Obscure superhero thread 0

[Frisco Larson]

Captain Freedom

 

 

 

This cover's great!

 

Some sort of Kid Gang, a superhero, a "Mad Scientist", a goofy looking robot, even a little bondage.

 

The only thing that could make it better is the addition of a few nazis.

 

There are some wonderful books in this thread.

 

I agree Duffman!!! I think Avison packed in quite a bit (thumbs u

[Pat Calhoun]

Wow Claudio - cool stuff! Could I prevail upon you to write a paragraph about the Saturn character with rough context of his situation?

 

And Frisco - you either specialize in second bananas or have a nice deep GA stack!

 

thanks, Pat

 

(ok- ps- and that little gal on that crazy bondage block is out there ! + Jon B. still searching for your Green Turtle...)

Edited April 12, 2015 by pcalhoun

[vaillant]

Wow Claudio - cool stuff! Could I prevail upon you to write a paragraph about the Saturn character with rough context of his situation?

 

You mean a quick summary here or a brief article for some purpose? In the second case, I could do that, I should do some reading, otherwise I am not enough learned to give a full picture, but it’s a pretty landmark series here, continuously referenced by comic artists.

 

Here’s one by Magnus, a very famous italian artist:

and another one by Corrado Mastantuono (both a Disney and realistic author):

 

I also see Bonelli recently homaged it in the latest Martin Mystere almanac (2015), which features a full Martin Mystere story referencing the original series:

 

Zavattini was a famous writer and anti-fascist too, but the strip belongs as much to Pedrocchi as it does to him (in fact, Zavattini did not write comics and was originally uncredited).

 

Sorry for the small pics they’re the largest ones posted on the web…

[Pat Calhoun]

not (necessarily) an article - just a few words sketching the situation (interplanetary war?), his 'powers' or special attributes - a little 'handle' for 'us'. I'm having a hard time creating any context for what I've seen.

 

 

thx P

[markseifert]

Also worth noting that, although the original plot subject was by famous italian writer Cesare Zavattini, the final story and dialogue were by Federico Pedrocchi, which has been the godfather of Disney publishing in Italy, and a true pioneer in establishing a school of italian authors at Mondadori (the publisher of Disney).[/url]

 

Very interesting!

[vaillant]

Pat, Mark… I’ll see what I can do. A short description should not be a problem…

 

Maybe I should read the chapter about Pedrocchi in my friend's book about comics publishing under fascism and then make a brief summary about him. "Saturn" is quintessentially Pedrocchi, after all.

[Electricmastro]

Nightmare from Clue Comics #6 (December 1943, Hillman Periodicals). Art by Maurice Del Bourgo.

[Marty Mann]

 

Edited January 14, 2020 by Marty Mann

[Electricmastro]

Duke of Darkness

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