Thursday, February 2, 2023

Reading Room JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY "Humans, Keep Out!"

While the Mighty Thor stories in the front of Journey into Mystery have been reprinted over and over...
...the backup stories from that period have rarely appeared since their initial publication over 50 years ago!
The last page demonstrates clever use of "camera angles", witholding the secret of how the humans avoid being destroyed until the next-to-last panel!
In fact, a 1970s "how-to" book for aspiring filmmakers used Silver and Bronze Age Marvel comics to graphically-demonstrate such things as camera work, film editing, sound effects, etc.
You can read the entire book HERE.
Writer Stan Lee and artist Don Heck produced this sneaky little tale in Marvel's Journey into Mystery #86 (1962) that's only been reprinted once, in Marvel's Giant-Size Man-Thing #4 (1974)!
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Wednesday Worlds of Wonder MEDUSA CHAIN Part 4

Things are about to get really intense in...
...and the story is already way too complex to synopsize.
So, if you haven't read Part 1Part 2, and Part 3, do so.
Then continue...
Next Wednesday: An Epic Space Battle!
Give Ernie Colon credit.
He has a little bit of almost every fiction genre you can think of in this one graphic novel.
Mystery and crime.
Sci-fi/space opera.
War.
Horror.
(OK, maybe he left out romance...)

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Reading Room SCIENCE COMICS "Build an Arctic Schooner"

Man it's c-c-c-old outside!
How am I gonna get around?
Why, with this kool cut-out transport courtesy of an unnamed artist in Fox's Science Comics #3 (1940)!
(BTW, despite the title, it was a science fiction comic!
A later Science Comics from Ace Publications was a comic about real-life scientists and actual science!)
Though the caption seems to indicate it's something we've seen before, there's nothing in any of the stories in the issue even vaguely like it!
I'll peruse the previous and later issues to see if it appeared in any of the tales...

Monday, January 30, 2023

Monday Madness FLYING SAUCERS "Far Out Physical"

To wind up this month of flying saucer fun...
...here's a long-unseen tale with a decidedly-different approach to the aliens!
You'll note that the aliens' world balloons are left blank!
Editor Don (D J) Arneson wrote all the stories in the four-issue run of Dell's Flying Saucers, also making sure the various artists presented a fairly-consistent "look" to the aliens.
(Note: the series ran five issues, but the fifth was a reprint of #1)
In the case of this tale from #1 (1967), Sam Glanzman brought his realistic, natural style to a story using many of the already-established elements of UFO lore.
Trivia: Both Dell and Gold Key produced anthology comics about alien visitors and their kitchenware-shaped vessels during this period.
Gold Key's UFO: Flying Saucers ran for twenty five issues, changing to UFO and Outer Space as of #14!

Sunday, January 29, 2023

Give True Love (Comics Tales) to YOUR True Love!

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!
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...
All You Need is Love...
Confessions
Dear Beatrice Fairfax 
(The ORIGINAL LonelyHearts Columnist)
Diaries and Letters
Lovers Lane
Mod Love
(1960s Pop-art!)
Negro Romance
The First (and only) Black Love Comic!
School of Love 
(or is that Love in School?)
'70s Tender Love Stories
Weddings
Western Love
on greeting cards, teddy bears, calendars, shirts/tops/intimate wear, diaries, and many other kool kollectibles!
Hey, they're cheaper than roses...and much longer-lasting!

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