Thursday, August 15, 2019

Reading Room LARS OF MARS "Villain or Hero?"

What if 1950s sci-fi shows like Captain Video or Space Patrol were real?
 Or if the "alien hero" shown on the cathode-tube screen was a real alien?

As you've just read, that was the premise of the short-lived (two issues) 1951 Ziff-Davis series Lars of Mars!
Created by Jerry (Superman) Siegel and Murphy (Buck Rogers) Anderson, this story from the first issue of his own title (which was #10!) established the somewhat-silly premise.
During his run, Superm...ahem Lars battled Commies, crooks, and other aliens while protecting his "secret identity" from Lo...ahem June, his nosy producer.
(But then what would you expect from the guy who co-created Superman?)
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Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Wednesday Worlds of Wonder MARVEL PREMIERE "Seeker 3000!" Part 1

We're going from the past on other worlds...
...to the future on Earth and other worlds...and a starship exploring the Final Frontier!
To be Concluded
Writer Doug Moench and artist Tom Sutton had some kool ideas for this project, which they hoped would go to series.
Yes, there are elements of Star Trek.
But remember, Star Trek took elements from previous sci-fi projects like Voyage of the Space Beagle, Space Patrol, and Forbidden Planet and did something different with the concepts!
Come back next week and see where it goes...
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Marvel Premiere #41
SEEKER 3000!
(the first appearance of the series)

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Public Service Ad EASY WAY TO A TUFF SURFBOARD! / IS THIS STORY ABOUT YOUR BOYFRIEND?

The legendary Frank Frazetta did a number of sadly, now-forgotten, pieces...
...like this public service anti-smoking ad that ran through the b/w Warren Magazines line from 1964 to 1971 or so.
Note the main aspect is the financial cost to the smoker, not the physical cost!
Publisher Jim Warren knew how to repurpose material to get additional free use out of it.
Just by changing the title, he found a re-use for this male bonding experience in his short-lived female-oriented Teen Love Stories magazine!
Fascinating, eh?
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Monday, August 12, 2019

Monday Madness FAIRY TALES "Midas"

Ziff-Davis' short-lived Fairy Tales comic did straightforward adaptations of classic stories...
...without too much embellishment!
Both the writer and artist of this effective re-telling of the classic story from Fairy Tales #10 (1951) are unknown.
(And despite the issue number, this was the first issue of the book's too-short run!)
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Sunday, August 11, 2019

Design of the Week Redux 1969 WOODSTOCK CONCERT PROMO POSTER!

Each week, we post a limited-edition design, to be sold for exactly 7 days, then replaced with another...unless it sells really well!
Then we carry it over for another week!
Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the greatest rock and roll concert in history, WOODSTOCK, with a kool kollectible featuring the digitally-remastered ORIGINAL promo poster that was plastered all over record stores and head shops in 1969!
Sorry, no tie-dye shirts available!