Popular Post path4play Posted March 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2019 Not saying rare, because I'm new to the romance books - these are like, well yes, the only 2 current romance copies in my collection. Pretty cool representations of era. pmpknface, sacentaur, comicjack and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Inaflash Posted March 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2019 This one is tough. mustang33guy, adamstrange, pmpknface and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 (edited) OK, I'm still on an All-True Romance kick. This story from #16 has to be one of the craziest 'romance' stories I've ever read. The heroine spends nearly the entire story in bondage. NSFW!(Hat tip to Comicbookplus for the scans; thank you.) Edited March 25, 2019 by Point Five FoggyNelson, Microbia, comicnoir and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Point Five Posted March 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 25, 2019 1950's war comics, sacentaur, comicnoir and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Point Five said: This story from #16 has to be one of the craziest 'romance' stories I've ever read Thanks for posting the story. Crazy stuff. Has a very strong Key Largo (1948) feel to it: location, plot, characters. Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 @Point Five Great read. Gratuitous shots galore Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 (edited) Walter Johnson illustrated some scarce romance books, I find his style to be crude Feldstein-ish but in a strangely interesting way. What are your opinions on his work? Edited March 26, 2019 by sacentaur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Pretty crude and second rate but different and unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 He used swipes from time to time. One of his jungle splashes is a swipe from Seven Seas 4 cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szav Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 2 hours ago, sacentaur said: Walter Johnson illustrated some scarce romance books, I find his style to be crude Feldstein-ish but in a strangely interesting way. What are your opinions on his work? I wonder if he swiped (and by swiped I should say practically traced) his interior work as shamelessly as he did his covers. Was there a greater thief in the golden age? Granted I like the end results of many of these... but maybe the Feldsteinish look is because that’s who he took some interiors from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 That makes sense - a man of limited talent swiping to make-up for artistic deficiencies. Not much on Johnson biography-wise (this bit from Lambiek): Walter T. Johnson was an American comic book artist. He serverd as an inker on the 'Li'l Abner' strip for United Feature Syndicate in the mid 1930s, and again in the 1950s and 1960s. He worked in comic books through Funnies Inc (1944-46) and later his own Walter Johnson Studio. He has mainly illustrated crime features for Consolidated Book, D.S. Publishing ('Select Detective', 'Underworld', etc.), Lev Gleason ('Crime Does Not Pay') and St. John Publishing ('Authentic Police Cases'), as well as romance and western features for Avon Comics ('Frontier Romances', 'The Saint'), DC Comics ('Real Fact Comics'), EC Comics ('Saddle Romances') and Youthful Magazines ('Buffalo Bill', 'Youthful Love', etc.). When working with Sol Harrison, he used the joint pen name Walter S. Hara. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dr. Love Posted March 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 27, 2019 However, he did produce one of the top 100 romance covers. imho, of course! Out of 5,892 - my count. Michelle Nolan has a slightly different number, but close enough. comicjack, RareHighGrade, Inaflash and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 It's gratifying to see you take an interest in romance, Steve, other publishers, other artists beyond just Baker. Covers are one thing, and there are a hundreds and hundreds worth owning. Interior work, however - that's where the going gets rough. Romance is a particularly difficult genre to draw in an interesting, meaningful way. Steranko said as much one time, others too I believe. sacentaur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sagii Posted March 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 27, 2019 ....DC Romance is growing on me more and more..... Dr. Love, pmpknface, Point Five and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 That's a beaut, Corey, I love the night covers, I love the rainy covers, but I really love the rainy night covers! Lichtenstein got it right. DC war was good, but DC romance for the win. sagii 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sagii Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 3 minutes ago, Dr. Love said: That's a beaut, Corey, I love the night covers, I love the rainy covers, but I really love the rainy night covers! Lichtenstein got it right. DC war was good, but DC romance for the win. Thanks Doc! You were waaay ahead of the rest of most of us on this stuff. So much to still discover.. sacentaur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 1 minute ago, Dr. Love said: Very nice! Film Noir captured on a page! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Sorry boys, but I do get excited on the subject. So interesting to me, all of it. DC is fascinating for many reasons. Not the least of which was their clear editorial direction. Women driven. Zena Brody, then Phyllis Reed. That direction can be illustrated by a little bit from Rocky 3, the interview with Clubber Lang (played by Mr. T of course) Interviewer: What's your prediction for the fight? Clubber Lang: My prediction? Interviewer: Yes, your prediction. Clubber Lang: Pain! sagii, pmpknface and adamstrange 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 41 minutes ago, Dr. Love said: Sorry boys, but I do get excited on the subject. So interesting to me, all of it. DC is fascinating for many reasons. Not the least of which was their clear editorial direction. Women driven. Zena Brody, then Phyllis Reed. That direction can be illustrated by a little bit from Rocky 3, the interview with Clubber Lang (played by Mr. T of course) Interviewer: What's your prediction for the fight? Clubber Lang: My prediction? Interviewer: Yes, your prediction. Clubber Lang: Pain! Another cool rainy cover , and those eyes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
