Oddball Comics

In 1994, Kitchen Sink released a set of trading cards called "Oddball Comics." This set feature 36 cards all depicting covers of, well, oddball comics. The trading cards were compiled by artist Scott Shaw! and was based on a popular slide show he often presented at conventions. After I decided to post a few examples from the set, I searched on the internet to see when the cards were originally releahttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifsed. It looks like Scott still has a lively web page all about oddball comics. So here's a taste, then head over to Scott's page and immerse yourself in some comic book weirdness.




Criminals on the Run, vol. 4 #7. June 1949. Cover art by L.B. Cole.




Space Western #40, October 1952. Cover art by John Belfi.



Slapstick Comics, November 1945.




Popular Teen-Agers #6, November 1950. Cover art by L.B. Cole.




Zoot Comics #2, Summer 1946.

The Escape!

This is a nice but kind of strange story by Sergio Aragones from the DC humor comic Plop! #1 (October 1973). Aragones is certainly consistent and he delivers here. There's some great moments and facial expressions in the first few pages of what appears to be a humorous story (even if it takes place in a prison). The last page is an abrupt change of tone from the first part of the story, but Aragones' humorous style pulls it off. And I could look at that last page for quite a long time too.

Blood Emerald

Here's a nice cover painting by Robert Maguire for the 1975 novel Blood Emerald.

Memorial Day

Here's some ass-kicking flag covers for Memorial Day.




Man of War #1, November 1941. Cover art by Paul Gustavson.




Boy Comics #17, August 1944. Cover art by Charles Biro.




Wow Comics #15, July 1943. COver art by Jack Binder.

There! That skull again!

This panel cracks me up. It is from Ripley's Believe It or Not! #53, April 1975. The story is called "Sailing Home." I don't know who the artist is. I wish I was better at identifying these Gold Key artists.

Reed Crandall - Dateline: Hong Kong!

Here's another episode of the adventures of Geri Hamilton from EC's Extra! comic. This leads off with a scan of the original art of Reed Crandall's magnificent splash page, and the scans of the story from the comic. At the bottom is Johnny Craig's cover for this July 1955 comic. Another Geri Hamilton story by Crandall here.

Steve Ditko: Out of This World

Steve Ditko art for the Charlton comic Out of This World.




Out of This World #3, March 1957.






Out of This World #4, June 1957.






Out of This World #6, November 1957.






Out of This World #7, February 1958.




Out of This World #11, January 1959.




Out of This World #12, March 1959.