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| I'm offline, rereading the DC Showcase reprint of Norman Nodell's 'Dr No' - originally done for Classics Illustrated- and I decide to browse for Norman Nodell [Nochem Yeshaya] in DuckDuckGo. One of the links that comes up brings me here to Colossus Comics #1. But the artist is credited here as NORMAN MODELL. If this is Nodell, it is very early work. I would accept the second story 'Blond Garth' (hmm, interesting name) as Nodell's work but the first story 'The Gold of Gartok' looks like a different artist and seems even more primitive. Can anybody shed any light?
About Norman Nodell here.
https://www.lambiek.net/artists/n/nodel_norman.htm |
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| For anybody interested in finding and using Characters out of copyright, here's one that was never even used. On the inside cover is advertised, 'Next month, an amazing new feature, ICARION - child of the sun]. Given he is pictured with wings, Icarus would have to be the inspiration. And that brings Jack Kirby's ETERNALS to mind. another sheer coincidence? Is anything really original in comics?
Cheers. |
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| Blond Garth is reproduced in its entirety in the must-have book, "Invisible Men: The Trailblazing Black Artists of Comic Books," by Ken Quattro (Yeo Books, 2020). This was the only comic book work by Black illustrator and cartoonist, Jay Paul Jackson. The rest of the book is dreadful even by dreadful Golden Age standards, but Jackson's contribution alone makes it historically important. |
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| Blond Garth is reproduced in its entirety in the must-have book, "Invisible Men: The Trailblazing Black Artists of Comic Books," by Ken Quattro (Yeo Books, 2020). This was the only comic book work by Black illustrator and cartoonist, Jay Paul Jackson. The rest of the book is dreadful even by dreadful Golden Age standards, but Jackson's contribution alone makes it historically important. |
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| [This was the only comic book work by Black illustrator and cartoonist, Jay Paul Jackson.] Seems to be the case.
Then it should be added to the 'Notes' about the book. The Wikipedia entry on Jay Jackson doesn't mention it.
The date on this is 1940 and Jay Jackson was working for Ziff/Davis from June 1938. His comic strip work for the Defender Newspaper started in 1943, [If this information is correct of course]
Blond Garth is a very odd story for him to illustrate, given the directions of most of his work.
If the Bugletown Green Strip he did for the Defender is PD, it would be nice, if someone had a collection of the strip, to see it on CB+.
The complete 10 issue run of 'Bungleton Green in the 21st century.'
Chicago Defender Cartoonist, Jay Jackson and the First Black Superhero-Finale
https://chicagodefender.com/op-ed-chicago-defender-cartoonist-jay-jackson-and-the-f irst-black-superhero-finale/ |
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| wow thanks to comicbookplus i get to read the semi legendary colossus comics 1 huh have to agree with another comment in that artwise it's rather weak with a couple of notable exceptions wonder if that contributed to sun publications only making 2 comic books?? |
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| The "Lum Sims" strip is hillbilly humour that features absolute clones (except poorly-drawn) of Li'l Abner, Daisy Mae, and Mammy Yokum, along with a character who looks like Loweezy from Snuffy Smith. |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | March 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Monthly |
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| Featuring | Colossus A.D. 2640 |
| Credits | Pencils: Bernie Wiest | Inks: Bernie Wiest |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction |
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| Synopsis | Scientist accidentally ingests super-growth formula and becomes huge evil giant. |
| Featuring | Colossus A.D. 2640 |
| Credits | Script: Mark Reinsberg | Pencils: Bernie Wiest | Inks: Bernie Wiest |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction |
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| Featuring | Educational Adventures of Panda-Lin |
| Credits | Script: Valentin Leopold | Pencils: Jan | Inks: Jan |
| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Notes | adventures of two pandas |
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| Featuring | Lucky Lucifer |
| Credits | Script: Berris Kregman | Pencils: Lew Segron | Inks: Lew Segron |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation |
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| Comic Story | The Ghost of Buzzard Mounting (8 pages) |
| Featuring | Lum Sims |
| Credits | Pencils: Bernie Wiest [as 'Nard] | Inks: Bernie Wiest [as 'Nard] |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Wiest's use of the alias 'Nard (short for Bernard) confirmed by his daughter Penny Wiest Augustine in correspondence with Chris Beneke. |
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| Text Article | Boomerang! (2 pages) |
| Credits | Script: Guy Murchie Jr. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Featuring | Mory Marine |
| Credits | Script: Gene Rowls | Pencils: Gene Rowls | Inks: Gene Rowls |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
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| Comic Story | The Gold of Gartok (11 pages) |
| Synopsis | Shai and Wolfgang have been raiding monasteries. Bart London has come to Tibet to stop them. Using his mental powers to create a Tulpa of himself, Tsang aids London to stop the nazi menace. |
| Featuring | The Tulpa of Tsang |
| Credits | Script: Norman Modell (credited) | Pencils: Lionel N. March (credited) | Inks: Lionel N. March (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Tsang; Shai; Wolfgang; Bart London |
| Notes | Previously credit went to Norman Nodell, an artist, instead of to the credited Norman Modell (1913-1999), a Chicago radio scripter. |
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| Text Story | The Black Heart of Red Beard (2 pages) |
| Credits | Script: Nick Nomad | Pencils: Bernie Wiest | Inks: Bernie Wiest | Letters: typeset |
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| Synopsis | Garth kills the shark sent by Cimbaru to prevent the residents of Rangipu from pearl diving. |
| Featuring | Blond Garth |
| Credits | Script: Norman Modell? [as Ramond Mellon] | Pencils: Jay Jackson | Inks: Jay Jackson |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Garth; Bubu the medicine man; Tara the King's daughter; Rahui the King (death); Draka, priestess of Iktas (villain); Cimbaru (villain); Ahala the King's son (death) |
| Notes | Blond white man raised by South Seas tribe becomes hero.
Ramond Mellon is an apparent anagram, as noted by Chris Beneke. |
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| Featuring | Ruggey |
| Credits | Script: Lincoln Maher | Pencils: Bernie Wiest? [as Lincoln Maher] | Inks: Bernie Wiest? [as Lincoln Maher] |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Bernie Wiest art suggested by Chris Beneke. His daughter Penny Wiest Augustine is uncertain about the attribution, though she says, "the hands on the guy with the green cap...are definitely Dad's style." |
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| Publisher advertisement | Next Month Colossus Comics Will Introduce an Amazing New Feature (1 page) |
| Featuring | Icarion |
| Credits | Script:? (promo copy) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Icarion |
| Notes | Back Cover.
Promotional advertisement for a comic feature that was scheduled for issue #2 called Icarion. Story was to have been entitled, "Child of the Sun". |
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