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browsethestacks · 5 months

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Vintage Comic - Police Comics #023

Pencils: Jack Cole

Inks: Jack Cole

Quality (Oct1943)

#Comics #Quality Comics #Police Comics #Jack Cole #Plastic Man #Spirit #The Spirit #Vintage #Art #Quality #1943 #1940s #40s

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cgbcomics · 10 months

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#40s comics #quality comics #golden age comics

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wanderingmind867 · 11 days

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Actually, know what I'd like to do. I'd like to see a superhero team comprised of characters from all the companies DC bought out. Maybe I can turn my Canadian Justice League into this. Add in Captain Marvel/Shazam and some other Fawcett folks, Blue Beetle and The Question stuff from Charlton, Plastic Man from Quality, etc. Because DC got those characters in a way that I don't like, and it's time that we do some punching back. Restore the old characters to their old pinnacle! See if we can't find a place for them in this new era.

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evilhorse · 16 days

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Really, it is a shame that one so pretty must die…

(Military Comics #1)

#military comics #Blackhawk #nurse #pretty #world war 2 #war comics #will eisner #bob powell #chuck cuidera #quality comics #dc comics #comics #40s comics #golden age comics

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atomic-chronoscaph · 1 year

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The Man Who Died Twice - art by Jack Cole (1953)

#jack cole #comic art #horror comics #web of evil #quality comics #the man who died twice #cover art #1950s #1953

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chernobog13 · 10 days

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The Spider Widow, Grandmother of Terror, was one of the stranger heroes to come out of the Golden Age of comics, an era that saw no shortage of bizarre characters.

Created by artist Frank Borth for Quality Comics, Spider Widow was actually a beautiful young socialite (weren't they all?) who somehow - it is never explained how - gained the ability to control black widow spiders. While many people would assume that was an ability more suited for a villain, Borth made her a superhero. And he doubled down by having the beautiful, strawberry blonde Dianne Grayton (the colorist messed up in the panels above) don a hideous mask and witch's outfit as her costume.

Debuting in Feature Comics #57 (June, 1942), an anthology book where she didn't even get a cover mention, the Spider Widow's feature ran until Feature Comics #72 (October, 1943).

During the Spider Widow's short run, she managed to get her own sidekick, and eventual love interest: The Raven. The Raven was Anthony Grey, a guy who just happened to have a thing for the Spider Widow and a bird suit that allowed him to fly. He rescued the Widow from a Nazi trap during his first appearance in Feature Comics #60 (September, 1942), and the two share a kiss at the end. This issue the strip is also re-titled The Spider Widow and The Raven.

Towards the end of the strip the Spider Widow and the Raven meet Phantom Lady (a strip Borth had also drawn for Quality). At first there' is a minor rivalry's a feud between Spider Widow and Phantom Lady for the Raven's affection, but eventually the two women become good friends and work together to fight crime. Their meeting marked Quality's one-and-only crossover between characters, and ran in Feature Comics #69-71 and Police Comics (home of Phantom Lady's strip) #20-22.

Frank Borth was drafted in 1943, which according to many accounts is the reason why the Spider Widow strip ended with Feature Comics #72. In fact, Borth did not draw the story in Feature Comics #71 (the last part of the crossover with Phantom Lady), or Feature Comics #72, wherein the Raven is neither seen nor mentioned. The replacement artist(s) are/were not credited, but whoever it was their work was far inferior to Borth's, so it's a good thing the Spider Widow ended when it did.

DC Comics purchased all of the Quality Comics characters when Quality called it "quits" in the 1950s. To my knowledge, neither the Spider Widow or the Raven have made an appearance in any DC comic books since then, not even in Roy Thomas' All-Star Squadron, which seemed to utilize every Wall-era superhero in DC's stable. The Spider Widow was supposedly the inspiration for a character in the JLA: Destiny Elseworlds mini-series, but I'd have to hunt that down and re-read it to be sure.

Years and years ago I was acquainted with Frank Borth, as he was active in local politics in the town where I was deputy mayor. Even though we were on opposite sides of the political fence, he was always very friendly and jovial when we met. At the time I had absolutely no idea he had been a comic book artist back in the Golden Age (I only found out after he passed away) or I'd've set up residence in his house bugging him for art and reminisces from the old days.

#The Spider Widow #The Raven #Phantom Lady #Quality Comics #Golden Age comics #Frank Borth

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wastehound-voof · 3 months

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These CGC slabs are near impossible to photograph well...

Space Western Comics #44 (Charlton, June 1953) Crime SuspenStories #17 (EC, June-July 1953) Crack Comics #51 (Quality Comics, November 1947) Vault of Horror #36 (EC, April-May 1954)

#my stuff #space western comics #charlton #crime suspenstories #ec comics #crack comics #quality comics #vault of horror #1950s #1940s #comics #pulp

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onlylonelylatino · 8 months

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Rod and Slugger join the U.S. Navy Reserve by Reed Crandall

#firebrand #slugger dunn #reed crandall #quality comics #golden age #s m iger #rod reilly

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all-action-all-picture · 4 months

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"Or is it Mr Edals Mas?"

A great bit of visual comedy from Sam Slade, Robo-Hunter No.1, Volume 2 from Quality Comics (a colourised reprint from 2000AD). On first look it appears Hoagy is painting the business name on the outside of Sam's office window but you quickly realise Hoagy is inside the office and Sam is out on the street. This is from The Beast of Blackheart Manor written by Alan Grant with art by Ian Gibson, both now no longer with us.

#sam slade #robo-hunter #quality comics #ian gibson #2000ad #alan grant #the beast of blackheart manor

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artphotographyofmen · 1 month

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