Robot Man Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, GomerPyleUSMC said: As far as classic MAD artists that are still around, Al Jaffee and Mort Drucker come to mind. Jaffee is still active bless him. Not sure about Drucker. Drucker is done and retired. Bummer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Today's book. I'm closing in on the complete run of Frontline Combat, only a few more to go. And while nobody would mistake this for a file copy, it's a pretty solid book compared to a lot of my EC's: KirbyJack, Larryw7, Raze and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Nice one and has “Airburst”. Kurtzman’s favorite story. KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raze Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 10 hours ago, OtherEric said: Today's book. I'm closing in on the complete run of Frontline Combat, only a few more to go. And while nobody would mistake this for a file copy, it's a pretty solid book compared to a lot of my EC's: Same here missing 3 issues for the run, congrats 🎊🎉 OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hap Hazard Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Raze said: Same here missing 3 issues for the run, congrats 🎊🎉 A great run to collect and to complete. Edited June 25, 2019 by Hap Hazard OtherEric, Howling Mad, Raze and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 And real affordable run as well. You really get your money’s worth on this run. Some of the best war issues in all of comics. I’m still missing one. Just waiting for it to come around. Raze and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raze Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 1 minute ago, Robot Man said: And real affordable run as well. You really get your money’s worth on this run. Some of the best war issues in all of comics. I’m still missing one. Just waiting for it to come around. What number? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 53 minutes ago, Robot Man said: Nice one and has “Airburst”. Kurtzman’s favorite story. It also was mentioned in SOTI, but I'm not sure what the reference is because I've never tracked down a copy of Seduction of the Innocent. It may have been Kurtzman's favorite story but I can't say that it's his best. I definitely think "Corpse on the Imjin" and "Big 'If'" are better stories. It's a good one, though. Raze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 3 minutes ago, Raze said: What number? #2. Have had chances to buy it but other books have gotton in the way. I’m pretty sure I can find the right copy for the right price without much trouble. Raze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 1 minute ago, OtherEric said: It also was mentioned in SOTI, but I'm not sure what the reference is because I've never tracked down a copy of Seduction of the Innocent. It may have been Kurtzman's favorite story but I can't say that it's his best. I definitely think "Corpse on the Imjin" and "Big 'If'" are better stories. It's a good one, though. I would agree. “Big If” is especially top notch. Yeah, forgot about the SOTI mention. I used to be s big SOTI collector. I will have to look it up. Raze and OtherEric 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 6 minutes ago, Robot Man said: And real affordable run as well. You really get your money’s worth on this run. Some of the best war issues in all of comics. I’m still missing one. Just waiting for it to come around. I may have the issues I'm still missing already on order and just waiting for them to arrive... I really think that Frontline Combat might be the most consistently excellent of all the New Trend books. It may not have quite as many classics as the SF or Horror titles, but I honestly can't think of a single story that wasn't first rate- and as much as we love EC's, they had their share of stinkers mixed in with the classics. Raze and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 I would agree. There was always such a great mix of different conflicts in every issue. For some reason I like the WWI yarns the best. The writing was incredible and the art was always excellent no matter who did it. I would put the horror and crime titles just slightly below the war titles for fun reading. PCH is my favorite genre. It all depends on my mood at the moment. Raze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 1 minute ago, Robot Man said: I would agree. There was always such a great mix of different conflicts in every issue. For some reason I like the WWI yarns the best. The writing was incredible and the art was always excellent no matter who did it. I would put the horror and crime titles just slightly below the war titles for fun reading. PCH is my favorite genre. It all depends on my mood at the moment. Whereas my favorites in addition to the war titles are the humor and SF books. Looking back, it's just incredible how good EC was in so many diverse genres. Even their worst stuff was better than 85% of what was out there at the time, and their best stuff is still some of the finest comics ever published in the history of the medium. Raze and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 The SF books might be my least favorite. Science and math were my two least favorite subjects in school. I always felt like I had to think too much to enjoy them. Not that I was lazy or stupid because I always enjoyed the Batman and Detective books as a kid. Trying to figure out the clues Batman used to solve crimes. Just not much of a science guy. I also love the humor stuff. I love to study all the weird things Elder did. OtherEric and Raze 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted June 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2019 4 hours ago, OtherEric said: It also was mentioned in SOTI, but I'm not sure what the reference is because I've never tracked down a copy of Seduction of the Innocent. It may have been Kurtzman's favorite story but I can't say that it's his best. I definitely think "Corpse on the Imjin" and "Big 'If'" are better stories. It's a good one, though. Here is the SOTI reference on page 257 and the offending panel. Man the good doctor really hated EC... Larryw7, shiverbones, KirbyJack and 4 others 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 8 hours ago, Robot Man said: Here is the SOTI reference on page 257 and the offending panel. Man the good doctor really hated EC... The quack doctor hated all comics. (I don't think The Nightingale actually counts as a comic from the description I've seen of it.) As is often the case, on the surface he might have had a point... but who on earth looks at the indicia rather than the cover of the book for the publisher name? This isn't even his worst example of deliberate cluelessness... and his deliberate cluelessness isn't even as bad as his active misrepresentation or outright delusion. Larryw7, sacentaur and Raze 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 So, finally got around to scanning all my EC covers so I have them handy when I need them for a discussion here. Admittedly, better than half of them were already scanned. Thought I would throw a few random favorites up here since I had them ready. Raze, Larryw7 and Marty Mann 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 15 hours ago, OtherEric said: I definitely think "Corpse on the Imjin" and "Big 'If'" are better stories. I had heard great things about those stories prior to reading them. Despite high expectations I was not disappointed. OtherEric and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 8 hours ago, OtherEric said: So, finally got around to scanning all my EC covers so I have them handy when I need them for a discussion here. Admittedly, better than half of them were already scanned. Thought I would throw a few random favorites up here since I had them ready. LOVE the Panic #4! The MAD #20, not so much. There were a lot of real crappy early MAD covers #13,12,17 and this come to mind. And then there were #2,5,11,14 that I just love. I think a lot of the early magazine covers are even better. Raze and OtherEric 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 45 minutes ago, Robot Man said: LOVE the Panic #4! The MAD #20, not so much. There were a lot of real crappy early MAD covers #13,12,17 and this come to mind. And then there were #2,5,11,14 that I just love. I think a lot of the early magazine covers are even better. I agree that a lot of the magazine covers were even better. The covers on Mad 11-23 can be quite hit or miss, depending on your on personal tastes, I think. I love the #20 because I first saw it in high school, and I think I was still in school when I got a copy. It was either my first or second EC, and the gag just struck me perfectly. No argument on the #13 and #17. I suspect the #13 might look better if Panic #6 and Mad #23 hadn't both done the minimalist cover gag better; but as is it's probably my least favorite of the comic issue covers. I personally like the #12, but it takes a lot of context to properly appreciate it, I think. Not only do you need to know the "contents on the cover" style of magazine design that was popular back then, it actually tied into the subscription ad that month. I'll try to scan the ad after work. As for the cover, here's an issue of "Unknown" from a few years earlier for comparison, or just look at any early issue of National Geographic. But anything that requires that much context to get is probably flawed as a cover: Larryw7 and Raze 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...