Monday, June 9, 2025

Monday Mecha Madness NEUTRO "Birth of Neutro"

We Have Already Seen...

...left behind in the Southwest US by aliens over a century ago, a disassembled robot is found in the present day and reassembled by a pair of American scientists who discover it is...incomplete!








To Be Concluded Next Monday!

Written by editor D J Arneson and illustrated by Jack Sparling, Dell's Neutro #1 (1967) was meant to be an ongoing series, but never made it past the first issue.
Whether any work at all was done on a second issue is unknown!

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Sunday, June 8, 2025

Jasmine Amy Rogers for Best Actress in a Musical!!!

Legendary cartoon character Betty Boop has returned to pop culture prominence in a big way...

(Hey, it worked for Little Orphan Annie!)
Photo: Mark Seliger
Starring gorgeous Broadway veteran Jasmine Amy Rogers as the embodiment of Betty,
...the show looks like an absolute hoot!

With award-winning creatives handling writing, directing, and production
(including effects like transitioning the cast and sets from black and white to color on stage), the production appeals to old (who remember the cartoons) and young, who will be introed to the pop art icon!

Saturday, June 7, 2025

Space Hero Saturdays WITCHCRAFT "Hero of the Venus Flyer!"

Being a Space Hero Can Be as Easy as Being in the Right Place at the Right Time...

...and as difficult as being willing to die to save others!




Illustrated by Gene Fawcette and scriped by an unknown writer, this tale appeared twice within a year, first in Avon's WitchCraft #6 (1953), then in Avon's Strange Worlds #18 (1954), where, due to a miscalculation in pagination, the last page of the story ended up on the inside back cover, in black-and-white!

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Friday, June 6, 2025

Friday Fun BABE "Dora Dumm"

Yes, It's "Politically-Incorrect"...

...but this never-reprinted short is not as bad as you might think!


Illustrated and likely written by Dick Briefer, who was in the middle of his humorous revival of the Frankenstein Monster for Prize Comics!
This sole appearance of Dora Dumm appeared in tbe back of the premiere issue of Boody Rogers' female version of Li'l Abner, Prize Comics' Babe #1 (1948).

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Thursday, June 5, 2025

Reading Room DO YOU BELIEVE IN NIGHTMARES? "Man Who Crashed into Another Era"

Here's a short story featuring dinosaurs, illustrated by Steve Ditko...
...just before his stint on Charlton's Gorgo!
Ok, so it was the old "It's only a dream" scenario.
You got to admit, it's well-done!
From St John's Do You Believe in Nightmares? #1 (1957), a short-lived anthology produced just before St John went out of business.
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