Thursday, December 12, 2013

Groove's Faves: "The Flash in Cartoon-Land" by Bates, Novick, and Giordano

Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Leading up to the Christmas of 1971, Young Groove was head-over-heels for comicbooks, cowboys, and cartoons (pretty much in that order). All of those childhood vices came together in Flash #212 (December 1971), making Cary Bates, Irv Novick, and Dick Giordano's "The Flash in Cartoon-Land!" my fave comicbook of that time. Yeah, for this eight-year-old, the Flash and a kid dressed like a cowboy battling Abra Kadabra and his Purple Pixies beat out the Kree-Skrull War and Kirby's Fourth World! No, I no longer place this kid-friendly classic (magical impalements and all!) anywhere near those milestones on my list of all-time greats, but "...in Cartoonland!" still holds a special place in my nostalgic heart. Share this one with a kid, Groove-ophile! That's who it's meant for!!
Cover art by Dick Giordano


















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4 comments:

  1. Edo BosnarDecember 12, 2013 at 5:09 AM

    Irv Novick is usually associated with Batman stories in the 1970s, but I always thought he was perhaps the best artist working on Flash at the time. He did the art on the Flash shorts in the Adventure dollar comics, and I remember I preferred him over Heck (who was doing the art on the regular series at the time) and - blasphemy to many, I know - or Infantino.

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  2. Rip JaggerDecember 12, 2013 at 5:55 AM

    I concur. Irv Novick is one of the best and most under-appreciated artists of his generation. His work always had a mature dynamic to it, a sure-handed feel of a seasoned pro.

    Rip Off

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  3. Rich GignacDecember 12, 2013 at 5:15 PM

    It's "Mike TeeVee" from the original Willie Wonka film !!

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  4. Doc SavageFebruary 13, 2014 at 12:43 AM

    Irv Novick is one of the great unsung comics artists. I'll take his Batman over Neal Adams any day.

    Alex Saviuk is another great unsung Flash artist.

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