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Post by MDG on Jan 6, 2024 13:32:46 GMT -5
^^^ Flash Gordon might be another possibility, but I don't see it beating out the Phantom. Also Dracula, but the character is PD, not licensed.
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Post by MDG on Jan 6, 2024 13:29:27 GMT -5
Took advantage of Last Gasp's 55% off sale to buy a chunk of books. Worked out to less than $6 each.
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Post by MDG on Jan 6, 2024 13:23:06 GMT -5
...and they're awful, at least storywise. They have nice art by Gene Colan, Michael Golden, and Marshall Rogers, though. But if you really want a taste of what made Howard special, see if you can find a reasonably priced copy of the Essential Howard the Duck before you commit to buying any of the color comics. Cei-U! I summon the Master of Quak Fu!
There's a 2 volume collection of the Gerber run in trade paperback from Marvel that came out less than 5 years ago. I picked them up from Lonestar in one of their Thanksgiving Booksgiving specials when you got a "free" trade for every X you spent, so they shouldn't be that pricey on the market if you want a color option instead of the Essentials (though I used to have the Essentials volume and that's how I read the run). -M I'll have to keep an eye out for those--never read any Howard (Duck, not Robert E.)
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Post by MDG on Jan 6, 2024 9:17:32 GMT -5
I'm posting this one at an angle as it's a bit risque...Penthouse had its own response to Playboy's Little Annie Fanny with Wicked Wanda. In the mid 70s, there was one collected Trade Paperback that's quite difficult to get in higher grades almost 50 years later. My dealer got 2 copies which arrived for the New Year....in solid VF. It has a solid black back cover which gets scratched very easily. Also included a couple samples of the artwork that I didn't have to edit...but it's generally more ribald than Annie.
It's Oh, Wicked Wanda! It's a shame that this isn't collected, the same with Sweet Chastity. Ron Embleton's artwork is stunning. I have a Fine+ copy of this I got a secondhand store years ago. Most of Embleton's artwork is hard to find, at least here in the States. It took a long time to find his Wulf of Briton hardcover and a lot of his historical books are hard to find. A few years back I bought an Embleton page of art; sadly not his Penthouse stuff (still on the hunt), its a gorgeous page, one of his Princess magazine pages from the 60s. Wanda is well drawn, but can't compare to Annie. Basically a pulp story where Annie commented on what was going on in the culture and was often experimental and innovative in execution (as long as she ended up naked in the last panel).
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Post by MDG on Jan 6, 2024 9:12:01 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on Jan 6, 2024 9:10:02 GMT -5
Action Comics 191
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Post by MDG on Jan 6, 2024 9:01:35 GMT -5
The Shadow 1941: Hitler's Astrologer (1988)This was another case of WTF is Marvel doing publishing this. Which I guess is like saying that every good book that Marvel published ought to have been published by somebody else, but this felt like a DC book through and through, and DC were publishing a Shadow book at the time even if it was wildly divergent from the classic pulp stories. Still, no-one's going to complain about Denny O'Neill reuniting with Michael Kaluta for a Shadow story, especially since Kaluta isn't the most prolific comic book artist. The story is a gripping pulp adventure full of Nazis and intrigue and the artwork is exquisite. Some people have opined that Russ Heath's inks don't suit Kaluta's pencils, but I'll leave that for more refined gentlemen to discuss. I thought the background work, the attention to detail and the authenticity of the settings and locales were tremendous. This isn't a major work, but it's a pleasurable read. Something I could easily nestle into on a Sunday afternoon. And the pictures are oh so pretty. I can tell you that Marvel didn't really advertise this or push it much.... I wonder if O'Neill and Kaluta started it without a solid publication deal and Marvel picked it up. Similarly, while everyone knew that Bernie Wrightson had been working on an edition of Frankenstein and a lot of things had been teased, it was kind've surprising when it came out from Marvel.
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Post by MDG on Jan 5, 2024 21:37:58 GMT -5
Our Fighting Forces #179
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Post by MDG on Jan 5, 2024 20:20:07 GMT -5
I use google docs and just pull out my phone when I need my want list. Every once in a while, I print out a hard copy to carry around. I still see guys walking around with spiral notebooks
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Post by MDG on Jan 5, 2024 20:18:17 GMT -5
Anyone get ‘em all? I missed one.
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Post by MDG on Jan 5, 2024 13:08:29 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on Jan 5, 2024 13:06:50 GMT -5
I keep this in my wallet in case I spot things in dollar bins. I may be close enough to try to go for a set of Weirdo, but some issues may be pricey.
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Post by MDG on Jan 5, 2024 12:54:23 GMT -5
Adventures Into The Unknown #174
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Post by MDG on Jan 5, 2024 12:47:51 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on Jan 4, 2024 21:13:12 GMT -5
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