tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589298115621501451.comments2024-02-10T13:28:36.871-05:00Atomic Kommie ComicsBritt Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07245579677452948620noreply@blogger.comBlogger282125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589298115621501451.post-60788010455827052892024-02-10T11:46:21.341-05:002024-02-10T11:46:21.341-05:00Absolutely love that cover color scheme. It hops o...Absolutely love that cover color scheme. It hops off the screen and would've done so on the stands as well. Rip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589298115621501451.post-4637383260797241502024-02-09T23:59:37.221-05:002024-02-09T23:59:37.221-05:00What a collection. I enjoyed it immensely. What a collection. I enjoyed it immensely. Rip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589298115621501451.post-1460646076041343322024-01-27T04:37:50.302-05:002024-01-27T04:37:50.302-05:00Duodec... that's duodecaplylatomate. I think D...Duodec... that's duodecaplylatomate. I think Doc Smith imagined it as a ludicrously energetic polymeric nitrogen.qraalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13436948899560519608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589298115621501451.post-45832230433338768692024-01-26T01:55:05.753-05:002024-01-26T01:55:05.753-05:00The Doomsday Clock is set at ninety seconds to mid...The Doomsday Clock is set at ninety seconds to midnight. I lived the 80's in dread of nuclear war. I've had to compartmentalize that to have a life, but I didn't forget it. We've lived on the edge of a knife so long we've come to find it normal. Rip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589298115621501451.post-91780639641501835232024-01-15T23:33:57.892-05:002024-01-15T23:33:57.892-05:00In the late 1980s, Dreamworks Media/Universal boug...In the late 1980s, Dreamworks Media/Universal bought the whole "kit and kaboodle" of rights and material (video/audio/print) from the Harvey family, who owned the comic book company.<br />The only things Dreamworks didn't buy were Sad Sack and the Golden Age/Silver Age super-heroes, Western, romance, and horror material.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589298115621501451.post-78833263857642204992024-01-15T13:10:41.711-05:002024-01-15T13:10:41.711-05:00Casper the Friendly Ghost was part of DreamWorks M...Casper the Friendly Ghost was part of DreamWorks Media and Universal Studios.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589298115621501451.post-15221751404121058282024-01-14T09:59:42.420-05:002024-01-14T09:59:42.420-05:00I was a big fan of these Green Hornet books especi...I was a big fan of these Green Hornet books especially at the beginning. They began to fall off a bit towards the end of the runs because I felt they dispersed their energies too far in too m any limited series. But that first run was great and the second one was maybe better. I'll be checking these out for sure. Rip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589298115621501451.post-21356278426489294492023-12-25T10:51:28.212-05:002023-12-25T10:51:28.212-05:00Thank you for all of the wonderful posts. Merry Ch...Thank you for all of the wonderful posts. Merry Christmsd<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589298115621501451.post-56258118997040289932023-12-18T19:24:14.730-05:002023-12-18T19:24:14.730-05:00Thanks!Thanks!Will Shetterlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08539053268352597627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589298115621501451.post-45636437702527730672023-12-18T18:56:35.988-05:002023-12-18T18:56:35.988-05:00The scans are done to this 525-pixel size to fit o...The scans are done to this 525-pixel size to fit on the page without having to leave it, and to keep the file size down since Google doesn't count files below 300K towards the file storage count.<br />You can go here https://archive.org/download/Esquire-Magazine-1961-12/Esquire-Magazine-1961-12.pdf and download the issue in PDF form, which I hope you find more readable.<br />I hope that helps!Britt Reidhttps://atocom.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589298115621501451.post-26966911213367599782023-12-18T11:58:47.479-05:002023-12-18T11:58:47.479-05:00Any chance of posting larger scans? These are hard...Any chance of posting larger scans? These are harder to read than what you usually post.Will Shetterlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08539053268352597627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589298115621501451.post-56779740407157329042023-12-02T05:47:44.463-05:002023-12-02T05:47:44.463-05:00They used the presses because they owned the press...They used the presses because they owned the presses.<br />The purpose of the comics was to use the presses. The presses ran (or were supposed to run) 24/7 so needed stuff to print. Using anyone else's press was in no way a consideration.Manquemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16034520310552899102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589298115621501451.post-17455835794401352362023-10-16T02:17:13.024-04:002023-10-16T02:17:13.024-04:00I disagree about the "moons" as satellit...I disagree about the "moons" as satellites do exactly this. Yes, they are smaller than "moons" but the concept is real no small thanks to Arthur C. CLARKE. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589298115621501451.post-67401591706684740162023-09-06T16:57:37.855-04:002023-09-06T16:57:37.855-04:00I never knew that existed. Thanks for sharing it!I never knew that existed. Thanks for sharing it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589298115621501451.post-19776529016552128082023-08-16T18:44:30.789-04:002023-08-16T18:44:30.789-04:00A great shame. It's beautiful work.A great shame. It's beautiful work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589298115621501451.post-45978654090403753542023-06-19T01:21:43.408-04:002023-06-19T01:21:43.408-04:00You're obviously a reader of great discernment...You're obviously a reader of great discernment and good taste.<br />Thank you for the praise and I hope to never disappoint you!<br />And Happy Birthday to you!Atomic Kommie Comicshttps://atocom.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589298115621501451.post-43204020191561988322023-06-18T14:03:53.359-04:002023-06-18T14:03:53.359-04:00Hey. It is my 65th birthday today too. I hope that...Hey. It is my 65th birthday today too. I hope that you are having a great day. My wife made my favorite breakfast this morning as well as blueberry cake to go with our dinner tonight. I have been following your blog for about three years. Thank you for the entertaining and eclectic stories. Happy birthday@Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589298115621501451.post-28439694837641603082023-05-12T18:11:11.250-04:002023-05-12T18:11:11.250-04:00Perfect timing for me. I'm getting about watch...Perfect timing for me. I'm getting about watching those classic PotA movies all over again. I've read the novel but never seen this comic version. Rip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589298115621501451.post-24654506458109025872023-05-01T19:45:00.565-04:002023-05-01T19:45:00.565-04:00Great blog, I'll have months of checking out e...Great blog, I'll have months of checking out everything!<br />The Cosmo Corrigan page I find hilarious. 1940, we (the artist) knew that Pluto is an ice dwarf planet, but not much more. Pluto's day temperature ca 3500 degrees Celsius below zero. And Cosmo skates in swim trunks! Not forget that he obviously needs no helmet and oxygen tanks. I nowhere found a hint that he has superpowers.<br />And when did we saw a king in shorts and bare legs? Unique!<br /><br />All these pulps from the 1940s and 50s (Planet Comics, Exciting Comics) had a fixed idea about futurist clothing: minimal. Girls diving in space in a pre-Gaultier copper bra and high heels. And like most other comic heroes, the men wore shorts and boots and nothing else. Was that really artists' vision of the future? Bare male chests? Alex Raymond showed skin too, but gave his Flash Gordon uniforms with pants once in a while.<br />The culture and psychology behind all this I find most interesting. <br /><br /> dedeurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09775849527808927607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589298115621501451.post-34572561377784575902023-04-27T05:03:58.564-04:002023-04-27T05:03:58.564-04:00I really rather liked Fleisher's writing at th...I really rather liked Fleisher's writing at this time. He adopted a different tone than found in much of the stuff I was reading in the early 70's. His Spectre remains a favorite especially given it was drawn by the incomparable Jim Aparo. His work for the brief Atlas-Seaboard outfit gave the company a different voice. Tougher if not more mature necessarily. Rip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589298115621501451.post-23337860285701187582023-04-20T10:54:01.282-04:002023-04-20T10:54:01.282-04:00"And a one-day pass to heaven is so hard to f..."And a one-day pass to heaven is so hard to find<br />And a one-night pass ain't really what I had in mind<br />I need your sweet tenderness, I need your soft caress<br />I know the day is coming, don't take away your loving<br />Can't you see that I'm human..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589298115621501451.post-50470567525639552672023-02-25T05:39:42.476-05:002023-02-25T05:39:42.476-05:00Not going to say never but because of a large numb...Not going to say never but because of a large number of reasons, so with that caveat, no nukes will be used in this wholly unjustifiable invasion and serial war crimes.Manquemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16034520310552899102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589298115621501451.post-14764887663441164962023-02-18T15:17:03.156-05:002023-02-18T15:17:03.156-05:00I curate a collection of comics that fell into the...I curate a collection of comics that fell into the public domain and I believe another publisher tried to pull this trick with King Kola (which happens to be in with Mr. E who worships King Kolah) https://retrospectivecontinuity.thecomicseries.com/comics/85Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589298115621501451.post-56158977755176850212023-02-15T11:34:10.175-05:002023-02-15T11:34:10.175-05:00Marvel seems willing to let almost any one reprint...Marvel seems willing to let almost any one reprint their non-superhero stuff (which gets them a licensing fee, but also puts the cost of producing the books on someone else), so it's likely nobody has pitched the idea to Disney/Marvel!Atomic Kommie Comicshttps://atocom.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589298115621501451.post-14937417012081819902023-02-15T01:06:18.253-05:002023-02-15T01:06:18.253-05:00Does anyone know why the SNAFU stuff has never bee...Does anyone know why the SNAFU stuff has never been republished? If someone like Fantagraphics did a nice collection of the three issues, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Is there a legal issue, or does Marvel just not see a demand?Mark Lansinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14147391717909445226noreply@blogger.com