Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Mickey Mouse in Pigmy Land


Here's something you don't see every day...


Mickey Mouse in Pigmy Land, 1936.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

The Justice Society of America


Some Justice Society of America covers in All Star Comics.


All Star Comics #7, Oct-Nov 1941.


All Star Comics #13, Oct-Nov 1942.


All Star Comics #14, Dec.-Jan. 1942.


All Star Comics #17, June-July 1943.


All Star Comics #18, Aug.-Sep. 1943.


All Star Comics #20, Spring 1944.


All Star Comics #30, Aug.-Sep. 1946.


All Star Comics #43, Oct.-Nov. 1948.


All Star Comics #52, Apr.-May 1950.

Monday, August 27, 2012

Scary Pulp Picture!


Here's a creeepy pulp illustration by Edd Cartier from around 1940.


Friday, August 24, 2012

The Dutch Treat Club


The Dutch Treat Club was founded in New York in 1905 as a club for creative people. Original members included illustrators, writers, and editors. Starting in 1920, they began producing yearbooks, which often featured risque artwork, here's a few samples...


Traffic Stopper, by James Montgomery Flagg, 1939.


William Reusswig, c1930.


Bradshaw Crandall, 1952.

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Happy Comics


That elephant looks pretty pissed off to be on the cover of Happy Comics.


Happy Comics #1, August 1943.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Michael Whelan's John Carter Covers


A selection of Michael Whelan's superlative covers for Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars books. These editions were originally published in 1979.



The Gods of Mars



The Chessmen of Mars



A Fighting Man of Mars



Swords of Mars



Synthetic Men of Mars



Llana of Gathol



John Carter of Mars

Shameless Promotion Department: I'm selling a complete set of these paperbacks on Ebay.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Kaluta and Wrightson


A couple issues of The Comics Journal with cover
art by Michael Kaluta and Bernie Wrightson.



The Comics Journal #103, November 1985.



The Comics Journal #76, October 1982.