My thoughts: The artwork is excellent. The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come is brilliantly visaged, the best I’ve ever seen. The secret between Scrooge and Mrs Cratchit of Tiny Tim’s future being funded by Scrooge is another thoughtful alteration to the original, of which there are many subtle changes. I enjoyed this very much.
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
The two giants of the comic publishing world are Marvel and DC, of course, so I thought I would concentrate on some of the other comic publishers, past and present, in the coming weeks.
Ace Magazines published comics between 1940 and 1956. Superhero, crime and romance titles were the most popular genres in their lineup.
Here is an example of the pre-code crime genre - very noir-ish…
CRIME MUST PAY THE PENALTY (Feb 1948)
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
ACG (American Comics Group) was one of the more successful comic book publishers being active from 1943 - 1978. AdventuresIntoTheUnknown was the first comic title dedicated to multi-stories blending horror/action/suspense/adventure genres into one comic.
I’m not sure when a Trades Description Act came into force in the USA, but this cover is one of many where there is no internal story remotely resembling the picture. Dinosaur fans must have been very disappointed when reading this issue!
ADVENTURES INTO THE UNKNOWN #17 - March 1951
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
Avon Periodicals published comics, pulp magazines and paperbacks. They produced comics from 1945-1956 and were eventually absorbed into the HarperCollins group.
SLAVE GIRL COMICS #1 - February 1949
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
That was different. I liked the twist ending. The artwork reminds me of a series called, IIRC, "Prince Valiant". Would that have been around the same time?
Standard Comics had a few brand name changes during its publishing run between 1939-1959. They produced 3 long running anthology titles during this period with a total of 66 titles in all with over 1000 issues cumulatively. Thrilling, Startling and ExcitingComics were the mainstays.
EXCITING COMICS #1 - April 1940 (Under the Better Comics brand).
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
They forgot a line! After Major Mars says "The Space Emperor is none other than Mr Kells, Vice-Governor of the Warth colony", surely Mr Kells has to say "And I'd have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for you meddling kids".
But the best line must be "I'll make you invisible so that heat will not melt you". Science was never my strong point but ....
Charlton Comics were one of the big independents who challenged the big two. Active from 1946 to 1985. During that time, the company (which was a totally self contained operation with its own printing plant, unlike other comics publishers at the time) published titles covering all of the popular genres, notably war, western, funny animal and horror titles. They were widely circulated and popular because of their comparative cheapness, but for much of their history had very few continuing characters (exceptions included Beetle Bailey). They purchased properties belonging to several defunct publishers at various times, including Fawcett. A young Steve Ditko was a mainstay of their output.
From 1967, Charlton concentrated primarily on licensed properties, in particular Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters such as the Flintstones, Top Cat and The Jetsons and King Features' 'Flash Gordon'. They published series' based on TV shows such as The Six Million Dollar Man in the ‘70’s.
Charlton Comics finally ceased publication in 1985 and DC purchased some of their characters for future use.
OUT OF THIS WORLD #6 - November 1959 - Steve Ditko
More OutOfThisWorld tomorrow…
Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A GHOST STORY (2022) Part 5
To be continued…
The artwork is good and, although we all know the story and its outcome, it’s still enjoyable 😁
A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A GHOST STORY (2022) Part 6
To be continued…
Catching up.... lovely version.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A GHOST STORY (2022) Part 7
To be continued…
But of course. The latest Spirit is very well done - well, they all are.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A GHOST STORY (2022) Part 8
To be continued…
Just concluding in time, I think.
It couldn’t end on any other day than Christmas Eve, it really couldn’t.
Just caught up with the last couple of days worth…it IS very well done 😃
A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A GHOST STORY (2022) Part 9
To be concluded…
Enjoying this. Haven't read the original in years, so this is very pleasant.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A GHOST STORY (2022) Part 10
My thoughts: The artwork is excellent. The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come is brilliantly visaged, the best I’ve ever seen. The secret between Scrooge and Mrs Cratchit of Tiny Tim’s future being funded by Scrooge is another thoughtful alteration to the original, of which there are many subtle changes. I enjoyed this very much.
I completely agree, and this was a wise choice. God bless us, every one.
That was a nice twist on the story…I really enjoyed that…thanks 🍸
Extraordinary prices achieved, what a brilliant possession that is for those 100 people who own a copy.
The two giants of the comic publishing world are Marvel and DC, of course, so I thought I would concentrate on some of the other comic publishers, past and present, in the coming weeks.
Ace Magazines published comics between 1940 and 1956. Superhero, crime and romance titles were the most popular genres in their lineup.
Here is an example of the pre-code crime genre - very noir-ish…
CRIME MUST PAY THE PENALTY (Feb 1948)
Good story, looking forward to more offbeat tales.
On reading the title I thought it was about my wife 😮 👀🤣
Ajax-Farrell published comics in the 50’s, 1951-1958 to be exact. They covered most of the standard genres including horror…
HAUNTED THRILLS #3 October 1952
ACG (American Comics Group) was one of the more successful comic book publishers being active from 1943 - 1978. Adventures Into The Unknown was the first comic title dedicated to multi-stories blending horror/action/suspense/adventure genres into one comic.
I’m not sure when a Trades Description Act came into force in the USA, but this cover is one of many where there is no internal story remotely resembling the picture. Dinosaur fans must have been very disappointed when reading this issue!
ADVENTURES INTO THE UNKNOWN #17 - March 1951
Good stories, and just as you say no connection to the covers.
Avon Periodicals published comics, pulp magazines and paperbacks. They produced comics from 1945-1956 and were eventually absorbed into the HarperCollins group.
SLAVE GIRL COMICS #1 - February 1949
That was different. I liked the twist ending. The artwork reminds me of a series called, IIRC, "Prince Valiant". Would that have been around the same time?
Standard Comics had a few brand name changes during its publishing run between 1939-1959. They produced 3 long running anthology titles during this period with a total of 66 titles in all with over 1000 issues cumulatively. Thrilling, Startling and Exciting Comics were the mainstays.
EXCITING COMICS #1 - April 1940 (Under the Better Comics brand).
They forgot a line! After Major Mars says "The Space Emperor is none other than Mr Kells, Vice-Governor of the Warth colony", surely Mr Kells has to say "And I'd have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for you meddling kids".
But the best line must be "I'll make you invisible so that heat will not melt you". Science was never my strong point but ....
@Barbel says - But the best line must be "I'll make you invisible so that heat will not melt you". Science was never my strong point but ....
Is Barbel DAF’s Blofeld in disguise? 😁
Charlton Comics were one of the big independents who challenged the big two. Active from 1946 to 1985. During that time, the company (which was a totally self contained operation with its own printing plant, unlike other comics publishers at the time) published titles covering all of the popular genres, notably war, western, funny animal and horror titles. They were widely circulated and popular because of their comparative cheapness, but for much of their history had very few continuing characters (exceptions included Beetle Bailey). They purchased properties belonging to several defunct publishers at various times, including Fawcett. A young Steve Ditko was a mainstay of their output.
From 1967, Charlton concentrated primarily on licensed properties, in particular Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters such as the Flintstones, Top Cat and The Jetsons and King Features' 'Flash Gordon'. They published series' based on TV shows such as The Six Million Dollar Man in the ‘70’s.
Charlton Comics finally ceased publication in 1985 and DC purchased some of their characters for future use.
OUT OF THIS WORLD #6 - November 1959 - Steve Ditko
More Out Of This World tomorrow…
Another story from OUT OF THIS WORLD #6