tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post6123828872079339525..comments2024-03-28T20:33:20.294-05:00Comments on THE HORRORS OF IT ALL: Hog Attack! / HungerMr. Karswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-74665941446788426632009-08-11T11:53:46.419-05:002009-08-11T11:53:46.419-05:00I'd be curious to see the original "Color...I'd be curious to see the original "Colorama," because I'm working on an essay regarding Code censorship and was chuckling over the happy ending the story was given in <i>Black Cat Mystic</i> #61 (Jan 58). [<b>Spoiler Warning:</b> The last panel in 1958 reads, "And so, you grope your way through the blackness -- for days! ... until the effect of the strange glasses finally wears off and you are able to SEE again!"]Maggie Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17330911771595134128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-51983209356568264352009-07-25T22:29:10.160-05:002009-07-25T22:29:10.160-05:00Makes me want bacon even more.
"Hog Attack&...Makes me want bacon even more. <br /><br />"Hog Attack" was, I'm sorry to disappoint the editor, "one of the most astonishing stories I've ever read." Some clumsy structure, but that first panel on page 4 where David's fingers look like skeleton hands is pretty nice.<br /><br />I agree, "Hunger" was the better of the two.John Rozumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626209473214085436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-61594504370236607922009-07-25T15:27:45.148-05:002009-07-25T15:27:45.148-05:00Hey Carl,
Thanks for the attempt, I pulled out my ...Hey Carl,<br />Thanks for the attempt, I pulled out my copy of CS #8 and checked, and though someone does indeed get trapped in a meat locked, the rest of the story (and twist) aren't really the same... "Partnership Dissovled" is more about a killer who tosses victims into a vat of papya enzyme solution to dispose of the bodies.<br /><br />I'll see if I can get Colorama up for you soon. Thanks again!Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-89759057628241635452009-07-25T15:08:42.609-05:002009-07-25T15:08:42.609-05:00AKA California Carl:
I did some web searching, an...AKA California Carl:<br /><br />I did some web searching, and it could be Crime SuspenStories #8 <br />(January 1952), the story "Partership Dissolved. <br /><br />That story was the cover feature, and here is a link (PORK!) to an image:<br /><br />http://www.ohthehorror.com/comics/crime_suspenstories/8.html#toppage <br /><br />(copy and paste to your web browser)<br /><br />Tried to find a synopsis, but most web pages on the series were simply copes of the Wikipedia entry! Sheesh!<br /><br />So here is a challenge to you Vintage Comic Detectives: Am I right, am I wrong?<br /><br />Love to chat more, but I gotta gemme a burger, a beer, and a black coffee.<br /><br />KEEP 'EM KOMING, KARSWELL!<br /><br />And Thanks.<br /><br />CC<br /><br />P.S!: Is the classic story Colorama (Black Cat Mystery Comics #45) posted anywhere? Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-73516509875329308412009-07-25T12:04:25.002-05:002009-07-25T12:04:25.002-05:00And just magine if the Blarney Stone was bacon fla...And just magine if the Blarney Stone was bacon flavored, Kitty! You'd never be able to take your lips off it.<br /><br />One more week of July left, we gots some werewolves lined up, a trip to the future, and more murder. Stick around...Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-48679684577064387322009-07-25T11:51:18.291-05:002009-07-25T11:51:18.291-05:00Being that I'm Irish, I never like to be witho...Being that I'm Irish, I never like to be without my peeler -- be it for taters, or fresh bacon! Some of the larger ones also double as a sheleighly!<br /><br />Mmmm... bacon.Kitty LeClawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006739666538857277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-36050787211434978952009-07-24T17:24:16.344-05:002009-07-24T17:24:16.344-05:00Sorry Kars, jury duty will do it to a guy.Sorry Kars, jury duty will do it to a guy.Horror pariahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-25950536736533649502009-07-24T15:48:31.305-05:002009-07-24T15:48:31.305-05:00There just aren't enough wart hog horror stori...There just aren't enough wart hog horror stories!Mike Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783223455997428201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-48202360373903757772009-07-24T12:51:58.618-05:002009-07-24T12:51:58.618-05:00i'm fresh out of bacon jokes...i'm fresh out of bacon jokes...Prof. Grewbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16132543249418576650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-37582435975460097562009-07-24T09:05:16.588-05:002009-07-24T09:05:16.588-05:00Hi I really like your blog and hope that this inte...Hi I really like your blog and hope that this interests you and your readers.<br /><br />I am attempting to amass a large collection of portraits of Frankenstein's Monster in as many different styles and in as many different media as possible as an ongoing art project. The only stipulation is that the size is 2.5 inches by 3.5 inches (standard artist trading card size) and that each card has name, date, title and anything else you care to add on the back.<br /><br />I welcome cards from both amateur and professional artists.<br /><br />I will be leaving blank cards with instructions and mailing address in galleries, colleges, art shops, on buses, handing them out in the street and wherever else I can think of.<br /><br />If you are reading this and would like to get involved, please send a portrait to:<br /><br />A Patchwork Of Flesh<br />45 Silversea Drive<br />Westcliff on Sea<br />Essex<br />SS0 9XD<br />United Kingdom<br /><br />Each card I receive will be uploaded here to produce an on-line gallery, I then hope to put on an exhibition of these cards in a gallery.<br /><br />Any chance you could add me as a link in you blog please?Coophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12288042025967274419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-38516526715745347482009-07-24T08:28:41.834-05:002009-07-24T08:28:41.834-05:00Anyone offhand know the name of the EC story we...Anyone offhand know the name of the EC story we're all thinking of? For some reason I'm thinking it was actually from CrimeSuspenstories.<br /><br />And what's with HP being so critical lately? Jeez!Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-45627564184114519812009-07-24T08:10:56.903-05:002009-07-24T08:10:56.903-05:00HUNGER WAS THE BETTER OF THE TWO FOR SURE AND I TO...HUNGER WAS THE BETTER OF THE TWO FOR SURE AND I TOO REMEMBER AN EC STORY VERY SIMILAR.......BUT WITH A TITLE LIKE HOG ATTACK YOU GET EXACTLY WHAT YOU CAME HERE FOR. AWESOME DOUBLE AS USUAL KARS! THANKSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-61989283611743851842009-07-24T08:07:22.877-05:002009-07-24T08:07:22.877-05:00Dewey Banjer sez that thar Hawg story gave him nig...Dewey Banjer sez that thar Hawg story gave him nightmares that made him squeal like a pig.<br />To see more of Dewey and his kinfolk, you can visit <a href="http://netherworldfarm.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">here</a> or <a href="http://sphereofmusic.blogspot.com/2009/07/dewey-banjer-kicks-out-jams.html" rel="nofollow">here.</a> But I warn you, the second one will make you lose your appetite for bacon and anything else.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05779107279394475454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-52737890866930338452009-07-24T05:09:16.799-05:002009-07-24T05:09:16.799-05:00Nice inking on the first story, but it was pretty ...Nice inking on the first story, but it was pretty meh.<br /><br /> The second may indeed have been an EC. rip, but it was still the superior of these two posts.<br /><br /> I agree with todd, Hoffman was fairly likable comapred to some of the bosses you see in horror comics. I'd be cleaver crazy too if someone was doing that behind my back as well.Horror pariahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-80611385681285971012009-07-24T04:07:22.675-05:002009-07-24T04:07:22.675-05:00That second story is really cool. Glad Hoffman su...That second story is really cool. Glad Hoffman survived it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13836904680434822238noreply@blogger.com