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jlroberson (jlroberson) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-07-10 18:46:00

Current location:	Seattle
Current mood:	drained
Current music:	Brian Eno, "Neroli"
Entry tags:	char: samson, creator: alex blum, creator: will eisner, era: golden age, publisher: fox feature syndicate, status: public domain, title: fantastic comics

More FANTASTIC COMICS: Samson vs. the Saboteurs

So I just posted some STARDUST from the public-domain(please note, mods) FANTASTIC COMICS #12.
I asked if you wanted more. Yes, you said. Okay.
Here's "Samson and David, by Alex "Boon," or rather, Blum.(and, possibly...WRITTEN BY WILL EISNER.) They're the stars of this comic. As it turns out, Stardust might be the least weird-looking feature in the comic. Why? Well, almost everyone else runs around nearly naked.

Ah, the good old innocent days, when no one thought anything of a man with almost nothing on running about with a child who...also...has almost nothing on. Hmm.
It's...kind of like Batman or Green Arrow, only naked. And that it makes no sense and all the villains are stupid. This one? He's the star, as you can see from the cover. I will leave no comment here and allow you to devour this whole. It's quite a meal. Dig in. After your brain stops screaming.

Brief comment: behold the stupidest spies ever.

Believe it or not, that's still not all of it. More will be coming.

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	his_spiffyness 2009-07-11 02:37 am UTC (link)
	Next Up, you need to post some Space Smith. The art on that stuff is just trippy. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	jlroberson 2009-07-11 02:40 am UTC (link)
	I think he's next. He too, I think, is of the Legion of the Shirtless, and smiles. Way too much. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	his_spiffyness 2009-07-11 02:48 am UTC (link)
	Actually, I just downloaded Fantastic #1 and thought the art had an almost psychedelic look about it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	It's Hanks Again! jlroberson 2009-07-11 02:51 am UTC (link)
	Under his "Christy" pseud. But, that wasn't the one I'm thinking. I've not read the whole thing; I should look. That looks actually very much the sort of thing you'd see from Europe in the late 60s. The woman especially. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	dustbunny105 2009-07-11 03:03 am UTC (link)
	Wow, no kiding. That page kinda makes me think of The Yellow Submarine, actually. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jlroberson 2009-07-11 03:05 am UTC (link)
	That direction, yeah. Also some early Guy Peellaert/Pierre Bartier. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	his_spiffyness 2009-07-11 03:10 am UTC (link)
	Yep, the only thing missing is Bellbottoms :) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dr_hermes 2009-07-11 04:13 am UTC (link)
	A little influence on Peter Max, perhaps? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	fungo_squiggly 2009-07-11 03:25 am UTC (link)
	Those Martians are AMAZING. They've got a Chinese dragon/Fu Dog look or something. A great contrast to the rather boring and generic-looking aliens you often see. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	mrmojorisin1135 2009-07-11 02:37 am UTC (link)
	That man is throwing a house. It might be a factory of some sort. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	jlroberson 2009-07-11 02:41 am UTC (link)
	He's battling capitalism. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	jlroberson 2009-07-11 02:49 am UTC (link)
	Interestingly, Blum went on to a moderately successful career. Here's an example of his later work, which actually is more stylized like Hanks'. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d3/Blum_alex.jpg (Reply to this)

	dustbunny105 2009-07-11 03:01 am UTC (link)
	Uh... I... what? That... yeah. Okay, sure. I am fond of this bit: "But our noble leader is free! He's safe in his fortress out west!" "They said the leader was in a fortress out west." "Good work, David!" (Reply to this) (Thread)

	fungo_squiggly 2009-07-11 03:26 am UTC (link)
	"My hair grows back fast!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dr_hermes 2009-07-11 04:15 am UTC (link)
	Rogaine Man! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	espanolbot 2009-07-11 07:45 pm UTC (link)
	I read that as "My back hair grows fast", which, though probably applicable, wouldn't be that pleasant. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	dr_hermes 2009-07-11 04:18 am UTC (link)
	Very interesting, thanks for posting this. I haven't read any of this character before, although I have seen many covers reproduced because of the Lou Fine art. (Reply to this)

	ashtoreth 2009-07-11 04:29 am UTC (link)
	Aside, that train? Truly awesome looking. (Reply to this)

	skitty_kat 2009-07-11 08:08 am UTC (link)
	I was highly disturbed by the panel where they just string that guard up in the tree. Also, love that shot of Samson dangling David by the window. So that's where Michael Jackson got the idea from. Oh, what, too soon? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	jlroberson 2009-07-11 08:22 am UTC (link)
	It's NEVER too soon. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	greenmask 2009-07-11 02:08 pm UTC (link)
	IT MOVES SO FAST I rather enjoyed it actually, zipping about like that. BAM! BAM! BAM! hang the guard ZIP ZIP! throw the editor off a cliff! BAM! LEAP! FOIL! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	jlroberson 2009-07-12 08:30 am UTC (link)
	And everyone they meet helpfully gives away everyone else! "HA! You may have defeated me, a mere security guard, but you will never stand up to my leader right through that door and down the hall to your left, look for 3-B!" (Reply to this) (Parent)

	houbanaut 2009-07-11 04:41 pm UTC (link)
	Non-stop assholery and random paranoia. Love it! "I don't trust that car at the entrance!" "They would have done much worse to this country!" "Yes... he... er - fell off the mountain trail as we were bringing him back!" boggle (Reply to this)

	psychop_rex 2009-07-12 01:03 am UTC (link)
	I could tell who the villain was going to be from the very beginning - who has a name like 'Roulf' in a Golden Age comic and ISN'T a villain? Methinks those spies have expositionitis. 'You'll never stop us, for you do not know, as we do, that our secret weapon is located at 345 East Maple Street in the old abandoned warehouse, with the secret knock being 'shave and a haircut!' (Reply to this)