Last week's Invisible Scarlet O'Neil was a definite, but muted hit with the reading group. For me, currently living in Franticville, it was a great hour or so to chillax with her and the rest of the book.
Hopefully this week's book will give us all a bit of inspiration. It is Baseball Comics #1 https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=41543 We will concentrate on "Rube Rooky Climbs Up From the Pit"
I am hoping our comic book historians can explain a bit about this book!
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I have only just opened the cover on this, and am already heading off on a tangent. The Uncle Dan'ls Trading Post advertisement, has got me intrigued.
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1) What are/were jet propellant cartridges? I have seen "real jet planes" advertised before .. are these for them?
2) The signal mirror "reflects up to ten miles", how do you supercharge a mirror and can you see reflections 10 miles away?
3) At the beginning of the everything is atomic and cool era, the compass proudly claims a "radium painted needle".
4) The mask looks "well dodgy" and as for the rain cape???
On to the main Rube Rooky feature. After a couple of pages I thought this was yawn making and then suddenly it all clicked. I really liked both parts of the story. The art was excellent! There are a few teasers in the book, and you wonder what was planned and why this was not a hit.
"Don't miss the next issue issue of Baseball Comics as Rube Rooky faces his first World Series"
The 2 page non-fiction text article "The '49 Recruits" paints a pretty grim picture of life as a rookie a 100 odd years ago. Basically it said if you were successful the old-timers did whatever they could to put you off your game, and keep their careers going. Eg: bats sawn in half and boots nailed to floors!!!
"The Sunday Ride of Babe Herman Dodgers vs Braves" - As I am (reluctantly) English, the niceties of baseball pass me by. So, this pretty much went over my head!
Verdict: A hit and it is a shame it is a one shot!