In the 1940s (and before), we dreamed of meeting (and battling) aliens on the Moon...
Happy 50th Anniversary!
Saturday, July 20, 2019
Happy 50th Anniversary, Apollo 11!
In the 1940s (and before), we dreamed of meeting (and battling) aliens on the Moon...Friday, July 19, 2019
Friday Fun RACE FOR THE MOON "Lunar Trap"
In tribute to the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon...
...we present a change-of-pace tale from the 1950s, when we thought we'd be fighting with the Soviet Union over control of the Moon...
Pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Al Williamson (who, along with fellow EC alumnus Reed Crandall, was doing a lot of work for Harvey at the time)!
Not sure who wrote it, but speculation is that Kirby himself scripted it.
Either way, a decent story with solid storytelling and magnificent rendering!
Thursday, July 18, 2019
We've been to the Moon Dozens of Times...
..in movies and TV shows including...
(The only Apollo-era production in the group...before...well. see below!)
Now, our "brother" RetroBlog, Secret Sanctum of Captain Video, is proud to present the only other Apollo-era movie comic adaptation...
Don't Miss It!
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Wednesday Worlds of Wonder JOHN CARTER "Secret Diaries of John Carter"
Because we've had complaints about the Fist of God stories...
...we've dropped the series and are, instead, re-presenting the never-reprinted "Secret Diaries of John Carter" high-adventure series that ran in DC Comics' Tarzan Family in 1976!
There are a couple of inconsistencies with the established John Carter/Burroughs Universe canon.
The Myposans are actually a Venusian race from Burroughs' Carson of Venus series which we ran last year!
The girl should be red-skinned or pale white, not Caucasian-flesh colored.
It's
not clearly-stated when this story takes place, but because Carter is
still wearing his Earth-produced pants, it's implied that it's shortly
after he arrives on Mars.
(The Comics Code didn't allow him to show up stark naked on Barsoom!)
This all-new tale from Tarzan Family #62 (1976) was written by Bob Kanigher, penciled by Noly Zamora and inked by Vicatan, but several panels were obviously re-drawn by editor Joe Kubert.
As we mentioned earlier, this series has never been reprinted since it's publication in 1976, even in the Dark Horse trade paperback that presented all the other John Carter stories that appeared in Tarzan and Weird Worlds!
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Tuesday, July 16, 2019
The Summer Mini-Blogathons are HERE!!!
The Annual "Beach Read" Blogathon...
...presents a never-reprinted, book-length graphic Gothic chiller from DC's Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love #1 (1971)
And...
Sgt Fury and His Howling Commandos storm the beach at Normandy in this seldom-seen saga...
Don't Miss Them!
Monday, July 15, 2019
Monday Madness ALICE "StoryTeller: Upside Down Day"
There were other strips besides Alice and Tweedle Twins in Ziff-Davis'Alice...
...including this one which was probably intended as an ongoing backup feature!
Writer-artist Dave Berg apparently offered several strips as backup features for this title as well as its' brother title; Ziff-Davis' Fairy Tales, as you'll see next Monday!
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Sunday, July 14, 2019
Design of the Week RETRO SPACEMAN
Each week, we post a limited-edition design, to be sold for exactly 7 days, then replaced with another!
This Week: Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the ACTUAL landing on the Moon with this classic 1950s comic book cover art...
...featuring a kitchy, retro-style spaceman (complete with ray gun), a leering monster, and a helpless woman ready to be rescued!
Available on a plethora of products HERE!