Wednesday, January 30, 2013

GO-GO "Violin Violation"

One of the most successful Archie-style imitators was Tippy Teen...
...who sold well enough to spin-off a book featuring some of her supporting cast, led by Tippy's best friend, Go-Go and her on-and-off boyfriend Animal.
Written and illustrated by Sam Schwartz and Harry Lucey, this never-reprinted tale from Tower's Tippy's Friends Go-Go and Animal #1 (1966) has the look and feel of an Archie comic of the era.
That's not surprising since both Schwartz and Lucey were regular contributors to various Archie titles!
Next week:
We haven't decided yet what it'll be, but we can guarantee that...
You'll Cry Your Eyes Out if You Miss It!
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

YOUNG LOVE "His Plaything"

A couple of weeks ago, we brought you the 1950s-60s male's point of view...
...but, by the 1970s (and the rise of Women's Lib), things had not appreciably improved, at least from a guy's viewpoint...
You'll note that, despite it being the heydey of feminism, the woman is the one to offer compromise to resolve the problem!
The man would've happily kept going, one by one, through the town's female population!
The writer for this story from DC's Young Love #112 (1974) is unknown (but probably a guy),  but the art is by Nick Cardy, who began his career in the Golden Age and still does the occasional comics cover today at the age of 91!
Next week:
We haven't decided yet what it'll be, but we can guarantee that...
You'll Cry Your Eyes Out if You Miss It!
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

CAMPUS LOVES "My Shameless Deception"

Think the catty schemers of Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars are innovative?
...well, such machinations were a common plot element when your parents (or even grandparents) were in class and the school paper was the Internet of it's time!
Ripped from the pages of Quality's Campus Loves #4 (1950), this tale of truth and tattletales doesn't have any credits and even the experts at the Grand Comics Database are stumped as to the identities of the writer and artist!

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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

HEART & SOUL "Losing Game"

For a change, a tale told from the guy's point-of-view...
...but, it's a guy with an attitude right out of AMC's MadMen TV series!
The writer for this tale from MikeRoss' Heart & Soul #2 (1954) is unknown!
The nicely-done art is by Carmine Infantino (pencils) and Bernard Sachs (inks), with several panels redrawn by Mike Sekowsky.
Next week:
We haven't decided yet what it'll be, but we can guarantee that...
You'll Cry Your Eyes Out if You Miss It!
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

GIRLS' LOVE STORIES "Someone to Love"

It's a new year, but some things never change...
Art by Dick Giordano, Werner Roth, and Vince Colletta
...such as what happens between bffs when bfs enter...and exit...the scene!
Illustrated by veterans Werner Roth (pencils) and Vince Colletta (inks), this cover-featured story from DC's Girls' Love Stories #159 (1971) was written by long-time comics scripter Robert Kanigher.
Next week:
We haven't decided yet what it'll be, but we can guarantee that...
You'll Cry Your Eyes Out if You Miss It!
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