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Post by Hoosier X on Oct 27, 2015 19:42:43 GMT -5
foxleyIs it a decent story? I only ask because I now want it. Not really. Dead of Night was a reprint book that ran stories from Marvel's 1950's horror books. The covers were generally the best thing about the series. The Jack the Ripper story isn't even set in Victorian times, but is about the ghost of Jack the Ripper killing people who visit his grave. Yes, a killer who was never identified has a grave marked 'Jack the Ripper, Murderer'; that's how stupid the story is. But it is a cool cover. Oh Geez Louise! It sounds wonderfully stupid! Do you know who drew the story? You just never know what you're going to find in those Marvel anthology books. I have a very beat-up copy of Battle #15 (I think) that has a Russ Heath story about the fall of Berlin in 1945 where the Nazis bust open a dam to slow down the Allied advance and it drowns thousands of German hiding in the sewers and in bomb shelters. An angry German soldier makes his way to the bunker and shoots Hitler right in the face! Take that, Adolf! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2015 20:27:42 GMT -5
Not really. Dead of Night was a reprint book that ran stories from Marvel's 1950's horror books. The covers were generally the best thing about the series. The Jack the Ripper story isn't even set in Victorian times, but is about the ghost of Jack the Ripper killing people who visit his grave. Yes, a killer who was never identified has a grave marked 'Jack the Ripper, Murderer'; that's how stupid the story is. But it is a cool cover. Oh Geez Louise! It sounds wonderfully stupid! Do you know who drew the story? You just never know what you're going to find in those Marvel anthology books. I have a very beat-up copy of Battle #15 (I think) that has a Russ Heath story about the fall of Berlin in 1945 where the Nazis bust open a dam to slow down the Allied advance and it drowns thousands of German hiding in the sewers and in bomb shelters. An angry German soldier makes his way to the bunker and shoots Hitler right in the face! Take that, Adolf! A decent Ripper story in a Marvel comic from around that time is the adaptation of Robert Bloch's I, Ripper with Gil Kane art from Journey into Mystery #2 (unfortunately the other stories in the issue are pedestrian). -M |
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Post by Prince Hal on Oct 27, 2015 21:33:40 GMT -5
Oh Geez Louise! It sounds wonderfully stupid! Do you know who drew the story? You just never know what you're going to find in those Marvel anthology books. I have a very beat-up copy of Battle #15 (I think) that has a Russ Heath story about the fall of Berlin in 1945 where the Nazis bust open a dam to slow down the Allied advance and it drowns thousands of German hiding in the sewers and in bomb shelters. An angry German soldier makes his way to the bunker and shoots Hitler right in the face! Take that, Adolf! A decent Ripper story in a Marvel comic from around that time is the adaptation of Robert Bloch's I, Ripper with Gil Kane art from Journey into Mystery #2 (unfortunately the other stories in the issue are pedestrian). -M "Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper" |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2015 21:50:16 GMT -5
A decent Ripper story in a Marvel comic from around that time is the adaptation of Robert Bloch's I, Ripper with Gil Kane art from Journey into Mystery #2 (unfortunately the other stories in the issue are pedestrian). -M "Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper" Oops, faulty memory strikes again. Thanks for the correction Prince Hal! -M |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2015 22:17:59 GMT -5
Phil Maurice
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Post by foxley on Oct 28, 2015 1:16:07 GMT -5
Not really. Dead of Night was a reprint book that ran stories from Marvel's 1950's horror books. The covers were generally the best thing about the series. The Jack the Ripper story isn't even set in Victorian times, but is about the ghost of Jack the Ripper killing people who visit his grave. Yes, a killer who was never identified has a grave marked 'Jack the Ripper, Murderer'; that's how stupid the story is. But it is a cool cover. Oh Geez Louise! It sounds wonderfully stupid! Do you know who drew the story? You just never know what you're going to find in those Marvel anthology books. I have a very beat-up copy of Battle #15 (I think) that has a Russ Heath story about the fall of Berlin in 1945 where the Nazis bust open a dam to slow down the Allied advance and it drowns thousands of German hiding in the sewers and in bomb shelters. An angry German soldier makes his way to the bunker and shoots Hitler right in the face! Take that, Adolf! GCD lists the artist as Tony DiPreta. The writer is unknown, but whoever it was could not be bothered doing even basic research on the most famous murderer in history. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2015 2:26:47 GMT -5
Results are in:Arthur Gordon Scratch cooper Crimebuster DubipR Farrar foxley foxley foxley Icctrombone Jodoc MatthewP MatthewP MRP MRP Phil Maurice Phil Maurice Phil Maurice pinkfloydsound17 pinkfloydsound17 pinkfloydsound17 pinkfloydsound17 pinkfloydsound17 pinkfloydsound17 pinkfloydsound17 tingramretro Sigh, so close last week. But alas, Hoosier's cover was fantastic!
I don't know much about history, but I am pretty sure a ghost didn't sink the Titanic.
pinkfloydsound17, you are our commanding winner! ... Congratulations! 
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2015 2:36:52 GMT -5
pinkfloydsound17, with six votes takes in the Gold! foxley and Phil Maurice tied for 2nd place gets the Silver! With 3 votes a piece! And, in 3rd Place - MatthewP and MRP gets the Bronze! With 2 votes a piece!
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Post by Farrar on Oct 28, 2015 10:47:45 GMT -5
Congrats, pfs17! cooper's time-travelin' Dr. Strange by Marshall Rogers. I LOVED that entire arc! I've been meaning to read that; I've only read and heard good things about that arc. And you know, seeing cooper's cover in this thread, I actually prefer the Rogers/Austin recreation to the Kirby cover. I love the inclusion of the sphinx with its inscrutable expression on the Doc Strange cover.   |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2015 11:43:59 GMT -5
Congrats, pfs17! cooper's time-travelin' Dr. Strange by Marshall Rogers. I LOVED that entire arc! I've been meaning to read that; I've only read and heard good things about that arc. And you know, seeing cooper's cover in this thread, I actually prefer the Rogers/Austin recreation to the Kirby cover. I love the inclusion of the sphinx with its inscrutable expression on the Doc Strange cover. I too prefer the recreation cover and yes that storyline is a very good read. Roger Stern wrote pretty much every issue from #48-75 with great art from Rogers and Austin plus issues by Paul Smith. Definitely the best run on the title. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2015 11:52:30 GMT -5
Congrats, pfs17! I've been meaning to read that; I've only read and heard good things about that arc. And you know, seeing cooper's cover in this thread, I actually prefer the Rogers/Austin recreation to the Kirby cover. I love the inclusion of the sphinx with its inscrutable expression on the Doc Strange cover. I too prefer the recreation cover and yes that storyline is a very good read. Roger Stern wrote pretty much every issue from #48-75 with great art from Rogers and Austin plus issues by Paul Smith. Definitely the best run on the title. It's a solid run,even spectacular at times, but it doesn't come close to the Englehart/Brunner stuff in terms of quality, and even the Englehart/Colan stuff is better overall than the Stern run. Englhart's highs were higher than the Stern run, and the lows on the Stainless' ones run were still better than the average of Stern's run (which definitely had peaks, but also had valleys). -M |
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Post by Farrar on Oct 28, 2015 12:26:25 GMT -5
Thanks, guys. Appreciate the recommendations and insights.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2015 12:38:00 GMT -5
I too prefer the recreation cover and yes that storyline is a very good read. Roger Stern wrote pretty much every issue from #48-75 with great art from Rogers and Austin plus issues by Paul Smith. Definitely the best run on the title. It's a solid run,even spectacular at times, but it doesn't come close to the Englehart/Brunner stuff in terms of quality, and even the Englehart/Colan stuff is better overall than the Stern run. Englhart's highs were higher than the Stern run, and the lows on the Stainless' ones run were still better than the average of Stern's run (which definitely had peaks, but also had valleys). -M Oops I mistyped that...I meant to say the Stern run is my favorite run on the title which I read more than Englehart's run. |
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Post by Crimebuster on Oct 28, 2015 13:51:27 GMT -5
Both runs are excellent. I'd put Peter B. Gillis right up there with them as well.
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Post by Paradox on Oct 28, 2015 14:26:20 GMT -5
And you know, seeing cooper's cover in this thread, I actually prefer the Rogers/Austin recreation to the Kirby cover. Inside that issue, there are many panels "recreated" in a similar way. It was some of the most fun of the whole bit. Strange was there the whole time, you just never see him in the FF issue.  EDIT: I'm also recalling that the West Coast Avengers added themselves to the same mix during "Lost in Space/Time" in much the same way. Rama Tut's downfall was CROWDED. |
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