tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post2391285343451260375..comments2024-03-28T10:35:59.966+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: Adventure Comics #431 - the Wrath of the Spectre!Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-22663705408083126832012-08-19T09:24:51.247+01:002012-08-19T09:24:51.247+01:00Gey, if I remember rightly, because Michael Fleish...Gey, if I remember rightly, because Michael Fleisher lacked experience at writing comic strips, he got a friend - Russell Carley - to help him. <br /><br />For some reason that I can't recall, this led to Carley being credited with, "Art Continuity." <br /><br />I can only assume from that title that he must have helped Fleisher break the script down into its separate pages and panels before it was handed over to Aparo to draw.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-38910688698521712122012-08-19T04:29:47.449+01:002012-08-19T04:29:47.449+01:00I'd probably still choose Adams over Aparo on ...I'd probably still choose Adams over Aparo on Batman, but on The Spectre, Aparo is untouchable - just first class.<br /><br />I've always wondered about the listing of Art Continuity - Russell Carley on the splash page here: What does that mean exactly? Was he an inker brought in to help Aparo finish on time? I know that Aparo usually inked his own work in those days, and I remember that a couple of the later Spectre issues didn't seem to have his usual polish. Anyone know?Gey Blabbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08574046212154188903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-10226357747822351802012-08-18T18:16:53.657+01:002012-08-18T18:16:53.657+01:00It is indeed a magnificent beast.It is indeed a magnificent beast.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-3554381346243636292012-08-18T15:27:10.073+01:002012-08-18T15:27:10.073+01:00That title page to #431 is just awesome.
That title page to #431 is just awesome.<br />Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-12333396925289969292012-08-17T21:07:56.674+01:002012-08-17T21:07:56.674+01:00I loved this comic as a kid especially the art by ...I loved this comic as a kid especially the art by Mr Aparo - Fleischer was pretty much hyped up around that time by the fan press as I recall (and I seem to recall some sort of court case involving someone calling him an "insane" writer??) but as you say the stories (even to an 11- 12 year old at the time)were not great (but they were fun ), I loved it for the cool ways the Spectre killed the baddies - saying that I did like Fleischer's Jonah Hex strips - Adventure was a great comic at that time (again due to Aparo on Spectre ad Aquaman )- McScottyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-66768932608804860932012-08-17T10:22:50.906+01:002012-08-17T10:22:50.906+01:00I agree - in fact, apart from a couple of short ho...I agree - in fact, apart from a couple of short horror stories, I'd say this was the best work Fleischer ever did....and it was virtually the first! It's extremely simple - no meddling subplots - but that works very well for it.<br /><br />And with you 100% on the Aparo art.<br /><br /><br />B SmithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com