jdjunker Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 I was doing some more comic strip traveling this morning and toured the US and Canada. Here were some of my stops. Decades later, Captain Marvel would revisit many of these sites - If you're going to be comic strip traveling with Nemo, don't forget to send a postcard: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxstuf Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 wheres the 29? He probably has that one stashed in the bathroom for reading material. Gotta have something to read in there.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Anyone who has lived in Philadelphia should get a chuckle out of this story. bb Perhaps this is where the Coneheads started too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 I picked up a book of cartoons by H.T. Webster at the flea market in Myrtle Beach, SC last weekend. This cartoon from 1925 mentions everything that was good about summertime and being young except more time to read comic books. bb The beach is beautiful there and people were having fun like in Disney World. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 For all those Big Giant Robots lovers and Shuster lovers, from New Comics # 10 (1936) as repro'd in CBM # 22. Enjoy - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Dollman had some pretty good splash pages. I found these on line. bb I love the mad scientists featured in these stories. DM reminds me more of Antman than the Atom. Hanks could have written that dialogue, e.g., "The days of Mankind are numbered...A new ruler shall inherit the earth..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Nice DMs. Thank you for all your posts. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 (edited) Thanks for the giant robot post. New Comics had some nice Shuster art and you could tell that Siegel was writing Sci Fi stories. I found scans from New 6 that had a giant tank in the story. It reminded of me Paul covers from early Amazing and other Gernsback publications. Edited June 24, 2008 by BB-Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 The problem with Dollman is that the backup stories attract too much attention. bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brasseye Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 It will be raw and low grade, just like you like 'em you boys were still talking comics at this point ya I say this, as went to all the trouble of turning my avatar view back on... it's turned off for work purposes. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 I noticed the original art for this Frazetta story is listed on ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind Owl Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 I noticed the original art for this Frazetta story is listed on ebay. The original art looks WAY better than the finished product!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 I agree. The coloring actually does more harm than good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 It's not so much the coloring I think as it is the newsprint paper absorbing the ink and blurring all of Frazetta's superb fine line details into black blotchy shapes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 I thought that the engraving limited the amount of detail that could be transferred to the comic page. Frazetta was doing a lot more work for a page of comics than he needed to. Some of the details were lost for sure. My color copies are not from high resolution scans and some detail may be lost there. We need to see some White Indiana scans. I also liked this Sunday page. By the way the Thunda story is selling for $100,000 starting bid. bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Wow, that is awesome! My Father's Day present was the Frazetta signed/numbered Lord of the Rings Portfolio from the 70's. That is about as close as I will ever come to owning original Fritz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Here's the link for the lazy ones: http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/124-Frazetta-Thunda-1-7pgs-1952-original-comic-art_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ28266QQihZ007QQitemZ170229107702QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW There are seven Thunda pages total for that 100K. I wish I was rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 The Frazetta work is all on ebay. I am also too poor to own originals. I only have a few prints (unsigned and not numbered). bb I do have a couple of pages of Buscema art which I like a lot. Birthday present from my wife many years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 The Frazetta work is all on ebay. I am also too poor to own originals. I only have a few prints (unsigned and not numbered). bb I do have a couple of pages of Buscema art which I like a lot. Birthday present from my wife many years ago. Nice! I'd love to pick up some Buscema/Alcala SSOC pages from early in the run. I'm re-reading these stories for the first time since I was kid with the Dark Horse reprints and I'm just blown away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonds25 Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Here's the link for the lazy ones: http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/124-Frazetta-Thunda-1-7pgs-1952-original-comic-art_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ28266QQihZ007QQitemZ170229107702QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW There are seven Thunda pages total for that 100K. I wish I was rich. Absolutely gorgeous artwork! If Kirby and Ditko pages can sell for $20K each, this group of pages should be worth $150 to $200K. It'll be interesting to see what the final price is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
