It was a British reprint (in green ink, which I remember vividly) in the early '70s of Fantastic Four issue 17 (from a decade earlier) that first introduced my young mind to the concept of superheroes.As I recall Doctor Doom had captured the Fantastic Four and was holding them in his Latverian castle, but he individually tailored the holding cells to counter/test the specific powers of each member of the group. To my seven or eight-year-old imagination, this was just awesome!
It's safe to say that without this issue there would be no HeroPress today (in any of its manifestations).
I was reminded of all this by last Saturday's episode of Ink! Alter Egos Exposed, Sky Arts' excellent comic book documentary, which flashed up this cover and some of the interior pages, during its piece on the growth and character development of comic book villains.
Ink! continues this evening with an episode on "politics" in comics.
INK! is a great Canadian show...sure Hugh Dillion is a little to ernest but he gots to keep his singing and acting career going with his hosting duties. So don't be hating bitches!
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