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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August 1961 Omnibus
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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™
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Saturday, January 8, 2022

Space Force Saturdays SPACE PATROL "Gambling Den of Space"

Here's a tale featuring an evil Plutonian who runs a mobile gambling den...
...which stays in unclaimed space like today's gambling ships anchor in international waters offshore from seaports.
(BTW, Does Kodi look like a prototype for Star Trek: the Next Generation's Ferengi?)
Alien subordinate with weird ears who's smarter than the series' human hero refusing a command of his own?
Who does that remind you of?
Hint: Classic STAR TREK!!!
The multi-talented Basil Wolverton wrote, illustrated, lettered, and probably colored, this tale from Centaur's Amazing Mystery Funnies #22 (1940).
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Friday, January 7, 2022

Friday Fun FAIRY TALES "Gingerbread Boy"

Finishing off the last of my delicious Christmas gingerbread cookies while sitting at the computer...

...inspired me to run this never-reprinted story from Ziff-Davis' Fairy Tales #11 (1951).
Note: the cover contains a spoiler!
This is not so much a fairy tale as a folk tale or fable.
In most versions it's a fox who carries the Gingerbread Boy across the river and devours him!
The comic strip's art is by Leon Winik, who probably also did the cover, which matches the third panel on the final page above perfectly!
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