BangZoom Posted March 8, 2008 Author Share Posted March 8, 2008 I was going to say Caniff, but with the "favorite" clue it has got to be Frank Robbins. I immediately thought Robbins but had second thoughts because of the clue. I don't remember ever seeing Robbins mentioned on the boards. It must be on forums other than Gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted March 8, 2008 Author Share Posted March 8, 2008 Fun quizzes, Scrooge. If I'd seen this image this morning I would have recognized it as Raymond's work. The other illustrations completely threw me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Re-reading the post, it must be Robbins since he's a board "favorite". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted March 8, 2008 Author Share Posted March 8, 2008 Here's an original Alex Raymond, Secret Agent X-9 from 1934. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashrael Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Wow. I love Raymond's art! He was the first GA artist who's art I saw that really blew me away (good ol' Flash Gordon). I couldn't believe at the time that his art was so much better than everyone else's that I had seen. (Frazetta was my 2nd GA love ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 (edited) A few more scans posted above. I have a few more pages of Raymond work but I found some interesting things while searching through the pile. The Roy Crane and Lyman Young work is from 1935. The Sweeney Todd humor was from a 1900 Sunday page. bb Edited March 8, 2008 by BB-Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted March 8, 2008 Author Share Posted March 8, 2008 I have a few more pages of Raymond work but I found some interesting things while search through the pile. The Roy Crane and Lyman Young work is from 1935. The Sweeny Todd humor was from a 1900 Sunday page. bb I love all the Sunday funnies you're posting. I don't recognize the name Bart Haley. What else did he do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 I have a few more pages of Raymond work but I found some interesting things while search through the pile. The Roy Crane and Lyman Young work is from 1935. The Sweeny Todd humor was from a 1900 Sunday page. bb I love all the Sunday funnies you're posting. I don't recognize the name Bart Haley. What else did he do? Serial killer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seank Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 (edited) I was going to say Caniff, but with the "favorite" clue it has got to be Frank Robbins. I immediately thought Robbins but had second thoughts because of the clue. I don't remember ever seeing Robbins mentioned on the boards. It must be on forums other than Gold. Robbins Marvel work in the 1970s is universally reviled elsewhere on the boards. It give new meaning to the term, "truly awful." The stuff looks like he was dialing it in long distance. (Which is a shame because his earlier work and his early-Bronze Batman stuff is quite good.) Edited March 8, 2008 by seank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 I have a few more pages of Raymond work but I found some interesting things while search through the pile. The Roy Crane and Lyman Young work is from 1935. The Sweeny Todd humor was from a 1900 Sunday page. bb I love all the Sunday funnies you're posting. I don't recognize the name Bart Haley. What else did he do? BZ, I wish I had something enlightening to say about Bart, but I don't. Maybe he was related to Mark or some other cartoonist. I was more interested in the Sweeney Todd connection. I saw the play on Broadway with Patti Lupone playing one of the lead roles and doubling in the orchestra as a tuba player. I found a few more Raymond strips to scan. Too bad I can't show the whole thing. It would take a little photoshop work... or a bigger scanner. Foster managed to put a lot into one panel. Lots of adventure in those strips but somehow Superman got mixed up with a talking dog and the story lasted months. Superman always offered lots of premiums though. You could gets prizes and puzzles and lots of stuff from Superman-Tim while buying your latest suit. And you could get a preview of the latest Action comic featuring Superman!!! BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Here is a unique letter and mailing envelope sent to a child in April of 1940. The child was trying to obtain one of the Supermen of America Prize Rings and this is the letter he received from DC Comics. I am not absolutely sure which contest the letter refers to but I think the contest in Action 21 (Feb 1940 issue but probably on the stands in Nov or Dec 1939) refers to the Superman rings as prizes and the contest ended on January 28. I sent this scan to TomG III before I think. How many of those rings do you have Tom? BB And the next best thing about Action 21 other than the Atomic Bomb story is the two pictures of the Spectre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 And don't forget all of the premiums and toys from Fawcett. I like this puzzle a lot. Notice the pieces spell SHAZAM!!! I would love to have the Cap Marvel race car set. bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted March 8, 2008 Author Share Posted March 8, 2008 And the next best thing about Action 21 other than the Atomic Bomb story is the two pictures of the Spectre. THANKS, BB!!! Terrific stuff. :applause: Contests, Coming Attractions, Jigsaw Puzzles, and Stories. Now we're getting our money's worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 And I have a few more Superman strips that are worth showing. These two are Sunday pages 22 and 23 from 1940. Siegel and Shuster made it to the top like Raymond and Foster. At least it seemed that way until the law suits started. bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Thanks for your appreciative comments BZ. I have another Superman Sunday which I think is a little strange. bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted March 9, 2008 Author Share Posted March 9, 2008 This letter from Jerry Siegel to Jack Liebowitz, DC Comics publisher, gives an interesting glimpse of Siegel's business dealings with the company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 S and S didn't get all that they deserved. They were so much more in touch with sci fi and comics compared to the people that ran the business. I love to seeing all of the Slam Bradley and Federal Men stories and look at the new ideas that add to their superheroes. Superman, Spectre, Star Spangled Kid, time travel stories in Slam Bradley, and drug traffic stories in Federal Men (first marijuana story) were mature themes or stories that were filled with innovation and creativeness. They must have been smart young men that enjoyed their craft. "The Old Man and the Sea" always comes to mind when I think of these situations. Even if you catch the big fish, the sharks will tear it apart before you can bring it home. bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 I was going to say Caniff, but with the "favorite" clue it has got to be Frank Robbins. Who I personally thought did a nice Caniff-ish twist on Batman and the Shadow in the early 1970s. But the boards will never forgive him for what he did to Englehart's Captain America. Yeah, it is Frank Robbins who I thought was once again knocked on recently in a thread. Nothing dramatic or exceptional (and those were for a series of ads) but deserving better than the usual scorn directed at Robbins by fanboys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 I found a few more Raymond strips to scan. Too bad I can't show the whole thing. It would take a little photoshop work... or a bigger scanner. I can help you for that - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Re: The Sniper and its artist. First: good news, the password was changed in Jerry's Who's Who and access has been restored. Second: here are the results of a search for The Sniper: BLAISDELL, TEX SNIPER, THE (pen/ink/) 1942 > 42 GALLAGHER, JOE SNIPER, THE (pen/ink/) 1941-42 > 41 42 HARRY, FRANK SNIPER, THE (pen/ink/) 1941 > 41 HENKEL, VERN SNIPER, THE (pen/ink/) early-1940s > 40 41 42 43 KLEIN, BERNARD SNIPER, THE (pen/ink/) RAMSEY, HARRY SNIPER, THE (pen/ink/) 1942-43 > 42 43 ROBINSON, JERRY SNIPER, THE (pen/ink/) c1942 > 42 UDALL, TED SNIPER, THE (wr/) c1941-c42 So while we can't exactly be sure, my guess of Vern Henkel still stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
