vaillant Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Are the stories published in color or black and white? Black and white. I think there might have been some splash page in color in the episodes serialized in Shonen, but this supplement is black and white (actually dark blue and white, but you get the picture… ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I don't have any Karel Capek ephemera to post so I'm going with Otto Binder's famous robot creation, Adam Link, who made his first appearance in the story I, Robot. Amazing Stories (January 1939) I have the three comics with the robot saga but It wasn't EC that started my robot addiction. I first read Adam Link's Vengeance in Fantasy Illustrated. The art was by D. Bruce Berry. I notice the story was from Amazing Stories as well. Saw this on ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaillant Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 So most (or all?) of the original stories are in Amazing Stories? I ask because the final one ("saves the world") seems to be in the other pulp posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Calhoun Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 possibly- like with Hok, Binder followed editor Ray Palmer when he switched from AS to Fantastic Adventures, Ziff-Davis' fantasy pulp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 So most (or all?) of the original stories are in Amazing Stories? I ask because the final one ("saves the world") seems to be in the other pulp posted. All the Adam Link stories were published in Amazing. The image I posted is an advertisement that appeared in Fantastic which was publicizing the appearance of a new Adam Link story in the April issue of Amazing Stories. I noticed this ad in the Fantastic Adventures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaillant Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Thank you BZ, I must have been sleeping! Are the Amazing Stories with these very expensive? I have very little space, but love Adam Link. So far my pulps collection amounts to two… but one is a 1930s Weird Tales with a great Brundage cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 I have the three comics with the robot saga but It wasn't EC that started my robot addiction. I first read Adam Link's Vengeance in Fantasy Illustrated. The art was by D. Bruce Berry. I remember seeing an ad in the RBCC for the Fantasy Illustrated when it was first published. I was very impressed with how professional it looked; I'd never seen a fanzine that was of such high quality. I wish I had purchased a copy of it when I had the chance. I like your copies of Weird Science-Fantasy. I have #'s 27 and 28, but am missing #29. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 Are the Amazing Stories with these very expensive? I have very little space, but love Adam Link. The Amazings can generally be purchased at reasonable prices on eBay. Just be patient and look for the good buys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaillant Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Thanks! Since BZ loved it, and he is our host, here’s the scans of the first three pages of the Astro Boy supplement. I remembered that I had them somewhere. Compare it with the version published in the Dark Horse edition and you’ll see the differences… It must be the poorest (in terms of paper and inks) edition that I have in my whole collection. Even worse than american pulps of the 1930s… Pictures are clickable to see enlarged versions. Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 Thanks for posting pages from the Astro Boy book. I was very curious about how the story looked. I think the panel below is especially beautiful. My wife was a big fan of Astro Boy when she was growing up. She's told me that her older sister used to constantly tease her, saying she was so in love with Astro Boy that she'd probably marry him some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaillant Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I totally agree the page is beautiful, I love it. FYI, on page 3 next to the starred sky panel in the text there are the initial lyrics of "Silent Night". The sense of Christmas in this story is evident: Tezuka was always fascinated by elements from christianity, which he often put in the stories. Your wife has excellent taste! (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 I notice the story was from Amazing Stories as well. Saw this on ebay. Great looking cover. It has a pronounced comic book feel to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I have the three comics with the robot saga but It wasn't EC that started my robot addiction. I first read Adam Link's Vengeance in Fantasy Illustrated. The art was by D. Bruce Berry. I remember seeing an ad in the RBCC for the Fantasy Illustrated when it was first published. I was very impressed with how professional it looked; I'd never seen a fanzine that was of such high quality. I wish I had purchased a copy of it when I had the chance. I like your copies of Weird Science-Fantasy. I have #'s 27 and 28, but am missing #29. I agree. The work by Spicer and others was very professional. I purchased three of the first four issues when they were first published. However, I didn't start reading Binder stories because of the Adam Link strips but picked up the Isaac Asimov anthology "I, robot" instead. Most everything I read by Isaac was wonderful (Pebble in the Sky, Naked Sun, Caves of Steel, Black Widow Mysteries, etc.) and I collected all of the paperbacks until the later additions to the Foundation series. I also read his Green (In Memory Yet...) autobiography. He was a great role model for science nerds like myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 So most (or all?) of the original stories are in Amazing Stories? I ask because the final one ("saves the world") seems to be in the other pulp posted. All the Adam Link stories were published in Amazing. The image I posted is an advertisement that appeared in Fantastic which was publicizing the appearance of a new Adam Link story in the April issue of Amazing Stories. I noticed this ad in the Fantastic Adventures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Calhoun Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 well since I think we've shown all the Adam Link Amazing covers but this one, borrified image from philsp... 12/40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted January 15, 2015 Author Share Posted January 15, 2015 well since I think we've shown all the Adam Link Amazing covers but this one, borrified image from philsp... 12/40 Goodness gracious, I didn't realize there were so many of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaillant Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 This cover is sweet, do you own a copy? However, I didn't start reading Binder stories because of the Adam Link strips but picked up the Isaac Asimov anthology "I, robot" instead. Most everything I read by Isaac was wonderful (Pebble in the Sky, Naked Sun, Caves of Steel, Black Widow Mysteries, etc.) and I collected all of the paperbacks until the later additions to the Foundation series. I also read his Green (In Memory Yet...) autobiography. He was a great role model for science nerds like myself. If I had to choose an Asimov novel, it’d probably be "Pebble in the sky"… together with the Foundation's Edge (I believe, or maybe "Fountation and Earth") it’s the one which shows mostly his jewish heritage… very fascinating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 (edited) This cover is sweet, do you own a copy? If I had to choose an Asimov novel, it’d probably be "Pebble in the sky"… together with the Foundation's Edge (I believe, or maybe "Fountation and Earth") it’s the one which shows mostly his jewish heritage… very fascinating. I have a bunch of pulps but they don't look near mint like those that BZ has. I like the robot covers and I also like pulps with stories by ERB or his relatives. JC did some nice illustrations for that Startling issue. Edited January 15, 2015 by BB-Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted January 15, 2015 Author Share Posted January 15, 2015 I like the robot covers and I also like pulps with stories by ERB or his relatives. JC did some nice illustrations for that Startling issue. Outstanding pulps. I love those covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaillant Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 I am in love more with early Weird Tales, but many pulps have not just good covers, but awesome content… if I scan my Weird Tales I will post it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
