Showing posts with label Paul W. Stoddard. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paul W. Stoddard. Show all posts

15 February 2020

Show Me, Joe!

Earlier this week we took a gander at Judo Joe, and i said we'd get back to see his 'gimmick' - well, here we are. Joe's gimmick was proclaimed on every cover (all 3 of 'em): A Complete Judo Lesson In Each Issue! -




Inside each issue we got a two-page lesson in self-defense (Only Self-Defense!) -




Of course, while Joe made it a prominent feature, he wasn't the only Judo instructor in the comics...
 

But, really - the Black Hood preferred to teach Karate...
 





I'm pretty sure this all eventually led to How To Defend Yourself The Marvel Way. But i couldn't swear to it...

page art by Paul W. Stoddard, John Rosenberger, and John Giunta for Judo Joe #s 1-3, Adventures Of The Fly #s 25, 27, & 29, and Adventures Of The Jaguar #s 12-14 (1953, 1959, 1963)

11 February 2020

That Time Hitler & Stalin Started A Kidnapping Ring...

Back in the 1950s, Identity Theft was a very different thing...


Judo Joe had three real issues in 1953 with Dr. Barney Cosneck writing and Paul W. Stoddard supplying the artwork. It also had another single issue - one of those Revival comics - almost 35 years later. I've only seen the cover of the '80s revival, so i won't judge it. But the original Judo Joe was light and amusing. It's hard to picture an '80s reboot keeping this sort of tone...


Next time, we'll take a look at Joe's special gimmick...

page art by Paul W. Stoddard from Judo Joe #s 1 & 2 (1953)