Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Best of Wednesday Worlds of Wonder LOST WORLD "Enter Hunt Bowman"

The Dreaded Deadline Doom has ensnared us...
...but we don't want to deprive you of Lost World, so here's a re-re-presentation of the premiere adventure!
Before KillRaven!
Before Kamandi!
There was...Hunt Bowman, the first post-apocalyptic series hero in comics!
This tale from Fiction House's Planet Comics #21 (1942) written by "Thorncliffe Herrick" (a Fiction House pen-name) and illustrated by Rudy Palais pretty efficiently introduces the main characters and concepts behind the series, which lasted from this issue to #70 in 1953!
The strip evolves over its' run, so be prepared for some surprises to go along with the cliches!
BTW, we mentioned KillRaven in our opening.
Roy Thomas' initial concept for Marvel's 1970s War of the Worlds sequel (which evolved into KillRaven) was inspired by this strip along with H G Wells' novel and Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter and Carson of Venus series!
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