tabcom Posted October 23, 2016 Author Share Posted October 23, 2016 Thank you for these. Keep going! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranky's Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Great idea for a thread, love to see interior pages. Have to disagree though on the HG Peter art. His style's a bit old fashioned but he had gorgeous linework and really showed his skill in drawing animals. The Peter splash pages are better than most covers. I've picked up a couple and want more but they are spendy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabcom Posted October 26, 2016 Author Share Posted October 26, 2016 Glad you like the thread. You may enjoy my Flash Comics Journal that spans the Golden Age titles 104 issues and beyond. Flash Comics Journal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabcom Posted November 2, 2016 Author Share Posted November 2, 2016 (edited) Wonder Woman #89 April 1957 In retrospect, one may get the feeling that "The Master of Earth's Twin World" is a multiple earth prototype. It’s not. Just another vehicle for a childish GA fantasy. In “The Amazon Album” more adolescent fantasy at work. These late GA Wonder Woman issues comes in threes. In “The Triple Heroine”, dimwitted gangsters replaced by space aliens. It’s hard not to be snarky. These stories are that bad. Edited March 28, 2017 by tabcom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabcom Posted November 13, 2016 Author Share Posted November 13, 2016 (edited) Wonder Woman #90 May 1957 First story opens again with its target audience in attendance. Second story splash page is interesting. Peter really liked drawing large winged birds of prey. Another issue down as real change approaches the distance horizon. Edited March 28, 2017 by tabcom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypinkblu Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 After Moulton died, Wonder Woman went through a lot of changes, not all of them ones I found enjoyable. Kaniger never seemed to understand the character or women. She was an assignment, not a labor of love like she was for Moulton. A board member, recommended this book to me. "The Secret History Of Wonder Woman" by Jill Lepore. Although I knew a lot of the basics about the man who "invented" Wonder Woman, this book really gives you the best history I've read about the background and the reasoning behind the publishers changes. The beginning is kind of slow, but you get more information about the development of the character about halfway through. Moulton was quite a character. He lived with 2 women, one his wife one not, and there was another part timer in the mix. These were all very well educated people with deep ties to the suffragette movement. I was able to borrow the book from my library, it's available on kindle. Great thread, btw, I look forward to reading along:) Those books in the "80" series are tough to find in any kind of decent shape, the paper was very thin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peewee22 Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Good info Sharon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabcom Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 I've used "The Secret History Of Wonder Woman" as a reference from my local library. 1958 was the last year of Harry Peter's life (78). He's services were dismissed by Kanigher shortly before he died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypinkblu Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 (edited) I've used "The Secret History Of Wonder Woman" as a reference from my local library. 1958 was the last year of Harry Peter's life (78). He's services were dismissed by Kanigher shortly before he died. It would help if I could spell, . I remember reading that, the book's history of Harry Peter was interesting as well. Hi Brannon!! Edited November 14, 2016 by skypinkblu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabcom Posted November 15, 2016 Author Share Posted November 15, 2016 I'm planning to review up to 120. Currently, I'm reading issue #106. Great stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 I never realised that Peter drew the title for so long. Interesting to see that, unlike many artists who started in the Golden Age and continued on later, his artwork didn't really evolve much at all and appears extremely dated - even for the period we are looking at here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Shepherd Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 After Moulton died, Wonder Woman went through a lot of changes, not all of them ones I found enjoyable. Kaniger never seemed to understand the character or women. She was an assignment, not a labor of love like she was for Moulton. A board member, recommended this book to me. "The Secret History Of Wonder Woman" by Jill Lepore. Although I knew a lot of the basics about the man who "invented" Wonder Woman, this book really gives you the best history I've read about the background and the reasoning behind the publishers changes. The beginning is kind of slow, but you get more information about the development of the character about halfway through. Moulton was quite a character. He lived with 2 women, one his wife one not, and there was another part timer in the mix. These were all very well educated people with deep ties to the suffragette movement. I was able to borrow the book from my library, it's available on kindle. Great thread, btw, I look forward to reading along:) Those books in the "80" series are tough to find in any kind of decent shape, the paper was very thin Wow, this sounds like a book I'll have to check out soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabcom Posted November 19, 2016 Author Share Posted November 19, 2016 (edited) Wonder Woman #91 July 1957 It must have been confusing for Wonder Woman fans to know when a new issue was going to be released in 1957. They would have to wait two months for this issue to be published. A glimpse of something new is here! The origin of Wonder Woman’s Eagle Costume! Edited March 28, 2017 by tabcom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Great thread! Though it might turn out bad for my wallet, as now I'm tempted to collect these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypinkblu Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 I never realised that Peter drew the title for so long. Interesting to see that, unlike many artists who started in the Golden Age and continued on later, his artwork didn't really evolve much at all and appears extremely dated - even for the period we are looking at here. HG Peters was born in 1880, so he was almost 60 when he started drawing the title. Previously, he had done other kinds of work, mostly newspaper type Gibson girl illustrations. Although he worked on Heroic Regula Fellas, remember that comics were a pretty new medium at the time. He continued drawing the series until 1957, when he was 77. So dated...yes and no, remember Moulton was over 60 when he started the series and Wonder Woman was fashioned after his ideal woman, supposedly his lover, who was not in her 20's by that time. The women in chains thing, was a remnant of the Suffragette movement. You couldn't be "unchained", unless you were chained, first. Plus he was a little (or more than a little) kinky;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabcom Posted November 21, 2016 Author Share Posted November 21, 2016 Great thread! Though it might turn out bad for my wallet, as now I'm tempted to collect these. The series starts to hit SA gold around #98 and beyond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 I kinda like the Peters art being used for so long. Kind of like Batman always looking like "Bob Kane" until 1964. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabcom Posted November 27, 2016 Author Share Posted November 27, 2016 (edited) Wonder Woman #92 August 1957 More late GA stories of aliens, identity crisis, and gangsters. Edited March 28, 2017 by tabcom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HouseofComics.Com Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Great thread. More threads like this would be welcome on the boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabcom Posted November 27, 2016 Author Share Posted November 27, 2016 Great thread. More threads like this would be welcome on the boards. You may like my Flash Comics Journal posted in Gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...