BangZoom Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share Posted June 10, 2012 I've read a few Professor Supermind and Son strips recently. It was an entertaining and very nicely illustrated feature. From Wikipedia: Professor Supermind and Son was a comic book feature that appeared in issues 60-71 of Dell Comics' Popular Comics publication. Professor Warren (Supermind) used his energy machine to give his son, Dan, superhuman powers, including super strength, invulnerability, and the ability to fly. With these powers, and his father's other inventions, Dan Warren fought criminals and Nazis. This story appeared in Poular Comics #65 (July 1941). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ciorac Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Very cool story BZ. Thanks for posting it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedFury Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Very cool story BZ. Thanks for posting it +1 Well written and nice artwork. But, aarrgghh, it's a cliffhanger! What happens to Dan? Does he thwart the invasion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 A lot of Ray's stories were reprinted in these Ballantine Books back in the sixties. Some of the other stories reprinted looked pretty good too, e.g. this Wood splash from Tales of the incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmat Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Wow BZ... I didn't know Winsor's son also drew comic books. The style is just like his father's. I've got some Winsor "Nemo" pages scanned from Star comics, I'll try to post them. Just for comparison purposes... (thumbs u Windsor's Nemo had a unique style which reminds me of Escher. Which would be the best way to discover McCay work? I know there is a lot of reprints and hard covers, but which one is the best edition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Wow BZ... I didn't know Winsor's son also drew comic books. The style is just like his father's. I've got some Winsor "Nemo" pages scanned from Star comics, I'll try to post them. Just for comparison purposes... (thumbs u Windsor's Nemo had a unique style which reminds me of Escher. Which would be the best way to discover McCay work? I know there is a lot of reprints and hard covers, but which one is the best edition? That's a no brainer: http://www.onfulfillment.com/SundayPressBooks/ Whatever you do, don't order this from Amazon. This massive oversized volume will arrive all banged up. Get it directly from Sunday press. They have a special on both volumes for 225. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmat Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Yes, I know this edition, there is even a spanish edition, same giant size. I took it in my hand and it is really wonderful. How about the collection published by Fantagraphics? I think it's 5 or 6 volumes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share Posted June 15, 2012 Those books are very nice. If you can buy them at a good price I'm sure you'll be very happy with them. I purchased my copies when they were remaindered some years back. I also purchased the Sunday Press edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share Posted June 15, 2012 I decided to pull out my Classics Illustrated yesterday and read a few. One of the ones I read was Mysteries by Edgar Allan Poe. I've read quite a few Poe stories through the years but I'd never heard of Hans Pfall. Here's a little bit of background info about the story. From Wikipedia: The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall "The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall" (1835) is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in the June 1835 issue of the monthly magazine Southern Literary Messenger, and intended by Poe to be a hoax. Poe planned to continue the hoax in further installments, but was upstaged by the famous Great Moon Hoax which started in the August 25, 1835 issue of the New York Sun daily newspaper. Poe later wrote that the flippant tone of the story made it easy for educated readers to see through the supposed hoax. Plot summary The story opens with the delivery to a crowd gathered in Rotterdam of a manuscript detailing the journey of a man named Hans Pfaall. The manuscript, which comprises the majority of the story, sets out in detail how Pfaall contrived to reach the moon by benefit of a revolutionary new balloon and a device which compresses the vacuum of space into breathable air. The journey takes him nineteen days, and the narrative includes descriptions of the Earth from space as well as the descent to its fiery, volcanic satellite. Pfaall withholds most of the information regarding the surface of the moon and its inhabitants in order to negotiate a pardon from the Burgomaster for several murders he committed as he left earth (creditors of his who were becoming irksome). After reading the manuscript, the city authorities agree that Pfaall should be pardoned, but the messenger who brought them the text (apparently a resident of the moon) has vanished and they are unable to restore communication with him. Literary significance Poe's story may have had an influence on, and is referenced in Jules Verne's From the Earth to the Moon, which seems to be a retelling of the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share Posted June 15, 2012 Here are a bunch of pages from the story to give you the flavor of the comic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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