SOMETIMES COMICS ARE JUST CRAP: June 2014

Jim Steranko Interviews Conan The Barbarian

Story & Art © Steranko
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From an old issue of Jim Steranko's Mediascene comes this 'interview' with Conan.

Steranko;Tonites guest is one of heroic fantasies premiere swordsman-Conan of Cimmeria ladies and gentlemen,
Conan walks in like Bob Hope,with Basil Pollidores theme music playing.

Conan;By Crom don't call me Conan the Barbarian.I hate that shit!''

Steranko;ok.

Conan;By Crom don't call me Con-nan the Barbarian.I hate that shit!-that dick on Entertainment Tonite was an asshole''
Conan;Yeah,thats what we need a 70 year old Arnold playing,while screwing his short,fat,dumpy maid.
Steranko;I hear he was up for the part of Doc Savage,
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Barbarella 1968

(1968): Barbarella

From the Jean-Claude Forest Home Page:

Jean-Claude Forest created the character of Barbarella for V-Magazine in 1962, at the request of its editor, Georges H. Gallet, who was already familiar with Forest's work as France's premier science fiction cover artist and had commissioned an illustrated version of Catherine L. Moore's classic story Shambleau in 1955.

Barbarella was published in book for by Eric Losfeld's publishing company Le Terrain Vague in 1964, became an immediate runaway bestseller and was soon translated in a dozen countries, including by Grove Press in the United States. Not long after, it was adapted into a 1968 motion picture, produced by Dino de Laurentiis, directed by Roger Vadim, and starring Jane Fonda, for which Forest acted as design consultant.based on the novel-there was a novel?

If they fuzz Jane Fondles outer space strip tease,on tv,why watch+?

A Forest Barbarella design from the abandoned Nelvana animation project:

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Cave Carson: Adventures Inside Earth!

Cave Carson's first adventure!
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The Brave and the Bold #31 (August-September 1960). Cave Carson © DC Comics
Script: France Herron; Art by the great Bruno Premiani

Hey DC! Where’s my Cave Carson Archives?!

'The Origin of Vampirella'

SATURDAY, JULY 16, 2011

'The Origin of Vampirella'

from the UK first issue of Vampirella magazine, February 1975

While the first issue of Vampirella appeared in 1969 and featured an 'origin' story, for the premiere UK iteration of the magazine, a newer, slightly modified origin story was printed (below). Vampirella was a rehash of Vampira-the pre Elvira and Queen of Blood. Maila Nurmi aka Vampira-Legendary horror host and Ed Wood, Jr. Plan 9 actress; perfected Gothic undead hotness decades before Elvria

The plot by J. R. Cochman remains barely coherent, but the artwork by Jose Gonzalez is distinctive, and possesses great 70s flavor.

'Vampirella' was the brainchild of 'Famous Monsters of Filmland' creator Forest J. Ackerman.

A little-known, but thoroughly creepy, segment of Ackerman's life revolved around a pubescent girl named Heidi Saha, who came to 70s geek conventions in a Vampirella costume....(!)