Tag Archives: Comics

1978: Superman vs. Muhammad Ali

Posted on August 8, 2020 by corvusfugit

Who would win in a fight—Superman or Muhammad Ali? The two duked it out in a 1978 comic. An evil space alien named Rat’Lar brings an armada to earth and claims that Earthlings’ warlike ways pose a threat to his … Continue reading →

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1971: Kirby

Posted on May 3, 2020 by corvusfugit

Jack Kirby: page from A “King” Kirby Portfolio (1971)

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1959: Capital and Labor

Posted on September 2, 2019 by corvusfugit

Sister Concilla sets the record straight on labor unions. Note the union bug indicating the comic was printed in a union shop.

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1954: Zombies, Unite!

Posted on September 2, 2019 by corvusfugit

For Labor Day: a grave-digger’s strike leads to disasterous consequences in this 1954 story from Voodoo comics:

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1941: FDR and Captain America’s Shield

Posted on June 21, 2019 by corvusfugit

Captain America recieving his trademark circular shield from FDR in June, 1941. From Captain America #255 (March, 1981) (Roger Stern, writer; John Byrne, artist). The shield’s history developed slowly. Originally, in Captain America Comics #1 (March 1941), Cap carried … Continue reading →

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1952: The Grim Thoughts which Harass Me

Posted on May 12, 2019 by corvusfugit

Baffling Mysteries No. 7 (March 1952); art by Lou Cameron, found here.

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1946: Fight That Man!

Posted on March 4, 2019 by corvusfugit

The Challenger—a tough-talking comic book hero from the 1940’s who fights fascism at home: “The man who wants to smash the unions or attack racial or religious minorities is a fascist! Never forget that, and never forget to fight that … Continue reading →

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1989: Inferno Joe

Posted on February 28, 2019 by corvusfugit

Robert Sikoryak’s version of Dante’s Inferno as a series of “Bazooka Joe” comics (1989). Sikoryak has also done a version of The Scarlet Letter as a series of “Little Lulu” strips, a “Peanuts” version of Kafka’s Metamorphosis, Crime and Punishment … Continue reading →

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2010: Johannesburg

Posted on August 18, 2018 by corvusfugit

Zanele Muholi: Mbala Zulu, KwaThema, Springs, Johannesburg, 2010

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1973: Literature

Posted on May 28, 2018 by corvusfugit

Nick Cardy: From Beyond the Unknown Vol. 1 #23 (August, 1973)

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