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Post by EdoBosnar on Oct 25, 2018 12:21:12 GMT -5
Speaking of Bradbury and Preiss Visual Productions, although it's not a comic book, this came to mind:  (Wonderful illustrations inside by William Stout, Gahan Wilson, Jim Steranko and others). Meanwhile, P. Craig Russell did some lovely covers (and interiors) for this nice little Elseworlds tale by Preiss himself:   I also remembered this little early-'70s gem by Gil Kane, which is very much like the stuff Preiss would start publishing a few years later:  (Yeah, it looks like a sword & sorcery tale, but it's actually post-apocalyptic SF). |
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Post by tarkintino on Oct 25, 2018 14:18:32 GMT -5
Preiss really had his hand in a diverse range of projects.
Regarding Gil Kane's Blackmark, is one of those non-superhero books (from one so associated with the genre) that took on a sort of legendary status not long after it was published. Its a class work from start to finish, but I wish I could replace my long-mangled copy with a mint version.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Oct 25, 2018 14:52:00 GMT -5
I have the original mass market paperback edition of Blackmark, which is in pretty decent condition (the image above is a scan of the cover of my copy). However, I also have the Fantagraphics reprint from 2002, which was printed in a larger format and includes the conclusion of the story (originally published in Marvel Preview in the late 1970s). If you don't absolutely need the original book, that latter reprint is easier to find rather inexpensively - I know I only paid a few bucks for my copy. And yeah, Preiss was indeed pretty awesome. Earlier this year I wrote a sort of retrospective appreciation of his publishing career through the prism of the books I have in my possession for the Atomic Junk Shop. |
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Post by Jesse on Oct 25, 2018 15:17:09 GMT -5
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Post by Jesse on Nov 5, 2018 21:46:41 GMT -5
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Post by beccabear67 on Nov 6, 2018 12:05:15 GMT -5
Here's the earliest Strange Adventures I think I ever had, weird and memorable Murphy Anderson cover...  I remember one of those Fireside '70s trade paperback collections of Mystery In Space... wish I'd kept that.   |
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Post by EdoBosnar on Nov 6, 2018 18:19:47 GMT -5
It's impossible not to love a Fireside book. Never had that one, but I wish I had. Your post also reminded me of my first SF comic, and one of the earliest comics I ever had:  It may not be the best cover, but it fills me with a pleasant rush of nostalgia every time I see it; I just love that image of Adam Strange and Hawkman (shirtless in space, oh yeah) flying in Earth's orbit. |
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Post by beccabear67 on Nov 6, 2018 21:14:17 GMT -5
That reprinted the story from a Mystery In Space I had with a great cover... interesting how they sort of reuse the background with new Adam Strange and Hawkman figures...   I know it's Carmine Infantino but not sure about the inker... could be Anderson or maybe Sid Greene. |
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Post by tarkintino on Nov 7, 2018 3:02:23 GMT -5
That reprinted the story from a Mystery In Space I had with a great cover... interesting how they sort of reuse the background with new Adam Strange and Hawkman figures... I know it's Carmine Infantino but not sure about the inker... could be Anderson or maybe Sid Greene. Yes, that is the great penciling of Infantino, but the inks are Anderson. Anderson's effect on Infantino's work was as distinctive as any inker/artist pairing in comic book history. |
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Post by junkmonkey on Nov 7, 2018 13:08:09 GMT -5
Best of all is that underneath this pile of pulps was a 1st edition of Ian M Bank's first Culture novel, Consider Phlebas, in very good condition with dust wrapper.
Which just attracted its first bid on eBay!
Even if it doesn't go any higher it should help out with paying for the repairs to my central heating boiler which just finally gave up the ghost and is (according to the engineer who just spent two hours taking it to bits) going to cost a small fortune to fix.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2018 14:22:13 GMT -5
Milton Luros
Science Fiction Quarterly Vol. 2 # 1 - 1952  This is one of my favorite Science Fiction Magazines in the 50's.  The Dawning Space Age by H.E. Mehrens 1963 - The purpose of this book is to describe in terms of student understandings the rocket, its components and its applications. I read this book in Junior High so I can learn about rocketerring in general.
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Post by Jesse on Nov 11, 2018 14:27:43 GMT -5
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Post by Farrar on Nov 12, 2018 13:53:25 GMT -5
Milton Luros
Science Fiction Quarterly Vol. 2 # 1 - 1952 This is one of my favorite Science Fiction Magazines in the 50's... I love that cover too. That image has always always reminded me of the Wasp in her earlier days.  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2018 14:36:12 GMT -5
Milton Luros
Science Fiction Quarterly Vol. 2 # 1 - 1952 This is one of my favorite Science Fiction Magazines in the 50's... I love that cover too. That image has always always reminded me of the Wasp in her earlier days. I didn't realize that ... Son of the gun, you are right on the nose. Thanks for pointing it out. |
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Post by beccabear67 on Nov 25, 2018 14:21:02 GMT -5
I made a virtual jigsaw out of a '40s sf comic cover, thought maybe this would be the best place to share it... www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=3ba309ac5318It's a pretty simple site, I think I first used it fifteen years ago with a much more limited computer. You can create your own puzzles with the 'create' button or there's a selection of virtual puzzles on the 'home' page. I did one with a photo I took of Seattle's Neptune Theater I'm pretty proud of. You can also adjust the number of pieces from easy to hard under 'play as' too. I did it at 210 pieces. Here's the Neptune one in case anyone wants to try it... www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=288c892528f6You can focus on the Neptune marquee, or the windows above, or the deli awning and get most of it done quick.  |
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