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09 Saturday May 2015
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Tag Archives: Robert Kanigher
rima the jungle girl 5
08 Friday May 2015
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This was the first issue of Rima we ever read. We scored it in a 50-cent or 25-cent bin in our first year as comic bloggers. It made us want to read more about this white-haired woman who befriended all animals and feared nothing.
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rima the jungle girl 4
07 Thursday May 2015
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rima the jungle girl 3
06 Wednesday May 2015
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This issue of Rima features an appearance from one of our all-time favorite characters: a puma.
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rima the jungle girl 2
05 Tuesday May 2015
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rima the jungle girl 1
04 Monday May 2015
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DC Comics published seven issues of Rima the Jungle Girl from 1974-1975. The artwork by Nestor Redondo brings the story to life in a jungle which seems to include just about any species of animal that might make for a dramatic scene. As with Jack Kirby’s dinosaur stories, biological accuracy defers to entertainment value. Like Tarzan, Rima plays out an urban white male fantasy about jungles. But the hippie vibe is stronger in Rima than in Tarzan. The animals earn both Rima’s and the reader’s sympathy, and the idea of living in harmony with nature plays a central role.
Rima is a good female lead, morally superior to the other characters, with a deeper understanding of her world. The author, who is definitely Robert Kanigher for the later stories though uncredited in the early ones, shows us both her strength and her sensitivity. Rima is neither a conqueror of nature nor a helpless damsel in distress. She is a mortal woman, but one can easily understand why the lead male romanticizes her into something supernatural.
Rima has not been reprinted anywhere, to the best of our knowledge, but you can still buy original copies of Rima The Jungle Girl at reasonable prices. The series contained sci-fi backup stories which we have in our archive of Space Voyagers.
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Weird War Tales 12
09 Monday Feb 2015
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Arnold Drake, DC Comics, Don Perlin, egypt, Gerry Talaoc, nazis, Robert Kanigher, rommel, Tony DeZuñiga, Weird War Tales
Today we pull a copy of Weird War Tales #12 from the vintage DC Comics shortbox. This one has some interesting art by Gerry Talaoc in a Robert Kanigher story pitting evil Nazis against ancient Egyptian spirits. Another story has a couple truly trippy pages again with the ancient Egyptian theme. Let’s flip through this Bronze Age beauty.
Gotta love those opening splash pages in Weird War Tales.
The Tony DeZuñiga page above is really the most awesome one from the opening story, and a different style than what follows from the pen of Talaoc.
Things do not go well for anyone in this particular story, and carnage rules the day.
Credits: Cover art by Mike Kaluta. God of Vengeance script by Robert Kanigher, art by Gerry Talaoc. Hand of Hell script by Robert Kanigher, art by Tony DeZuñiga. The Warrior and the Witch Doctors script by Arnold Drake, art by Don Perlin.
Pastel Study of GI Robot
15 Sunday Dec 2013
Posted in art studio, war
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art, comic book, comics, commando, DC Comics, drawing, GI Robot, military, pastel, Pat Broderick, Robert Kanigher, robot, Smoke, war, Weird War Tales
Inspiration for these pastel renderings of a robot in an army helmet comes from Weird War Tales by DC Comics. One can find the original panels drawn in 1982 by Patrick Broderick and John Beatty in Weird War Tales #108, in the Robert Kanigher story “Robots Don’t Have Hearts.”
You can buy Weird War Tales #108 for around $5 to $10 these days, depending on its condition. It remains collectible as an early appearance of the Creature Commandos, another short feature that ran in this issue.
In our gallery below, you can view the cover of this issue and the complete GI Robot story. Enjoy!
Ecology with Korak: May I Pet Little Tantor for the Last Time?
10 Saturday Nov 2012
Posted in jungle
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jungle, Korak, pirates, Robert Kanigher, Rudy Florese, Tantor
You are going to want to pet little Tantor yourself after you dig this pulse-pounding story! This Korak tale is so big on adventure that we can let the dumbed-down ecology slide. Just pretend you never heard of a food chain, and let it go! Robert Kanigher, who brought us Space Voyagers and Sgt. Rock scripted this story, which artist Rudy Florese brought to life.
Historical notes: Gold Key started Korak in 1964, based loosely on the Edgar Rice Burroughs material, Tarzan. DC published Korak from #46 through the final issue, #59. You Alex Niño fans will find he did a lot of cool artwork for Korak. You can find some examples of Niño on Korak at Diversions of the Groovy Kind. Now let’s fight a shark and release the wild beasts!
Collector’s Guide: From Korak #57, DC Comics, 1975.
Yes, this is abridged by a few pages. Jungle boy knifes the %$#& out of a shark, then gets captured by pirates. Keep up! Here comes the good part!
Alex Niño: Put on Your Anti-Radiation Masks!
23 Friday Dec 2011
Posted in science fiction, war
Alex Niño’s work was featured in DC Comics publications such as Weird War Tales, House of Mystery, and House of Secrets. You will also find Alex Niño in issues of Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion, Secrets of Sinister House, Weird Mystery Tales, and The Witching Hour. Alex Niño also appeared in Warren’s Creepy and Heavy Metal.
Here on Mars Will Send No More we have a nice collection of Space Voyagers, and an ongoing gallery of work from the out-of-print Satan’s Tears.
If you’d like to dig into our whole online Alex Niño gallery, just click Alex Niño.
Alex Niño: I Can’t Stand Them! They Should Be Destroyed!
19 Monday Sep 2011
Posted in occult
Alex Niño’s work was featured in DC Comics publications such as Weird War Tales, House of Mystery, and House of Secrets. You will also find Alex Niño in issues of Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion, Secrets of Sinister House, Weird Mystery Tales, and The Witching Hour. Alex Niño also appeared in Warren’s Creepy and Heavy Metal.
Here on Mars Will Send No More we have a nice collection of Space Voyagers, and an ongoing gallery of work from the out-of-print Satan’s Tears. If you’d like to dig into our whole online Alex Niño gallery, just click Alex Niño.
Alex Niño’s Space Voyagers: The Hot Spot!
14 Thursday Jul 2011
Posted in science fiction
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Alex Nino, dinosaur, Green Cap, Hot Spot, hyper ammonia saturation bombardment, Rima, Robert Kanigher, Space Voyagers
Are you ready for some far-out adventure? Witness the Space Voyagers encounter a giant, evil green cap in The Hot Spot! We don’t know what a green cap is, but you can get rid of it with Hyper Ammonia Saturation Bombardment. Hey, there’s even a dinosaur.
Featuring Alex Niño artwork, from a Robert Kanigher script. We have a complete collection of Space Voyagers, and an ongoing gallery of work from Alex Niño’s out-of-print Satan’s Tears. If you’d like to dig into our whole online Alex Niño gallery, just click Alex Niño.
Collector’s Guide: From Rima The Jungle Girl #1-5; DC Comics.
Alex Niño’s Space Voyagers: The Four Faces of Death!
23 Saturday Apr 2011
Posted in science fiction
Are you ready for some far out adventure? Witness the Space Voyagers fight a giant, evil mob of clones in The Four Faces of Death!
Alex Niño artwork, Robert Kanigher script. We have a complete collection of Space Voyagers, and an ongoing gallery of work from Alex Niño’s out-of-print Satan’s Tears. If you’d like to dig into our Alex Niño gallery, click Alex Niño.
Collector’s Guide: From Rima The Jungle Girl #1-5; DC Comics.
A G.I. Ain’t No Trophy!
22 Friday Apr 2011
Posted in war
What we love most about 1970s Bob Kanigher’s Sgt. Rock stories is that they don’t really glorify war. They seem more like a meditation on the horrors and ultimate futility of war; an anti-war statement, cloaked in a fast-paced adventure story. Nice artwork from Frank Redondo on this one, too!
Collector’s Guide: From Sgt Rock #330; DC Comics, 1979.
Alex Niño’s Space Voyagers: The Queen Ant!
01 Tuesday Feb 2011
Posted in science fiction
Are you ready for some far-out adventure? Witness the Space Voyagers encounter evil giant ants from another planet in The Queen Ant! Alex Niño artwork, Robert Kanigher script.
We have a complete collection of Space Voyagers, and an ongoing gallery of work from Alex Niño’s out-of-print Satan’s Tears. If you’d like to dig into our Alex Niño gallery, click Alex Niño.
Collector’s Guide: From Rima The Jungle Girl #1-5; DC Comics.
Alex Niño’s Space Voyagers: The Delta Brain!
09 Sunday Jan 2011
Posted in science fiction
Are you ready for some far-out adventure? Witness the Space Voyagers encounter a giant, evil brain from another planet in this classic short! The Delta Brain is part two of a two-part adventure that started in Four Tombs. Alex Niño artwork, from a Robert Kanigher script.
We have a complete collection of Space Voyagers, and an ongoing gallery of work from Alex Niño’s out-of-print Satan’s Tears. To dig into our Alex Niño gallery, just click Alex Niño.
Collector’s Guide: From Rima The Jungle Girl #1-5; DC Comics.
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