BangZoom Posted December 12, 2008 Author Share Posted December 12, 2008 Great work, guys. I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUNYHUMAN Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 I love the history of comic collectors as much as collecting the books themselves. Alter Ego Magizine is a must read evey month , along with the books by Billl Schelly . Pioneers , such as Ron Foss , Jerry Bails , Grass Green,Howard Keltnar, "God Bless Them" to many to list........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Does anyone recognize this character? Streak Chandler on Mars. (Thank you, Google.) I am suprised that you could find the strip on google since it only lasted 3 or 4 issues. I thought you might at least need his name. The art on this strip was pretty good. My guess is that it was by Camy. Since the GCD was down today, I can't check. It could also be by Meskin but I think that is less likely. bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 I love the history of comic collectors as much as collecting the books themselves. Alter Ego Magizine is a must read evey month , along with the books by Billl Schelly . Pioneers , such as Ron Foss , Jerry Bails , Grass Green,Howard Keltnar, "God Bless Them" to many to list........ I have a big box of fanzines from the sixties and a CD that Jerry Bails sent me, which has scans of his fanzines. I keep searching for relevant things or just neat stuff that I can post. They should probably be scanned before the ink fades from some of those old copies. Don't forget Don and Maggie Thompson. They put together a pretty good zine and contributed to others. Biljo White and Raymond Miller were also big contributers. As you said too many to list. bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted December 13, 2008 Author Share Posted December 13, 2008 I am suprised that you could find the strip on google since it only lasted 3 or 4 issues. I thought you might at least need his name. I did a search for "kalox" + "mars" which led me to this page. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 It looks like you found your clue in French. I could never learn enough French to do anything other than say good morning and I was told I didn't say Bon Jour cheerfully enough. Fortunately I could use English in most of the Belgium cities other than Namur. And I used Babel Fish to translate all of the scientific papers which shared a lot of common terms. bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted December 13, 2008 Author Share Posted December 13, 2008 Bookery's Guide to Pulps cites Revelry in Hell as being "probably the most sadistic torture story ever featured in the pulps." 1st Issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeSees Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Bookery's Guide to Pulps cites Revelry in Hell as being "probably the most sadistic torture story ever featured in the pulps." 1st Issue High on my wantlist!! What a great looking copy BZ (as usual!)!! I am obsessed with the weird menace genre lately... so post away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeSees Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Might as well post today's mail here... my first Red Circle detective pulp! A not-so-subtle cousin of the weird menace pulps. Nice paper, full spine, and lots of Schomburg illos (pre-Marvel Mystery!) These seem almost as tough as the UNCANNY TALES and MYSTERY TALES... I had never seen this cover before this copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Here are three pretty good issue 4 fanzines. Aurora 4 edited by Len Wein cover by Jack Kirby Slam-Bang 4 edited by Richard Weingroff Rocket's Blast Special 4 edited by G.B. Love with a cover by Howard Keltner and the article is by Raymond Miller. Len Wein turned pro. And so did Michael Vosburg who edited Masquerader 6 which has a cover by Ron Foss. And Alter Ego 2 was edited by Jerry Bails and Roy Thomas with a cover by Roy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detroit MIke Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Very cool clipping. I had no idea that the Detroit Triple Fan Fair started that early. I'm glad I bumped into this. I do part-time security at Ford Field. I told my partner that I collect comics and he started telling me how he used to collect comics. He told me about a guy named Eugene Seger and the huge collection he had. I had never heard of him, so this is pleasant coincidence. Also, a local collector has an original poster advertising the first Detroit Triple Fan Fare. I missed a show where he was displaying it. I've been bugging him to let me take a photo of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moondog Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Very cool clipping. I had no idea that the Detroit Triple Fan Fair started that early. I'm glad I bumped into this. I do part-time security at Ford Field. I told my partner that I collect comics and he started telling me how he used to collect comics. He told me about a guy named Eugene Seger and the huge collection he had. I had never heard of him, so this is pleasant coincidence. Also, a local collector has an original poster advertising the first Detroit Triple Fan Fare. I missed a show where he was displaying it. I've been bugging him to let me take a photo of it. Maggie has recently reported that Shel is very ill... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Very cool clipping. I had no idea that the Detroit Triple Fan Fair started that early. I'm glad I bumped into this. I do part-time security at Ford Field. I told my partner that I collect comics and he started telling me how he used to collect comics. He told me about a guy named Eugene Seger and the huge collection he had. I had never heard of him, so this is pleasant coincidence. Also, a local collector has an original poster advertising the first Detroit Triple Fan Fare. I missed a show where he was displaying it. I've been bugging him to let me take a photo of it. Maggie has recently reported that Shel is very ill... Sorry to hear about Shel. Didn't his efforts on the Triple Fan Fair lead to the San Diego convention? The NYC convention arranged by Dave Kaler took place that same summer but a month later. And a few more fanzines. Comic World 5 edited by Robert Jennings with a cover by Raymond Miller. RBCC 40 edited by G.B. Love with a terrific cover by Biljo White. Masquerader 2 edited by Mike Vosburg with a cover by Mike Vosburg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moondog Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Sorry to hear about Shel. Didn't his efforts on the Triple Fan Fair lead to the San Diego convention? The NYC convention arranged by Dave Kaler took place that same summer but a month later. Yes. Maggie relates in the latest CBG how Shel started his conventions in Detroit and then moved to SD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted December 14, 2008 Author Share Posted December 14, 2008 The art on this strip was pretty good. My guess is that it was by Camy. Since the GCD was down today, I can't check. It could also be by Meskin but I think that is less likely. bb GCD is back up today. They say the artist is C. A. Winter. I'm not familiar with his work but I see from the Jerry Bails Index and GCD that he did work for quite a few publishers during the Golden Age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted December 14, 2008 Author Share Posted December 14, 2008 What a great looking copy BZ (as usual!)!! I am obsessed with the weird menace genre lately... so post away! Thanks, Ryan. I'll post some pulp covers and interior illos for you this week. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted December 14, 2008 Author Share Posted December 14, 2008 These seem almost as tough as the UNCANNY TALES and MYSTERY TALES... I had never seen this cover before this copy. That's a beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted December 14, 2008 Author Share Posted December 14, 2008 Len Wein turned pro. And so did Michael Vosburg who edited Masquerader 6 which has a cover by Ron Foss. BB, I love all the early fanzines you've been posting. Am I correct in remembering there's an interview with Mike Sekowsky in the Masquerader? I have a memory of those guys recounting how Mike gave them a bunch of original artwork and they responded by telling him how much they could sell it for. Apparently that didn't go over very well with Sekowsky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted December 14, 2008 Author Share Posted December 14, 2008 Weird Comics #2 (May 1940) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Sharp pulp! While it's clearly the inspiration, I do like some of the extra touches and changes made by the comic cover artist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
