#ed davis

[the-gershomite]

The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian #25 -December 1977-

front piece art of Conan and Belit by Ed Davis

[toiletpapercosmos]

[dirtyriver]

Savage Sword of Conan #25, December 1977, pin-up by Ed Davis

[oldshowbiz]

LAPD Chief Ed Davis, notorious for his brutal repression of pot smokers,  homosexuals, and civil rights activists, objected to Bob Einstein’s character “Officer Judy” on the 1970 television special Return of the Smothers Brothers. 

Chief Davis said his family was so dumb they thought Bob Einstein was a real cop.

The police chief wrote NBC:

“With the extremely difficult battle the police are fighting to enforce the dope laws, I think it is entirely reprehensible, irresponsible, inconceivable and totally malicious for your network to carry this pro-dope, anti-police theme into the homes of millions of Americans at a time when many young people are awake to view it...  

“I arrived home early last evening and was shocked to see a representation of policemen on the Smothers Brothers Show which depicted them as a choir … It was a very realistic costuming effect; members of my family believed them to be policemen. 

“Part of the dialogue had the leader of the choir stating he had attended the Woodstock Festival and that he smelled something wonderful in the air, and that he hoped whatever it was it would continue to keep growing. He was obviously talking about the growing and the use of marijuana … 

“Obviously your network is in sympathy with the American Civil Liberties Union to allow this type of putrid entertainment to reach the children of America ... 

“At a time when the understaffed police forces of American need public cooperation ... it would appear that you would give greater care in allowing anti-police themes on your network.”

 A viewer from the San Fernando Valley agreed, telling the local Valley Times, “These are not times for such alleged comedy. We're in a brutal battle with crime. Dope has taken hold of our young people to the point that almost every day someone is blowing his brains out.” 

Tommy Smothers responded in a press conference:

“I want to tell Chief Davis that Officer Judy was not a real police man and that the officers' choir was not a real police choir ... 

“I also want to tell Chief Davis that the Beverly Hillbillies do not live in Beverly Hills, the Flying Nun does not really fly, and the bear on the Andy Williams Show is not a real bear.” 

The Los Angeles Evening News couldn't tell whether Chief Davis was serious or not and asked him to clarify. Davis told them:

“I think piping dope into the living room and bedroom of American children via television is a pretty serious matter. Then when they responded with the ‘bear really isn't a bear’ routine I thought that was pretty sick.”

[superherokiller]

Chino. Deftones.

📸: Ed Davis

[bballinspiration]

Ed Davis:

“It’s easy for Kyrie to say that he’ll give everything back, but would he really give everything back? It’s easy for Dwight Howard to say that we don’t need to play when he’s in Atlanta in his $20 million mansion. But there are other guys on the rosters who need this money to provide for whoever they’re taking care of and things like that. It’s easy for the superstars in the league to say this and how they feel about this and that. But it means a lot more when it comes from the role players and the guys that aren’t stars. There are so many different perspectives because there are so many different levels in the NBA. Like I said, it’s so easy for the superstars to say, “Let’s just not play,” and they’re good. But some guys can’t just do that. There are lives on the line and, like I said, generational wealth on the line. These are the hits that we’re going to take if we don’t play...

This is coming from a 10-year vet; I’m on the back end of my career and I’ve made enough money, so it’s not really about the money. It’s more about the future guys – a guy like Donovan Mitchell, who is looking at a $160 million dollar contract but he might only get $90 million if the cap drops."

[nbagifstory]

[theblackestofsuns]

“Judge, Jury And Executioner”

The Scorpion #2 (May 1975)

Howard Chaykin, Bernie Wrightson, Michael Kaluta, Walter Simonson and Ed Davis

Atlas Comics