Showing posts with label Clue Comics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Clue Comics. Show all posts

24 June 2018

3 Day Matinee - Return Of The King

Today's main feature for our 3 Day Matinee is...


That there is pure distilled essence of comic book, is it not?

Of course, first up we have our ongoing serial - Twin Earths, by Oskar Lebeck and Alden McWilliams.

Previously on Twin Earths: Terra is an advanced human inhabited world existing in an opposite orbital position from Earth, each perpetually hidden by our sun from the other. Vana, a defector from Terra, is now believed dead by her home world, thanks to the efforts of her Earth allies in the FBI. As she and agent Garry Verth finally relax after ending the threat on her life, they begin to discover a clash of cultures along with their budding romance -

Twin Earths - Chapter 9:


Since last we saw the Boy King, he had his Giant tow the population of Swisslakia to the United States of America. (Fortunately, the ocean between Europe and North America is never greater than thigh deep to the giant) They capture a Nazi ship along the way as a peace offering to their new homeland while the giant puts the make on Lady Liberty's statue.

In the USA, David encounters a master Nazi spy named The Crane for his mechanical extending arms. I suspect we'll come back later and see the incredibly clever ruse by which he manages to seize control of the giant, forcing the Boy King to earn his right to control the automaton. But today, we have their most epic confrontation - Nostradamus's Giant Robot vs. Nazi Giant Robot Dinosaur!
This time the art is solely Dan Barry. (Al Mandel took over art on Nightmare & Sleepy, which had previously been drawn by both)

Some might argue this is the very reason comics exist. Therefore, we present the two-part 30-page tale in its entirety -




pages from Twin Earths (1952) and Clue Comics #s 4 & 5 (1943)

23 June 2018

3 Day Matinee - Meet Manny

I mentioned yesterday that the first 9 issues of Clue Comics were a bit different than later issues. Today's Matinee main feature is another strip from those early issues - introducing Stupid Manny:


Manny was on of the Boy King's co-stars in Clue Comics. He might seem a bit out of place with 'serious' heroes like Nightmare & Sleepy, Zippo (a Blitz On Wheels!), Jackie Law & The Boy Rangers, Micro-Face, and Twilight. But that's okay - Manny doesn't mind.

But first, our ongoing serial - the classic newspaper comic strip, Twin Earths, from Oskar Lebeck and Alden McWilliams.

Previously on Twin Earths: Terra is a human inhabited world of advanced technology orbiting our sun in a hidden position opposite Earth. Vana, a covert agent of Terra undercover on Earth has broken away from her homeworld after her partner was killed by her commanders. Now allied with the FBI, she and agent Garry Verth bait a trap for the assassins stalking her...

Twin Earths - Chapter 8:


Our main feature, Stupid Manny, comes to us from artist Tony Dipreta. Tony is mostly known these days for his long runs on Joe Palooka and Rex Morgan, MD. Back in the early days of comics, he was more known for his comedy strips for Quality, Hillman and Timely. Stupid Manny was a regular feature in that early run of Clue, appearing in every issue and doubling his page count along the way.
Since he started with only four pages per book, here're the first three of his adventures, including his 'origin story' -




Manny was kind of an odd one...

Tomorrow - The Return Of The King...


pages from Twin Earths (1952) and Clue Comics #s 1-3 (1943)