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12:56 pm [strannik01]
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When romance comics were downright creepy.
As anybody who read romance comics scans in both versions of our fine community can attest, romance comics often featured romances between young girls and men that were (at least) a couple of years older then them. But none of them were quite as creepy as "The Man of My Dreams," a story that appeared in Love Problems and Advice Illustrated #2. Now, I know that age consent worked a bit differently back then (it didn't count if you were married), but still... The names of the artist and writer who created this are lost in the mist of time, which is probably just as well.
Dial-up link link (even if less and less people need it every day)
Tags: era: golden age, genre: romance, publisher: harvey comics, status: public domain
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07:56 pm [his_spiffyness]
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Cross Dressing for INJUSTICE!!! A lovely Heiress, an ugly transvestite, and sea mines. All in a days work for the Harbor Patrol!
Tags: era: golden age, in-joke: crossdressing for justice, publisher: leader enterprises, status: public domain
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01:52 pm [strannik01]
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Archie Comics' other romances After Joe Simon and Jack Kirby pioneered romance comics in the late 1940s, every other publisher quickly jumped on the bandwagon. Archie Comics was no exception. Ultimately, it didn't catch on and Archie Comics decided to stick to publishing adventures Archie Andrews, his supporting cast and the variety of "teen-age" imitators that tried to replicate the formula that made the original so successful.
Now, when it comes to finding romance comics with objectionable undertones, you really can't go wrong. At best, you'll find something mildly cringe-inducing. At worst, you'll find something like "Cottage of Love." It's hardly the most cringe-inducing romance comic ever published, but good God...
The story originally appeared in Darling Love #8. Writer and artist unknown.
( Where a woman discovers that having a career will ruin your life and will make your man have implied sex with loose women (11 Pages under the cut) )
And, as a bonus, an advice column and a celebrity gossip column from the same issue.
( Suprisingly sensible advice under the cut )
For the few readers who still have dial-up (or are reading this from a wireless hot stop), here is a link.
Tags: era: golden age, genre: romance, publisher: archie, status: public domain
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02:29 am [superfan1]
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Horror Week: Even the devil hate critics. ( Cut )
Tags: era: golden age, publisher: acg, publisher: b&i publishing, series: horror week, status: public domain
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09:29 am [strannik01]
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Weird Golden Age Patriotism - USA, The Spirit of Old Glory MLJ's the Shield was the first patriotic superhero in American comics, but it wasn't until Captain America came around that the trend really took off. Every publisher rushed to jump on the bandwagon and get their own patriotic hero (or several) out on the shelves. Some were fairly mundane, but others... Others were just plain weird.
In this series, I am taking a look at some of the odder, more unique examples of the trend. Members of the original scans_daily will probably remember some of them, but others will be brand new.
This post focus on one of the later. It was one of the many patriotic superheroes that appeared in Quality Comics over the years (the most famous and popular of which was, of course, the company's version of Uncle Sam). This particular character only lasted a few issues of Feature Comics. As far as I know, she was very revived by DC, or anyone else, for that matter, which I think is kind of a shame. The concept is just too odd not to be used somehow.
The following story was originally published in Feature Comics #42. Writer unknown, art by Maurice Gutwirth
( What if the Spectre was a patriotic girl? (5 pages under the cut) )
Note: I apologize for the quality of the scans. The originals were rather poor, and while I tried to clean them up the best I could, there was only so much I could do with what little photo editing software I have.
Current Mood: okay Tags: char: usa, era: golden age, publisher: quality comics, series: weird golden age patriotism, status: public domain
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08:55 am [his_spiffyness]
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Frank, what have they done to you? Didn't we already go through this nonsense in the 90's?
Tags: char: doc strange/hugo strange, char: mike ellis, char: punisher/frank castle, era: golden age, publisher: marvel comics, publisher: nedor comics, status: public domain, title: thrilling comics
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09:05 pm [xdoop]
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"I'll Never Let You Go!"
Tags: era: silver age, genre: romance, publisher: prize comics, status: public domain, title: young romance
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04:30 pm [xdoop]
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"Sick of Men!"
Tags: era: silver age, genre: romance, publisher: prize comics, status: public domain, title: young romance
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04:42 pm [xdoop]
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What to do when your man cheats on you.
Tags: era: silver age, genre: romance, publisher: prize comics, status: public domain, title: young romance
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08:12 pm [sandoz_iscariot]
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Stardust: "De Structo and the Headhunters" Reposted because it appears the original post was deleted, and I really wanted to show this to somebody. And this is a story no incarnation of S_D should be without!
( you are now in the power of Stardust )
Current Mood: contemplative Tags: char: stardust, creator: fletcher hanks, era: golden age, status: public domain, title: fantastic comics
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12:02 pm [strannik01]
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Weird Golden Age Patriotism - Super-American MLJ's the Shield was the first patriotic superhero in American comics, but it wasn't until Captain America came around that the trend really took off. Every publisher rushed to jump on the bandwagon and get their own patriotic hero (or several) out on the shelves. Some were fairly mundane, but others... Others were just plain weird.
In this series, I will take a look at some of the odder, more unique examples of the trend. Members of the original scans_daily will probably remember some of them, but others will be brand new.
First, we have Super-American, originally published by Fiction House. The following story originally appeared in Fight Comics #15. Writer unknown, art by Dan Zolnerowich.
( Super-American kicks some crypto-Nazi ass... in America! (13 pages under the cut) )
I was originally going to put up dial-up links, but then I noticed that I kept getting errors and reread the rules. So, if anyone out there has a dial-up connection (or has to deal with a wireless connection to a coffee shop), you can go to this folder.
Current Location: Argo Tea, Chicago Current Mood: nostalgic Tags: char: super-american, creator: dan zolnerowich, era: golden age, publisher: fiction house, series: weird golden age patriotism, status: public domain
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11:26 pm [dr_hermes]
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What's going on in this cover?
Looking at this 1944 cover for BLUE BOLT COMICS, I have to wonder exactly what is the situation with this woman? Are those all her own children? Maybe, they do seem awful close in age but it wasn't rare to pop out a kid a year back then. If they are hers (and she is married, as would be mandatory for comics cover), is her husband in the service and that's why he's not there? But if he had all these dependants, surely he wouldn't be dratted? Maybe he was already in the service when war heated up and in now somewhere in the Pacific? Possibly he's at work himself at the moment and she's just stirred with patriotism enough to consider dropping the urchins off so she can contribute to the war effort as well.
Or maybe some (or all) of those moppets belong to other women and she's watching them so the mothers can work the swing shift at Lockhood?In any case, it's an interesting cover that stands out among the costumed heroes punching enemy soldiers or goofball funny animals in that year. It does give a hint of how many public service posters and signs were everywhere... "Save Your Scrap To Beat the Jap." "Is This Trip Really Necessary?" "Tin Cans in the Garbage Pile Are Just a Way of Saying Heil," "Buy War Bonds Today"...
Tags: era: golden age, publisher: novelty press, status: public domain
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04:56 pm [jlroberson]
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Even More FANTASTIC COMICS: Flip Falcon
Current Location: Seattle Current Mood: indifferent Current Music: Killing Joke, "the Wait" Tags: char: flip falcon, creator: orville wells, era: golden age, publisher: fox feature syndicate, status: public domain, title: fantastic comics
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06:46 pm [jlroberson]
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More FANTASTIC COMICS: Samson vs. the Saboteurs
Current Location: Seattle Current Mood: drained Current Music: Brian Eno, "Neroli" Tags: char: samson, creator: alex blum, creator: will eisner, era: golden age, publisher: fox feature syndicate, status: public domain, title: fantastic comics
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01:12 am [jlroberson]
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In Which Stardust Gets a...Girlfriend?
Current Location: Seattle Current Mood: calm Current Music: Lost Highway soundtrack Tags: char: stardust, creator: fletcher hanks, era: golden age, status: public domain, title: fantastic comics
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06:23 pm [angelophile]
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Cross-dressing Week: Madam Fatal As suggested here, let's declare it official Cross-dressing Week! And where better place to start than with Golden Age "heroine" Madam Fatal?
Introduced in the appropriately named Crack Comics #1 in 1940, elderly matron Madam Fatal (think Aunt May, but with... added extras) is really retired actor Richard Stanton. When his daughter is kidnapped, he sets about making a new life for himself as an old woman. His foes now underestimate his speed and strength allowing him to fight crimeâ„¢. No one knows of his secret but his pet bird, a parrot named Hamlet.
Tags: char: madam fatal/richard stanton, creator: art pinajian, era: golden age, publisher: dc comics, publisher: quality comics, series: crossdressing week, status: public domain, title: crack comics, title: jsa
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11:43 am [peur_evol]
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NATURE BOY
Tags: creator: jerry siegel, creator: john buscema, publisher: charlton, status: public domain
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01:54 pm [peur_evol]
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MORE BLACK CAT.....
Tags: char: black cat/linda turner, publisher: harvey comics, status: public domain
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10:18 pm [peur_evol]
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HARVEY COMICS, BY REQUEST....
Tags: char: black cat/linda turner, publisher: harvey comics, status: public domain, theme: barefoot asskicking
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10:12 am [peur_evol]
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HAPPY EASTER S_D !!
From DELL FOUR COLOR #103, 1946 comes this cutesy Easter bunny story. Fun for all ages, and it might just make you say ***awwwwwww!***. By the legendary Walt Kelly.
Tags: publisher: dell comics, status: public domain, theme: funny animals
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