AJD Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 I have obtained a copy of a comic called Scorchy Smith No.8, it was published by Herald Gravure Pty Ltd, Australia, and distributed by L Miller & Son of London, its is in very good condition. Does anyone know the history of this comic and are there any collectors of this comic out there. It's a new one on me. It's not listed in either of the histories of Australian comics I own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xemit-migration Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 The only information i can find about it is that Scorchy Smith started as a newspaper comic strip, wikipedia do mention a set of 9 comics produced. Not sure where to go with it regards to having it authenticated. Any help would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 (edited) The only information i can find about it is that Scorchy Smith started as a newspaper comic strip, wikipedia do mention a set of 9 comics produced. Not sure where to go with it regards to having it authenticated. Any help would be appreciated. Scorchy was featured in issues of Dickie Dare and Famous Funnies. Is your comic an anthology or does it also feature DD? I believe Ron Goulart wrote an article about Noel Sickles which featured a lot of art. Wikipedia mentions Noel's early collaborations with master cartoonist Milton Caniff. Classic adventure stuff...worth remembering, I think. Edited September 6, 2014 by BB-Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 (edited) From Don Markstein's Toonopedia, I have copied comments about the other artists that worked on Scorchy. "stand-out was Bert Christman, who later co-created The Sandman for DC Comics. The next outstanding cartoonist to work on Scorchy was Frank Robbins, who, like Sickles, had never had a feature of his own before. His signature first appeared May 22, 1939. Robbins packed the strip with hair-raising adventures, but he didn't stick around very long. In 1944, he was hired away by King Features, where he created Johnny Hazard — practically a clone of Scorchy." Then there was another succession with, again, one minor stand-out — George Tuska (Buck Rogers, Crime Does Not Pay and other diverse credits) served a stint during the 1950s." Edited September 6, 2014 by BB-Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino2paulus2 Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 wasnt really sure where to post this since it IS a reprint but its a really good reprint of a very cool book IMHO... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 That's a very pretty 6.5! another round bound for the collection: Very cool (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Got this through yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Mann Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Got this through yesterday TERRIFIC! mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw-Man Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 not a title i collect, but i fell in love with the cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I've always been fond of Green Hornet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw-Man Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 i flipped for this one, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 not a title i collect, but i fell in love with the cover. I don't blame you. Some of the Green Hornet covers are awesome and this is better than most! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I only picked up one book tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eman13 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I only picked up one book tonight. That looks WAY better than a 6.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw-Man Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 sweet books, boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Tabar Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Two awesome covers! I love Solomon Grundy. Those are both in pretty good shape. It's hard to believe they were rated as they were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Tabar Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 (edited) Daring number 11 is another terrific old Marvel cover. Toro and the Torch are clearly distinct from one another, and Subby looks awesomely menacing even though he is playing the good guy here. On a lighter note, it must be a weird life for Toro. Imagine being a teenage sidekick to machine. Edited September 10, 2014 by Brad Tabar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I only picked up one book tonight. That looks WAY better than a 6.0 Thanks! I thought so as well. I'm going to get the graders notes and see whats what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
