Baker really turned in a bravura performance on his "Canteen Kate" series. I've always liked this particular title and think that it is - sadly - far too unknown among most fans.
Herriman Saturday
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Sunday, April 12 1908 -- Herriman indulges in an orgy of stereotypes to
picture the boxing event happening Tuesday night at Naud Junction. 'Uncle
Tom' McC...
Daredevil #159 - Frank Miller art & cover
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Daredevil #159, 1979 - For half a million dollars, a shadowy client hires
Eric Slaughter and his thugs to kill Daredevil. Frank Miller follows the
opening ...
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...
How To Make a Monster Comic-1958
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This was available for local theaters to insert in newspapers or possibly
use as giveaways to promote the low-budget 1958 American-International
horror m...
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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...
Shakin’ Drinks # 787
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Barry Pearl takes a fun and informative look at Iron Man III in context
of the original Tales of Suspense stories in the comics.
http://forbushman.blog...
Reddy Killowatt!
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Reddy Killowatt is an exquisite design. His bright effusive smile, his
spindly but bristling limbs, and those cute little shoes somehow add up and
the wh...
Der Fliegenfänger
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I'm posting this image of an interesting sculpture if nothing more than
because I like typing and saying its name, and interestingly enough that
translates...
GREAT CARTOONS OF THE WORLD series 9, part 3
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This is more from the book *Great Cartoons of the World, Series 9* from 1975
.
Stanislav Holý[image: photo 5-18-1_zpseebd5cdc.jpg]Mike Williams for *Punch*[i...
Beau Brummell-Nina Albright-1946
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Beau Brummell was a real figure in history. You can read about his
interesting and influential life here.
In time, though his name became synonymous with...
Separated at Birth: Why So Negative?
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Resurrecting a Mighty Bully Feature of the not-so-distant past in order to
celebrate, nay, *laud* the *most fun comic cover* of the week!
Left: *Fantast...
Link roundup
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1. A troll talks about his time on Metafilter:
there was a group of people who used the site for earnest discussion
because they were having their emotion...
Victor Summer Special 1970
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Following on from our look back at the Victor Summer Special 1974 in March
of this year , we now will look at the 1970 offering. There was always
something...
Things You Need To Know #392
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Toe Toves live in lost socks. They seem to like it so I won't knock it.
If annoyed they can do a form of sympathic magic on the owner of the lost
sock. ...
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 ...
Cover Redux!
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[image: 503] First up this time is Amazing Spider-Man #142 and the reprint
in Marvel Tales #119. This looks like it's been left pretty much as the
original...
Making a Splash: Frank Brunner's Dr. Strange
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Ya know, Groove-ophiles, ya'd be hard pressed to find a more beautifully
illustrated comic than one featuring Frank Brunner applying the pencils to *Dr.
St...
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...
Rat-Trap
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The cover image featured on *HAUNTED HORROR #5 *(coming this July from *IDW
/ Yoe Books*) is from the November 1952 issue of *Mister Mystery #8*, --and
so ...
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*Geddup And Go*
Thursday Story Strip Day.
I showed a set of dailies of the forgotten western strip Gene Autry in an
earlier post. Here is a run of Sundays...
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...
MONDAY MISCELLANEA
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Just a bunch of random images to accompany my despair and depression this
Monday Morning. Enjoy.
I've been here and there. I've drawn a lot of ...
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...
You Kin Smile an' Smile an' YET Be a Villain
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Original art by Walt Kelly is wonderful to behold. Between the blue
under-penciling and the lush inking (not to mention the art style itself,
the joke, oh,...
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...
Remembering Ray Harryhausen
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I've been feeling mighty sad about yesterday's passing of cinematic genius
Ray Harryhausen...so I took a break from my "Lettathon 2013" (Loretta Young
fe...
Sudeley Castle
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[image: Photo: Ruins at Sudeley Castle]
Taking advantage of the recent, beautiful weather, Sarah and I went for a
drive around the Cotswolds on Bank Holiday...
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...
2 comments:
Baker really turned in a bravura performance on his "Canteen Kate" series. I've always liked this particular title and think that it is - sadly - far too unknown among most fans.
it's a beautifully drawn strip, Steve, and there's more on the way.
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