Evan Lewis's Blog, page 116
February 16, 2022
HAMMETT HERALD-TRIBUNE: "The Creeping Siamese" (1942)
This Op adventure, originally published in the May 1926 Black Mask, was reprinted in the May 31, 1942 El Paso Times.
February 15, 2022
GRAHAM INGELS (??) and "The Rise and Fall of Blackie Archer" (1949)
Every source I've found on the 'net credits Graham Ingels for pencils and inks on this story, but I find that pretty hard to swallow. Yeah, that's him on page 1 panel 2, page 2 panel 1, and all of page 4, but the rrest of it looks more like Harry Harrison with both of his eyes closed. I haven't seen the finished product to compare it, so maybe it came out okay in the end. Maybe it was a rush job, and this silverprint (the printer's color guide) had to be prepared while most pages were still in the rough pencil stage. Maybe. If anyone has a copy of War Against Crime #8 or one of the reprints, I'd be mighty curious to see a photo of page 5, 6 or 7 to see what the finished product looked like. delewis1@hotmail.com!
February 14, 2022
Pulp Gallery: BELARSKI does ARGOSY
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February 13, 2022
FOOTBALL? Yes, We Have Football.
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February 12, 2022
SECRET AGENT X-9: Terror in Cafe Society - Week 2 (1939)
Continued next Saturday
February 11, 2022
DAVY CROCKETT Beats the Redskins, British Style (1958)
This tale was told in the 1958 Knockout Annual, which means it was likely serialized earlier in the weekly British comic Knockout. Interesting that they gave him Georgie as a sidekick.
February 10, 2022
TOM MIX and the Cry for Help! (1941)
From the Ralston-Purina production Tom Mix Comics #7 (Oct. 41) comes this premium selling adventure of Tom and his gang. Thanks to Devil Scans and ComicBookPlus.
February 9, 2022
HAMMETT HERALD-TRIBUNE: The Thin Man Radio Show rolls on (1943)
Des Moines Tribune, Jan. 8, 1943
Tampa Times, Jan. 8, 1943
Harrisburg Telegraph, Jan. 9, 1943
Shreveport Times, Feb. 5, 1943
February 8, 2022
MIKE FINK, "King of the River" (1942)
From True Comics #8, back in Jan 1942, comes this "true" adventure of Davy's one-time rival. Don't know who drew it. Someone called "the coot" stuck it up on ComicBookPlus, and No, I don't think it was Cap'n Bob.
