BangZoom Posted December 31, 2010 Author Share Posted December 31, 2010 Just checked to see but Thompson didn't write the Laughing Dragon story either. Written by Frank J and not L. Frank. Nice looking BLB's. Milt Youngren was the artist for the Oz book, right? I'm familiar with his work from the G-men on the Job strip but have never seen any examples of his art from the Oz story. Is it any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pat Calhoun Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 good one! I treasure my little reprint- especially the sentiments inside from a much-missed pal and mentor who lives on in this forum! Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Just checked to see but Thompson didn't write the Laughing Dragon story either. Written by Frank J and not L. Frank. Nice looking BLB's. Milt Youngren was the artist for the Oz book, right? I'm familiar with his work from the G-men on the Job strip but have never seen any examples of his art from the Oz story. Is it any good? You are right about the artist. I purchased that book a while back and haven't looked at it recently. I suspect the illos were pretty good cause I wouldn't have purchased it just because it is hard to find. I was suprised to read the history of the book and learn that Frank's mother sued him for publishing the story. The son was not allowed to publish anymore stories but other authors continued the series after Ruth Thompson stopped. It all seems pretty complicated when you consider that most kids who grew up in the fifties thought there was never more than one story published and it was based on the movie. And "Wicked" was part of a prequel to the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 good one! I treasure my little reprint- especially the sentiments inside from a much-missed pal and mentor who lives on in this forum! Cheers! Got busy looking for Oz stuff yesterday and forgot to post my New Year scan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted January 6, 2011 Author Share Posted January 6, 2011 Got busy looking for Oz stuff yesterday and forgot to post my New Year scan. Great cover, I'd forgotten all about it being a New Year image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted January 6, 2011 Author Share Posted January 6, 2011 good one! I treasure my little reprint- especially the sentiments inside from a much-missed pal and mentor who lives on in this forum! Cheers! Wow!! That's a neat piece of memorabilia to own. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted January 6, 2011 Author Share Posted January 6, 2011 I was saddened to hear that Anne Francis died the other day. I was a fan of her Honey West show when I was a kid. I purchased this romance comic years ago because it had a Toth story. I never noticed it featured Francis on the cover until reading about it in a Heritage email this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted January 6, 2011 Author Share Posted January 6, 2011 I picked up this LP at a yard sale. It features a stripper named Honey West. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I don't know what I should be more shocked by ... the LP you use when you strip or the low grade comic book you posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AJD Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Got busy looking for Oz stuff yesterday and forgot to post my New Year scan. Great cover, I'd forgotten all about it being a New Year image. There's a few WDC&S New Year covers - here's my belated offering: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I was saddened to hear that Anne Francis died the other day. I was a fan of her Honey West show when I was a kid. I purchased this romance comic years ago because it had a Toth story. I never noticed it featured Francis on the cover until reading about it in a Heritage email this morning. I was a fan too. We also lost Leslie Nielsen last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 While I am thinking about Sci Fi, I thought I would post an Amazing cover that arrived this week. I like this one a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share Posted January 7, 2011 Very nice. Is the cover artist Robert Jones? I'm having trouble making out the signature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Calhoun Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 yeah- she be one of the Gibson girls- nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share Posted January 7, 2011 There's a few WDC&S New Year covers - here's my belated offering: I'm going to have to visit GCD to reacquaint myself with the other New Year covers because I'm drawing a blank. However, I do remember this story. WDC&S #185 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BB-Gun Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Very nice. Is the cover artist Robert Jones? I'm having trouble making out the signature. Thanks for figuring that one out. I think you are correct. He is responsible for several covers that I like...and one or two that were attributed to Schomburg and better known artists. Bio by D. Saunders from online source. Robert Gibson Jones was born on October 5, 1889 in Toledo, Ohio. His father was Ambrose Jones, a traveling salesman from Ohio. His mother was M. Belle Jones, who was also born in Ohio. He had an older brother, Stanley, and a younger sister, Gussie. By 1900 the family had moved to Dayton, Ohio, and lived at 427 South Jefferson Street. By 1910 the family has moved to 522 Oakdale Street in Chicago, Illinois. From 1910 to 1914 he studied at a Chicago art school. After his training he began to work as a commercial artist at Vogue Studios, an advertising agency located at 21 East Van Buren Street. On June 5, 1917 he reported for the draft registration and was recorded to be of medium height and build, with brown eyes and hair. He was also described with the disability of a "Heel partly severed. Frequently lame. Lump on right cheek." His mother and sister are listed as dependents. He continued to work as a commercial artist in an advertising agency during the 1920s. By 1936 he had moved to 155 East Ontario Street. He began to work as a staff artist at the A. W. Swan Studios at 540 North Michigan Avenue. On April 27, 1942 he reported for the draft registration during WWII. At fifty-two years of age, he was not selected for military service. He continued his career as a commercial artist during the war. His first pulp magazine cover appeared on the January 1943 issue of Fantastic Adventures. He was soon painting many covers for this title as well as for Amazing Stories, Mammoth Adventure, Mammoth Detective, and Mammoth Western, all of which were produced in Chicago by the Ziff-Davis Publishing Company. In the 1950s he painted covers for Other Worlds Science Stories, and Universe Science Fiction. Robert Gibson Jones died in Chicago at the age of seventy-nine on July 8, 1969. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share Posted January 7, 2011 I've always thought that image would have made a great movie poster for a screwball comedy of the sort Cary Grant made in the late 30's / early 40's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
