tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post7944542011188185620..comments2024-01-28T22:17:29.551-08:00Comments on Pappy's Golden Age Comics Blogzine: Number 1491: More early KurtzmanPappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977289662431694607noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-44043229161840045382013-12-18T12:31:38.747-08:002013-12-18T12:31:38.747-08:00Brian, Abdul is described as "the strongest m...Brian, Abdul is described as "the strongest man alive" so maybe those flesh-tearing bullets weren't much more than mosquito bites to him.<br /><br />I see Abdul in the same Sidekick-of-Color Club as Lothar (Mandrake the Magician) and Punjab (Little Orphan Annie). Big, fierce, scary guys.Pappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977289662431694607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-18018965359984578742013-12-18T12:27:17.051-08:002013-12-18T12:27:17.051-08:00Sure, Alicia, Harvey Kurtzman did many serious sto...Sure, Alicia, Harvey Kurtzman did many serious stories, especially when he wrote, edited, (and sometimes drew) <i>Two-Fisted Tales</i> and <i>Frontline Combat</i>; his reputation was with those more serious comics until he created <i>Mad</i>, which was a hit like no other...it certainly determined his career path thereafter.Pappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977289662431694607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-60744223270396548672013-12-17T16:52:32.317-08:002013-12-17T16:52:32.317-08:00OMG I didnt know he did srs comix Pappy!!OMG I didnt know he did srs comix Pappy!!Alicia Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16884901856229759881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-57874007256666750902013-12-17T10:26:37.003-08:002013-12-17T10:26:37.003-08:00"Crudely" is a bit generous, but Kurtzma..."Crudely" is a bit generous, but Kurtzman certainly spent extra time on the woman in the second story. I guess we know what he was doodling in high school!<br /><br />I love Abdul. The character is cliche, racist, and murderous! "I kill!" Nobody cares. Cops? Nah, whatever, be on your way! And while Mr. Risk freaks out about getting a kiss (paging Mr. Wertham,) nobody is going to check on Abdul? He just had "bullets tearing through his body!"<br /><br />What did he do, walk it off? Brian Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15737535617796413548noreply@blogger.com