october Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Action 18 Congratulations, Andy. FINALLY! My name will now reside next to the elder gods of comic dorkdom, like Scrooge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted March 13, 2008 Author Share Posted March 13, 2008 (edited) This is our updated list of every pre-1941 comic we've identified as having a story that includes a full page panel in it. 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. If anyone has any additions, please post your info. 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) Red Eagle Feature Book #16 x 2 & Double-Page Panel (August 1938) Funny Pages v3 #1 Feb 1939 (reprint of Detective Picture Stories # 5, April 1937) Speed #1 (Oct 1939) Amazing Man #7 (November 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) Miracle #3 (April 1940) Rocket #2 (April 1940) Weird Comics #2 (May 1940) Silver Streak #4 - May 1940 Silver Streak #5 June 1940 Whirlwind #1 (June 1940) Mystery Men Comics #12 (July 1940) Mystery Men Comics #13 (August 1940) Superman #6 (Sept/Oct 1940) Samson #1 Fall 1940 Flame #3 (Winter 1940) Edited March 13, 2008 by BangZoom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted March 13, 2008 Author Share Posted March 13, 2008 What comic books feature the earliest double-page splashes? Does anyone have any candidates for that honor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 I can confirm that NA 23 does NOT have a full page panel story, I just read it (cool robin hood story!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 What comic books feature the earliest double-page splashes? Does anyone have any candidates for that honor? Feature Book 16 has 2 single page spashes in addition to the double page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Because of the talk of Phantom Lady in Police Comics in another thread, here's her story from Police Comics # 9 which is our chance to have a look at Art Peddy's work which we rarely see. Fair warning, the -script is weak and Phantom Lady does not really shine in this story ... well, her black light does but that's about it - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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G.A.tor Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 handsome feller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted March 13, 2008 Author Share Posted March 13, 2008 Because of the talk of Phantom Lady in Police Comics in another thread, here's her story from Police Comics # 9 which is our chance to have a look at Art Peddy's work which we rarely see. Fair warning, the -script is weak and Phantom Lady does not really shine in this story ... That was an ok story. Don't be too harsh on it, Scrooge. The -script is no worse than many movie serials and radio dramas from that time period. I give most of them a judgmental pass because of the nostalgia factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted March 13, 2008 Author Share Posted March 13, 2008 What comic books feature the earliest double-page splashes? Does anyone have any candidates for that honor? Captain America #8. What other pre-1945 comics have double-page splashes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Because of the talk of Phantom Lady in Police Comics in another thread, here's her story from Police Comics # 9 which is our chance to have a look at Art Peddy's work which we rarely see. Fair warning, the -script is weak and Phantom Lady does not really shine in this story ... That was an ok story. Don't be too harsh on it, Scrooge. Trust me, I'm not asking for the moon here but a smoother plot would be welcome. Compare the Phantom Lady mess with this simple Marksman story. That's all I ask for. Oh, and again, Guardineer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GACollectibles Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 What comic books feature the earliest double-page splashes? Does anyone have any candidates for that honor? Captain America #8. What other pre-1945 comics have double-page splashes? Well if that wasn't the perfect lead-in.... America's Greatest #2 May 1942 Ok, your Cap has much nicer pages! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted March 13, 2008 Author Share Posted March 13, 2008 America's Greatest #2 May 1942 I'm not familiar with The Black Poet, but he sounds like a cool GA nemesis. "Grim Composer of Verse...Poet Laureate of Death" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weird Paper Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 America's Greatest #2 May 1942 I'm not familiar with The Black Poet, but he sounds like a cool GA nemesis. "Grim Composer of Verse...Poet Laureate of Death" He lulls you into complacency with melancholy, then "BOOM", hits you with the iambic pentameter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastExchange-migratio Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 BZ do you have a copy of Action #7? CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted March 15, 2008 Author Share Posted March 15, 2008 Happy 85th anniversary Weird Tales. Volume 1 Number 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Happy 85th anniversary Weird Tales. Volume 1 Number 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 BZ, While looking through an old bunch of scans, I saw a robot that looked familiar. He kind of looks like a punk rock version of my favorite cybermonkey. But when I got to the end of the story, I found a few more familiar robots and of course the Schomburg signature that I knew had to be there. I also like the cover of the comic, which I had read before, but the older I get the more I forget and the more new things (at least to me) I discover (that I knew before). I liked the cover of the book too. Happy anniversary BZ! Keep em coming! bb I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plady69 Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 BZ, all we can say is WOW! I can probably speak for many in that I have sold so many awesome Golden Age comics over the last 35 years to pay mortgages, dance classes, braces, settle divorces... But you kept them all together! You must have an awesome wife and tell her we love her, too! PLady69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted March 15, 2008 Author Share Posted March 15, 2008 Volume 1 Number 1 1st issue editorial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
