Reading Room: SPEED CARTER: SPACEMAN "Kiss of Death"

We originally intended to run this story around Valentine's Day...

...but after reading the tale, you'll understand why we decided against it...

This story of futuristic male/female relations from Speed Carter: SpaceMan #6 (1954) was scripted (as were all Speed Carter tales) by Hank Chapman, and illustrated (as were all Speed Carter tales in #6) by Bob Forgione.

Reading Room BLACK MAGIC "Slaughter-House"

If you think finding employment is difficult now...

...imagine what it'd be like when your boss is an invading tentacled alien!

This tale of interstellar labor relations from Prize Comics' Black Magic #31 (1954) was illustrated by the legendary duo of Joe Simon & Jack Kirby, though who penciled what and who inked what has been disputed by aficionados.

Personally, I think Kirby penciled and Simon inked.

As to who wrote it, since both Simon & Kirby co-edited the book, it's more than likely they both scripted it.

Note: this story had never been reprinted until it's recent second publication in IDW's Haunted Horror anthology title.

HELL'S KITCHEN'S "Sin City"-Inspired Opening Credits!

Hell's Kitchen has shown credits inspired by giant robots, horror movies, and sci-fi...
...now they're doing comic book movies, in particular, Sin City!
It's cute, but more a mundane's concept than a pro or even serious fan's approach.
(But it is better than the opening for Comic Book Men, supposedly supervised by pro/serious fan Kevin Smith..)

Reading Room WEIRD TALES OF THE FUTURE "Speck of Stardust"

A tale about the warmth of love in the coldness of space...

...with a twist ending worthy of The Twilight Zone!

Illustrated by Hy Fleishman, this never-reprinted tale from Key's Weird Tales of the Future #4 (1952)

Reading Room JET POWERS "Man in the Moon"

Whatever became of the evil Mr Sinn after Jet Powers whipped his butt?

Some guys really carry a grudge (but provide great expositional dialogue)!

Yeah, Sinn died.

Nothing to worry about.

Won't be seeing him again!

No, siree...

You don't really believe that, do you?

Good, 'cause if you did, you wouldn't be able to read the rest of this series, featuring superb Bob Powell art like this, the second Jet tale from Magazine Enterprises' Jet Power #1 (1950).

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