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)
