tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post5048268359308543734..comments2024-03-29T08:31:38.748+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: The Top Ten Jim Aparo Spectre Adventure Comics covers.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-37978055582652465652023-06-07T07:02:05.539+01:002023-06-07T07:02:05.539+01:00Thanks, Anon. :)Thanks, Anon. :)Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-29386311369311459102023-06-07T03:10:30.985+01:002023-06-07T03:10:30.985+01:00By now, most of you have perhaps discovered THE WR...By now, most of you have perhaps discovered THE WRATH OF THE SPECTRE OMNIBUS, which gathers all of the above -- and more -- into one, absolutely beautiful, hardcover. In answer to the "weird" question: DC just tried on the extra word in the title for about 5 issues. Likely because the scripts by Fliescher and the extraordinary artwork by Jim Aparo were pushing the boundaries for censors in the USA. But they went back to plain old "Adventure Comics" when plans to move onto Aquaman were in works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-25953711727721680812013-09-13T16:27:26.426+01:002013-09-13T16:27:26.426+01:00afaik, the logo on the covers was "Weird Adve...afaik, the logo on the covers was "Weird Adventure Comics" in the US from issue #433 to #437. I bought some in Atlanta, GA, and "Weird" was on the covers. The official title (as indicated by the indicia/fine print at the bottom of the first page) was probably still just "Adventure Comics," and the "Weird" was dropped shortly before the Spectre strip was cancelled. With some comics (Amazing Spider-Man, Incredible Hulk), the adjective seems to be part of the official title, while with others (Mighty Thor, Invincible Iron Man), it isn't. Which must be confusing when trying to organize an alphabetical list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-25141684133545648542013-09-12T23:43:45.779+01:002013-09-12T23:43:45.779+01:00that should read "Jim Aparo was a criminally ...that should read "Jim Aparo was a criminally underrated artist..." :0)<br /><br />McScottyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-19660170049535979652013-09-12T23:41:34.434+01:002013-09-12T23:41:34.434+01:00"Adventure" was an excellent comic in th..."Adventure" was an excellent comic in those days and this series was amongst my favourites as a kid in the 70's (some really good back ups by Mike Grell on Aquaman before Jim Aparo took that over as the lead strip in Adventure a few months later) . I'm pretty sure "Weird Adventure" was the title in North America as well - I picked up issues 436 and 437 in New York a few years ago and that was the title of them) - Jim Aparo was a criminally artist one of the best ever his work on Adventure and Brave and the Bold were wonderful - I liked the cover to issue 431 best was amazed it got pas t the comics code in those days it is pretty gruesome for a news-stand comic - McScottyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-3439280902901204622013-09-11T04:08:03.362+01:002013-09-11T04:08:03.362+01:00I find it interesting that some of the issues were...I find it interesting that some of the issues were called "Weird Adventure" Comics, here in Canada, and North America, it was just Adventure ComicsTonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15962464518956106665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-70760990410706529072013-09-11T02:38:32.316+01:002013-09-11T02:38:32.316+01:00Beautifully designed and colour coordinated covers...Beautifully designed and colour coordinated covers, these, which isn't always the case - they look classy. The best one? - Well, it has to be the one with the giant squid, I think. That one, especially, shows the influence of Neal Adams on Aparo's work. For the few years prior to this, his work had come on by leaps and bounds, and, for me, these comics - the covers, especially - represent the full flowering of his talent. <br /><br />Like you, I got a couple of these from a wee shop in Blackpool. There was a road - Bond Street ?? - that ran parallel to the promenade, about 100 yards back, and you could always find gems like these hidden in the racks of the numerous small newsagents that were dotted along it.Gey Blabbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08574046212154188903noreply@blogger.com