50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Just when I thought the Long Beach con was going to be a bust this little beauty popped up from a box at Terry's booth. It being Halloween and having always wanted a Plastic Man I took the plunge. The interior stories look equally funky though I still have to read them. Woozy even has his own feature. Nice book. Not a cover that stands out until you see a large scan of it. Congrats. And, yes, Woozie had his own strip and so did Chop Chop Scrooge, You are right about it probably not standing out until you see it. I pulled it out of the box and it pretty much shouted, "Buy Me!" I assume Chop Chop was a feature in Military comics or Blackhawk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Yes, Chop Chop was the Far East representative in the Blackhawk and had his own stories in Blackhawk Comics and maybe in Modern as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senormac Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Just when I thought the Long Beach con was going to be a bust this little beauty popped up from a box at Terry's booth. It being Halloween and having always wanted a Plastic Man I took the plunge. The interior stories look equally funky though I still have to read them. Woozy even has his own feature. Bravo 40 !! That looks great Colors look really bright and clean !! Hopefully its Cole stories inside so you can experiance the twisted madness of his genius Guide says it's Cole. I think I will be saving this one for a read over the Thanksgiving holiday. It looks crazy inside, maybe the beginnings of Cole's madness and bitter end?? I think his work really took a turn around late 1948. It was always pretty fantastic, but he seemed to decide to push the boundaries of his characters emotional states far past anything resembling normalacy after that. Those are the stories I enjoy the most. Mr. Aqua, Sadly Sadly, Kru Vashnu...... He burned out not long after..... mid 1950. He quit doing Police in June 1950 and I imagine he quit doing Plastic Man at that time also. I think the popularity of the character is what kept the series going .....for awhile, even though he was gone. Course you know about ....... his end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Just when I thought the Long Beach con was going to be a bust this little beauty popped up from a box at Terry's booth. It being Halloween and having always wanted a Plastic Man I took the plunge. The interior stories look equally funky though I still have to read them. Woozy even has his own feature. Bravo 40 !! That looks great Colors look really bright and clean !! Hopefully its Cole stories inside so you can experiance the twisted madness of his genius Guide says it's Cole. I think I will be saving this one for a read over the Thanksgiving holiday. It looks crazy inside, maybe the beginnings of Cole's madness and bitter end?? I think his work really took a turn around late 1948. It was always pretty fantastic, but he seemed to decide to push the boundaries of his characters emotional states far past anything resembling normalacy after that. Those are the stories I enjoy the most. Mr. Aqua, Sadly Sadly, Kru Vashnu...... He burned out not long after..... mid 1950. He quit doing Police in June 1950 and I imagine he quit doing Plastic Man at that time also. I think the popularity of the character is what kept the series going .....for awhile, even though he was gone. Course you know about ....... his end Back when Steranko's History of Comics came out in the early seventies, I believe the second book featured Jack Cole's story. I remember how fascinating it all seemed; I need to go back and read it again. I have the recent book by Spiegelman but have not yet read it; although I am looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senormac Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Back when Steranko's History of Comics came out in the early seventies, I believe the second book featured Jack Cole's story. I remember how fascinating it all seemed; I need to go back and read it again. I have the recent book by Spiegelman but have not yet read it; although I am looking forward to it. I enjoyed the Spiegleman book. Theres alot of info in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOT Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Are there pages.... or just this one sheet cartoon ?? I don't get it. There is no cover ..... it looks like the interior pages of a comic ... Re: The Anti-Hoover comic - it's what's called "self-covered." Many giveaway / promotional comic books were done cheaply for free distribution. They didn't add a slick cover to the "guts" of the comic book like commercial comics. So the cover paper is the same as the inside paper. This has comic stories inside, in black and white. Great stinging Opper cartoons. You think politics today is nasty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOT Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Picked up some weird giveaways lately. I'll also post them in the promo comic thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Just when I thought the Long Beach con was going to be a bust this little beauty popped up from a box at Terry's booth. It being Halloween and having always wanted a Plastic Man I took the plunge. The interior stories look equally funky though I still have to read them. Woozy even has his own feature. Bravo 40 !! That looks great Colors look really bright and clean !! Hopefully its Cole stories inside so you can experiance the twisted madness of his genius What a cool cover! It reminds me as much of L.B. Cole as it does Jack Cole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 I had visions of this cover when I saw it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weird Paper Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 (edited) Picked up some weird giveaways lately. I'll also post them in the promo comic thread... Mr. Sneekers is now doing 15-20 at State Prison. When he gets out, he'll be Mr. Ankle Monitor. Edited November 8, 2010 by Weird Paper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generic user Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 What a cool cover! It reminds me as much of L.B. Cole as it does Jack Cole. nice book, and agreed cool cover, but not jack cole. per bails, choices are spranger, leblanc, kotzky and nicholas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 I've thought it likely that the Sensation cover was the inspiration -- unless there's an even earlier non-comic inspiration that both are sourced from. There's speculation on the cover artist for the Sensation with some suggesting Toth and at least one person, Drucker. I love it and consider it more likely to be Toth as it reminds of some of his Standard work. I had visions of this cover when I saw it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOT Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Picked up some weird giveaways lately. I'll also post them in the promo comic thread... Mr. Sneekers is now doing 15-20 at State Prison. When he gets out, he'll be Mr. Ankle Monitor. Mr. Sneekers and his creepy vibe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comics-n-ERB Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Got in a few books..... I have wanted one of these for soooooo long! Unrestored! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 AA 61 is one of my favorites (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypinkblu Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Just got home from Germany to find a wonderful mix of eclectic GA goodies Great books, Bill:) Now I know who outbid me on the #5, ...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Got in a few books..... I have wanted one of these for soooooo long! Unrestored! Great books David! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 3 great books there! Rangers 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 I have wanted one of these for soooooo long! Unrestored! OK now that is just great, worth every minute of the wait I take it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 I've thought it likely that the Sensation cover was the inspiration -- unless there's an even earlier non-comic inspiration that both are sourced from. There's speculation on the cover artist for the Sensation with some suggesting Toth and at least one person, Drucker. I love it and consider it more likely to be Toth as it reminds of some of his Standard work. I had visions of this cover when I saw it. Fiendishly fun, if I can dig up this book I will have quite a pair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
