In 1941, Max and Dave Fleischer, the animators who had previously brought Popeye and Betty Boop to the silver screen, presented Superman's first movie appearance in full-color cartoon shorts.
Meticulously-following
co-creator Joe Shuster's character designs, the cartoons also
contributed several elements to the Superman mythos including; changing
clothes in a phone booth, Superman actually flying (Up to this point, he
had leaped from point to point) and the catch phrase "Faster than a
speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall
buildings in a single bound!"
Voices were provided by the dramatic radio Superman / Clark Kent (Bud Collier) and Lois Lane (Joan Alexander) who would also reprise the roles in the first tv Superman cartoons in 1966!
Trivia: Though nominated for several Oscars, the Superman shorts lost each time!
We're
proud to present one of the koolest of the original 1940s advertising
posters for the cartoon series, digitally-restored and remastered, both
as a limited-edition print and as a collectible t-shirt!
The bold graphic, though deceptively-simple, leaps off the page at you with it's power!
It's also the only Fleischer Superman poster we've seen that commissioned new art, rather than use existing comic book or animation art!
And best of all, it's in Swedish!
Perfect as a gift for an animation aficionado or Superman fan (or someone who's both)!
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Segregationist George C Wallace: the Comic Book!
50 years ago today, Alabama Governor George C Wallace made history...
...by attempting to defy the Federal Government's order to de-segregate Alabama schools.
(He backed down when he realized that the Feds meant business.)
Wallace was so proud of his segregationist attitudes that he had them included in a comic book produced in 1960 during his election campaign!
These pages are excerpts of the 16-page comic considered instrumental in Wallace's victory in 1960.
You can see the complete comic HERE.
You'll note an emphasis on "states' rights" of the sort Tea Partiers advocate as well as the paranoid fear that the Feds wanted to "take over" Alabama.
BTW, In his inaugural speech after winning the race, Wallace promised
"segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever."
Note: Ironically, Wallace was a Democrat.
However, Federally-forced desegregation as well as the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 caused many racist Democrats to switch to the Republican Party (which began catering to the right-wing audience with the "Southern Strategy") or, as in the case of Wallace, joining the newly-created American Independent Party.
In the late 1970s, Wallace became a born-again Christian and recanted his racist attitudes.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Reading Room: STRANGE WORLDS "Death on the Earth-Mars Run!"
Murder on a cruise ship is an old mystery story trope...
...but transposing the plot from an ocean liner to a space liner emphasized the "trapped with a killer" aspect!
This tale of murder and mayhem on the high seas in deep space appeared in Avon's Strange Worlds #8 (1952) and was rendered by Everett Raymond Kinstler, who eventually left pulps and comics for fine art (including several official portraits of US Presidents).
Unlike most pulp/comic artists who moved into fine art, Kinstler is happy to discuss and display his early work.
You'll note a lot of swipes of Flash Gordon art by Alex Raymond.
This wasn't unusual, since Raymond (along with Milton Caniff, Hal Foster, and Noel Sickles) were seminal inspirations for the first generation of comic book artists.
BTW, the writer of the tale is unknown.
When the story was reprinted in the back of Skywald's The Heap #1 (1971), the Comics Code forced a couple of odd changes...
Unlike most pulp/comic artists who moved into fine art, Kinstler is happy to discuss and display his early work.
You'll note a lot of swipes of Flash Gordon art by Alex Raymond.
This wasn't unusual, since Raymond (along with Milton Caniff, Hal Foster, and Noel Sickles) were seminal inspirations for the first generation of comic book artists.
BTW, the writer of the tale is unknown.
When the story was reprinted in the back of Skywald's The Heap #1 (1971), the Comics Code forced a couple of odd changes...
Page 3 Panel 1 |
Making Santley's adopted daughter his stepdaughter and eliminating the "he signed for me" quote!
Page 5 Panel 1 |
Adding a "Space Police" sig to the note, emphasizing the "official" aspect of the order.
Monday, June 10, 2013
Reading Room: SPACE ACTION "MIssion into Time"
Look at what's going to happen next year...
...as predicted in this tale published in the third and final issue of Ace's sci-fi anthology, Space Action (1952)!
At least this tale, illustrated by Lou Cameron, offers an explanation as to why time travelers haven't come back to the past.But, I find it difficult to believe the people of the future couldn't retrofit a vehicle with still-functioning (though centuries-old) technology with a control device.
BTW, the writer is unknown.
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Calendars are NOW 25% Off!
From now until July 4, 2013, all calendars are discounted from $19.99 to $14.99!
Here are the
Atomic Kommie Comics™
2013 12-Month Calendars
by genre
Mystery / Crime
Sherlock Holmes: the Greatest Sleuth of All!™
Basil Rathbone IS Sherlock Holmes!™
Mr District Attorney™
Horror
WereWolves & Vampires™
Horror Comics of the 1950s™
Vampires of Pulps & Comics™
Werewolves of the Comics & Pulps™
Zombies of Comics & Pulps™
(shown above)
Camp / Kitsch
3-D Movies™
3-D Comic Books™
Seduction of the Innocent!!™
Jungle Girls™
Good Girl / Bad Grrrl™
Romance
True Love Comics Tales™
Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Martians, Martians, Martians!™
Art of Barsoom™
Thrilling Science-Fiction Tales™
Bugs & Creepy Crawlies of Comics & Pulps™
Dinosaurs of the Comics & Pulps™
SuperHeroes
Captains of the Comics™
Heroines!™
Classic Phantom Lady™
Lost Heroes of the Silver Age of Comics™
Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics™
Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics Team-Ups™
1st Appearance Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics™
Flag-Waving Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics™
Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics vs HITLER™
Classic Captain Future™
Classic Green Hornet
Classic Monster of Frankenstein
Classic SuperSnipe™
Western
Western Comics Adventures™
Real-Life Western Comics™
The Cisco Kid and Pancho™
Military
Captain MidNight™
Aviators of the Golden Age of Comics™
WAR: Past, Present & Future™
Classic Korean War Comics™
Atomic Kommie Comics™
2013 12-Month Calendars
by genre
Mystery / Crime
Sherlock Holmes: the Greatest Sleuth of All!™
Basil Rathbone IS Sherlock Holmes!™
Mr District Attorney™
Horror
WereWolves & Vampires™
Horror Comics of the 1950s™
Vampires of Pulps & Comics™
Werewolves of the Comics & Pulps™
Zombies of Comics & Pulps™
(shown above)
Camp / Kitsch
3-D Movies™
3-D Comic Books™
Seduction of the Innocent!!™
Jungle Girls™
Good Girl / Bad Grrrl™
Romance
True Love Comics Tales™
Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Martians, Martians, Martians!™
Art of Barsoom™
Thrilling Science-Fiction Tales™
Bugs & Creepy Crawlies of Comics & Pulps™
Dinosaurs of the Comics & Pulps™
SuperHeroes
Captains of the Comics™
Heroines!™
Classic Phantom Lady™
Lost Heroes of the Silver Age of Comics™
Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics™
Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics Team-Ups™
1st Appearance Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics™
Flag-Waving Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics™
Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics vs HITLER™
Classic Captain Future™
Classic Green Hornet
Classic Monster of Frankenstein
Classic SuperSnipe™
Western
Western Comics Adventures™
Real-Life Western Comics™
The Cisco Kid and Pancho™
Military
Captain MidNight™
Aviators of the Golden Age of Comics™
WAR: Past, Present & Future™
Classic Korean War Comics™
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