9TH ANNIVERSARY REQUEST: Plastic Man-Al Luster (?)-1953

By the mid-50s, just before the fall, even most of the remaining superheroes were doing horror stories. Al Luster is credited on GCD with the art on this Plastic Man request, one of several artists who replaced the great Jack Cole as he got out while the gettin' was good and began doing cartoons for PLAYBOY.

9TH ANNIVERSARY REQUEST: Scribbly-Sheldon Mayer-1937

We remember Shelly Mayer for his decades long association with DC comics, from Scribbly and Sugar and Spike to the Black Orchid. Not many realize that not only did SM work in comics before Superman but he and his four color alter ego actually started at Dell. Here are a few samples, already brilliant.

9TH ANNIVERSARY REQUEST: The Close Shaves of Pauline Peril-Jack Manning-1970

Written by former Disney writer/sculptor Del Connell and drawn by former animator Jack Manning, our second request is a long one but an absolute favorite of mine! A genuinely funny and enjoyable comic book both in story and art. Yes, it's horribly sexist when looked at in 2019 terms but 50 years ago, it was just funny in a camp, nostalgic, mod way.

9TH ANNIVERSARY REQUEST: Blood Bath-Chic Stone-1969

We begin our week of requests celebrating the beginning of our 10 year with a black and white one, reprinted here from Yoe Books' recent  collection, THE WORST OF EERIE PUBLICATIONS. This story more than anything else probably kept me off drugs! If you're at all squeamish, move along, but come back tomorrow for a very different request!

Scoop Cody, Ace Reporter (and the Mask)-1940

GCD says this is Charles Biro. Not saying it isn't but I'm skeptical. Your mileage may vary.