Thursday, January 13, 2022

Reading Room TALES TO ASTONISH "I Found the Abominable SnowMan" Conclusion

Art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers
...reality TV show producer Victor Cartwright stops at nothing to get ratings, even faking some of the wonders he shows on the cathode screen!
When he publicly promises to deliver film of the legendary Abominable SnowMan, Cartwright dons a furry costume to fake some footage.
But things go terribly wrong when a huge furry creature captures him and takes him via an advanced drilling ship into the depths of the Earth, where Victor discovers...
Whatever happened to the stranded lizard-man?
The cover art above was reused, but not for a reprint of the story you just read!
When it appeared on the cover of Marvel's Where Creatures Roam #5 (1970)...
Art by Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers with additions by Marie Severin
..it was to cover-feature a reprint of a different furry character (also drawn by Kirby and Ayers) that had it's own cover when it appeared in Tales to Astonish #18!
Why didn't they use that art?
Most likely, the original photostats and printing films of that cover had been lost, so Marvel decided to modify the art for TtA #24 that they did have stats for!
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Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Wednesday Worlds of Wonder ATARI FORCE "Chapter Three: Final Approach"

...a female ninja with an Irish accent invades the Atari Institute, last bastion of science on a war-torn Earth.
Meanwhile, Commander Martin Champion and Doctor Lucas Orion have been summoned to that very installation by Assistant Director Lydia Perez, to discuss the top-secret "Project Multiverse"...

Plotted by Roy Thomas & Gerry Conway with Conway doing the script, and illustrated by Ross Andru (pencils) and Dick Giordano & Mike DeCarlo (inks), the never-reprinted premiere continued in the next issue, which was included in the package for Atari's Berserk cartridge.
Atari Force 
will
Return!

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Reading Room TALES TO ASTONISH "I Found the Abominable Snowman!" Part 1

Baby, it's COLD outside!
So, here's one of the coolest (literally) giant monster tales from the final days of Atlas Comics' pre-Marvel Universe Tales to Astonish! told by the King himself, Jack Kirby, assisted by inker Dick Ayers!
...when things get even hairier for Victor Cartwright!
(Sorry, couldn't resist!)
Unfortunately, there's no available record (or even consensus among experts) as to who wrote this snow-bound story from Tales to Astonish #24 (1961).
But, if you haven't read this tale previously, the conclusion does have a couple of surprising developments!

BTW, when we said this was from the "final days" of the pre-Marvel Universe Atlas Comics, we weren't kidding!
The very next month saw the debut of Fantastic Four #1, launching the Marvel Age of Comics!
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Monday, January 10, 2022

Monday Madness JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY "Midnight in the Wax Museum"

..we offer a tale of a comic book artist and some of the koolest Kirby Kreatures you've ever laid eyes on...
Plotted by Stan Lee, scripted by Larry Lieber, penciled by Jack Kirby, and inked by Dick Ayers, this fun little tale was one of two featured on the cover by Kirby and Ayers on Atlas' Journey into Mystery #74 (1961)!
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Sunday, January 9, 2022

Retro-Kool Comic Book-Themed Valentine's Day Gifts!

Comics aren't just about spandex-clad heroes and heroines in battles of cosmic import!
They also tell intimate tales of heartbreak and true love, betrayal and redemption, and misery and sheer joy!

With than in mind, Valentine's Day is coming!
And what says "True Love" better than a kool, kitchy gift from TRUE LOVE COMICS TALES™? (Plus, it's both longer-lasting AND cheaper than a dozen roses!)

Choose from over 50 heart-rending designs in eleven categories including...

(The ORIGINAL LonelyHearts Columnist)
(from the 1960s)
(or is that Love in School?)
(from the 1970s)

...on greeting cards, teddy bears, calendars, shirts/tops/intimate wear, diaries, and many other kool kollectibles!

A public service announcement for all lovers and would-be lovers from your BFFs at Atomic Kommie Comics™