BangZoom Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 Robur the Conqueror? I've never heard of that title. Is it any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlasFan Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Robur the Conqueror? I've never heard of that title. Is it any good? Robur was kind of like Capt. Nemo, but in an airship. If you are a Verne fan, its one of his better (but lesser) known works. Vincent Price played Robur when Verne films were hot in the late 50s & early 60s. Check it out! Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Short of breaking the bank, I can now read the story I've been dying to read for a few years. I hadn't realized it'd been reprinted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Neat comic. I have a few early issues of that title but I can't find them. However, in my search I did find #8 which is the last number of the series. It's a 25¢ 100 page issue. I actually have #5, although that fuzzy scan is from GCD. Yours looks great! Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Robur the Conqueror? I've never heard of that title. Is it any good? Robur was kind of like Capt. Nemo, but in an airship. If you are a Verne fan, its one of his better (but lesser) known works. Vincent Price played Robur when Verne films were hot in the late 50s & early 60s. Check it out! Bill Master of the World! (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Short of breaking the bank, I can now read the story I've been dying to read for a few years. I hadn't realized it'd been reprinted I didn't know it was either! I was drooling over an original the other day. Is the story fun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 You turn up some neat stuff, BB. I've never heard of Talking Komics. Here is some information I found via the magic of my computer. From kiddierecords.com: BELDA TALKING KOMICS: This rare series had a similar concept to Capitol and RCA read-along albums except rather than the storybook being part of the album, the young listener received a separate comic book to follow as the record played. A total of eight Talking Komics titles were released along with the "Mysto-Magic" record, which would play a different nursery tune every time! Chirpy Cricket features the voice of Daws Butler, whose long list of cartoon characters include Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Wally Gator and Elroy Jetson. Actor Marvin Miller's (Grumpy Shark) distinguished career included film and voice work, including Aquaman and several other cartoons. Listen to Chirpy Cricket: Link I absolutely LOVE this!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 Short of breaking the bank, I can now read the story I've been dying to read for a few years. I hadn't realized it'd been reprinted Let us know if it's any good. I own the original but I've never read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 WOW! That is a pretty copy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 (edited) Short of breaking the bank, I can now read the story I've been dying to read for a few years. I hadn't realized it'd been reprinted Let us know if it's any good. I own the original but I've never read it. The Futuro story is great, the Lost City story is awesome (I don't think it is reprinted in the Anti-Hitler comic) and the back cover is about as good as they come. Edited February 3, 2009 by MrBedrock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffman_Comics Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Great books. What I wouldn't give for the Great #3 . .. . . It's been covered before, but the back cover refers to William "Stage" Boyd not Hopalong Cassidy . Just headin' them off at the pass, so to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 The Futuro story is great, the Lost City story is awesome (I don't think it is reprinted in the Anti-Hitler comic) and the back cover is about as good as they come. It's been covered before, but the back cover refers to William "Stage" Boyd not Hopalong Cassidy . That's very interesting. I had noticed the unfamiliar nickname but never investigated why it was being used. Here is William "Stage" Boyd's bio from Wikepedia: (December 28, 1889, New York, USA - March 20, 1935, Los Angeles, USA) William H. Boyd was an early 20th century stage actor who appeared in two Broadway plays and then worked in motion pictures. To avoid later confusion with a better-known performer working under the same name, William Boyd (best known for playing Hopalong Cassidy), Boyd began using the name William "Stage" Boyd to emphasize his experience on the legitimate stage (such experience was considered an advantage to an actor after the introduction of talking pictures). Boyd's arrests for alcohol possession (during prohibition) and drug possession damaged his career and that of the "other" William Boyd. Many newspapers reported the arrests, but published photos of the wrong William Boyd, who lost his studio contract with RKO. Boyd's first wife, Margaret Christiansen, later married theatrical producer Harry Frazee, one time owner of the Boston Red Sox, best remembered for selling Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees. Plot summary for The Lost City (1935) from IMDB: After a series of electrical storms disrupts the world, electrical engineer Bruce Gordon develops a machine to trace the cause of the disasters. He discovers that the source is in central Africa and, backed by the nations of the world, sets out on an expedition. Bruce learns that the disturbances emanate from an area called the Magnetic Mountain. But unknown to our hero and his pal Jerry, the Magnetic Mountain also contains a super-advanced secret city ruled by the tyrannical scientific wizard named Zolok, who has unleashed the electrical fury threatening civilization as part of his plan to conquer the world. Zolok has under his control a brilliant inventor, Manyus, Manyus' beautiful daughter Natcha and an army of giant African slaves, who follow the dictates of a strongman, Appolyn, and Gorza, a dwarf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 The Futuro story is great, the Lost City story is awesome (I don't think it is reprinted in the Anti-Hitler comic) and the back cover is about as good as they come. It's been covered before, but the back cover refers to William "Stage" Boyd not Hopalong Cassidy . That's very interesting. I had noticed the unfamiliar nickname but never investigated why it was being used. Here is William "Stage" Boyd's bio from Wikepedia: (December 28, 1889, New York, USA - March 20, 1935, Los Angeles, USA) William H. Boyd was an early 20th century stage actor who appeared in two Broadway plays and then worked in motion pictures. To avoid later confusion with a better-known performer working under the same name, William Boyd (best known for playing Hopalong Cassidy), Boyd began using the name William "Stage" Boyd to emphasize his experience on the legitimate stage (such experience was considered an advantage to an actor after the introduction of talking pictures). Boyd's arrests for alcohol possession (during prohibition) and drug possession damaged his career and that of the "other" William Boyd. Many newspapers reported the arrests, but published photos of the wrong William Boyd, who lost his studio contract with RKO. Boyd's first wife, Margaret Christiansen, later married theatrical producer Harry Frazee, one time owner of the Boston Red Sox, best remembered for selling Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees. Plot summary for The Lost City (1935) from IMDB: After a series of electrical storms disrupts the world, electrical engineer Bruce Gordon develops a machine to trace the cause of the disasters. He discovers that the source is in central Africa and, backed by the nations of the world, sets out on an expedition. Bruce learns that the disturbances emanate from an area called the Magnetic Mountain. But unknown to our hero and his pal Jerry, the Magnetic Mountain also contains a super-advanced secret city ruled by the tyrannical scientific wizard named Zolok, who has unleashed the electrical fury threatening civilization as part of his plan to conquer the world. Zolok has under his control a brilliant inventor, Manyus, Manyus' beautiful daughter Natcha and an army of giant African slaves, who follow the dictates of a strongman, Appolyn, and Gorza, a dwarf. I don't think I have ever seen "The Lost City". Some of those old movies show up on Ted Turner's network and I try to watch them when they do. I saw one of the superhero serials on TCM on Saturday afternoons but I guess they stopped that. I did see parts of the Phantom Empire a while back. It was an early funky sci fi western with Gene Autry. I was a big Hopalong fan as a kid. I watched the show and had the guns and hat. But I never had the bicycle. He was the master of merchandising. He seems kind of scary when I see him today. He had a funny laugh and was too well dressed to be a cowboy. bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Short of breaking the bank, I can now read the story I've been dying to read for a few years. I hadn't realized it'd been reprinted I didn't know it was either! I was drooling over an original the other day. Is the story fun? I thought so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Thanks Scrooge! any story with a thinking dog on the last panel is a good story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Ad for gahoon. Please tell us that you have one, BangZoom. While you're at it, you might as well mention that you played it in the Miles Davis Quintet. Has anyone ever seen one? Jack P. D. Q. Bach to Stokely Carmichael? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share Posted February 4, 2009 Thanks, Scrooge. Whoever wrote the story didn't hold back on expressing his opinion of Hitler did he? Any idea on who did the artwork? It's extremely dramatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share Posted February 4, 2009 Please tell us that you have one, BangZoom. Sure, Jack. I have one. Unfortunately the reed is missing so we've been using it as a straw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Please tell us that you have one, BangZoom. Sure, Jack. I have one. Unfortunately the reed is missing so we've been using it as a straw. Yeah, I figured. Looks like you got the special Time Machine version made out of Teflon. I hope the Pons Con Jam Band had a gahoon player. Ozone Park, NY! Jack, probably the 1 in 10 that takes more than 10 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 This would be kind of fun to own. A portrait of Carl Barks by Al Hirschfeld is a unique item. The Hirschfeld theater in NYC has several of these portraits of actors on the walls. It would be nice to have a portrait honoring a cartoonist. bb From the Heritage catalog and I probably will be outbid anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
