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Robert Crumb is 82 years young today! I celebrate why he's the GOAT in "Ode to R. Crumb." Link in replies.

@RobertW42487183 Yeah that's a great comic. I'm a sucker for anything about the psyche, dreams, etc.

@bckomix You were right, this is a solid cover. Reminds me of the short-lived Simon/Kirby comic "World of your Dreams"

𝙴𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚈 𝙴𝙲 𝙲𝙾𝚅𝙴𝚁 Jack Kamen Psychoanalysis #3 (1955) One of my favorite EC covers, underrated because of the title. The art is BLOWN UP in the Taschen EC History book and it looks sooooo good.

@FensTheSpook Yeah pretty sure the green guy was Toughy, he seemed to vary in shade.

@bckomix Was going though some books I had today and came across this! Reminds me of Toughy somewhat, yeah? Even the kids comics were the coolest back then!

Comedy Comics #18 (1943) Super Rabbit battles sicko pork traffickers.

Richard Corben Bizarre Sex #5 (1978)

@RobertW42487183 Wait until the next cover ...

@bckomix There aren't that many scenarios you can show in a psychoanalysist's office. These covers are kinda samey

𝙴𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚈 𝙴𝙲 𝙲𝙾𝚅𝙴𝚁 Jack Kamen Psychoanalysis #2 (1955) Psychoanalysis had continuing characters, which was a departure from EC's typical anthology format. And though played out nowadays, the therapist's office was a convenient setting to explore these characters' inner lives.

Maki Sasaki Page from "A Dream To Have In Heaven" (Garo, Nov. 1967) Non-narrative alt-manga.

Clown Comics #3 (1946)

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Ed “Big Daddy” Roth Monster Catalog (1964)

𝙴𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚈 𝙺𝙸𝚁𝙱𝚈 𝙲𝙾𝚅𝙴𝚁 Jack Kirby & Chris Rule, Letters: Artie Simek Strange Tales #72 (Dec 1959)

@otterdisaster Yeah that would be great. There have been comics that incorporated the history of the industry (like Chaykin's Hey Kids! Comics!, which I need to read) but none that I know of that delve into the seamy underbelly of the GA.

@bckomix I think a Mad Men style series about the insane world of the Golden Age comics business would be fascinating as hell. Lots of maniacs, gangsters and weirdos for sure.

Bob Wood, Silver Streak Comics #9 (1941) Prettty unexceptional cover, except the artist Bob Wood was a murderer, beating girlfriend Violette Phillips to death before confessing to a cabbie. He was the co-creator of Crime Does Not Pay.

From Osamu Tezuka’s guide to drawing comics. Choose your path: "Was mistaken for a burglar," "A fire had just been lit below suddenly," "The chimney was too narrow," "The chimney was clogged," then describe what happened to Santa.

@skeezix161 @AwWarts @DarrellEpp @DavesComicHero @deanetts @DeevElliott @FrankiePaul64 @Lord_Azoth @ManFirestorm @Big5Army So many good 'good girl' artists worked for Humorama.

A Bill Wenzel Humorama illustration. Love his ink wash technique.

Doug Sneyd

@JimG21049657 Those are good ones to recognize.

@bckomix The only letterers whose work I can recognize are Tom Orzechowski, John Workman, and (maybe) Ken Bruzenak

Training myself to spot the Silver Age lettering greats. Ira Schnapp had a more classic, refined style, Gaspar Saladino was looser, more expressive. Also by the late '60s Saladino was made the main logo & ad designer, Schnapp was 'retired' by DC in '68 & died shortly after.

Animedia #56 (Nov, 1981), Urusei Yatsura cover