tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post2548901706937711761..comments2024-03-25T11:21:33.915-04:00Comments on Diversions of the Groovy Kind: If You Blinked You Missed; Kong the UntamedThe Groovy Agenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-54816373506684619342012-01-28T12:05:44.943-05:002012-01-28T12:05:44.943-05:00That's why we're here, JDJ!That's why we're here, JDJ!The Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-14913960329229854212012-01-28T12:05:15.935-05:002012-01-28T12:05:15.935-05:00I thought that kind of rebooting only happened to ...I thought that kind of rebooting only happened to sidekicks--or Golden Age characters... ;DThe Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-30353791817576857302012-01-27T15:29:04.284-05:002012-01-27T15:29:04.284-05:00PLOP!'s logo had rounded letters with stipplin...PLOP!'s logo had rounded letters with stippling towards the bottom. Groove's site has scans, so have a look. <br /><br />I purchased KONG #1 and #2 solely on the strength of Berni Wrightson's cover art, but was pleased at the Alfredo Alcala interiors. Wrightson had left SWAMP THING (and DC in general) in late 1973 to work for Warren (CREEPY, EERIE, & VAMPIRELLA), but, as evidenced in these KONG covers, as well as a cover for WEIRD MYSTERY TALES #21, he returned to do the odd cover assignment in 1974. Never understand why he abandoned doing covers and splash pages for HOUSE OF MYSTERY and HOUSE OF SECRETS in 1973---seems like easy money to me, and, with such tremendous talent, a visual feast for the fans. Still, I enjoyed his Warren splashes and short stories, but even those largely came to a halt by the end of 1975 when he began to concentrate on a painted poster series for Christopher Enterprises from 1976-78.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-61532425009388212682012-01-26T18:54:17.263-05:002012-01-26T18:54:17.263-05:00The title on the cover looks like the same hand-dr...The title on the cover looks like the same hand-drawn font as Plop. (That was the name, right?)William Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07896164917625191919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-33306934795445875402012-01-26T16:51:36.967-05:002012-01-26T16:51:36.967-05:00I had that comic when I was a kid. It was a happy ...I had that comic when I was a kid. It was a happy "hey I remember that" when I saw this post.JDJarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691101939920824546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-46414396571121974392012-01-26T09:18:43.632-05:002012-01-26T09:18:43.632-05:00I didn't run across this book until well after...I didn't run across this book until well after it had ended. Bought all 5 issues, bit by bit, via the secondary market, even at flea markets.<br /><br />Good stories, decent artwork, but back in those days, distribution was hit or miss in a lot of areas, and where I grew up, the two markets that bothered to carry comics were only getting what the distributor sent them on a weekly basis.<br /><br />Contrary to your theory, Groove, Kong would NOT be a reboot of Anthro in this day and age. They'd remake him as, like, his third cousin twice removed, or something......hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.com