Robot Man Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 7 minutes ago, sagii said: This one probably wouldn't raise an eyebrow today,but in 1949? Men getting in touch with their feminine side is a pretty common occurance in comics... pmpknface 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 @Robot Man It's a whole 'nother sub genre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 Now what genre does this one fall into? And, believe it or not, there are more of these. pmpknface, Marty Mann and PeterPark 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 Come on all you lurkers. Me, tricolor, sagii and Marty can't be the only ones with odd stuff? KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 OK, not really oddball, but it's another one of those giddy "love" covers... PopKulture 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tri-Color Brian Posted March 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 8, 2020 And here's my favorite...so romantic... PopKulture, sagii, Hutch88 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, Tri-ColorBrian said: OK, not really oddball, but it's another one of those giddy "love" covers... That one comes AFTER this one... Tri-Color Brian, pmpknface and sagii 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Robot Man said: That one comes AFTER this one... I have that too, but it's in better shape than yours... At least we know all the pages are "good"... Edited March 8, 2020 by Tri-ColorBrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post eccomic Posted March 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 8, 2020 I love esoteric...here we go MusterMark, PopKulture, gino2paulus2 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dr. Love Posted March 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 8, 2020 KirbyJack, Marty Mann, comicjack and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusterMark Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 pmpknface and Marty Mann 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Bat Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Who was the guy that used to do the Esoteric and just plain funny/weird comic slideshows at ComicCon? Those were the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, Black Bat said: Who was the guy that used to do the Esoteric and just plain funny/weird comic slideshows at ComicCon? Those were the best. Scott Shaw! Black Bat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electricmastro Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 (edited) 12 hours ago, Robot Man said: And then, there is this one. Would NEVER fly today on any newstand... I think a question that always pops up whenever someone posts a 1940s/50s cover with a comment like yours attached is how exactly comedy, which is largely tied to the history of comics, should be approached when drawing from the world around you, including black people? Now, I realize outright, racist-based hateful and hurtful covers specifically meant to attack black people is objectively wrong. I get that, though at least from what I understand, most comic artists didn’t draw many black characters the way they did as an attack, but simply as an exaggeration which is perhaps inherent when it comes to comedy, which even Jack Kirby and Will Eisner were guilty of when they drew Whitewash Jones and Ebony White the way they did. Again, this is not to defend racism, but I suppose I’m simply wondering what exactly the fine line is between ok and not ok? Like, would it have been more ok if characters of various races had been caricatured together? Should it have been disallowed for black people to have been part of comedy/exaggeration-based material altogether in favor of only white characters being in exaggerated comedy stories with caricatures? Could only someone like Matt Baker have been allowed to insert black characters on comedy covers/in comedy stories since he was black himself? Edited March 8, 2020 by Electricmastro Tri-Color Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waaaghboss Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Got this one recently, looks mildly suggestive but maybe its just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Just you, I think. Gene was a (swiped scan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidtere Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 So many of you have mentioned (the wonderful) Scott Shaw! and Oddball Comics in this thread that I just wanted to mention that Scott did an Oddball Comics panel this weekend at the San Diego Comic Fest. He will be there today at the show as well. I picked up this (non golden age...sorry) sketch cover (front and back) from him Friday picturing what Fred and Dino think of DC's Flintstone #1 and their more 'realistic' Flintstone style offering. Classic Scott Shaw! humor. Marty Mann and pmpknface 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Mann Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 I always loved this cover but for some reason the FLYING SAUCERS always looked to me like dinner plates. adamstrange 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwotka Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Here are a few of my favorite wacky oddball comics. Headline 14 - Who dreamed up a war cover featuring a sleigh drawn by giant penguins machine-gunning Japanese forces? I love it. HiHo 2 - The story inside is even weirder and more racist, with a Japanese sub popping out of the river and asking Chief Hotshot how to get to NY so they can bomb it, and him liking their plan and agreeing to guide them. But then they come upon his love interest Princess Brighteyes and start lusting after her, so then Chief Hotshot decides they are evil after all and kills them all. What wholesome reading! Super Dooper 7 - Obvious resemblance to someone we all know and love. Nothing inside references the weirdos on the cover. Raze, pmpknface, Marty Mann and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmehdy Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Great idea for a thread...amazing pics..thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
