The Vanguard (1977) by Alex Toth

The return of The Fox to the DC universe has drawn attention to the great Alex Toth version of the character> that briefly ran for too few stories in the ill-fated Red Circle comic line back in the late 1970’s. I seem to remember that the following Vanguard story published in Sal Quartuccio’s ‘ground level’ (remember that term?) Hot Stuf was reworked by Toth from an unpublished Fox story.

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The Vanguard © Alex Toth from Hot Stuf #4, 1977
Art & Story by Alex Toth

Alex Toth: 1928-2006

The Shadow © C. Nast Publications


The Fox © Alex Toth


Black Canary © DC Comics

The Cartoon Brew reports that Alex Toth passed away yesterday. This is just a quick tip of the hat to one of the masters of comic art.

Alex Toth Gallery

The Unmasking of Johnny Thunder by Alex Toth

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The late, great Alex Toth drew a lot of terrific stories in almost every genre. His Johnny Thunder stories, from Bob Kanigher scripts, are some of his best.












Johnny Thunder © DC Comics

All-American Western # 121 (Aug.-Sept. 1951)
Script: Robert Kanigher; Pencils: Alex Toth; Inks: Sy Barry

The Boy Who Saved The World by Alex Toth (1952)

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Fantastic Worlds #6 , November, 1952, Literary Enterprises, Inc.
Art by Alex Toth


... Toth couldn't help but design cool characters...!

... plus,
fun sun science facts from the same issue:

The Vanguard by Alex Toth

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The Vanguard © The estate of Alex Toth
Originally printed in Hot Stuff #4, 1977

We Found The Super-Tribes of Tomorrow (1963) by Alex Toth

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My Greatest Adventure #77 (March 1963) © DC Comics
Art by Alex Toth



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