tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419605150672201683.post5435614502644794810..comments2024-03-01T14:01:34.480-08:00Comments on Marvel in the Silver Age: Meet the Kid: Marvel's First Cowboy Hero (almost)AirPiratePresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13136561512898563240noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419605150672201683.post-12976703784703482082018-05-26T23:37:36.544-07:002018-05-26T23:37:36.544-07:00Incredibly, Maneely was only 32 when he died. I...Incredibly, Maneely was only 32 when he died. I'm not sure when the picture of him was taken. I found it with a Google search and the original image was titled "Joe Maneely-1945", which could be possible, as it does look like an editorial cartoon he's working on in the picture, rather than an Atlas comic page or cover. AirPiratePresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13136561512898563240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419605150672201683.post-34818423979281880672018-05-26T23:18:16.651-07:002018-05-26T23:18:16.651-07:00Wow, to be mentioned in the same sentence as Stera...Wow, to be mentioned in the same sentence as Steranko's project is enough. SHOC is my all-time favourite book(s) on the subject and like Jim's project, I think I've only scratched the surface so far ... AirPiratePresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13136561512898563240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419605150672201683.post-74816020032954724142018-05-24T14:43:10.371-07:002018-05-24T14:43:10.371-07:00Your random scribblings are anything but. Well pr...Your random scribblings are anything but. Well presented, well researched... more fun than digging out my Steranko's History of Comics! Well, he never did complete his intended 7 volumes, stopping with the 1940s so you are finishing his project!Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419605150672201683.post-40492923742982173512018-05-24T03:31:23.449-07:002018-05-24T03:31:23.449-07:00I first met Maneely's work in the B&W repr...I first met Maneely's work in the B&W reprints by Alan Class and L. Miller in the UK. The detail was phenomenal. I could always identify his work. Imagine, as you say, Make Mine Marvel Maneely! Where did the photo of him appear because that surprised me. I had him down as an older man even though I knew he tragically died early?Norman Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15786362698394605291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419605150672201683.post-18805470662511468482018-05-17T13:05:02.458-07:002018-05-17T13:05:02.458-07:00Ha-ha ... nothing to worry about, Charlie. I have ...Ha-ha ... nothing to worry about, Charlie. I have the whole blog backed up. If need be, I could always repost the lot to my own website. But really happy that you're enjoying my random scribblings ...AirPiratePresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13136561512898563240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419605150672201683.post-75302433579453565332018-05-16T06:59:15.509-07:002018-05-16T06:59:15.509-07:00By the way I really, really enjoy your column! I ...By the way I really, really enjoy your column! I mean I've thought of printing it because who knows, It could all disappear from the internet one day? But my kids would scold me for being so "old"'in my thinking.LOL.Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419605150672201683.post-23878483874763882992018-05-13T11:05:28.534-07:002018-05-13T11:05:28.534-07:00Regarding Severin being ousted by Lee, It's po...Regarding Severin being ousted by Lee, It's possible Severin left on his own, since at the time he was busy producing lots of art and covers for Cracked and his accounts at both Marvel and Charlton ended around the same period. Severin did little work for comics in the early 1960s aside from work for Harvey and IW Publications (covers).<br /> Nick Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096100224095280865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419605150672201683.post-61249402916458759032018-05-10T01:33:37.406-07:002018-05-10T01:33:37.406-07:00Hi, Matthew ... The same month that Two-Gun Kid wa...Hi, Matthew ... The same month that Two-Gun Kid was cancelled (Apr 1961) the teen humour title My Girl Pearl was axed. Two months later, Goodman launched Amazing Adventures, presumably because monster books were selling well. Then in Sep 1961, debuted Linda Carter, a romance title. Fantastic Four made its first appearance cover-dated Nov 1961, so I don't think the cancellation of TGK can be directly linked to the launch of FF. But you're right, Goodman was restricted, under the terms of his contract with DC's Independent News Distribution, to eight titles a month, and was forced to cancel one title before he could another.AirPiratePresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13136561512898563240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419605150672201683.post-81832705570120769982018-05-07T22:57:59.115-07:002018-05-07T22:57:59.115-07:00I may be getting the timing wrong on this, but was...I may be getting the timing wrong on this, but was this the title that was dropped from Timely's "only 8 titles a month" line up to make room for that speciaL project that publisher Goodman wanted Stan to come up with that would be an imitation of DC's line up of hero teams: Sea Devils, Challengers of the Unknown, Blackhawk, the Legion of Super Heroes, and that update of All American Comics' Justice Society? They couldn't just add a new title back then and had to drop an existing one to make room on their limited line up to get it distributed.Matthew Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13430232044031108705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419605150672201683.post-265585364833592332018-05-02T11:42:09.826-07:002018-05-02T11:42:09.826-07:00Thank you for your comment, Charlie Horse ... I re...Thank you for your comment, Charlie Horse ... I remember The Rifleman too. He had a signature trick of twirling his rifle the same way other cowboys would spin their Colts around their trigger fingers. Haven't thought about that show in years ...AirPiratePresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13136561512898563240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419605150672201683.post-88692382600500232682018-05-02T10:45:38.624-07:002018-05-02T10:45:38.624-07:00Briefly... as a kid born in 1960 in Chicago I neve...Briefly... as a kid born in 1960 in Chicago I never met a kid or kids parents who watched westerns. However grand parents seemed to like them so we are talking about folks born in the 1900 to 1920s from my perspective. On the other hand Rifleman and Josh Randall Bounty Hunter were enjoyed by all. But these were not typical Bonanza fare. Rifleman is still in syndication here on Me TV stations!Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419605150672201683.post-70205774030979265622018-04-30T23:19:10.904-07:002018-04-30T23:19:10.904-07:00You're right, Mr R ... I'd forgotten that ...You're right, Mr R ... I'd forgotten that the Matt Dillon show was called Gunlaw in the UK. I do remember seeing it on tv back then, but that's because I am very old :-) ...AirPiratePresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13136561512898563240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419605150672201683.post-68574188685697497792018-04-30T14:34:22.196-07:002018-04-30T14:34:22.196-07:00Interestingly, Gunsmoke (the TV show) was renamed ...Interestingly, Gunsmoke (the TV show) was renamed Gunlaw when it was shown in Britain. Don't remember ever seeing the show under either name. I doubt that Joe Maneely, good artist that he was, would have had the same beneficial effect on Marvel that Jack Kirby did. Still, it would have been interesting to see. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.com