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The Greatest Ape
http://greatestape.blogspot.com/
I post old comic book stories that I like and think deserve to be seen. I also post my own drawings.
- Added on: Jan 16th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
Recent Posts
Superkatt by Dan Gordon
I'd love to see a collection of Dan Gordon's funnies someday, but I'm really not sure how to package the Superkatt tales. The problem, obviously, is the depiction of Petunia. Unlike the housekeeper in the old Tom & Jerry shorts, you cannot simply ove...
"Swamp Spirit" by Dick Briefer
Swamp monsters have been very popular in comic books since the first decade of the Golden Age. In 1940, Theodore Sturgeon's short story "It!" was published in Unknown magazine. It was about a plant monster that had grown from a human skeleton, and wa...
"The Return of the Mummy" by Dick Briefer
I have a couple of Frankenstein stories to post, then I am going to post a whole bunch of Dan Gordon next week; so I hope everybody loves Superkatt!This story, The Return of the Mummy, really highlights some great cartooning. The composition in each ...
Barney Bear by Carl Barks
When I was a boy there were many cartoon characters that frustrated me terribly. Characters like Hong Kong Phooey, Jabberjaw, the Great Grape Ape...I liked those characters. They were, in my opinion, successfully realized: the design and voice castin...
Sugar and Spike by Sheldon Mayer
Here's a bit more Sheldon Mayer!For those of you unfamiliar with Sugar and Spike, the two children communicate with each other through baby-talk...so no adults can understand what they say to each other. But the kids can't understand anything the adu...
Happy Halloween!
A special double-post this time, since I've been absent for the past month. In the spirit of Halloween here is a helping of Frankenstein with some Melvin Monster for dessert. Much safer than begging for candy from strangers, right?Here is Dick Briefe...
