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[RareHighGrade]

I forget who did the cover; was it Flessel or O'Mealia? Looks like Flessel but I thought he usually signed his work.

 

That has been a definite point of contention in the past. There was a thread about it somewhere in this section. If I remember correctly, the final consensus was that it was indeed Flessel. I will see if I can dig up the thread.

 

It was in the "Tribute to Flessel" thread. GCD, Timely, and other experts all weighed in to say that the cover to #37 (and Double Action #2) was done by Flessel.

[CentaurMan]

Another Flessel water cover, New Adventure #31 (the last issue before they dropped the "New"):

 

 

Flessel drew quite a number of different races in his span of pre-hero Adventures.

[JJBEE2001]

I'll keep the thread from getting bogged down on my Adventure #40 by posting one of my other favorites, #37:

 

I forget who did the cover; was it Flessel or O'Mealia? Looks like Flessel but I thought he usually signed his work.

 

Nice copy! I'm buying a copy off Comiclink right now (I'm waiting & waiting for the sale to go through - but that's another topic). The copy I'm buying is CGC 5.0 which, surprisingly, is the highest-graded Unrestored copy to date. I'm sure yours would grade at least that high, even with the piece missing. Since I can't get my hands on Double Action #2, this is the next best thing.

[Scrooge]

Flessel drew quite a number of different races in his span of pre-hero Adventures.

 

I do believe that's what makes Flessel's work so attractive to most of us here, beyond his draftsmanship abilities, not to mention the nice coloring job done on those early Adventure books.

 

Yet, I cannot pass up the opportunity to mention that the cultural diversity presented on those pages seem natural to me. I'm going on a limb here but allow me: let's refer back to the other Adventure title. I'm going to show you below a run of 1919 covers from that other mag. Recall that Flessel was born in early 1912 (February) and would have been about 7, the wonder age, when he saw these on the newsstand. How could he fail to be impressed by these diverse images! -

 

[Scrooge]

 

 

I'm not claiming anything here but the struggle of men at sea is an age-old motif. It is nice to see the dynamism that Flessel brought to his interpretation / composition of this classic scene.

[JJBEE2001]

If indeed he saw those as a kid, then it's easy to see where his inspiration for a lot of his ocean/water covers came from

[Comicdey]

Another Flessel water cover, New Adventure #31 (the last issue before they dropped the "New"):

 

 

Flessel drew quite a number of different races in his span of pre-hero Adventures.

 

Living in Alaska....I might need to get a copy of that one.

[CentaurMan]

Neat covers, Scrooge, thanks for posting them.

 

While we're on the subject of Flessel and water, here's Adventure #32.

In my experience, this book isn't as scarce as the ones before and after it.

 

[PUNYHUMAN]

Killer books!! This is one awesome thread. I'm love'n it!!

[Weird Paper]

The last original Sandman cover.

Edited September 27, 2006 by Weird Paper

[ciorac]

Neat covers, Scrooge, thanks for posting them.

 

While we're on the subject of Flessel and water, here's Adventure #32.

In my experience, this book isn't as scarce as the ones before and after it.

 

 

Since it is so common Win, and you know I need it, how's about selling it to me?

[RareHighGrade]

If folks want to see more of the New Comics humor covers, let me know (I have most of them). Otherwise, I will move on to some of the Flessel covers.

 

I am reminded of the line by the Caribbean woman at the end of the movie "Trading Places," who, when asked by Coleman whether she wants the lobster or the cracked crab for lunch, replied, "Can't we have both?"

 

Okay, I'll post a couple more of the humor covers since Centaurman is posting so many Flessels.

 

Here is New Comics #10:

 

Edited September 27, 2006 by RareHighGrade

[esquirecomics]

Some of these have been posted but here are what I have now or at least used to have.

 

 

 

 

[Durden08]

I'm really liking all the Flessel covers. I would like to have seen what he could have done with Superman or Batman covers at the time. Would have been cool to see his interpretation of those heroes.

[CentaurMan]

This one isn't a Flessel, but Fred Gaurdineer did a good job on it.

 

New Adventure #35, featuring every lumberjack's worst nightmare:

[CentaurMan]

Ok, so not a lot of interest in #35. That's fine, moving on to another Flessel.....

 

Adventure #36 is one of my favorites. I can imagine being a kid looking at this cover in amazement.

Must've been pretty cool to see something like this in a time with no color TV's. This was cutting edge entertainment.

 

[Scrooge]

Awesome cover and copy.

[TheEyeSees]

That #36 really is a beaut!! These pre-hero books have a lot of appeal to them, which I never fully appreciated. Thanks for posting!

[esquirecomics]

These covers are so much more enticing to me than anything done in our modern time.

[JJBEE2001]

Agreed! Even though these comics appeared decades before I was born, I've always loved the pre-superhero books more than anything else. Comics have always been a business first and foremost (at least from the publisher's point of view), but these books were true to the title in that they really inspired a sense of "Adventure". I guess I'm just old at heart.