EC ed Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Excellent! I agree - this was the primary title where EC decided to do stories that centered on powerful social issues. These stories have become known as the EC "preachies". Glad you decided to collect this title! 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 I've sung the praises of the Shock title to, well, to anyone who will listen to me. My favorite issues are the #6-12 period... the social issues stories are killer, and the writing and art were just firing on all cylinders in general. But seeing these early issues in such nice shape makes me want to finish the run. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted June 2, 2017 Author Share Posted June 2, 2017 3 hours ago, Point Five said: I've sung the praises of the Shock title to, well, to anyone who will listen to me. My favorite issues are the #6-12 period... the social issues stories are killer, and the writing and art were just firing on all cylinders in general. But seeing these early issues in such nice shape makes me want to finish the run. Yes, there's no point in having a partial run, I agree. Though you could always solve the problem by selling the ones you already have to needy collectors. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted June 2, 2017 Author Share Posted June 2, 2017 9 hours ago, edowens71 said: Excellent! I agree - this was the primary title where EC decided to do stories that centered on powerful social issues. These stories have become known as the EC "preachies". Glad you decided to collect this title! Well, thanks to you in no small part. Any more need upgrading? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC ed Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 24 minutes ago, AJD said: Well, thanks to you in no small part. Any more need upgrading? Yes! I'll keep you posted...not easy to find the upgrades... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Shepherd Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 On 5/30/2017 at 6:47 AM, AJD said: Hey Brando, thanks for the kind words! As it happens, the package of books I'm working through posting has some nice SSS issues in it (the first ones I have in the series). Here's #3. Let me know your favourite pages in #s 2 and 3 and I'll scan them for you. Oooooooooooooo! Issue #2, pg 1 of "Gee, Dad... It's a Daisy" Issue #3, pg 9 of "Just Dressed" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 On 6/3/2017 at 0:20 PM, Brando- said: Oooooooooooooo! Issue #2, pg 1 of "Gee, Dad... It's a Daisy" Issue #3, pg 9 of "Just Dressed" The service here is just terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepcat Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 On 23/05/2017 at 9:01 AM, AJD said: I'm very pleased to add this EC to my collection: Reading this issue confirmed my lack of connection with EC horror stories. Two of them revolve around being entertained by people being dismembered. Neither is as gross as Foul Play, but neither of them appealed to me either. You know despite their huge popularity on this board I just can't get into all the gory pre-Code comics either. Yes, give me the Golden Age GGA, funny animal and the select superhero comics such as the titles featuring Green Lantern from the late forties and Simon & Kirby's Sandman and Newsboy Legion. But rotting corpses, torture and injury to the eye motifs? Screw that. I'd much rather leaf through a Little Roquefort comic. AJD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 (edited) On 10/06/2017 at 1:33 AM, Point Five said: The service here is just terrible. Fake news! As requested... And my nomination for the silliest ever EC panel. I imagine Bill Gaines would describe this as being "in good taste - for a horror comic": Edited July 6, 2017 by AJD Brandon Shepherd and 1950's war comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 4 hours ago, Hepcat said: You know despite their huge popularity on this board I just can't get into all the gory pre-Code comics either. Yes, give me the Golden Age GGA, funny animal and the select superhero comics such as the titles featuring Green Lantern from the late forties and Simon & Kirby's Sandman and Newsboy Legion. But rotting corpses, torture and injury to the eye motifs? Screw that. I'd much rather leaf through a Little Roquefort comic. A man after my own heart. It might be time for some funny animal goodness around here, I think. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Shepherd Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 13 hours ago, AJD said: Fake news! As requested... And my nomination for the silliest ever EC panel. I imagine Bill Gaines would describe this as being "in good taste - for a horror comic": Wow, I'd say these look better than the reproductions! Thanks! Speaking of, I'm having a dinner party soon... 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted June 12, 2017 Author Share Posted June 12, 2017 (edited) As promised, after some EC seriousness, it's time for some comic relief. (thank you, I'm here all week.) Twelve months ago I only had five of the ten issues of WDC&S in the 40-49 range. Now I have them all. This was the third last one: No trouble picking the 'under the covers' image from this one. It has my favourite early Barks story in it - 'The Duck in the Iron Pants'. "I am invincible! I am doom itself!" sounds like something Stan Lee would have written in Journey Into Mystery, circa 1964. Edited July 6, 2017 by AJD 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Lime Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 56 minutes ago, AJD said: As promised, after some EC seriousness, it's time for some comic relief. (thank you, I'm here all week.) Twelve months ago I only had five of the ten issues of WDC&S in the 40-49 range. Now I have them all. This was the third last one: No trouble picking the 'under the covers' image from this one. It has my favourite early Barks story in it - 'The Duck in the Iron Pants'. "I am invincible! I am doom itself!" sounds like something Stan Lee would have written in Journey Into Mystery, circa 1964. I thought that myself and with him being encased in armour maybe Donald Duck was the proto Doctor Doom. The initials are the same as well... 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 4 hours ago, AJD said: As promised, after some EC seriousness, it's time for some comic relief. (thank you, I'm here all week.) Twelve months ago I only had five of the ten issues of WDC&S in the 40-49 range. Now I have them all. This was the third last one: No trouble picking the 'under the covers' image from this one. It has my favourite early Barks story in it - 'The Duck in the Iron Pants'. "I am invincible! I am doom itself!" sounds like something Stan Lee would have written in Journey Into Mystery, circa 1964. Congrats Andrew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Great interior page. I love the custom heading and charming little drawings at the top of the page. Lots of lovely little artistic touches in those earlyish WDCSs. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted June 13, 2017 Author Share Posted June 13, 2017 (edited) A big shout out to @Point Five for parting with this gem. I couldn't decide which internal page to post. A Taliafero DD strip with Hitler and war bonds, or Mickey Mouse in Berlin surrounded by Nazi trappings. So here are both of those: The Barks story - a knock down, drag out fight between DD and neighbour Jones - gets an honourable mention too. This one has it all. Edited July 6, 2017 by AJD 1950's war comics and Hepcat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepcat Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 On 6/9/2017 at 7:52 PM, AJD said: As requested.... Here are some great ads for the real thing: Black Cat 15 Felix the Cat 10 Daffy Duck 24 DC Fall 1962 DC Summer 1967 DC May 1968 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted June 14, 2017 Author Share Posted June 14, 2017 You know, I hadn't made the connection between the title and those ads. And the story has a more botanical meaning of 'daisy'. I do miss having an air rifle though. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted June 14, 2017 Author Share Posted June 14, 2017 (edited) The last of the WDC&S needed in the 40s. Another book courtesy of @Point Five The inside back cover, like most of the WDC&S from 1944 and 45 has cartoon American military unit badges: Having a professional interest in submarines, The USS Sand Lance insignia caught my eye. This Balao class boat also has an Australian connection, having sailed from Fremantle in Western Australia (a lovely town and still a working port) for one of its cruises - and only just limping back after a harrowing experience concerning Japanese bombs and a torpedo 'running hot' in the tubes. The second USS Sand Lance was a Sturgeon class nuclear boat, with an updated and more aggressive version of the unit badge: Edited July 6, 2017 by AJD 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepcat Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 (edited) On 2017-06-13 at 6:52 AM, AJD said: A big shout out to @Point Five for parting with this gem. Very cool! That's The WOMAN's favourite comic of all time! She's a huge fan of Flower. Edited June 18, 2017 by Hepcat AJD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...