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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2016 11:41:15 GMT -5
Volume #1 contains Young Love issues #39-56. The highlight for me was the Romita-illustrated serial "Private Diary of Mary Robin, R.N." Thanks again, Farrar! It is in color, though, yes? Showcase Collections are in b&w, they are the DC equivalent of the Marvel Essentials line. -M |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jan 29, 2016 11:42:03 GMT -5
To answer Crimebuster's earlier question... Werner Roth does do X-Men after Kirby... but he's WAY WAY better on Lorna, the Jungle Queen/Girl.
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Post by Farrar on Jan 29, 2016 11:42:51 GMT -5
Volume #1 contains Young Love issues #39-56. The highlight for me was the Romita-illustrated serial "Private Diary of Mary Robin, R.N." Thanks again, Farrar! It is in color, though, yes? No...unfortunately, the Showcases are always in black and white. I like the Showcases because they give a great overview of a particular series, but they're probably not ideal resources for those who want to see the original colors (or color reproductions). And for romance comics, the colors are really part of the whole experience IMO (fashions of the times, etc.). The black and white does throw the art into high relief, though--Romita's sharp lines, Colan's work, etc. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2016 11:52:26 GMT -5
Thanks again, Farrar! It is in color, though, yes? Showcase Collections are in b&w, they are the DC equivalent of the Marvel Essentials line. -M Thanks again, Farrar! It is in color, though, yes? No...unfortunately, the Showcases are always in black and white. I like the Showcases because they give a great overview of a particular series, but they're probably not ideal resources for those who want to see the original colors (or color reproductions). And for romance comics, the colors are really part of the whole experience IMO (fashions of the times, etc.). The black and white does throw the art into high relief, though--Romita's sharp lines, Colan's work, etc. Sorry, guys! When I looked on the link, I clicked from my phone, and I TOTALLY, somehow, missed the whole "Showcase Presents", in huge letters, in the title. I probably won't be purchasing it then. Or I might. I don't know. |
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Post by Nowhere Man on Jan 29, 2016 11:53:08 GMT -5
lololololololololololLOL.  The craziest thing about this plot to me isn't the hot dog angle. It's the idea that Ernest Tullman, a FASHION DESIGNER, would be interested in Norma for anything more than being his clothes rack. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2016 11:58:31 GMT -5
lololololololololololLOL. The craziest thing about this plot to me isn't the hot dog angle. It's the idea that Ernest Tullman, a FASHION DESIGNER, would be interested in Norma for anything more than being his clothes rack. I KNOW. He doesn't even look like a fashion designer. |
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Jan 29, 2016 14:54:10 GMT -5
This is the second time we've had a story with Werner Roth pencils and John Romita inks, and both times the art has been fantastic. They make a really sharp team. Didn't Roth eventually move to Marvel and do some so-so stuff on X-Men? Well, "so-so" wouldn't be the word *I* would use.  But Roth was a-ma-zing on the '50s Marvel "Sheena, Goddess of the Jungle" type books. I'd put him in the category of really good artists who had no business or interest in doing superhero books once the market shifted that way. Don Heck was a great horror and romance artist, and Mike Sekowsky was a killer light sci-fi artist. But neither of 'em could really do the Kirby adolescent male dynamism thing. Really enjoying this thread, Bee tee dubs. Edit: Damn it. Wildfire beat me to it. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2016 17:08:56 GMT -5
Werner Roth also drew some issues of Lois Lane in the early 70s. I liked his art on Lois Lane, drawing the fashions and hair-dos of the time.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2016 19:00:51 GMT -5
I keep coming back to the forums to see if Crimebuster has posted another review yet! They're the highlight of my internet time!  Moremoremoremoremoremoremoremoremoremore! |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jan 29, 2016 19:10:01 GMT -5
Someone, someday needs to do a Millie The Model review thread. And her best friend Chili. Seriously
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2016 21:35:29 GMT -5
Someone, someday needs to do a Millie The Model review thread. And her best friend Chili. Seriously What is this? |
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Post by Crimebuster on Jan 29, 2016 21:48:34 GMT -5
Someone, someday needs to do a Millie The Model review thread. And her best friend Chili. Seriously What is this? Millie the Model was a very, very long running Marvel title. It originally was a humor book, kind of like Archie, but a little more adult. When the Marvel Age began in the early 60's, Stan shifted the book from humor to soap opera romance for several years. Then it abruptly turned into a straight-up Archie clone before finally being cancelled. Original iteration:  The romance years:  The Archie clone era:  I'd love to put together a run of the romance era Millie, but they aren't so easy to find any more. When I was young, they were basically worthless, but not anymore. Even more than Millie, though, what I really want to do is finish my run of the Marvel Age Patsy Walker run, which is #99-124. Talk about a change in style! High soap opera drama as only Stan Lee and company could provide. Both Millie and Patsy also had second, concurrent titles as well. Patsy and Hedy became Patsy and Hedy: Career Girls during the Marvel Age, and I don't think I've managed to get even one issue of that series yet. And Millie had Modeling with Millie running at the same time as her romance era stories:  |
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Post by Crimebuster on Jan 29, 2016 21:50:35 GMT -5
I keep coming back to the forums to see if Crimebuster has posted another review yet! They're the highlight of my internet time! Moremoremoremoremoremoremoremoremoremore! I'm glad you're enjoying them! I've been just straight out today, but hopefully I'll have time for one or two tonight. I've certainly got plenty more to get through. |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jan 29, 2016 22:00:18 GMT -5
 Millie The Model, Marvel Comics long running series of 200+ issues staring on the late 1940s and concluding in the 1970s. Millie Collins was the star and the series dwelt with her escapades as a career girl as well as her romantic entanglements. She had a rival/friend named Chili. The series would gyrate from tine to time from comedy to soap opera drama and then back to Archie Comics type stories.  Was she part of the Marvel universe? Well, this panel indicates that she was and she did attend the wedding of Reed Richards and Sue Storm  Millie done Archie style. In fact, Dan DeCarlo and Stan Goldberg were among her regular artists who also worked on Archie books  No comment here  I think I read once that Ulty Jez has a few issues. Maybe she can be persuaded to review them |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2016 22:01:39 GMT -5
I keep coming back to the forums to see if Crimebuster has posted another review yet! They're the highlight of my internet time! Moremoremoremoremoremoremoremoremoremore! I'm glad you're enjoying them! I've been just straight out today, but hopefully I'll have time for one or two tonight. I've certainly got plenty more to get through. I am truly a fan of your reviews!  I have skipped a couple stories in my Young Romance collection because they were more westerny. And I had already dredged through a rather boring story with rather dull filler and a sudden shift to happy ending. But it picked up the next story, and I had a few laughs. The stories I have read so far have all been golden age. About Millie: yeah, I might have been willing to get my feet wet with my first review thread using that series, but if they are hard to get, I will pass. |
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