tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27247257617645657462012-02-02T14:19:52.304-05:00<a href="http://internetometer.com/give/8551"><img src="http://internetometer.com/image/8551.png"></a>peur_evolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10425317595304213679noreply@blogger.comBlogger3691100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2724725761764565746.post-17087021686384400262012-02-02T13:10:00.004-05:002012-02-02T14:19:52.313-05:00

Here's one of those inexplicable sequences that only could have come from '70s licensed products, specifically the book and record read-a-long sets made by Power Records. In this, Diana actually does a rodeo trick underwater. Not a misprint, I did in fact mean to say underwater. Have a look for yourself.by Rich Buckler and Dick Giordano*The audio of the book and record set is animated on

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This is not technically a "What If" scenario in the truest sense, but it does involve an alternate reality in which history is changed because of only one simple accident. So...What if you saw the future and had a way to change it for the better?by Robert Kanigher and Harry Peterfrom WONDER WOMAN #60, July 1953*

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Adding to our ever-growing selection of free and/or promotional comics is this Wonder Woman comic from Post™ cereals, circa 1979. As you'd expect, this isn't the type of story that would win any awards or even get nominated for "best story", but you've gotta admit that a free comic (or free toy or stickers or whatever) in your cereal did make for a good morning. Unless your brother woke up

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In 1967, TOPPS released a set of sixteen little parody comics under the title KRAZY LITTLE COMICS. They are extremely rare due to the fact that they were printed in smaller quantities than Topps' baseball cards and they had only limited distribution. A complete set sold at an auction for over $1000 USD.This is the Wonder Woman parody, "BLUNDER WOMAN", illustrated by none other than Wally Wood

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From the September 17th, 1989 issue of THE FUNDAY TIMES, here's a batch of old strips that should bring back memories. I still wonder why more newspapers don't add a supplemental tabloid for comics. With printed paper sales rapidly shrinking, a collectible portion might increase the sales slightly.It would also be a good way to gather long runs of popular strips that don't get collected in book

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Carl Burgos is probably one of the most underrated and under-appreciated artists who worked during the golden and silver ages of comics. Starting way, way back on the original Human Torch comics (the robot one, not Johnny Storm), his career included work with almost every major publisher in his lifetime. A lot of his published output was just simple formula works for anthology titles, but ya

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Add this to the category of "Things You Don't See Everyday": a devil chicken. And just what is a devil chicken? Well, read on....from DEVIL KIDS #100, August 1980You'd think he would've learned his lesson after the last time he tried to eat an egg. And also, wouldn't you think a devil chicken would lay deviled eggs? That would come in handy around Thanksgiving time I think.Yep, stuck babysitting

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In Germany, MAD is subtitled "das intelligenteste magazin der welt", ie: "the smartest magazine in the world". Kind of fitting, actually, since studies have shown that people with a sense of humor are smarter, happier, and more successful than crabby people.I can't guarantee any of the joy or success, but if you take some time to decipher these comics from the original Deutsch language, you'll at

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The Fantastic Four, by some inexplicable reason, all gained different powers after being exposed to cosmic rays. Reed and Sue seemed to get the best part of the deal (or at least they adapted well), while Ben became detached and grouchy and Johnny became arrogant and superficial because of their respective powers.But what if the playing field were leveled, and they all shared the same defect?by

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Where would the world be without MAD? Better off? A happy utopia? A planet full of geniuses? We may never know.What we do know is that MAD is probably the most successful comic franchise in the world. Countries in which you can't buy Superman or Spiderman comics have their own versions of MAD. I don't exactly have any statistics, but I'd be willing to bet that if you wanted to guess what the

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You may be well aware that our own iconic American humor magazine is actually published worldwide. What you might not know is that in the various local editions, they use local humor and local cartoonists.This is a British parody of the SUPERMAN films from the 70s and 80s, which for some reason never got around to appearing in the US edition properly, or even one of the MAD SUPER SPECIALS. Not

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I know by now, having read through tons of these old Dennis comics, that Hank Ketchum had little or nothing to do with them. So, does this still count as being part of the comic strip legacy? My answer is YES. Toole and Wiseman should be credited for developing the character just as much as Ketchum, in my opinion.Take this short story as an example. Not only is it hilarious, but also the

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Showing influences from all the past masters of the comic medium (Alex Toth, Milton Caniff, Will Eisner), Jordi Bernet's work really stands out in black and white. I love his full color comics also, but you can really see the spirit of the old newspaper cartoonists when you view his work with just the inks. Especially of note is his mastery of faces and subtle body language. And, though it's not

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Morty The Dog is one of those types of comics that you have to experience for yourself to truly understand. Witty, absurd, surreal, and a bunch of other adjectives barely scratch the surface of explaining what he's all about.This is just one of the numerous independently produced comics that was done throughout the 80s and 90s. There's lots more out there somewhere in the world, as well as quite

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This is another one of those comics that are, as of this posting, still not otherwise available in English. Thank Heavens for the internet! And thank God for scanlaters, without whose generous contributions of their time and effort we would never see any of the really great European and Asian comics. THANKS EVERYBODY!This particular book is a throwback to the old EC comics just as much as it's a

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It's got to be hard growing up and living in the shadow of an older sibling that's a superhero. Doubly hard when you have two super powered siblings.But what if luck smiled on you and provided you with your own way to make a name for yourself???by Joe Kelly and James DalyfromWHAT IF? #92, December 1996It starts, harmlessly enough with Josh Guthrie finding something strange down at the local

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You remember when MARVEL used to be fun?? Yeah, I know, it was just a few months back when they released their last Christmas Special comic.You remember when DC was fun?? Yeah, I can't remember that far back either. Just when did "AMBUSH BUG: YEAR NONE" get released???Anyways, we're not here to play favorites and indulge in name-calling (the characters in this story do enough of that already),

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A Superman story that could only have come from the 70s. Both a slight homage to the REAL creators of Superman (if you notice the old man's name), and a far out Twilight Zone styled take on psychic powers (specifically 'remote viewing'), this is fairly enjoyable despite it's overall weirdness.by Elliot Maggin and Curt Swanfrom ACTION COMICS #447, May 1975..and just what type of job could someone

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Years before the Simpsons would make him rich and famous, Matt Groening was a struggling cynical cartoonist, churning out hilarious weekly strips under the title "Life In Hell". Now he's just a cynical cartoonist. (HA!)If you live in a cool college town, you probably get to read this strip in the free weekly paper. If not, then hey, you really do live in Hell.by Matt Groeningfrom LOVE IS HELL (

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Unlike Patsy and Hedy who were always fighting over Buzz Baxter as well as chasing after every other cute boy in Centreville, Nancy was always content to stick with just the one boyfriend. And Nancy was never as superficial as either of the other two, as Tubs was by no means the cutest or strongest boy in town. But he was reliable and faithful to Nancy, which I would imagine should count for

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Today we're going to look at two legendary ground-breaking stories (not really) from the "House Of Ideals", Harvey Comics.from DEVIL KIDS #4, January 1963In a rare instance, Harvey Comics tries a slight homage at the old EC line with a twist ending. Possibly a first in the post-code era (trivia buffs will know that Harvey had the distinction of publishing a comic with the most disgusting cover of

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Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth is best known for his custom car designs. Model kits of his concept cars frequently sold out during the 60s. He's also as well known for his bizarre T-shirt designs that usually featured a grotesque looking character, oversized, driving a souped-up hot rod. The most popular of those characters was a Mickey Mouse parody named Rat Fink.Some typical Roth T-shirt designs:What Roth

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This free mini comic was packaged with Honeycomb and Sugar Crisp (mmmm! Sugar Crisp) cereals for the Canadian market.The most interesting thing about this one is that it's bilingual (English + French).INTERESTING TRIVIA: Canadian Wonder Woman lives in outer space. Also worth noting in the first panel, following the line of sight from WW's gaze: she's not even looking at the earth, and her

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From the (almost) never-ending supply of promotional comics, comes this little gem. Triply sponsored by Marvel, Blockbuster Video, and The National Center For Missing And Exploited Children, it's aim is to teach kids about dealing with shady people.If you're a teacher, day care worker, or work with kids, I reckon you could print this and distribute it freely without breaking any copyright laws. (

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We barely ever look at manga here (mainly because there's a boatload of specifically manga scan sites already), but I really think this is one of the best scanlations I've seen in quite awhile. Subtle, thought-provoking, and timeless. This is one you'll enjoy reading more than once. Twelve stories in all, and they're all good. Almost poetic in their simplicity of narrative style.Full (186 page)

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Mister Magoo began as a cartoon character. His earliest shorts were shown in theaters. From there, he moved onto television, and then the newspapers.I honestly can't say how long this strip ran, or in how many papers it was syndicated to, but from what I've been able to find out, it's from the 60s. This edition was reprinted because Magoo had a new animated series in the late 70s.by Henry G.

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This was my first look at DC's 'NEW 52', and frankly, I wasn't really impressed. The 'new' origin of Superman didn't really change anything. What's the point of telling the same story over and over again? Aside from a few minor details, it's basically the exact same origin we've read a thousand times.The issue was not a total waste, however. I found that both of the writers did very well on the

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During the underground age of comics (which fits in somewhere between silver age and bronze age, but without an established time frame), anybody could do just about whatever they wanted between the covers of a cheaply printed magazine. The established rules went straight out of the windows (which were usually left open to let the smoke out).This guy whose work we're looking at today, however,

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Can you guess the secret of the stray dog in this story?by Elliot Maggin and Mike Grellfrom ACTION COMICS #441, November 1974*Did you guess that it was Krypto before the ending? If so, 10 points for you!!I just think that it was a little too convenient for Green Arrow to get saved by Krypto. But then again, Green Arrow should be dead twenty times over, as he's one of the most useless characters

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The best thing about wordless comics (especially bandes dessinees and mangas) is that they can be easily accessible to anyone anywhere, regardless of language or culture. All of Thomas Ott's work was originally published in Europe, and are just recently getting imported to the US by Fantagraphics, but I don't reckon purchasing any of the foreign editions would make them any harder to understand.

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We try not to make a habit of looking at so-called 'adult' comics (so-called because more often than not they are extremely juvenile in their portrayal of sexual situations). For a change of pace, we're going to make an exception.This story is from the most unlikely of sources: HUSTLER COMIX. But don't let that scare you. This is probably one of the tamest comics to ever grace their pages. Yes,

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Despite the fact that the comic industry has all but abandoned the anthology format, there are still a lot of cool writers and artists that are really good at working in the short story form. This here is a fairly good example of what can be done in a mere ten pages.I love the art in this one.by Benjamin Raab and Chris Burnhamfrom MOONSTONE MONSTERS: SEA CREATURES, 2003*

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I titled this post 'salty peanuts' because down here in the south "salty" is synonymous with 'angry or upset'; since 'angry' is synonymous with 'mad' I figured this was an appropriate title. by THE USUAL GANG OF IDIOTSfrom various issues of MAD MAGAZINEFrom: "IF FAMOUS MOVIES WERE MADE INTO COMIC STRIPS":From: "WHEN OTHER COMIC STRIPS START USING THE FAR SIDE FORMULA":From: "IF 5 COMIC STRIP

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Is it really such a big deal if you miss watching the second hand on a clock strike midnight? Apparently it is to Richie Rich and his friend Jackie Jokers, as you'll see in this story.from RICHIE RICH & JACKIE JOKERS #25, February 1978*

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In what was a constantly recurring theme in the Hot Stuff stories, he's stuck babysitting someone; usually against his will. More often than not, he was stuck watching one of his weird little devil cousins, but in this particular instance he gets stuck with a little fairy girl that apparently is a total stranger(?!?). Parents, don't try this at home.from DEVIL KIDS #1, July 1962*

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Here's one of those rare instances when we get a chance to see how Hedy is when she's not busy trying to argue with Patsy over Buzz Baxter. And this is one of the reasons why these Patsy and Hedy comics were so popular; despite the tendency of the various writers to lean towards slapstick, these actually were more realistic in terms of how people are in terms of relationships with family and

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by Fred Hembeckfrom HEMBECK 1980, February 1980As promised in the title of this post, here's Hembeck's take on Hawkman:Even Mr. Hembeck himself freely admits that he is not afraid of running a gag into the ground (how many Brother Voodoo spoofs did he do at Marvel?). He takes a second shot at Hawkman & Hawkgirl in this same issue, throwing in a few Marvel characters as well:There were a lot of

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Here's a type of story that ya just don't see too much of anymore (if truth be told, ya didn't see too much of it back then either). Here's our pal Kal running into a Twilight Zone refugee with a very strange mutant power.And if nobody else is gonna say it, let me be the first: this is Cary Bates channeling his inner Otto Binder on this story.And y'all should know by now how much I ♥ Otto

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I haven't read the original story or seen the film, so I can't say with any certainty if this version of the story is the creepiest of the three. But I can say that this comic is pretty damn disturbing in it's own right. Of course that's partly because of Fred Burke's writing, but I think mostly because of Dan Brereton's decision to do this as fully painted art. Much better than his comic art. In

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They did quite a few of the giant sized Dennis comics over the years, but I find that the earliest ones are the funniest. I'm not sure if this was the first Christmas themed story, but it's done well. Also of note is how good Al Wiseman was at ghosting Hank Ketcham.by Fred Toole and Al Wisemanfrom DENNIS THE MENACE GIANT CHRISTMAS #3, 1956*

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Wade never got anything he ever asked for from Santa Claus, and now it's payback time.......by Fred Van Lente, Sanford Greene, and Nathan Massengill(resisting urge to make bad pun with the word 'massengill')from MARVEL HOLIDAY MAGAZINE 2010*

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In a rare instance, Thanos gets a little sentimental in this story.by Jim Starlin, Ron Lim, and Terry Austinfrom MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECIAL 1992*

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MERRY CHRISTMASHere's a touching holiday story to warm y'all's hearts during this cold winter season. And it's with a character that I don't think anybody ever associates with the Christmas season.by Howard Mackie, John Hebert, and Al Milgromfrom MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECIAL 1991*

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The Original Marvels. No other set of characters that I can think of are as well loved by fans as much as they are misused by the industry. You'd think it would go without saying that these characters don't adapt well to dark, gritty postmodern stories, but apparently not. Somebody needs to tell the writers to leave these characters in their own separate reality, which is where they work best.

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Lots of cameos in this story.Also notice that Ben "Clobberin' Time" Grimm is the one who opts for a non-violent solution.Fun stuff here, folks.by Shaenon Garrity, Roger Langridge, and Al Gordonfrom MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2005*

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Marvel has at least one advantage over DC (well, about twenty if you're keeping count), and that is: they are not afraid to do FUN stories. As the Joker might say to DC: "Why so serious?".That being said, here's some seasonal fun from the usual gang.from MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR MAGAZINE, 2009NAMOR: "I am the king of all snowball throwers" ...awesome...love the facial expressions of his family.

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Garfield is lazy; Heathcliff is untiring. Garfield barely beats Odie and Nermal; Heathcliff kicks every other animals asses. Garfield steals lasagna from Jon; Heathcliff steals raw fish, steaks, and milk from everybody in the neighborhood. Basically, Heathcliff is an alpha cat; Garfield is not even in the alphabet. It's a classic case of underachiever vs overachiever.But it's that time of year

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by Peter Baggefrom HATE #28, 1997Thumbnailed for nude content. Click at your own discretion.*♥WEBCOMICS♥HYPERBOLE AND A HALFComics By Patrick Alexander♦ONLINE COMICS♦SPY6TEENDIARRHEA DOGCOMBAT COLIN - from Marvel UKDOCK ELLIS MINI-COMIC by LYRA HILLTHE BLACK BEETLE by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLADIGITAL COMIC MUSEUM - includes two options: online reading or download and read later

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Perhaps one of the most inexplicable comics I've ever came across was this one. Not exactly a pre-code 'true crime' comic, but pretty close to the spirit of those old mags.This is one of the very few comics that have been banned in recent times. I would have posted the whole thing if I hadn't found out that this thing IS STILL IN PRINT. I wish I knew it was still in print, as the back issue price

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Just how long have they been publishing ARCHIE comics?Apparently, these things date back to the stone age.from ARCHIE GIANT SERIES #237, September 1975as you might notice, at this point in time human males did not have nipplesin the old days Moose was the cleverest of the bunch*

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Two comic legends got together once, and this was the result. A classic short morality tale disguised as science fiction fantasy. This story wouldn't be out of place if adapted as a Twilight Zone or Outer Limits episode. Originally buried in the back of Adventure Comics behind a classic Spectre story, it was subsequently shelved and never seen again (allegedly, it was reprinted only once).

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Lucille Ball was, in her time, the undisputed queen of comedy. There's not a single episode of the original series that doesn't stand the test of time. I've seen some episodes upwards of a hundred times and they still make me laugh. Other shows have come and gone, but there will always be a place on the airwaves for Lucy, Ricky, Fred, and Ethel.As was common during the '50s and '60s, popular TV

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Here's something you don't see everyday, a parody story by Alan Moore. This was done during his short stint at Marvel's UK division (at the same time he was writing Captain Britain). Y'know, the main issue I've had with Moore's work over the years is that there's only so many dark comics a person can read before becoming terminally depressed yourself. Personally, I'd love to see him take a

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This time around, we're going to look at the closest two friends Andy has: Percy, his long suffering landlord, and Chalkie, his next door neighbor. Of course, being friendly with Andy Capp doesn't exactly stop him from fighting with you when he's drunk.by Reg Smythefrom HARD AT WORK, ANDY CAPP? (ISBN: 0-449-13725-2) 1977++++++*Read through over 2000 vintage Andy Capp strips at The British Cartoon

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SPARKY was another one of D.C. Thomson's comics printed in the UK and aimed at children. Not as popular as BEANO or DANDY, it seems to me to be the funniest of it's time. Comparing these strips to the comics in the other titles, I find these to be both better written and well drawn. I honestly enjoyed almost every strip in this hundred page annual; but for now, we're just going to look at these

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For hardcore Dr. Who fans, Tom Baker was the 4th Doctor. Here in the US, he was our first Doctor. To this day, when I think of Dr. Who, I think of Tom Baker. And it's not without cause; the previous three actors who played the character never managed to make it an international phenomenon. Baker was the first to break through with overseas syndication (perhaps by lucky coincidence - if any of the

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The Beano is one of the longest running children's comics on the British market. Published continuously since 1938, it has remained a favorite of several generations of youngsters throughout the UK. from THE BEANO BOOK, 1962KAT AND KANARY (a variation of Sylvester & Tweety) is one of the classic strips that I found most enjoyable. It's timeless humor still stands up where most of the other old

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THE DANDY is a British comic that has been published continuously since 1937. It's target audience is children, but I have to wonder what exactly kids are learning from it. These scans are from a different time period, but still, I have to ask: Is child abuse really that funny???? from THE DANDY MONSTER COMIC, 1952yeah, there's nothin' like gettin' a whuppin' before school.....just puts ya in the

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Young Marvelman, as you may know, was a reworking of the original Captain Marvel Jr. series. The stories and characters were essentially the same as any you'd find in the original stories published by Fawcett.... and here's one of them.from YOUNG MARVELMAN #44, 19 June 1954*

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The Judge Dredd series is arguably the most well known of any comics originating from the UK. Many spin-offs have been derived from the original series; there are now almost as many characters as there are in the Marvel or DC pantheons. This particular episode is from one of the many offshoots of the complicated "judges/mega city" continuity.It's supposed to be a stand-alone story, but it

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The Funday Times was the comics section of the UK Sunday Times from 1989 to 2006. It featured a variety of different strips over the years, mostly strips from the UK, but with other imports as well.from THE FUNDAY TIMES #35, 6 May 1990*

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The Buddy Bradley series remains one of my all-time favorites. Just re-reading this story prior to posting it brought out a few laughs. If anything, the humor comes not from slapstick or contrived situations, but from the way people really are in real life. It's honest humor.by Peter Baggefrom HATE #13, Summer 1993that anti-semitic sequence totally made me crack up once again. it's totally one of

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SPY VS SPY has been running for over 50 years now. It needs no introduction or explanation. Since it runs in all international editions of MAD Magazine, almost everybody on earth knows what its about.What most casual readers don't know is that there is a third spy in the series: the Grey Spy. The Grey Spy is a female spy who appears sporadically, and she always wins; unlike the the Black and

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My comprehension of Spanish is really bad, but it's not hard to understand a fight scene. This series of Mexican SpiderMan has yet to be published in English, which I still don't understand; Marvel seems to put out collections of everything else. Perhaps there's copyright issues between Marvel and the original publishers of these stories.By Raul Martinez y José Luis Gonzalez Duránfrom EL

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I happened to come across these two items while surfing the web. Two complete story sets that are on sale on eBay right now. That is, if you're reading this on the same day that I post it; even a few days from now the items will likely be gone. And that's why I wanted to post these immediately - because these scans will likely disappear after they're sold.If you're interested in buying them, the

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Sometimes it's hard to explain exactly why I like certain comics and dislike others. Sometimes it's just the artwork I like, other times it's the story itself. With this book here, I just can't put my finger on it. I do like the whole book (it's an anthology of early works by 'Jason', and the art is not so bad despite it's very minimalist nature), but I have to say that there's something else

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The classic Archie collections are totally worth their weight in gold. This story about Archie, Jug, and the girls going out for a picnic is just about worth the cover price by itself. Especially entertaining is the exaggerated facial expressions and body language throughout. There's no credit given for the art here, and that's a shame. Whoever did this was very good at what they did.Enjoy this

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There's so many bloggers now that it's almost impossible to find anything that hasn't already been blogged. I thought that this comic was obscure enough to warrant my giving it a little bit of attention; as it turns out, half of this book has already been blogged.The first excerpt is HEREThe second excerpt is HEREBut since I was already planning to use these scans, I've picked these panels from

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Super Diaper Baby is the first in a series of graphic novels by Dav Pilkey, creator of the childrens book series "Captain Underpants". Somewhat controversial when it was first released (it was banned from multiple school libraries) because of the "potty humor" throughout, it still remains a very popular bestseller. Probably because kids like the "potty humor".As for me, I love this story. I can't

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This is the first published work by artist/writer Salvador Larroca, now popular for his work on various American Marvel Comic titles.It's a simple science fiction short that involves a time-traveling girl and her companion robot. As is typical of most European comics (this was published in Spain), there is nudity. In this particular instance, the nudity is essential to the story as it foreshadows

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING, FOLKS!Since it's a feasting day, y'all are welcome to get seconds; and this year, we got more than enough for ya.First up: a Mary Marvel holiday short by E. Nelson Bridwell and Bob Oksner:from SHAZAM #10, February 1974*Our second helping comes to us by way of the short-lived DC horror/humor comic that was labeled as "The Magazine Of Weird Humor". The sensibilities of b-movie

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More dog-goned shenanigans with our girl Patsy:from PATSY WALKER #22, MAY 1949Art by a very young Al Jaffee*

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I hope you kids won't waste your time going out Trick or Treating this year. You'll get a whole lot more satisfaction waiting for the Great Pumpkin to arrive.Trust me, you'll get a whole lot of good stuff without going out begging.by Charles Schulzfrom A PEANUTS HALLOWEEN (free giveaway from Fantagraphics) September 2008*

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EASTER SUNDAY.Did you go to church today? (Not that anybody is forcing you to; but, seriously, Jesus paid the ultimate price for you).HAPPY EASTER, PEOPLE!!!*Adaptations of selected Bible stories are available for free onlineAlso, check out these Christian comics*

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Saint Patrick's Day is upon us once again. The annual day when we get drunk in honor and remembrance of the patron saint of alcohol, St. Patrick.While you're getting wasted tonight on green colored beer, take a moment to remember our hero (St. Patrick), and how he single-handedly removed all of the snakes that used to live in the wooden beer barrels. Before he came around, people would get bitten

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It's well known that a certain percentage of Ripley's "facts" were nothing but pure fiction. I'm gonna have to say that I'm pretty sure this is one of the fakes.art by John Celardofrom RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT #29, October 1971*

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Honestly, I'm not sure if this was done by the same Bruce Timm that we all are familiar with from his work on various DC/WARNER cartoons, but if it is, this has to be one of his earliest professional art projects. I'm pretty sure it's the same awesome Stan Sakai who did the lettering.Regardless, this is a worthwhile trip down memory lane (for me anyway). © 1985 MATTEL INC.This first panel reminds

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Most definitely a man that shouldn't need an introduction to serious students (or even just fans) of really good comic art, P. Craig Russell has been churning out masterful work since 1972.The intro to this wordless piece says that it was done all in pencil (which proves that when you're this good, you don't need an inker. TAKE THAT, all you guys working with Photoshop!).from ECLIPSE, THE

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I've said it before, and I'll say it again: when those guys at Harvey took off with an idea, they took it pretty far. This Hot Stuff short is one of the weirdest I've seen in a while (and that's saying a lot considering that the Hot Stuff series always were much more fantastic and whimsical than any of the others in Harvey's line).It's pretty common for Hot Stuff to run into the strangest

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The main thing I always loved about picking up various anthology titles is that you never know what might be inside. This is especially true of independent titles that aren't dedicated to any specific theme like the mainstream horror or sci-fi books.Short stories like this one that are clever, entertaining, and well drawn were/are always a treat to come across:by Michael T. Gilbertfrom NEGATIVE

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"Heathcliff's creator, George Gately, has been plagued by 'cartoonitis' since he was a child. In grammar school, his fourth grade art teacher gave the class an assignment to draw a picture depicting something from the American Revolution. George titled his picture 'George Washington Crossing The Delaware', drew an empty body of water with bubbles surfacing and subtitled it 'The Boat Sank'. George

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by Brett Koth and Neil Grahamefrom LOONEY TUNES #2, May 1994*

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Seems like writers who give away the ending in the titles of the stories were more common than I at first thought, because here's another one. At least it's got really nice art.by Bill DuBay and Joe Vaultzfrom 1984 #1, June 1978*

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Just when you thought it was safe to read some comix on the internet again, here comes The Flaming Carrot.The Management here is not responsible for any brain damage caused by reading this story.by Bob Burdenfrom NEGATIVE BURN #1, 1993*

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Millions of Americans suffer with sleep disorders, and Hot Stuff is one of them.If you have trouble sleeping, hopefully you get better results than he does in this story:by Warren Kremerfrom HOT STUFF #11, March 1994*

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I don't have a lot to say about this one.from STRANGE ADVENTURES #149, February 1963Yeah.Green paint.So remember to keep a supply of green paint in your garage.*

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For some reason, almost all of the characters created by the legendary Carl Barks got their own solo titles at some point. As unlikely as it seems, the Beagle Boys even got their own title that ran for forty-seven issues over the course of fifteen years (it's schedule was very irregular).This story features one of the few other characters that didn't have his own book: Gladstone Gander.from THE

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NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA leader BATMAN!There's not a whole lot to say about this. It's Batman. It's from the Sunday newspaper comic section.What more do you need to know?by Bob Kane, Charles Paris, and unknown writer (believed to be either Don Cameron or Joe Samachson)from BATMAN: THE SUNDAY CLASSICS 1943-1946 (ISBN: 978-1-4027-4718-2) 2007*

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Here's a hint for all you aspiring comix writers: DON'T GIVE AWAY THE ENDING OF THE STORY IN THE TITLE OF THE STORY!by Nick Cuti, Nicholas, and Howardfrom SCARY TALES #10, October 1977*→A *snarky* look at another story from Charlton's Scary Tales by some guy called "Mr. Satanism" (...and people think my pseudonym is a bit strange!)*

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It's pretty much a given thing that things are never as cool as you thought they were when you were a child. This here is a fine example.I never thought too much of the Herculoids when I was little, but I never really hated it either. It was just another cartoon to watch on Saturday mornings. Whether it was good or not didn't matter, we mostly watched whatever channel had the best reception (yeah

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You know what they say about first impressions, right?by Daniel Way, Carlo Barbieri, and Walden Wongfrom DEADPOOL #33, April 2011Yep. That's Wade there in a bikini (don't ask).And here's a closer look:*

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Have you ever seen the movie UNBREAKABLE?Well, if you haven't, I'll rehash one of the important scenes for ya: Samuel Jackson explains to Bruce Willis that one of the key points of "comic storytelling" is the principle of opposites. IE: Green lantern's green power is contradicted by yellow, Aquaman can't fight on land, the Human Torch is beaten by Asbestos Man, yada, yada, yada,.... .So here's

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Hey, we all know that Superman is over 70 years old now, but man he's really letting himself go worse than Schwarzenegger.Just kidding. This story is actually from the 1960s.Despite the fact that you can find this cover all over the internet, I've never seen any other comix-bloggers actually post it.So here it is.by Cary Bates, Curt Swan, and George Roussosfrom SUPERMAN #221, November 1969*→

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How many characters can you name that actually read their own comics?I can recall the Thing reading a Fantastic Four comic once, and maybe Carl Barks' ducks reading a Disney comic; besides those, it's gotta be a short list of characters.How many can you name? (Bonus points if you know the issue numbers.)by Stan Lee and Al Hartleyfrom PATSY AND HEDY #78, October 1961Is it just me, or does Stan Lee

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ZIPPY THE PINHEAD is a character that suffers from Microcephaly. He first appeared in in Real Pulp Comix #1 in March 1971.In the intervening years, he was a regular character in HIGH TIMES Magazine, and had quite a few other regular appearances in some other underground and/or counterculture publications.Currently, the strip is syndicated in a very few (100 + or - a few) newspapers, but still

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Because there's just never enough Patsy Walker on the internet, here's another short story with our favorite redhead:by Al Jaffeefrom PATSY AND HEDY #2, April 1952"Meet the man who can tell you how to lick pimples"Definitely not one of the best slogans that they could've used.*♦Another of their failed schemes at FOUR COLOR SHADOWS♦A longer (and more serious) Patsy & Hedy story at COMIC ART FANS*

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Captain Nice was a TV show (done by the creators of GET SMART) that aired in 1967 on NBC. Riding the tide of the camp superhero craze, the show's premise involved police chemist Carter Nash, a mild-mannered loser who invented a secret formula that transformed him into Captain Nice. The show starred William Daniels and Alice Ghostley (of BEWITCHED).In this installment, he attempts to catch a

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Originally done in Spanish, these pages are from a French edition (translated into English by a bande dessinée scanlating/sharing group) of CLARA DE NOCHE.The main characters are Clara (the Betty Page lookalike) and her son Max. But this is anything but a simple humor strip about a working class single mother; Clara is a real "working girl". I think you'll see what I mean pretty quickly.I've

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Here's another one of those free giveaway comics that we look at from time to time.This issue was sponsored jointly by Canadian department store chain Zellers and ABC Canada (the foundation to support literacy in Canada). As you could probably guess, the underlying message here is that it's important to read. So after you finish reading this comic, GO READ A BOOK!by Len Wein, Curt Swan, and

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Other than the title, this story has absolutely nothing to do with Valentine's Day, so if you were expecting a holiday themed romance comic, you'll probably do better looking elsewhere.But since you're already here, why not check this story out anyway? It's a fun little romp that spoofs action detective stories and spoofs the comic industry a little bit as well.by Bob Rozakis, Stephen DeStefano,

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