Sunday, August 6, 2017

Peanuts-1958


Not Schulz but a not bad simulation either. This is from an issue of NANCY but the GCD doesn't even list it as being in there, let alone who did it.




Saturday, August 5, 2017

Happy Days-1979

Some lovely, if anonymous cartooning here. Anyone? Although literally NONE of the characters look all that much like who they're supposed to be, it's good--and somewhat familiar--stuff. I just can't place it.









Thursday, August 3, 2017

I Come From the Shadow World-Steve Ditko-1959


I was not quite one year old when this came out. For years, after I picked it up used, a coverless copy of this was the oldest comic book I had!





Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Greasemonkey Griffin-Al Walker-1946


I just finished proofreading an upcoming book on Fiction House Comics so here's a Fiction House comic story, now! And by my favorite Fiction House artist, Al Walker!






Sunday, July 30, 2017

Abbott and Costello-Tony Tallarico-1970


Ostensibly based on the early 1960s animated series (thus the Hanna Barbera in the title) these comics outlasted the show by nearly a decade and were generally very creative and much more fun than the cartoons!





Thursday, July 27, 2017

Iconoclast-Johnny Craig-1981


Although not a patch on his great 1950s EC stuff, here's the one and only Johnny Craig a full 25 years beyond his prime and still an amazing storyteller.






Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Star Hawkins-Mike Sekowsky-1961


It seemed to be only a DC thing but for reasons unknown, imps were big in the early '60s. Mr. Mxyzptlk, Bat-Mite, and then these guys! Why stop at one or two when you can have a bunch of imps?