Golden Age characters that you find fascinating. 0

[Electricmastro]

A thread for Golden Age characters you feel like talking about in general, whether it be because of their interesting origins, the stories they were in, the art they’ve been showcased in and so on.

[Ken Aldred]

The Spirit.

Particularly post-WW 2, when Will Eisner had refined his art style and used a wide range of storytelling techniques and mood, most famously the classic, influential, gritty urban crime noir.

A genius creator of many short-but-brilliant stories.

Edited May 5, 2020 by Ken Aldred

[kav]

For some reason sandman always fascinated me.

[Ken Aldred]

1 minute ago, kav said:

For some reason sandman always fascinated me.

Creig Flessel’s work is excellent.

[Electricmastro]

9 minutes ago, Ken Aldred said:

The Spirit.

Particularly post-WW 2, when Will Eisner had refined his art style and used a wide range of storytelling techniques and mood, most famously the classic, influential, gritty urban noir.

A genius creator of many short-but-brilliant stories.

Yeah, and the way Eisner drew that came off as dynamic, effective, and slick, making each panel look dramatic or eventful in of themselves (Police Comics #13, November 1942).

Edited May 5, 2020 by Electricmastro

[kav]

5 minutes ago, Ken Aldred said:

Creig Flessel’s work is excellent.

Just look at that brushwork bluh.  

[Electricmastro]

Speaking of DC characters, the concept of a spirit coming back from the dead to avenge someone, like the Spectre, fascinates me. Also what fascinates me is reincarnation, like with Hawkman, or trained sorcery, like with Doctor Fate. Basically, any origin that resembles anything magical/spiritual/supernatural is likely to catch my attention.

More Fun Comics #52 (February, 1940):

Flash Comics #1 (January, 1940):

More Fun Comics #67 (May, 1941):

Edited May 5, 2020 by Electricmastro

[kav]

3 minutes ago, Electricmastro said:

Speaking of DC characters, the concept of a spirit coming back from the dead to avenge someone, like the Spectre, fascinates me. Also what fascinates me is reincarnation, like with Hawkman, or trained sorcery, like with Doctor Fate. Basically, any origin that resembles anything magical/spiritual/supernatural is likely to catch my attention.

Bingo on Dr Fate.  As a kid-reading reprints in DC Big 52 page 25c books-fascinated me.

[Ken Aldred]

45 minutes ago, kav said:

For some reason sandman always fascinated me.

Great character.  For me, the gas mask puts him in the Uncanny Valley; quite unsettling, emotionless, cold and robotic, something to disturb the criminals with.  

 

Edited May 5, 2020 by Ken Aldred

[Mercury Man]

I always liked the Black Terror.  Not his backstory so much, just found the simple uniform, pretty cool.  

Black Terror:  "Like my uniform?"

Frank Castle:  "Why yes....yes I do".

[Ken Aldred]

30 minutes ago, kav said:

Bingo on Dr Fate.  As a kid-reading reprints in DC Big 52 page 25c books-fascinated me.

Both Dr Fate and The Spectre.  Love the darker, earlier stories in More Fun.

(Or, in my case, the Archive hardcovers.)

Edited May 5, 2020 by Ken Aldred

[kav]

6 minutes ago, Ken Aldred said:

Great character.  For me, the gas mask puts him in the Uncanny Valley; quite unsettling, emotionless, cold and robotic, something to disturb the criminals with.  

 

Bingo.
A bit Rorschacchian. (sic)

Edited May 5, 2020 by kav

[Electricmastro]

The Black Widow and her resurrection from Mystic Comics #4 (July 1940, Marvel Comics).

[kav]

5 minutes ago, Electricmastro said:

The Black Widow and her resurrection from Mystic Comics #4 (July 1940, Marvel Comics).

Claire Voyant-awesome.  Look at the black inkwork there in the devil last panel-awesome.  Something like that you can really apppreciate when looking at the orig page.
He commands her to---WANK.
Oh wait thats a different book-

Edited May 5, 2020 by kav

[Ken Aldred]

I'll leave Jack Cole's Plastic Man for Mike to enthuse about later.  I'm not greedy.

[Electricmastro]

Wildfire, human gifted by the god of fire, from Smash Comics #25, 27, and 30 (1941-1942, Quality Comics):

[Ken Aldred]

I've learned something there.  I didn't know that Jim Mooney started in comics in the very early Golden Age.

Edited May 6, 2020 by Ken Aldred

[catman76]

Plastic man, because it's all so imaginative and unique unlike most superhero which are boring....

 

[Electricmastro]

19 minutes ago, Ken Aldred said:

I've learned something there.  I didn't know that Jim Mooney started in comics in the very early Golden Age.

Yeah, Mooney worked for various companies throughout the 40s, his earliest known comic book work being for the Moth, from Fox Comics, as well as drawing his earliest known professional cover for Ace Comics in 1940.

[kav]

38 minutes ago, Ken Aldred said:

I've learned something there.  I didn't know that Jim Mooney started in comics in the very early Golden Age.

He was good back then!
Then he became this:
 

Ugh.
Whoever told him to start using thick crude brush strokes and just dots for eyes-big mistake.

Edited May 6, 2020 by kav