tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post5248406871725497159..comments2024-01-28T22:17:29.551-08:00Comments on Pappy's Golden Age Comics Blogzine: Number 1864: The Devil BatPappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977289662431694607noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-766683417710399152016-03-12T08:58:08.257-08:002016-03-12T08:58:08.257-08:00Daniel, the case of Sacco and Vanzetti was a cause...Daniel, the case of Sacco and Vanzetti was a cause célèbre for at least the first few decades of the twenty century, although I think modern readers might be less inclined to think of it unless they studied it in school. I appreciate you mentioning it. I have no idea whether Del Bourgo wrote the story, or whether using the name Sacco was just a coincidence.<br /><br />Pappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977289662431694607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-31109918797362462952016-03-10T17:55:28.795-08:002016-03-10T17:55:28.795-08:00Ah! I imagine, then, that Del Bourgo's politic...Ah! I imagine, then, that Del Bourgo's politics were finding some slight expression here! <br /><br />When I read the name “Sacco”, I naturally thought of <i>Nicola Sacco</i>, one of a pair of left-anarchists who were accused of robbery and homicide perpetrated in 1920. Because of their political beliefs, their accusation, trial, and executions took-on wide-spread political significance, especially (though not exclusively) to those on the political left. (The matter is so involved that any attempt to summarize further is likely to provoke controversy.) Daniel [oeconomist.com]https://www.blogger.com/profile/06763094285750736837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-60769687144227661872016-03-10T14:34:27.681-08:002016-03-10T14:34:27.681-08:00Ryan, I haven't read all the Wanted Comics iss...Ryan, I haven't read all the <i>Wanted Comics</i> issues, so I don't know, but after years of showing criminals doing mundane criminal acts, I like to throw some of the bizarre into the mix.Pappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977289662431694607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-48262908778219295842016-03-10T14:31:53.869-08:002016-03-10T14:31:53.869-08:00J D, I got an e-mail or comment once from Del Bour...J D, I got an e-mail or comment once from Del Bourgo's stepson, and I can't remember whether I published it or not. <br /><br />"Del," as he called him, was a communist, and hung out with people who were likely on the FBI's watch list. That didn't stop him from being a fine cartoonist and comic book artist, but I wonder if his politics impeded his career.<br /><br />He is an artist I respect, and I agree with Brian Barnes' comment about the art being a mix of realistic and cartoonish. That fits in with your observation of it being grotesque. Pappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977289662431694607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-6013094460378604252016-03-10T14:23:56.913-08:002016-03-10T14:23:56.913-08:00Daniel, another instance where an editor's han...Daniel, another instance where an editor's hand was needed. Trapped animals are usually pissed off, but skillful, no. No skill is usually needed by a large cat with large claws and long, sharp teeth.<br /><br />I personally would not want to put a panther in a cage unless he was anesthetized, and I was wearing armor and had six guys helping me who were actually doing the lifting while I supervised from a distance (like flying safely overhead in a helicopter).Pappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977289662431694607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-14915471014222727122016-03-09T22:17:18.282-08:002016-03-09T22:17:18.282-08:00Thanks for showing another interesting artist.
I&...Thanks for showing another interesting artist.<br /><br />I'm checking Del Bourgo's work and I don't think he did many Horror comics, all in all.<br />That's strange because his art is perfect for horror, with a grotesque touch.<br />Great splash panel in this story.J_D_La_Rue_67https://www.blogger.com/profile/13620923188907903146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-1839809565012631612016-03-09T12:02:53.944-08:002016-03-09T12:02:53.944-08:00I like the art, a little thick lines in places but...I like the art, a little thick lines in places but a good mix of realistic and cartoon-ish. The bat is a bit more goofy than ugly!<br /><br />The page with the gun battle and stabbing is very hard to follow, could have used a bit of editing.<br /><br />Even though there's no super hero in this one, it's very much a 40s super hero story, in a crime comic, without a costume. It's a real miss-match of styles!Brian Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15737535617796413548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-42946813662597628152016-03-09T06:21:58.639-08:002016-03-09T06:21:58.639-08:00That ending seemed like it was the kicking off poi...That ending seemed like it was the kicking off point for further Sacco adventures. But this was a crime anthology with one-off stories, right? Did this character ever appear again? Strange that they'd end it that way, unless it was based on a true story, but...devil bats?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05389353987133860660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-25228578505992108842016-03-09T03:57:22.005-08:002016-03-09T03:57:22.005-08:00Eh? “the skill of a trapped panther”? Do panthers...Eh? “the <i>skill</i> of a trapped panther”? Do panthers become more <i>skillful</i> when trapped? <br /><br />A funny twist to have a man from a position of affluence devote his life to fighting crime because of a killing perpetrated by a bat man. Daniel [oeconomist.com]https://www.blogger.com/profile/06763094285750736837noreply@blogger.com