Friday, October 23, 2015

Where the Heck? IV: The Quest for Credit Where Credit Is Due

So, Iron Man #1 be creditin' the original creators of Shellhead like this:


Credits page from Invincible Iron Man (2015 series) #1 (December 2015)

Which is to say, as I've been complaining about quite a bit in the recent past (1, 2, 3), not at all)…(sigh)

But Iron Man #2 be creditin' the creators like this:


Credits page from Invincible Iron Man (2015 series) #2 (December 2015)

Hey, let's take a closer look:


Hooray! Thank you, Marvel, for properly crediting Larry Lieber and Don Heck as co-creators of Iron Man for the first time since Secret Wars began this summer.

Also, for the first time ever this week:


Credits from Batman and Robin Eternal #3 (December 2015)

I might quibble about using the word "with" instead of "and," but after 75+ years, this is a good step.

Next up: getting proper credit for the most essential Star Wars character of them all in each and every Star Wars comic book:

Jaxxon the Giant Green Star Wars Rabbit created by Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin


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