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COMIC BOOK COMPULSIVE — Flash Comic #6
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I really have nothing much to say about this issue of a mid-50′s British
boys weekly I came across, except that it’s kind of odd and cool looking —
as if ...
Sandman sale at Comixology
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There's a new standalone Vertigo Comixology app, and right now all Sandman
issues are 99 cents each in the app. (If you buy them in the app, you'll
still b...
The Blue Beetle-Charles Nicholas-1939
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The first appearance of the venerable Blue Beetle. Here more than ever,
with his suit and hat, one can see that he was derived wholly from radio's
Green ...
Neil Roberts - Mammy's Day.
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Neil Roberts is one of the very busiest of Tharg's hard working droids. As
well as providing a host of scrotnig covers for Tharg's publications, he
also i...
Ink-Slinger Profiles: J. Norman Lynd
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John Norman Lynd was born in Northwood, Ohio on November 15, 1878. His
birthplace was recorded on a 1907 passenger list at Ancestry.com, and the
birthdat...
DC Comics Earth 2 Character Designs
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DC Comics has unveiled several of its Earth 2 character designs and
descriptions. Get the very latest details here.
THE NIGHT LISTENER
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Have you ever had 'a pal' on the internet whom you have never seen before?
You know what I mean by this, right? In the flesh so to speak - face to
face. If...
Discuss: Martians
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Karen: Since the John Carter (of Mars) film is premiering this week, I
thought it would be fun to discuss our closest celestial neighbors, the
Martians.
...
A Mars Ballantine!
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For nearly a decade during the 70's Gino D'Achille's rust-hued paintings
defined the look of Barsoom on Ballantine's paperbacks. D'Achille, an
Italian art...
Cripes on Infinite Earths Part 6: The Unholy Three
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Guest article by Fletcher “Syrg” Arnett JSA: The Unholy Three Written by:
Dan Jolley & Tony Harris Art by: Tony Harris, Ray Snyder, JD Mettler
Focuses on: ...
Paul McCartney and the Family Way
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Technically the first solo Beatles album and Paul's first film soundtrack
as well. During the break before 1967's SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB
BAND, J...
Adventure Comics # 121, October, 1947
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A very eye-catching cover all around this ish. "Stamps! Coins! Autographs!
Superboy collects them all." What, no comic books?
Looks like an origina...
Intellectual Amos
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Post #1000! Woooo!Oh, who are we kidding? Who cares?I had Andre LeBlanc as
a teacher back at SVA, alternating every other week with Will Eisner. At
the tim...
Bring on the Back-ups: "The Hit" by Cuti and Staton
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Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! I canNOT believe I haven't run more of *E-Man
*'s pal *Michael Mauser*'s back-ups from Charlton's *Vengeance Squad* mag.
Howe...
The Super-Abnormal Phenomena Survival Kit!
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Long time *THOIA *reader *Trevor M* requested more from the late great *John
Severin*, (who passed away last month at the age of 90.) *Trev *even
suggested...
Eat all the fruit and throw away the rind
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I'm guessing you too may have been as baffled as I was on my original
discovery of *J'onn J'onnz vs. Fruit* (see last night's post). What's the
story, ...
The Last Star Slammer. by andrew robinson
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So many artists to choose from, but there's one comic book artist I've
loved since I was a kid and I have never outgrown his work. In 1983 Walt
Simonson de...
COMING SOON
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LOST TRIBES OF THE DIRE PLANET by Joel Jenkins.
Look pretty badass, huh? Look for it to be available sometime this month.
I've been here and there. I'v...
Night Force #1 review
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There are dark corners in the DC Universe, areas so secret that even the
mystical heroes doesn't notice the evil that lurks there. But one man does.
Baron...
Classic Comics: Terrific no.1
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A big shout out to blogger *par excellence *"Kid" Robson who is currently
posting loads of wonderful scans from old Power Comics over at his blog.
After m...
Tales of Suspense # 69
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Issue: Tales of Suspense # 69
Writer: Stan Lee
Artist: Don Heck and Jack Kirby
Publication Date: September 1965
Brief Summary:
http://marvel.wikia.com/Ta...
The Avengers' Worst Idea Since Adding Wolverine
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'You know how I know this is a shit idea? Because it's really obviously a
shit idea.' - Jim (Cillian Murphy), 28 Days Later.
I'm not a fan of symbionts. Or...
The Demon and The Gargoyle
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I always thought that these two characters were visually quite similar.
Their personalities are quite different however, and a tale featuring them
both ...
SILVER SURFER by Francesco Francavilla
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*Click on the image to see the BIGGER VIEW :)*
[image: Silver Surfer]
I missed drawing this guy since my minimalist take a long ago for this very
blog. Tha...
Tangi in "The Evil Heart" (Star Publ.;1952)
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This rebranded story called “*The Evil Heart*” is from* Terrors of the
Jungle #20* (Dec.1952); from Star Publications, but it was originally
presented in ...
IT'S FABULOUSLY FLIPPIN' FANTASTIC - PART 1
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I've lost track of how many previous posts I've published on the ODHAMS
PRESS periodical, FANTASTIC - so I'm going to start from scratch
and showcase my ...
John Carter
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In the news this week is Disney's JOHN CARTER. As is often the case, Gray
Morrow was there first. Here's Gray's DC JOHN CARTER from 40 years ago!
WIP Wednesday After the Fact
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This has been a good week, WIP-wise. For Black Library, I finished up
Project: Beardy Beardsley on Monday, and Project: Horsefeathers on Tuesday.
I also st...
Jack Kirby and The Black Hole
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Gleaned from various Net sources here is some little seen jack Kirby art
from his newspaper comics adaptation of Walt Disney's movie, THE BLACK
HOLE. Thi...
Monster bone(ers) and Shi(f)t Happens
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*What's the ad for?*
Kemco video games for Nintendo systems
*Year*
1992
*Spotted on the back cover of...*
*The Scoop*
Kemco was best known for their...
Michael Kaluta Book Covers
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Ricardo - Diary of a Matinee Idol by Richard Alfieri, 1989.
The Legacy of Lehr by Katherine Kurtz, 1986.
The Grand Adventure by Philip Jose Far...
Two From Jack Bradbury!
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Recently, good friend, Pappy (of *Golden Age Comics Blogzine* fame) ran a
great *Beany & Cecil* post by *Jack Bradbury*. Feeling inspired, I dove
into my c...
Thinking inside the Box
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I recently finished reading A Budget of Paradoxes (1872) by Augustus de
Morgan. Now-a-days, we are most likely to encounter the word paradox as
referring t...
Moustache Monday!
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Waxing is not only the domain of the ladies. A man of tash knows how to
both wax and twist (or twiddle if you are not afraid to use everyday
language).
T...
Superman #173
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The opening story is *The Untouchable Clark Kent*. The premise for the
story can be gleaned just from this opening panel:
The former Hollywood star who ca...
Remembering John Garfield
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March 4, 1913 – May 21, 1952
John Garfield is, and has been for many years, one of my most favorite
actors - right up there with Cagney, Kirk, Burt, De...
The Baseball Season Burgeons
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Over on The Pictorial Archives blog I've let it be known that I'm on a
leave of absence from blogging while I'm slogging through deadlines. But
anyone tuni...
Ralph McQuarrie, R.I.P.
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From The Verge --
Artist Ralph McQuarrie has passed away at the age of 82. One of the primary
visual forces behind the original *Star Wars* trilogy, *Raid...
Ralph McQuarrie RIP
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I'm saddened to hear about the passing of Ralph McQuarrie.
He was a brilliant artist with a vision and natural talent that was beyond
reproach.
Georg...
RIP Sheldon Moldoff
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Gorilla Daze
Batman #156, June 1963 Toiling away for so long in obscurity behind the
“Bob Kane” pseudonym, Shelly Moldoff was my favourite Batman artist....
Black Canary on a Motorcycle by Neal Adams
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Remember when Dinah Lance drove a mean motorcycle to fight crime?
[image: Black Canary on a motorcycle by Neal Adams]
Neal Adams remembers. Nuff Said!
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Metro Wants Its Four Million Back --- Part One
For too long, I thought of 40's special effects in terms of Lon Chaney man-to-wolf
transform or Mr. Joe Yo...
Snowbound in Hell: The Last of February
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*This post ain’t about the weather—it’s about the MOVIES!
*
Let’s recap:
The first batch of February Flicks is *HERE*;
& the second batch of reviews of th...
Resurrection of an Icon
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Some amazing graphics from Wood highlight Michael Dooley's PRINT piece
about Wood's big comeback of late. Thanks to David Spurlock for the tip.
http://imp...
Nerd Girl of Note #143: Lina Romay
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Frankly, I am a little bit bothered that I had yet to include the awesome
Lina Romay in this column. I am not one for eulogies, but her death last
week dro...
The Monkees: Last Train to Redemption
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Isn't it a little audacious that the very first song on the very first
album by The Monkees is their own theme song? The fact that it was the
opening theme...
March Two, Dress in Blue
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Today
What shall I say?
For this blog
has set me agog
So the web I peruse
until the theme I choose
March two, Dress in Blue
But which girl wins the pos...
166: Daredevil #3
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Daredevil #3
June 2, 1964
- In this issue, we see Daredevil menaced by the villainy of ... The
Owl! The funny thing is that although the character...
Assorted gear.
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Here's some stuff some of my Usual Suspects tweeted these last couple of
days: *WJC* draws Dracula for The Mooks' *Draw Hammer* meme (honorable
mention: ...
Heavy Heart
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Friends, it's with a heavy heart that I must take a leave of absence from
blogging.
My deadlines are such that I've been painted into a corner and I just ...
"The Skull Scavenger" & "Horror Island"
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Today we have two more moldering stories, both stinking of the grave, from *Terror
Tales* Vol. 3 No. 4, July 1971. Our first story, "The Skull Scavenger," ...
THE CARTOONIST'S REVENGE
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Everyone knows what it takes to have a successful career. A college
education is essential. A graduate degree is even better (preferably in a
field su...
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,...
“this is a collaborative medium”.
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“If the solution is anger at the system, and to only buy creator owned
comics, great. There are many wonderful comics that could use your
attention. But yo...
The Cigarette Girl of Mosselprom (1924)
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The Cigarette Girl of Mosselprom (Papirosnitsa ot Mosselproma) Yuliya
Solntseva / Igor Ilyinsky / Anna Dmokhovskaya / Nikolai Tsereteli / Leonid
Baratov /...
Media References Part IV: Christopher Nolan Movies
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With such tremendous critical acclaim, it would be hard for Christopher
Nolan's Batman movies not to find their way into popular culture. Cementing
the pop...
Experimental Color Roughs
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Andrew Loomis is the illustrator's illustrator — his art instruction books
beloved by millions, world-wide. Much of his published work in ads and
magazines...
Follow Me Back to 1974!
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What are you doing here? 1976 has ended! Follow me back to 1974 where we're
doing it all again for the next twelve months!
http://1974geeksfirstjournal.bl...
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...
The Sequel; coming May 2012
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As you may (or may not) have seen me mention on Facebook or Twitter over
the weekend, the Better Half and I are expecting our second child
(currently known...
1 comments:
I know that this issue of "Detective Comics" was intended only as "fluff" leading to "Batman" #400, but I'll take Gene Colan pin-ups of Bat-villains any day of the week. Thanks for posting!
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