Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Reading Room: "Prison Planet"

One of the oldest plots in fiction is "hero fakes going bad"...
...so why not try to "freshen it" by transposing the concept to outer space?
Both the writer and artist(s) for this one-off tale from Ziff-Davis' Crusader from Mars #2 (1952) are unknown.
Neither Jon Barrett nor this version of Space Police ever re-appeared.

Monday, April 15, 2013

Reading Room: SUPERSNIPE "Benson Kidnapping Case" Part 2

...after becoming accidentally-enmeshed in the FBI's takedown of a pair of kidnappers, SuperSnipe thinks he's tricked the criminals into leading him to the captive girl.
But who has tricked who...especially when the girl doesn't want to be rescued!
The story's not over!
SuperSnipe meets the most unexpected guest-star of all...
(Want to know who?
Consider that SSoCV is a blog about comic books relating to movies and radio/tv shows...)
Story and art for this tale from SuperSnipe Comics V1N7 (1942) by George Marcoux, who did all the "SuperSnipe Universe" strips himself!

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Reading Room: SUPERSNIPE "Benson Kidnapping Case" Part 1

The Kid with the MOST Comic Books in America returns...
...with an exciting tale full of blood and thunder!
(Or is it thud and blunder...?)
If SuperSnipe is the rescuer, who will rescue the rescuer?
Find out tomorrow!
Story and art for this tale from SuperSnipe Comics V1N7 (1942) by George Marcoux, who did all the "SuperSnipe Universe" strips himself!

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Jackie Robinson Story Poster and LobbyCards

The new flick, 42, about Jackie Robinson just opened...
...let's look at the poster and lobbycards from the first movie about the first Black player in the major leagues (which starred Jackie Robinson as himself), now being offered as posters and prints, digitally-remastered and restored from the actual poster and cards, by a good friend of ours!
There's also a line of t-shirts featuring both the poster artwork and the photo covers for the never-reprinted 1950s comic book series about Jackie Robinson HERE.

Friday, April 12, 2013

Reading Room: BRANT CRAIG "Shark Pirates of Pisces"

Buckle up your personal jet-packs, fans...
...as we blast-off for adventure in yet another alliteratively-titled tale of the interstellar investigator, Brant Craig!
This never-reprinted tale from Youthful's Captain Science #5 (1951) was probably illustrated by Bill Molno.
The writer is unknown.