BangZoom Posted May 23, 2008 Author Share Posted May 23, 2008 It looks like Slam Bang 6. Congratulations, BB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BangZoom Posted May 23, 2008 Author Share Posted May 23, 2008 The current 2008 Pop Quiz standings for those of you who want to brag at family picnics this weekend. Scrooge - BB-Gun - RyanH - selegue - MrBedrock - adamstrange - Point Five - sacentaur - october - buttock - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted May 23, 2008 Author Share Posted May 23, 2008 Posted previously, but what the heck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ashrael Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 That was a tough one. First I was thinking Wings Comics, then Planet Comics, then I tried early Tecs. Nice job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Congrats on the win BB...you beat me by about five minutes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeSees Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Posted previously, but what the heck... October has got a great copy of this for sale in the marketplace... i came really close to grabbing it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Slam! Bang! Zoom! Very cool... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted May 24, 2008 Author Share Posted May 24, 2008 Great looking cover. Does anyone know of any recurring octopus characters in a GA series? Preferably one who talks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Does anyone know of any reoccurring octopus characters in a GA series? Preferably one who talks. There's always The Octopus, an early Spirit nemesis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted May 24, 2008 Author Share Posted May 24, 2008 Scrooge mentioned The Lone Eagle in another thread which prompted me to start looking at pulps downstairs. One thing led to another and I ended up looking at All Detective Magazines. The first appearance of Doctor Death (July 1934). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Scrooge mentioned The Lone Eagle in another thread which prompted me to start looking at pulps downstairs. One thing led to another and I ended up looking at All Detective Magazines. Oh! So you're the one that cared Can we get a better look at the first All Detective we glimpsed. That is my ALL TIME favorite cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Probably the best thread for this. My trusty Half-Price book had this 1973 collection of Bringing Up Father, one of those strips in another thread we've mentioned is probably on the verge of being forgotten. Yet, for how deceptively simple the art appears to be, there are layers of complexity to it, if only for the attention to details in the backgrounds. I post a strip from 1939 when the cast goes on a car tour out west (à la Walt in Gasoline Alley so many year before) - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted May 25, 2008 Author Share Posted May 25, 2008 Scrooge mentioned The Lone Eagle in another thread which prompted me to start looking at pulps downstairs. Oh! So you're the one that cared (thumbs u I've experienced the collective yawn of the audience with many of my postings of esoteric material. On the bright side, many items that I think are super cool sell for relatively little money on eBay since many other collectors have no interest in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted May 25, 2008 Author Share Posted May 25, 2008 Can we get a better look at the first All Detective we glimpsed. That is my ALL TIME favorite cover Cover illustration by Norman Saunders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TupennyConan Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 Cover illustration by Norman Saunders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 :applause: (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted May 25, 2008 Author Share Posted May 25, 2008 My trusty Half-Price book had this 1973 collection of Bringing Up Father, one of those strips in another thread we've mentioned is probably on the verge of being forgotten. Yet, for how deceptively simple the art appears to be, there are layers of complexity to it, if only for the attention to details in the backgrounds. I agree. As Maurice Horn noted in his entry for this strip in The World Encyclopedia of Comics: "The luxurious setting of the action, an astounding mixture of rococo architecture, Art Nouveau furnishings and weird shaped curios form the backdrop for this battle of the sexes." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted May 25, 2008 Author Share Posted May 25, 2008 Referencing Scrooge's post from another thread. The secret passion of every pulp collector...Five-Novels Monthly. January 1931, March 1931, August 1931, January 1932 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...