Monday, August 13, 2012

Joe Kubert (1926-2012)

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step...
...and this never-reprinted tale from All-New Comics #7 (1944) was one of the first for a man who would eventually become a graphic storytelling legend...Joe Kubert!
Though he was just 18 when he did this story, Kubert was already displaying a knack for storytelling that many "professional" artists today lack.
You can see a super-hero tale he did during this same period at the beginning of his career HERE.
Plus, we've presented several 3-D tales Joe did with Norman Maurer in the 1950s when the duo pioneered the technology HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
Make sure you have red/blue glasses before reading them!

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Reading Room: PUSSYCAT "Cool & Carefree Capers of a Curvy, Cuddly Chick!"

We showed you HERE how Phantom Lady handled terrorists at the 1948 Olympics...
...now, as the real Olympic Games wind down, look at how Agent PussyCat dealt with danger in a similar situation 20 years later (and 44 years ago)!
This tale originally appeared in Male Annual #5 (1967), but this is from the one-shot PussyCat (1968) that reprinted her stories from the various "laddy" magazines published by Martin Goodman, who also owned Marvel Comics at the time.
The writer is officially-unknown, but the scripter is probably Stan Lee or Larry Lieber, and the artist is pretty clearly good-girl legend Bill Ward with inking by Bill Everett.

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Saturday, August 11, 2012

The NOW Super-Hero is here...on Monday!

We're back on schedule, so Monday will see the first chapter of...
...the never-reprinted Complete Saga from the 1970s in Hero Histories™.
Don't miss it!

Friday, August 10, 2012

Reading Room: EXPLORERS IN THE UNKNOWN "Uncertain Lift-Off"

I just love it when the comic itself does all the plot synopizing for me!
Considering this three-part story took nine months to tell (Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea was a quarterly book), it's a pretty lame finale.
This tale from VttBotS #11 (1968) was written by Dick Wood (who wrote the entire series) and illustrated by Nevio Zaccara (who remained the strip's artist until the final chapter).

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Thursday, August 9, 2012

Reading Room: EXPLORERS IN THE UNKNOWN "Mystery of the Magnetized Planet"

The previous chapter in the series' first multi-part storyline presented a classic concept...
...along with a couple of surprises!
Be here for the nail-biting conclusion, tomorrow!
Hey, be grateful you aren't reading this as it was published in the 1960s, since the comic book it appeared in, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, was a quarterly title, so you'd be waiting three months for the next four-page story instead of one day!
This tale from VttBotS #10 (1967) was written by Dick Wood (who wrote the entire series) and illustrated by Nevio Zaccara (who remained the strip's artist until the final chapter).

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