Tag Archives: Ira Schnapp

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (31 January 2022)

Posted on January 31, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Golden Age Batman issues gave us not only numerous neat splash pages, but also plenty of riveting covers with the Dynamic Duo in quintessentially pulpy, beautifully acrobatic, and/or endearingly humorous situations. Although the era’s cover images tended to be more … Continue reading →

Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Charles Paris, covers, Dick Sprang, Fred Ray, Ira Schnapp, Jack Adler, Jack Burnley, Jerry Robinson, Jim Mooney, Win Mortimer | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (3 January 2022)

Posted on January 3, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

In 2022, Gotham Calling’s weekly reminders that comics can be awesome are going to spotlight ten incredible covers every Monday, thus once again celebrating different artists’ ability to conjure up maximum excitement and fire up readers’ imagination through a single … Continue reading →

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Adventure Comics, Adventures into the Unknown, Bernard Baily, Bill Everett, Bill Molno, covers, Edvard Moritz, Forbidden Worlds, Gil Kane, Harry Anderson, Ira Schnapp, Joe Giella, Joe Maneely, Marvel Tales, Michael Esposito, Mike Kaluta, Ogden Whitney, Ross Andru, Stan Goldberg, Star Spangled War Stories, Strange Adventures, Strange Tales, Unusual Tales, Vince Alascia, Weird Tales of the Future, World of Fantasy | Leave a comment

15 gripping Our Army at War covers

Posted on September 9, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

Before going on break, I did a couple of posts spotlighting Joe Kubert’s impressive covers starring Sgt Rock. Yet Kubert was hardly the only genius working at Our Army at War… Since their debut in the early 1950s, those comics … Continue reading →

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Carmine Infantino, covers, Frank Giacoia, Gene Colan, Ira Schnapp, Irv Novick, Jerry Grandenetti, Our Army at War, World War II | Leave a comment

5 weird Sgt. Rock covers

Posted on July 22, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

A couple of weeks ago, I spotlighted 15 cool covers Joe Kubert did for Sgt. Rock comics back in the 1960s-80s. Many of these featured striking images and original designs, suggesting powerful war stories inside… There were also other covers, … Continue reading →

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged covers, Gaspar Saladino, Ira Schnapp, Joe Kubert, Our Army at War, Sgt. Rock, World War II | Leave a comment

15 cool Sgt. Rock covers

Posted on July 8, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

Last month I did a post about war comics, including classics of the genre such as 1950s’ Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat as well as serials running in Battle in the late 1970s/early 1980s (although not yet the brilliant Charley’s War, … Continue reading →

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged covers, Gaspar Saladino, Ira Schnapp, Joe Kubert, Our Army at War, Sgt. Rock, Tatjana Wood, World War II | Leave a comment

A month of Batman moments – Day 29

Posted on May 29, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

World’s Finest Comics #30

Posted in GOTHAM INTERLUDES | Tagged Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Ira Schnapp, Ray Burnley | Leave a comment

15 surreal Batman covers

Posted on April 8, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

If there is one thing comic books excel at is producing WTF covers. Even by the standards of the medium, however, Batman has provided more than his fair share of utter weirdness, especially during the Silver Age. It’s a part … Continue reading →

Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Carmine Infantino, Charles Paris, covers, Curt Swan, Dick Sprang, Ira Schnapp, Irv Novick, Jack Burnley, Jim Mooney, Joe Giella, Sheldon Moldoff, Silver Age, Stan Kaye, Win Mortimer | Leave a comment

An extra Batman vs Giant Hand cover

Posted on December 29, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

Just one more…

Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged covers, Ira Schnapp, Sheldon Moldoff | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (28 December 2020)

Posted on December 28, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

At the end of such a shitty year, it may not be a great consolation, but 2020’s final weekly reminder that comics can be awesome is a tribute to Batman’s frequent encounters with giant hands:

Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Al Gordon, Carmine Infantino, covers, Dave Stewart, Ira Schnapp, Joe Giella, John Cassaday, Kevin Maguire, Matt Wagner, Mike Grell, Tatjana Wood | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (7 December 2020)

Posted on December 7, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

Your weekly reminder that comics can be awesome, meta-Batman edition…

Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Carmine Infantino, covers, Dick Sprang, Fred Ray, George Roussos, Ira Schnapp, Jerry Robinson, Murphy Anderson | Leave a comment