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Post by electricmastro on Aug 24, 2019 11:23:02 GMT -5
Out of curiosity, I decided to research the first time Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman all appeared together on the same cover, and it seems to be All-Star Comics #36 (August 1947).  |
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Post by mikelmidnight on Aug 26, 2019 12:34:40 GMT -5
Having only and ever known Dave Berg from his "Lighter Side" strip in MAD, it was interesting to see his funny animal work for Timely, like Baldy and His Brood from Krazy Komics (1942): He also drew "Death Patrol" for Quality Comics, taking over from Jack Cole. |
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Post by electricmastro on Aug 26, 2019 15:44:55 GMT -5
Having only and ever known Dave Berg from his "Lighter Side" strip in MAD, it was interesting to see his funny animal work for Timely, like Baldy and His Brood from Krazy Komics (1942): He also drew "Death Patrol" for Quality Comics, taking over from Jack Cole. As well as the concentration camp escape story from Fawcett's Bulletman #8 (October 16, 1942).  |
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Post by Phil Maurice on Aug 26, 2019 17:12:36 GMT -5
He also drew "Death Patrol" for Quality Comics, taking over from Jack Cole. As well as the concentration camp escape story from Fawcett's Bulletman #8 (October 16, 1942). Wow! If you hadn't told me, I'd never have guessed. Are we sure it's Berg? No one appears to be smoking. 😜 |
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Post by chadwilliam on Aug 26, 2019 20:08:57 GMT -5
I've been re-reading a lot of early Golden Age Marvel recently (Daring Mystery Comics, Mystic Comics, Marvel Mystery) and while I enjoy the cornucopia of new ideas popping up seemingly every issue, it's frustrating seeing the introduction of a new character with as much potential as, say, a Green Lantern or Hawkman, only for his next appearance to be his last. There's so much creative energy going into some of those debuts that it's remarkable to me that Marvel would give up on them so easily.
The Blue Blaze - Spencer Keen's father discovers a mysterious blue flame which zombifies all the insects and creatures he's been experimenting on. It keeps his son alive while buried for 88 years. When he awakens, he becomes a crimefighter who must return to the grave after every victory only to return when a strange force relocates his burial spot and summons him again. The Vagabond - a homeless superhero with a theatrical flair well suited for someone who goes by the name of Chauncey Throttlebottom III.
The Challenger - a Mr. Terrific type hero who has trained himself to be proficient in whichever manner of battle his opponent can come up with. Find a type of weapon or fighting style you can beat him with and you're free to go. The Black Widow - She kills bad guys so as to deliver their souls to Satan.
Marvex The Super-Robot - How can you just give up on this after a few issues?
   Sure, Golden Age Marvel can boast of their success with Captain America, The Submariner, and The Human Torch, but so much of its history seemed to be a rapid succession of building an idea one month and scrapping it the next. It's like a company letting go of 97 out of every 100 employees it has during their second or third month in business. It's just month after month of throwing random ideas at the wall and not waiting around to see what sticks. Weird. |
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Post by electricmastro on Aug 26, 2019 22:30:44 GMT -5
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Post by beccabear67 on Aug 26, 2019 22:58:12 GMT -5
That Bulletman art looks a lot like the Invasion From Mars examples signed Dave Berg. Interesting how far back he was working in comics and how good he was! Not Lou Fine or Jack Cole, but definitely up there in quality. There's one E.C. series I'm not sure has ever been reprinted... it was titled Land Of Lost and there was a radio serial/series that it was based on. It always looked interesting from the covers. This was pre-Willaim C. Gaines E.C. when they did straight Bible stories comics and the E stood for Educational. An artist named Olive Bailey is credited.  |
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Post by electricmastro on Aug 26, 2019 23:20:49 GMT -5
I've been re-reading a lot of early Golden Age Marvel recently (Daring Mystery Comics, Mystic Comics, Marvel Mystery) and while I enjoy the cornucopia of new ideas popping up seemingly every issue, it's frustrating seeing the introduction of a new character with as much potential as, say, a Green Lantern or Hawkman, only for his next appearance to be his last. There's so much creative energy going into some of those debuts that it's remarkable to me that Marvel would give up on them so easily.
The Blue Blaze - Spencer Keen's father discovers a mysterious blue flame which zombifies all the insects and creatures he's been experimenting on. It keeps his son alive while buried for 88 years. When he awakens, he becomes a crimefighter who must return to the grave after every victory only to return when a strange force relocates his burial spot and summons him again. The Vagabond - a homeless superhero with a theatrical flair well suited for someone who goes by the name of Chauncey Throttlebottom III.
The Challenger - a Mr. Terrific type hero who has trained himself to be proficient in whichever manner of battle his opponent can come up with. Find a type of weapon or fighting style you can beat him with and you're free to go. The Black Widow - She kills bad guys so as to deliver their souls to Satan.
Marvex The Super-Robot - How can you just give up on this after a few issues? Sure, Golden Age Marvel can boast of their success with Captain America, The Submariner, and The Human Torch, but so much of its history seemed to be a rapid succession of building an idea one month and scrapping it the next. It's like a company letting go of 97 out of every 100 employees it has during their second or third month in business. It's just month after month of throwing random ideas at the wall and not waiting around to see what sticks. Weird. Yeah, after Timely's success with Captain America, Human Torch, and Sub-Mariner, they didn't quite have any other superhero comics that were as successful at that point. Not even frequently appearing characters such as Angel, Patriot, Vision, Destroyer, and Whizzer received their own titles. Worth mentioning is that there was Miss America Comics, which spawned over 100 issues, though it pretty much shifted the genre from superhero to romance after the first issue.  |
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Post by electricmastro on Sept 28, 2019 23:26:30 GMT -5
Classic cover art by C. C. Beck from Captain Marvel Adventures #8 (Mar 6, 1942):  |
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Post by Batflunkie on Sept 29, 2019 11:31:43 GMT -5
Green Lantern, Doctor Fate, Captain Marvel Jr., & Lash Lightning
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Post by electricmastro on Sept 29, 2019 12:24:23 GMT -5
An Ace Comics classic, alongside Lightning Girl as well!  |
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Post by electricmastro on Dec 30, 2019 15:35:47 GMT -5
Just discovered what comic books are said to have been on sale in May, 1938.  |
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Post by electricmastro on Apr 2, 2020 18:43:05 GMT -5
Side by side comparison of two distinct pages which are meant to tell the same Indian and bear story by artist Howie Post. The top page is from the original by Post (from Prize Comics #49, January 1945) and the bottom is apparently from a traced version done by another artist named Ellis Chambers (from Hi-Ho Comics #1, 1946), who, according to Post himself, had a tendency to use marijuana while drawing. I think it’s one of the earliest cases of a marijuana-fueled drawing session that I’ve heard of actually.   Source: voiceofodd.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-secret-behind-mirror.html?fbclid=IwAR1YcaxiZ9yyKJ8UrcXzWxIlUC7WUzvEv6-F-u-XFl6KP2sy9Yc-ORYhhY0 |
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