tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post6997827023122347020..comments2024-01-28T22:17:29.551-08:00Comments on Pappy's Golden Age Comics Blogzine: Pappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977289662431694607noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-55544958433317681782009-06-14T03:57:36.234-07:002009-06-14T03:57:36.234-07:00I happen to own the original art to both of the Po...I happen to own the original art to both of the Powell "good/bad girl" stories you've posted. My favorite feature of "Anybody's Girl" is the through-the-fireplace shot on page three (ouch! hot!), a device Powell used in other stories.<br /><br />You can find more great Harvey romance art in my online gallery at CAF: <a href="http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=49067" rel="nofollow">http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=49067</a><br /><br />Or check out my classic Golden Age comic website at: <a href="http:/www.samuelsdesign.com/comics" rel="nofollow">www.samuelsdesign.com</a>Ben Samuelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11181926708353356570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-52305027167411788162009-06-06T17:05:28.360-07:002009-06-06T17:05:28.360-07:00Fantastic to see these, and shot from the original...Fantastic to see these, and shot from the originals! Thanks for sharing! What I really love about comics from this era (especially Romance books) is the "caption panel" -- which is to say, those small panels taken up mostly with expository text, but enhanced with a tiny illustration that frequently adds a dimension. Toth kept employing these well into the 70's, but it was the 50's when they were most widely used and accepted. Unlike the rest of the panels in a story where they show up, these frames were open to much broader rules of style. The illos could be representational, or purely metaphoric, and somehow -- likely due to their small size -- these departures of style are never the least bit disruptive. Very interesting. Certainly, they seem anachronistic now (primarily because comics storytelling styles are so, so different these days) but I miss them.<br /><br />Anyway, "I Joined a Teen Age Sex Club" is lousy with the little buggers, and an expertly executed bunch they are. The lonely street corner on Page Two, the spilled glass of excess on Page Three, the galaxy of confusion orbiting Geri's addled eye on Page Four, and the racing heart on Page Five, among others. Powell was a master of many things. Great, great stuff! Thanks again, Pappy!!Tamfoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08007519945208611127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-13918963713618123502009-06-06T15:26:44.884-07:002009-06-06T15:26:44.884-07:00Pappy, I'm sure that lots of young girls read ...Pappy, I'm sure that lots of young girls read these great comics back in the day, but I've long suspected that lots of young guys also took a "peek" from time-to-time too.<br /><br />Testosterone-fueled curiosity notwithstanding, good art is good art, and Powell was one of the best.Chuck Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529750105224374839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-26912844684333714762009-06-06T12:18:18.911-07:002009-06-06T12:18:18.911-07:00re: Sex Club-
so the first group she tries to joi...re: Sex Club-<br /><br />so the first group she tries to join up with are the art nerds? wow...Prof. Grewbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16132543249418576650noreply@blogger.com