Monday, February 13, 2023

Monday Madness BASEBALL COMICS "Rube Rooky"

Is there anything Will Eisner hadn't done during his long career?
He took chances experimenting with genres like this baseball-themed 1949 comic book...
...which predated a rush of sports-themed comics from various publishers the next year.
Unfortunately, the big problem with being first is that, often, the world isn't quite ready for you, and Baseball Comics lasted only one issue.
But it certainly wasn't for lack of quality, as this Eisner-written and penciled tale, inked by Tex Blaisdell, proves.
There's more to Rube Rooky's one shot at stardom, and we'll be running it here at Monday Madness for the rest of the month, so don't miss it!
(Hey, we said we're running "sports" in February!
We never said "football"!)
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Baseball Comics #2
(A follow-up published decades later)

Saturday, February 11, 2023

Space Hero Saturdays FLASH GORDON "Return to Mongo" Part 1

In 1978, with production of both a Flash Gordon feature film and an animated TV series under way...
...Gold Key decided to revive Flash's comic book series which had been on hiatus since 1970!
To Be Concluded...
Next Saturday!
Writer John Warner and illustrator Carlos Garzon took their story cues for this tale from Gold Key's Flash Gordon #19 (1978) from the classic Alex Raymond comic strip.
Writer Warner had extensive experience scripting entertainment properties at Gold Key, including Star Trek and Dark Shadows, as well as Planet of the Apes and Doc Savage at Marvel!
Artist Garzon had worked with Al Williamson on multiple projects including Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, and the Flash Gordon newspaper strip.
Both were ideal choices for the project!
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(which includes this issue)

Friday, February 10, 2023

Friday Fun RIOT! "Guillotine!"

Sometimes you find something so weird, you just have to show it to others!
This never-reprinted cover and story from Atlas' RIOT! #1 (1954) are two such examples!
Illustrated (and possibly written) by Howie Post.
This tale proves that, with Atlas doing several MAD comic clones at once, even the most talented of creatives could find themselves stretched thin!
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Thursday, February 9, 2023

Reading Room FANTASTIC WORLDS "Asteroid God"

Some call Golden Age sci-fi "Westerns with ray guns"...
...but it could also be "jungle tales with aliens instead of natives", as this tale demonstrates!
John Celardo illustrated this story from Standard's Fantastic Worlds #7 (1953), the final issue of a short-lived anthology that featured artwork by Alex Toth, Ross Andru & Mike Esposito, Gil Kane, and Murphy Anderson, among others.