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I had scans all ready months ago but editing was done today evening by me and Prabhat. He has shown his magic in non 3D pages.
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Tarzan - Rescue at Mount Talamuna - 3D
Người đăng: lecuongle on Thứ Bảy, 1 tháng 1, 2011
I had scans all ready months ago but editing was done today evening by me and Prabhat. He has shown his magic in non 3D pages.
Edited By: Prabhat
Cover Quest
Người đăng: lecuongle on Thứ Tư, 29 tháng 12, 2010
In Action #355, Mort Weisinger published this interesting list of cover collections:
Except, maddeningly, although he insisted that the writers include the title and issue numbers, he did not publish that information except for a few, such as Detective #40, 66 and 144. So I thought it might make an interesting contest to try to come up with lists for each of these categories, as shown in the column:
1. Five males over 10 years old (33)
2. Superheroes on foreign soil (28)
3. Unusual belts (30)
4. Means of transportation (33)
5. Numbers not issue numbers (25)
6. Stars (28)
7. Empty hands clenched (25)
8. Shadows (33)
9. Gloves, not worn by heroes who normally wear them (36)
10. Chains and shackles (28)
11. Stone (33)
12. Statues (25)
13. Clouds, gas, dust or smoke (26)
14. People with eyes closed (48)
15. Emblems with letters (32) Note: Only one per character.
16. Questions (31)
17. Bare legs (35)
18. Hero and secret identity (30)
19. No hero or heroine (27)
20. No villain (27)
21. Blond hair not feature character (25)
22. Yellow titles (25)
23. Headquarters (32)
I took a few out because they seemed too easy; almost every issue of Detective from about 1960-1963 featured Robin in profile as Mark Engblom documented a couple years ago.
Some ground rules: DC titles, as per Weisinger's requirement. Since Action #355 was the July 1967 issue, no comics after that date. And since you can use sources like the GCD for your covers, no comics published before 1955.
For the heck of it, here is my stab at #14, chains and shackles.
1. Superman #102
2. Superman #115
3. Superman #191
4. Action #235
5. Action #263
6. Action #286
7. Action #295
8. Action #318
9. Action #319
10. Superboy #109
11. Superboy #110
12. Superboy #120
13. Adventure #348
14. Batman #110
15. Batman #111
16. Batman #163
17. Wonder Woman #73
18. Wonder Woman #106
19. Jimmy Olsen #94
20. Lois Lane #73
21. Justice League of America #22
22. Blackhawk #118
23. Blackhawk #179
24. Blackhawk #184
25. Blackhawk #197
26. Hawkman #6
27. Hawkman #8
28. Hawkman #16
What struck me in compiling that list is how often the chains were used for some other purpose than restraining someone (other than Superman, who did indeed tend to get shackled a lot, usually with green K manacles). For example, Batman #111 featured the Caped Crusaders swinging with chains as ropes would not hold them in their new armored uniforms. And while Wonder Woman in the Golden Age often seemed like a B&D mag, in #73, she's pulling a ship by its anchor, which is attached to a chain. Hawkman's three covers with chains are similarly non-binding:
Some other cover types that were probably common in the DC Silver Age: Apes, duplicates of the heroes (many, many, Wonder Woman covers featured this theme), fat and/or excessively tall characters.
Good hunting!
Update: Commenter Jonathan L. Miller points out that one of the cover collectors, Paul Karasik, retained his affection for comics and has published several books:
I have not read any of them, but I have read many of the Fletcher Hanks stories in Fantastic Comics (the subject of the "I Shall Destroy" and "You Shall Die" books). Mark Engblom reviewed the former book here. I can certainly attest that the Stardust stories are every bit as demented as Mark indicates in his review. They are wildly entertaining and completely insane.
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Except, maddeningly, although he insisted that the writers include the title and issue numbers, he did not publish that information except for a few, such as Detective #40, 66 and 144. So I thought it might make an interesting contest to try to come up with lists for each of these categories, as shown in the column:
1. Five males over 10 years old (33)
2. Superheroes on foreign soil (28)
3. Unusual belts (30)
4. Means of transportation (33)
5. Numbers not issue numbers (25)
6. Stars (28)
7. Empty hands clenched (25)
8. Shadows (33)
9. Gloves, not worn by heroes who normally wear them (36)
10. Chains and shackles (28)
11. Stone (33)
12. Statues (25)
13. Clouds, gas, dust or smoke (26)
14. People with eyes closed (48)
15. Emblems with letters (32) Note: Only one per character.
16. Questions (31)
17. Bare legs (35)
18. Hero and secret identity (30)
19. No hero or heroine (27)
20. No villain (27)
21. Blond hair not feature character (25)
22. Yellow titles (25)
23. Headquarters (32)
I took a few out because they seemed too easy; almost every issue of Detective from about 1960-1963 featured Robin in profile as Mark Engblom documented a couple years ago.
Some ground rules: DC titles, as per Weisinger's requirement. Since Action #355 was the July 1967 issue, no comics after that date. And since you can use sources like the GCD for your covers, no comics published before 1955.
For the heck of it, here is my stab at #14, chains and shackles.
1. Superman #102
2. Superman #115
3. Superman #191
4. Action #235
5. Action #263
6. Action #286
7. Action #295
8. Action #318
9. Action #319
10. Superboy #109
11. Superboy #110
12. Superboy #120
13. Adventure #348
14. Batman #110
15. Batman #111
16. Batman #163
17. Wonder Woman #73
18. Wonder Woman #106
19. Jimmy Olsen #94
20. Lois Lane #73
21. Justice League of America #22
22. Blackhawk #118
23. Blackhawk #179
24. Blackhawk #184
25. Blackhawk #197
26. Hawkman #6
27. Hawkman #8
28. Hawkman #16
What struck me in compiling that list is how often the chains were used for some other purpose than restraining someone (other than Superman, who did indeed tend to get shackled a lot, usually with green K manacles). For example, Batman #111 featured the Caped Crusaders swinging with chains as ropes would not hold them in their new armored uniforms. And while Wonder Woman in the Golden Age often seemed like a B&D mag, in #73, she's pulling a ship by its anchor, which is attached to a chain. Hawkman's three covers with chains are similarly non-binding:
Some other cover types that were probably common in the DC Silver Age: Apes, duplicates of the heroes (many, many, Wonder Woman covers featured this theme), fat and/or excessively tall characters.
Good hunting!
Update: Commenter Jonathan L. Miller points out that one of the cover collectors, Paul Karasik, retained his affection for comics and has published several books:
I have not read any of them, but I have read many of the Fletcher Hanks stories in Fantastic Comics (the subject of the "I Shall Destroy" and "You Shall Die" books). Mark Engblom reviewed the former book here. I can certainly attest that the Stardust stories are every bit as demented as Mark indicates in his review. They are wildly entertaining and completely insane.
D2-111: Slaves
Người đăng: lecuongle on Thứ Bảy, 25 tháng 12, 2010
Story: Harry Harrison
Art: Dan Barry
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Art: Dan Barry
Summary: Escaping the mystic valley on his hippogriff (see D2-110 Death), Flash is still chased by the ghost of death in various manifestations and plunges into a roaring river that sinks into a deep gorge.
Waking up, Flash is surrounded by young wood nymphs in what appears to be Paradise, but life on the ‘Mystic Isles’ will soon prove to be a living nightmare...
(Source of summary: www.ipcomics.net)Waking up, Flash is surrounded by young wood nymphs in what appears to be Paradise, but life on the ‘Mystic Isles’ will soon prove to be a living nightmare...
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It's from Emile's e-collection. All credits go to her & "Allen Lane" who scanned and first shared at net.
D2-110: Death
Người đăng: lecuongle on Thứ Sáu, 24 tháng 12, 2010
Story: Harry Harrison
Art: Dan Barry
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Art: Dan Barry
Summary: Escaping Ming’s kingdom via a long underground cave (see D2-109 Ming Supreme), Flash expects to reappear near the Forest Kingdom, but emerges disorientated amongst a flock of humanoid gorillas in unfamiliar territory.
Captured and left as an offering to the gorillas' mysterious 'Queen', Flash is lured by a voice from nowhere urging him to fight against unlikely adversaries in a confusing reality that is constantly changing from bad to worse...
(Source of summary: www.ipcomics.net)Captured and left as an offering to the gorillas' mysterious 'Queen', Flash is lured by a voice from nowhere urging him to fight against unlikely adversaries in a confusing reality that is constantly changing from bad to worse...
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It's from Emile's e-collection. All credits go to her & "Allen Lane" who scanned and first shared at net.
D2-109: Ming Supreme
Người đăng: lecuongle
Story: Harry Harrison
Art: Dan Barry
Summary: With Ming restored to his throne in Mingo (see D2-108 Skorpi on Mongo), Flash is approaching the tyrant’s capital in a captured Skorpi ship in order to find and capture his arch enemy on Mongo.
But with Ming reneging on his pact with the traitorous Skorpi, Flash’ disguise lands him in immediate danger and it is not long before he walks straight into a trap and has to fight against all odds to stay alive...
But with Ming reneging on his pact with the traitorous Skorpi, Flash’ disguise lands him in immediate danger and it is not long before he walks straight into a trap and has to fight against all odds to stay alive...
(Source of summary: www.ipcomics.net)
It's from Emile's e-collection. All credits go to her & "Allen Lane" who scanned and first shared at net.
D2-108: Skorpi on Mongo
Người đăng: lecuongle
Story: Harry Harrison
Art: Dan Barry
Summary: Landing secretly on Mongo to establish a forward base in the mountainside, a Skorpi detail sets about a gradual takeover of the planet by fomenting war and pitting old rivals against each other.
As the Skorpi frees Ming from his exile in a nearby asteroid and the old order begins to reassert itself, Prince Barin calls on Flash to unite the warring factions before Free Mongo is lost...
As the Skorpi frees Ming from his exile in a nearby asteroid and the old order begins to reassert itself, Prince Barin calls on Flash to unite the warring factions before Free Mongo is lost...
(Source of summary: www.ipcomics.net)
It's from Emile's e-collection. All credits go to her & "Allen Lane" who scanned and first shared at net.
