Alas - we haven't the technology to access some other dimension in which issue #12 of Speed Comics was released. And so, this was the final episode of Mars Mason.
page art by Munson Paddock for Speed Comics #s 10 & 11 (1940)
Showing posts with label Mars Mason. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mars Mason. Show all posts
23 December 2018
Adventures In Interplanetary Mail
I mentioned previously that Munson Paddock's work can be found with quite a few different names attached to it. At the very least, besides Munson Paddock, he also used Joe E. Martin, Glen Ross, Martin Nye, Walter Frehm, Walter Frame, Lyle Ford, Leon Spuds, Chuck Munson, Cecilia Munson, Cecelia Munson, Pad Docke, Pad Doche, or simply Pad. Oddly, all of the variations upon his own name were house names that may have been used by other creators as well. (As are all the above names excepting the first two listed.)
Alas - we haven't the technology to access some other dimension in which issue #12 of Speed Comics was released. And so, this was the final episode of Mars Mason.
Alas - we haven't the technology to access some other dimension in which issue #12 of Speed Comics was released. And so, this was the final episode of Mars Mason.
21 December 2018
Mars Needs More On Munson s
Munson Paddock, as we saw this morning, could deliver some beautifully odd work when he was in the mood. Perhaps not surprisingly, his oddities extended beyond his artwork. And it has led to some confusion over the years.
For an example, let's take a look at the rather blatantly named Eddie The Odd -
No - there are no further pages; that's where it ends.
The first thing to note is that he signed the work with a variation of his grandmother's name, Martha Cecilia Munson. (Yup - he beat both Bruce & Clark to it) Oddly enough, Cecilia/Cecelia Munson seems to have been adopted as a house name, so other artists may also have been signing their work with his grandmother's moniker.
He did this frequently enough that Cecilia Munson Paddock is listed as a separate creator in some databases, and others believe him to be female. But the government was fairly certain he was male, else they would not have issued him a draft card, eh?
Munson Leroy Paddock was born over 130 years ago, back at the beginning of 1886 (January 22nd). His first newspaper comic, Mr. Bluff, launched in October of 1907. Others included Angelic Angelina and Naughty Ned, his final strip. Of the three, i only recall having seen Angelic Angelina, and not many of those. The style was very clean with the fine line approach of the times - rather classical in look and feel. Nothing to really catch the eye, but well executed.
In addition to his strips, he was also a magazine illustrator during the early decades of the 20th century.
In 1936, this new comic books thing was getting its footing, and Munson was already there working for DC. His The Blood Pearls and Monastery Of The Blue God serials ran for the next two years in New Comics/New Adventure Comics (The title changed with issue #12).
Yes - Monastery Of The Blue God.
You didn't think that vikings were the first to worship Beebo, did you?
Over the next decade he drew a variety of tales, ranging from Cowboy Westerns to Yellow Peril Easterns. We'll be taking a look at some of them this week. But for now, it's time i let you return to the adventures of Mars Mason with episodes 2 & 3, continuing from where we left off this morning -
We lost Munson back in 1970 or 1971 - reports vary. But fear not, he'll still be with us next time...
For an example, let's take a look at the rather blatantly named Eddie The Odd -
No - there are no further pages; that's where it ends.
The first thing to note is that he signed the work with a variation of his grandmother's name, Martha Cecilia Munson. (Yup - he beat both Bruce & Clark to it) Oddly enough, Cecilia/Cecelia Munson seems to have been adopted as a house name, so other artists may also have been signing their work with his grandmother's moniker.
He did this frequently enough that Cecilia Munson Paddock is listed as a separate creator in some databases, and others believe him to be female. But the government was fairly certain he was male, else they would not have issued him a draft card, eh?
Munson Leroy Paddock was born over 130 years ago, back at the beginning of 1886 (January 22nd). His first newspaper comic, Mr. Bluff, launched in October of 1907. Others included Angelic Angelina and Naughty Ned, his final strip. Of the three, i only recall having seen Angelic Angelina, and not many of those. The style was very clean with the fine line approach of the times - rather classical in look and feel. Nothing to really catch the eye, but well executed.
In addition to his strips, he was also a magazine illustrator during the early decades of the 20th century.
In 1936, this new comic books thing was getting its footing, and Munson was already there working for DC. His The Blood Pearls and Monastery Of The Blue God serials ran for the next two years in New Comics/New Adventure Comics (The title changed with issue #12).
Yes - Monastery Of The Blue God.
You didn't think that vikings were the first to worship Beebo, did you?
Over the next decade he drew a variety of tales, ranging from Cowboy Westerns to Yellow Peril Easterns. We'll be taking a look at some of them this week. But for now, it's time i let you return to the adventures of Mars Mason with episodes 2 & 3, continuing from where we left off this morning -
We lost Munson back in 1970 or 1971 - reports vary. But fear not, he'll still be with us next time...
page art by Munson Paddock for Amazing Mystery Funnies #2 and Speed Comics #s 8 & 9 (1939, 1940)
Munson To Mars
It's been a bit since we introduced something good and ODD, has it not?
Let us correct that imbalance.
Have you met Munson Paddock?
Munson Paddock is both artist and writer on our odd little wonder above. Yes, it says Martin Nye, but that's just one of the names behind which you can find Munson.
We'll get to Mars Mason (and Firetop - maybe his oddest) in a bit. But let's do this the way i did. I believe this was the story wherein i first encountered Paddock's work -
His mix of classic comic style and kind of wild free-styling look comes from many years of experience. Munson was an early comic artist, and before that a newspaper comic artist, creating strips like Angelic Angelina way back in 1909. (Perhaps earlier? The strips i have are from 1909) By the time the '40s rolled around he was apparently feeling the need to break out and do something new. And so he did - strangely and beautifully.
Mars Mason is one of the best examples. Even the concept is just a bit odd. Decades before David Brin made The Postman* into a science fiction hero, Munson brought us the adventures of an Interplanet Mail Carrier, and bizarre alien life forms that would have been at home warring with some of Basil Wolverton's creations.
Here's the debut chapter -
Munson drew a total of only five episode of Mars Mason - just 30 pages. Join us next time as we follow along, and we'll take a peek at a few other odd bits as we go.
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*(If you've only seen the movie, or perhaps wisely avoided it, the book The Postman is actually terrific.)
Let us correct that imbalance.
Have you met Munson Paddock?
Munson Paddock is both artist and writer on our odd little wonder above. Yes, it says Martin Nye, but that's just one of the names behind which you can find Munson.
We'll get to Mars Mason (and Firetop - maybe his oddest) in a bit. But let's do this the way i did. I believe this was the story wherein i first encountered Paddock's work -
His mix of classic comic style and kind of wild free-styling look comes from many years of experience. Munson was an early comic artist, and before that a newspaper comic artist, creating strips like Angelic Angelina way back in 1909. (Perhaps earlier? The strips i have are from 1909) By the time the '40s rolled around he was apparently feeling the need to break out and do something new. And so he did - strangely and beautifully.
Mars Mason is one of the best examples. Even the concept is just a bit odd. Decades before David Brin made The Postman* into a science fiction hero, Munson brought us the adventures of an Interplanet Mail Carrier, and bizarre alien life forms that would have been at home warring with some of Basil Wolverton's creations.
Here's the debut chapter -
Munson drew a total of only five episode of Mars Mason - just 30 pages. Join us next time as we follow along, and we'll take a peek at a few other odd bits as we go.
page art by Munson Paddock for Spook Comics #1 and Speed Comics #s 7 & 11 (1940, 1946)
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*(If you've only seen the movie, or perhaps wisely avoided it, the book The Postman is actually terrific.)
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