Tag Archives: Ira Schnapp

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (25 March 2024)

Posted on March 25, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

A reminder that the covers of Batman comics can be awesome… and fun!

Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Carlos Pacheco, covers, Curt Swan, Dan Davis, Darwyn Cooke, Fred Ray, Gaspar Saladino, Ira Schnapp, Jerry Robinson, Jesús Merino, Jim Aparo, Joe Giella, Justice League of America, Laura Martin, Mike Parobeck, Mike Sekowsky, Murphy Anderson, Rick Burchett, Rick Taylor, Tatjana Wood, Win Mortimer | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (26 February 2024)

Posted on February 26, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

War and comics tend to be a generative combination. The former has triggered politically charged works, it has shaped the background of popular characters (especially superheroes), it has inspired bonkers tales that counterintuitively mix fun and horrific elements , and … Continue reading →

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged covers, Ira Schnapp, Irv Novick, Jack Adler, Jerry Grandenetti, Joe Kubert, Russ Heath, Star Spangled War Stories, World War II | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (19 February 2024)

Posted on February 19, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

A reminder that comic book covers can be awesome… and also quite bizarre:

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Adventures into the Unknown, Bill Molno, Bill Savage, Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery, covers, Ira Schnapp, Jack Sparling, Joe Orlando, Jon D'Agostino, Luis Dominguez, Midnight Tales, Mystery in Space, Mystery Tales, Ogden Whitney, Ruben Moreira, Sid Greene, Sol Brodsky, Space Detective, Spy Cases, Stan Goldberg, Strange Adventures, Tales of the Unexpected, Unusual Tales, Vince Alascia, Wally Wood, Wayne Howard | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (12 February 2024)

Posted on February 12, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

Pre-Crisis Wonder Woman comics (from the 1940s to the 1980s) were marked by constant experimentation. Perhaps unsure about what to do with the character, creators kept throwing her into all sorts of genres, from war to fantasy, from adventure to … Continue reading →

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Bernard Sachs, covers, Dick Giordano, Frank Miller, Gaspar Saladino, Harry Peter, Ira Schnapp, Irwin Hasen, Jeff Jones, Mike Esposito, Mike Sekowsky, Neal Adams, Rich Buckler, Robert Kanigher, Ross Andru, Vince Colletta, Wonder Woman | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (22 January 2024)

Posted on January 22, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

This is what the inside of my head looks like:

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged 2000 AD, Amazing Mystery Funnies, Amazing-Man Comics, Anthony Tollin, Blackhawk, Catman, covers, Dan Zolnerowich, DNAgents, Gaspar Saladino, Gordon Purcell, Ira Schnapp, Jack Adler, Keith Giffen, L.B. Cole, Larry Mahlstedt, Legion of Super-Heroes, Mad-Dog, Massimo Belardinelli, Neal Adams, Paul Gustavson, Prize Comics, Ray McCarthy, Russ Heath, Sea Devils, Superboy, Terry Gilkison, Will Meugniot, Willie Blyberg | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (8 January 2024)

Posted on January 8, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

This year’s second reminder that comic book covers can be awesome…

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Al Feldstein, Baffling Mysteries, covers, Dick Giordano, Doomsday + 1, Harry Anderson, Headline Comics, Ira Schnapp, Jack Adler, Joe Maneely, John Byrne, Louis Zansky, Marvel Tales, Murphy Anderson, Mystery in Space, Mystery Tales, Richard Corben, Space War, Stan Goldberg, Strange Adventures, Tales from the Crypt, Twisted Tales | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (25 December 2023)

Posted on December 25, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

A Christmas reminder that comics can be awesome! Batman #45

Posted in GOTHAM INTERLUDES | Tagged Bill Finger, Charles Paris, Christmas, Ira Schnapp | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (22 May 2023)

Posted on May 22, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

This weeks’ reminder that comics can be awesome is a tribute to the long history of tank covers at DC:

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged covers, G.I. Combat, Ira Schnapp, Jack Adler, Joe Kubert, Russ Heath, World War II | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (12 December 2022)

Posted on December 12, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

This has been a year marked by war. I know, I know, aren’t they all? Sure, but the stakes feel more global than they had felt in a while – and, yes, this conflict’s impact hits closer to (my) home. … Continue reading →

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged covers, Gaspar Saladino, Ira Schnapp, Irv Novick, Jack Adler, Jack Sparling, Jerry Grandenetti, Joe Kubert, Mlle. Marie, Star Spangled War Stories, World War II | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (14 November 2022)

Posted on November 14, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Your reminder that old-school adventure covers can be awesome:

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Airboy, Alex Toth, Atom, covers, Dan Zolnerowich, Fight Comics, Frank Giacoia, Gaspar Saladino, George Evans, Ira Schnapp, Jack Abel, Jimmy Wakely, Joe Kubert, Lily Renée, Luis Dominguez, Marie Severin, Mike Sekowsky, Our Army at War, Piracy, Ray Fehrenbach, Spy-Hunters, The Spirit, Weird War Tales, Will Eisner, Zolne | Leave a comment