And Now, It's... The END! Number 1: The Skull Army Coming YOUR Way Spring of 2011 (Or Even Sooner!)     - Above Photo:  The Front Cover to THE END #1 The Skull Army! - At the Top Left: Michelle Bryson at the Silver Comics Booth.  - At the Bottom Left: Michelle Bryson and Silver Comics Publisher - Johnny Ortiz at the 2010 Long Beach Comic Con!  (LBCC).

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3301:

I have mentioned before that my 'free reading time' is somewhat limited, due to on-site projects for clients, home-office web projects at all hours, and also social networking via my laptop and now my Droid!

So when I get a book, heavy with 'copy', like the one pictured above, it takes me a little time to read it all, and then possibly blog about it, if I find it blog worthy...

I met the main author of this 'pulp mag' format book during the recent 2010 Long Beach Comic Con, (LBCC), at the Silver Comics booth.

That author would be Michelle Bryson, who is pictured in the top left photo, and then with her publisher, Johnny Ortiz in the lower top photo at the left.

I've blogged about Johnny's Silver Comics line several times before, as seen in this link, but this is his first pulp mag style publication to see print.

I know that comic books have their 'roots' in the pulps, and I have read some during the years, but it is comic books that have been my main emphasis in collecting.  That's because even in the 1960's comics were a lot easier to obtain than pulps when I was younger.

However, this 'pulp' was based on 'The End', a character that I had already read a couple of adventures of his in the 'Silver Comics' series of comics, so I thought I would give it a try.

I normally don't blog about non-comics publications in this Blog, as it is titled: 'ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com', but the cross-genre nature of this publication merited at least a mention at my New Facebook Fan Page if I didn't blog about it.

I found that reading it was a pleasure.  Michelle 'paints' the pictures in my mind about what is going on in the story, even though it isn't an illustrated graphic novel.  Good job there, Michelle!

Plus, a famous comic book artist, Frank Brunner, has several illustrations of his interspersed in the text pages.  I haven't seen his work for a while, but it brought back memories to me of his works on other titles I've enjoyed in the past, i.e. Dr. Strange in Marvel Premiere, Howard the Duck, and Red Sonja to name a few. The illustrations are printed in black and white, to fit the 'pulp' format style.

In addition to the main story, there are three more stories. One by Dennis Rau, and then two by Dan Beltran, both with illustrations by Dan Beltran.  Those were also good, and made this a total package worth reading!

This is a well rounded publication, and more than worthy of blog mention! The format is in 6" x 9" softcover book format, and the front and back cover illustration definitely grabs the browser's attention when first seen. 

However, for YOU to purchase this book, you'll have to order it directly from Johnny's publishing company.  The cover price is astounding for what is presented... only $6.99 + shipping!

That is, if YOU don't see him at a comic con near you.  I'm not for sure of his con schedule... So I suggest you check out the web site for Silver Comics, plus become a 'member' of the Silver Comics Facebook Group Page, which I have already done!

As to my 'comic book grade' for this 'pulp mag', I'm going to rate it a Very Fine / Near Mint (VF/NM) 9.0 as it chock full of stories and illustrations, and worth the purchase if you are into pulp mag style of publications for reading!

My thanks to Michelle Bryson for bringing this publication to my attention at the Long Beach  Comic Con!  AND to Johnny Ortiz for publishing another quality publication!

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PLUS: My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now over 3,300 total posts in number! I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this Blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app!  We currently have over 2,040 'Followers'!  Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet...I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note: Our online comic book shop carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items at the link seen below.  

http://www.comicbookscircus.com/

 

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"Hammering Out the Web For You Since May 12th, 1998!"       Note: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:   Make It So Marketing Inc. PO Box 130653 Carlsbad, CA 92013   ComicBooksCircus.com - It's Under The Big Top Of Comics! Click the Above Circus Tent to See Our Current Listings!

My thanks to those of YOU that have read today's blog post! I do appreciate that! For those of you that didn't know me before today... I first set up as a 'dealer' at the 1972 San Diego West Coast Comic Con (SDCC) at the El Cortez Hotel. So I've been around comic conventions for a little while, LOL!   My wife Tina and I now have an on-line exhibitor (dealer) table at the first "virtual" comic con titled the "Facebook Comic Con" (FBCC)!   You can view our dealer table and interact with us there on Facebook by clicking this link, which takes you to our table named: 'Facebook Comic Con | Make It So Marketing'. Plus I have a chapter in a new book coming out in December of 2010, that is pictured above, "Gotham City 14 Miles"!  Click here to become a 'Fan' of the GC14M Facebook Fan Page!.     Also, if you are a Facebook member and would like to also join my Facebook Network, I would have liked to have sent you a Friend Request.  However,  I have reached the maximum of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages 'limit' already, so I have now added on a personal Facebook Fan Page of my own! Just click this link to be taken to 'Michael D Hamersky On Comics' where you can click the 'Like' button there! And Thanks!         ------------------- Talking about comics: if YOU are a comics creator, (writer, penciler, inker, colorist, letterer, etc.), OR even a Comics / Magazine Publisher, feel free to contact me regarding YOUR works for a possible mention / review! I've made a special blog post about: "How To Best Submit YOUR Publication For Possible Review!" for those creators / publishers that would like to possibly have their publications mentioned or reviewed. Just click on the link provided in this paragraph! ~Michael @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com   WEB PAGE NOTE:  This blog post is written for the IE Browser standards. Chrome, Safarai, Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently, sorry about that! The screen display x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer. NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

 

Vinnie's 'Take' On:  "The Daughters of Merlin #1" From Jester Press Comics!    --- Above Photo: Front Cover of The Daughters of Merlin #1! --- At the Top Left: Being Introduced to the New Comics Series by Rob Porter, at the 2010 San Diego Comic Con International! --- At the Bottom Left: The Revised Logo to Jester Comics - 2010!

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3300:

Vinnie was with us last weekend, and formatted a few blogs for me to post here as needed.

Vinnie read the first issue of this ongoing series, and due to his interest in the historical theme, chose it to be one of his blogs.  Thanks again, Vinnie!

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This post is a blog review featuring "My Take" on the comic book "The Daughters of Merlin" by Jester Press Comics.

We got this comic from when we visited the Small Press section at the 2010 San Diego Comic Con International. 

This weekend my dad needed additional content for his blog. Normally, when I come to my dad's house for a weekend, I write one blog, but this weekend, I wrote three. He just needed a little more help since things are busy, and since I enjoy reading comics and could improve on my writing skills... why not?!

I looked through a couple comics and this was one that looked interesting, and was (sort of) age appropriate, so I read it, and am blogging about it. I mainly picked it for my interest in wizardry and magic (for the fictional side), and Merlin as well as King Arthur and his Round Table (for it's non-fictional counterpart). Well anyways, onto the part you have (hopefully) been waiting for - the review!

The Front Cover (drawn by Edi Guedes) depicts the main characters in this issue- Merlin, and his daughters Breeta, Mina, and Skye, and who appears to be their mentor, Tristana. The kingdom of King Arthur is in the background, and a dragon appears as though ready to strike.

The Inside Front Cover has a "Table of Contents" thing giving credit where credit is due (sorry, just had to say it). It also gives a little teaser that entices the potential reader to read on.

The Interior Pages contain the story and illustrations which I really liked due to my interest in wizardry, magic, and medieval times. The story, although was't very long, nor told much in this issue (mind you, this is issue #1), it was still fairly good. Just at some parts, I wasn't always sure what storyline was trying to be told. It seemed to kind of "jump around" per se/ The illustrations were good, and were drawn in a medieval styled way (to me at least) it seems. Overall, it was a little above moderate, but my infatuation with the theme kind of put it near the top for me.

The Inside Back Cover just had an advertisement of another comic of Jester Press comics, so not much of a big deal for me. Onto the Back Cover!

The Back Cover, unfortunately has yet again... another advertisement, probably the printer(?). Now only if there could have been something about the comic that was inside?!

Overall. I would still give the comic book, "The Daughters of Merlin" #1 a comic book grade of Very Fine Plus (VF+), a 8.5 on a 10.0 grading scale.

Thank you for reading my review.
 
~Vinnie

NOTE From Michael: You can purchase this comic book from the publisher via the Jester Press Comics Store tab on their web site.

PLUS: You can send a 'Friends Request' to them on Facebook, as they aren't maxed out yet on the limit of numbers of friends Facebooks allows (5,000).

Thanks Vinnie, for guest blogging here once again, and giving us your thoughts on this publication from a tween's POV!

Besides Thanking Vinnie for his blog contribution today... My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at the 3,300 total posts in number! I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

Note: Our online comic book shop carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items at the link seen below.  

http://www.comicbookscircus.com/

 

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"Hammering Out the Web For You Since May 12th, 1998!"       Note: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:   Make It So Marketing Inc. PO Box 130653 Carlsbad, CA 92013     ComicBooksCircus.com - It's Under The Big Top Of Comics! Click the Above Circus Tent to See Our Current Listings!

My thanks to those of YOU that have read today's blog post! I do appreciate that! For those of you that didn't know me before today... I first set up as a 'dealer' at the 1972 San Diego West Coast Comic Con (SDCC) at the El Cortez Hotel. So I've been around comic conventions for a little while, LOL!  Plus Vinnie (pictured at the 2010 SDCC), likes attending the Comic-Con with us too now!  Keeping this tradition going in the family.  I used to take his older sister and brothers to it when they were younger!   Talking bout Comic Cons... My wife Tina and I now have an on-line exhibitor (dealer) table at the first "virtual" comic con titled the "Facebook Comic Con" (FBCC)! You can view our dealer table and interact with us there on Facebook by clicking this link, which takes you to our table named: 'Facebook Comic Con | Make It So Marketing'.  So if YOU are a Facebook member, please 'join' our Facebook Comic Con - Make It So Marketing exhibitor table for updates, specials, links to this blog, and other wall comments that we post every day!     Also, if you are a Facebook member and would like to also join my Facebook Network, I would have sent you a Friend Request, or accepted yours.  However,  I have reached the maximum of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages 'limit' already, so I have now added on a personal Facebook Fan Page of my own! Just click this link to be taken to 'Michael D Hamersky On Comics' where you can click the 'Like' button there!         ------------------- Talking about comics: if YOU are a comics creator, (writer, penciler, inker, colorist, letterer, etc.), OR even a Comics / Magazine Publisher, feel free to contact me regarding YOUR works for a possible mention / review by either Vinnie / Tina / or myself! I've made a special blog post about: "How To Best Submit YOUR Publication For Possible Review!" for those creators / publishers that would like to possibly have their publications mentioned or reviewed. Just click on the link provided in this paragraph! ~Michael @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com   WEB PAGE NOTE:  This blog post is written for the IE Browser standards. Chrome, Safarai, Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently, sorry about that! The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer. NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

 

He's Coming Soon... The Cape! January 9th, 2011 On NBC       - Above Photo:  The Front Cover to the Exclusive San Diego Comic-Con Mini-Comic Book! If YOU Missed Getting One...Just Left Click the Cover to See Where You Can Get One! - At the Top Left: The Main Cast of the TV Show.  - At the Bottom Left: Summer Glau & David Lyons at the SDCC Program.

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3299:

I attended the 'World Premiere' of 'The Cape' at the 2010 Comic-Con International: San Diego this past July.  It was previewed at a special panel on Friday, July 23rd, from 2:15 - 3:15.

The room attendants distributed severl of the above pictured 'SDCC Exclusive' mini comic book, an 8 page booklet, measuring approx 4 & 1/2" x 6 & 1/2" in size. That was to create additional 'buzz' about the the then upcoming mid-season replacement TV show in 2011.

Well... It's now December 9th of 2010, and the 'upcoming' mid-season replacement is scheduled to start airing soon!  Sunday, January 9th, a month from today, is the two hour premiere from 9 - 11 PM.

The 'normal' Monday night time slot for the show starts on Janury 17th.  The series has been picked up for 13 episodes.

Although the cast for the TV Show has several known actors, such as Summer Glau shown above left in the cast photo and a Comic-Con photo, the 'buzz' wasn't all that 'big' at the special comic-con program I attended...

It's been a few months since then, and I'm starting to see more 'buzz' online now. I'm also going to give this show a 'try' starting January 9th, and if there are more comic-book related stories to this new TV Show, I'll 'report' back here.  The mini-comic is supposed to be a 'preview' for the Graphic Novel... So we'll see!

You can find out more about this show like I did at: The Cape on NBC, Orwell Is Watching You, and the Wikipedia entry.

I personally enjoyed certain aspects of the Preview that was showed at Comic-Con...  But there was enough time between the July SDCC and the January Premiere to 'fix' the snags that were 'voiced' at this Comic-Con program.  We'll see...!

For those of YOU not fortunate enough to attend the 2010 SDCC, I have the above pictured SDCC mini-comic exclusive at my own online LCBS at ComicBooksCircus.com for  reasonable amount plus shipping until I run out!

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My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now over 3,295 total posts in number! I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this Blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app!  We currently have over 2,040 'Followers'!  Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet...I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note: Our online comic book shop carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items at the link seen below.  

http://www.comicbookscircus.com/

 

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"Hammering Out the Web For You Since May 12th, 1998!"       Note: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:   Make It So Marketing Inc. PO Box 130653 Carlsbad, CA 92013   ComicBooksCircus.com - It's Under The Big Top Of Comics! Click the Above Circus Tent to See Our Current Listings!

My thanks to those of YOU that have read today's blog post! I do appreciate that! For those of you that didn't know me before today... I first set up as a 'dealer' at the 1972 San Diego West Coast Comic Con (SDCC) at the El Cortez Hotel. So I've been around comic conventions for a little while, LOL!   My wife Tina and I now have an on-line exhibitor (dealer) table at the first "virtual" comic con titled the "Facebook Comic Con" (FBCC)!   You can view our dealer table and interact with us there on Facebook by clicking this link, which takes you to our table named: 'Facebook Comic Con | Make It So Marketing'. Plus I have a chapter in a new book coming out in December of 2010, that is pictured above, "Gotham City 14 Miles"!  Click here to become a 'Fan' of the GC14M Facebook Fan Page!.     Also, if you are a Facebook member and would like to also join my Facebook Network, I would have liked to have sent you a Friend Request.  However,  I have reached the maximum of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages 'limit' already, so I have now added on a personal Facebook Fan Page of my own! Just click this link to be taken to 'Michael D Hamersky On Comics' where you can click the 'Like' button there! And Thanks!         ------------------- Talking about comics: if YOU are a comics creator, (writer, penciler, inker, colorist, letterer, etc.), OR even a Comics / Magazine Publisher, feel free to contact me regarding YOUR works for a possible mention / review! I've made a special blog post about: "How To Best Submit YOUR Publication For Possible Review!" for those creators / publishers that would like to possibly have their publications mentioned or reviewed. Just click on the link provided in this paragraph! ~Michael @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com   WEB PAGE NOTE:  This blog post is written for the IE Browser standards. Chrome, Safarai, Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently, sorry about that! The screen display x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer. NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

 

Comics Related Gifts For The Holidays - Part 2! Personal Recommendations For  Family, Friends & Even For Yourself!

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3298:

Back on December 3rd I blogged that...

Each year I 'Spotlight' comics related items that I have reviewed over the past year and want to point out once more for those of YOU that missed the invidual posts, and are looking for holidy gifts for family, friends, or even yourself!

This year I'm refining the process by separating the links into 'groupings'. Please Note: These are MY choices, as my wife, (Tina LoSasso), and my youngest son, (Vinnie), do not have their choices included in this listing.

Here As Promised on December 3rd is my addendum to the original post... And No, the three Action Comics #1 issues shown at the Newstand above, are NOT part of these selections! Did YOU spot them in the pic from 1938? Here's the ones from this year of 2010 and more affordable:

Action / Adventure:

Blog #3294  Michael's Take On: 8-9-3 The Graphic Novel!  NM

Blog #3259 My Take On: The Secret History - Books Ten and Eleven! VF/NM

Blog #3227  My 'Take' On: The Further Adventures of D.B. Cooper! NM

Blog #3179 My Take On: Yi Soon Shin - Warrior And Defender #2!

Blog #3127 My Take on Bella Donna

Blog #3126 My Take On The Enforcers Zero Issue -  The Director's Cut

Blog (March 8, 2010) Yi Shoo Shin #1

Blog (March 3, 2010) Elephantmen Vol 2: Fatal Diseases

Books on TV Shows:

Blog #3265  My Take On the New Book: Gotham City 14 Miles from Sequart!  NM

Blog #3262  My 'Take' On: Fraggle Rock Vol. 1 Collected Edition Hardcover VF/NM

'Coffee Table Books' - Outstanding Books for Any Home!

Blog #3207 My 'Take' On: The Best Of Simon And Kirby From Titan Books!  NM

Fanzines & Pro-Zines:

Blog #3220 My 'Take' On: Back Issue #42 From TwoMorrows Publishing! The Wild West Issue!  NM

Blog #3201   My 'Take' On Alter Ego #95 - Marie Severin And NOT Brand Echh!  NM

Blog #3148 My Take On: Fogel's Underground Comix Price Guide - The First Supplement   VF/NM

Blog #3125 Part 2 of My Take On Comic Fan! #6  

For Friends That Want to Self-Publish - Good Examples:

Blog #3246 My 'Take' On: HTown Issue #1 VF/NM        

Blog #3228  My 'Take' On: Crying Macho Man Issue No. 4 VF/NM

Blog #3225 My 'Take' On Shaloman...Via Issue #8 As Seen At The 2010 SDCC! VF/N

Blog (March 21st, 2010) Shelter - A Tree & Hills Anthology

Blog (March 1st, 2010) Walking Man Comics!

Fun Reads:

Blog #3252 Sonambulo In 'Mexican Stand-Off' As Found at the San Gabriel Valley Comic Book Festival! NM

Blog #3240 My 'Take' On The TPB: Sonambulo In Sleep Of The Just!  NM 

Blog #3251 My 'Take' On: War Of The Independents #1 - Debuting at the 2010 NYCC! VF/NM

Blog #3178  My Take On: I Am Stu Pitt! A Comic Strip Novel   NM

Blog #3131 My Take On The Adventures of Captain Rochester #1 & 2!

Blog (March 18th, 2010)  Seeds - An Antholgy of Comics About Food?!

Blog (February 17th, 2010) A Review of Strange Space Stories #1

Blog (January 4th, 2010) The Silver Comics Annual #1!

Graphic Novels for General Mainstream Audiences:

Blog #3216 My 'Take' On PUG - The Graphic Novel NM

HoRRoR / MoNSTer:

Blog #3275  My Take On: Bela Lugosi's TALES From the GRAVE! NM

Blog #3258 My Take On: Family Bones Volume 2 - Shawn Granger  VF/NM

Blog #3223 My 'Take' On: Strangler Bros. #1 - As Seen At the 2010 SDCC! VF/NM

Blog #3182  My Take On: Jeromy Cox's VAMPYRATES #1  VF/NM

Blog (March 17, 2010) A Review On Haven - The Upcoming Graphic Novel

Blog (March 10, 2010) Eye Popping 10th Issue of Satyr!

Blog (February 19th, 2010) It's Strangeways: Murder Moon!

The above selections are only from my review blogs from December 2010 to January of 2010.  I don't want to make it too hard for you to find these items, either at your LCBS, Bookstore, or online sources!

Plus... I wanted to update this list for those of you that are running into trouble finding something... Thus the 'Part 2' title at the top of this blog!

Note: For those creators that sent your publications in for review, and don't see them in the list above, please note that these are my personal selections for a more mainstream based audience. No slight intended on your publication!

This is my last update on this suggestion list, as it is already December 8th!

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My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now over 3,295 total posts in number! I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this Blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app!  We currently have over 2,060 'Followers'!  Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet...I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note: Our online comic book shop carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items at the link seen below.  

http://www.comicbookscircus.com/

 

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"Hammering Out the Web For You Since May 12th, 1998!"       Note: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:   Make It So Marketing Inc. PO Box 130653 Carlsbad, CA 92013   ComicBooksCircus.com - It's Under The Big Top Of Comics! Click the Above Circus Tent to See Our Current Listings!

My thanks to those of YOU that have read today's blog post! I do appreciate that! For those of you that didn't know me before today... I first set up as a 'dealer' at the 1972 San Diego West Coast Comic Con (SDCC) at the El Cortez Hotel. So I've been around comic conventions for a little while, LOL!   My wife Tina and I now have an on-line exhibitor (dealer) table at the first "virtual" comic con titled the "Facebook Comic Con" (FBCC)!   You can view our dealer table and interact with us there on Facebook by clicking this link, which takes you to our table named: 'Facebook Comic Con | Make It So Marketing'. Plus I have a chapter in a new book coming out in December of 2010, that is pictured above, "Gotham City 14 Miles"!  Click here to become a 'Fan' of the GC14M Facebook Fan Page!.     Also, if you are a Facebook member and would like to also join my Facebook Network, I would have liked to have sent you a Friend Request.  However,  I have reached the maximum of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages 'limit' already, so I have now added on a personal Facebook Fan Page of my own! Just click this link to be taken to 'Michael D Hamersky On Comics' where you can click the 'Like' button there! And Thanks!         ------------------- Talking about comics: if YOU are a comics creator, (writer, penciler, inker, colorist, letterer, etc.), OR even a Comics / Magazine Publisher, feel free to contact me regarding YOUR works for a possible mention / review! I've made a special blog post about: "How To Best Submit YOUR Publication For Possible Review!" for those creators / publishers that would like to possibly have their publications mentioned or reviewed. Just click on the link provided in this paragraph! ~Michael @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com   WEB PAGE NOTE:  This blog post is written for the IE Browser standards. Chrome, Safarai, Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently, sorry about that! The screen display x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer. NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

 

WAR! As Declared In Comic Books! A Look Back At The 1941 Era!   - Above Photo:  Young Allies #3 From Spring of 1942.  Timely (later Marvel) Comics. - At the Top Left: Captain America #13 from Spring of 1942. Also from Timely Comics. - At the Middle Left: Spy Smasher #8 from November of 1942. From Fawcett Comics. - At the Bottom Left: World's Finest Comics #8 from Winter of 1942. From DC / Superman Comics. - Below:  The Newspaper Front Page from the December 7th, 1941 edition of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin EXTRA says it all! - -

TODAY'S FEATURE - Blog #3297:

Comic Books are an American pop culture creation. At times they have been used for promotional purposes to sell cars, or burgers, or to introduce a company itself to the general public.

Other times they have been printed to get a point across to the reading public, such as during the 'Cold War' when comics warning about the 'Red Menance' were seen.

Well, back in the 1941 era, many comic book covers had a call for patriotism because of what happened on this date back in 1941.

The front page of the newpaper shown at the top right from Honolulu, Hawaii says it all.  War!

And the comic books also went to war!

There are hundreds of comic books from that era that were published.  I've chosen just a handful to show here today. 

From Timely (now Marvel) Comics, Fawcett Comics, and DC / Superman Comics are comics cover dated from 1942 - 1943. Comics always seemed to be 'cover dated' a few months ahead since they were periodicals, and the publishers thought readers would want the newest comic magazines.  So they kept moving up the 'cover date' on the newstands!

I'm not old enough to remember that day.  My dad wasn't old enough to serve yet either.  However, 'war comics' were an early part of my growing up reading and then collecting comics. Possibly because I was a 'Navy Brat', and war comics were at the Navy Bases in relatively larger numbers in the barbershops and Navy Exchanges.

Not to glorify war, but the comic book covers shown at the top of this blog post helped to galvanize the younger readers, and also the servicemen to do what they could for the war effort.

A large readership of comics were servicemen in those days.  So it had to have been a good morale booster to see Captain America, Toro & Bucky, Superman and Batman, Spy Smasher, and others do what they could in the comics for the war effort.  Especially with the early days of the WWII looking so bleak for the Allies.

I just wanted to remember this day, now 69 years ago(!), via some of the comic book covers during that time period here today.

The sacrifices that our servicemen and servicewomen gave during that time period are the reasons why we are able to have the freedom that we still have today.

My thoughts go out to those that lost family or friends during that 'Day of Infamy', and in the days and years that followed until World War II ended... I may have not been there, but I still 'Remember Pearl Harbor' each year in this blog...

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A Special Ending Note from Michael:

As shown in today's blog, there's a lot of history that can be read in comics. 

Plus we are fortunate to still have with us several comics creators from that time period, including a Facebook Friend of mine, Allen Bellman, 'Who Was There' at Timely Comics during this time period, and who recently offered to illustrate a sketch for my 2nd Annual 'Black Friday Comics' Event on Facebook.  The Winner of the Grand Prize is to receive a fully illustrated sketch of Captain America belting a villain of the Prize Winner's choice. Similar to the one at the far right in the photo shown here.  I'll be sharing that here after it is finished. 

For those of YOU that didn't know about the Event, Mr. Bellman also does commissioned sketches.  You can contact him via his web site at: AllenBellman.com, which has just gone through a nice looking revision.

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My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now over 3,295 total posts in number! I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this Blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app!  We currently have over 2,060 'Followers'!  Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet...I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note: Our online comic book shop carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items at the link seen below.  

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My thanks to those of YOU that have read today's blog post! I do appreciate that! For those of you that didn't know me before today... I first set up as a 'dealer' at the 1972 San Diego West Coast Comic Con (SDCC) at the El Cortez Hotel. So I've been around comic conventions for a little while, LOL!   My wife Tina and I now have an on-line exhibitor (dealer) table at the first "virtual" comic con titled the "Facebook Comic Con" (FBCC)!   You can view our dealer table and interact with us there on Facebook by clicking this link, which takes you to our table named: 'Facebook Comic Con | Make It So Marketing'. Plus I have a chapter in a new book coming out in December of 2010, that is pictured above, "Gotham City 14 Miles"!  Click here to become a 'Fan' of the GC14M Facebook Fan Page!.     Also, if you are a Facebook member and would like to also join my Facebook Network, I would have liked to have sent you a Friend Request.  However,  I have reached the maximum of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages 'limit' already, so I have now added on a personal Facebook Fan Page of my own! Just click this link to be taken to 'Michael D Hamersky On Comics' where you can click the 'Like' button there! And Thanks!         ------------------- Talking about comics: if YOU are a comics creator, (writer, penciler, inker, colorist, letterer, etc.), OR even a Comics / Magazine Publisher, feel free to contact me regarding YOUR works for a possible mention or review! I've made a special blog post about: "How To Best Submit YOUR Publication For Possible Review!" for those creators / publishers that would like to possibly have their publications mentioned or reviewed. Just click on the link provided in this paragraph! ~Michael @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com   WEB PAGE NOTE:  This blog post is written for the IE Browser standards. Chrome, Safarai, Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently, sorry about that! The screen display x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer. NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.