FRANK FRAZETTA Fights with Spartacus in "War of the Gladiators" (1949)
This one is from Real Life Comics #50, from October 1949, uploaded to comicbookplus by Dave Hayward. Are you Spartacus? Yep, me too. The cover down below is by Alex Schomburg.
View ArticleA Word from our Sponsor: DICK TRACY TOMMY GUN
Here's one choice item that has somehow escaped inclusion in my cap gun collection. If you happen to have one laying around taking up space you'd rather use for something else, feel free to send it my...
View ArticleTOM CORBETT, SPACE CADET Comic Strip - Week 1 (1951)
This newspaper debut, beginning with the strip of September 9, 1951, comes to us courtesy of noted collector Larry Paschelke. As a young Cadet, Larry faithfully clipped these strips from the paper and...
View Article"The Mystery of Mr. Wong" starring Boris Karloff (Comic AND Movie)
Awhile back I posted the comic book adaptation of the first Mr. Wong movie, Mr. Wong, Detective (that's HERE). This is the second in the series (of six), and, sadly, the last I've found in comic books....
View ArticleZORRO Pulp Illustrations (Part 2)
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View ArticleSTOLEN: The Declaration of Independence! (1948)
Remember the movie National Treasure 2, where someone tried to snatch the Declaration of Independence? Scary berries, right? Well, it wasn't the first time. Here's the lowdown on an earlier...
View ArticleTOM CORBETT, SPACE CADET Comic Strip - Week 1 (1951)
This newspaper debut, beginning with the strip of September 9, 1951, comes to us courtesy of noted collector Larry Paschelke. As a young Cadet, Larry faithfully clipped these strips from the paper and...
View Article"Dry Death" in TRUEVISION (1954)
Like it or don't, here's another adventure in the wanna-be 3D format, Truevision, this time with a little western flavor. This one is from Adventures Into the Unknown #54, from April 1954. Artwork by...
View ArticleFILM FLASHES (1940-42)
This feature appeared in issues of Big Shot comics in the early '40s, credited to Will Arthur and Fred Guardineer.
View ArticleDAVY CROCKETT, the non-Disney Indian Fighter
Sure, you've seen the three original Disney episodes (at least I hope you have), and maybe you've even heard the audio adaptations released and rereleased on Disney 78s and LPs. But because Disney...
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