tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post6281512900310058421..comments2024-03-28T07:49:33.628-05:00Comments on THE HORRORS OF IT ALL: Hammer of EvilMr. Karswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-46936844002884477672008-11-07T05:26:00.000-06:002008-11-07T05:26:00.000-06:00Sweet mother of Confucius. I saved this one for l...Sweet mother of Confucius. I saved this one for later, and. Well, uh.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13836904680434822238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-29862639436266662302008-11-06T10:33:00.000-06:002008-11-06T10:33:00.000-06:00I didn't mean to come across as overly serious eit...I didn't mean to come across as overly serious either, but there is a difference between a "witch hunt" and the actual witch trials, but that might be just the historian in me - it's one of my pet peeves when people throw these historical comparisons around when talking about (comparatively) minor stuff (might seem like a trivial issue, but the picture shows citizens burning comics (bad enough), whereas "true" censorship would involve government officials (at least in a supervising function) - these kinds of distinctions are pretty much all we do today in academics). I guess I was also in a bad mood and might've read more into it than was intended.<BR/>On a more serious note: You'd be amazed though (or maybe not) how much stuff was censored in the 1950s in general and at least as far as I know no one roughed up Stan Lee or threatened his family over his work, which unfortunately happened to quite a few publishers, artists, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-71204745994461246402008-11-06T10:05:00.000-06:002008-11-06T10:05:00.000-06:00If Kula's people had no real language, how did the...If Kula's people had no real language, how did they communicate what they wanted to the beautician? Probably just pointing to a picture in a fashion magazine, just like here.<BR/><BR/>Hell, these days, you don't have to dig up a prehistoric woman to take home a hammer-wielding psycho. You can pick them up at the local bar, if you know what to look for.DrSpecterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11722338287507266395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-60267843309940940472008-11-06T09:23:00.000-06:002008-11-06T09:23:00.000-06:00Interesting. I don't think anything I said was mea...Interesting. I don't think anything I said was meant to be taken THAT seriously... but I will say that for the last 50+ years the comics code uproar has consistantly been compared and referred to as a fiery "witch hunt." <BR/><BR/>http://www.acluct.org/images/comicBookBurningPhoto.jpg<BR/><BR/>I'd also like to say welcome to all the new names and faces dropping by here lately, your comments and attendance are much appreciated. And please know that we do tend to bust each others balls around here occasionally in the comments, so don't take anything anyone says too personal, we're all here to have the funz. <BR/><BR/>And thanks for the compliment Dania! For those interested I do indeed create blog banners, if anyone is interested you can contact me at karswell@hotmail.com for pricing and additional info. Thanks!Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-46682616426231692322008-11-06T02:59:00.000-06:002008-11-06T02:59:00.000-06:00"Maybe you think history was correct in burning wo..."Maybe you think history was correct in burning women as witches too?"<BR/><BR/>How did you get that out of my (fairly innocuous) statement?<BR/>Anyway, the story was published, so they did get away with it at least this one time, no matter what happened afterwards.<BR/>As much as I dislike the code, the comparison makes no sense too - the code was voluntary (if forced upon the publishers), could be ignored (no legal authority whatsoever) and didn't involved the government in a direct way, and possession of "uncoded" comics wasn't illegal - all things you wouldn't get with real censorship (in which case the comparison to the witch trials would be more apt, if still overblown).<BR/>That the code was a low point as far as freedom of speech goes is another matter (and one where we agree), but let's keep things in perspective here - that witch trial comparison makes about as much sense as calling someone who expresses surprise at a given movie getting away with an "R" rating (instead of an NC 17) an apologist for the Holocaust (and my apologies if this sounds more angry and offended than I intended; I'm not, I'm just surprised).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-21719675958654493412008-11-05T23:50:00.000-06:002008-11-05T23:50:00.000-06:00Anonymous - he did indeed do my banner (both the s...Anonymous - he did indeed do my banner (both the standard & Halloween versions)! Karswell is a ridiculously talented. <BR/><BR/>Although why he need the THOIA Photo Lab to tell him that my new moisturizer apparently isn't working, I don't know ...Danehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03247000912373670216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-1127976805861366192008-11-05T23:16:00.000-06:002008-11-05T23:16:00.000-06:00Oh...my...god. Wotta story! I wonder who is respon...Oh...my...god. Wotta story! I wonder who is responsible for writing that script???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-14745199713751578002008-11-05T20:17:00.000-06:002008-11-05T20:17:00.000-06:00Why haven't our modern scientists discovered that ...Why haven't our modern scientists discovered that an atom bomb that blasts straight down into the earth will cause more damage? They're too busy building robots that use old peoples' medicine for fuel.8thRayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07937233853572554500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-1879739128037956562008-11-05T19:41:00.000-06:002008-11-05T19:41:00.000-06:00!!!!!............!!!!!!!!!!.......!!!!!!!!....this...!!!!!............!!!!!!!!!!.......!!!!!!!!....this is the most positively insane story you've ever posted,after reading it i was given a new room,funny thing is it's padded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-4223506273893607992008-11-05T18:41:00.000-06:002008-11-05T18:41:00.000-06:00HOLY COW I'M SERIOUSLY TRYING TO FIND THE WORDS......HOLY COW I'M SERIOUSLY TRYING TO FIND THE WORDS......... I GUESS I'M ASHAMED TO ADMIT THAT I LIKED IT TOO!<BR/><BR/>3 OUT OF 4 EXCELLENT STORIES SO FAR, THIS ISSUE IS A TOTAL WINNER!!<BR/><BR/>GREAT PHOTOS OF DANIA TOO, YOU DID HER BANNER DIDN'T YOU?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-121333645614010602008-11-05T16:50:00.000-06:002008-11-05T16:50:00.000-06:00Get me a yo-yo, but I kinda liked that story.Get me a yo-yo, but I kinda liked that story.Zen Wizardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10932736559039078183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-65893020145421259492008-11-05T16:37:00.000-06:002008-11-05T16:37:00.000-06:00>surprised they could get away with all the bla...>surprised they could get away with all the blatantly sexual stuff though.<BR/><BR/>They didn't get away with it! Hence the dreaded CODE. I see people putting The CODE emblem on their comic related websites and blogs like it's something to be proud of. I've even seen people wearing it on shirts. Don't you realize you may as well be stapling your lips together? The Code was a blatant slap in the face to freedom of speech. Maybe you think history was correct in burning women as witches too?<BR/><BR/>TOMORROW: The last and worst story from Voodoo #15! Excited now, aint'ya?Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-25214402799391991332008-11-05T15:23:00.000-06:002008-11-05T15:23:00.000-06:00a beautiful woman that could beat up/kill all your...a beautiful woman that could beat up/kill all your enemies and then carry you off to her cave? i believe, i believe!<BR/><BR/>"maybe there's still a lot of the savage in us!"Prof. Grewbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16132543249418576650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-591016310246094052008-11-05T14:34:00.000-06:002008-11-05T14:34:00.000-06:00"He doesn't really blame them a lot." You almost ..."He doesn't really blame them a lot." You almost get the sense this writer made this all up as he went along. And thank God for that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-31283436306664574982008-11-05T13:10:00.000-06:002008-11-05T13:10:00.000-06:00Wow ... I'm speechless. That's a true, blue WTF st...Wow ... I'm speechless. That's a true, blue WTF story.<BR/><BR/>Although, given the stupid mistakes our hero (?) made with Kulla I have to wonder if he was that great of a dog owner.<BR/><BR/>Forgot to feed her ... hmmph.Marc Burkhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06949686463975572297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-7108862539247674692008-11-05T07:31:00.000-06:002008-11-05T07:31:00.000-06:00I have to say, I didn't think "Nightmare Island" c...I have to say, I didn't think "Nightmare Island" could be topped, but boy, does this ever do the trick! Deeply penetrating bombs, huh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-30280131446873903322008-11-05T05:25:00.000-06:002008-11-05T05:25:00.000-06:00Lol, you sure didn´t promised too much, karswell. ...Lol, you sure didn´t promised too much, karswell. This one has it all. From the beginning a tense, movielike atmosphere with the cops and the framing device, a lot of cynical snide remarks - I left her reading comic books *gg now that was educational - to more kinkyness than later DC or Marvel did in a decade.<BR/><BR/>Even if a lot of the stuff must have gone way over the head of it´s youthful audience, the "she likes to be beaten" couldn´t be more blatant. Or icky, when you think about it.<BR/><BR/>I never knew that comics from this time period could be that frank.AndyDeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12806906746754478064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-76653187751824348462008-11-05T04:46:00.000-06:002008-11-05T04:46:00.000-06:00Ooh, those science men and their crazy bombs! They...Ooh, those science men and their crazy bombs! They get in such scrapes!<BR/><BR/>Those ancient people may have been horribly primitive, but they sure had good hair.Tim Tylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08439716424119922516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-41640415245481041612008-11-05T02:48:00.000-06:002008-11-05T02:48:00.000-06:00Nice story, surprised they could get away with all...Nice story, surprised they could get away with all the blatantly sexual stuff though. Also nice to see that they didn't make the girl the real monster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983171239671909762.post-60891877146429607592008-11-05T00:15:00.000-06:002008-11-05T00:15:00.000-06:00*sigh* Oh well. I *was* wearing a little too much ...*sigh* Oh well. I *was* wearing a little too much eye makeup in the original, and you've uh, fixed that for me.Danehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03247000912373670216noreply@blogger.com