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Tag Archives: Joe Simon
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (21 October 2024)
This week, a tribute to the classic archetype of the pulpy mystery man!
Posted in AWESOME COVERS
Tagged Bill Sienkiewicz, Blue Beetle, covers, Dan Jackson, Denys Cowan, Frank Robbins, Green Hornet, Greyshirt, Jack Cole, Jack Kamen, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, John Cassaday, Lou Fine, Midnight, Mr. A, Mystery Men Comics, Nick Derington, Ray Fehrenbach, Rick Veitch, Smash Comics, Steve Ditko, Tatjana Wood, The Escapist, The Question, The Shadow, The Spirit, Todd Klein, Will Eisner
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (2 September 2024)
Here is this week’s reminder that comic book covers can be pretty… bizarre?
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST
Tagged Al Williamson, Amazing Mystery Funnies, Bill Molno, Blast-Off, C.C. Beck, Captain Marvel, covers, Dark Mysteries, Flash, Gaspar Saladino, Gil Kane, Hy Fleishman, Ira Schnapp, Jack Kirby, Jimmy Wakely, Joe Giella, Joe Rosen, Joe Simon, John Rosenberger, Murphy Anderson, Paul Gustavson, Sherlock Holmes, Strange Adventures, T-Man, Vince Alascia, Western Comics
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (29 July 2024)
A reminder that comic book covers can be awesome… and also very, very goofy:
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST
Tagged Alarming Adventures, Bob Brown, Captain Midnight, covers, Doom Patrol, Frank Frazetta, Gang Busters, Gaspar Saladino, Ghost Rider, Headline Comics, Henry Kiefer, House of Secrets, Ira Schnapp, Jack Kirby, Jim Steranko, Joe Kubert, Joe Letterese, Joe Rosen, Joe Simon, John Severin, Luis Dominguez, Marvin Stein, Race for the Moon, Sgt. Rock, Spyman, Tatjana Wood
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (1 January 2024)
Have a Gotham 2024! In this year’s weekly reminders that comics can be awesome, I’m going back to spotlighting ten covers every Monday. To get things started, I’ve chosen covers from very different genres (including from peaks of the medium … Continue reading
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST
Tagged 2000 AD, Bernie Krigstein, Bill Sienkiewicz, covers, Frank Miller, Gaspar Saladino, Ghostly Haunts, Jack Adler, Joe Kubert, Joe Simon, Klaus Janson, Lone Wolf and Cub, Marie Severin, Michael Golden, Moon Knight, Nick Cardy, Piracy, Spider-Woman, The 'Nam, Tom Sutton, Tomahawk, Warfront
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On Joe Simon’s covers for Dick Tracy
This week we’re back to spotlighting comic book covers in Gotham Calling. I’m quite fascinated by the work of Joe Simon on the covers of Dick Tracy back in the early 1950s, when monthly issues collected Chester Gould’s iconic daily … Continue reading
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST
Tagged Chester Gould, covers, Dick Tracy, Joe Simon, Laura Allred, Lee Allred, Michael Avon Oeming, Mike Allred, noir, Rich Tommaso, Taki Soma
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (28 November 2022)
And here is another reminder that old copaganda comic book covers can be awesome, Headline Comics edition:
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST
Tagged Ben Oda, Bill Draut, covers, Headline Comics, Howard Ferguson, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Marvin Stein, noir
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (20 June 2022)
This week’s reminder that comics can be awesome is a tribute to packed, wonderfully busy covers:
Posted in AWESOME COVERS
Tagged Al Hartley, Alan Davis, Alex Schomburg, Alex Toth, All Select Comics, Black Hood, Boy Comics, Charles Biro, covers, Dan Zolnerowich, Ever Meulen, Excalibur, Fight Comics, Frank Miller, Gray Morrow, Jack Kirby, JLA, Joe Simon, Justice League of America, Kevin Maguire, Lone Wolf and Cub, Lynn Varley, Paul Neary, Raw, Rich Buckler, Spy Cases, Stan Goldberg, Strange World of Your Dreams
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (9 May 2022)
Comics and cinema seem more intertwined than ever. Even setting aside the countless film adaptations of superhero franchises, the coolest movies in recent times have evoked many of the magical features of comic books. Thematically, last year’s The Worst Person … Continue reading
Posted in WEBS OF FICTION
Tagged Al Feldstein, Alarming Tales, Ben Oda, Black Magic, Bob Brown, Bob Powell, Charles Voight, covers, Crime Patrol, Danny Crespi, Frank Brunner, Gang Busters, Gil Kane, Headline Comics, Howard the Duck, Ira Schnapp, Joe Giella, Joe Rosen, Joe Simon, John Romita, John Severin, Johnny Craig, movies, Paul Reinman, Steve Gerber, Tales from the Crypt, Thrill-O-Rama, Tony Mortellaro, Vault of Evil, Western Comics
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