Regular reader Eric (バーンズ エリック) pointed out that Neptune Perkins only had one other Golden Age tale besides the one we ran a few days ago. It's an origin story tucked into Joe Kubert's Hawkman strip.
That was going to nag at me and get in the way of Father Of The Inferior Five? and The Lighter Side Of Death Patrols, so let's dive right in and take a look at The Dweller In The Sea...
There.
Now you've got the complete Golden Age Neptune Perkins. You'll have to jump ahead a few decades for Roy's Revivals to see more of the man.
That was going to nag at me and get in the way of Father Of The Inferior Five? and The Lighter Side Of Death Patrols, so let's dive right in and take a look at The Dweller In The Sea...
There.
Now you've got the complete Golden Age Neptune Perkins. You'll have to jump ahead a few decades for Roy's Revivals to see more of the man.
page art by Joe Kubert from Flash Comics #66 (1945)
Well-drawn and filled with weird details to drive the story along. Well, two at least: our mutant without the label 'mutant', Neptune Perkins, and our gangster with the rice obsession, Rice Ryan. Oh, and the henchman with the giant, freakish schnauzer, though that one isn't plot-important. The gangsters' plot is completely random & nonsensical, but who cares? Let's get this thing going! Enjoyable for all that. Thanks for posting it.
ReplyDeleteI think you summarized a lot of the appeal of those old comics. And Bob Haney, too, for that matter. The primary concern was simply telling a fun story - everything else was up for grabs. That's a beautiful form of chaos.
ReplyDeletePosting was my pleasure - thanks for pointing it out.