Thursday, September 15, 2011

Comics that are magazines/Magazines that are comics

Starting back in the 60's Warren publishing came up with a great idea. Thanks to the Comic code authority it was next to impossible to publish horror comics. But magazines weren't under the CCA so a comic that was magazine sized would work. So they started out with Eerie and Creepy. Both of these were huge hits so they added more. Vampirella is one that most comic fans remember. But Warren also did the sci fi based 1984/1994. And The Rook,which was about a time traveller. Well in the 70's Marvel jumped on board. And published stuff like Savage Sword of Conan,Deadly Hands of Kung Fu,Haunt of Terror,Dracula Lives,and Vampire tales. One thing all these mags had in common was they all had amazing black and white artwork. Now I was a little kid when the hey day of all these b/w comic mags were coming out. So besides a few issues of Creepy,Eerie and Savage Sword of Conan,I didn't read any of them. But a few years back I got interested in them and started collecting them. Sadly most comic shops don't have any. I bet it cause of the odd size. And when you do find them online they can be pricey. But over the next week or so I will be reviewing the ones I have. Plus talking about the color ones Marvel started doing back in 2008.

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