When we started talking about Landor this weekend, i made reference to Lando. Most might naturally think it was a reference to Lando Calrissian - after all, Billy Dee Williams makes him almost too cool.
But, no. I was talking about another running around in comics close to the same time and with a greater name parallel. Now that we've seen Landor, Maker Of Monsters, meet Lando, Man Of Magic -
Lando appeared in the first six or seven issues of World's Finest Comics, depending on how you count. The first issue was World's Best Comics, with World's Finest starting at #2. So you work the math.
Here are the splashes for his adventures to give you a feel for the strip...
...and to wrap things up for this short peek, here is Lando's final adventure - despite the promises of the blurb at the end...
Perhaps it was the loss of a regular artist after the first three tales, or maybe it was the fact that the more famous wizard, Zatarra, was also appearing in the same title. Lando was seen no more...
But, no. I was talking about another running around in comics close to the same time and with a greater name parallel. Now that we've seen Landor, Maker Of Monsters, meet Lando, Man Of Magic -
Lando appeared in the first six or seven issues of World's Finest Comics, depending on how you count. The first issue was World's Best Comics, with World's Finest starting at #2. So you work the math.
Here are the splashes for his adventures to give you a feel for the strip...
...and to wrap things up for this short peek, here is Lando's final adventure - despite the promises of the blurb at the end...
Perhaps it was the loss of a regular artist after the first three tales, or maybe it was the fact that the more famous wizard, Zatarra, was also appearing in the same title. Lando was seen no more...
page art by Howard Purcell, Chad Grothkopf, Louis Cazeneuve, Mike Suchorsky, and Lee Harris from World's Best Comics #1 and World's Finest Comics #s 2-7 (1941, 1942)
