tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post1264950030544092432..comments2024-01-28T22:17:29.551-08:00Comments on Pappy's Golden Age Comics Blogzine: Pappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977289662431694607noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-87272553859476267432011-01-03T06:16:33.197-08:002011-01-03T06:16:33.197-08:00Never heard of this one Paps, lovin' the artwo...Never heard of this one Paps, lovin' the artwork lots!!Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-43877675765104724602011-01-01T18:29:33.023-08:002011-01-01T18:29:33.023-08:00Yes, but while Hughes, Lee, and Schwartz frequentl...Yes, but while Hughes, Lee, and Schwartz frequently used to promise reäctions that just <em>would</em>n't occur, at 5:6 the writer has the audacity to describe a reäction that <em>had</em>n't occurred.Daniel [oeconomist.com]https://www.blogger.com/profile/06763094285750736837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-30871193405728215612010-12-31T10:05:44.397-08:002010-12-31T10:05:44.397-08:00I see it has nothing to do with Chuck Jones' w...I see it has nothing to do with Chuck Jones' well-known cartoon "The Dover Boys in Old P.U." <br /><br />Stratemeyer produced two Rover Boys series; the second, published in the 1920s, dealt with the sons of the original characters.<br /><br />And Richard Hughes' style of ballyhoo tended to rival Stan Lee's - he enjoyed telling us how much we'd "gasp" at his stories (I guess a yawn could be mistaken for a gasp).rnigmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01370724366178429029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-57216849815323909182010-12-31T08:35:09.281-08:002010-12-31T08:35:09.281-08:00I'd call the Barnum-styled captions in The Dov...I'd call the Barnum-styled captions in <i>The Dover Boys</i> to be in the same kind of old-school ad copywriting as the hyperbole of ACG editor Richard E. Hughes: ". . . scream-packed all-Herbie issue!" "Funniest story in 27 1/2 years!" (Both quotes from covers of <i>Herbie</i>.<br /><br />And yes, it doesn't portend well for the actual thrills induced by such a story to be told how you'll react when reading it.Pappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977289662431694607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-52860518361183923872010-12-31T07:09:08.565-08:002010-12-31T07:09:08.565-08:00It is a distinctly bad sign when the narrative ins...It is a distinctly bad sign when the narrative insists, <i>ex post</i>, “excitement mounts to fever pitch!”Daniel [oeconomist.com]https://www.blogger.com/profile/06763094285750736837noreply@blogger.com