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Number 765
King of Crime
Happy Independence Day, mah fellow Americans...
Will Eisner's Uncle Sam character seemed like a natural for a nation anxious about going to war, as America was before Pearl Harbor. Uncle Sam, a symbol of patriotism, was in Eisner's hands a mystical character, a soldier from America's Revolutionary War who, quoting Don Markstein's Toonopedia, "...envisioned American freedom so strongly, his soul, instead of moving on, merged with the Spirit of Liberty, and remained on Earth to fight for that cause. As history sped by, Uncle Sam manifest himself repeatedly, lending his strength whenever his country needed him."
As a character Uncle Sam comics didn't last through World War II. Maybe it had something to do with the stories which, even for comic books, seem over the top. In Uncle Sam #1, where this story originated, the first story, shown in Pappy's #625, there's a plot to replace government officials, including the president, with doubles...that's after selling America's children into slavery. In this story the King of Crime founds the "State of Rex", where all the crooks go to hide.
In my opinion, crooks don't really need to hide; they just need effective camouflage. Put on a tie, look like regular guys, go to work in a bank or on Wall Street!
Yes, as through this world I've wanderedI've seen lots of funny men;
Some will rob you with a six-gun,
And some with a fountain pen.
--Woody Guthrie, "The Ballad of Pretty Boy Floyd"
According to the Grand Comics Database Will Eisner did the splash page and Lou Fine inked it; the GCD doesn't know who did pages 2-14.
D2-015 Starling (11-Jul-1955 to 3-Sep-1955)
Người đăng: Unknown on Thứ Bảy, 3 tháng 7, 2010
Art: Dan Barry
Summary: Flash turns space tour operator as the world’s largest rocket manufacturer B.B. Remsen persuades him to test the magnate’s reckless and arrogant wildcat grand-daughter and future heir in a gruelling space environment.
Reluctantly agreeing to this arduous task in return for a hefty donation to one of Dr. Zarkov's space projects, Flash sets off into space with his incorrigible passenger, unawares that his troubles have only just begun...
(Source of summary: www.ipcomics.net)Reluctantly agreeing to this arduous task in return for a hefty donation to one of Dr. Zarkov's space projects, Flash sets off into space with his incorrigible passenger, unawares that his troubles have only just begun...
B&W English version:
Colour French Version:
Both are from Emile's e-collection. All credits go to her & original scanning person.
D2-014 Tympani (27-Apr-1955 to 9-Jul-1955)
Người đăng: Unknown on Thứ Sáu, 2 tháng 7, 2010
Art: Dan Barry
Summary: After safely returning to Earth in the Space Kids’ rocket (read D2-013 The Trail of the Vulke), Flash and Dale decide to wind down, but their respite is short as unearthly sound waves at supersonic pitches start to devastate buildings and equipment.
Determined to follow the trail into space after turning deaf during a freak accident in Dr. Zarkov's lab, Flash blasts off in a soundproof ship and lets himself be guided by sound waves to a mysterious planetoid...
Determined to follow the trail into space after turning deaf during a freak accident in Dr. Zarkov's lab, Flash blasts off in a soundproof ship and lets himself be guided by sound waves to a mysterious planetoid...
It's from Emile's e-collection. All credits go to her & original scanning person.
Trivia Quiz #39: Answers
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1. What did Dick Grayson and Kathy Kane have in common? (No, not that!)
Both Dick and Kathy were circus performers before they teamed up with Batman.
2. Who was Bat-Boy?
Bat-Boy was Midge Merrill, a circus performer who took up crime-fighting to avenge his acrobat pals who were killed in a fire set by mobsters to cover their stealing of the gate receipts. He teamed up with Robin in Batman #90 to catch the murderers of his pals. His "shtick" was that he used baseball bats filled with unusual items (including webbing) to thwart his enemies.
3. Who was Batman Jones?
Batman Jones was a youngster whose parents had named him after the Caped Crusader. This was first mentioned in Batman #92 (June 1955):
The thread was later picked up in Batman #108 (June 1957). It turned out that young Master Jones, inspired by his namesake, was studying detecting as a career and was actually pretty good at it:
But his threat to become a permanent addition to the cast ended with that story as well, as Batman Jones decided that what he really wanted was to become a stamp collector.
4. Who was Mr. Marvel?
Mr Marvel was an alien gambler who had wagered that he could lure Robin away from Batman, and who posed as the new superhero in Gotham City. At first it appears that he has succeeded, but then at a critical moment Robin disarms MM and reveals that he only joined the new guy because Batman's life was threatened.
5. Who was the Eagle?
The Eagle was Alfred, the butler.
In one of Dick Sprang's last stories in Batman #127, Alfred trips over some wires, shines a light on one of those alien jewels that Superman was always bringing back from outer space, and gains (temporary) super-powers.
6. What did Commissioner Gordon like to have every evening? (Golden Age reference).
Commissioner Gordon liked to have a rub-down (massage) every night, which his son, Tony, gave him. Permission to say "Ewwwww!" granted.
Darius Smith got #3 right. Michael Rebain correctly answered #1. Blaze Morgan got #1, #2, #4 and #5. Ed was on the money for #1 and #5. The Strange Sr. Mulder hit the target with #1, #3, #4 and #5.
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Both Dick and Kathy were circus performers before they teamed up with Batman.
2. Who was Bat-Boy?
Bat-Boy was Midge Merrill, a circus performer who took up crime-fighting to avenge his acrobat pals who were killed in a fire set by mobsters to cover their stealing of the gate receipts. He teamed up with Robin in Batman #90 to catch the murderers of his pals. His "shtick" was that he used baseball bats filled with unusual items (including webbing) to thwart his enemies.
3. Who was Batman Jones?
Batman Jones was a youngster whose parents had named him after the Caped Crusader. This was first mentioned in Batman #92 (June 1955):
The thread was later picked up in Batman #108 (June 1957). It turned out that young Master Jones, inspired by his namesake, was studying detecting as a career and was actually pretty good at it:
But his threat to become a permanent addition to the cast ended with that story as well, as Batman Jones decided that what he really wanted was to become a stamp collector.
4. Who was Mr. Marvel?
Mr Marvel was an alien gambler who had wagered that he could lure Robin away from Batman, and who posed as the new superhero in Gotham City. At first it appears that he has succeeded, but then at a critical moment Robin disarms MM and reveals that he only joined the new guy because Batman's life was threatened.
5. Who was the Eagle?
The Eagle was Alfred, the butler.
In one of Dick Sprang's last stories in Batman #127, Alfred trips over some wires, shines a light on one of those alien jewels that Superman was always bringing back from outer space, and gains (temporary) super-powers.
6. What did Commissioner Gordon like to have every evening? (Golden Age reference).
Commissioner Gordon liked to have a rub-down (massage) every night, which his son, Tony, gave him. Permission to say "Ewwwww!" granted.
Darius Smith got #3 right. Michael Rebain correctly answered #1. Blaze Morgan got #1, #2, #4 and #5. Ed was on the money for #1 and #5. The Strange Sr. Mulder hit the target with #1, #3, #4 and #5.
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Number 764
I was a teenage Archie!
Senior year in high school was my Archie year. I had two girlfriends, one blonde, one brunette. I thought I could finagle them both, play one off against the other. As it turned out, by the end of the year each was so disgusted by my ratty behavior I lost them both. Shame on me. Would that have happened to Archie? I don't think so. But that's what I got for using a comic book character as a role model.
Dudley is someone we've met, having been featured in this blog a few times (go to the link below and click on "Dudley" to see the other entries). At least the comic, Dudley, by Boody Rogers, lasted three issues. Adventures of Homer Cobb, with this story drawn by a callow Al Feldstein, only lasted one issue in 1947. Both Dudley and Homer Cobb hewed close to the Archie formula, but Archie is still around and they're not.
From Dudley #2, 1949:
Holy Charlie Brown! Check out Homer's sweater, three years before the Peanuts strip was born. Was this a fashion of the time that Feldstein and Schulz picked up on?From The Adventures of Homer Cobb #1, 1947:
