Dick Ayers R.I.P.

Dick Ayers, one of the main comic book inkers from the dawn of marvel comics died this past May, 4th just a few days after his 90th birthday. I particularly like how his inks over Jack Kirby's pencils emphasize the rough, primitive quality of the artwork. Sky Masters of the Space Force, the Atlas-era Monster stories, the Fantastic Four and, most especially, The Incredible Hulk will always remain among my personal favorites of his work.
Rest in Peace!

MY FAVORITE COMICS - The Incredible Hulk #1-5

I was lucky enough to read all the first five issues of The Incredible Hulk as a kid and I still love every single page of them. Reading these feels like I'm watching missing episodes of The Twilight Zone or The Outer Limits. While not as revered by fandom as other works by the same creative team, there's a primitive quality about these tales, both in art and story, that has never been matched in the Hulk's subsequent stories - it's almost like there are two Hulk characters, the one by Jack Kirby on these issues and the one that has had a lengthy run done by several hired hands afterwards. There's an eeriness, an ominous mood about these tales that even today I find extremely captivating and that I've never seen on any other subsequent Hulk comic.