In the Shadow of the Atomic Age

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Tarzan #7.

(thumbs u to Scrooge for getting me interested in this series. Lots of great stories in the first 35 or so issues (all I've read so far).

Here's some Matt Baker art from the last three pages of Lassie #21 (March 1955).

One of the things I enjoy about a lot of the Dell comics is when the story concludes on the back cover.

I always look forward to seeing the artwork in three different formats on cosecutive pages. Standard comic page (color), glossy page (black and white) and glossy page (color).

here's a couple that from that era

here's a couple that from that era

That was an interesting series.

Neat book. Those Atomic covers are some of Baker's goofiest art.

Whoa! Time for a

Walked into the LCS this weekend with the missus looking for Pokemon cards for my son and walked out with this not long after it had been up on the wall. Low grade but with decent eye appeal; that’s where my budget is at and it’s not a book I come across often in my travels. Plus, it was on sale to boot. My first Atom Age Cap! I’m pretty stoked.

Whoa! Time for a

 

Walked into the LCS this weekend with the missus looking for Pokemon cards for my son and walked out with this not long after it had been up on the wall. Low grade but with decent eye appeal; that’s where my budget is at and it’s not a book I come across often in my travels. Plus, it was on sale to boot. My first Atom Age Cap! I’m pretty stoked.

 

It's been more than one year since this got bumped. It's high time.

Though a little early for the thread, I read this Supersnipe last night.

Supersnipe is great in that you really feel you are reading a magazine dedicated to the main hero since not only do you get a typical fairly long Supersnipe story but Supersnipe also appears in the Ulysses Q. Wacky story (also by Ed Gruskin & George Marcoux) since Wacky is Supersnipe's friend but he is also mentioned in passing in the Wing Woo Woo story (also by the same writer / penciller duo). And then, even the Text story, One page filler and PSA feature our main heroes.

Marcoux tends to like larger panels than small one and never hesitates to break the grid for his purpose (one might argue that he breaks the grid too often in a hap-hazzard manner and readability is hindered but nevertheless) -

The Huck Finn stories are always whimsy though they do show their age ...

And, recently I linked in BZ's thread to a pamphlet from the State of Oregon about the waste paper brigades. Here's the PSA from Supersnipe about organizing commandos. This is very appropriate from this one-staple 3(?) tipped in pages book -

IIRC, it was Damonwad who posted a really great looking copy of a G.I. Joe issue recently. That's a neat run with great painted covers, DeCarlo's Yardbirds feature and some funny G.I. humor stories (despite the cover themes, the stories inside are typically lighter fare). I've found my stack and I'll scan them as time permits. I'll go down in the run.

Issue # 38 is the last pre-code issue - April 1955 - [Note: the moiré caught by the scan below is not present on the book itself. Scanners be damned.] This is one of the most serious looking Joe face in the run of covers.

Great cover on that G.I. Joe.

# 37 - The Adventures in Wonderland stories are fun. It stages the guys in retelling of fairy tales: strictly silly but also strictly fun.

Love those painted cover Ziff Davis "Joes" Here are a couple of my favorites

Thanks for sharing the details of the interior

It's been more than one year since this got bumped. It's high time.

 

Though a little early for the thread, I read this Supersnipe last night.

 

Supersnipe is great in that you really feel you are reading a magazine dedicated to the main hero since not only do you get a typical fairly long Supersnipe story but Supersnipe also appears in the Ulysses Q. Wacky story (also by Ed Gruskin & George Marcoux) since Wacky is Supersnipe's friend but he is also mentioned in passing in the Wing Woo Woo story (also by the same writer / penciller duo). And then, even the Text story, One page filler and PSA feature our main heroes.

 

 

Marcoux tends to like larger panels than small one and never hesitates to break the grid for his purpose (one might argue that he breaks the grid too often in a hap-hazzard manner and readability is hindered but nevertheless) -

 

 

 

The Huck Finn stories are always whimsy though they do show their age ...

RM: thanks for posting the # 35 since I gap down to # 34 -

# 33 -

# 32 -

# 31 -

That Joe is just having too much fun...

DeCarlo's Yardbirds feature

Since you mentioned it...and great Joes, Scrooge. Keep em coming!