Brad Tabar

Ah Ha! At last I understand! Thanks for clueing me in, daddy-o. Dear Wondering, These are the threads where we show off our new "babies". Sincerely, Golden Age Papa

This is some great stuff! I wish I'd seen this post sooner. "The Rose" is an absolutely stunning piece of writing unlike anyone else. If one blended the best qualities of Alfred Bester and Cordwainer Smith one might get something like Charles Harness, but his is a unique voice. His characters are as doom-laden and fated as any in mythology. Harness has a fascinating take on the seeming appearance of handicap leading to transformation. I wont spoil the -unforgettable - ending of "The Rose" by revealing it here, but I cant recommend it highly enough. Very powerful and heartbreakingly moving. "The Paradox Men" has strong echoes of "The Rose" and is almost as emotive. [font:Book Antiqua]'She was standing alone on the steps of the Geographical Museum regarding him gravely. A light cape was thrown about her shoulders and she appeared to hold it together with the fingers of her right hand, or possibly a barely visible metal clasp. 'The lamps on the museum porticoes threw an unearthly blue light over her bloodless face. Her translucent cheeks were drawn and lined and her body seemed very thin. There was now a streak of white in her hair, which was knotted unobtrusively at the side of her neck. 'To Alar she was completely lovely. For a long time he could only stare, drinking in the moody, ethereal beauty of the composition of light and blue shadow. His tortured frustration was forgotten. "Keiris!" he whispered. "Keiris!"[/font] How much we lost when he gave up writing for so long - but at least we have these, and they are to be treasured.

Me too! Very art deco. Another one I've never heard of - and the date is surprisingly early. Love the cover!

Wow! I love old SF art.

Some brilliant art in that!

Awesome!

These are great! Thanks for posting them!

Thanks Abby, That's a great way to avoid an explanation! If you have to ask you won't get it.

Dear Abby, Can someone please tell me why so many people start these threads advising me to have a cigar? Signed, Wondering

Hilarious! That "Flash" is really bright!

Wow Action 12! Very cool!

This is such a cool cover! Thanks for showing us this! Love that cover, on my grail list too

That is a whole bunch of great stuff, Jayman. I don't even remember Red Circle being around in the seventies. But maybe the drug store I bought my comics from only carried Marvel, DC, Gold Key, and Harvey. I think I'd like to get all of those ones you showed!

I haven't seen this cover before, but I've seen the other one. Thanks for showing this!

Thanks for posting all of these great stories!! That goes for all of you!

Yeah it almost makes me agree with that guy, until I think about the way he came down on Superman. That 4th to last panel gets me every time. "Mother! Don't hurt Bobby! Please!" "Shut up!" Crack! Yeah, that's messed up. This is one if those stories that solidified Werthams arguments.

I think I'm going to remember him for a future purchase, along with the Thunderer, the Destroyer, and the Black Marvel. Some of these lost characters still look good to me. He only appeared two or three times. I am pretty sure he had a story in Human Torch #1.

Awesome copy! I love this cover!

Makes you wonder if the writers or creators of that particular show owned or maybe saw that comic years before he made the Zanti Misfits.

Cool! I'd love to have a copy of this!

That's in superb shape! It looks brand new!

Good copy!

Wow! That's in great shape. Super creepy cover.

Awesome cover! Too bad about the writing on it. Otherwise that's a terrific copy. Damn. My intention was to lull you into a state of glassy-eyed boredom. It didn't work, ...and there's still a missing issue of Daring Mystery! As this puppy was originally in your collection it deserves to be included in the group. We'll just call it teamwork! (thumbs u

Hello, My name is Brad. I'm an artist by trade and have been interested in comics for a long time. I grew up reading 70s comics bought for me by my family and Golden Age comics they had lying around from when they were young. I got into Silver Age comics later, in the early 80s. I was a rabid collector from around 1981 to maybe 1994 or so. I've collected on and off ever since. I've been looking over the boards for a little while and they are great! It's a lot of fun to see all the stuff people post in here and everyone's been very friendly and ready to answer questions.