BB-Gun Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Picked up these two Weird Tales recently. Posted one before but added an Argosy to the mix. I guess I had to have one after seeing all of those Brundage covers that BZ owns. not sure whether Matt Fox did that cover but don't think so. Early Argosy is a treat. I think I will try to pick up some more. Westerns and mystery Argosy covers are just as good as Scifi and ERB....almost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 (edited) Found a few pictures in a book from 1964. It probably isn't rare but I didn't have one before. America's Favorite Comics by Allen Willette Edited April 12, 2010 by BB-Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 14, 2010 Author Share Posted April 14, 2010 I don't know if you sub to Illustration BZ but the most recent issue, # 29, is solely dedicated to H.J. Ward. Dave Saunders knocks another one out of the ballpark, providing a great narrative around little biographical data and providing most of that that I've seen available. The reproduction quality is splendid as ever in the mag, which at $ 15 cover price (further discounted at DCBS) is a bargain. Thanks for the tip, Scrooge. (thumbs u I don't subscribe to either Illustration magazine or Blood 'n' Thunder, but every time I hear about them I discover I'm missing something great. I need to stop procrastinating and finally subscribe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 14, 2010 Author Share Posted April 14, 2010 Early Argosy is a treat. I think I will try to pick up some more. Westerns and mystery Argosy covers are just as good as Scifi and ERB....almost. I love that cover. It looks like those two crafts are fighting each other with knives. Very strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 14, 2010 Author Share Posted April 14, 2010 I read several Ralph Milne Farley stories when I was a kid and enjoyed them. Den Valdron's article in ERBzine offers a great overview of Farley and his Radio Man series: Link The Radio Man (June 28, 1924) The Radio Beasts (March 21, 1925) The Radio Planet (June 26, 1926) The comic book An Earth Man on Venus was adapted from "The Radio Man." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 14, 2010 Author Share Posted April 14, 2010 Jerry Siegel mentions an interest in Ralph Milne Farley's work in this fan letter to Amazing in 1929. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Thanks for the tip, Scrooge. (thumbs u Hopefully you went ahead and read it for free online. The new Gabriel Hunt novel's cover by Glen Orbik looked very familiar since I once owned a copy of its "inspiration", i.e., the cover by Norm Saunders of Cloak and Dagger # 1. Here they are for comparison below. On his website, Orbik has posted this work without a word of reference to his homage(?) ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moondog Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Thanks for the tip, Scrooge. (thumbs u Hopefully you went ahead and read it for free online. The new Gabriel Hunt novel's cover by Glen Orbik looked very familiar since I once owned a copy of its "inspiration", i.e., the cover by Norm Saunders of Cloak and Dagger # 1. Here they are for comparison below. On his website, Orbik has posted this work without a word of reference to his homage(?) ... Fascinating - I've never seen a Cloak and Dagger. Ever. Not in a collection or at another dealer's table. Am I the only one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 I don't know if you sub to Illustration BZ but the most recent issue, # 29, is solely dedicated to H.J. Ward. Dave Saunders knocks another one out of the ballpark, providing a great narrative around little biographical data and providing most of that that I've seen available. The reproduction quality is splendid as ever in the mag, which at $ 15 cover price (further discounted at DCBS) is a bargain. Thanks for the tip, Scrooge. (thumbs u I don't subscribe to either Illustration magazine or Blood 'n' Thunder, but every time I hear about them I discover I'm missing something great. I need to stop procrastinating and finally subscribe. The print quality of the magazine is outstanding, much like getting a slim, high-quality art book each month. I don't know that you would like every issue but I haven't been so high on a magazine since the glory days of CBM. Check ebay or budplant.com to get the back issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Thanks for the tip, Scrooge. (thumbs u Hopefully you went ahead and read it for free online. The new Gabriel Hunt novel's cover by Glen Orbik looked very familiar since I once owned a copy of its "inspiration", i.e., the cover by Norm Saunders of Cloak and Dagger # 1. Here they are for comparison below. On his website, Orbik has posted this work without a word of reference to his homage(?) ... the new cover is awkward.... you're not sure what he's doing with that hand if you view only the new cover. Much clearer that he had just finished throwing a knife in the original. The angles are all off on the new cover in terms of the knife thrower. Guess that's an unintended consequence of starting with a homage and tweaking it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 I read the comic again and it reminded me of Mark Twain's story about a Conneticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. A lot of similarities. Did Verne or Wells do a similar story? I need a hardbound copy with illos by Frazetta or some such artist. Any available? I should go back and read the Twain story again. The language is probably more easily understood than Tom Sawyer. Both books would be better for middle school readers. Too bad sci fi doesn't get more respect from educators. bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 21, 2010 Author Share Posted April 21, 2010 I always wondered what happened to that painting: New York Times Link Lehman College Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerKid Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 I always wondered what happened to that painting: New York Times Link Lehman College Library Nice and very interesting story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 definitely. the 'historian' is norm saunders' son, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashrael Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 I always wondered what happened to that painting: New York Times Link Lehman College Library That is really interesting (and a strange piece to hang in a library). Thanks for the link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeSees Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 I always wondered what happened to that painting: New York Times Link Lehman College Library I assumed you owned it BZ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfcityduck Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Great story. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 definitely. the 'historian' is norm saunders' son, no? (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 22, 2010 Author Share Posted April 22, 2010 I assumed you owned it BZ! I should be so lucky. Maybe Santa will have a surprise for me Christmas morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Recent pick-up with a Norm Saunders cover (well actually two covers). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
