Showing posts with label 1967. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1967. Show all posts

05 July 2019

I Smell The Sweet Smell Of Freedom!

Rough day, so real quick one.

A Confession:
Yesterday i used the truth like a politician. I made a statement that, while completely factual, created a false impression to sell a lie. Kids, they do this all the time and you've got to watch and listen and question what they say at every turn. Especially when you agree with them, because that's when they can sell you other lies most easily. And when they're apologizing - beware of overly specific statements. (Weasel Words we used to call 'em)

I said that Justice And The Bear was a one-shot story, not a series. That's completely true, in and of itself.

But, it's also a lie. Eric St. Clair and Bob Eisman did ongoing strips for Treasure Chest Of Fun & Fact featuring The Bear, or - in this case - The Timid Bear...




As you can see, it is the same series, and it isn't. Time and reality are servant to the stories, but The Bear goes on...

page art by Bob Eismann for Treasure Chest Of Fun & Fact #s 417-419 (1967)

10 March 2019

DamnIt! We Lost Pete Again



As most of you likely already know, we lost Peter Tork on the 21st of February.


I guess it could be an advantage in being as isolated as i've been lately - for me, Peter was with us for a couple weeks longer. He passed peacefully, his family reported, at the age of 77. I'm sure others have already been reporting on his life and death. I've nothing new to add to the conversation. Instead, we'll go old - back to the 60s and, of course, The Monkees. Let's mix comics and articles (or excerpts) from 1967-68, all featuring Pete, of course -









For a final little brain melting bit of oddness - did you know that Jim Aparo drew a few Monkees comic strips?


In case you were wondering, Valleri was written by Boyce & Hart, so she's probably not actually from Pete's past.

So long, Pete. I'll miss you even though i'll hear you quite frequently.

The music lives on.


pages from The Monkees #s 6, 8, 13 & 16 (US), Monkees Annual '67 (UK), Meet The Monkees, TV Guide and Teen Times/Tunes (1967, 1968, unpub)
illustrations by -3- and Scott Shaw!