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Wonderland Comics
Date | Number: 4 | Lang: English (en)
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SourceThis book was scanned from a copy in the JVJ Archive.
NotesThere is more information about this book at the bottom of the page
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I notice Max the Magician is by Howie Post. Ever since I watched a documentary on Wertham's decency in comics fear mongering, whenever I see Post's name, I can't help but think of his reaction to Max Gaines' testimonial in front of Congress. Gaines couldn't sleep the night before, so he took diet pills to try to get through it and Post was quoted as calling him an idiot, because he believed he actually made things worse. We'll never know for sure if that's true (it may well be it would have got worse whatever anyone did), but I have to hand it to him that he tried (maybe he didn't have a choice, he might have been subpoenaed). And I believe it was the same Senator Joseph McCarthy who flamed the communist paranoia who was involved in the comics paranoia too. I seem to recall Max Gaines had a mustache, so I wonder if Max the Magician is meant to be a spoof of him.
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I've seen several photos of Max Gaines, and only one on which he had a moustache. And, I think he only had that for a short year or two, when he was reasonably old, and his son, Bill was running the business. And to top it off, his moustache wasn't pencil thin, but rather reasonably full. Furthermore, Gaines was short and somewhat stout, while "Max The Magician" was portrayed as being tall and fairly thin. [img]https:i.ibb.co/k25nbL7/Max-Gaines-EC-Publisher.jpg[/img] So it wouldn't have been a caricature of him. Most importantly, Wonderland #4 was issued in April, 1946, 8 years before Max's son Bill testified in those Senate hearings. So, Post couldn't have been spoofing either Gaines in his "Max The Magiciuan strory". However, Post, working out of New York, could potentially have worked for both, before those hearings. had issues with Max Gaines, as he was not such a friendly boss as his son Bill, and drawn a parody of him. But from what I've read and heard, Bill Gaines was well liked by his workers. But "Max The Magician didn't look anything like Max OR Bill Gaines.
  
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NameWonderland Comics 4 | Published
PublicationPrice: 0.10 USD | Pages: 52 | Frequency: bi-monthly
 
Cover1 page
Letterstypeset
GenreChildren; Fantasy
CharactersAlex; Macaw; Mary
PencilsHowie Post (signed)
InksHowie Post
First LineAlex meets Mary and the little lamb in Wonderland
 
StoryAlex in Wonderland (10 pages)
SynopsisBlackie uses female lamb Gert to abduct sheep.
GenreHumor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals; Children; Fantasy
CharactersAlex; Macaw; Mary; Blackie; Gert
Script ?
PencilsHowie Post (signed)
InksHowie Post (signed)
First LineBlackie had a little lamb
 
StoryNip and Tuck (6 pages)
SynopsisNip and Tuck find Aladdin's lamp but the Genie inside proves more trouble than help.
GenreHumor; Children; Fantasy
CharactersNip; Tuck; Genie
First LineNip and Tuck go fishing
 
Comic StoryOne Whale of a Time / The Boy Pirate (11 pages)
SynopsisThe Boy Pirate and his enemy the evil Captain run afoul of a ravenous whale.
GenreAdventure; Humor; Children
CharactersBoy Pirate; Evil Captain; Myrtle the Turtle
PencilsAl Fago ?
InksAl Fago ?
 
Text StoryKing Cole and the Owl (2 pages)
FeatureAlex in Wonderland
Letterstypeset
GenreAnthropomorphic-funny Animals; Children; Fantasy
CharactersAlex; Macaw; King Cole; Wise Old Owl
Script
PencilsHowie Post ?
InksHowie Post ?
 
Comic StoryMiracles in Reverse / Max the Magician (7 pages)
SynopsisSun spots cause Max's magic to work in reverse.
GenreHumor
CharactersMax
Script ?
PencilsHowie Post (signed)
InksHowie Post (signed)
 
Publisher advertisementNo Title (1 page)
First LinePrize Headline Treasure Wonderland
NotesHouse ad for 4 Prize titles. Cover repros are only art.
 
StoryFantastic Ferdy (6 pages)
SynopsisFerdy has insomnia but is hired by King Zowie to choose a new royal bed.
GenreHumor; Fantasy
CharactersFerdy; King Zowie
PencilsMarv Levy (signed)
InksMarv Levy (signed)
First LineIt's Murder, Folks!
 
Comic StoryNo Title (7 pages)
SynopsisThe monkeys have a difficult time finding breakfast in the jungle.
FeatureMopey Monks
GenreHumor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Script ?
PencilsHowie Post (signed)
InksHowie Post (signed)
First LineYa know...I like these high places
 
StoryBunky (1 page)
SynopsisBunky the great chimpanzee detective deduces (too late) his visitor is a process server.
GenreHumor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
CharactersBunky (chimp)
Script ?
PencilsFrank Little (signed)
InksFrank Little (signed)
First LineBunky proves that even a great thinker should take a rest
NotesSigned in last panel.
 
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