Big Daddy Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Anyone has 35¢ to spare ... I have a show I'd like to catch Either that or we can go to this night club I like to go out to ... I'd like to visit the 1939 San Francisco Golden Gate International Exposition. Link It looks educational. There's apparently lots of Wild West lore I never learned about in school. Now this would be a show worth seeing. I think it would be nice to have an 18 & over Comic con that had some classy entertainment like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicdonna Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Councilman Ed J. Davenport displaying nude comic books in Los Angeles, Calif., 1948. Wow! Nice covers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 I thought I would post a few nifty Christmas cards that Michael Vance has shared with myself and others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 I didn't think the cover was interesting but the interior was illustrated in part by St. John. It was also published by BB and love the title "Two-Fisted Stories for MEN" bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 This story was brought to my attention by Pappy's Golden Age Comics Blogzine where it was awarded a Thanksgiving Turkey Award in 2006. I'm not certain if Pappy is being serious when he says it "exemplifies comic book stupidity at its worst." I think its great. Screwball comics at their best. (thumbs u Scans are from goldenagecomics.co.uk This is why I love Superior comics so much, their stories really stood out as unique among precode horror. One of the most common themes involves horribly mutilated people committing suicide so they can finally be at peace. Strong stuff!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Michael Vance mentioned to me that they are preparing a compilation of some strips made by Grass Green. Grass and Howard Keltner, who prepared the index, were two of the earliest fans who wrote stories and created new characters for fanzines. Mike sent me this scan of the cover. bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingDonut Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 "Her name, Nora Sayles, her background, DUBIOUS!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted December 1, 2008 Author Share Posted December 1, 2008 BZ. Jack Cole signed the splash which is pretty good. What was his role in creating the character? bb Great looking splash, BB. Regarding the creation of The Barker: I only know what I've read on the Internet. Joe Millard was the writer and Jack Cole was the artist. According to Jerry Bails, Millard wrote for DC, Fawcett, and Quality. He might be better known to some readers as the author of the novels based on the 'The Man With No Name' character in "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" and "For a Few Dollars More" series. Fistful of Westerns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 What's your take on Secret Agent X? I have this in my sights (sp?) for Xmas. What says you, how good / entertaining are the Secret Agent X stories? Scrooge, the last time I gave Secret Agent X a try was back in the late 70's. I had just finished a jag where I'd read everything I could find by Raymond Chandler and Ross Macdonald. X wasn't in the same league so I moved on to other material. It wasn't a fair comparison, I know. Maybe I should give them another shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 Councilman Ed J. Davenport displaying nude comic books in Los Angeles, Calif., 1948. Were these really all comic books as we think of them today? I think the captions are written by individuals with no clue as to what the photos actually depict. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 Great cards. I'd love to see more. Here's a Christmas card my wife and I received from Jerry and Joanne Siegel in 1990. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 I didn't think the cover was interesting but the interior was illustrated in part by St. John. Cool magazine. I've never seen St John illos of that sort. Is Two-Fisted Stories a Canadian magazine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 This is why I love Superior comics so much, their stories really stood out as unique among precode horror. One of the most common themes involves horribly mutilated people committing suicide so they can finally be at peace. Strong stuff!! I guess I'll have to take another look at my Superior Comics. I didn't realize they were printing such oddball stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 Michael Vance mentioned to me that they are preparing a compilation of some strips made by Grass Green. Grass and Howard Keltner, who prepared the index, were two of the earliest fans who wrote stories and created new characters for fanzines. I always enjoyed Green's work. I was also a fan of Bill Dubay and Ron Foss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 "Her name, Nora Sayles, her background, DUBIOUS!" The writing is top-notch. I'm putting that comic in my Screwball Hall of Fame. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 Vault of Horror #35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Vault of Horror #35 I probably posted this book before. The cover is by Foster and the book was given to newspapaer subscribers I think. The endplate was cool too. I like seeing Prince V and Popeye discussing various smiting techniques. bb Those EC ads scare me. Booga, Booga! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I didn't think the cover was interesting but the interior was illustrated in part by St. John. Cool magazine. I've never seen St John illos of that sort. Is Two-Fisted Stories a Canadian magazine? Published by Consolidated Book Publishers 153 North Michigan Ave., Chicago 1, Illinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 This comic with Johnny Gruelle's Raggedy Ann had a 64 page story and a full size centerfold splash. Does anyone one know which issue it was? bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 This comic with Johnny Gruelle's Raggedy Ann had a 64 page story and a full size centerfold splash. Does anyone one know which issue it was? bb HOLY FUDD! I've posted some Raggedy Ann pages on the boards, but this tops them all! Is it from one of the Four Color books? The early ones were 64 pp + covers w/ no ads. If you have the story title or first line of dialog, it might be possible to ID it. Thanks for posting the great centerfold. Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
