Reading Room BOLD ADVENTURE "Time Force" Part 1

This never-reprinted series is easily one of the weirdest ones I've ever seen...

...with a concept that seems almost at odds with the story the spectacular art is telling!

To be continued...
TOMORROW!

There's lots of pseudo-biblical references (including a scientific Creation/Genesis, a fallen angel/guardian, and a potential Savior.

The antagonist, Baal, considers himself a deity, yet needs technology to achieve his ends.

The creators of Baal and the protaganists are clearly not the creators of the universe themselves, nor have they the power to control the sentient beings which inhabit it!

Co-creators writer/editor Bill DuBay and artist Rudy Nebres are telling an interesting tale in Pacific's Bold Adventure #1 (1983).

But, to my mind it's almost a textbook example of why writers shouldn't edit themselves!

Let's see where it goes....

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Art of Rudy D Nebres

Reading Room STRANGE WORLDS "They Call Me...Space Pirate"

You know Joe Sinnott as one of the greatest inkers of all time...

...but, when he had the time, he could pencil a mean story, too!

This simple but effective, never-reprinted tale from Atlas' Strange Worlds #5 (1959) gives an idea of the level of artistic talent available in the early days of the Silver Age to editor Stan Lee, who plotted the story which was likely scripted by his brother, Larry Lieber...who was also a competent penciler, but could be a tad long-winded, as panel 5 of the last page demonstrates!

Sinnott's layouts and storytelling are solid, but not as dynamic as fellow artists like Jack Kirby, Don Heck, and Steve Ditko, all of whom he would later magnificently enhance with his detailed inking!

Joe would continue penciling through the 1960s for Vince Colletta's studio which provided art for Charlton, Dell, and advertising clients.

Unfortunately, Colletta did most of the inking on those stories, resulting in Sinnott's work being almost unrecognizable!

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Mysteries in Space

The Best of DC Science Fiction Comics

Reading Room NORGE BENSON "Peace Conference on Pax"

Norge is no longer on Pluto, but a jungle planet with a beautiful princess...

...and you have to ask, "how could he possiblly screw this ideal situation up?"

Well, at least he's still involved with the beatiful princess, eh?
Al Walker's kool design style and sense of humor separate this tale from Fiction House's Planet Comics #21 (1942), from becoming like the standard square-jawed space heroes who filled the rest of the book!
As to what will happen when he (and she) hit Pluto...well, be here next Monday to find out!

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Planet Comics

Volume 6

Design of the Week Redux ATOMIC WAR!

Each week, we post a limited-edition design, to be sold for exactly 7 days, then replaced with another!

...unless it sells really well, like this one has.

Then we keep it for one more week!

This week...Duck n' cover and prepare for the inevitable end in style with Atomic Kommie Comics™ radiation-proof (well, not really!)with this garb and collectibles from our vintage Atomic War collection featuring New York City (including the iconic Empire State Building) going up in a mushroom cloud!
In addition, you can read a collection of stories from the 1950s comics Atomic War! and World War III at our "brother" RetroBlog, War: Past, Present and Future™!

Reading Room TRAGG AND THE SKY GODS "Master of the Living Bones" Conclusion

When Last We Left Our Prehistoric Protaganists...

...a meteor crashes near Tragg, Lorn, and Jarn's new seaside cave home.

Keera, exiled from her defeated people's camp, sees the meteorstrike, and believing it to be another Yargonian ship, goes to investigate.

The alien sees three shadowy beings, The Dark Gods, crack open the meteor and revive the dead alien, Ostellon, within.

She also overhears the Dark Gods command Ostellon to slay Tragg, who is destined to be the father of the modern human race...including the Dark Gods' greatest nemeses in the future, Dagar the Invincible and Doctor Spektor!

Keera rushes to warn her unrequited love, Tragg, and is given sanctuary and food...

"Forget Ostellon! He and the Dark Gods are gone!"

Not in the future...which was already published!

Ostellon's battles with Dagar and Dr Spektor had already occured...and are available in the reprints listed below!

This was the last issue of Tragg's series to feature new material!

The next (and final) issue reprinted #1.

But that wouldn't be Tragg's last appearance!

One more adventure (with a shocking plot twist) was waiting to be told...

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Dagar the Invincible Archives

Volume 1

&

Occult Files of Doctor Spektor Archives

Volume 1
(featuring Ostellon vs the title heroes!)