Here’s a memorable story from an early issue of Vampirella that teams the famed DC collaborators Denny O’Neil and Neal Adams and throws in the unexpected bonus of writer Steve Englehart during his forgotten early days as an artist.

http://grantbridgestreet.blogspot.com/2010/07/soft-sweet-lips-of-hell-by-denny-oneil.html

Marvel’s comic book adaptation of the phenomenally popular seventies pulp revival hero Doc Savage was just so-so but their second attempt, tying in with the later Ron Ely movie, was a much better black and white magazine version spearheaded by the prolific Doug Moench.

http://diversionsofthegroovykind.blogspot.com/2010/07/black-and-white-wednesday-earth.html

Here’s a less than traditional sword and sorcery tale written and drawn by the great Gil Kane (with inks by the great Wallace Wood) and featuring one of the coolest dragons you’ll ever see.

http://www.kingdomkane.com/2010/07/comes-warrior.html

Finally today, speaking of great inkers, here’s Joe Sinnott on full art chores for two stories from the 1950′s Atlas title Arrowhead.

http://pappysgoldenage.blogspot.com/2010/07/number-776-point-of-arrowhead-arrowhead.html