Showing posts with label Jon Smalle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jon Smalle. Show all posts
Monday, September 15, 2008
The Thin Line!
The Taxi Driver was a bit short, so how about a bonus tale, also from the Jan/Feb 1953 issue of Mister Mystery #9. This one will make you think twice before working for a mad scientist…
Monday, April 21, 2008
Living Dead
Tales about dirty drug pushers and frazzled dope fiends was another grim, exploitable subject for pre-code comics. Today’s post in particular is clever for the time, and quite obvious in its “horrors of drugs” anti-abuse message. But as time has shown it’s unlikely that comic-haters of the era like Wertham would have even taken this kind of illustrated message from a horror mag seriously.
From the February 1954 issue of Mister Mystery #15
From the February 1954 issue of Mister Mystery #15
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