Frazetta's Thun'Da coming from Dark Horse

Coming from Dark Horse Comics in July:

THUN'DA, KING OF THE CONGO ARCHIVE
Written by Frank Frazetta and Gardner Fox, art by Frazetta and Bob Powell.

Frank Frazetta is widely renowned as one of the greatest fantasy illustrators of all time. But he didn't hone his skills in study at the fabled galleries of Paris or Milan; his legendary talents flourished as he worked for hire during the Golden Age of comics!

In the early 1950s, Frazetta set up shop at bustling comics publisher Magazine Enterprises, contributing beautiful cover illustrations and comics pages. There, he also created his first mighty adventurer: the lost-world-jungle hero Thun'da! Though Frazetta left Magazine Enterprises shortly after the first issue of Thun'da was released, and the series was ultimately short lived despite the talented care of collaborators Gardner Fox and Bob Powell, to this day the Thun'da, King of the Congo comics series is held in high regard both as an exciting adventure title and as the only comics series ever to include a cover-to-cover, all-Frazetta issue!

Collecting all six issues of Thun'da, King of the Congo, as well as the Thun'da backup stories that appeared in Cave Girl and Africa: Thrilling Land of Mystery.

224 pages, $49.99, in stores on July 7.

Pop links: Ditko! Kirby!

Read a 1970s horror tale illustrated by Steve Ditko.



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From 1958: "The Giants from Out Space," illustrated by Jack Kirby. Y'know, DC should really publish a collection of Kirby's sci-fi/suspense stuff from its titles of this period.



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Nope.

Batman 1966 trading cards

CD new releases Feb. 9, 2010: Massive Attack, Jimi Hendrix, Gil Scott Heron, The Watson Twins, Buzzcocks

Heligoland"Valleys Of Neptune" Vinyl 45 (Limited Edition)I'm New HereTalking to You Talking to MeDifferent Kind of Tension (Spkg)

DVD new releases Feb. 9, 2010: Time Traveler's Wife, Couples Retreat, A Serious Man, Bad Girls of Film Noir, Charlie Chaplin Collection, David Lean Collection, Beatles All Together Now, Rod Serling Studio One Dramas

The Time Traveler's WifeCouples RetreatA Serious ManBad Girls of Film Noir, Vol. 2Bad Girls of Film Noir, Vol. 1 (The Killer That Stalked New York / Two of a Kind / Bad for Each Other / The Glass Wall)Charlie Chaplin Collection (10 DVD Set) (The Kid, A Woman Of Paris, The Gold Rush, The Circus, City Lights, Modern Times, The Great Dictator, Monsieur Verdoux, Limelight, A King In New York)David Lean DVD Collection Box Set [9 Discs, Import, All Regions] (Oliver Twist /Great Expectations / Blithe Spirit / This Happy Breed /Brief Encounter /Madeleine /The Sound Barrier /Hobson's Choice)All Together NowRod Serling - Studio One Dramas

Paperback cover parade: And Then Murder

Pop links: Wolverton, Toth, Letterman's Super Bowl ad, The Who at half time

Read a batch of 1950s tales illustrated by the great Basil Wolverton.

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Read a vintage Alex Toth-illustrated romance tale.

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Here's the inside story on that Super Bowl ad featuring odd trio David Letterman, Jay Leno and Oprah Winfrey.



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More Super Bowl: Here's the Who's half-time set:





Paperback cover parade: Carter Brown - The Wanton

Video finds: The Small Faces perform Ogden's Nut Gone Flake

 I've been really into this album lately. Here are some YouTube clips featuring the band performing a few songs off it on various TV shows.











Firestorm guests on Batman: Brave and the World--pics

Here are a few pics from this week's episode of "Batman: Brave and the Bold."

Details:
"A school field trip goes awry when Dr. Double X causes lab explosion that fuses slacker science teacher Ronnie to his genius pupil Jason creating the reluctant hero Firestorm and, unbeknownst them, leaves Batman divided into three parts!"




Vintage DC Comics house ad

Deal alert! Six seasons of Curb Your Enthusiasm for $90

Pop links: Mego Bat Machine, Wally Wood, Mego Lost figures, Legion of Super-heroes, Disneyland

Check out the vintage Mego Bat Machine!

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See a selection of gorgeous images from Galaxy Science Fiction magazine by the fabulous Wally Wood.

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Nifty: Disneyland Stamp Book, 1956.

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Mego-style "Lost" figures. I bet a lot of people clink that link fast.

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Former DC Comics publisher Paul Levitz discusses his return to writing the Legion of Super-heroes and Lucien the Librarian.

Take a look: Neal Adams cover for DC Comics' First Wave project

Here's a Neal Adams-created cover for DC Comics' upcoming First Wave mini-series featuring--as you can plainly see--Doc Savage, the Spirit and the Batman in a pulped-up, noirish setting.