Rating: 5
Another exemplary issue.
An in depth review of all 104 issues of this classic title from the 1940s.
Saturday, February 22, 2014
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Post #58
Issue #46
Rating: 5
Excellent wartime balance of humor, action, adventure, and fascinating plot wrinkles.
Also on the newstand on August 9, 1943:
Rating: 5
Excellent wartime balance of humor, action, adventure, and fascinating plot wrinkles.
Also on the newstand on August 9, 1943:
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Post #57
Issue #45
Rating: 5
Playing of the 1925 Lon Chaney movie ‘The Unholy Three’, a safe cracking midget masquerading as a baby gives Jay and Joan a lot of trouble. Lou Ferstadt art work is excellent.
This issue has plenty of WWII themed adventures:
Johnny Thunder – Nazi saboteurs.
Ghost Patrol – Herman Goering
Minute Movies – Nips mind control drugs being used to commit a crime.
The Whip – Black Market Sugar ration ring
Hawkman – Continuing with its noir crime genre, the only nod to the war is a city wide blackout.
With a date stamp of July 9, 1943 the invasion of Sicily began.
Rating: 5
Playing of the 1925 Lon Chaney movie ‘The Unholy Three’, a safe cracking midget masquerading as a baby gives Jay and Joan a lot of trouble. Lou Ferstadt art work is excellent. 
This issue has plenty of WWII themed adventures:Johnny Thunder – Nazi saboteurs.
Ghost Patrol – Herman Goering
Minute Movies – Nips mind control drugs being used to commit a crime.
The Whip – Black Market Sugar ration ring
Hawkman – Continuing with its noir crime genre, the only nod to the war is a city wide blackout.
With a date stamp of July 9, 1943 the invasion of Sicily began.Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Post #56
Issue #44
Rating: 5
Pop quiz! When was the first time the Flash traveled thru time? You guessed it . . . THIS ISSUE!
If the editors had a do over on the cover\title, this is the issue! Forget the ‘Liar’s Club’, use the time travel story line. It would have been a sought after classic!
Rating: 5
Pop quiz! When was the first time the Flash traveled thru time? You guessed it . . . THIS ISSUE!
If the editors had a do over on the cover\title, this is the issue! Forget the ‘Liar’s Club’, use the time travel story line. It would have been a sought after classic!
Friday, January 24, 2014
Post #55
Issue #43
Rating: 4
The date stamp of 5-12 is the day the Axis lost North Africa.
With 250,000 Italian and German prisoners, the Axis losses for the North African campaign was close to one million.
After the outstanding run of previous issues, it was time for a breather. The Flash story tries linking Dr. Frankenstein with escaped convicts by way of a traveling circus. As convoluted as this may sound, it is. The Hal Sharp penciled and origninal Flash artist Harry Lampert inks are something less than desirable to the eyes.
Plenty of Nazis to be found in this issue: Johnny Thunder, Ghost Patrol, Minute Movies. Hawkman story fits nicely within the 8 – 10 year old demographics. What is bizarre about this issue is that most of the strips are geared for young children audiences with horrific themes of death camps and nazi occupation.
The date stamp of 5-12 is the day the Axis lost North Africa.
With 250,000 Italian and German prisoners, the Axis losses for the North African campaign was close to one million.
After the outstanding run of previous issues, it was time for a breather. The Flash story tries linking Dr. Frankenstein with escaped convicts by way of a traveling circus. As convoluted as this may sound, it is. The Hal Sharp penciled and origninal Flash artist Harry Lampert inks are something less than desirable to the eyes.
Plenty of Nazis to be found in this issue: Johnny Thunder, Ghost Patrol, Minute Movies. Hawkman story fits nicely within the 8 – 10 year old demographics. What is bizarre about this issue is that most of the strips are geared for young children audiences with horrific themes of death camps and nazi occupation.
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Post #54
Issue #42
Rating: 5
Another outstanding issue of this series in its prime. Every strip is a fun and wierd read.
The King is dead. Page count is cut to 56 pages.
Rating: 5
Another outstanding issue of this series in its prime. Every strip is a fun and wierd read.
The King is dead. Page count is cut to 56 pages.
Saturday, January 11, 2014
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