G.A.tor Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 SENSATION for me! (especially 2-10, and 90-100) also Funny Pages V2 # 12 (December 1938) Green Lantern # 18 (Christmas Cover - Winter 1945 ) gator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Hit Comics 2 or I will forced to do something drastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Thanks, Scrooge. I enjoyed that look at an unfamiliar character. I like Paul Gustavson's artwork. His drawing of The Spider in some panels reminds me of Lou Fine. Doesn't the Spider's long sleeved yellow shirt and blue shorts seem like an odd costume choice for someone with his name. I agree that Gustavson should be mentioned more often. The similarities with Fine were driving my decision to post that story. I agree with someone's earlier comment that Gustavson's anatomy isn't as good as Fine's but he can design very effective pages nonetheless. Moreover, while Fine had both Black Condor and The Ray, Gustavson had Alias the Spider and The Jester (I'll post a Jester early story tonight). As we've said over and over, there's gold in this there GA books ... even in those Classic Comics / Classic Illustrated - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeSees Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Hey Scrooge, thanks for posting that story of the Arrow, er... I mean the Spider! Was Gustavson a bow and arrow enthusiast? Someone should have informed him that pistols had been invented. That is some very fine work by Gustavson ... much more detailed and nicely drawn than many stories I have of his. The detail is really nice, the faces lack that awkward perspective that much of his earlier work had. The colors on the story are super nice too!!! Might have to pick up some CRACK in the future... That looks like its later than 1940 ... do you happen to know the month/year that story appeared? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comicdey Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Have you already posted your all americans? I'd love to see the pre-doiby issues.....again if not (pages where they reside) Thanks for the stories guys....great stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Hey Scrooge, thanks for posting that story of the Arrow, er... I mean the Spider! Was Gustavson a bow and arrow enthusiast? Someone should have informed him that pistols had been invented. That is some very fine work by Gustavson ... much more detailed and nicely drawn than many stories I have of his. The detail is really nice, the faces lack that awkward perspective that much of his earlier work had. The colors on the story are super nice too!!! Might have to pick up some CRACK in the future... That looks like its later than 1940 ... do you happen to know the month/year that story appeared? Ryan, Crack 14 is from July 1941 and it seems it was on the newsstands in May 1941 so it's not that much later than 1940. I will say that Smash tends to have a better line-up that Crack, both story idea and artist-wise. Again, as with all GA, this changes almost issue to issue so a little research should pay off a plenty. As for the use of bow and arrow, wait until you see what the Jester uses!! What's even more stunning to me is that later on in his career Gustavson completely changed his style to become an accomplished funny features artist on such strip as Will Bragg, Chop Chop, or Uncle Fuddly (all for Quality). I personally it was a waste of his talents. We missed out because the industry and readers' tastes changed. Bummer ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Have you already posted your all americans? I'd love to see the pre-doiby issues.....again if not (pages where they reside) Thanks for the stories guys....great stuff Good call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted September 19, 2007 Author Share Posted September 19, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted September 19, 2007 Author Share Posted September 19, 2007 ...and how appropriate is this? Inside this issue is The Arrow illustrated by Gustavson. His artwork certainly developed a great deal between 1938 and 1941. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Wow! That's a very subversive cover in "funny-kid" clothing! There are times in US history when it might have been censored. Jack even a kid(?) smoking a cigar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BangZoom Posted September 19, 2007 Author Share Posted September 19, 2007 Wow! That's a very subversive cover in "funny-kid" clothing! There are times in US history when it might have been censored. Jack even a kid(?) smoking a cigar! I like the cover blurb: "All new easy reading comics. No newspaper reprints." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeSees Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Awesome Gustavson pages, BZ! I love all his stuff ... crude or refined. And he had a beautiful signature... love that panel of the guy getting shot, with appears to be blood coming from his mouth. Just curious, while we're on Gustavson, does anybody SCROOGE have any pages from his Human Bomb feature from SMASH (i think)? Is his "bomb" a bow and arrow by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Awesome Gustavson pages, BZ! I love all his stuff ... crude or refined. And he had a beautiful signature... love that panel of the guy getting shot, with appears to be blood coming from his mouth. Just curious, while we're on Gustavson, does anybody SCROOGE have any pages from his Human Bomb feature from SMASH (i think)? Is his "bomb" a bow and arrow by any chance? Yeah I do but won't get to the files until tonight. Your patience will be rewarded though. The Human Bomb feature I find is Gustavson's most feature there is. For that matter IIRC, it's another example of the chameleonian abilities of Gustavson because his style is yet different on those stories. We'll see tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted September 19, 2007 Author Share Posted September 19, 2007 The Human Bomb feature I find is Gustavson's most feature there is. For that matter IIRC, it's another example of the chameleonian abilities of Gustavson because his style is yet different on those stories. We'll see tonight. Scrooge, check out Gustavson's work on the Human Bomb in the early issues of Police Comics. It's less cartoony than the later stories. The Phantom Lady in those early issues is very impressive, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted September 19, 2007 Author Share Posted September 19, 2007 Here you go, gator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted September 19, 2007 Author Share Posted September 19, 2007 Have you already posted your all americans? I'd love to see the pre-doiby issues.....again if not (pages where they reside) Go to the first page of this thread. The very first comics I posted were All-American Comics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Here you go, gator. thanks...I love all the xmas themed covers...just got my CC 13 back from cgc, and the sensation 38 is great, but this one is special too! gator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted September 19, 2007 Author Share Posted September 19, 2007 Sal's request. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Sal's request. you sir are a gentleman and a scholar. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
