selegue Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 That Norge Benson just reads so much like an underground, it's uncanny! This by Basil is more reminiscent to the idea I have of what an underground looks like. You're right, because Crumb unabashedly swiped Wolverton's style in many of his early stories. "Rough Tough Creampuff", for example, is Wolvertonesque right down to the rhyming couplets. Bo Bo Belinski (early Crumb character), name and all, could be straight out of a Wolverton strip. I don't mean to run down Crumb. He never tried to hide his influences. He went beyond Wolverton in his own directions, and his draftmanship on the biographies of blues artists, for example, is astonishing. Don Martin owed a debt to Wolverton too. Fester Bestertester? I know nothing about UG comics! Before the story, I put up the splash page to the Daredevil story in that issue (# 16). This follows the death of Meatball in the previous story. I found the imagery to be very effective. Biro could do it all. Wolverine prototype!!! Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted September 3, 2007 Author Share Posted September 3, 2007 Did you enjoy the Norge Benson story? Do you want to learn more about Al Walker, the artistic genius responsible for Norge and other Fiction House features?. Of course you do. Follow this link to Michael Gilbert's online journal for the answers to all your questions. (I'm not kidding.) http://www.michaeltgilbert.com/journal/page20 AL WALKER COMIC BOOK CHECKLIST Jungle Comics ("Simba, King of the Beasts") #16-35 (April 1941-Nov. 1942) Planet Comics ("Norge Benson") #12-22, (May 1941-Jan. 1943) Wings Comics ("Greasemonkey Griffin") #9-34 (May 1941-June 1943) #48 (Aug. 1944) #70-96 (June 1946-Aug. 1948) Rangers Comics ("Jeep Milarkey") #2-4, (Dec. 1941-April 1942) Rangers Comics ("Elmer Pippin") #6-9 (Aug. 1942-Feb 1943) Rangers Comics ("Glory Forbes") #30, (Aug. 1946). Movie Comics ("Flicker Funnies") #1-4, (Dec. 1946-Aug. 1947) Toyland ("Buddy Bruin and Stu the Rabbit") #1-3, (Jan. 1947-July 1947) Toyland ("Wizard of the Moon") #1-3, (Jan. 1947-July 1947) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Wings Comics (Greasemonkey Griffin) #9-34 (May 1941-June 1943) #48 (Aug. 1944) #70-96 (June 1946-Aug. 1948) Ahah, he's the Greasemonkey guy. That's also a wild strip. Thanks for the information and the link BZ. Just for that, here's another Norge story - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 A girl named Pretty on a planet called Peace....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 A girl named Pretty on a planet called Peace....... Glad you liked it Bill. In a different vein, here's a more straight strip even though it's sometimes amazing what one would do for love of boar and country! Oh, and Churchill makes an appearance in this London story. Interesting material - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burntboy Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 I think it's interesting that in each of issues # 13, 16 & 19, that Roy - the Super Boy is featured more prominently on the covers than the Wizard........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted September 3, 2007 Author Share Posted September 3, 2007 Ahah, he's the Greasemonkey guy. That's also a wild strip. Thanks for the information and the link BZ. Just for that, here's another Norge story - Scrooge, thanks for the latest Norge Benson scans. Al Walker is one of my new favorites. Do you have scans to any of his other material, perhaps "Greasemonkey Griffin" or something from Movie Comics or Toyland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 Labor Day weekend is winding down. You're tired. You've got to get the kids ready for school tomorrow. You haven't taken the dog out for a walk yet. :blahblah: We don't want to hear any more of your excuses. Stop everything else and get ready for a new Pop Quiz. This image appeared on the cover of an important Golden Age comic. Be the first to identify it and win all bragging rights around here, until the next quiz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Do you have scans to any of his other material, perhaps "Greasemonkey Griffin" or something from Movie Comics or Toyland? Yes, I have but first: Got Guardineer? - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moondog Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Labor Day weekend is winding down. The kids are readying themselves for the new school year. You've got to go back to work tomorrow. Blah, blah, blah. We don't want to hear excuses. It's time for a new Pop Quiz. This image appeared on the cover of an important Golden Age comic. Be the first to identify it and win all bragging rights around here, until the next quiz. Fawcett title? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hand ® Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 The Blue tracer! Thank's Scrooge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Labor Day weekend is winding down. The kids are readying themselves for the new school year. You've got to go back to work tomorrow. Blah, blah, blah. We don't want to hear excuses. It's time for a new Pop Quiz. This image appeared on the cover of an important Golden Age comic. Be the first to identify it and win all bragging rights around here, until the next quiz. Funnies 64 ... 1st Woody Woodpecker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 This image appeared on the cover of an important Golden Age comic. Be the first to identify it and win all bragging rights around here, until the next quiz. Funnies 64 ... 1st Woody Woodpecker Congratulations, Richard. That's two wins in a row. You join Scrooge and selegue as the only three competitors to accomplish that feat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 The Funnies # 64 (May 1942) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 Quiz # 1: Scrooge Quiz # 2 : kimik Quiz # 3 : mrwoogieman Quiz # 4 : Billy Parker Quiz # 5 : Theagenes Quiz # 6 : Scrooge Quiz # 7 : selegue Quiz # 8 : selegue Quiz # 9 : Point Five Quiz # 10: Moondog Quiz # 11: Scrooge Quiz # 12: Scrooge Quiz # 13: Scrooge Quiz # 14: Scrooge Quiz # 15: Theagenes Quiz # 16: Fuelman Quiz # 17: REALITY_CONSENSUS Quiz # 18: sacentaur Quiz # 19: innocuous Quiz # 20: FlyingDonut Quiz # 21: sacentaur Quiz # 22: Scrooge Quiz # 23: MrBedrock Quiz # 24: MrBedrock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 I think I might have benefitted by the fact that everyone seems to still be on vacation. Either that or someone slipped me some comic book steroids. My head is starting to look bigger. Something about that cover exerpt screamed "DELL". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 Something about that cover exerpt screamed "DELL". That helped narrow the search down for you, but you still had to figure out which specific Dell it was. That was quite an accomplishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 ...but first: Got Guardineer? Scrooge, thanks for your latest scans. "The barrels full of snakes." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ft88 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 (edited) That's - "Barrell full of Mother F******g snakes" Hey, how about some Bugs Bunny now that you have the Dells out. I remember seeing the Large Feature from far away. More Four Colors too such as that sweet #4. Edited September 4, 2007 by ft88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 Here's a few Planet Comics from my collection. I'd love to see copies from other collections, if anyone cares to post pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
