...it's my birthday!
Actually, I'm older than this... ;-(
...but not by much! :-)
Monday, June 18, 2012
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Design of the Week--King Kola
This week, an ad for a soft drink (like Kooba Cola) that never existed!
What's even kooler is that the art is by the renowned creator of Plastic Man, Jack Cole, who did very little advertising art!
(Cole was working for Harry Chesler Studios when he did this ad which appeared in several Chesler comic books.)
We've digitally-remastered it from a mint-condition comic for large repro on thing like beach blankets and posters as well as t-shirts, mugs, bags and other collectibles that would be perfect for beach and vacation use!
Order now, because next Sunday, it'll be gone like an ice cream cone in the hot sun!
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Reading Room: "COMICS" McCORMICK "Octopus"
Each issue our hero encounters characters from a different comic genre!
(Note: contains some racial stereotypes common to the period and may be NSFW)
In the early days of the Golden Age, most anthology comics had at least one strip with a villain as the lead, the most famous being The Claw who started as the lead in Silver Streak Comics, but was eventually superseded as the cover feature by the original DareDevil.
This story from Terrific Comics #3 (1944) features a villain who shared the same name as a pulp villain who had his own (one issue) title as well as The Spirit's arch-foe who never showed his face.
Friday, June 15, 2012
Reading Room: SPEED CARTER: SPACEMAN "Half-Horrors of Hyades"
A story that gives new meaning to "split personality"...
...but in a somewhat odd way, from Speed Carter: SpaceMan #2 (1953).
This tale takes several cliches, including hero/heroine tied to a buzz-saw and the idea that, since different sides of the brain control different aspects of memory and personality, physically dividing it would result in different personas and mixes them together.
It's an interesting mix, but doesn't quite work.
Written (as are all the Speed Carter stories) by Hank Chapman and illustrated by Joe Maneely.
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Thursday, June 14, 2012
DVR ALERT! The Valley of Gwangi on TCM!!!
We interrupt this blog with vital news!!!
Yes!
GWANGI is coming!
This Saturday, June 16th, at 7:30 am EST!
NOT AVAILABLE ON DVD!
Warm up the DVR or DVD recorder!
PLUS, you can read the 1960s comic book adaptation of the movie HERE!
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