Saturday, June 11, 2016

Trump Reading Room aka the Outhouse HICKORY "Dewey Drip: Bar"

A new feature...comics that appeal to the intellect of Don the Con's audience!

The one-page filler, created, written and illustrated by John Devlin, appeared in most issues of Police Comics, beginning with the very first one.
It also popped up in Crack Comics and Plastic Man when a one-pager was needed.
This appearance in Quality's Hickory Comics #1 (1949) was the strip's final one.

Friday, June 10, 2016

Reading Room: WOLFF "Lady of the Wolves"

...he had been cursed to become a literal version of his name...a lycanthrope!
Is Wolff fated to repeat this nightmare whenever the Moon is full?
Or is there a way to defeat the curse?
While this chapter of the Wolff saga, written by Luis Gasca (aka Sadko) & Estaban Maroto and illustrated by Maroto from New English Library's Dracula #5 (1972) leaves us hanging, the next chapter will offer an answer...though it might not be one Wolff likes!
Join us in July at our "brother" RetroBlog Hero Histories, as we complete the Wolff Saga!

Thursday, June 9, 2016

Reading Room: WOLFF "Night of the WereWolf"

...well, that doesn't sound promising, does it?
I don't remember this ever happening to Conan...
This tale from Dracula #4 (1971) was written by Sadko superbly-illustrated and co-written by Esteban Maroto.

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Reading Room: WOLFF "Sorceress of the Red Mist"

...where technology and magic are both considered "dark arts" by the majority of inhabitants of this barbaric future!
Is it just me, or does the Sorceress of the Red Mist remind you of sexy space heroine Agar-Agar, who was also published in the Dracula anthology magazine (and was also written by Wolff co-scripter Luis Gasca under the pen-name "Sadko")?
Or was that eye-makeup thing just a fashion trend in the early 1970s?
Esteban Maroto rendered this tale from Dracula #3 (1971) with his usual superb linework.
Not sure who colored it, though..

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Reading Room: WOLFF "World of the Witches"

...where technology and magic are both considered "dark arts" by the majority of inhabitants of this barbaric future!
Is it just me, or does the Sorceress of the Red Mist remind you of sexy space heroine Agar-Agar, who was also published in the Dracula anthology magazine (and was also written by Wolff co-scripter Luis Gasca under the pen-name "Sadko")?
Or was that eye-makeup thing just a fashion trend in the early 1970s?
This tale from Dracula #2 (1971) was superbly-illustrated and co-written by Esteban Maroto.