Reading Room: SUPERSNIPE "Haunted Money" Part 1

How do fanboys celebrate Halloween?

By getting into costume and battling crime and evildoers, whether human or incorporeal!

So, they're not specters, but sleazeballs!

How will our currently-unconscious hero overcome these foul fiends?

Be here tomorrow for the awe-inspiring answer...

Same Snipe-time!

Same Snipe-blog!

Herlock Domes was another supporting character (like Gramps and Ulysses Q Wacky) who had his own backup strip in SuperSnipe Comics.
The characters crossed-over frequently with each other and popped into SuperSnipe's strip creating a fairly cohesive and consistent "universe" much like Marvel Comics did a couple of decades later (but on a smaller scale, natch).
Story and art for this tale from SuperSnipe Comics V4N12 (1949) by the highly-underrated George Marcoux, who did all the "SuperSnipe Universe" strips.

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Reading Room: SUPERSNIPE & ULYSSES Q WACKY "Jap Trap"

SuperSnipe may have headlined his own title...

...but the supporting cast also merited their own ongoing strips, which guest-starred Koppy McFad both in and out of costume!

(BTW, despite the story title, there's no NSFW racist depictions in this tale, just racist attitudes!)

Koppy and his supporting characters tended to crossover a lot in these tales, giving the stories a nice "unified universe" feel unique in the Golden Age.
Story and art for this tale from SuperSnipe Comics V1N6 (1942) by George Marcoux, who did all the "SuperSnipe Universe" strips including this one, Gramp, and, of course, SuperSnipe himself!

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Reading Room: "COMICS" McCORMICK "Captain Catapult"

Each issue our hero encounters characters from a different comic strip/book genre!

This time, he aids a super-hero in the Superman / Captain Marvel mold.

The main difference between this strip and it's primary rival, SuperSnipe, is that "Comics" daydreams about interacting with comic characters, but SuperSnipe actually tries to do heroic deeds like capturing spies or rescuing kittens, but invariably screws up and ends up being grounded (or worse).
This story from Holyoke's Terrific Comics #4 (1944) is written and illustrated by Ed Wheelan.
The final blurb mentioning "Suspence" Comics is totally-inaccurate.
While Holyoke did publish Suspense Comics (note the spelling), "Comics" never appeared in that title, only in Terrific Comics.
When Wheelan moved over to EC Comics in 1947 (before they did horror and sci-fi titles), he was given his own book, Fat & Slat, where he carried over several older strips, including "Comics" McCormick.
Fat & Slat only lasted four issues before being retitled Gunfighter and made into a Western comic.
#4 marked "Comics" McCormick's only cover appearance in his too-short existence.
Wheelan did over 300 stories during his career from 1938-1949, almost all of them as both writer and artist.

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Reading Room: SUPERSNIPE "There Shall Come...a Costume!" Conclusion

When Last We Left Our FanBoy...

This scene does not appear in the comic, but it's really cool!

After inadvertently saving a scientist neighbor from enemy spies (but not receiving credit for the deed), Koppy McFad aka SuperSnipe decides to adopt a distinctive costume...a pair of his grandfather's red flannel underwear, his father's blue "men's club" lodge cape, and a domino mask.

Suitably-garbed, the Man of 1955 follows some state Conservation Wardens as they prepare to battle an invasion of Japanese Beetles.
Unfortunately, the neophyte superhero thinks "Japanese Beetles" are like Navy SEALS (they're really insects), and screws up the Wardens' attempt to trap and exterminate the bugs.
Spanked and chastised, Koppy is sent to the grocery store where he sees a sign denouncing sugar hoarding as being unpatriotic...

And you thought Peter Parker/Spider-Man was the first "hero with problems"!
Speaking of which, this story is actually untitled.
The Grand Comics DataBase made up their own title "Invasion of the Japanese Beetles".
But since that plotline is less than half of the story, I thought something a bit more evocative would work better.
Since the big point of the story is Koppy gaining his distinctive garb, I thought a Stan Lee-esque phrase would convey the point.

Story and art for this tale from SuperSnipe Comics V1N6 (1942) by George Marcoux.

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Reading Room: SUPERSNIPE "There Shall Come...a Costume!" Part 2

When Last We Left Our FanBoy...

After inadvertently saving a scientist neighbor from enemy spies (but not receiving credit for the deed), Koppy McFad aka SuperSnipe decides to adopt a distinctive costume...a pair of his grandfather's red flannel underwear, his father's blue "men's club" lodge cape, and a domino mask.

Now suitably-garbed, the Man of 1955 follows some state Conservation Wardens as they prepare to battle an invasion of Japanese Beetles...

You'll find out...tomorrow!

Story and art for this tale from SuperSnipe Comics V1N6 (1942), which was Koppy's first issue, by George Marcoux.

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Reading Room: SUPERSNIPE "There Shall Come...a Costume!" Part 1

He was so popular he took over Army & Navy Comics after one issue...

...but at this point, Koppy McFad, aka SuperSnipe, still didn't have a costume!

Will the now-suitably-garbed SuperSnipe save us all from an invasion of Japanese beetles?
Be here tomorrow to find out!

Story and art for this tale from SuperSnipe Comics V1N6 (1942), which was Koppy's first issue, by George Marcoux.

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