tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post1713941522000930116..comments2024-03-29T15:34:20.565+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: Fifty years ago today - December 1971.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-85510721224648088522021-12-07T16:16:21.391+00:002021-12-07T16:16:21.391+00:00b.t. - I was able to satisfy me needs for Lingerie...b.t. - I was able to satisfy me needs for Lingerie and Diamonds off the spinner rack, not having lived on a military base until 1985!!! Perhaps living near Chicago and the presence of military bases within an hour was why we got them?<br /><br />Regarding the timing of the ads, I can't say... I thought 50 years ago.<br /><br />But check out the collectible aspect, quoted below. <br /><br /><br />Lastly, for collectors, comics with these inserts tend to have a higher value than the regular cover. For example, here is a price difference between a regular copy and a “Mark Jewelers Insert” book. Werewolf By Night #32 is a very key issue for Marvel since it details the first appearance of Moon Knight. It is a very expensive issue as the Fair Market Value (FMV) for a graded 6.5 copy is estimated at $975. In contrast, the same issue with the “Mark Jewelers Insert” last sold for $1,975 on 10/31/20 on eBay. That is a difference in exactly a thousand dollars! So it is important to notice these differences and it is a big deal in determining the value of an issue.Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-39291833774414056872021-12-07T06:32:32.969+00:002021-12-07T06:32:32.969+00:00Charlie:
I thought those diamond and lingerie ad i...Charlie:<br />I thought those diamond and lingerie ad inserts were supposed to be for copies sold at Army PX’s? I only bought one issue with a diamond ad, a CONAN THE BARBARIAN from ‘75, purchased at a plain old Liquor Store smack dab in the heart of suburban Southern California. Must have got sent there by mistake.<br /><br />b.t.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-7251456817244737512021-12-07T06:21:39.090+00:002021-12-07T06:21:39.090+00:00I prefer John Romita inking Kane’s pencils on THE ...I prefer John Romita inking Kane’s pencils on THE AMAZING NOSTRIL-MAN but don’t mind Giacoia. Better than Esposito or Colletta any day. The Kraven / Gog /Savage Land two-parter is super-weird but I’ve always had a fondness for it. Gwen as Fay Wray In A Bikini, count me in. JJJ playing Carl Denham in pith helmet and safari clothes seems really silly and out of character and seeing Peter shooting dinosaurs with a .45 automatic is all kinds of crazy. <br /><br />Really not a fan of Neal Adams’ AVENGERS. Thor, Cap, Iron Man — none of them look ‘right’ to me when Neal draws ‘em. Seems like fans have been raving about his work on those Kree-Skrull War stories for as long as I can remember, but when I finally saw them (reprinted on Baxter paper in the 80s) I was kinda underwhelmed, and they haven’t grown on me in the years since. Shrug!<br /><br />Adams’ Batman cover does look nice and I always forget that he did that DARK MANSION cover — it doesn’t look ANYTHING like his art. but it’s a spot-on pastiche of a gazillion Gothic Romance covers (even down to having just one lit window in the gloomy mansion in the background). <br /><br />b.t.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-73910664244671713252021-12-07T03:54:09.519+00:002021-12-07T03:54:09.519+00:00(SNORT!) This is apropos of nothing guys, but I ju...(SNORT!) This is apropos of nothing guys, but I just saw the funniest thing on T.V. <br />I was flipping around channels, and there was this half-assed documentary about Ozzy Osbourne. <br />Anyway, long story short, Ozzy was down in Texas, drunker that a barrel full of monkeys (of course), and he pisses on the wall of the Alamo. <br />Now, we've all heard that story. That's rock legend, I guess. But the funny part is, when this Texas cop arrests him, he says, "How would you feel if I went to England and urinated on the wall of Buckingham Palace?"<br />...<br />Now, what they said Ozzy's response was to that is not something I'm going repeat verbatim here, but suffice to say, they said it sounded something like "Well, I don't @#X!@*%$#! live in &*#@*%!# Buckingham Palace so I don't &%^x@?!# care, do I!!!<br /><br />I'm thinking, this cop probably didn't know who he was arresting, did he. <br />Seems to me, a man who has bitten off the head of a bat and snorted ants through a straw seems unlikely to take much umbrage by some random person micturating upon the Queen's Residence. <br /><br />This strikes me as an example of what we call "not reading the room", or in this case, the parking lot.<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-462261756268256312021-12-06T20:36:29.426+00:002021-12-06T20:36:29.426+00:00Anyone else wondering how Marvel got that profile...Anyone else wondering how Marvel got that profile nude of Black Widow past the censors ???Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-45105970253985014352021-12-06T17:09:03.638+00:002021-12-06T17:09:03.638+00:00Colin, I've just listened to the Ed Sheeran/El...Colin, I've just listened to the Ed Sheeran/Elton John record. It's bright and bouncy and I do prefer it to <i>Step into Christmas</i>.<br /><br />Thanks, FFf. :)<br /><br />Dave and Sean, I think I have to go for <i>Batman</i> as my cover of the month. It has a skeleton on the front of it, and I'll buy any comic that has a skeleton on the front of it.<br /><br />Sean, thanks for the <i>Gruesome Groupies</i> info. I had a few issues of <i>The Unexpected</i> and those used the usual DC horror artists, like Nino, Alcala, Cruz, Talaoc, et al.<br /><br />MP, I've just discovered that <i>Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love</i> cover was by Neal Adams, which I never would have guessed.<br /><br />Charlie, this week's UK singles chart: https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-91903763056169379622021-12-06T16:33:47.226+00:002021-12-06T16:33:47.226+00:00B.t. Off the top of my head I cannot really recall...B.t. Off the top of my head I cannot really recall gray Morrows work. It seemed suitable in the second half of the captain America but it was not an action packed short story. And it is clearly evident that the very last panel was done by Romita.But all in all I enjoyed that little story though I do understand what you mean by character is looking a little stiff for instance when the falcon premier his new red and white uniform.Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-88913355012018243922021-12-06T16:25:46.184+00:002021-12-06T16:25:46.184+00:00B.t. That Captain America is a bit of an odd duck...B.t. That Captain America is a bit of an odd duck, isn’t it? The first half of the mag looks like a battle royale but it’s just a demo battle to show that the Femme force is worthy of being financed by the federal government, lol. I had a laugh at the number of cameo shots of president tricky Dickie Nixon, lolCharlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-74769059483775835892021-12-06T15:54:11.770+00:002021-12-06T15:54:11.770+00:00Charlie, if you want to see the UK singles chart j...Charlie, if you want to see the UK singles chart just google UK singles chart. You can see the official Top 100 UK songs (as compiled by the Official Charts Company or OCC). There's also a physical singles chart which only counts singles on CD and vinyl. <br /><br />Andy Williams and Bing Crosby both have entries in the current UK Top 100. Colin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564469551279026689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-64603549681647988782021-12-06T15:47:50.837+00:002021-12-06T15:47:50.837+00:00MP:
The interior art on that DARK MANSION OF FORBI...MP:<br />The interior art on that DARK MANSION OF FORBIDDEN LOVE is pretty nice — Tony DeZuniga on the lead story, Don Heck on the back-up.<br /><br />The second half of CAPTAIN AMERICA 144 has a frustrating ‘failed experiment’ quality. It’s drawn by Gray Morrow, whose work, i admit, was not a great fit for superhero comics. His almost ‘photo-real’ approach resulted in somewhat stiff drawings of guys who look like cosplayers LARPing. That’s weird enough but someone (presumably Stan) was so freaked out by it that they had John Romita retouch most of the figures with a heavy hand to make it look like Standard Marvel Art and it’s just a total Neither Fish Nor Fowl mess. Shoulda just left it as it is and make a note to not have Morrow draw superheroes in the future, lesson learned, move on. Jeez, it’s only ten pages, don’t have a cow.<br /><br />b.t.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-19929232339029005422021-12-06T15:27:35.008+00:002021-12-06T15:27:35.008+00:00Colin! do you have a link to see the chart rankin...Colin! do you have a link to see the chart rankings of Christmas songs?<br /><br />I have an endless fascination with the notion that Andy Williams or Bing Crosby can be shooting up the charts, lolCharlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-35492877573001082422021-12-06T13:43:21.377+00:002021-12-06T13:43:21.377+00:00Steve, have you heard "Merry Christmas" ...Steve, have you heard "Merry Christmas" by Elton John & Ed Sheeran? What do you think of it? Colin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564469551279026689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-78296862787409256502021-12-06T09:18:37.569+00:002021-12-06T09:18:37.569+00:00I kinda like horror stories where everyone gets it...I kinda like horror stories where everyone gets it M.P.<br />The great Cthulhu doesn't give a sh*t whether you deserve it or not.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-53480573628284631692021-12-06T04:47:02.627+00:002021-12-06T04:47:02.627+00:00Geez, this is a strong crop of comics you've l...Geez, this is a strong crop of comics you've left us to ponder this week, Steve!<br />I'm familiar with the Marvel stuff, but the D.C. comics here are unfamiliar to me.<br />Man, D.C. had great covers back then, didn't they? That's spinner-rack bait right there.<br />On another note, Sean, we both know that horror comics (and horror fiction in general) are ALL ABOUT "bastards getting their comeuppance." That's why we like it, I figure. <br />Of course, there are always some innocent casualties, but their demise serves a higher literary purpose, I figure. <br />Like Dave S., I find that cover of "Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love" intriguing.<br />I wouldn't mind seeing the inside pages of that, but I just know I'm gonna feel let down, ain't I?<br />Since most people around here don't live in mansions, I have a couple of suggestions for modern day gothic romances: "Trailer-house of Terror" or maybe "Duplex of Doomed Love." <br />"The Haunted Apartment", maybe?<br />I could go on and on, but breathe easy, I'm not going to. <br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-61347921467453857792021-12-06T01:40:26.143+00:002021-12-06T01:40:26.143+00:00Gents!!!
Charlie is like 99.7% positive this is t...Gents!!!<br /><br />Charlie is like 99.7% positive this is the Capissue that had the 4-page color insert for diamonds and ladies lingerie!<br /><br />One would think all Marvel comics that month would have but Charlie only remembers it in Cap for maybe 2-3 issues? <br /><br />W.t.h… hard to remember the important things in life anymore.Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-1659666095046404542021-12-06T01:35:41.788+00:002021-12-06T01:35:41.788+00:00"Can it be true? Can Captain America and the ..."Can it be true? Can Captain America and the Falcon have broken up?"<br />Cap certainly seems worried about the possibility Steve. <br />When he's a lot more interested in spying on Sam Wilson getting it on with "that militant girl" than hanging out with Sharon Carter, the gay Cap innuendo writes itself...<br /><br />My cover of the month is Batman #237, in part because I had the comic as kid and it made a strong impression on me. <br />As did the splash of Batman impaled on a tree and, later in the story, the flashback panel of the Nazi concentration camp (which I didn't know much about at that age) and the image of the Reaper reacting to the Star of David pendant.<br /><br />And I certainly didn't know anything about Berni Wrightson, Gerry Conway and Alan Weiss, let alone that they were making a cameo as Dick Grayson's mates.<br />The story has long been considered a classic, but in retrospect the Rutland in-jokes make for an odd mix with the darker, anti-fascist stuff.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-67388684952906236462021-12-06T00:43:14.390+00:002021-12-06T00:43:14.390+00:00I'm jealous dm - I've never seen Britney S...I'm jealous dm - I've never seen Britney Spears in the supermarket, with or without make up ):. <br />Still, she's free now, so you never know... I'll keep an eye out.<br /><br />Don't worry Steve, I've got your back - I just read 'You Don't Dare Dig the Gruesome Groupies!' at the somewhat dubious viewcomiconline.com.<br />So - a group of witches see some smalltime band playing, one of them fancies the singer and offers to help him out. <br />Said singer assumes she's a rich kid groupie, but his career then starts to take off, so - because he thinks she's loaded - suggests they get hitched, it having been established that he's something of a breadhead (all the stories in Unexpected #130 are about greedy bastards getting their comeuppance).<br />He has second thoughts though when the wedding she sets up turns out to be at the local Satanic coven, and dumps the "crazy chick" at which point things take a downward turn for him...<br /><br />Its not a good story actually. <br />In fact, its a pretty pisspoor comic all round. I've never read an issue of Unexpected before, but on this evidence I wondered whether it had lower page rates or something because the standard of writing and artwork was not at all up to what you'd expect from a 70s DC mystery book.<br />I read it so you don't have to, Steve.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-66542344784949760062021-12-05T23:46:31.825+00:002021-12-05T23:46:31.825+00:00I'm not a fan of ASM #103-104 either. It'...I'm not a fan of ASM #103-104 either. It's not just that ASM #103 is the immortal up the nose issue (the splash page has an even better nose shot than the cover) but it's the artwork too. I can stomach Kane when he has someone like Romita inking but Frank Giacoia”s inking on top if it makes for a very scratchy experience. Kraven just doesn't look like Kraven. It's like spotting Britney Spears in the supermarket with no makeup.dangermash aka The Artistic Actuaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15669793446608643884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-53308812452538467372021-12-05T21:03:40.344+00:002021-12-05T21:03:40.344+00:00Dave's Cover of the Month, despite a nice Bus...Dave's Cover of the Month, despite a nice Buscema Thor cover, is the stunning Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love. <br /><br />Is it me, or is Kolossal Kate not very colossal?<br /><br />Nice to see a few Gil Kane covers too- he loved a cover where you could see right up someone's nose, didn't he!Dave Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562199843047738071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-8006813727469065402021-12-05T20:38:20.485+00:002021-12-05T20:38:20.485+00:00Loved Spidey 103 and 104.Great story and art. The ...Loved Spidey 103 and 104.Great story and art. The FF and Avengers were also top comics and it is obvious that all that months Marvel comics were originally due to be double sized comics but were hastily, in some cases abruptly, changed to 2 single issues. The Captain America and Daredevil issues had beautiful art and so so stories. Likewise Thor was obviously a Labour of Love for John Buscema but the story was old hat!Conan was sensational and my personal favourite was the Hulk!!! Fantastic artwork and was it just me or did any appearance of the Leader give an extra sheen to the story?Finally Batman and Adams was quite simply the perfect combination. Truly an amazing month for comics. Stay well, great post. Fantastic Four followerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07015903343181388371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-62884551331199726262021-12-05T19:16:58.764+00:002021-12-05T19:16:58.764+00:00Steve - Thanks for posting the Marvels alphabetica...Steve - Thanks for posting the Marvels alphabetically!!! Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-70401256835048163042021-12-05T19:15:59.104+00:002021-12-05T19:15:59.104+00:00Not that Charlie has a nostril fetish but he coun...Not that Charlie has a nostril fetish but he counted at least 18 classic Kane nostril shots in 24 pages in ASM 103!Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-81502093551278844392021-12-05T18:36:07.420+00:002021-12-05T18:36:07.420+00:00As a 10 year old, i distinctly recall buying Spide...As a 10 year old, i distinctly recall buying Spidey, DD, Hulk, and Cap! And i have the Spidey and Cap out for my reading pleasure this afternoon! <br /><br />But again all I can say is “Wow!” Another superb month!!’ Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.com