adamstrange Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Guardineer usually told a entertaining story well. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted August 29, 2007 Author Share Posted August 29, 2007 Scrooge, thanks again for posting such great stuff. "Dangerous Seas" was published in Amazing Mystery Funnies V2 #5 (May 1939). I wonder why there is a two year lag between its creation and the publication date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Scrooge, thanks again for posting such great stuff. "Dangerous Seas" was published in Amazing Mystery Funnies V2 #5 (May 1939). I wonder why there is a two year lag between its creation and the publication date? Same as with that Bob Kane story, it's actually a reprint. Dangerous Seas first appeared in October 1937 in Funny Pages Vol. 2 # 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted August 29, 2007 Author Share Posted August 29, 2007 ...it's actually a reprint. Dangerous Seas first appeared in October 1937 in Funny Pages Vol. 2 # 3. They didn't wait very long to start reprinting material, did they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.schomburg Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Scrooge, thanks again for posting such great stuff. "Dangerous Seas" was published in Amazing Mystery Funnies V2 #5 (May 1939). I wonder why there is a two year lag between its creation and the publication date? That is an awsome book, the second nicest condition wise I have ever seen. Someday I'll have to get me one! On another note, I was wondering if I could trouble you once again for a photo of your MC #1....That is if you have and want to share. If anything I am persistant. I would settle for a All Select #1 as well, as I am sure if you have one its a stunning copy as most of your books are. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Rainbow Boy ranks up there in my list of unusual superheroes. He was introduced in Heroic # 14 and had his own series which ran from 1942-44. He also made several guest appearances in the Hydroman strip and vice versa. Ben Thompson art - he of course did Kazar in the earier issues of Marvel Mystery along with one of my favorites, the Masked Marvel for Centaur. Love the H.G. Peter Man 'O Metal, as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Great story Scrooge! These two panels are just ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all bout da Bene Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Thank you Jeff, already seeing some incredible material over--i guess my thread stirred up some nasty memories for some--maybe too curious to fast where bouts in FL -- gonna be there this weekend with wife & baby and need place to stay Tallahassee. When you say "baby" do mean an actual baby or are you talking about your Action #1. Jeff ben, ben, ben...if you need to know anything about Fl, it is that you don't want to go anywhere near Tallahasse...dat der is home to dem der semipoles...us gators, don't like dem der semicolins...right jeff gator :/hey guys- i didnt want get things started like a hurricane(aka u of miami) between neighbors --i would have been more than happy to stay a couple nights at both your houses :kidaround:but i'll be wearing mouse ears or something like that this weekend ---and no action1 baby--this one is only been around 2 1/2 years--she's a modern age Will either of you be in Baltimore--i've never been to a comic con b-4 and know noone --i'm trying to get filter :baiting:to go down with me but he's closing on a house :wishluck:and might not be going --i'll bring my other babies if i go (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Great story Scrooge! These two panels are just ! Great choices of panels. There is plenty of comic goodness in that story. Here's another one filled with stereotypes since the enemy is represented by one of their agent each so you can see the scripter's best effort at ethnic dialect This is from Feature Comics # 60 - September 1942 (Scans from the Pure Excitement Comics webpage FYI) - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hand ® Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Fun Stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted August 29, 2007 Author Share Posted August 29, 2007 This is from Feature Comics # 60 - September 1942 That artwork is much nicer than lots of what I've seen from that time period. Borth paced the story exceptionally well and made me interested in seeing other examples of his work. Frank Borth Bio Thanks, Scrooge. Your scans are getting me to focus on comics that I've tended to overlook up to now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 That artwork is much nicer than lots of what I've seen from that time period. Borth paced the story exceptionally well and made me interested in seeing other examples of his work. Well, you do have to take into account that I sift through a LOT of stories to pull the better ones to post. There's a lot of junk out there from that time period. Oh, and as a way of a P.S. on Rainbow Boy, this could be him all "growed-up" - (well, ... except that The Rainbow wasn't published by the same company) - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted August 29, 2007 Author Share Posted August 29, 2007 Oh, and as a way of a P.S. on Rainbow Boy, this could be him all "growed-up" - (well, ... except that The Rainbow wasn't published by the same company) - I like the idea that is him as an adult. He grew up and signed with a different publisher. Makes sense to me. Is that story from The Arrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 The latest update. New Adventure # 13 x 3 (Feb. 1937) Detective Comics # 1 x 2 (March 1937) Detective Comics# 2 x 2 (April 1937) Detective Picture Stories # 5 (April 1937) Bob Kane Detective Comics # 3 (May 1937) Detective Comics # 4 (June 1937) etc., ... Allright, this is going to blow the start of the list by more than 6 months Here's from Funny Pages # 3 - July 1936, an almost double-page spread and a full-fledged full page panel - P.S.: Yes, the Rainbow page is from The Arrow, # 3 to be exact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 (edited) I wouldn't call that a double page spread as it looks to me that the panel on the RH page is mostly like a separate panel that occurs some moments in time later (it's the start of the of the getaway). It's nicely drawn as is the full page b&w panel. Definitely some good stuff in Centaurs! Edited August 30, 2007 by adamstrange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 I wouldn't call that a double page spread as it looks to me that the panel on the RH page is mostly like a separate panel that occurs some moments in time later (it's the start of the of the getaway). It's nicely drawn as is the full page b&w panel. Definitely some good stuff in Centaurs! Yes, time has lapsed but the panel construction is part of the page design and is intentionally spread over the two pages. At any rate, the B&W page belongs on the list and the title spread deserved to be shown. I looked at other early Funny Pages and no other such examples are present sadly, even though the same artist provides 2 page spread illustration à la Remington and other early western illustrators so they don't classify despite being attractive. I particularly like this one - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 Revised list of comics with full page panels. Funny Pages # 3 - (July 1936) New Adventure # 13 x 3 (Feb. 1937) Detective Comics # 1 x 2 (March 1937) Detective Comics # 2 x 2 (April 1937) Detective Picture Stories # 5 (April 1937) Detective Comics # 3 (May 1937) Detective Comics # 4 (June 1937) Detective Comics # 5 (July 1937) Detective Comics # 6 (August 1937) Detective Comics # 7 x 2 (September 1937) Detective Comics # 8 (October 1937) Detective Comics # 9 (November 1937) New Adventure Comics # 21 x 2 (Nov 1937) New Adventures Comics # 22 x 2 (Dec 1937) Detective Comics # 10 x 3 (Dec 1937) Detective Comics # 11 x 2 (Jan 1938) Detective Comics # 12 x 3 (Feb 1938) Detective Comics # 13 x 2 (Mar 1938) Detective Comics # 14 (Apr 1938) Detective Comics # 15 (May 1938) Detective Comics #16 (June 1938) Funny Pages v3 #1 Feb 1939 (reprint of Detective Picture Stories # 5, April 1937) Speed # 1 (Oct 1939) Top Notch Comics # 1 (Dec 1939) Blue Ribbon Comics #3 (January 1940) Fantastic Comics # 2 (Jan 1940) Top Notch # 2 x 3 (Jan 1940) Zip Comics # 1 (Feb 1940) Speed Comics # 6 (Mar 1940) Weird Comics # 2 (May 1940) Whirlwind # 1 (June 1940) Mystery Men Comics # 12 (July 1940) Mystery Men Comics # 13 (August 1940) Superman # 6 (Sept/Oct 1940) Flame # 3 (Winter 1940) (The criteria we're using is that the full page panel actually be incorporated into a standard sequentially paneled narrative and not be a pin-up or a stand alone story book page.) It might be fun to start listing some firsts: First comic book with a full page panel? First comic with a full page splash? First title to use full page panels on a regular basis? First superhero story to use a full page panel? Does anyone remember if anyone posted a photo of the full page panel from Speed # 1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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