Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Trump Reading Room aka the Outhouse FARMER'S DAUGHTER "Gig McCoy: Around the Cracker Barrel"

...with a story about a businessman who specializes in tall tales!
This never-reprinted story from Stanhall's Farmer's Daughter #1 (1954) was typical of the sort of lowbrow humor the publisher specialized in.
With titles including Broadway-Hollywood Blackouts and G.I. Jane, Stanhall produced adult-oriented (but never more risque than PG-13) humor.
Animator Hal Seegar was the editor/writer/illustrator for the non "good girl" strips like this one, while Bill Williams handled the art for the more risque material (like the title feature) which Seegar wrote and edited.

Monday, June 20, 2016

Reading Room CAPTAIN JOHNER AND THE ALIENS "Alien Welcome"

...tbey discover the two species are not so different, after all!
Written and illustrated by series creator Russ Manning, the tale from Gold Key's Magnus, Robot Fighter #8 (1964) intrroduces more background about the alien homeworld, including weapons technology like the previously-unseen helmet-guns!
(In the first chapter, the aliens used hand weapons, like the Earthmen.
Perhaps, at home, among civilians, their police/soldiers don't want to display obvious weaponry...)

Saturday, June 18, 2016

Friday, June 17, 2016

Reading Room CLIFF HANGER "Chapter Four: Madman's Holiday"

..and now, on with the show...
Can Cliff Outrun a Wall of Water?
What is the Secret Behind The Tunnel Between Florida and South America?
Does Quint Have a Fate Worse than Death in Store For Jill?
The Answers to These and Other Questions Will be Found...Next Week!
Written by Bruce Jones and illustrated by Al Williamson, this backup strip from Pacific Comics' Somerset Holmes #4 (1983) keeps the excitement of 1930s-40s movie serials going at a maniac pace!