Friday, October 31, 2008

The Full Power of the Gas Bomb

This time a complete early Shark adventure, from AMAZING MAN COMICS #15 (August, 1940). Dig the cool duoshade effects.









Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Marvel of the Age

From MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS #15 (1941). These Electro stories are a blast. Big, bold graphics and stories that leap right in and head wherever they feel like heading:








Monday, October 13, 2008

Nazi Frogman!

Joe Kubert in his prime. From STAR-SPANGLED WAR STORIES #67 (1958):








Monday, October 6, 2008

Bullets Go Wild

The heroes of STARS AND STRIPES COMICS #5 (Centuar, November, 1941). For a thin dime, sixty-six pages stuffed full of (largely) half naked heroes:



Stars and Stripes:



The Mighty Man and the World's Strongest Girl:



The Shark:



Amazing-Man (with his amazing pal Tommy):



Doctor Synthe:



Minimidget (yes, Minimidget):



And my personal favorite, the Iron Skull:

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Elder/Krigstein from MAD #17

Brilliant satire from MAD #17. Bill Elder and Bernie Krigstein combine to comment on the use of domestic violence to create humor, lampooning the classic comic strip Bringing Up Father.








Friday, October 3, 2008

Steve Ditko's Eerie Classics

Three of my all-time favorite Steve Ditko EERIE tales, including the classic "Collector's Edition."