouring by Anthony Tollin.