tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post5334106214463536403..comments2024-03-28T20:33:20.294-05:00Comments on THE HORRORS OF IT ALL: Wild Spree of the Laughing SadistMr. Karswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-2412510674830211002008-06-30T10:01:00.000-05:002008-06-30T10:01:00.000-05:00Holy crap.So wait, I'm a little fuzzy here...Crime...Holy crap.<BR/><BR/>So wait, I'm a little fuzzy here...<BR/><BR/>Crime--it pays, right?The Vicar of VHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-44856134086967177262008-06-30T01:48:00.000-05:002008-06-30T01:48:00.000-05:00Right. So he was commuted to a lesser sentence of ...<I>Right. So he was commuted to a lesser sentence of being executed in the electric chair in a comic book.</I><BR/><BR/>I wish that were my governor.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13836904680434822238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-6846703954097560602008-06-29T21:04:00.000-05:002008-06-29T21:04:00.000-05:00"Look at that cat burn!" Uproarious.On a much dark..."Look at that cat burn!" Uproarious.<BR/><BR/>On a much darker note, I think my neighbours' kids are Sadists in Training.Kitty LeClawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006739666538857277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-30880473445260009292008-06-29T19:14:00.000-05:002008-06-29T19:14:00.000-05:00>a lesser sentence of being executed in the electr...>a lesser sentence of being executed in the electric chair in a comic book.<BR/><BR/>Well, I ask you, <B>karswell</B>, if you were offered the chance to be executed in the electric chair in a comic book, would you say no? The governor could unleash a wave of crime perpetrated by comic book fans!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-7759152727270927592008-06-29T19:09:00.000-05:002008-06-29T19:09:00.000-05:00>the contention that Duker wrote and drew this him...>the contention that Duker wrote and drew this himself,was that rumor based on Bob Wood,or did it predate him?<BR/><BR/>That was just lazy or stupid journalists not parsing the splash page correctly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-75003262832515981422008-06-29T19:06:00.000-05:002008-06-29T19:06:00.000-05:00>According to the article, the governor commuted t...>According to the article, the governor commuted the sentence.<BR/><BR/>Right. So he was commuted to a lesser sentence of being executed in the electric chair in a comic book.Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-91225041787180885022008-06-29T18:59:00.000-05:002008-06-29T18:59:00.000-05:00>>BUT DID THEY HANG DUKER OR SEND HIM TO THE CHAIR...>>BUT DID THEY HANG DUKER OR SEND HIM TO THE CHAIR?<BR/><BR/>>>That all depends on weither you believe a fact based article or a comic book adaptation. Maybe they hanged him first and then put his corpse in an electric chair (or vice versa) you know, to really seal the deal?<BR/><BR/>According to the article, the governor commuted the sentence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-85925094407942082742008-06-29T13:56:00.000-05:002008-06-29T13:56:00.000-05:00My pug, Bandit, was offended by the animal cruelty...My pug, Bandit, was offended by the animal cruelty so I let him read some Richie Rich books to get over it.Chuck Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529750105224374839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-49791093368502748502008-06-29T13:30:00.000-05:002008-06-29T13:30:00.000-05:00Love these ads... the comic reminds me Reefer Madn...Love these ads... the comic reminds me Reefer Madness movie... the fist panel is a piece of art!Maurizio Ercolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397647502900924369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-37125506322439323142008-06-29T11:29:00.000-05:002008-06-29T11:29:00.000-05:00That was just...damn...just...damn..that splash wa...That was just...damn...just...damn..that splash was so ott it was scary,and the animal scenes..shit.as for the sugar bowl thing,yeah that was unnecessarily stupid,and so was the contention that Duker wrote and drew this himself,was that rumor based on Bob Wood,or did it predate him?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-40263962500706749412008-06-29T09:26:00.000-05:002008-06-29T09:26:00.000-05:00>I'm glad the comic left out the deviant sexual be...>I'm glad the comic left out the deviant sexual behaviors.<BR/><BR/>You are?<BR/><BR/>>“The Laughling Sadist”, from cartoonist Herman Duker, who wrote the comic book Crime Does Not Pay. (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) <BR/><BR/>Ha ha! That's some hysterically shoddy reporting.<BR/><BR/>>BUT DID THEY HANG DUKER OR SEND HIM TO THE CHAIR?<BR/><BR/>That all depends on weither you believe a fact based article or a comic book adaptation. Maybe they hanged him first and then put his corpse in an electric chair (or vice versa) you know, to really seal the deal?<BR/><BR/>Unintentional humor and stolen sugar bowls aside, I think tomorrow we'll wrap up June with a softer, more traditional look at crime comics. That means lots of satanism. See ya's tomorrow!Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-20061170607669670292008-06-29T08:11:00.001-05:002008-06-29T08:11:00.001-05:00GOD IF THAT BRUTAL SPLASH DIDNT GRAB YOU FROM THE ...GOD IF THAT BRUTAL SPLASH DIDNT GRAB YOU FROM THE GET GO NOTHING CAN! GREAT ART AND NICELY WRITTEN, ALTHOUGH BEING A TRUE STORY I GUESS THERE WASN'T MUCH EXTRA THEY OBVIOUSLY NEEDED TO DO. <BR/><BR/>THE ARTICLE AFTERWARDS WAS ALSO A FASCINATING READ, BUT DID THEY HANG DUKER OR SEND HIM TO THE CHAIR?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-63794325307354722062008-06-29T06:43:00.000-05:002008-06-29T06:43:00.000-05:00"Bill! He's taking the sugar bowl!" That cracks me..."Bill! He's taking the sugar bowl!" That cracks me up every time.Tim Tylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08439716424119922516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-49633316149018313812008-06-29T06:20:00.000-05:002008-06-29T06:20:00.000-05:00I like the linked article as much as or more than ...I like the linked article as much as or more than the comic. Thanks for the bonus!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13836904680434822238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-58702968872516539352008-06-29T06:04:00.000-05:002008-06-29T06:04:00.000-05:00If it wasn't based on a true story ,it would be gr...If it wasn't based on a true story ,it would be great unintentional humor , stuff like these filled the lurid pocket sized comics in Italy when I was a brat ...silvanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00230861645582013259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-77724717435199552242008-06-29T05:59:00.000-05:002008-06-29T05:59:00.000-05:00According to the Chicago Tribune, it was Duker him...According to the <I>Chicago Tribune</I>, it was Duker himself who <I>wrote and drew the story</I>: <A HREF="http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/la-bkw-boucher-pg,0,7613602.photogallery?index=5" REL="nofollow">“The Laughling Sadist”, from cartoonist Herman Duker, who wrote the comic book <I>Crime Does Not Pay</I>. (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)</A> :-OAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-9653574715727390812008-06-29T00:45:00.000-05:002008-06-29T00:45:00.000-05:00I'm glad the comic left out the deviant sexual beh...I'm glad the comic left out the deviant sexual behaviors.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13836904680434822238noreply@blogger.com