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| Another interesting one comes up in the Random 12!
First the cover attracted me, by a name unfamiliar to me, 'Joseph Szokoli' Of all people his style here puts me in mind of Neal Adams!
And Here he is!
https://pulpartists.com/Szokoli.html
"Donenfeld invited Szokoli to help draw Superman, but he turned it down in preference for his professional status as a magazine cover artist. "
Wonder if he ever regretted it?
A comic book of stories based on Stamps. Nice idea.
The First story, The Philadelphia Mission, The destruction of the frigate U.S.S. Philadelphia on the Barbary coast, written by Harry Harrison, grabbed my attemtion because I have just finished reading a book about this era of US Naval history.
Also early Doug Wildey and Vince Colletta.
So, there are still things on this site I haven't discovered yet. |
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| Publication | January 1953 | Price: 0.25 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: quarterly |
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| Credits | Pencils: Joseph Szokoli | Inks: Joseph Szokoli |
| Content | Genre: Jungle |
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| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | The Philadelphia Mission (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | The destruction of the frigate U.S.S. Philadelphia by Steven Decatur, to prevent it falling into the hands of the Barbary pirates, was commemorated with the U.S. Scott #791 two-cent stamp (1936-1937). |
| Credits | Pencils: Harry Harrison | Inks: Harry Harrison |
| Content | Genre: Historical | Characters: Commodore Edward Preble; Lieutenant William Bainbridge; Lieutenant Steven Decatur, Jr.; |
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| Comic Story | Satan's Pact (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | The architect of the Cologne Cathedral made a pact with Satan for plans for the building. When he broke the pact, Satan made sure no one would ever know the architect's name. The story is commemorated with the Germany - Scott #238 stamp. |
| Credits | Pencils: Vince Napoli | Inks: Vince Napoli |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Bishop of Cologne |
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| Comic Story | Monkey Business! (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | When vaudevillian Winton went for a walk with his two monkeys, he was killed and robbed. His monkeys identified the killers. This was commemorated with the North Borneo - Scott #214 stamp (1939). |
| Credits | Pencils: Doug Wildey (signed) | Inks: Doug Wildey (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: James Winton (dies) |
| Notes | On the first page, James Winston refers to his monkeys as "chimps," which is incorrect (monkeys have tails, chimpanzees don't). The rest of the story correctly refers to them as "monkeys" or "monks." |
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| Comic Story | Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | While hunting for food for Jamestown, Captain Smith was captured and sentenced to death. The chief's daughter, Pocahontas, intervened to save him. This is commemorated with the U.S. - Scott #328 one-cent stamp (1907). |
| Credits | Pencils: Joe Galotti; A. M. Langworthy (as Lang) | Inks: Joe Galotti; A. M. Langworthy (as Lang) |
| Content | Genre: Historical | Characters: Captain John Smith; Opecanchanough; Chief Powhatan; Pocahontas |
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| Comic Story | Esperanto Saves a Life (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Discovering that Jacques is a fellow Esperantist, a Gestapo soldier helped him escape the firing squad. To commemorate the Esperanto Congress, the Brazil - Scott #442 stamp was issued in 1936. |
| Credits | Pencils: Harry Harrison | Inks: Harry Harrison |
| Content | Genre: Drama | Characters: Jacques Corvet |
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| Comic Story | Heroine of Eddystone Light (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Grace won the Albert Medal for saving passengers of the wrecked steamer Forfarshire. The story was commemorated with the New Zealand - Scott #OY32 stamp. |
| Credits | Pencils: Bob Baer | Inks: Bob Baer |
| Content | Genre: Historical | Characters: Captain Humble (dies); Grace Darling; William Darling |
| Notes | The story lists the date was December 6th, but the wreck was on September 6, 1838. It also lists she won the Albert Medal for Lifesaving, which wasn't created until 1866. Instead, she and her father won the RNLI Silver Medal.
https://www.donsclassicstamps.com/stamps/new-zealand-oy32-f-vf-mnh-mh/ lists the #OY32 stamp shows the Cape Campbell Lighthouse, built in 1870. The story should list the OY33 stamp. |
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| Photo Story | Oddities in Stamps (1 page) |
| Credits | Script: Joseph Szokoli | Pencils: Joseph Szokoli |
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| Comic Story | The Beard of the Dragon (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Rather than shame their family name, the Fongs prepare a last meal of rich, but poisoned, food. Their meal in interrupted by kidnappers, who eat the poisoned food. The $5000 reward restores their ability to pay their depts. The story was commemorated by the China - Scott #98 stamp (1898). |
| Content | Genre: Historical | Characters: Li Kong (dies); Lo Tsin (dies) |
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| Comic Story | The Death of Capt. James Cook (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Captain Cook was killed while attempting to abduct one of the Hawaiian chiefs. The Cook Islands - Scott #84 stamp commemorates his death. |
| Credits | Pencils: Ed Goldfarb; Bob Baer | Inks: Ed Goldfarb; Bob Baer |
| Content | Genre: Historical | Characters: James Cook (death); Chief Kalaniʻōpuʻu |
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| Comic Story | Cellini and the Statue of Perseus (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Cellini surprised his sponsor by casting the Perseus with the Head of Medusa statue with bronze, which had not been used for such a monumental work. To commemorate the fifth UNESCO conference in Florence in 1950, the Italy - Scott #534 stamp was issued. |
| Credits | Pencils: Henry Kiefer | Inks: Henry Keifer |
| Content | Genre: Historical | Characters: Benvenuto Cellini; Lorenzo de' Medici |
| Notes | It wasn't Lorenzo, it was his grandson Cosimo I de’ Medici who commissioned the statue. |
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| Comic Story | Slave Train (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | As a reward for ending the slave trade in the Congo, Captain Dhanis was made a baron. To illustrate the slave train, the Belgian Congo - Scott #228 was issued in 1947. |
| Credits | Pencils: Ed Goldfarb; Bob Baer | Inks: Ed Goldfarb; Bob Baer |
| Content | Genre: Historical | Characters: Captain Francis Dhanis |
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| Comic Story | Old Blood and Guts (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Luxembourg - Scott #243 stamp commemorates Patton's tanks freeing their country. |
| Credits | Pencils: Bill Fraccio | Inks: Bill Fraccio |
| Content | Genre: Historical | Characters: General George S. Patton |
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| Comic Story | The Spanish River Disaster (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | On January 21, 1905, conductor Reynolds escaped the derailed dining car of his train, then rescued the passengers. He won the Albert Medal for his bravery. The U.S. - Scott #295 two-cent stamp commemorates the type of train. |
| Credits | Pencils: Vince Colletta | Inks: Vince Colletta |
| Content | Genre: Historical | Characters: Thomas Reynolds |
| Notes | Although the story list 1905, the train crash was in 1910. |
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| Comic Story | What's My Name? (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | German-occupied France issued a one-Franc stamp to commemorate Pétain in 1943. |
| Content | Genre: Historical | Characters: Philippe Pétain |
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