Tales of Suspense #78 (1966) unused cover layout Presuming this is a genuine 1966 piece (Fury and the robot look like mid-’60s Kirby, but the Cap figure? To me, it looks like Kirby from a decade later—bulkier and less supple. But I’m probably wrong!), we have to assume Jack rejected it himself, since we know he didn’t submit cover layouts for approval. (He’d kept the piece and a collage was pasted right over the top.) So he was not happy with it himself. Good call! Though why did he decide to reverse the viewpoint rather than simply do a better Cap figure? Perhaps because showing the heroes front-on is easier from this angle. Although that Fury figure is perfect...
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