The 1973 Comic Art Convention, New York 0

[N e r V]

4 hours ago, boomtown said:

Not sure, but it looked like the Vampirella up towards the top on the right hand side was Heidi Saha, Check out the "comic magazine" section for an interesting thread on her history.

Good catch. It is. It’s how I ran across the video in the first place. 

FYI, that’s my thread too...

[boomtown]

7 hours ago, N e r V said:

Good catch. It is. It’s how I ran across the video in the first place. 

FYI, that’s my thread too...

It's a great thread. I was trying to drive traffic down to the under viewed Comic Magazine section.

[thirdgreenham]

On 6/15/2018 at 4:34 AM, N e r V said:

 

If you haven’t seen this before it’s a great piece of history with early fandom, cosplay, and really old comics at silly prices from the way back machine.

No audio in the beginning but it comes in later.

 

 

 

 

https://www.dailymotion.com/pvt-snafu

 

Thanks for posting! Lots of fun watching that.  

[thedude]

no mention of the kid dressed like the Joker ripping in half a copy of Batman #251???

 

great video! thanks! 

[Ken Aldred]

1 hour ago, thedude said:

no mention of the kid dressed like the Joker ripping in half a copy of Batman #251???

 

great video! thanks! 

I'm glad I missed that.

It's one of my all-time favourite, most-treasured comics. It would've saddened and traumatised me.

That said, like a car crash, it's difficult to resist the temptation to go back and observe the wreckage.

[mluebker]

Hey, I was there! I posted a web page with some of my black and white photos about 20 years ago (!!), but it's still up: http://mluebker.tripod.com/73_NYC.html  Very cool seeing the costumes and the costume contest in color again, after all these years!

[01TheDude]

On 6/17/2018 at 7:42 AM, Ken Aldred said:

On 6/17/2018 at 6:15 AM, thedude said:

no mention of the kid dressed like the Joker ripping in half a copy of Batman #251???

 

great video! thanks! 

I'm glad I missed that.

It's one of my all-time favourite, most-treasured comics. It would've saddened and traumatised me.

That said, like a car crash, it's difficult to resist the temptation to go back and observe the wreckage.

at the time that book was probably still available at the news stands and only cost 20 cents -- but it is a silly way to treat the book. Did you notice the one guy who jumped on the stage and grabbed the torn book?

makes me wonder if there is a similar video from a year later with someone dressed as the hulk ripping apart IH 181 (and please don't post that video of the girl ripping one apart from a couple of years ago as that is just nasty to watch).

The general treatment of the books makes you wonder how anything survived at high grade. Sure wouldn't mind browsing through all those Marvel silver age books for those prices though!

 

PS -- interesting to note that the younger more authentic costumed Vampirella Heidi Saha is only 14 years old when she was in that costume contest-- yikes!

Edited August 1, 2018 by 01TheDude

[Darth Corgi]

Thanks for sharing this. An amazing time capsule. I remember the shows from the 1980s. Elks Lodge indeed Robot Man. It was mostly all comics back then. Good times. 

[NoMan]

What no footage of Forest Ackerman macking on the 12 year old Vampirilla?

[thirdgreenham]

6 hours ago, NoMan said:

What no footage of Forest Ackerman macking on the 12 year old Vampirilla?

She was 14!!

[DavidTheDavid]

I've been reading about this era in Dan Gearino's Comic Shop book. He mentioned the "infamous Heidi Saha" so now I know more!

[DavidTheDavid]

On 6/17/2018 at 12:14 AM, N e r V said:

Good catch. It is. It’s how I ran across the video in the first place. 

FYI, that’s my thread too...

Fascinating stuff. We'll never see that era duplicated, which in some ways is likely for the best.

[NoMan]

52 minutes ago, thirdgreenham said:

She was 14!!

Hell, Ackerman was prolly enduring listening to that Scientology guy Ron Hubbard and all his mumbo-jumbo that or blowing up scientists in Pasadena, California while trying to conjure up the devil.

Anybody ever get the AckerMansion tour? I did. Early 90s I think. His wife had banished him and his collection to the basement. Lots of us can probably relate. 

[DavidTheDavid]

Photos by Mike Zeck from the 1971 Comic Art Convention: https://dangearino.com/2017/11/12/mike-zeck-photographer-and-historian/

Here is Zeck cosplaying as Black Bolt.

[Robot Man]

Thanks for posting that article.  The creators all look so young. And the piles and boxes of un-bagged GA comics for just a couple bucks apiece in most cases.  

Good times!

[NoMan]

2 hours ago, DavidTheDavid said:

Photos by Mike Zeck from the 1971 Comic Art Convention: https://dangearino.com/2017/11/12/mike-zeck-photographer-and-historian/

Here is Zeck cosplaying as Black Bolt.

awesome!!

[zosocane]

7 hours ago, DavidTheDavid said:

Photos by Mike Zeck from the 1971 Comic Art Convention: https://dangearino.com/2017/11/12/mike-zeck-photographer-and-historian/

Here is Zeck cosplaying as Black Bolt.

Zeck wins !!

[mosconi]

On ‎8‎/‎1‎/‎2018 at 11:46 AM, thirdgreenham said:

She was 14!!

Interesting to know there was a "cosplay controversy" all the way back in 1973 involving this 14 year old girl, who was booed and heckled so vocally after award announcements, that she declined to accept her 3rd place prize

And Zeck's Black Bolt costume is pretty amazing!  How cool to find out they also auctioned off original artwork at that 1971 convention:

[RockMyAmadeus]

On 8/2/2018 at 12:49 PM, DavidTheDavid said:

Photos by Mike Zeck from the 1971 Comic Art Convention: https://dangearino.com/2017/11/12/mike-zeck-photographer-and-historian/

Here is Zeck cosplaying as Black Bolt.

Wow. So young.

[RockMyAmadeus]

On 8/1/2018 at 12:00 PM, DavidTheDavid said:

I've been reading about this era in Dan Gearino's Comic Shop book. He mentioned the "infamous Heidi Saha" so now I know more!

That's a fascinating book!