Howard the Duck by Butch Guice. Loki by Charless Vess. Captain America by Frank Miller. Mowgli and Bhageera by Kelly Plunkett. Captain America, Nick Fury, and Spider-man by Ken Steacy. Cloak by Kerry Gammill. Dagger, Nova, and She-Hulk by Kevin Nowlan. Spider-man by Marc Hemple. Iron Man by Moebius. How Fear Came, and Mowgli and Shere Kahn by P. Craig Russell.
Wow! A nice surprise! A lot of these I have, but many I haven't seen before. I think my fav is the Spidey with Doc Ock's shadow looming menacingly. Good stuff!
New pulp by Stephen King plus two other great reads
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I've started and abandoned a few books and comics recently, but these three
were terrific:
1. Joyland by Stephen King: Probably the best Hard Case Crime...
Ringo With Beard
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16 MAGAZINE ran this rare shot of a bearded Ringo in the summer of '66, a
full year before all the Fab Four sported facial hair for SGT PEPPER.
Beatles e...
Bride of Death
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Time for a charming "love" story from the sincerely creepy pencil and inked
stained mind of *Jack Katz*, (type his name into the *THOIA* search engine
for ...
1st ISSUE CLASSICS: TV CENTURY 21 #1...
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*TV CENTURY 21* was an instant success when it hit newsagents'
shelves back in January of 1965, and no British comic since has come
anywhere near to matc...
QUEEN VICTORIA WAS A BABE
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*This is a repeat from a *Victoria Day* post I did a couple of years ago. I
am re-posting it with some minor revisions for anyone who may have missed
it th...
The Entire Silver Age in One Comics Panel
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Panel from "The Menace of Metallo!" in *Action Comics* #252 (May 1959),
script by Robert Bernstein, pencils and inks by Al Plastino
The Ink-Stained Trail - Chapter 12
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I sat watching the shipping bays from my car. Grain elevators were barely
visible shadows looming in the background. I'd been there two hours so far,
tryin...
Recent gigs: Peace / Sex Pistols Experience
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I had hoped to go to a couple of gigs this weekend but unfortunately didn't
make it after going back to work part-time had left me feeling far too
tired. ...
COMIC BOOK COMPULSIVE — Weird Comics #12
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If nothing else, Victor Fox’s Weird Comics lived up to it’s name, It’s
pretty much equally divided between a couple of sensationally lame
superheroes ad ...
The Chicago Tribune Comic Book: Streamer Kelly
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Today I suppose a strip titled *Streamer Kelly *would tell the saga of a
multimedia website developer, but back on September 8 1940, when the strip
debu...
Growing Pains: Avengers 139
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*Avengers #139 (September 1975)*
"Prescription: Violence!"
Steve Englehart-George Tuska/Vince Colletta
Doug: What in the world is there *not* to like ab...
Batman and the Outsiders Join The Secret Wars
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I had some hope that an ongoing Katana series was going to lead to the
introduction of The Outsiders into the New 52, but it doesn't look like
that is in...
THE PROTECTOR
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[image: The Protector Cover] *Now certain actors and certain directors work
so well together, it has been known that they constantly want to make more
and ...
The Cinema Of Solomon!
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I was very pleased to learn that at long last *Solomon Kane*, the
feature-length movie starring James Purefoy as Robert E. Howard's
sword-slinging Purita...
Air Wave-George Roussos-1944
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As much as I truly hated George "Inky" Roussos' working over Jack Kirby's
pencils on sixties Marvels is about how much I continue to LOVE his full
art o...
CRAZY #41
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The main thing I remember about this issue is that I was hit by a car at
age eight and had to be in the hospital overnight. My parents gave me all
sorts of...
Harold Hare's Own Paper highlights inside-
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A nice big comic for younger children...Harold Hare is a great
character...love the mouse mowing his hair!!
Hugh signs his work in this comic and he does d...
Today's Secret Code
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*God gave us two ears and one mouth for a reason. Again: God gave us two
ears and one mouth for a reason. Today's Colour is a serene yellow.
Today's Au...
Peter Cushing Blogathon
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I discovered Peter Cushing around 1969 and have been a big fan for more
than four decades now. Although long gone now, to celebrate the 100th
anniversary...
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*Mexican Rim*
Sunday Meskin Measures.
A simple tale from a later issue of My Greatest Adventure. Artwise it
looked like a canditate fo being pure Meskin a...
Big WOW Comic Con San Jose CA. 2013
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http://www.billsienkiewiczart.com/
Of all the great artists that were present yesterday the one I really had
something to say to was *Bill Sienkiewicz*. A...
Where Is Everybody? Come Out, Don't Be Afraid!
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Woosh, another Sunday comin' up over the horizon.
And here's another *Kandi* strip by Kelly from a *Looney Tunes issue*,
scanned by this blog's friend Oth...
Carlos Ezquerra - Apocalypse Now!
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"*Request denied*"
Dredd gets his retaliation in first with this breathtaking cover that will
have fans of The Apocalypse War, arguably the most popular D...
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The Art Shop Watch For 5/18/13
SOCKING OVER SLEAZE --- You'd think these were 50's paperback covers at
first glance, but it's actually a Warner combo cir...
DC 1st Issue Special #10 - the Outsiders
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[image: 1st Issue Special #10, the Outsiders]*P*rez! We all read it! We all
loved it!
Or possibly not.
But some of us have a certain fondness for its foib...
How Can I Love a Member of the Establishment?
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*"How Can I Love a Member of the Establishment?"*
*Story: Stan Lee, Pencils: Don Heck, Inks: John Verpoorten*
*My Love #5 (May 1970) *
Girl, I honestly don...
CLOUD ATLAS (2012)
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. CLOUD ATLAS (2012) . Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving,
Jim Sturgess, Doona Bae, Ben Whishaw, James D’Arcy, Zhou Xun, Keith David,
Davi...
Bigger Than The Government: How We Look At Hip-Hop
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“Rap is the CNN of the streets.” –Chuck D, more or less Rap music is real.
We treat white people and white culture as the default culture in America.
As a ...
Supergirl #20 review
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If there's one fact that's been rammed home again and again recently, it's
that Kryptonians don't like clones. So Supergirl and Power Girl have a
fight on...
Science Fiction Time!
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*Fantastic Adventures*, Sept. 1948. Art by Robert Gibson Jones.
*Amazing Stories*, Oct. 1945. Art by Frank R. Paul.
*Orbit Science Fiction*, Nov. 195...
ENVELOPE ART (HIGH AND LOW)
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The Museum of Modern Art in NY is currently exhibiting a collection of
envelopes which constitute a work of art by Alighiero Boetti, perhaps the
most pro...
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Full Trailer
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Is anyone else really excited to see this? It premiere's this fall on ABC,
Tuesdays at 8:00. Speculation is that is either Luke Cage or Rage in the
trail...
The Movies of My Life
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One of the most popular features of my Journal blogs seems to have been my
growing love of movies old and new. Check out THE BOOKSTEVE BIJOU for more
...
Moustache Monday!
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Do you know where this finger has been? Sometimes simple questions need to
be given to simple people. Simple people lack sophistication. They lack
intelli...
Travis Bickle on the Riviera #29
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Over at the Factual Opinion, there is a new episode of Travis Bickle on the
Riviera. This one is all about Iron Man 3, but we spend a whole lot of time
tal...
Fly Man
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Gorilla Daze
Fly Man #31, May 1965 “The Fly-Man’s Partners in Peril!” Super-villain, the
Spider, makes a daring break for freedom using a truck that sudd...
Epic Rap Battles of History. Vol. IV
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Here are more best and most hilariosu rap battles between historical (or
fictional) figures from Nice Peter and Epic Lloyd. These may, in fact, be
the most...
On the Definition of Economics
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Occasionally, I am confronted with the question of the nature of economics.
A great many people believe that they know what economics is. Many of these
peo...
The JLA Villains
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With the Justice League of America, Julius Schwartz and Gardner Fox had
something of a problem. During the JSA's run in All-Star during the Golden
Age, co...
Candace Couse
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Advertise here with BSA
Embroidery and knitted works by Candace Couse. “Predominantly working with
installation and video, Candace Couse is a visual arti...
RIP Ray Harryhausen
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[image: Ray Harryhausen - 1]
Ray Harryhausen - Movement into Life from walshbros on Vimeo.
[image: Ray Harryhausen - 2] [image: Ray Harryhausen - 3] [image...
Dynamite Cover Tuesday!
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I always loved this cover from Marvel Tales #128, it was made into a pin-up
at the back of a Marvel UK Spider-Man annual, 1978 or 1979 I think. Filed
under...
Oom Pah Pah! Today is Tuba Day
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I've been dying to post this cover for Tuba day but missed my cue two years
in a row. No way was I going to let that happen again. You just got
to lo...
Next: The World's Finest Blog
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With the new IMac coming quickly up to speed thanks to so many of you, and
DAYS OF ADVENTURE at an end this past week, it's time for another new blog!
I...
Artwork.
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I've been dabbling with computer generated artwork for a while now, and
decided to go into it with a bit more depth. Here are a few efforts:
Blue Batman?
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Some fans believe the colors of Batman's costume in the TV series are
incorrectly interpreted, believing that Batman wasn't blue in the comics,
but black...
Nobody Here But Us Updates!
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Greetings and Salutations! Y'know, a popular expression among comics is
"always steal from the best." that's why I would like to announce my
intention to r...
185: The Fantastic Four #31
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The Fantastic Four #31 July 9, 1964
- Hey, guys - the Mole Man's back! What, no great cheer? That's
understandable: After all, it's the *Mole...
Wendy, The Good Little Witch (1962)
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Let's enjoy a great character who has gone sadly unappreciated here: *Wendy,
The Good Little Witch*! Like Casper, with whom stories are often shared,
Wendy...
Happy Holidays!!
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Thanks to everyone who has stopped by the Catacombs either regularly, or
just occasionally, over the past few years. I've managed to dance around
the frequ...
Sam's New Blog
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I friend of mine is just emerging from trouble and needs to understand what
has happened to her. She has begun to write about her experiences, which
sadly ...
I’m back…maybe
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Just a very brief update; due to the site being hacked, I had to delete
wordpress and reinstall my posts, resulting in me somehow breaking what
looks like ...
Moving House (So to Speak)
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So, this is a thing: http://joshuamreynolds.wordpress.com/ That thing
being my new, slick, professional looking 'proper author's blog'. I've been
blogging...
Journey into Mystery # 122
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Issue: Journey into Mystery # 122
Writer: Stan Lee
Artist: Jack Kirby
Publication Date: November 1965
Brief Summary:
Journey into Mystery # 122
Commenta...
Four Color Promises slowing down...
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I have posted over 200 comic book adverts from my personal collection over
this past year and a half. I'm pretty much done. I will post ads as I find
them ...
This is it, my friends
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As you may have guessed, I really haven't been all that active on this
blog. There are numerous reason, but suffice to say, I'm in a new place in
my life,...
Last year's Christmas
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Above: Jane asks Zombie Santa about returning a severed head, while watching out
for the grabby hands of Hermie the Horny Undead Elf.
I have a few last...
Put Me Back In My Tomb
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I have retired MCB but just wanted to let ya'll know I've fired up a Musick
Blog and will be spending time over there from now on. Please check it
out, it...
3 comments:
Wow! A nice surprise! A lot of these I have, but many I haven't seen before. I think my fav is the Spidey with Doc Ock's shadow looming menacingly. Good stuff!
yeah, that's cool. i really like the ken steacy spider-man one. whatever happened to ken steacy?
I liked Marc Hemple's Spider-Man, Captain America by Frank Miller, and the P. Craig Russell figures the best. Ken Steacy is a little too siff for me.
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