tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post1193895601727775769..comments2024-03-28T10:35:59.966+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: Frank Robbins' The Shadow.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-73703550086370158662012-03-30T08:25:44.729+01:002012-03-30T08:25:44.729+01:00The verification codes are a nightmare. I think I&...The verification codes are a nightmare. I think I've switched them off for this site but I'm not certain. I don't see them any more but that might be because I'm the blog owner.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-65219145142484891722012-03-30T04:58:40.582+01:002012-03-30T04:58:40.582+01:00There have been a lot of complaints about the veri...There have been a lot of complaints about the verification code words getting too hard to read. It seemed to improve for the past few weeks, but now they seem to be getting user un-friendly again. Anyway, getting back to the original topic, I always thought Frank Robbins' style was well suited to a comic with a 1930's pulp magazine feel (The Shadow, and sometimes Batman), or a 1940's Golden Age of Comics setting (The Invaders).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-77481837956150950052012-02-27T20:04:19.515+00:002012-02-27T20:04:19.515+00:00Egads! What's happened to the Comments page? I...Egads! What's happened to the Comments page? Is it looking this un-user-friendly to everyone? Why can't Blogger stop messing about with things and stop trying to fix things that already work?Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-65216116523519840542012-02-27T20:02:22.096+00:002012-02-27T20:02:22.096+00:00Thanks, Dougie.
Actually, it's just occurred ...Thanks, Dougie.<br /><br />Actually, it's just occurred to me, reading the above article, that I never got round to saying what I thought of that actual issue. Sometimes I'm so clueless.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-52824737361524819482012-02-27T18:55:07.917+00:002012-02-27T18:55:07.917+00:00I love your description of Robbins' pencils!I love your description of Robbins' pencils!Dougiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965448821892833703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-6282030390843588822011-08-31T18:19:02.642+01:002011-08-31T18:19:02.642+01:00Hello, Anthony. It's nice to know Frank Robbin...Hello, Anthony. It's nice to know Frank Robbins' presence wasn't as off-putting for readers as it sometimes seemed to be. It's a shame it only led to a temporary reprieve for the strip.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-58058063898892275982011-08-31T16:46:36.573+01:002011-08-31T16:46:36.573+01:00When I went to work as DC's head proofreader i...When I went to work as DC's head proofreader in the summer of 1974, I was disappointed to learn that THE SHADOW was cancelled and that #8 was scheduled to be the final issue. However, the series was saved (briefly) when the sales figures came in on Frank Robbins' first issue (#5). In those pre-direct sale/comic store days, comics still depended upon a larger audience of actual readers and kids, who apparently preferred Robbins' action-packed storytelling to Mike Kaluta's work. Sales jumped markedly over the previous issues, and THE SHADOW went back on the schedule because of the sales of Robbins' first issue. Unfortunately, Robbins had a falling out with publisher Carmine Infantino and had moved on to Marvel, and the post-Robbins series was cancelled with #12. --Anthony TollinAnthony Tollinhttp://www.shadowsanctum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-54405132176008116962010-04-02T12:01:24.937+01:002010-04-02T12:01:24.937+01:00Thanks for visiting, Joe, and thanks for the prais...Thanks for visiting, Joe, and thanks for the praise.It's always nice to be reminded I'm not just speaking to myself on here.Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-63663874625401181272010-04-02T10:05:56.609+01:002010-04-02T10:05:56.609+01:00liking the blog, Steve, mate. found my way over h...liking the blog, Steve, mate. found my way over here through Cerebus' site, and like Cerebus I think I might stick around for a wee while.<br /><br />glad to see someone sharing the Frank-Robbins-love. too many people like to write him off as a kind of sub-par Milton Caniff, but I've always loved his work. I remember his Invaders run, in particular, as a high point in my younger comic buying days.<br /><br />keep up the sterling work, my good man! there can never be enough worthwhile comics blogs out there!joe ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11654300765962440903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-69074703928448346312010-03-27T00:33:36.666+00:002010-03-27T00:33:36.666+00:00Hi, Cerebus. You can stick around all you like. I&...Hi, Cerebus. You can stick around all you like. I've no immediate plans to do any more UK Marvel mags, mostly because I don't have any of them at the moment, having thrown them all away years ago. Happily, growing up in Sheffield, the American Marvels were pretty easy to get hold of.Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-45036393053058381862010-03-26T18:17:49.988+00:002010-03-26T18:17:49.988+00:00Hi Steve! I've just discovered your blog, via ...Hi Steve! I've just discovered your blog, via Bronze Age Babies. Great stuff! I liked your Avengers review: any more UK Marvel stuff to come? I always think we had the best of both worlds in the UK back then - Bronze Age imports ( when you could find them! ) and Silver Age reprints. At the same time! Were we spoilt or what? As I said, great blog, mind if I stick around?Simon B https://www.blogger.com/profile/07719757386457800087noreply@blogger.com