H.C. KIEFER and "A Fight to the Death" (1947)
One of the contributors to EC's Pre-Trend line was H.C. (Henry) Kiefer. If his work looks familiar, you probably saw him in Classics Illustrated. This sliverprint is for a story in War Against Crime...
View ArticleHAMMETT HERALD-TRIBUNE: "The New Racket" aka "The Judge Laughed Last" (Read...
This story first appeared under the title "The New Racket" in the February 15, 1924 issue of Black Mask. It next showed up in newspapers in the '30s, where it acquired this new title. (This title and...
View ArticleTOM MIX and "The Ride for Life" (1942)
This money-grubbing adventure is from Ralston-Purina's Tom Mix Comics #8, back in Feb. 1942. Kracalactaka put it on ComicBookPlus.
View ArticleTHE SAINT Comic Strip - Week 10 (1948)
My apologies to those seeking this installment of The Saint yesterday, or movie posters today. I screwed up the scheduling. The Saint will return next Saturday (I hope) and movie posters on Sunday, as...
View ArticleIt Really Happened: MARK TWAIN (1947)
Another dumbed-down bio for the funny books. Artwork on this one is by Fred Guardineer, from It Really Happened #10, of Aug. 1947. Once again it was freddyfly who did the deed for ComicBookPlus.
View ArticleHAMMETT HERALD-TRIBUNE: The EQMM Intros (Part 1)
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View ArticleWALLY WOOD & HARRY HARRISON: "I Thought I Loved My Boss" (1949)
The mag that began as Moon Girl and the Prince, then became Moon Girl and Moon Girl Fights Crime ended up as A Moon ... A Girl ... Romance before finally being reborn as Weird Fantasy. This story by...
View ArticleHAMMETT HERALD-TRIBUNE: The EQMM Intros (Part 2)
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