Brother, Take My Hand...
Hey, Kids! Comics from 50 Years Ago!
Special thanks to Mike's Amazing World of Comics and Grand Comics Database for being such fantastic resources for covers, dates, creator info, etc. Thou art treasures true!
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As for the rest of ya, the purpose of this blog is to (re)introduce you to the great comics of the 1970s. If you like what you see, do what I do--go to a comics shop, bookstore, e-Bay or whatever and BUY YOUR OWN!
House of Secrets #87 is an old favourite for Neal Adams' cover and especially for "The Coming of Ghaglan," drawn by Mike Kaluta with uncredited pencilling assists by Berni Wrightson. Classic short story, best in the issue.
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Chris A.
Michael tells me the art is entirely his. No assist.
DeleteGreat Frazetta cover on Vampi, but Ken Kelley missed the mark with his anatomy on the Eerie cover. Good light and shadow, though. He was still young and actually had a few lessons from his uncle Frank. Ellie Frazetta's maiden name was Kelley.
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Chris A.
Who published those shlock horror mags? They make Skywald look like top tier Warren by comparison. Ecch!
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These were old pre-code 1950s scripts redrawn in 1969 and 1970 in Tales from the Tomb and those other magazines published by Eerie (no affiliation with Warren). I agree, they look terrible.
DeleteGive me the Hee Haw comic any day!
Gene Poole
Pretty impressive and powerful Stans soapbox there . Its so sad that in 2020 this hideous issue still hasn't gone away in the US (it'is of course sadly the same in most places it just seems especially bad in America). Have to say I love those Archie covers more and more as I get older they always look fun and inviting reads .
ReplyDeleteOftentimes one generation learns a powerful lesson, but a generation or two later has yet to.
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