Reading Room VOODOO "Goodbye...World!"

Yesterday we presented an unusually-odd Silver Age tale...

 ...with a cover that seemed as if was from another story entirely.

Well, it was, sort of.

The story in Ajax's Midnight #4 (1957) was a reprint of a tale from Ajax's Voodoo #7 (1953), which was published during the height of the horror comics boom!

And, let's just say that Ajax's editorial packager, the Iger Studio, was not noted for its' subtle (or even tasteful) stories.

The heavy hand of the Comics Code Authority forced quite a few changes from the wild original version, as you shall see from the splash onward...

Beyond little things like making the duo who are sent into space to spawn the new human race a married couple instead of a pair of unmarried co-workers, the harpies were redrawn as insect-like humanoids (which made a certain amount of sense), and the ending was totally-redone as a happy ending with humanity surviving the alien onslaught!

Reading Room MIDNIGHT "Project Final X"

Will the world end in an ecological disaster...

...or is it something more sinister?

Now that you've read this story from Ajax's Midnight #4 (1957), you might be asking yourself if it seems like it was a tad...disjointed, and that it didn't make much sense at a couple of points.
There's actually a good reason for thinking that.
The clues are in the cover for that issue...

Look at the differences between the alien you see on the cover and the ones in the story itself.

There's a reason behind it all!

Be here tomorrow for the suprising, shocking explanation!

Our Halloween Treat...WeirdWorld!

Every Halloween we do something unique...

This year, it'll be re-presenting the never-reprinted WeirdWorld saga.

In response to the then-current release of Ralph Bakshi's animated Lord of the Rings (though writer/co-creator Doug Moench was admant about having never read JRR Tolkien), the series featured art by co-creator Mike Ploog (who worked with Bakshi on Lord and Wizards as well as co-creating Werewolf by Night and the motorcycle-riding Ghost Rider), John Buscema, Rudy Nebres, Peter Leger, P Craig Russell, and Pat Broderick.

It's never been collected in book form or even a reprint mini-series.

But, beginning October 1st, it'll be here, in chronological order.

Trick or Treat Bags

Atomic Kommie Comics™ suggests you don't use those flimsy plastic bags for your Halloween booty.

Instead, try our specially-designed...

Halloween Trick or Treat Canvas Bags
(Plus: We have Halloween Large Tote Bags and Diaper Bags at the same page!)

or, if you're in a more macabre (PG-13) mood...

Horror Comics of the 1950s Canvas Tote Bags
(GREAT as trick-or-treat bags!)

Our 15" x 18" x 6" 100% 10 oz heavyweight cotton canvas tote bags have plenty of room to carry everything you collect on Halloween!
They include a full side and bottom gusset and 22" reinforced self-fabric extra long handles for easy carrying.
And, they're machine washable! If you get fake blood or chocolate on it, you can easily clean it up!

Roosevelt Reading Room WORLD AROUND US "The Nation Asks for Action"

Our last entry in the Roosevelt Reading Room is another take on the life of FDR...

...from the same issue of World Around Us the "Rough Rider" story came from.

Compare and contrast this version by George Evans and Gray Morrow with the previous FDR tale by John Buscema.

Note what facts both stories present, and which ones each version omits.

We hope you've enjoyed our attempt to supplement the amazing Ken Burns PBS documentary The Roosevelts.