Stan Lee and Joe Sinnot were the perfect "Team-Up" for this dark and twisted variation on the classic Hansel and Gretel tale, from the September 1953 issue of Menace #7.
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I believe i said it on a past post a year ago,but this whole issue is killer,and i honestly consider it Atlas's very best story in the way it tackles a weighty issue of the times(the SOTI-scare,but it also points out just hoe f*cked up the Grimm's stories really were,and keep in mind that the traditional version the dad references in the story is actually the SANITIZED version of the story.),but i also consider it Joe Sinnot's masterpiece in the world of pencilling.
I was sorry when this one was over. Awesome throughout, with the twist ending of no twist ending! No one else turned out to be a monster or cannibal, and did I mention I was sorry when this one was over?
GREAT STORY. I LOVE ALL THE ATLAS POSTS THIS WEEK, AND AGREE WITH EVERYONE THIS IS THE BEST ONE TOO. HORROR PARIAH MAKES A GOOD POINT CONNECTING IT TO THE SOTI WITHCHUNTS, PERFECT DOUBLE POST TODAY!
Yeah, this story was definitely supposed to be directed at all those people who criticized horror comics for corrupting the youth. I loved it! The art was great and I enjoyed the sarcastic tone in which the fairy tale was told.
Damn it people... 50's horror comics were corruptive, just look how awful most modern comics are that claim to be influenced by pre-code horror these days! If that ain't corruption then I don't know what is. There are a few exceptions to the rule of course but... whoa.
I believe i said it on a past post a year ago,but this whole issue is killer,and i honestly consider it Atlas's very best story in the way it tackles a weighty issue of the times(the SOTI-scare,but it also points out just hoe f*cked up the Grimm's stories really were,and keep in mind that the traditional version the dad references in the story is actually the SANITIZED version of the story.),but i also consider it Joe Sinnot's masterpiece in the world of pencilling.
ReplyDeleteOOPS!i meant to say "how",sorry.
ReplyDeleteI was sorry when this one was over. Awesome throughout, with the twist ending of no twist ending! No one else turned out to be a monster or cannibal, and did I mention I was sorry when this one was over?
ReplyDeleteI love the bit about tobacco.
What a great old story, with wonderful art and wry writing!
ReplyDeleteGREAT STORY. I LOVE ALL THE ATLAS POSTS THIS WEEK, AND AGREE WITH EVERYONE THIS IS THE BEST ONE TOO. HORROR PARIAH MAKES A GOOD POINT CONNECTING IT TO THE SOTI WITHCHUNTS, PERFECT DOUBLE POST TODAY!
ReplyDeleteYeah, this story was definitely supposed to be directed at all those people who criticized horror comics for corrupting the youth. I loved it! The art was great and I enjoyed the sarcastic tone in which the fairy tale was told.
ReplyDeleteDamn it people... 50's horror comics were corruptive, just look how awful most modern comics are that claim to be influenced by pre-code horror these days! If that ain't corruption then I don't know what is. There are a few exceptions to the rule of course but... whoa.
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