Number 266
Wonderman
"Hordes Of The Immortal Emperor" is from Wonder Comics #16. I've posted stories from this issue before in Pappy's #158 and Pappy's #166.
Someone needs to collect all of the Wonderman stories. We're seeing part of a longer continuity, and what a continuity! A city, Pyropolis, on the sun! A villain named Dr. Voodoo! An "immortal emperor" (page 3) who looks like a smiley face caught in a vise! This is pretty crazy stuff, very entertaining.
The Grand Comics Database has mistakenly listed the contents of this issue, #16, under #15. It also lists the artist of Wonderman as Bob Oksner. Even Oksner's wonderful art doesn't detract from this being a screwball comic classic.
I've actually read this story before, Pappy, but that doesn't prevent me from enjoying it all over again.
ReplyDeleteI must admit that it WOULD be nice to know just what the heck was going on with the design of the Immortal Emperor.
I find it hard to accept Oksner as the artist of this feature also, but that's as far as I can tell.