Theagenes Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 BTW, I finished the Toth book right before Christmas and thoroughly enjoyed it. The "Battle Flag of the Foreign Legion" story was astounding -- and not one that I had read before. http://www.amazon.com/Genius-Isolated-Life-Alex-Toth/dp/1600108288/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1326515967&sr=8-2 Thanks for the report about the Alex Toth book. I have some credit with Amazon and I've been considering purchasing that book or one of the following. The Life & Art of Mort Meskin, Flash Gordon and Jungle Jim Anyone have an opinion about the Meskin or Flash Gordon books? I love the Flash Gordon/Jungle Jim book. it's great having them in such a large format and I've neve read the Jungle Jim strip before so that's new territory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Kid Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 BTW, I finished the Toth book right before Christmas and thoroughly enjoyed it. The "Battle Flag of the Foreign Legion" story was astounding -- and not one that I had read before. http://www.amazon.com/Genius-Isolated-Life-Alex-Toth/dp/1600108288/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1326515967&sr=8-2 Thanks for the report about the Alex Toth book. I have some credit with Amazon and I've been considering purchasing that book or one of the following. The Life & Art of Mort Meskin, Flash Gordon and Jungle Jim Anyone have an opinion about the Meskin or Flash Gordon books? Yes, I really the Flash Gordon/Jungle Jim book. It is about 12" x 16" and starts to give you the feel of a real Sunday page. Like all of the IDW books, in my opinion, it is a quality production and I am already looking forward to volume 2. I have the Checker series of FG reprints, which I always thought were the best, but I thing the new volume is clearly superior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmehdy Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 I totally agree, see my journey of a comic book collector special edition, and I am getting vol 2, great cover art of dale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 BTW, I finished the Toth book right before Christmas and thoroughly enjoyed it. The "Battle Flag of the Foreign Legion" story was astounding -- and not one that I had read before. http://www.amazon.com/Genius-Isolated-Life-Alex-Toth/dp/1600108288/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1326515967&sr=8-2 Thanks for the report about the Alex Toth book. I have some credit with Amazon and I've been considering purchasing that book or one of the following. The Life & Art of Mort Meskin, Flash Gordon and Jungle Jim Anyone have an opinion about the Meskin or Flash Gordon books? I love the Flash Gordon/Jungle Jim book. it's great having them in such a large format and I've neve read the Jungle Jim strip before so that's new territory. The Meskin book is excellent. I was hoping that I would learn more from it than I did. To explain, I'm a big fan of Toth, Ditko and Kubert, all of whom were influenced by and speak highly of Mort. While I liked Meskin better after I finished the book, I don't think I understood why he was so highly thought of by the three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 The Meskin book is excellent. I was hoping that I would learn more from it than I did. To explain, I'm a big fan of Toth, Ditko and Kubert, all of whom were influenced by and speak highly of Mort. While I liked Meskin better after I finished the book, I don't think I understood why he was so highly thought of by the three. I haven't read any of the comments made by Toth, Ditko, or Kubert regarding Meskin but I have always admired Meskin's approach to storytelling. It was very cinematic in the staging of action and use of shadows. Most comic book artists working in the mid 40's weren't that sophisticated. Apparently it was something Toth admired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 I always get a kick out of comic book stories that make some reference to the writers and artists who are involved in their creation. More Fun #88 (February 1943) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 More Fun #90 (April 1943) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 More Fun #90 (April 1943) Interesting storyline, thanks for posting that. I guess the Spectre is no longer Jim Corrigan? Whatever happened to Corrigan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 Whatever happened to... The Octopus More Fun #80 (June 1942) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 The Clock More Fun #81 (July 1942) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 Spectrum More Fun #80 (June 1942) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 (edited) Spectrum More Fun #80 (June 1942) I love that splash. Villain reminds me of Mysterio in Spiderman. Edited January 17, 2012 by BB-Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 Here are a few more pages from the Spectrum story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Calhoun Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 fun- including poking fun at Hal Sherman... Spectrum morphed into Crazy Quilt... Star Spangled 123 12/51 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 Eventually he turned into a full spectrum steam shovel. Strange Adventures #4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BB-Gun Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 (edited) I am kind of partial to the mad scientists like the Avenger who appeared in More Fun 74. However, the Spectre can be quite convincing when showing a mere mortal the error of his ways. I think this guy may have found a red suit and returned in an ME publication. He also may have been inspired by Luthor or the guy that Dr. Fate was debating with on the cover of More Fun 68. (photoshopped slightly, although I think the colors are more correct) Edited January 18, 2012 by BB-Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 Nice looking Howard Sherman cover. I like his machinery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 What GA comic is this? #4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
