tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74859974762721999322024-03-13T19:26:53.725-07:00The Warrior's Comic Book DenThe Old Warriorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01694031284754651490noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485997476272199932.post-18400058019662469562012-02-21T22:00:00.000-08:002012-02-22T00:21:58.764-08:00Flash Gordon #1: "Flash Gordon and the Mole Machine" (Al Williamson art)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fX7VA86s2Ok/T0RQLDOxbgI/AAAAAAAAFvo/Z4zvR3zGx00/s1600/Flash%2BGordon%2B%25231%2B-%2B00.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fX7VA86s2Ok/T0RQLDOxbgI/AAAAAAAAFvo/Z4zvR3zGx00/s400/Flash%2BGordon%2B%25231%2B-%2B00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711778378188680706" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/34ahih4zghrqzo7/Flash%20Gordon%20#01.cbr">Download <span style="font-style: italic;">Flash Gordon </span>#1</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In the company of Dale Arden, Flash Gordon embarked for the planet Mongo in 1934. That was in the Sunday funnies in a page drawn by Alex Raymond and written anonymously by former <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o6kbvRhIZso/T0R7GuRTFVI/AAAAAAAAFv0/VswI49Ae5cQ/s1600/King%2BComics%2B%25231%2B%2528David%2BMcKay%2BPublications%2529.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 85px; height: 117px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o6kbvRhIZso/T0R7GuRTFVI/AAAAAAAAFv0/VswI49Ae5cQ/s400/King%2BComics%2B%25231%2B%2528David%2BMcKay%2BPublications%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711825582842647890" border="0" /></a>pulp-fiction editor Don Moore. This space opera became one of King Features Syndicate's most popular features, and Raymond's illustrative art was to have a strong influence on many of the young artists who began drawing for comic books in the late 1930s and the early 1940s—Tom Hickey, Sheldon Moldoff, Jack Lehti, George Papp, Mac Raboy, Dan Barry, etc.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Flash Gordon</span> entered comic books early in 1936 by way of reprints in <span style="font-style: italic;">King Comics</span>. His battles with the merciless Ming, a sort of galactic Fu Manchu, unfolded in the magazine from the first issue.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dmg3pycDO3U/T0R7hRr1wdI/AAAAAAAAFwA/ZhATtoWlKtE/s1600/Flash%2BGordon%2B%25232%2B%2528Dell%2529.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 95px; height: 131px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dmg3pycDO3U/T0R7hRr1wdI/AAAAAAAAFwA/ZhATtoWlKtE/s400/Flash%2BGordon%2B%25232%2B%2528Dell%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711826039025811922" border="0" /></a>In the early 1940s Dell began issuing now and then <span style="font-style: italic;">Flash Gordon</span> reprint titles. Later in the decade came an occasional comic-book offering Flash adventures "especially written and drawn for this magazine." The artist was Paul Norris, who also began drawing the <span style="font-style: italic;">Jungle </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Jim</span> newspaper page in 1948.<br /><br />Harvey Publications tried reprinting the Raymond material in 1950 and 1951, giving up after a few issues. King Features experimented with publishing comic books in the late 1960s. These used original material, and the <span style="font-style: italic;">Flash Gordon</span> book made use of such artists as Al Williamson, a devoted Raymond disciple, Gil Kane, and Reed Crandall. When King quit, Charlton took over and finally Gold Key. The final Whitman <span style="font-style: italic;">Flash Gordon</span> comic book was printed in 1982. He reappeared briefly in 1987 as part of a team that included Mandrake and the Phantom in the TV-inspired <span style="font-style: italic;">Defenders of the </span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ddA97gSl_9k/T0SBdJ58TmI/AAAAAAAAFwM/j8XiDgDbXA4/s1600/Flash%2BGordon%2B%25231%2B%2528Harvey%2BComics%2529.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 85px; height: 126px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ddA97gSl_9k/T0SBdJ58TmI/AAAAAAAAFwM/j8XiDgDbXA4/s400/Flash%2BGordon%2B%25231%2B%2528Harvey%2BComics%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711832565287767650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Earth</span>.<br /><br />Al Williamson was the leading exponent of the heroic adventure style introduced by Alex Raymond in <span style="font-style: italic;">Flash Gordon</span>. A genuine boy wonder, Williamson started in comic books when he was only seventeen. He moved from <span style="font-style: italic;">Heroic Comics</span> to Toby Press's <span style="font-style: italic;">John Wayne</span> in 1950 and had Frank Frazetta inking some of his pages. He next drew some very imaginative fantasy and science-fiction stories for such titles as <span style="font-style: italic;">Forbidden </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Worlds</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Out of the Night</span>. In 1952 he went to work for EC Comics.<br /><br />Williamson drew a wide range of EC titles, including <span style="font-style: italic;">Weird Fantasy</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Valor</span>, and <span style="font-style: italic;">Piracy</span>. In the middle 1960s he actually got to draw <span style="font-style: italic;">Flash Gordon</span>, when King Features ventured into comic books. In addition, he drew the <span style="font-style: italic;">Secret Agent Corrigan</span> strip for King from 1967 to 1980. The first artist on the strip, when it was titled <span style="font-style: italic;">Secret Agent X-9</span>, was Williamson's idol Alex Raymond.<br /><br />Over the last ten years or so of his professional career Williamson concentrated on inking, chiefly for Marvel. A recent hardcover, <span style="font-style: italic;">Al Williamson Adventures</span>, collects some of his best earlier comic work.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Untitled Story</span><br /><br />Credits<br /><br />Cover art: Al Williamson<br />Script: Larry Ivie<br />Pencils: Al Williamson<br />Inks: Al Williamson<span class="credit_label"><br /><br />Reprinted:</span><dl class="contents"><dd class="credit_def"><span class="credit_value"><ul><li>in Flash Gordon (Pinnacle Books, 1982 series) #[1] [41-333-5]</li><li>in Al Williamson's Flash Gordon, A Lifelong Vision of the Heroic (Flesk Publications, 2009 Series)</li></ul></span></dd></dl><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SzOedVV8f2Y/T0RQKBofNMI/AAAAAAAAFvc/kXgIbYBnx3Q/s1600/Flash%2BGordon%2B%25231%2B-%2B01.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 365px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SzOedVV8f2Y/T0RQKBofNMI/AAAAAAAAFvc/kXgIbYBnx3Q/s400/Flash%2BGordon%2B%25231%2B-%2B01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711778360579798210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XBd_1Kk6PRA/T0RQJBTrFbI/AAAAAAAAFvQ/FLHz2fS1w1k/s1600/Flash%2BGordon%2B%25231%2B-%2B02.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-97dUbB7I5Qc/T0ROKmiXtGI/AAAAAAAAFtA/yTU5-OfZwJ0/s400/Flash%2BGordon%2B%25231%2B-%2B14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711776171462997090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NpT2O89c9p0/T0RNa6SJRaI/AAAAAAAAFsw/Wb4jrmhuoP8/s1600/Flash%2BGordon%2B%25231%2B-%2B15.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NpT2O89c9p0/T0RNa6SJRaI/AAAAAAAAFsw/Wb4jrmhuoP8/s400/Flash%2BGordon%2B%25231%2B-%2B15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711775352129930658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Flash Gordon and the Mole Machine</span><br /><br />Credits<br /><br />Script: Archie Goodwin<br />Pencils: Al Williamson<br />Inks: Al Williamson<span class="credit_label"><br /><br />Reprinted:</span><dl class="contents"><dd class="credit_def"><span class="credit_value"><ul><li>in Flash Gordon (Pinnacle Books, 1982 series) #[1] [41-333-5]</li><li>in Al Williamson's Flash Gordon, A Lifelong Vision of the Heroic (Flesk Publications, 2009 Series) </li></ul></span></dd></dl><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UKlZqutiPpM/T0RNZ_x-gLI/AAAAAAAAFsk/c_2HuU3ladY/s1600/Flash%2BGordon%2B%25231%2B-%2B21.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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<br /><a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/E1Z80NdY/Tales_of_Suspense_4.html">Download <span style="font-style: italic;">Tales of Suspense #4</span></a>
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<br />This post concludes Al Williamson's contributions to <span style="font-style: italic;">Tales of Suspense</span>.
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<br />Reprinted:</span><dl class="contents"><dd class="credit_def"><span class="credit_value"><ul><li>in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006)
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<br />The Executionerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049337589451616876noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485997476272199932.post-9688770225861610772011-08-20T15:00:00.000-07:002011-08-23T00:27:29.585-07:00Tales of Suspense #1: "The Strangers from Space!" (Al Williamson art)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dvUe7qK5_F4/TjM55fuJ66I/AAAAAAAAEb0/qY73CNG8VGA/s1600/TOS01_0100.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dvUe7qK5_F4/TjM55fuJ66I/AAAAAAAAEb0/qY73CNG8VGA/s400/TOS01_0100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634911218701036450" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/p5f-0QhI/Tales_of_Suspense_1.html">Download <span style="font-style: italic;">Tales of Suspense</span> #1</a>
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<br />Yet another anthology of fantasy and horror from Marvel, <span style="font-style: italic;">Tales of Suspense</span> began late in 1959. For the first four years of its existence, the magazine showcased yet another batch of Stan <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CSL3lERGzkI/TlAOgwQKOII/AAAAAAAAE8g/uJxzYJMxNc8/s1600/Tales%2Bof%2BSuspense%2B%252311.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 93px; height: 140px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CSL3lERGzkI/TlAOgwQKOII/AAAAAAAAE8g/uJxzYJMxNc8/s400/Tales%2Bof%2BSuspense%2B%252311.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643026288966514818" border="0" /></a>Lee-Jack Kirby gigantic rampaging monsters. They included Kraa, Sporr, Goom, Googam, and the Green Thing. But then, early in 1963, the magazine presented not one more destructive demon but a brand new superhero.
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<br />The Executionerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049337589451616876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485997476272199932.post-11225705900734339252011-08-15T09:00:00.000-07:002011-08-15T10:15:32.555-07:00The Avengers #96: "The Andromeda Swarm!"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mTk0XdkRm5I/Tkku9sUua7I/AAAAAAAAE7U/Yt8eWFFik-s/s1600/Avengers%2B096%2B%252801%2529.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mTk0XdkRm5I/Tkku9sUua7I/AAAAAAAAE7U/Yt8eWFFik-s/s400/Avengers%2B096%2B%252801%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641091645663243186" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/yyivtingzny/Avengers%20v1%20#96.cbr">Download <span style="font-style: italic;">Avengers #96</span></a>
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<br />While other superheroes were thinking big, Henry Pym was thinking small. Up until Ant-Man's arrival, <span style="font-style: italic;">Tales to Astonish</span> was just another showcase for fantasy and horror tales and such Stan Lee-Jack Kirby monsters as Moomba, Vandoom, Trull, and the Creature from Krogarr. In fact, in Pym's first appearance in #27 (January 1962) he displayed no intention of ever becoming a <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0l3sSp8MldE/TklCxh7GCXI/AAAAAAAAE7c/0oXZ6XncmBc/s1600/Tales%2Bto%2BAstonish%2B%252327.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 92px; height: 137px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0l3sSp8MldE/TklCxh7GCXI/AAAAAAAAE7c/0oXZ6XncmBc/s400/Tales%2Bto%2BAstonish%2B%252327.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641113426945509746" border="0" /></a>mini-crimefighter.
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<br />Possibly influenced by the special effects in the 1957 movie <span style="font-style: italic;">The Incredible Shrinking Man</span>, scientist Pym invented a green fluid that could shrink anything and, to be on the safe side, another green fluid that could cause the shrunken object to grow back to its original size. Pym considered these inventions "a boon to mankind!" To test the stuff, he splashed a bit of the shrinking fluid on himself. In seconds he was the size of an ant. Finding himself in his backyard, Pym wandered into an anthill and had considerable trouble with the residents until he discovered he could use judo on the most belligerent ants. Back in his lab, he used the other fluid to get back to his regular size. Tossing both fluids out, he vowed, "They're far too dangerous to ever be used by any human again!" He also promised himself never again "to knowingly step upon an anthill."
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<br />The Executionerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049337589451616876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485997476272199932.post-82772188884597700852011-08-07T10:00:00.000-07:002011-08-13T11:47:24.263-07:00The Avengers #95: "Something Inhuman This Way Comes..!"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hQwZeQ7Eecc/Tj6yryo2UII/AAAAAAAAE2k/izLHnOz1SeA/s1600/Avengers%2B095%2B-%2B00.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hQwZeQ7Eecc/Tj6yryo2UII/AAAAAAAAE2k/izLHnOz1SeA/s400/Avengers%2B095%2B-%2B00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638140248911663234" border="0" /></a>
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<br />"When billionaire industrialist Tony Stark dons sophisticated steel-mesh armor of his own design, he becomes a living high-tech weapon—the world's greatest human fighting machine," explained one issue of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Invincible Iron Man</span>. And thus it's been, with some exceptions, for nearly fifty years. One of the most trouble-ridden heroes of the Silver Age, Iron Man first appeared in Marvel's <span style="font-style: italic;">Tales of Suspense</span> #39 (March 1963). Another of Stan Lee's many <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4eMRMOo76aw/TkGFk7xH1MI/AAAAAAAAIxk/EsN-LLiUxPw/s1600/Tales%2Bof%2BSuspense%2B%252349.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 95px; height: 140px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4eMRMOo76aw/TkGFk7xH1MI/AAAAAAAAIxk/EsN-LLiUxPw/s400/Tales%2Bof%2BSuspense%2B%252349.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638935078010082498" border="0" /></a>inventions, his early adventures were written by Larry Lieber, drawn by Don Heck. Tony Stark, then only a multimillionaire, was not a true superhero. But he gained an incredible array of abilities by putting on "an electrically powered, transistorized smart suit of armor equipped with offensive weaponry."
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<br />Stark developed the suit while a prisoner of the Viet Cong. He'd fallen into their hands after stepping on a land mine, which, among other things, caused severe damage to his heart. Initially the suit of super armor kept him alive with a built-in pacemaker device. After escaping from his captors with the help of a black chopper pilot named James Rhodes, Stark eventually returned to civilian life. He served as president and CEO of Stark Industries (later Stark International and later still Stark Enterprises), a member in good standing of the military-industrial complex. Rhodes came to work for him, becoming his best friend.
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<br />Iron Man's favorite foe over the years was a sinister Oriental known as the Mandarin. In its <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kMmjliS2Ld8/Tj7Jb9f00PI/AAAAAAAAE3E/jAyEIvebiC8/s1600/Iron%2BMan%2B%252361.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 98px; height: 148px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kMmjliS2Ld8/Tj7Jb9f00PI/AAAAAAAAE3E/jAyEIvebiC8/s400/Iron%2BMan%2B%252361.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638165265716138226" border="0" /></a>early years the saga was, as Gerard Jones has pointed out, "on odd melange of political realism, shrill anti-Communist jingoism and fanciful heroics." Although he eventually became less of a cold warrior, Stark's life was not especially happy. Unmarried, he suffered a series of romantic setbacks. In addition, a bullet wound to his spine left him crippled for a time and later another injury caused neural damage. For quite a while Stark was also an alcoholic. During the periods when Stark's problems incapacitated him, Rhodes, nicknamed Rhodey, put on the armor and served as Iron Man. That suit of armor has undergone many changes in both design, color scheme, and capabilities.
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<br />Iron Man has been a member of the Avengers and later Avengers West Coast. Numerous other artists and writers have had a hand in producing his adventures, including Gene Colan, Archie Goodwin, George Tuska, John Romita Jr., Scott Lobdell, whilce portacio, Kurt Busiek, Robin Laws, and Robert Teranishi.
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<br />Although Tony Stark has died now and then, he appears to have incredible recuperative powers.
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<br />Script: Roy Thomas
<br />Pencils: Neal Adams
<br />Inks: Tom Palmer
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<br /><dl class="contents"><dt class="credit_tag"><span class="credit_label">Reprinted:</span></dt><dd class="credit_def"><span class="credit_value"><ul><li>in Mitico Thor, Il (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #63</li><li>in Kree-Skrull War Starring the Avengers, The (Marvel, 1983 series) #2 (October 1983)</li><li>in Avengers: The Kree-Skrull War (Marvel, 2000 series) #[nn]</li><li>in Essential Avengers (Marvel, 1999 series) #4 [black & white] (2004)</li><li>in Avengers: Kree / Skrull War (Marvel, 2008 series) #[nn]</li><li>in Marvel Masterworks: Inhumans (Marvel, 2009 series) #1</li><li>in Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers (Marvel, 2003 series) #10 (May 2010)</li></ul></span></dd></dl>
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<br />The Avengers, who bickered like most Marvel hero groups, proved a popular saleable bunch. Over the next few years there was a considerable fluctuation in the basic membership. In 1965, for example, Hawkeye, Quicksilver, and the Scarlett Witch joined on. Later on Hercules, the <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G6n69_m8UQs/TjmJQonz3sI/AAAAAAAAEuo/_Rr5buCGKxk/s1600/Avengers%2B%252334.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 83px; height: 126px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G6n69_m8UQs/TjmJQonz3sI/AAAAAAAAEuo/_Rr5buCGKxk/s400/Avengers%2B%252334.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636687327506194114" border="0" /></a>Vision, Goliath, and Yellow Jacket were added. These last two were other manifestations of Ant-Man. Among the guest stars were Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, and Wonder Man. On the list of major villains were the Living Laser, the Red Skull, Diablo, the Red Guardian, the Mandarin, the Executioner, Magneto, and Klaw.
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<br />The creative team changed as well. Other early pencilers included Don Heck, John Buscema, Gene Colan, and Neal Adams. George Roussos, Dick Ayers, and Joe Sinnott all served as inkers. Roy Thomas, who wrote a great many scripts, eventually also became editor in the summer of 1972. The original series reached 402 issues, ending in 1996. The makeup of the gang continued to fluctuate. Hellcat, the Falcon, the Beast, and She-Hulk all were members. Some later artists and writers were John Byrne, Joe Staton, and Walt Simonson.
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<br />In 1984 the Avengers set up a branch office that resulted in<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> <span style="font-style: italic;">West Coast Avengers</span></span></span>. Among the <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZwPyLOqBzV8/TjmN5tGoa8I/AAAAAAAAEuw/wMaPIt8In-4/s1600/West%2BCoast%2BAvengers%2B%25231.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 86px; height: 130px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZwPyLOqBzV8/TjmN5tGoa8I/AAAAAAAAEuw/wMaPIt8In-4/s400/West%2BCoast%2BAvengers%2B%25231.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636692431130356674" border="0" /></a>members were Hawkeye and Iron Man. At the end of the eighties, John Byrne assumed the scripting and drawing. With #48 (September 1989) the title was switched to <span style="font-style: italic;">Avengers West Coast</span>, and as such the magazine continued until #102 (January 1994).
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<br />A second series of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Avengers</span> commenced in 1996. Among the members were Captain America, Hawkeye, Thor, and the Vision. Jim Valentino wrote the scripts; Rob Liefeld did the drawing on the first issue. This version continued for thirteen issues. Early in 1998, <span style="font-style: italic;">The Avengers</span> started all over again and continues to this day. Kurt Busiek was the initial writer, George Perez the artist. And the rallying cry, "Avengers assemble!" is still heard in the land.
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<br />Reprinted:</span><dl class="contents"><dd class="credit_def"><span class="credit_value"><ul><li>in Kree-Skrull War Starring the Avengers, The (Marvel, 1983 series) #1 (September 1983) [interior, 1/16 page size]</li><li>in Avengers: The Kree-Skrull War (Marvel, 2000 series) #[nn]</li><li>in Essential Avengers (Marvel, 1999 series) #4 [black & white] (2004)</li><li>in Avengers: Kree / Skrull War (Marvel, 2008 series) #[nn]</li><li>in Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers (Marvel, 2003 series) #10 (May 2010)</li></ul></span></dd></dl>
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Perhaps one of them had been over to Great Britain recently and caught <span style="font-style: italic;">The Avengers</span> show on the telly. The original members of the new Marvel group were the Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, Ant-Man, and the Wasp. The plot for "The<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1GEgolhyspQ/Tjce2sD-jGI/AAAAAAAAEpg/BZM_z1-rZhE/s1600/The%2BAvengers%2B%25231.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 86px; height: 132px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1GEgolhyspQ/Tjce2sD-jGI/AAAAAAAAEpg/BZM_z1-rZhE/s400/The%2BAvengers%2B%25231.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636007383567076450" border="0" /></a> Coming of the Avengers" was cooked up by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, scripted by Lee and and drawn by Kirby. The premiere issue of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Avengers</span> had a cover date of September 1963.<br /><br />Touted as a "book-length super-epic" that featured "some of the Earth's greatest super-heroes!" the introductory episode had the superfolks gathering from hither and yon to overcome Loki, the Norse god of evil who'd already frequently troubled Thor. After dispatching Loki, they decided to work as a team. It was the Wasp, the one female in the bunch, who came up with the name Avengers in the final panel. The Hulk observes, "I pity the guy who tries to beat us!" Thor, magic hammer held high, declares, "We'll NEVER be beaten! For we are... THE AVENGERS!"<br /><br />By the second issue Ant-Man, who'd grown tired of being teenie-weenie, had turned himself into <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SUtzbeLDC1o/TjchyX0-fwI/AAAAAAAAEpo/76JaUScjjNk/s1600/The%2BAvengers%2B%25234.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 86px; height: 131px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SUtzbeLDC1o/TjchyX0-fwI/AAAAAAAAEpo/76JaUScjjNk/s400/The%2BAvengers%2B%25234.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636010607950855938" border="0" /></a>the towering Giant Man, thus revising the Avengers roll call. Over the next two issues a couple of early Marvel heroes returned. This time, however, the Sub-Mariner was in one of his surly moods and did a turn as a villain in "one of the great battles of all time!" Then in #4 (March 1964) the super-patriot Captain America was found floating inside a block of ice in the Atlantic, where he'd apparently been languishing for twenty years. Eventually thawed out, he joined the Avengers, even though he was a bit fuzzy on current events. This represented Cap's Silver Age return.<br /><br /><br /><br />Credits<br /><br />Script: Roy Thomas<br />Pencils: Neal Adams<br />Inks: Tom Palmer<span class="credit_label"><br /><br />Reprinted:</span><dl class="contents"><dd class="credit_def"><span class="credit_value"><ul><li>in Kree-Skrull War Starring the Avengers, The (Marvel, 1983 series) #1 (September 1983)</li><li>in Essential Avengers (Marvel, 1999 series) #4 [black & white]</li><li>in Avengers: The Kree-Skrull War (Marvel, 2000 series) #nn</li><li>in Avengers: The Kree/Skrull War (Marvel, 2008 series) #n</li></ul></span></dd></dl><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bdL90uYNMus/TjcXhxuBQgI/AAAAAAAAEpQ/QDRSWkmYg4I/s1600/Avengers093-01.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bdL90uYNMus/TjcXhxuBQgI/AAAAAAAAEpQ/QDRSWkmYg4I/s400/Avengers093-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635999327726944770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Iv-Mg9oSBDo/TjcXhj7mICI/AAAAAAAAEpI/OF-BvSXZ9Yg/s1600/Avengers093-02.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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(Al Williamson art)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H39wwqpB68o/TjQT5B0uuUI/AAAAAAAAEcs/n7vcR8eNMYo/s1600/adventure_into_mystery_004_01.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H39wwqpB68o/TjQT5B0uuUI/AAAAAAAAEcs/n7vcR8eNMYo/s400/adventure_into_mystery_004_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635150904210405698" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/jRNpn434/Adventure_into_Mystery_4.html">Download <span style="font-style: italic;">Adventure Into Mystery #4</span></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Credits<br /><br />Cover: Carl Burgos<br />Script: Unknown<br />Pencils: Al Williamson<br />Inks: Al Williamson<span class="credit_label"><br /><br />Reprinted:</span><dl class="contents"><dd class="credit_def"><span class="credit_value"><ul><li>In Secrets Of The Unknown (Alan Class, 1962 series) #185.<br /></li></ul></span></dd></dl><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AK-3ckL3SCc/TjQT40OGRzI/AAAAAAAAEck/TJhN_vjYy7U/s1600/adventure_into_mystery_004_22.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AK-3ckL3SCc/TjQT40OGRzI/AAAAAAAAEck/TJhN_vjYy7U/s400/adventure_into_mystery_004_22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635150900558710578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--TVtfv_2UbA/TjQT4h2mRGI/AAAAAAAAEcc/V-POPcsFNMk/s1600/adventure_into_mystery_004_23.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--TVtfv_2UbA/TjQT4h2mRGI/AAAAAAAAEcc/V-POPcsFNMk/s400/adventure_into_mystery_004_23.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635150895628305506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TG4n3xOMtGU/TjQT4qQ8vxI/AAAAAAAAEcU/QVTU1nnrqL4/s1600/adventure_into_mystery_004_24.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TG4n3xOMtGU/TjQT4qQ8vxI/AAAAAAAAEcU/QVTU1nnrqL4/s400/adventure_into_mystery_004_24.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635150897886314258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-izLzwqv3ATg/TjQT4S_6RKI/AAAAAAAAEcM/i2hZg5bN6Nk/s1600/adventure_into_mystery_004_25.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-izLzwqv3ATg/TjQT4S_6RKI/AAAAAAAAEcM/i2hZg5bN6Nk/s400/adventure_into_mystery_004_25.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635150891640833186" border="0" /></a>The Executionerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049337589451616876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485997476272199932.post-50545097827476091492011-07-23T11:00:00.000-07:002011-07-30T08:25:37.863-07:00Amazing Fantasy #15: "Spider-Man!"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jlLir4sz0mw/TisGTVN85BI/AAAAAAAAEWw/K9pE1MdhjwE/s1600/Amazing%2BFantasy%2B015-01.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jlLir4sz0mw/TisGTVN85BI/AAAAAAAAEWw/K9pE1MdhjwE/s400/Amazing%2BFantasy%2B015-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632602688139879442" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/ciu7mll8uuefi0v/Amazing%20Fantasy%20%2315.cbr">Download <span style="font-style: italic;">Amazing Fantasy #15</span><br /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />After changing its name twice, <span style="font-style: italic;">Amazing Fantasy</span> suspended operations. That fifteenth and final issue (August 1962) guaranteed the magazine a place in comics history, however, since it was the<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xiq341nGZcI/Tizqa93n5xI/AAAAAAAAEXI/Hsxqs0ypdH0/s1600/Amazing%2BAdventures%2B%25235.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 84px; height: 125px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xiq341nGZcI/Tizqa93n5xI/AAAAAAAAEXI/Hsxqs0ypdH0/s400/Amazing%2BAdventures%2B%25235.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633134982939010834" border="0" /></a> birthplace of Spider-Man. Starting up in the spring of 1961 under the title <span style="font-style: italic;">Amazing Adventures</span>, it had dealt in the usual Marvel brand of fantasy and sci-fi. Among the monsters prowling the initial half dozen issues were Manoo, Sserpo, and Monsteroso, this latter billed as "the MOST FEARFUL creature of all time!" Scripts were chiefly the work of Stan Lee, the main artists were Jack Kirby, in charge of the Monster-of-the-Month, and Steve Ditko. With the seventh issue, the title was switched to <span style="font-style: italic;">Amazing Adult Fantasy</span> and the book promised "spine-tingling, supernatural thrillers for the more mature reader!" One of the creatures provided for the mature reader was a huge chap called <a href="http://swords-and-veeblefetzers.blogspot.com/2010/11/monster-menace-1-terror-of-tim-boo-ba.html">Tim Boo Ba</a>.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t4hRcCtq-0o/TisNIMN6xyI/AAAAAAAAEXA/0k1HejFaP1o/s1600/Amazing%2BAdult%2BFantasy%2B%25239.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 90px; height: 140px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t4hRcCtq-0o/TisNIMN6xyI/AAAAAAAAEXA/0k1HejFaP1o/s400/Amazing%2BAdult%2BFantasy%2B%25239.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632610193326655266" border="0" /></a><br />For the fifteenth issue the title was shortened to just plain <span style="font-style: italic;">Amazing Fantasy</span>. On the cover, as drawn by Kirby, Spider-Man was seen for the first time. In the eleven-page story inside, written by Lee and illustrated by Ditko, readers met Peter Parker, Aunt May (quite a bit plumper back then), and, of course, Spidey. At the yarn's end, Lee said, "And so a legend is born and a new name is added to the roster of those who make the world of fantasy the most exciting realm of all!" Early the next year, the first issue of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Amazing Spider-Man</span> was released.<br /><br /><br />Credits<br /><br />Cover: Jack Kirby (pencils) and Steve Ditko (inks)<br />Script: Stan Lee<br />Pencils: Steve Ditko<br />Inks: Steve Ditko<br />Letters: Artie Simek<br /><br />Note: Winner of the 1962 "Best Short Story" Alley Award.<br /><br /><dl class="contents"><dt class="credit_tag"><span class="credit_label">Reprinted:</span></dt><dd class="credit_def"><span class="credit_value"><ul><li>in Marvel Tales Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #1 (1964)</li><li>in Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1974 series) #[nn] (1974)</li><li>in Spindelmannen (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1978 series) #1/1978 (January 1978) [as "Spindelmannen", Swedish translation]</li><li>in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #137 (March 1982)</li><li>in Amazing Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #275 (April 1986)</li><li>in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #1 (1987)</li><li>in Uomo Ragno, L' (Edizioni Star Comics, 1987 series) #70 (April 1991) [as "L'Uomo Ragno", Italian translation]</li><li>in Spider-Man Classics (Marvel, 1993 series) #1 (April 1993)</li><li>in Essential Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1996 series) #1 (1996) [black and white]</li><li>in Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (Marvel, 1997 series) #[nn] (1997)</li><li>in Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 2002 series) #1 (2002)</li><li>in Marvel Visionaries: Stan Lee (Marvel, 2005 series) #[nn] (2005)</li><li>in Wha...Huh? (Marvel, 2005 series) #[nn] (2005)[pp1–3]</li><li>in Spider-Man Collectible Series (Marvel, 2006 series) #1</li><li>in The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 (2007)</li><li>in Amazing Fantasy Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #[nn] (2007)</li><li>in Marvel Deluxe: Stan Lee (Panini, 2007 series) #1</li></ul></span></dd></dl><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MoXZzjyQF78/TisGTIif12I/AAAAAAAAEWo/vgCCq71j1rw/s1600/Amazing%2BFantasy%2B015-02.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MoXZzjyQF78/TisGTIif12I/AAAAAAAAEWo/vgCCq71j1rw/s400/Amazing%2BFantasy%2B015-02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632602684736395106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p3BKUoAf5ys/TisGSz4B4sI/AAAAAAAAEWg/l1nwNNQFy0A/s1600/Amazing%2BFantasy%2B015-03.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 278px; 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width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Eib1g6Rmo64/TisEfY2pE9I/AAAAAAAAESw/mdaauph7LdQ/s400/Amazing%2BFantasy%2B015-33.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632600696251028434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fdYbgWHxiB8/TisEfCpEcRI/AAAAAAAAESo/pWVv9fDt2FE/s1600/Amazing%2BFantasy%2B015-34.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fdYbgWHxiB8/TisEfCpEcRI/AAAAAAAAESo/pWVv9fDt2FE/s400/Amazing%2BFantasy%2B015-34.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632600690288521490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AG6_uRkf6FA/TisEe4fka5I/AAAAAAAAESg/fvaF6bE5rto/s1600/Amazing%2BFantasy%2B015-35.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AG6_uRkf6FA/TisEe4fka5I/AAAAAAAAESg/fvaF6bE5rto/s400/Amazing%2BFantasy%2B015-35.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632600687564319634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--5x1eSf1q2Y/TisEIQo_pkI/AAAAAAAAESY/ryHQ-sO670c/s1600/Amazing%2BFantasy%2B015-36.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--5x1eSf1q2Y/TisEIQo_pkI/AAAAAAAAESY/ryHQ-sO670c/s400/Amazing%2BFantasy%2B015-36.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632600298909312578" border="0" /></a>The Executionerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049337589451616876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485997476272199932.post-43670093703466093462011-06-16T23:00:00.000-07:002011-08-31T07:13:27.576-07:00Monsters Unleashed #7: "The Monster In the Mist!" (Al Williamson art)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eU8243JkqZY/TfrsndjIN7I/AAAAAAAAEF4/wNeUhjLXfnA/s1600/Monsters%2BUnleashed%2B%25237-0.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eU8243JkqZY/TfrsndjIN7I/AAAAAAAAEF4/wNeUhjLXfnA/s400/Monsters%2BUnleashed%2B%25237-0.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619063647789135794" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/6mHJBnDn/Monsters_Unleashed_7.html">Download <span style="font-style: italic;">Monsters Unleashed #7</span></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Back in the old days, before the comics industry felt the need to censor its own product, <span>EC Comics</span> produced some of the finest science fiction comics ever published. One of the reasons why <span style="font-style: italic;">Weird Science</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Weird Fantasy</span> (and later, <span style="font-style: italic;">Weird Science-Fantasy</span>) were so good was the work <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uUM0IRle7uY/TftGtd1FwQI/AAAAAAAAEGY/srwog73VJOE/s1600/Weird%2BScience-Fantasy%2B%252325.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 92px; height: 133px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uUM0IRle7uY/TftGtd1FwQI/AAAAAAAAEGY/srwog73VJOE/s400/Weird%2BScience-Fantasy%2B%252325.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619162706990186754" border="0" /></a>of a lanky young man named Al Williamson. At 21, Williamson was the youngest of the EC family, but everyone was in awe of his draftsmanship. Williamson could draw bravura science fiction adventure like no one else, though it didn't hurt that he had the likes of Frank Frazetta, Roy Krenkel, and Angelo Torres assisting him with backgrounds and inking.<br /><br />After the collapse of the EC line of comics. Williamson worked for such companies as ACG, Atlas, and Harvey, to name just a few, bringing to the stories what he did for their SF and mystery titles the same superb rendering and palpable sense of atmosphere that made his EC work so memorable. In addition to the comic books he <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b4zkUZNjPds/TftG8zqS4lI/AAAAAAAAEGg/wah2dfQaK8g/s1600/Flash%2BGordon%2B%25233.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 95px; height: 141px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b4zkUZNjPds/TftG8zqS4lI/AAAAAAAAEGg/wah2dfQaK8g/s400/Flash%2BGordon%2B%25233.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619162970548527698" border="0" /></a>did, Williamson also made significant contributions to the art of the comic strip, ghosting several weeks of Flash Gordon for Dan Barry, and assisting John Prentice on Rip Kirby. These last two assignments are particularly ironic when you consider that it was Alex Raymond's <span style="font-style: italic;">Flash Gordon</span> that inspired Williamson to become a comics artist in the first place. Indeed, Williamson had been the primary proponent of heroic realism in comics, and is the rightful heir to the Flash Gordon mantle of Alex Raymond, something Williamson proved with his superb work on the King <span style="font-style: italic;">Flash Gordon</span> title of the mid '60s, and on the <span style="font-style: italic;">Flash Gordon</span> movie album adapted from the (otherwise wretched) DeLaurentiiss film.<br /><br /><br /><br />Credits<br /><br />Cover painting: Richard Hescox<br />Script: Unknown<br />Pencils: Al Williamson<br />Inks: Ralph Mayo<br /><br /><dl class="contents"><dt class="credit_tag"><span class="credit_label">Reprinted:</span></dt><dd class="credit_def"><span class="credit_value"><ul><li>From ASTONISHING #60 (April 1957).<br /></li></ul></span></dd><dd class="credit_def"><span class="credit_value"><ul><li>In Monsters Unleashed (Marvel, 1973 series) #7 (August 1974).<br /></li></ul></span></dd></dl><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZwUU_K0JatE/TfrtEZ4mHBI/AAAAAAAAEGA/B-nmeVANNPI/s1600/Monsters%2BUnleashed%2B%25237-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZwUU_K0JatE/TfrtEZ4mHBI/AAAAAAAAEGA/B-nmeVANNPI/s400/Monsters%2BUnleashed%2B%25237-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619064145021639698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GTGUAbMsCI4/Tfrsm5y3MVI/AAAAAAAAEFw/aBZCjx0GOhY/s1600/Monsters%2BUnleashed%2B%25237-2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GTGUAbMsCI4/Tfrsm5y3MVI/AAAAAAAAEFw/aBZCjx0GOhY/s400/Monsters%2BUnleashed%2B%25237-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619063638191452498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vNpZK9QCbhU/TfrsmV_euBI/AAAAAAAAEFo/YTCPCvFwU5M/s1600/Monsters%2BUnleashed%2B%25237-3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vNpZK9QCbhU/TfrsmV_euBI/AAAAAAAAEFo/YTCPCvFwU5M/s400/Monsters%2BUnleashed%2B%25237-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619063628580698130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WVGmgzL_22A/TfrsmF7j40I/AAAAAAAAEFg/-WRZiQZtF2M/s1600/Monsters%2BUnleashed%2B%25237-4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WVGmgzL_22A/TfrsmF7j40I/AAAAAAAAEFg/-WRZiQZtF2M/s400/Monsters%2BUnleashed%2B%25237-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619063624269292354" border="0" /></a>The Executionerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049337589451616876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485997476272199932.post-69201579359473950102011-06-05T06:00:00.000-07:002011-08-03T20:55:24.121-07:00House of Mystery #185: "The Beautiful Beast" (Al Williamson art)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WLlAq2yLtQU/TeK8BfBxsMI/AAAAAAAAEAc/QAL7m2TBQfM/s1600/House%2Bof%2BMystery_185-01FC.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WLlAq2yLtQU/TeK8BfBxsMI/AAAAAAAAEAc/QAL7m2TBQfM/s400/House%2Bof%2BMystery_185-01FC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612254819351900354" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/Ba9Eb82-/House_of_Mystery_185.html">Download <span style="font-style: italic;">House of Mystery #185</span><br /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">House of Mystery</span> started out as a horror anthology, featuring tales of the supernatural as well as supernatural-themed mystery stories. However, with the growing backlash against horror comics in the mid-1950s, as well as the advent of the Comics Code Authority and its restrictions<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KS7lNMgkl4k/Tetp6Tp1VfI/AAAAAAAAECA/O5L1NcF8id4/s1600/House%2Bof%2BMystery%2B%2523174.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 76px; height: 114px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KS7lNMgkl4k/Tetp6Tp1VfI/AAAAAAAAECA/O5L1NcF8id4/s400/House%2Bof%2BMystery%2B%2523174.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614697810876519922" border="0" /></a> on horror-themed storylines (banning stories dealing with such supernatural fare as werewolves, vampires, and such), the series quietly was revamped into dealing with science-fiction type monsters and other mystery-suspense type tales that were permitted by the comic code.<br /><br />With issue #174, EC Comics veteran Joe Orlando was hired by DC to take over as editor of <span style="font-style: italic;">House of Mystery</span>. As the Comics Code Authority was now being challenged by both DC and Marvel over content restrictions, the series returned to its overt horror themes. The first issue under Orlando would be a reprint issue of old horror/suspense stories, as the new direction would truly begin with #175 (July/August 1968). The issue would introduce a new figure to the series, Cain, the "able care taker" of the House of Mystery who would introduce nearly all stories that would run in the series before its cancellation.<br /><br /><br />Credits<br /><br />Cover: Neal Adams<br />Script: Joe Gill<br />Pencils: Al Williamson<br />Inks: Al Williamson<br /><br /><dl class="contents"><dt class="credit_tag"><span class="credit_label">Reprinted:</span></dt><dd class="credit_def"><span class="credit_value"><ul><li>in Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery (DC, 2006 series) #1.</li></ul></span></dd></dl><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-laGInJJvj5E/TeK8BE_atHI/AAAAAAAAEAU/XLujqaFYOz0/s1600/House%2Bof%2BMystery_185-16.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-laGInJJvj5E/TeK8BE_atHI/AAAAAAAAEAU/XLujqaFYOz0/s400/House%2Bof%2BMystery_185-16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612254812362683506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sFEwTG_60s0/TeK8A419vAI/AAAAAAAAEAM/44oHKldXy7s/s1600/House%2Bof%2BMystery_185-17.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NNh9TwWqi8s/TeK71F4t2-I/AAAAAAAAD_0/OXksagFJQM0/s400/House%2Bof%2BMystery_185-20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612254606444583906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4iTZwSVmIKY/TeK71NvKjqI/AAAAAAAAD_s/1UuDFoOd98s/s1600/House%2Bof%2BMystery_185-21.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4iTZwSVmIKY/TeK71NvKjqI/AAAAAAAAD_s/1UuDFoOd98s/s400/House%2Bof%2BMystery_185-21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612254608552005282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZI_aZZgIzgw/TeK703uM-0I/AAAAAAAAD_k/jnjnagU7gLs/s1600/House%2Bof%2BMystery_185-22.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZI_aZZgIzgw/TeK703uM-0I/AAAAAAAAD_k/jnjnagU7gLs/s400/House%2Bof%2BMystery_185-22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612254602642389826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6mKyz9f5LHQ/TeK70jqoHgI/AAAAAAAAD_c/uKePnGoL5BE/s1600/House%2Bof%2BMystery_185-23.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6mKyz9f5LHQ/TeK70jqoHgI/AAAAAAAAD_c/uKePnGoL5BE/s400/House%2Bof%2BMystery_185-23.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612254597258681858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NTygnYvCHBM/TeK70nPrW_I/AAAAAAAAD_U/hnYi0RM_dFo/s1600/House%2Bof%2BMystery_185-24.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NTygnYvCHBM/TeK70nPrW_I/AAAAAAAAD_U/hnYi0RM_dFo/s400/House%2Bof%2BMystery_185-24.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612254598219389938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3M-La30pqPA/TeK7pLzd81I/AAAAAAAAD_M/qXjYMdB3bi0/s1600/House%2Bof%2BMystery_185-25.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3M-La30pqPA/TeK7pLzd81I/AAAAAAAAD_M/qXjYMdB3bi0/s400/House%2Bof%2BMystery_185-25.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612254401874752338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-84Nu7ICMOFE/TeK7pIpx8UI/AAAAAAAAD_E/tvQH6oGVqz0/s1600/House%2Bof%2BMystery_185-26LP.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-84Nu7ICMOFE/TeK7pIpx8UI/AAAAAAAAD_E/tvQH6oGVqz0/s400/House%2Bof%2BMystery_185-26LP.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612254401028813122" border="0" /></a>The Executionerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049337589451616876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485997476272199932.post-19908097703503216002011-04-28T22:00:00.000-07:002011-12-31T16:45:16.003-08:00Eerie #13: "The Success Story" (Al Williamson art)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1_YYDpRt7nE/TbpGxmKaoDI/AAAAAAAADqc/BZXBztPvngc/s1600/Eerie%2B%252313%2B-%2B00.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1_YYDpRt7nE/TbpGxmKaoDI/AAAAAAAADqc/BZXBztPvngc/s400/Eerie%2B%252313%2B-%2B00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600866904460402738" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/9efe98vl1zhp2e6/Eerie%20%23013.cbr">Download <span style="font-style: italic;">Eerie #013</span></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Of particular fame (or is it infamy?) in Warren Publishing lore is <span style="font-style: italic;">Creepy </span>#1's "The Success Story," written by Archie Goodwin and expertly drawn by Al Williamson, which legend has it <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wGiOLtNMEz0/Tv-AVYt-VWI/AAAAAAAAFms/7hfJFO0PA8E/s1600/Creepy%2B%25231.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 86px; height: 114px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wGiOLtNMEz0/Tv-AVYt-VWI/AAAAAAAAFms/7hfJFO0PA8E/s400/Creepy%2B%25231.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692409558920484194" border="0" /></a>was based on a real-life comic strip artist, Don Sherwood, who, according to George Evans and others, over-relied on "ghost" artists—behind-the-scenes creative contributors who received no credit. The tale, a scathing critique of that all-too-common practice in cartooning of signing one's name to another's work, was allegedly about Sherwood (cast here in the guise of smug comic-strip artist "Baldo Smudge") and his daily strip, "Dan Flagg." Williamson, renowned for using photographic reference, looks to have used the likenesses of Archie Goodwin, and artists Angelo Torres and Alden McWilliams, with Al himself serving as model for Smudge. (It should come as no surprise that all of these creators, also Warren contributors, worked uncredited on "Dan Flagg." Ahh, sweet revenge...!<br /><br />Note: <span style="font-style: italic;">Eerie</span> #13 reprints this story as it originally appeared in <span style="font-style: italic;">Creepy</span> #1.<br /><br /><br /><br />Credits<br /><br />Cover painting: Vic Prezio<br />Script: Archie Goodwin<br />Pencils: Al Williamson<br />Inks: Al Williamson<br />Letters: Ben Oda<br /><br /><dl class="contents"><dt class="credit_tag"><span class="credit_label">Reprinted:</span></dt><dd class="credit_def"><span class="credit_value"><ul><li>from Creepy (Warren, 1964 series) #1 (January 1965)</li></ul></span></dd><dd class="credit_def"><span class="credit_value"><ul><li>in Eerie (Warren, 1966 series) #13 (February 1968)</li><li>in Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (Bonanza, 1971 series) #[nn]</li><li>in Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (Outerbridge & Dienstfrey, 1971 series) #[nn]</li><li>in Eerie (Gold Star Publications, 1972 series) #4 (1973)</li><li>in Creepy (Warren, 1964 series) #137 (May 1982)</li><li>in Creepy The Classic Years (Harris Comics, 1991 series) #[nn]</li><li>in Creepy Archives (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1</li></ul></span></dd></dl><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7z1_bK6ExiQ/TbpGwvhrbzI/AAAAAAAADqM/La9nlXzepW4/s1600/Eerie%2B%252313%2B-%2B02.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7z1_bK6ExiQ/TbpGwvhrbzI/AAAAAAAADqM/La9nlXzepW4/s400/Eerie%2B%252313%2B-%2B02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600866889794023218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b8iN4k7wMdQ/TbpGwKuXEqI/AAAAAAAADqE/N9noWu8dTyE/s1600/Eerie%2B%252313%2B-%2B03.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b8iN4k7wMdQ/TbpGwKuXEqI/AAAAAAAADqE/N9noWu8dTyE/s400/Eerie%2B%252313%2B-%2B03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600866879915102882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dJT6U8z7ZQA/TbpGv9vlGKI/AAAAAAAADp8/2NWb7Bb53bo/s1600/Eerie%2B%252313%2B-%2B04.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dJT6U8z7ZQA/TbpGv9vlGKI/AAAAAAAADp8/2NWb7Bb53bo/s400/Eerie%2B%252313%2B-%2B04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600866876430555298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-R1rS08fSVjc/TbpGX_jLAyI/AAAAAAAADp0/44TpgwTp8SY/s1600/Eerie%2B%252313%2B-%2B05.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-R1rS08fSVjc/TbpGX_jLAyI/AAAAAAAADp0/44TpgwTp8SY/s400/Eerie%2B%252313%2B-%2B05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600866464598524706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mA_8sSvZ_-U/TbpGXvSjrgI/AAAAAAAADps/ZtXj7B1T9M8/s1600/Eerie%2B%252313%2B-%2B06.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mA_8sSvZ_-U/TbpGXvSjrgI/AAAAAAAADps/ZtXj7B1T9M8/s400/Eerie%2B%252313%2B-%2B06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600866460233870850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sEfoMb_g52E/TbpGXcliA2I/AAAAAAAADpk/U6lvZAIg8rw/s1600/Eerie%2B%252313%2B-%2B07.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sEfoMb_g52E/TbpGXcliA2I/AAAAAAAADpk/U6lvZAIg8rw/s400/Eerie%2B%252313%2B-%2B07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600866455213179746" border="0" /></a>The Executionerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049337589451616876noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485997476272199932.post-9037311940777209952011-04-20T21:00:00.000-07:002011-12-31T16:42:18.383-08:00Eerie #5: "The Jungle" (Al Williamson art)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cSYZS9SpvW0/Ta98QTmI5tI/AAAAAAAADdU/QCzwqLFzO40/s1600/EerieMagazine%2B005-00.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cSYZS9SpvW0/Ta98QTmI5tI/AAAAAAAADdU/QCzwqLFzO40/s400/EerieMagazine%2B005-00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597829481424807634" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/lsy55ayryb1g7cn/Eerie%20%23005.cbr">Download <span style="font-style: italic;">Eerie #5</span></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />During <span style="font-style: italic;">Eerie's</span> "dark period," many of the artists drew, perhaps without the sophistication of an Al Williamson, but with a lovely eye for the ugly and mundane. Perhaps it's a lack of experience rather than deliberate artistic choice, but it means that many of the later stories read like a surprisingly fun movie shot by a disturbed amateur. <br /><br /><br /><br />Credits<br /><br />Cover painting: Frank Frazetta<br />Script: Archie Goodwin<br />Pencils: Al Williamson<br />Inks: Al Williamson<br />Letters:Ben Oda <span class="credit_label"><br /><br />Reprinted:</span><dl class="contents"><dd class="credit_def"><span class="credit_value"><ul><li>in Eerie (Warren, 1966 series) #18 (November 1966.</li></ul></span></dd></dl><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KqWw8fP323I/Ta98P-Mc11I/AAAAAAAADdM/UCGuZW0QJzM/s1600/EerieMagazine%2B005-13.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KqWw8fP323I/Ta98P-Mc11I/AAAAAAAADdM/UCGuZW0QJzM/s400/EerieMagazine%2B005-13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597829475679917906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yNJukOeKXpE/Ta98PqR70VI/AAAAAAAADdE/uZZeOHD76Ts/s1600/EerieMagazine%2B005-14.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yNJukOeKXpE/Ta98PqR70VI/AAAAAAAADdE/uZZeOHD76Ts/s400/EerieMagazine%2B005-14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597829470334210386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-edDujVsvLUE/Ta98PF2mV1I/AAAAAAAADc8/OGCGSBYKbw0/s1600/EerieMagazine%2B005-15.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-edDujVsvLUE/Ta98PF2mV1I/AAAAAAAADc8/OGCGSBYKbw0/s400/EerieMagazine%2B005-15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597829460555880274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cdoKIcv327k/Ta98OyQcAMI/AAAAAAAADc0/GwrWqeJH8RI/s1600/EerieMagazine%2B005-16.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cdoKIcv327k/Ta98OyQcAMI/AAAAAAAADc0/GwrWqeJH8RI/s400/EerieMagazine%2B005-16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597829455295545538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-plA_yrJdrjY/Ta97zckFG8I/AAAAAAAADcs/kk7tLPrX8B4/s1600/EerieMagazine%2B005-17.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-plA_yrJdrjY/Ta97zckFG8I/AAAAAAAADcs/kk7tLPrX8B4/s400/EerieMagazine%2B005-17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597828985615883202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S-dCQhkK_Zo/Ta97y-6osBI/AAAAAAAADck/SyzLp1reuoI/s1600/EerieMagazine%2B005-18.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S-dCQhkK_Zo/Ta97y-6osBI/AAAAAAAADck/SyzLp1reuoI/s400/EerieMagazine%2B005-18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597828977657425938" border="0" /></a>The Executionerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049337589451616876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485997476272199932.post-41176569525935745582011-04-15T21:00:00.000-07:002011-12-31T16:44:41.353-08:00Eerie #3: "The Lighthouse!" (Al Williamson art)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OkDmRhFgVyc/TakHQQQU_LI/AAAAAAAADME/QqEvL8fQw7Q/s1600/EerieMagazine%2B003-00.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OkDmRhFgVyc/TakHQQQU_LI/AAAAAAAADME/QqEvL8fQw7Q/s400/EerieMagazine%2B003-00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596011987807304882" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/q56hg72cc17wufo/Eerie%20%23003.cbr">Download <span style="font-style: italic;">Eerie #3</span></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Comic book fans, and specifically EC fanatics, must have lost their minds when the first issues of <span style="font-style: italic;">Creepy</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Eerie</span> appeared on the newsstands. Not only were they the first real attempts to do an EC-like horror anthology in ages, their pedigrees were simply beyond dispute. Warren hired the best of the best, the most talented comics artists (many of whom had worked for EC before its unfortunate end) and the most brilliant of writers.<br /><br />One writer in particular set the tone for the magazine: the late, lamented Archie Goodwin. Archie is still spoken of with the quiet tones one uses when speaking of saints, but beyond being an extraordinary editor, he had this format down cold. In those first issues, we see again and again how he manages to give a literary quality to even the most galloping bit of shaggy-monster goings-on. He knew how to deliver the punch line to a story like few ever learn these days, with shotgun volume, but sniper-rifle accuracy. And above all, he had taste.<br /><br />His artists rose to the occasion. You could see the incredible line work of Reed Crandall, the inimitable curves and shadows of Gene Colan, and a who's who of the best, most tasteful, and most accomplished artists the industry had to offer. Adams, Toth, Ditko, on and on... these people must have been delighted at the macabre delicacies offered in <span style="font-style: italic;">Creepy</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Eerie</span>. Breaking the censoring shackles of the Comics Code Authority must have been a bloody pleasure.<br /><br />Then everything went to hell, somehow. The money dried up, Archie had to leave as editor, and the company was forced to rely, after issue #11, on lesser-known creative talents and reprints until regaining their funding and reputation in their salad days, a few years later.<br /><br />I'm told this is called Warren's "dark period."<br /><br />And I think it's apt, but not in the way most collectors mean. I don't find this period to be without merit. To the contrary, I think this is one of the most entertaining periods in the magazine's history.<br /><br />Story after story by artists who either left comics or never really managed to get a proper toehold. Writers whose names I do not recognize. Lacking Archie Goodwin's experience and discernment, these people had to use the tools they had to tell their stories... a little grubbier, a little grittier, and a little... shall I say it?<br /><br />A little <span style="font-style: italic;">eerier</span>.<br /><br /><br /><br />Credits<br /><br />Cover painting: Frank Frazetta<br />Script: Archie Goodwin<br />Pencils: Al Williamson<br />Inks: Al Williamson<br />Letters: Ben Oda<br /><br /><dl class="contents"><dt class="credit_tag"><span class="credit_label">Reprinted:</span></dt><dd class="credit_def"><span class="credit_value"><ul><li>in Eerie Greatest Hits (Harris Comics, 1994 series) #[nn]</li><li>in Eerie (K. G. Murray, 1974 series) #5<br /></li></ul></span></dd></dl><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lj-x0Ayqfr8/TakHPtMdQ5I/AAAAAAAADL0/GaIh5XhiaTw/s1600/EerieMagazine%2B003-13.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lj-x0Ayqfr8/TakHPtMdQ5I/AAAAAAAADL0/GaIh5XhiaTw/s400/EerieMagazine%2B003-13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596011978395829138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-llsYASdkBlk/TakHPeSYoiI/AAAAAAAADLs/pffXdCjI2Vg/s1600/EerieMagazine%2B003-14.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-llsYASdkBlk/TakHPeSYoiI/AAAAAAAADLs/pffXdCjI2Vg/s400/EerieMagazine%2B003-14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596011974394159650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HDnZTFkMj4U/TakHPBoQM7I/AAAAAAAADLk/fGc5GYwiTxk/s1600/EerieMagazine%2B003-15.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HDnZTFkMj4U/TakHPBoQM7I/AAAAAAAADLk/fGc5GYwiTxk/s400/EerieMagazine%2B003-15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596011966701253554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-e7CSkrLtwhM/TakGxhpiCdI/AAAAAAAADLc/d3natH2vbBI/s1600/EerieMagazine%2B003-16.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-e7CSkrLtwhM/TakGxhpiCdI/AAAAAAAADLc/d3natH2vbBI/s400/EerieMagazine%2B003-16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596011459900475858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hU1zD9Oc0Jo/TakGxF2rSVI/AAAAAAAADLU/1TJv9_h6_b4/s1600/EerieMagazine%2B003-17.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hU1zD9Oc0Jo/TakGxF2rSVI/AAAAAAAADLU/1TJv9_h6_b4/s400/EerieMagazine%2B003-17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596011452439415122" border="0" /></a>The Executionerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049337589451616876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485997476272199932.post-71418732888489457112011-04-06T23:00:00.000-07:002011-06-26T12:35:45.045-07:00Eerie #2: "The Thing from the Sea!" (Wally Wood art)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--BDdaH1lXlk/TZ0e-Eo3tuI/AAAAAAAADCc/E5iUKBQM6hs/s1600/Eerie%2B002%2B%2528Avon%2B1951%2529%2B001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--BDdaH1lXlk/TZ0e-Eo3tuI/AAAAAAAADCc/E5iUKBQM6hs/s400/Eerie%2B002%2B%2528Avon%2B1951%2529%2B001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592660364009912034" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/z4dzrdiungzqcnr/Eerie%20%232%20%28Avon%20Periodicals%29.cbr">Download <span style="font-style: italic;">Eerie #2</span></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A gifted but self-destructive artist, Wally Wood's heyday occurred during the 1950s. In that decade he was one of the stars of the innovative EC Comics line and also ghosted <span style="font-style: italic;">The Spirit</span>, worked with Jack Kirby on an SF comic strip called <span style="font-style: italic;">Sky Masters</span>, drew illustrations for the SF magazine <span style="font-style: italic;">Galaxy</span>, worked for both Marvel and DC, and handled some advertising accounts.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9thL2TSJGWg/TZ124lSFpoI/AAAAAAAADEs/5nimwgoZZ8I/s1600/Weird%2BScience%2B%252315.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 142px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9thL2TSJGWg/TZ124lSFpoI/AAAAAAAADEs/5nimwgoZZ8I/s400/Weird%2BScience%2B%252315.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592757026716755586" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Wood, born in Minnesota and basically untutored in art, moved east and began working in comic books in the late 1940s. Some of his earliest work was done in collaboration with writer/artist Harry Harrison. He signed on with EC in 1949 and was soon a major contributor to most of their titles, from <span style="font-style: italic;">Weird Fantasy</span> to <span style="font-style: italic;">Mad</span>. Wood was also good at drawing people, especially pretty girls, but he also excelled at things mechanical—whether WWII submarines or twenty-fifth century rocket ships. At the end of a story in <span style="font-style: italic;">Weird Science</span> he addressed the reader directly, explaining, "My world is the world of science fiction." The alien worlds and spacecraft that Wood invented for his stories were much copied by later and less gifted artists. For <span style="font-style: italic;">Mad</span> he used an informal, cartoony style that was influenced by one of his idols, Walt Kelly. In later years Wood also worked with <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Va7LvJTxBDc/TbDItIDTZpI/AAAAAAAADgc/CzAJ01PXiYo/s1600/T.H.U.N.D.E.R.%2BAgents%2B%25233.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Va7LvJTxBDc/TbDItIDTZpI/AAAAAAAADgc/CzAJ01PXiYo/s400/T.H.U.N.D.E.R.%2BAgents%2B%25233.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598195014402533010" border="0" /></a>erstwhile <span style="font-style: italic;">Mad</span> editor Harvey Kurtzman on such humor magazines as <span style="font-style: italic;">Trump</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Humbug</span>.<br /><br />As the demand for his stuff increased, Wood set up a sort of free-form shop. He worked a lot and apparently drank a lot. Initially his drawing didn't suffer much. He created <span style="font-style: italic;">The T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents</span> for the short-lived Tower line of comic books and drew <span style="font-style: italic;">Daredevil</span> for Marvel. For armed forces publications he produced raunchier material, such as <span style="font-style: italic;">Sally Forth</span>, about a young lady who frequently shed her clothes. And he inked Jack Kirby's <span style="font-style: italic;">Challengers of the Unknown</span>.<br /><br />His work seriously deteriorated in the 1970s. His health deteriorated, too, and he suffered kidney failure. His last professional work consisted of some crude and badly drawn pornographic comics. Wood ended his life as the 1980s began.<br /><br /><br />Credits<br /><br />Script: Unknown<br />Pencils: Wally Wood<br />Inks: Wally Wood<span class="credit_label"><br /><br />Reprinted:</span><dl class="contents"><dd class="credit_def"><span class="credit_value"><ul><li>in Eerie (Avon, 1951 series) # 16</li><li>in Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #1</li><li>in Nightveil's Cauldron of Horror (AC, 1989 series) #1</li><li>in Four Color Fear (Fantagraphics, 2010 series) #[nn]</li></ul></span></dd></dl><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-txqsp1xpnQc/TZ0e9SrAhPI/AAAAAAAADCM/Uru3ftk49GU/s1600/Eerie%2B002%2B%2528Avon%2B1951%2529%2B003.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-txqsp1xpnQc/TZ0e9SrAhPI/AAAAAAAADCM/Uru3ftk49GU/s400/Eerie%2B002%2B%2528Avon%2B1951%2529%2B003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592660350597104882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p2UEmInvGuk/TZ0e8_eiR5I/AAAAAAAADCE/NYVZVotLVqk/s1600/Eerie%2B002%2B%2528Avon%2B1951%2529%2B004.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p2UEmInvGuk/TZ0e8_eiR5I/AAAAAAAADCE/NYVZVotLVqk/s400/Eerie%2B002%2B%2528Avon%2B1951%2529%2B004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592660345444517778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xJZXdTEpSN8/TZ0e8rG7h_I/AAAAAAAADB8/SR9mBCmOiS0/s1600/Eerie%2B002%2B%2528Avon%2B1951%2529%2B005.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xJZXdTEpSN8/TZ0e8rG7h_I/AAAAAAAADB8/SR9mBCmOiS0/s400/Eerie%2B002%2B%2528Avon%2B1951%2529%2B005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592660339976800242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V88Kvkr0Ptg/TZ0eaiYmOMI/AAAAAAAADB0/bh8PNTSKcbw/s1600/Eerie%2B002%2B%2528Avon%2B1951%2529%2B006.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V88Kvkr0Ptg/TZ0eaiYmOMI/AAAAAAAADB0/bh8PNTSKcbw/s400/Eerie%2B002%2B%2528Avon%2B1951%2529%2B006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592659753519429826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0mkAhKincCg/TZ0eaNKQ-EI/AAAAAAAADBs/7dGqc-p0_GA/s1600/Eerie%2B002%2B%2528Avon%2B1951%2529%2B007.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0mkAhKincCg/TZ0eaNKQ-EI/AAAAAAAADBs/7dGqc-p0_GA/s400/Eerie%2B002%2B%2528Avon%2B1951%2529%2B007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592659747822172226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T1VePJNu_EE/TZ0eZuXh1EI/AAAAAAAADBk/CDhrXuSpXsA/s1600/Eerie%2B002%2B%2528Avon%2B1951%2529%2B008.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T1VePJNu_EE/TZ0eZuXh1EI/AAAAAAAADBk/CDhrXuSpXsA/s400/Eerie%2B002%2B%2528Avon%2B1951%2529%2B008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592659739556303938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3NnlQ-yPVt4/TZ0eZRJG4mI/AAAAAAAADBc/uUVCoQwHJPo/s1600/Eerie%2B002%2B%2528Avon%2B1951%2529%2B009.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3NnlQ-yPVt4/TZ0eZRJG4mI/AAAAAAAADBc/uUVCoQwHJPo/s400/Eerie%2B002%2B%2528Avon%2B1951%2529%2B009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592659731711189602" border="0" /></a>The Executionerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049337589451616876noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485997476272199932.post-21020242442564390312011-04-03T06:00:00.000-07:002011-06-26T12:38:21.835-07:00Eerie Comics #1: "The Man-Eating Lizards!" (Early Joe Kubert art)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MtEM3iRA4lc/TZgtUPKBb7I/AAAAAAAADBE/Q5_Hc_Gw7Qk/s1600/eerie01_00cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MtEM3iRA4lc/TZgtUPKBb7I/AAAAAAAADBE/Q5_Hc_Gw7Qk/s400/eerie01_00cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591268763069673394" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/56esik52wam004g/Eerie%20%231%20%28Avon%20Periodicals%29.cbr">Download <span style="font-style: italic;">Eerie Comics #1</span></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />While never an especially innovative or inventive publisher of comic books, Avon Periodicals did issue the very first horror comic book. A single issue of <span style="font-style: italic;">Eerie Comics</span> was published in 1947, <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tY7NZWB7rlU/TZz8gWe9WuI/AAAAAAAADBU/MDJnjKHEB38/s1600/Eerie%2B%25231.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 90px; height: 130px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tY7NZWB7rlU/TZz8gWe9WuI/AAAAAAAADBU/MDJnjKHEB38/s400/Eerie%2B%25231.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592622470008756962" border="0" /></a>offering creepy twist-ending yarns of the sort heard on such popular radio shows of the day as <span style="font-style: italic;">Inner Sanctum</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Lights Out</span>. They dealt with demons, walking corpses, and giant man-eating lizards. Art was by such as Joe Kubert, Fred Kida, and Bob Fugitani, already a horror expert from his association with <span style="font-style: italic;">The Hangman</span>.<br /><br />In 1951, Avon began again, shortening the title to just plain <span style="font-style: italic;">Eerie</span>. This version made it through seventeen issues before succumbing in the summer of 1954. Kubert was again one of the artists, as were Wally Wood and Joe Orlando.<br /><br /><br />Credits<br /><br />Script: Edward Bellin<br />Pencils: Joe Kubert<br />Inks: Joe Kubert<br /><br /><dl class="contents"><dt class="credit_tag"><span class="credit_label">Reprinted:</span></dt><dd class="credit_def"><span class="credit_value"><ul><li>in Out of This World Adventures (Avon, 1950 series) #1</li></ul></span></dd></dl><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2ccf7JwAdQw/TZgtT_PqdRI/AAAAAAAADA8/Ma6CHfhrJ_A/s1600/eerie01_pg20.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2ccf7JwAdQw/TZgtT_PqdRI/AAAAAAAADA8/Ma6CHfhrJ_A/s400/eerie01_pg20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591268758798365970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GIBntyJGQdg/TZgtTn2LFWI/AAAAAAAADA0/yxj1g8UyBbk/s1600/eerie01_pg21.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GIBntyJGQdg/TZgtTn2LFWI/AAAAAAAADA0/yxj1g8UyBbk/s400/eerie01_pg21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591268752517436770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d5zoETQSGCE/TZgtTZq7DxI/AAAAAAAADAs/qAIHylrB5k4/s1600/eerie01_pg22.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d5zoETQSGCE/TZgtTZq7DxI/AAAAAAAADAs/qAIHylrB5k4/s400/eerie01_pg22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591268748712152850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yFziWhDRbIk/TZgtTJJOclI/AAAAAAAADAk/SyTpIHoVG-U/s1600/eerie01_pg23.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yFziWhDRbIk/TZgtTJJOclI/AAAAAAAADAk/SyTpIHoVG-U/s400/eerie01_pg23.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591268744275849810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RFrcsRmSe-4/TZgtAVQywdI/AAAAAAAADAc/Iaka7Qf2BhU/s1600/eerie01_pg24.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RFrcsRmSe-4/TZgtAVQywdI/AAAAAAAADAc/Iaka7Qf2BhU/s400/eerie01_pg24.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591268421111300562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f1F02rQtjC4/TZgtABeY8WI/AAAAAAAADAU/E3yuNZNMOoA/s1600/eerie01_pg25.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f1F02rQtjC4/TZgtABeY8WI/AAAAAAAADAU/E3yuNZNMOoA/s400/eerie01_pg25.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591268415799619938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2vrHd5I_r2s/TZgs_23CBTI/AAAAAAAADAM/T6QaNZXBOcQ/s1600/eerie01_pg26.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2vrHd5I_r2s/TZgs_23CBTI/AAAAAAAADAM/T6QaNZXBOcQ/s400/eerie01_pg26.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591268412950185266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-asyZ5ghIB6Q/TZgs_mits3I/AAAAAAAADAE/z_lkvVWN8sg/s1600/eerie01_pg27.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-asyZ5ghIB6Q/TZgs_mits3I/AAAAAAAADAE/z_lkvVWN8sg/s400/eerie01_pg27.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591268408570000242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xHGevXAUm9M/TZgs_QOMj5I/AAAAAAAAC_8/XYfbhnPjqEQ/s1600/eerie01_pg28.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xHGevXAUm9M/TZgs_QOMj5I/AAAAAAAAC_8/XYfbhnPjqEQ/s400/eerie01_pg28.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591268402578362258" border="0" /></a>The Executionerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049337589451616876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485997476272199932.post-7633553831527376812011-03-26T06:00:00.001-07:002011-03-26T06:00:01.226-07:00Epic Illustrated #12: Marada, the She-Wolf in "Royal Hunt"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F2w00XGC8TE/TY0AQxEKhLI/AAAAAAAACvM/MO7myfTYfUg/s1600/Epic%2BIllustrated%2B%252312_Page_01.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F2w00XGC8TE/TY0AQxEKhLI/AAAAAAAACvM/MO7myfTYfUg/s400/Epic%2BIllustrated%2B%252312_Page_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588123000685364402" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/zxgv6bWC/Epic_Illustrated_12.html">Download <span style="font-style: italic;">Epic Illustrated #12</span><br /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Script: Christopher Claremont<br />Pencils and inks: John Bolton<br />Letters: Tom Orzechowski<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a2P2DQj4dd4/TY0AQ__xn4I/AAAAAAAACvE/zOdpO8GfVvg/s1600/Epic%2BIllustrated%2B%252312_Page_27.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a2P2DQj4dd4/TY0AQ__xn4I/AAAAAAAACvE/zOdpO8GfVvg/s400/Epic%2BIllustrated%2B%252312_Page_27.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588123004693487490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mOq63P-S1kk/TY0AQWTmecI/AAAAAAAACu8/Ddr7lUm1L-o/s1600/Epic%2BIllustrated%2B%252312_Page_28.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hBDKU169Vsk/TYz_0hM3KPI/AAAAAAAACtc/8ObsoOaOKTs/s400/Epic%2BIllustrated%2B%252312_Page_65.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588122515390540018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O4E0ipzo64I/TYz_oM-L00I/AAAAAAAACtU/xJs1sjCIiSg/s1600/Epic%2BIllustrated%2B%252312_Page_66.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O4E0ipzo64I/TYz_oM-L00I/AAAAAAAACtU/xJs1sjCIiSg/s400/Epic%2BIllustrated%2B%252312_Page_66.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588122303801840450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q01hBpS3OYs/TYz_n4g4qYI/AAAAAAAACtM/1nzsa2UeGXA/s1600/Epic%2BIllustrated%2B%252312_Page_67.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q01hBpS3OYs/TYz_n4g4qYI/AAAAAAAACtM/1nzsa2UeGXA/s400/Epic%2BIllustrated%2B%252312_Page_67.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588122298310240642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3DztOaXp2rA/TYz_n7AIsFI/AAAAAAAACtE/VwT8TWkB7kM/s1600/Epic%2BIllustrated%2B%252312_Page_68.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3DztOaXp2rA/TYz_n7AIsFI/AAAAAAAACtE/VwT8TWkB7kM/s400/Epic%2BIllustrated%2B%252312_Page_68.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588122298978185298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ey4PjG0oAv0/TYz_nnYeIbI/AAAAAAAACs8/rwXO_7ADNzY/s1600/Epic%2BIllustrated%2B%252312_Page_69.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ey4PjG0oAv0/TYz_nnYeIbI/AAAAAAAACs8/rwXO_7ADNzY/s400/Epic%2BIllustrated%2B%252312_Page_69.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588122293711544754" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I already have the other two stories uploaded on my other blog:<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HBKWtrKbYAk/S_4AqormDAI/AAAAAAAAFF4/nyeym4u0BAM/s1600/epic22-00.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HBKWtrKbYAk/S_4AqormDAI/AAAAAAAAFF4/nyeym4u0BAM/s400/epic22-00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475814929403874306" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://swords-and-veeblefetzers.blogspot.com/2010/09/epic-illustrated-22-marada-she-wolf-in.html">Read <span style="font-style: italic;">Epic Illustrated #22</span></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HBKWtrKbYAk/TI6nOI6eCrI/AAAAAAAAGUY/F2rRHCV75os/s1600/epicillustrated23-00.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HBKWtrKbYAk/TI6nOI6eCrI/AAAAAAAAGUY/F2rRHCV75os/s400/epicillustrated23-00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516530454928165554" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://swords-and-veeblefetzers.blogspot.com/2010/09/epic-illustrated-23-marada-she-wolf-in.html">Read <span style="font-style: italic;">Epic Illustrated #23</span></a>The Executionerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049337589451616876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485997476272199932.post-38312642784447243742011-03-25T12:00:00.000-07:002011-03-25T13:41:05.979-07:00Epic Illustrated #11: Marada, the She-Wolf in "The Shattered Sword" (Part 2 of 2)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KsQXpXUr3s4/TYzoHHI6XMI/AAAAAAAACqE/764cCYYq7_4/s1600/Epic%2BIllustrated%2B%252311_Page_01.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KsQXpXUr3s4/TYzoHHI6XMI/AAAAAAAACqE/764cCYYq7_4/s400/Epic%2BIllustrated%2B%252311_Page_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588096446533098690" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/9uXL0mul/Epic_Illustrated_11.html">Download <span style="font-style: italic;">Epic Illustrated #11</span><br /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Script: Christopher Claremont<br />Pencils and inks: John Bolton<br />Letters: Tom Orzechowski<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XI0zw1u6Urk/TYzoGoXMJvI/AAAAAAAACp8/YEFWrXGZZhg/s1600/Epic%2BIllustrated%2B%252311_Page_57.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2C1QoRo3xJw/TYznkQsPbEI/AAAAAAAACoE/12luRz-wX8w/s400/Epic%2BIllustrated%2B%252311_Page_72.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588095847801777218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sBrqA2J0XfM/TYznkKpFJJI/AAAAAAAACn8/T3kYA3NjgDs/s1600/Epic%2BIllustrated%2B%252311_Page_73.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sBrqA2J0XfM/TYznkKpFJJI/AAAAAAAACn8/T3kYA3NjgDs/s400/Epic%2BIllustrated%2B%252311_Page_73.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588095846177907858" border="0" /></a>The Executionerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049337589451616876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485997476272199932.post-25484281295429101482011-03-24T21:00:00.000-07:002011-03-25T13:40:25.528-07:00Epic Illustrated #10: Marada, the She-Wolf in "The Shattered Sword" (Part 1 of 2)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-igfe4ZiHU1M/TYzgEFOo3vI/AAAAAAAACn0/nYCkTBF1_Nk/s1600/Epic%2BIllustrated%2B%252310_Page_01.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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She first appeared in <i>Epic Illustrated</i> #10 (Feb. 1982). The story was originally planned for the character of Red Sonja, Conan's sometime partner, but had to be changed due to issues surrounding the then-in-production <i>Red Sonja</i> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SAQLpUZlwP8/TYz6b_i-VHI/AAAAAAAACqM/sdRBhaajBMo/s1600/Marada%252C%2Bthe%2BShe-Wolf.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 101px; height: 153px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SAQLpUZlwP8/TYz6b_i-VHI/AAAAAAAACqM/sdRBhaajBMo/s400/Marada%252C%2Bthe%2BShe-Wolf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588116596481479794" border="0" /></a>movie with Brigitte Nielsen. Claremont moved the historical milieu from the <span class="mw-redirect">Hyborian Era</span> to the Roman Empire, and changed her hair from red to silver. Marada is also more sensual than Red Sonja, perhaps due to Bolton's drawings. (This change of character from Red Sonja to Marada resulted in some dispute over ownership of the character. Since Marada's adventures were first published in the creator-owned series <i>Epic Illustrated</i>, the rights to her character were eventually given to writer Claremont and artist Bolton.)</p> <p>Marada is introduced as "her mother was the first born of Caesar,"<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><span></span><span></span></sup> though it is unclear if this refers to Julius Caesar or to a current emperor (bearing the generic title of "Caesar") during the Imperial age. Her adventures are a mix of fantasy and history, told from an adult point of view. Together with her friend, the princess Arianrod, she fights against evil demons, wizards, witches and other fantastic creatures, but also against the threats a woman could expect from a world ruled by males.</p> <p>In a tip of the hat to <i>New Mutants</i> #32, Marada met a woman named Ashake in the graphic novel, and in a nod to <i>Giant-Size Dracula</i> #2, a demon named Y'Garon.</p><br />Script: Christopher Claremont<br />Pencils and inks: John Bolton<br />Letters: Tom Orzechowski<br /><br />Originally posted 7/18/09.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--30eFizAOBI/TYzgDyWF4WI/AAAAAAAACns/5QXq7FNHqK0/s1600/Epic%2BIllustrated%2B%252310_Page_44.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--30eFizAOBI/TYzgDyWF4WI/AAAAAAAACns/5QXq7FNHqK0/s400/Epic%2BIllustrated%2B%252310_Page_44.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588087593318605154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Gimyauvt5vk/TYzgD30c5vI/AAAAAAAACnk/aUrjgBAWynI/s1600/Epic%2BIllustrated%2B%252310_Page_45.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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After working as an assistant to John Giunta, he joined the Bernard Baily shop in 1945. The next year he was appearing in such Ned Pine titles as <span style="font-style: italic;">Startling Comics</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Thrilling Comics</span>. He was doing mostly<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6Al1NkeDjl8/TX5ps24LTUI/AAAAAAAAChs/K6sfh1BCXeY/s1600/Weird%2BScience-Fantasy%2B%252329.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 86px; height: 128px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6Al1NkeDjl8/TX5ps24LTUI/AAAAAAAAChs/K6sfh1BCXeY/s400/Weird%2BScience-Fantasy%2B%252329.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584016807352290626" border="0" /></a> light stuff at this point, teenage characters, funny animals, and a hillbilly strip called <span style="font-style: italic;">Looie </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Lazybones</span>. By the time he went to work for Vincent Sullivan's Magazine Enterprises in 1949, Frazetta had perfected his straight illustration style, which owed a good deal to his idol Hal Foster. For ME he drew <span style="font-style: italic;">Dan Brand</span> in the <span style="font-style: italic;">Durango Kid</span> and produced some striking covers for <span style="font-style: italic;">Ghost Rider</span>. His most ambitious work for ME was the first issue of <span style="font-style: italic;">Thun'da</span>. Next at DC Frazetta drew some episodes of <span style="font-style: italic;">Tomahawk</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">The Shining Knight</span>. Over at <span style="font-style: italic;">Famous Funnies</span>, he did a series of memorable covers featuring Buck Rogers and also drew some true stories for <span style="font-style: italic;">Heroic Comics</span>. Frazetta did a few jobs for EC before taking on the newspaper racing-car strip <span style="font-style: italic;">Johnny Comet</span> in the early 1950s. He also began a several-year run ghosting Li'l Abner for Al Capp, who was later outraged that many fans could tell Frazetta's work <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t162W9LtB0Y/TjQQL6ReDTI/AAAAAAAAEcE/a7m7Gh0FKpk/s1600/Blazing%2BCombat%2B%25234.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 88px; height: 116px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t162W9LtB0Y/TjQQL6ReDTI/AAAAAAAAEcE/a7m7Gh0FKpk/s400/Blazing%2BCombat%2B%25234.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635146830554467634" border="0" /></a>from his.<br /><br />By the 1960s he had pretty much left comic books, except for the black-and-white <span style="font-style: italic;">Creepy</span>. He painted covers for <span style="font-style: italic;">Vampirella</span> and for the Ace reprints of the <span style="font-style: italic;">Conan</span> novels. He went on to become a highly successful and much collected painter and illustrator and even set up his own museum.<br /><br /><br />Credits:<br /><br />Cover: Ken Bald<br />Script: Unkonwn<br />Pencils: Frank Frazetta<br />Inks: Al Williamson<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NnWl2QUe1lw/TX5lkd1IyCI/AAAAAAAAChU/C1wZChph3TA/s1600/Forbidden_Worlds_001-03.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NnWl2QUe1lw/TX5lkd1IyCI/AAAAAAAAChU/C1wZChph3TA/s400/Forbidden_Worlds_001-03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584012265143191586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xRMPaMmzRJU/TX5lkDHhiGI/AAAAAAAAChM/coiC6Bu6D2U/s1600/Forbidden_Worlds_001-04.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xRMPaMmzRJU/TX5lkDHhiGI/AAAAAAAAChM/coiC6Bu6D2U/s400/Forbidden_Worlds_001-04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584012257972553826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cpQ7VyUZ79s/TX5ljwoGN7I/AAAAAAAAChE/TxxvbezuCnY/s1600/Forbidden_Worlds_001-05.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cpQ7VyUZ79s/TX5ljwoGN7I/AAAAAAAAChE/TxxvbezuCnY/s400/Forbidden_Worlds_001-05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584012253008902066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p94B1KDfQk4/TX5lVGdPEWI/AAAAAAAACg8/SkTJt4C7fA0/s1600/Forbidden_Worlds_001-06.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p94B1KDfQk4/TX5lVGdPEWI/AAAAAAAACg8/SkTJt4C7fA0/s400/Forbidden_Worlds_001-06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584012001170887010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-25fuvMxas34/TX5lU3lk7PI/AAAAAAAACg0/kPBfaZSZQY8/s1600/Forbidden_Worlds_001-07.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-25fuvMxas34/TX5lU3lk7PI/AAAAAAAACg0/kPBfaZSZQY8/s400/Forbidden_Worlds_001-07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584011997179342066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dp1mMfShpf8/TX5lUQzPCbI/AAAAAAAACgs/JE0P-WNmFbk/s1600/Forbidden_Worlds_001-08.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dp1mMfShpf8/TX5lUQzPCbI/AAAAAAAACgs/JE0P-WNmFbk/s400/Forbidden_Worlds_001-08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584011986767645106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O_EXZuFljNQ/TX5lTxaPVLI/AAAAAAAACgk/tz5Tdht0FWM/s1600/Forbidden_Worlds_001-09.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O_EXZuFljNQ/TX5lTxaPVLI/AAAAAAAACgk/tz5Tdht0FWM/s400/Forbidden_Worlds_001-09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584011978341307570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bc_Cf789u4Y/TX5lThz6tUI/AAAAAAAACgc/OVHNVNi8jvc/s1600/Forbidden_Worlds_001-10.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bc_Cf789u4Y/TX5lThz6tUI/AAAAAAAACgc/OVHNVNi8jvc/s400/Forbidden_Worlds_001-10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584011974154040642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Duy0XfHpmLc/TX5kFEnJHWI/AAAAAAAACgU/u8YswMPivtM/s1600/Forbidden_Worlds_001-11.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Duy0XfHpmLc/TX5kFEnJHWI/AAAAAAAACgU/u8YswMPivtM/s400/Forbidden_Worlds_001-11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584010626286034274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sV_AhxPWNXI/TX5kE0K1-UI/AAAAAAAACgM/O6_NC4fVv-c/s1600/Forbidden_Worlds_001-12.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sV_AhxPWNXI/TX5kE0K1-UI/AAAAAAAACgM/O6_NC4fVv-c/s400/Forbidden_Worlds_001-12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584010621872372034" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Xs2FgIb6WOk/TX5hxfjNDVI/AAAAAAAACbM/3p3XKq2rZTE/s1600/Forbidden_Worlds_001-52.jpg"><br /></a>The Executionerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049337589451616876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485997476272199932.post-65935526740284138582011-03-13T06:00:00.000-07:002011-06-26T12:45:36.753-07:00Teen Titans #22: "Halfway to Holocaust!" (Neal Adams art)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-l-jFjKatMKc/TXaTdIif2sI/AAAAAAAACV8/k2VeG6HvvtY/s1600/Teen%2BTitans%25281966%2529%2B22%2B-%2B00%2B-%2BFC.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-l-jFjKatMKc/TXaTdIif2sI/AAAAAAAACV8/k2VeG6HvvtY/s400/Teen%2BTitans%25281966%2529%2B22%2B-%2B00%2B-%2BFC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581810916889975490" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/zohzozjmqoj/Teen%20Titans%20%2322.cbr">Download <span style="font-style: italic;">Teen Titans #22</span></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The New Teen Titans were introduced in <span style="font-style: italic;">DC Presents</span> #26 and were given their own title in 1980. The new group included Robin, Kid Flash, an alien girl named Starfire, and a black youth <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jfpIzIUwl24/TXaWZlZ3lWI/AAAAAAAACWE/Tl6lLAttGPs/s1600/DC%2BComics%2BPresents%2B%252326.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 94px; height: 142px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jfpIzIUwl24/TXaWZlZ3lWI/AAAAAAAACWE/Tl6lLAttGPs/s400/DC%2BComics%2BPresents%2B%252326.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581814154453816674" border="0" /></a>named Cyborg. This title, with Wolfman scripts and Perez art, proved more popular than the earlier ones. It was in this book in 1984 that Dick Grayson shed his Robin identity to become Nightwing.<br /><br />The magazine continued until early in 1984. Late in 1988, it changed its name to simply <span style="font-style: italic;">The New Teen Titans</span>. In later incarnations it has been called Team Titans, the Titans, and Teen Titans.<br /><br />Credits:<br /><br />Cover: Nick Cardy<br />Script: Neal Adams<br />Pencils: Neal Adams<br />Inks: Nick Cardy<span class="credit_label"><br /><br />Reprinted:</span><dl class="contents"><dd class="credit_def"><span class="credit_value"><ul><li>in Best of DC, The (DC, 1979 series) #18 (November 1981)</li><li>In Showcase Presents (DC, 2006 series) #2</li></ul></span></dd></dl><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8h7NtycXzs4/TXaTcWocoOI/AAAAAAAACVs/0RpziGwcyKU/s1600/Teen%2BTitans%25281966%2529%2B22%2B-%2B02.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8h7NtycXzs4/TXaTcWocoOI/AAAAAAAACVs/0RpziGwcyKU/s400/Teen%2BTitans%25281966%2529%2B22%2B-%2B02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581810903493157090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IcBSQ15cXo0/TXaTb3TRekI/AAAAAAAACVk/y0sZs34pYto/s1600/Teen%2BTitans%25281966%2529%2B22%2B-%2B03.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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They got together to help some small-town teenagers who'd run<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6jyHE-s0yjM/TXaNJErl8BI/AAAAAAAACRU/-dGGt22f8RA/s1600/Brave%2Band%2Bthe%2BBold%2B%252354.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 81px; height: 120px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6jyHE-s0yjM/TXaNJErl8BI/AAAAAAAACRU/-dGGt22f8RA/s400/Brave%2Band%2Bthe%2BBold%2B%252354.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581803975187230738" border="0" /></a> afoul of a supervillain named Mr. Twister while trying to get the stodgy town adults to build them a clubhouse.<br /><br />The heroic trio returned in <span style="font-style: italic;">Brave and Bold</span> a year later as the Teen Titans, with Wonder Girl added. After an appearance in <span style="font-style: italic;">Showcase</span>, the group was promoted to a book of its own. Haney continued as scripter, but the excellent Nick Cardy took over as artist, providing striking interior art and a series of first-rate covers.<br /><br />The membership fluctuated, with Green Arrow's Speedy joining in some issues <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EuJx1oph9Wk/TXaQFircjoI/AAAAAAAACRc/u4i_KEXXzec/s1600/Brave%2Band%2Bthe%2BBold%2B%252360.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 79px; height: 110px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EuJx1oph9Wk/TXaQFircjoI/AAAAAAAACRc/u4i_KEXXzec/s400/Brave%2Band%2Bthe%2BBold%2B%252360.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581807213055086210" border="0" /></a>and new characters such as Beast Boy (later known as Changeling) being added. The book halted with the forty-third issue in 1973, then returned for another ten issues from 1976 to 1978.<br /><br />Credits:<br /><br />Cover: Nick Cardy<br />Script: Neal Adams<br />Pencils: Neal Adams<br />Inks: Neal Adams<br /><br /><dl class="contents"><dt class="credit_tag"><span class="credit_label">Reprinted:</span></dt><dd class="credit_def"><span class="credit_value"><ul><li>In Best of DC, The (DC, 1979 series) #18 (November 1981)</li><li>in Showcase Presents: Teen Titans (DC, 2006 series) #2</li></ul></span></dd></dl><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZJgkKuRNa50/TXaF1jGyHAI/AAAAAAAACRE/VV2KliAu75I/s1600/Teen%2BTitans%25281966%2529%2B21%2B-%2B01.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZJgkKuRNa50/TXaF1jGyHAI/AAAAAAAACRE/VV2KliAu75I/s400/Teen%2BTitans%25281966%2529%2B21%2B-%2B01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581795943175560194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FfUounO9PZ0/TXaF1HoLlxI/AAAAAAAACQ8/XM6EuqsvbaU/s1600/Teen%2BTitans%25281966%2529%2B21%2B-%2B02.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uihXobH8G4k/TXZhjEb-AeI/AAAAAAAACD8/_Ysa51obOsY/s400/Teen%2BTitans%25281966%2529%2B20%2B-%2B00%2B-%2BFC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581756043286675938" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/fymqi2wjlzn/Teen%20Titans%20%2320.cbr">Download <span style="font-style: italic;">Teen Titans #20</span></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />They've been around so long that they probably should be called Middle-Aged Titans. The Teen Titans were introduced by DC Comics in 1964. Originally Robin, Kid Flash, and Aqualad, three teen sidekicks of grown-up heroes, made up the first group. The membership changed and <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LpPJATYxPMA/TXaCFbqkq5I/AAAAAAAACNc/n69XZebKoMA/s1600/New%2BTeen%2BTitans%2B%25239.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 89px; height: 137px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LpPJATYxPMA/TXaCFbqkq5I/AAAAAAAACNc/n69XZebKoMA/s400/New%2BTeen%2BTitans%2B%25239.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581791818009586578" border="0" /></a>expanded over the years. In the 1980s, as the New Teen Titans, they became one of the most popular groups in comics. Writer Bob Haney and artist Bruno Premiani were responsible for the original team, Marv Wolfman and George Perez for the new, improved bunch.<br /><br />Teen Titans are Robin (Dick Grayson); Wonder Girl (Donna Troy); Speedy (Roy Harper); Kid Flash (Wally West); Joshua.<br /><br /><br />Credits:<br /><br />Cover: Nick Cardy<br />Script: Neal Adams<br />Pencils: Neal Adams (pp.1-10, 13-23); Sal Amendola (pp.11, 12)<br />Inks: Nick Cardy<br /><dl class="contents"><dt class="credit_tag"><span class="credit_label">Reprinted:</span></dt><dd class="credit_def"><span class="credit_value"><ul><li>in Best of DC, The (DC, 1979 series) #18 (November 1981).</li><li>In Showcase Presents: Teen Titans (DC, 2006 series) #2.</li></ul></span></dd></dl><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BqoIQmmNK6o/TXZhiVlO-wI/AAAAAAAACD0/NhpZgJJFrhQ/s1600/Teen%2BTitans%25281966%2529%2B20%2B-%2B01.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BqoIQmmNK6o/TXZhiVlO-wI/AAAAAAAACD0/NhpZgJJFrhQ/s400/Teen%2BTitans%25281966%2529%2B20%2B-%2B01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581756030709070594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lUzA_cKogn8/TXZhhxIaUuI/AAAAAAAACDs/3053hPej-5k/s1600/Teen%2BTitans%25281966%2529%2B20%2B-%2B02.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_SXCi-pEyWg/TXZ8K_nxNvI/AAAAAAAACNM/x31iR1x0v2k/s400/DC%2BShowcase%2B084-00FC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581785316491081458" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/VU6AtEdJ/Showcase_84.html">Download <span style="font-style: italic;">Showcase #84</span></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Later contestants for a permanent job at DC included Metal Men, the updated Spectre, the Inferior Five, the Creeper, Bat Lash, and a new version of the Doom Patrol.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eJoTyeT4zUA/TXZ-tEVw54I/AAAAAAAACNU/DiL1p-Ia6hM/s1600/Showcase%2B%252337.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 93px; height: 137px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eJoTyeT4zUA/TXZ-tEVw54I/AAAAAAAACNU/DiL1p-Ia6hM/s400/Showcase%2B%252337.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581788100896548738" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Among the characters who didn't quite click were the Human Eel, Fireman Farrell, and B'wana Beast. <span style="font-style: italic;">Showcase</span> shut its doors with the 104th issue in 1978. 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width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1_bMR5jgtWQ/TXZ7NILzSEI/AAAAAAAACKM/JzFGpVMqa3o/s400/DC%2BShowcase%2B084-24LP.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581784253637806146" border="0" /></a>The Executionerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00049337589451616876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485997476272199932.post-13420804162323903202011-03-09T06:00:00.000-08:002011-06-26T12:51:13.063-07:00Showcase #83: Nightmaster in "Sing a Song of Sorcery" (Early Bernie Wrightson art)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q-47zQA_HsI/TXZ1iuY5oaI/AAAAAAAACJ8/Lt9rP2xI13k/s1600/DC%2BShowcase%2B083-00FC.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q-47zQA_HsI/TXZ1iuY5oaI/AAAAAAAACJ8/Lt9rP2xI13k/s400/DC%2BShowcase%2B083-00FC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581778027600781730" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/V1KB2OZl/Showcase_83.html">Download <span style="font-style: italic;">Showcase #83</span></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A stage devised by Julius Schwartz on which to audition potential new stars, <span style="font-style: italic;">Showcase</span> was first published in 1956. The fourth issue of the bimonthly (October 1956) introduced the Silver Age Flash, the sixth, Challengers of the Unknown, and the twenty-second, the new, improved Green<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7MpwT3rXjB4/TXZ5s2f3JaI/AAAAAAAACKE/gNwhoWyVQwU/s1600/Showcase%2B%25236.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 99px; height: 144px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7MpwT3rXjB4/TXZ5s2f3JaI/AAAAAAAACKE/gNwhoWyVQwU/s400/Showcase%2B%25236.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581782599622665634" border="0" /></a> Lantern. <span style="font-style: italic;">Showcase</span> also resuscitated Aquaman and launched the diminutive Atom. Adam Strange made his maiden voyage to the planet Rann in the magazine, the Sea Devils (formerly the Frogmen) debuted there as did the time-traveling Rip Hunter.<br /><br /><br />Credits:<br /><br />Cover: Joe Kubert<br />Script: Denny O'Neil<br />Pencils: Bernie Wrightson<br />Inks: Bernie Wrightson<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dGQCReLxQms/TXZ1iK06eSI/AAAAAAAACJ0/DaOpA8ML6Nc/s1600/DC%2BShowcase%2B083-01.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dGQCReLxQms/TXZ1iK06eSI/AAAAAAAACJ0/DaOpA8ML6Nc/s400/DC%2BShowcase%2B083-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581778018054600994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0ue7tVNxKAo/TXZ1huljlqI/AAAAAAAACJs/Jevv7RZrUb4/s1600/DC%2BShowcase%2B083-02.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0ue7tVNxKAo/TXZ1huljlqI/AAAAAAAACJs/Jevv7RZrUb4/s400/DC%2BShowcase%2B083-02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581778010473993890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IE9sI8Y5jcI/TXZ1hGva9wI/AAAAAAAACJk/-waYRdwExAw/s1600/DC%2BShowcase%2B083-03.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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