Monday, April 25, 2011
Noted
• With spring finally here (we hope to stay, but we did get a late snowfall last week), perhaps those of you handy with tools might want to take on a new project? (Brent Frankenhoff)
Yesterday’s Panel Quiz Answer
Hawkwoman and Hawkman, our comics couple from yesterday, had the following lines in their first appearance in Brave and the Bold #34 (Mar 61). Hawkwoman said, ““That strange animal – firing lightning bursts from its antlers!,” while Hawkman answered with, “We’ve got to shoot it – before it shoots us!”
Today’s Panel Quiz
Whose first line in comics was “Good evening, Mr. Trueheart — how’s the delicatessen business this evening?”
Born Today
Jerry Grandinetti (1925), comics artist
Johnny Craig (1926), comics artist and writer
Peter Sanderson Jr. (1952), comics historian and writer
Brian Thomas (1960), comics artist
Thomas A. Tenney (1965), comics artist
Birthdays 2 Weeks from Now
Barbara Slate (1947), comics writer and artist
David Campiti (1958), comics publisher, writer, and talent manager
Ty Templeton (1963), comics writer and artist
Today’s Flashbacks
85 yrs Apr 25, 1926 Writer-artist Johnny Craig is born. Best-known for his work for the E.C. line of comic books (especially Extra!), he later freelances for many companies, including (under the pseudonym Jay Taycee) Warren’s black-and-white magazines.
Every Wednesday and Saturday. California: City of Industry. Comic Book & Collectible Show.
April 29-May 1 California: Anaheim. Comic Con.
April 29-May 1 Louisiana: Lake Charles. BayouCon.
April 29-May 1 North Carolina: Lumbeton. Sports Card, Comic Book and Collectibles Show.
April 30 Delaware: Bethany Beach. Sports Card, Comic Book & Collectible Show.
April 30 Kansas: Kansas City-Overland Park. Comics convention.
April 30 New York: Ithaca. Ithacon.
April 30-May 1 Massachusetts: Boston. Comic Con.
April 30-May 1 North Carolina: Charlotte. Toy -Hobby & Sportscard Show.
April 30-May 1 Pennsylvania: Reading. Super Show.
April 30-May 1 South Carolina: Columbia. Fandomfest Columbia.
May 1 Connecticut: New Haven. New Haven Comic and Collectibles Spectacular.
May 1 Florida: Daytona Beach. Daytona Beach Comic & Toy Show.
May 1 Indiana: Indianapolis. Comic Book Show.
May 1 Nebraska: Omaha. Comics show.
May 1 New Jersey: Wayne. Comic, Toy & Collectible Show.
May 1 Pennsylvania: Essington-Philadelphia. Comic Con.
Do you have a show coming up? Let us know! You can e-mail the information to showscalendar@krause.com or mail it to Show Calendars, Comics Buyer’s Guide, 700 E. State St., Iola, WI 54945. If you have a creator appearance scheduled, let us know by e-mail to brent.frankenhoff@fwmedia.com.
Question of the Week
What would you like to see in Today’s Comics Guide?
This is the 56th installment of Today’s Comics Guide.
The Magazine
Yesterday’s CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER had a short piece on the first store where I ever bought back issues of comic books:
http://www.cleveland.com/remembers/index.ssf/2011/04/classic_comics_at_franks_hobby.html
I used to go to Frank’s starting sometime in 1964 or 1965. Years later, I learned that the owner’s name was Joe. His brother Frank was reportedly in prison for some unsavory offense. Joe was too cheap to change the sign, so he just let everyone call him Frank.
My first purchase there was Challengers of the Unknown #1-8 for half a buck each. I hadn’t planned to spend that much money – “Frank” was willing to hold the books for me – but another customer seemed likely to poach the books if I didn’t snap them up on the spot. That customer was Terry Fairbanks who would marry Nora Joyce. I was in their wedding party and it was because of that I met Barbara Kepke, better known as “Sainted Wife Barb” to my CBG readers.
Tony Isabella
GRIM GHOST #1 by Isabella, Susco, and Jones
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