Joe Simon

Jim Simon

The Comic Book Makers

Steven Brower

Astounding, Mysterious, Weird and True: The Pulp Art of Comic Book Artists is the first-ever book about the pen and ink artists who worked in both pulps and comics, and what happened to them. This informative and entertaining volume offers an intriguing look at interior pulp illustrations created by artists who eventually gained greater fame in the world of comic books. Beginning in the 1930s and up through the 1970s, these artists contributed to both pulp magazines and comic books. For some, it was a period when their art first saw publication, for others it was a time when they published their works concurrently in both pop mediums. Eventually, as the popularity of pulps waned and comic books ascended, those artists who could deliver what the comic book audience wanted found steady work drawing for comic books while others transitioned to advertising or prestige magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post or disappeared from the publishing scene altogether. This book provides capsule-format information on the artists, their work, art studios and publishers that fueled the publication of comic books and pulp magazines. The artists on display here reads like a who's who of the comic book world. Filled with many illustrations! Some of the artists included: Dan Adkins - Murphy Anderson - Dick Ayers - Matt Baker - Dan Barry - C.C. Beck - Jack Binder - Peter Costanza - Stan Drake - Bill Draut - Elton Fax - Creig Flessel. - Dick Fletcher - Matt Fox - Kelly Freas - Dick Giordano - John Guinta - Jerry Iger - Jeffrey Jones - Jack Kirby - George Klein - Mort Meskin - Leo Morey - Gray Morrow - Norman Nodel - Irving Novick - Alex Raymond - Paul Reinman - Alex Schomburg - Syd Shores - Joe Simon - Wally Wood and many more...

The Pulp Art of Comic Book Artists

Astounding, Mysterious, Weird and True

Too much TV is not good for you! The Monster Channel is back--And just when you thought it was safe to turn on the TV! Soon after a family moves from the city to a small town, unusual things start to happen. Their son, Charley, is warned by a strange kid that something terrifying lives in the attic of their old house. In the cold dark basement Charley sees a strange face at the window. When he runs for the stairs, a hand grabs his ankle, trying to drag him back down. But when Charley finds the skeleton key that opens the door to the forbidden attic, he comes face to face an old TV that broadcasts only one station: The Monster Channel! Is this old TV the home of the terrifying attic creature?

The Monster Channel

Chronicles the creation and evolution of the comic book industry, covering the working conditions, partnerships, and behind-the-scenes battles that shaped the formative decades of the genre.

They used to call King Kong the "tallest, strongest, handsomest leading man in Hollywood." Now you can add that he's howling funny as well. Jokes and humor with Godzilla, Mothra, Tarzan and others of the Monster-Verse.

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