The Undead Thread: Pre-Code Horror 21 21

[precodekeith]

An interesting book from the Sci-Horror category. Nobody did it like EC, but this was a nice effort.

 

I wonder if they were on Venus for this one...

 

Edited May 21, 2005 by precodekeith

[Jayman]

An interesting book from the Sci-Horror category. Nobody did it like EC, but this was a nice effort.

 

I wonder if they were on Venus for this one...

 

 

Machetes: standard issue of spacemen???

Where's the frikkin' laser rifles!!! What are they, space-pirates?

[precodekeith]

Machetes: standard issue of spacemen???

Where's the frikkin' laser rifles!!! What are they, space-pirates?

 

You'd think some space-age Round Up would be easier. Maybe some Weed B Gone.

[precodekeith]

You gotta love the marketing on this. How can you go wrong with the "Crime Terror" genre???

 

Edited May 23, 2005 by precodekeith

[PovertyRow]

You gotta love the marketing on this. How can you go wrong with the "Crime Terror" genre???

 

Yeah! Talk about playing into Wertham's hands!

[goldust40]

You gotta love the marketing on this. How can you go wrong with the "Crime Terror" genre???

 

Yeah! Talk about playing into Wertham's hands!

 

Fight Against Crime gets my vote for most exploitative, gory, pre -code crime / horror book of them all. Perfect grist indeed for the Wertham mill.

[precodekeith]

Here's a SHOCKING cover. I magine the JOLT Wertham got when he saw this one!

 

Edited May 24, 2005 by precodekeith

[rjpb]

one of my faves.

[precodekeith]

Happy to oblige, RJ!

 

On to poor, oft maligned ACG. Glad to see they have been getting a little love lately.

 

"EC swipe by Landau" - Overstreet

 

Good old Landau, he went on to play the role of a lifetime as Lugosi in "Ed Wood". Awesome!

 

Edited May 24, 2005 by precodekeith

[originalisbest]

Great choice for an ACG cover to show - that's one of their scarier ones IMO.

 

I have some nice things to share on this thread - but scanner's on the fritz - as soon as I can get a new one though!

[Scrooge]

Stealing from another thread, here's a repeat:

 

 

According to more recent / accurate (?) information on the # 24 that is not "the" Martin Landau's work.

[originalisbest]

Pretty nice ACG cover though, and Williamson art inside, I believe.

[precodekeith]

Oh, what a bummer!

 

For years Kenneth Landau has been touted as quitting comics and moving to Hollywood where he changed his name to Martin and pursued acting. Now what gives?

 

Don't leave me hangin, Scrooge ol' buddy! What's the scoop!

[Scrooge]

Pretty nice ACG cover though, and Williamson art inside, I believe.

 

Yeah, I posted some of the Williamson / Krenkel pages earlier. You can check them out here

 

PCKeith,

 

it was in one of the early Vol. 3 Alter Ego (CBM(?) but I lean to AE) IIRC that this mis-conception was disspelled. Can't remember which right now nor do I have time to dig for the exact quote.

[precodekeith]

Bummer!

 

And the rumor has been around so long! Hate to see it dispelled!

 

Oh well! Wish it were true....

[precodekeith]

http://povonline.com/iaq/IAQ04.htm

 

Dang, a quick web search unearths the sad truth...

 

Funny, how even with today's communications that some of these rumors are still floating around.

 

Well, we'll get the answers slowly, one legend a time it would seem.....

Edited May 24, 2005 by precodekeith

[Scrooge]

At least there is a kernel of truth in that Martin worked on a syndicated strip eventually working his way to producing Sundays on his own. It would have been IMO even more disappointing had Martin never put lead to paper in his life and from the bits in Evanier's interview, Landau does have an appreciation of the artists in the field.

 

Now, where's the "Pat your buddy on the back" emoticon?

 

Scrooge - Truth Dispeller

[precodekeith]

Instead of ruining the good name of the classic Vincent Price "House of Wax" by releasing a "remake" featuring Paris Hilton, Hollywood should have taken the film and borrowed the title from this cover instead: "The Thing With the Golden Hair."

 

 

Edited May 25, 2005 by precodekeith

[precodekeith]

Alas, poor ACG! I knew them well.

 

This is why I never enter a drinking contest with a guy wearing a hooded mask!

 

Love the text: "Don't you see who it is?!"

Yeah, fool. It's Skeletor, he's come to claim back Castle Greyskull in an all or nothing game of "quarters!"

 

Edited May 25, 2005 by precodekeith

[precodekeith]

Looks like most of the "Deadlings" are more interested in climbing man-made objects than in attacking Nancy. Geez! No wonder we beat them!

 

Edited May 26, 2005 by precodekeith