Flash Gordon (Oct 1950) Harvey #1
Since a long time I was search this comic. It's from Col. Worobu's collection. All thanks and credits go to Col. Worobu and unknown person who scanned it.
#3 and #4 are available: Here
Flash Gordon (Oct 1950) Harvey #1
Người đăng: Unknown on Thứ Bảy, 4 tháng 7, 2009
Flash Gordon (Oct 1950) Harvey #1
Since a long time I was search this comic. It's from Col. Worobu's collection. All thanks and credits go to Col. Worobu and unknown person who scanned it.
#3 and #4 are available: Here
DC's Revolutionary War Character
Người đăng: Unknown on Thứ Sáu, 3 tháng 7, 2009
For some reason, very few comics have been set back in the revolutionary days. Obviously there are some problems with stories of the past connecting with young readers, but that never stopped Westerns or WWII comics, which were hugely popular in the 1950s.
Tomahawk was a white man who had been raised by American Indians, so he had the woodsman abilities of the natives combined with an Anglo appearance. For most of his run, he was drawn by Fred Ray, a Revolutionary War buff who insured historical accuracy in his artwork. He first appeared in Star Spangled Comics #69, and within a few years had bumped Robin, the Boy Wonder, off the cover of that magazine. He was added as a feature in World's Finest, and later graduated to his own book in 1950.
The timing was pretty good, as with his coonskin cap and leather fringe, Tomahawk was also able to pass for a Western character, and he often found himself in scrapes with the natives as shown on the cover above. But he was also nimble enough to avoid cancellation in the early 1960s, as Westerns went out of style.
How did he do this? Well, like most DC characters, he began battling an assortment of monsters, dinosaurs and undergoing weird transformations.
And yes, for many of those years, the editor of Tomahawk was Jack Schiff, who was in the middle of inflicting similar nonsense on the readers of Batman. Speaking of costumed heroes, Tomahawk picked one up as well:
I believe that at that time, Miss Liberty was the second earliest DC costumed hero, beaten out for the top spot only by the one-shot Tiger Man from the caveman era.
He also accumulated a "family", known as the Rangers:
In the late 1960s the monsters and dinosaurs disappeared in favor of more traditional Western fare, but sales were still sinking, and in 1970 DC retooled the magazine to feature Tomahawk's son. But that stopgap only worked briefly and in 1972 the magazine was canceled altogether.
Happy Fourth of July, everybody!
Update: Bill Jourdain did a podcast dedicated to Tomahawk a few years back. Listening to it now myself, but these are always a fun listen.
Giant Green Ring Things, Part V
Người đăng: Unknown on Thứ Năm, 2 tháng 7, 2009
Picking up with issue ten, we see the fairly common Green Ring Thing Net:
But this one doesn't qualify as giant. Nor does Green Ring Thing #38, a pair of handcuffs:
GRT #39 qualifies as giant:
But Giant Green Hands are pretty much a dime a dozen, and this one is uninspired, so we'll only give it one Star Sapphire.
We've seen GL use his ring to create springs before, but GRT #41 is a "bed of springs":
Unfortunately, not giant.
I'm not sure what to call GRT #42. A piece of pipe?
But it's not giant, so we don't have to worry about it.
GRT #43 is a chain, used to control Sinestro. It's barely big enough to qualify as giant, and I'll give it two Star Sapphires.
Green Ring Thing #44 is that old standby, the cage:
These are seldom giant, and this is no exception.
GRT #45 is really quite cool, a replica of a Green Lantern Ring:
In the story, the Power Ring had slipped through a hole in Hal's pocket and was found by the kid, who willed the ring to return to GL when he was in the middle of a battle with some crooks. Hence his willingness to give the youngster a replica. Unfortunately not giant.
GL #12 features the long awaited appearance of the Green Boxing Gloves:
Not giant, but I am pleased to learn that Green Boxing Gloves do have a basis in fact.
This series was inspired by similar series at the Comic Treadmill.
Running Tally:
Giant Green Net: 2
Giant Green Bird: 1
Giant Green Springs: 1
Giant Green Test Tube: 1
Giant Green Ice Tongs: 1
Giant Green Hand(s): 5
Giant Green Lock Wrench: 1
Giant Green Umbrella: 1
Giant Green Chiller Diller Menace: 1
Giant Green Stethoscope: 1
Giant Green Old-Fashioned Shopping Bag: 1
Giant Green Broom: 1
Giant Green Shield: 1
Giant Green Chemistry Retort: 1
Giant Green Test Tube Holder: 1
Giant Green Fist: 1
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But this one doesn't qualify as giant. Nor does Green Ring Thing #38, a pair of handcuffs:
GRT #39 qualifies as giant:
But Giant Green Hands are pretty much a dime a dozen, and this one is uninspired, so we'll only give it one Star Sapphire.
We've seen GL use his ring to create springs before, but GRT #41 is a "bed of springs":
Unfortunately, not giant.
I'm not sure what to call GRT #42. A piece of pipe?
But it's not giant, so we don't have to worry about it.
GRT #43 is a chain, used to control Sinestro. It's barely big enough to qualify as giant, and I'll give it two Star Sapphires.
Green Ring Thing #44 is that old standby, the cage:
These are seldom giant, and this is no exception.
GRT #45 is really quite cool, a replica of a Green Lantern Ring:
In the story, the Power Ring had slipped through a hole in Hal's pocket and was found by the kid, who willed the ring to return to GL when he was in the middle of a battle with some crooks. Hence his willingness to give the youngster a replica. Unfortunately not giant.
GL #12 features the long awaited appearance of the Green Boxing Gloves:
Not giant, but I am pleased to learn that Green Boxing Gloves do have a basis in fact.
This series was inspired by similar series at the Comic Treadmill.
Running Tally:
Giant Green Net: 2
Giant Green Bird: 1
Giant Green Springs: 1
Giant Green Test Tube: 1
Giant Green Ice Tongs: 1
Giant Green Hand(s): 5
Giant Green Lock Wrench: 1
Giant Green Umbrella: 1
Giant Green Chiller Diller Menace: 1
Giant Green Stethoscope: 1
Giant Green Old-Fashioned Shopping Bag: 1
Giant Green Broom: 1
Giant Green Shield: 1
Giant Green Chemistry Retort: 1
Giant Green Test Tube Holder: 1
Giant Green Fist: 1
