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From Jim Steranko’s Twitter: Three Epic, Insane and True (?) Comics Stories

A Twitter account purporting to be that of comics legend Jim Steranko has been churning out some […]
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A Twitter account purporting to be that of comics legend Jim Steranko has been churning out some of the most entertaining and, if true, informative tweets in all of comics this week.Steranko is, himself, as much a character as many of the ones he worked on over the years. A magician and illusionist, his storied comics career was fraught with conflict, and though he revolutionized Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., he still found himself fired at one point following an epic phone argument with Stan Lee.His pre-comics life and his time as an illusionist served as inspiration for Michael Chabon’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay.So…what stories has this Twitter account (which we believe to be him, but which is not confirmed by Twitter) brought to life recently? Lots–but here are three that are more comics-centric than the “I drew counterfeit money” variety:

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