SUNDAY FUNNIES WITH KERRY CALLEN!
By KERRY CALLEN
From the moment I discovered Marvel Chillers #3 in the mid ’70s, I became a Tigra fan. There was something about the book, written by Tony Isabella (now Jenny Blake Isabella), pencilled by Will Meugniot, inked by Chiaramonte and Grainger, that I found irresistible.
Cover by Howard Chaykin and Bernie Wrightson
Spider-Man, Iron Fist, Nightcrawler, and Tigra all were my teenage favorites. Sometimes I get the urge to draw one of them. And, sometimes I do! Here’s a piece based on Tigra’s origin panel in MC #3:
As an aside, there were TONS of “jungle women” in Golden Age comics (such as Tiger Girl, as seen on this 1947 cover of Fight Comics #53, by the Iger Shop and Joe Doolin):
All the women had plain skin and wore animal print bikinis. I think it’s fun Tigra does the flip of that!
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MORE
— DETECTIVE COMICS #73: Taking a Golden Age Classic Into the 21st Century. Click here.
— Hey, Disney! How About a 4K SPIDER-MAN ’77 Set? Click here.
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KERRY CALLEN spent much of his career as an artist and art director, developing product for Hallmark, but has also dabbled in comics for many years. As a freelancer, he creates work for a range of needs, spanning from Mad Magazine to children illustrations. He has two graphic novels available on Amazon worldwide, Halo and Sprocket: The Definitive Collection, as well as Dirtnap: Mystic Spit.
