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fiddlers on hot tin roofs

Under such circumstances the Jew, if he did not succumb to Christian pressure and seek conversion, felt both superior and inferior. He hugged his own traditions and pondered, elaborated, refined them in constant study and meditation. If to the outside … Continue reading

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the storyteller

Jesse Marinoff Reyes: Farewell to Tony DeZuniga (1932-2012), Silver Age comics artist and co-creator of the DC Comics characters Jonah Hex and the Black Orchid. DeZuniga was the first of the so-called “Filipino Invasion” (comic artists with established careers in … Continue reading

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superman shuffle

Jesse Marinoff Reyes : All New Collectors’ (“Treasury”) Edition: Superman vs. Muhammad Ali 1978, Vol. 7, #C-56 Illustration: Neal Adams (b. 1941), from an original design by Joe Kubert One more for The Champ.  His 1978 match with the equally … Continue reading

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getting creepy with shelob

Jesse Marinoff Reyes: The Shadow DC Comics, January 1975 issue, #8 Illustration: Frank Robbins (1917-1994) Robbins had long been a newspaper comics stalwart who did the Scorchy Smith strip from 1939-1944; and—beginning in 1944—he created Johnny Hazard, a strip which … Continue reading

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remembering john severin

Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) The COVER OF THE DAY Conquers All! EC Comics veteran John Severin has been one of my favorite comic book artists for more years than I can remember, at least … Continue reading

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hard core Golden Age

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) Rest in Peace Gene Colan (1926-2011). Beginning in 1990-91, I had the privilege of co-editing, with point-man Richard Howell, the revival of Jim Warren’s anthology horror comics magazine, Creepy … Continue reading

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still the greatest

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) All New Collectors’ Edition: Superman vs. Muhammad Ali 1978, Vol. 7, #C-56 Illustration: Neal Adams (b. 1941), from an original design by Joe Kubert One more for The Champ’s … Continue reading

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kinetic noir expressiveness

The Shadow DC Comics, January 1975 issue, #8 Illustration: Frank Robbins (1917-1994) Robbins had long been a newspaper comics stalwart who did the Scorchy Smith strip from 1939-1944; and—beginning in 1944—he created Johnny Hazard, a strip which ran for more … Continue reading

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