Winding up our month of baseball-related comics...
...is the legendary Jack Davis' take on how to be the greatest hitter in whatever league (major or minor) you're in!
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Monday, March 27, 2023
Monday Madness YAK YAK "How to Bat 400!"
Sunday, March 26, 2023
Easter Egg-citement with Walt Kelly!
April Fools Day is this coming Saturday...
...but we don't believe in waiting to play an April Fools Day trick on you!
This centerfold from Dell's Four Color Comics: Easter with Mother Goose #103 (1946) is a splendid example.
Can you find the bunnies, chicks, and eggs hidden in the art?
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Saturday, March 25, 2023
Space Hero Saturdays DAN HASTINGS "and the Demons of Mexady"
One of the earliest comic book characters "inspired" by Flash Gordon...
...also had one of the most convoluted publication histories!
For one thing, the title character didn't even appear in the first two installments in Centaur's Star Comics (#1 above and #2 below) until the very end!
Instead, this pair of two-page chapters concentrate on Mexady's Ming the Merciless-type dictator and his reluctant chief scientist!
...and the scientist's hot daughter, Gloria (whom the alien dictator immediately lusts for), finally get some attention!
Within four pages, we've gone from a World War (placed on hold) to a War of the Worlds!
And that was just the beginning!
As of Centaur's Star Comics #3, our stalwart hero, his scientist friend, Dr Carter, the scientist's son (and Dan's sidekick) Bob...
And that was just the beginning!
The strip was created/written/illustrated by Fred Guardineer, one of the busier creatives of the Golden Age!
Though he's best known for his numerous magician characters including DC's Zatara, and Quality's Tor the Magic Master and Merlin the Magician, Fred worked in every genre, including Western, romance, high adventure, sci-fi, and even costumed super-heroes!
After his initial serial in Centaur's Star Comics 1-9, Dan Hastings popped up in titles published by MLJ/Archie, St John, and publisher Harry Chesler's various imprints!
After his initial serial in Centaur's Star Comics 1-9, Dan Hastings popped up in titles published by MLJ/Archie, St John, and publisher Harry Chesler's various imprints!
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Friday, March 24, 2023
Friday Fun AROUND THE BLOCK WITH DUNC AND LOO "Loo in 'TV or Not TV' "
Those under 40, used to today's high-tech communications won't relate to this situation...
...which was all-too common in the pre-internet/wi-fi/cable/satellite dish days!
You'll note two major differences from most teen humor tales we present here...
1) the art doesn't mimic the Archie Comics "house" art style, which became synonymous with "teen humor" in the late 1950s!
2) the series is set in a big city with apartment houses and other urban elements.
(Most "teen humor" series are set in suburbs/small towns!)
This never-reprinted story from Dell's Around the Block with Dunc and Loo #1 (1961) was written by John Stanley and illustrated by Bill Williams (the series' co-creators).
It was one of three "teen humor" series created for Dell by Stanley, including Kookie and Thirteen (Going on Eighteen) for Dell.
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Thursday, March 23, 2023
Reading Room WORLD OF FANTASY "When Will They Come?"
At one time or another, we all think we don't fit in and don't belong where we are...
...perhaps we're more like this tale's nameless protagonist than we think!
This never-reprinted tale from Atlas' World of Fantasy #1 (1956) certainly offers an original excuse for breaking up with someone!
"I discovered I was an alien left behind on Earth, but now my people have come back for me so I can't see you any more."
While the writer is unknown, the artist is Robert "Bob" Bean, who's had an interesting career.
After illustrating stories and covers in almost every genre for numerous publishers including Atlas, Avon, St John, Charlton, Toby, and Lev Gleason, he left comics in the late 1950s and helped found Wylde Films, an industrial movie studio and is currently has also producing and directing cartooning correspondence course videos for Joe Kubert's World of Cartooning.
"I discovered I was an alien left behind on Earth, but now my people have come back for me so I can't see you any more."
While the writer is unknown, the artist is Robert "Bob" Bean, who's had an interesting career.
After illustrating stories and covers in almost every genre for numerous publishers including Atlas, Avon, St John, Charlton, Toby, and Lev Gleason, he left comics in the late 1950s and helped found Wylde Films, an industrial movie studio and is currently has also producing and directing cartooning correspondence course videos for Joe Kubert's World of Cartooning.
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