Thursday, August 4, 2011

The Calculating Cat, Chapter 2

Eric Gurney's HOW TO LIVE WITH A CALCULATING CAT was first published in 1962, and went through many editions. Gurney, a Canadian who came to the U.S. to work for Disney, went freelance in 1948.

The first chapter of this book is here.

Gurney was 82 when he died in 1992.

Copyright © 1962 Prentice-Hall Inc.




















Monday, August 1, 2011

Frank Frazetta's Shining Knight, 1950

THE MASTERWORKS SERIES OF GREAT COMIC BOOK ARTISTS was a short-lived (three issues) series published by DC for Sea Gate Distributing in 1983. The first two issues were all Frank Frazetta, the third contained work by Bernie Wrightson.

The Shining Knight stories by the legendary fantasy artist Frank Frazetta were written by Joe Samachson, and appeared in ADVENTURE COMICS in 1950.

Copyright © 1983 DC Comics, Inc.




ADVENTURE COMICS #150, MARCH 1950:







ADVENTURE COMICS #151, APRIL 1950:







ADVENTURE COMICS #153, JUNE 1950:







ADVENTURE COMICS #155, AUGUST 1950:







ADVENTURE COMICS #157, OCTOBER 1950: