Monday Mecha Madness ASTRO BOY "Gangor the Monster"

Though technically a "robotto", not a "mecha"...

...this manga-to anime character was America's first exposure to Japanese pop culture's passion for artificial life-forms!

Now, we're presenting the first American comic book adaptation of one of the episodes from the 1963 series, which aired afternoons Monday through Friday on local channels!

But Wait!

Do You Believe the Threat of the Weird Robot is Over???

You're in for a surprise...

Next Monday!

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You Want Some Christmas FUN on TV? We Got It Right Here!

 As We Enter the Christmas Season...

..our entertainment tastes this year run to a hefty dose of mayhem to wash away the sugary taste of all those other Yuletide movies and tv shows, preferably with a mean and cruel Santa Claus!

Yes, we truly love the flick Krampus, but that guy's is supposed to be a demonic SoB!
We want a "bad Santa" who is truly evil, not just screwed up like Billy Bob Thornton's character!
Besides all three versions (1974, 2006 and 2019) of Black Christmas, which are fun, but basically just mad-slasher pix with an Xmas setting, we at Atomic Kommie Comics™were in the mood for something a bit more...otherworldy.

Why should Scrooge have all the holiday fun with specters and supernatural beings?

So, we're cuddling by the fireplace and watching Santa's Slay and Rare Exports!

Santa's Slay postulates that Santa is actually the Son of Satan, who lost a bet with an angel and was forced to be NICE to children on Christmas for a millennium.
But the bet's 1,000 year time-frame has just expired...and Santa's eager to make up for lost time!
WWE wrestler Goldberg is absolutely hysterical as Satan's Son, rampaging through the town and being the absolute, lethal, antithesis of what Kris Kringle is supposed to be.
Robert Culp, in one of his final roles, is entertaining as the crabby/cranky angel who tricked Santa and has been awaiting his return for a millenium.
The rest of the cast get into the insane spirit of the project, and the cgi FX, though low-budget are surprisingly-effective!
It's snarky!
It's silly!
It's now on our annual must-see Christmas film list, along with the 1971 Richard Williams-animated Christmas Carol, Nightmare before Christmas, and Santa Claus Conquers the Martians!

In the Scandinavian import Rare Exports, a huge demonic figure who looks a lot like a cross between Santa Claus and Krampus has been buried for centuries in Scandinavian tundra.
Americans come along, inadvertently unearth him, and mayhem ensues.
It's in Finnish, with English subtitles, but that's just as it should be, since the Finnish can unleash a storm of cursing only Germans can possibly match!
While played straighter than Santa's Slay, it's just as much fun, and even more gruesome!
Pour a healthy dose of glogg, imbie and enjoy!

Space Hero & Heroine Saturdays BUZZY BEAN AND HIS FLYING SAUCER "Secret of Planet 5"

When Last We Left Our Two 'Tween Astronauts...

...are they saved, or just out of the frying pan and into the fire?

Sadly, Buzzy and Betty's adventures ended with this never-reprinted story from Good Comics' Johnny Law: Sky Ranger #4 (1955) since the company went out of business after the book was printed and distributed.

Trivia: After Good Comics folded, Publisher/Editor/Art Director Edmond Good became Art Director of Tupperware and remained in the post until he retired in the 1970s!

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Holiday Reading Room HUMBUG "Voyage of the Mayflower II"

Here's a look from Humbug #3  (1957) at how a trend begins...

...which writer/artist R. O. Blechman derived from the real-life adventure of the Mayflower II, which apparently made a boodle of cash and inspired construction (and exploitation) of replicas of other famous sailing vessels!

Utilizing reconstructed ship blueprints held by the American museum Plymouth Plantation, and hand-built by English shipbuilders using traditional methods, the sea-worthy vessel actually sailed the Atlantic from England to Plymouth Rock, Mass, where it's been a tourist attraction ever since.

The Mayflower II recently underwent restoration and is now on display!
Happy Thanksgiving!

Holiday Reading Room UNCANNY TALES "Executioner"

This may not appear to be a holiday tale...

...but it is...for everyone except the unseen (until the end) victim!

Could you tell that this Myron Fass-illustrated story from Atlas' Uncanny Tales #9 (1953) was done during the horror comics craze of the early 1950s?

Happy Thanksgiving!