Appropriated Comics

Old comics. But with new words from my head.

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Artwork taken from “Escape From Earth” in Mystery in Space #8 (Jul. 1952.) Story by John Broome, Art by Murphy Anderson.

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Artwork taken from "Reflection of Death!" in Tales From the Crypt, Vol. 1, No. 23. Story by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein, Art by Al Feldstein, Color by Marie Severin.

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Notes:

Happy Halloween, boys and ghouls!

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Artwork taken from "The Last City" in Weird Fantasy Vol. 1, No. 16 (4) (Nov. 1950.) Story and Art by Al Feldstein, Colors by Marie Severin.

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Commentary:

Yes-- this one is a semi-tribute to the "Time Enough At Last" Twilight Zone episode, which stars a *ahem* younger Burgess Meredith.

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Artwork taken from "The Maxwell Brothers" in Crime Patrol Vol. 1, No. 14 (Nov. 1949.) Story by Bill Gaines, Art by Ed Waldman.

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Artwork taken from "The Big Footprints" in Mr. Muscles #23. Written by Jerry Siegel. Art by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia.

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Commentary:

I actually sympathize with "Giant Ginger."

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Artwork taken from Real Heroes No. 1, Sept. 1941. Produced by Parent's Magazine Press.

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Commentary:

It's a somewhat-relevant-to-July-4th edition! To download a complete copy of Real Heroes No. 1, click here.

And in which movie did a White House drive-by happen? Gabriel Over the White House!

And what is the name "Johnny Rococo" a play on? This Edward G Robinson character!

And what is this Appropriated Comic emulating? Chris Elliot's TV special, F.D.R.: A One-Man Show! As well as Michael Kupperman!

Make goulash from the best, kids!

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Artwork taken from Military Comics #25 (Jan. 1944). Artwork by John Cassone and Alex Kotzky. Click to enlarge.

Commentary: Thanks to the blog Golden Reading for providing me with the appropriated comic. I'm sure I'll be appropriating more comics from it in the future.

AND NO I HAVE NEVER WORN A COLANDER AS A HAT. -sheepish look-

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Artwork taken from "The Golden Apples of the Sun" in The Best of Ray Bradbury: The Graphic Novel. Story by Ray Bradbury (of course.) Art by P. Craig Russell. Notes: Crude, I know. But it takes place in space!

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Artwork taken again from Two Faces of Communism (1961). Produced by the Christian Anti-Communism Crusade (CACC). Click to enlarge.

A full copy of Two Faces of Communism can be found online here: http://www.ep.tc/problems27

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Artwork taken from Indiana Jones: Thunder in the Orient #1. Story by Dan Barry. Art by Dan Barry, Andy Mushynsky and Gail Beckett.

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Commentary: The panels of the original comic have been rearranged for this appropriation. But you probably don't care about that. 

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Artwork taken from "Mass Meeting!" in Weird Fantasy, Vol. 1, No. 16. Story by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein, Art by Joe Orlando. Click to enlarge.

Commentary:

Note: Obviously, the caption in the first panel ("Los Angeles, 2057 A.D.") is not apart of the original.

Also: the beginning of this one is similar to the "Mentor Bot Aldo" post. I guess I'm developing motifs.

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Artwork taken from Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis No. 4. Story by Hal Barwood and Noah Falstein. Script by William Messner-Loebs, Dan Barry and Mike Richardson. Art by Dan Berry.

Commentary:

http://youtu.be/fNo4jGKvDzY

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Artwork taken from Keith and Tommy Climb to a New Life (1966). Produced by the drug company, Eli Lilly and Company.

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Commentary:

You can find a complete copy of Keith and Tommy Climb to a New Life here: http://www.ep.tc/problems/eleven/17.html

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Artwork taken from Rex Morgan, M.D. Talks... About Your Unborn Child! (1980) Sponsored by The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Commentary:

You can find a complete copy of Rex Morgan here: http://www.ep.tc/problems/one/rex-cvr.html

And in case you were wondering: yes, I have thought about eating fruity ChapSticks.

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Artwork taken from "...New Blood!" in Avengers Vol. 1, No. 221. Story by Jim Shooter and David Michelinie, Art by Bob Hall.

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Commentary:

That's right-- I used panels from an issue of Avengers to goof on the X-Men! (This also gives me the reason to tag this post as "Avengers" in order to get more traffic. Shenanigans!)

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Artwork taken from a National Social Welfare Assembly PSA titled "How Not to Enjoy a Vacation!"

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Commentary:

Poor Floppy.

And you can find an online copy of the original PSA comic here: http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/3709547.html#cutid1

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Artwork taken from Kiss: A Marvel Comics Super Special Vol. 1, No. 1. Story by Steve Gerber, Art by Alan Weiss, John Buscema, Rich Buchler and Sal Buscema. Click to enlarge. Commentary: 

That's right-- the first Kiss comic book. Hopefully Gene Simmons won't hunt me down with his pack of lawyers for this one.

Because physical copies of this comic book are difficult to come by, the basis of this appropriation came from a scan online. So, I had no way to verify whether or not there is actual blood in the ink. Sorry.

If you would like to see more of Kiss: A Marvel Comics Super Special, go here: 

http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/691708.html

Also, as a Best Show on WFMU fan, I would feel remiss if I didn't direct you to a "Gene Simmons" Scharpling and Wurster call: 

http://podcast.wfmu.org/BD/bd110404.mp3 

For my money, S+W's spoof of Gene Simmons is top notch. A true comedy fontasy.