As part of their Classics Illustrated series, Gilberton published Prehistoric World in 1962.
It takes the reader from the beginning of life, through the age of dinosaurs, into the age of mammals, and ends with a detailed look at prehistoric man. Within its 100 pages, we also learn about many key people who shaped the study of prehistoric life.
Collector’s Guide:
- From Classics Illustrated Special #167: Prehistoric World; 1962.
- Not in stock? Try it on Newkadia.
As part of their Classics Illustrated series, Gilberton published Prehistoric World in 1962.
It takes the reader from the beginning of life, through the age of dinosaurs, into the age of mammals, and ends with a detailed look at prehistoric man. Within its 100 pages, we also learn about many key people who shaped the study of prehistoric life.
Collector’s Guide:
- From Classics Illustrated Special #167: Prehistoric World; 1962.
- Not in stock? Try it on Newkadia.
Behold the splendor of the abstract expressionist masterpiece entitled “my first drawing!”
Mom sent our baby book to us a few years ago, from out of storage in the attic. It’s a compelling biographical work with passages detailing our weight, birthday presents received, and how thrilled our mother was when our stools finally firmed up after a few weeks. Good thing that was noted for posterity!
But hey, cut Mom some slack. Her encouragement of our artistic inclinations may have begun with preserving this drawing, but they continue to this day. Mom always had some “craft” or “activity” for her two kids, so having an art project to work on all the time just seems normal these days. In fact, we’re convinced our family views all our stuff as just some kind of “craft.” Well, maybe they’re right.
But there’s hope. Even Dad has come on board at long last with his son being some kind of artist. After seeing a few recent paintings he remarked, “Wow – a musician and an artist!” That was nice to hear, but we told our art teacher that it frustrated us. Our first reaction was, “Is that just now sinking in after two decades?” Our teacher, a far more forgiving soul than us, said, “Yes, yes it is. But sometimes parents, like anyone else, take a long time to get things right. You should be happy it happened, despite the wait.”
That put things into perspective for us and changed our attitude around. Since then, we’ve had a much more open dialogue about our interests with our parents. It feels more like some kind of understanding has been reached. We let our teacher know that besides growing as painters, we are also having positive developments in our personal life as a result of painting with her and discussing art on a deeper level.
What is the mythical Pythakaquak? And why did he travel untold miles tucked away in a science fiction novel to take up residence in our library?
These questions and more continue to haunt cryptozoologists around the globe.
This would be a fun panel to paint! If this bit of dadaist adventure doesn’t deserve the Lichtenstein treatment, nothing does.
Just a little something we excavated from the archives at Magic Robot!
This is off the meter in obscurity, so give yourself the blue ribbon geek award if you can source it.
Early issues of Justice Traps the Guilty feature legendary collaborators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby producing “true” crime stories. The lives of criminals seemed to fascinate Kirby, and he would return to the subject twenty years later with In the Days of The Mob.
Collector’s Guide:
- From Justice Traps the Guilty; 1947-1953, Prize/Headline.
Concrete was not only a writer but an avid reader. (And a thinker, too, despite his rugged appearance!) We like this drawing by Paul Chadwick of Concrete at home, in his modified chair, enjoying a good book.
Below that, we included a page from one of the short stories in Dark Horse Presents. Concrete and his friend visit a man with an impressive art collection and library – including an entire room full of bagged and boarded comic books, perfectly filed.
Wouldn’t you love to spend a few weeks in there? Also, the man has a secret room with cool paintings that capture Concrete’s imagination. And what guy doesn’t like the idea of having his own secret cave?
Collector’s Guide:
- From Concrete #10; Dark Horse, 1988 and Dark Horse Presents #66.
- Concrete #10 reprinted in Concrete TPB #2 and Complete Concrete
- Short story reprinted in Concrete Complete Short Stories 1986-1989 TPB
