Tag Archives: 1974

The Frankenstein Monster in COLOR

Posted on July 11, 2024 by Joe

This panel from The Frankenstein Monster No. 10 published by Marvel in 1974 screamed out to me. I miss traditional comic coloring! It is so much better than the overwrought digital coloring found in modern comics. Art by John Buscema … Continue reading →

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School Days – The Cool Substitute Teacher

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Joe

The Cool Substitute Teacher circa 1974 is an illustration that fell together as I was playing with shapes in the superlative vector art program Affinity Designer. I was hoping to come up with another monster for my collection of Halloween … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Keep a Good Vampire Down

Posted on January 4, 2024 by Joe

Although the TV series ended in 1971, vampire Barnabas Collins continued to haunt the comic book racks of newsstands and convenience stores well into the 1970s. The comic above was published by Gold Key in 1974 — 50 years ago! … Continue reading →

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There may be OPPORTUNITY • What I Miss About Comics

Posted on May 28, 2023 by Joe

I was never a fan of poetry so I can’t imagine soliciting the amateur efforts of scribes across the continental United States and Canada. Somebody at the mail drop was going to have to read these submissions whether they were … Continue reading →

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Hypnotize!

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Joe
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Confronting Destiny

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Joe

It’s not necessarily a ringing endorsement of the product that Chipper is selling, but it seems he has come to a greater understanding of human nature and of himself. I wonder what else he tried to peddle.

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Instant Arsenal of Power

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Joe_Williams

I chuckle at how crude the ads were in comic books with their utter lack of finesse and marketing acumen, but when I think about it, I realize that these advertisers didn’t have to rely on focus groups or demographics. … Continue reading →

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