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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2019 12:42:49 GMT -5
All great points!
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Post by Prince Hal on Feb 12, 2019 15:18:57 GMT -5
Wow, I didn't know it was that serious. "I miss the old days when comics weren't so political" says every youtube generation comics reviewer. Oh, it was very serious. The relevance phase in mainstream comics went beyond GL/GA, but that was the most obvious title in those early days. Soon enough, though, politics started to show up all over: pollution was big in JLA, as rberman described in the JLA in the 70s thread; "hippies," outdated as they'd become in the real world, popped up in Action, Jimmy Olsen, and Superman; Superman even became involved with Native American rights in at least one issue. Batman remained mostly untouched by the phase. Where it was very obvious, though, was in some off-the-beaten-path titles, like the romance books and the war comics. To be fair, Kubert and Kanigher had always been way ahead in their more mature treatment of war and men in battle. You may recall the great "What's the Color of My Blood?" focusing on Easy's black GI, Jackie Johnson.  Particularly memorable in the relevance phase was this issue of Our Army at War, which was a reflection on the My Lai Massacre and was used on the cover of the Sunday New York Times magazine for a story on the increasing sophistication of mainstream comics.  Add to that list of unlikely outposts of relevance Tomahawk, which took a turn for the sophisticated in the last couple of years ('69-'72) of its very long run, and far ahead of GL/GA. Racial prejudice, the clash between the values of whites and Native Americans, and the horrors and unintended consequences of of war and violence became key themes of Tomahawk's adventures. When in its last gasps, the title became Son of Tomahawk, racial tension was up-front in virtually every issue since Tomahawk's sons, Hawk and Small Eagle were half-white and half-Indian. Credit Joe Kubert, Bob Kanigher, Frank Thorne and Murray Boltinoff for being trailblazers.    A glance at the cover galleries on Mike's Amazing World site ( Saints be praised for Mike!) will show you covers of this era. Interesting tour of the early to mid-70s. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Feb 12, 2019 17:21:51 GMT -5
Son of Tomahawk was an odd comic. One I should revisit some time.
I now return you to your regularly scheduled Green Dudes, already in progress.
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Post by Prince Hal on Feb 12, 2019 17:49:52 GMT -5
Son of Tomahawk was an odd comic. One I should revisit some time. I now return you to your regularly scheduled Green Dudes, already in progress. I think you'll like it. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2019 14:42:10 GMT -5
 Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams. Inks by Bernie Wrightson. The issue starts with Hal and Carol reconnecting. Then Carol travels to Piper's Dell to see a doctor who may be able to treat her paralysis. Unfortunately the sea wall protecting Piper's Dell starts leaking so Green Lantern goes to save the town and Carol. GL is given a guided tour by the mayor of the town. The town's main industry is a plastics factory that makes "kalutas," lapel pins that emit a gas that controls people. GL is given a kaluta pin. He is weakened by the gas from the kaluta and is unable to fight back when attacked by the people of Piper's Dell. As a last ditch effort GL sends his ring to Green Arrow. GL discovers his old enemy Black Hand is behind Piper's Dell and the kalutas. Black Hand convinces the brainwashed people of Piper's Dell that Green Lantern is the enemy. He then sends GL and Carol out into the streets to face their wrath. Fortunately Green Arrow arrives in time with Green Lantern's ring, and GL traps Black Hand in his own plastic. The kalutas are named after artist Michael Kaluta. This issue touches on pollution. Consumerism. Giving up freedoms for convenience. Brainwashing. Wrightson's inks were a bit "looser" than Giordano's. This issue was better than the last two IMO. I was a bit disappointed that the cause of the pollution, etc was a supervillain instead of a ruthless corporation.   |
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Post by Prince Hal on Feb 13, 2019 14:55:21 GMT -5
The "kaluta" isn't the only "meta" thing about this issue. That's Carmine Infantino on the cover and in the story as Mayor Wilbur Palm.
Loved Wrightson's inks on Adams' pencils in this issue.
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Post by Icctrombone on Feb 13, 2019 16:24:30 GMT -5
I had no idea that was Infantino.
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Feb 13, 2019 16:27:16 GMT -5
Wow, I didn't know it was that serious. "I miss the old days when comics weren't so political" says every youtube generation comics reviewer. Oh, it was very serious. The relevance phase in mainstream comics went beyond GL/GA, but that was the most obvious title in those early days. Soon enough, though, politics started to show up all over: pollution was big in JLA, as rberman described in the JLA in the 70s thread; "hippies," outdated as they'd become in the real world, popped up in Action, Jimmy Olsen, and Superman; Superman even became involved with Native American rights in at least one issue. Batman remained mostly untouched by the phase. Where it was very obvious, though, was in some off-the-beaten-path titles, like the romance books and the war comics. To be fair, Kubert and Kanigher had always been way ahead in their more mature treatment of war and men in battle. You may recall the great "What's the Color of My Blood?" focusing on Easy's black GI, Jackie Johnson. Yeah, the DC war books were always more progressive and willing to embrace difficult subject matter than the superhero (or even horror) books. I always thought that K & K deserved more credit. I never read Tomahawk, though. Interesting! |
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Post by Mister Spaceman on Feb 14, 2019 10:57:56 GMT -5
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Post by Prince Hal on Feb 14, 2019 11:03:08 GMT -5
When was this drawn? Great image. |
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Post by Mister Spaceman on Feb 14, 2019 11:18:24 GMT -5
When was this drawn? Great image. My source is a post by Phil Noto from April 2011 but I don't know when it was drawn. |
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Post by chaykinstevens on Feb 14, 2019 12:43:24 GMT -5
The "kaluta" isn't the only "meta" thing about this issue. That's Carmine Infantino on the cover and in the story as Mayor Wilbur Palm. GCD says, according to Neal Adams, it's Marc Iglesias, an executive who worked at Kinney National Services (DC's parent company at the time). |
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Post by Prince Hal on Feb 14, 2019 13:28:45 GMT -5
The "kaluta" isn't the only "meta" thing about this issue. That's Carmine Infantino on the cover and in the story as Mayor Wilbur Palm. GCD says, according to Neal Adams, it's Marc Iglesias, an executive who worked at Kinney National Services (DC's parent company at the time). Wow, that's the first time I had heard this. Every other source I've ever seen has said it's Carmine. It makes more sense that it was a "suit" from Kinney (the parking-garage people) who'd represent the corporate villain. Excellent info as always! |
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Post by rberman on Feb 15, 2019 6:53:37 GMT -5
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Post by Icctrombone on Feb 15, 2019 7:09:33 GMT -5
I imagine Phil Noto was a kid during 1972.
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