Early Bob Kane and Joe Shuster are things of beauty!
I used Kane, Shuster and Bernard Bailey as examples of very early, basic, even crude Golden Age comic book work. I wouldn't call them things of beauty but I do like them. An artist like Jack Burnley was so far ahead of those guys in terms of skill though.
In comparison, the Avengers had their great run that lasted from '76 to '80, with mainly Perez and Byrne art, both at their peaks,
Much as I liked Perez' work on Avengers at the time, it seems very crude to me now. I think it shows what a lot of drek was around at the time that Perez stood out . His last run on Avengers was breathtaking, he's an artist who has consistently improved over the years and never been content to rest on his laurels.

Kubert is a giant and can do more with a couple of brushstrokes than many of todays superstars could dream of.
Oh, and while we're at it, anyone seen the horror that is Ultimates volume 3 ?

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