Thursday, January 21, 2016

Groove's Faves: "Smog-Gone It!" by Warren Kremer

Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! There has been some interest shown 'round Groove City toward Harvey Comics and their kid-friendly komiks, which got Ol' Groove ta thunkin'...why not run some more Harvey stuff ? (And yeah, more Sad Sack is on the way--just not today...) I always dug Richie Rich, Spooky, and Hot Stuff, but my honest-to-gosh fave Harvey character was Stumbo the Giant. Created by Warren Kremer back in 1957 (debuting in Hot Stuff #2), Stumbo was a friendly giant who kept all of his stuff in a dormant volcano and lived next to a place called Tiny Town. Stumbo wasn't very bright (and he snored a lot), but he had a good heart and always tried to make amends when he goofed up--which was often. Here's a short five-pager  starring Stumbo from Hot Stuff #84 (March 1968) with art (according to Grand Comics Database) by creator Kremer. Yers trooley hopes ya dig, "Smog-Gone It!"





And what the hey--here's the Stumbo one-pager from that self-same ish! Who loves ya, baby?

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  1. Jasper BarkJanuary 21, 2016 at 12:34 PM

    Never encountered that character before, what a fun comic from a gentler time and how interesting to see Kremer take on the then pressing environmental concern of air pollution.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2016 at 3:13 PM

    Love it! Harvey had the biggest foot print at the spinner racks, no doubt! How many books did they publish monthly, say compared to the big 2? Last question: Sad Sack v. Stumbo in a no-holds-barred WWF cage match... who wins???

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