tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post525769419665436219..comments2024-03-19T10:41:35.976-05:00Comments on Bronze Age Babies: Buried Treasures: Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 275Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-45768082083664312222016-09-12T13:39:36.426-05:002016-09-12T13:39:36.426-05:00Martinex --
I'll confess to not reading it as...Martinex --<br /><br />I'll confess to not reading it as I would have read a book that was one story. Meaning, I skimmed the parts on which I did not think I would make comments. However, had I committed to a thorough reading I am guessing I'd have spent at least 20 minutes, maybe longer due to the text pieces.<br /><br />DougDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-91848431013046219932016-09-12T13:30:54.098-05:002016-09-12T13:30:54.098-05:00I just like that in these older comics they packed...I just like that in these older comics they packed them full of entertainment... A few different types of stories, jokes, text pages, letter pages, sometimes puzzles, etc. crammed in each issue. A lot of work went into these and people really got the worth for their spend. A lot of value for $0.12. Just curious- how long did it take you to read this issue? Martinex1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15772734018573677099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-78447098037823447392016-09-12T12:43:05.071-05:002016-09-12T12:43:05.071-05:00Edo --
While I agree the joke isn't all that ...Edo --<br /><br />While I agree the joke isn't all that humorous, I think the punch of it is the fact that the pie and ice cream had nothing to do with him being a soldier. Person #2 assumed that it did.<br /><br />As I said, no knee slappers!<br /><br />And thanks to our commenters so far for the feedback. As we've often said, on review days it is sometimes tough to know if our thoughts resonate with the BAB readers. We appreciate all praises and pans!<br /><br />DougDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-74512301748629278682016-09-12T12:35:17.932-05:002016-09-12T12:35:17.932-05:00Re: "Goofy Jokes": am I missing somethin...Re: "Goofy Jokes": am I missing something in the first one about the soldier getting ice cream and pie? It's just observation, not humor...<br />Otherwise, though, I really like the joke about using all the flies for the raisin cookies. Wonderfully disgusting, and it hasn't lost anything of its punch with the passage of time.<br /><br />As for the art in the Zorro story, I'm not really seeing any similarity to Heck, but in a few panels the faces seem a bit reminiscent of EC artist Johnny Craig's work.<br />Anyway, thanks for posting this, Doug. As Redartz noted, there's quite a bit of stuff packed into this one.Edo Bosnarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-43991092159489705192016-09-12T08:55:23.888-05:002016-09-12T08:55:23.888-05:00Colin- thanks for the 'joke of the day'!
...Colin- thanks for the 'joke of the day'!<br /><br />Doug- And thank you for the look at WDCS, a title close to my heart. This was one of the first titles I ever read, predating any superhero books. Through those pages I first met Uncle Scrooge and the genius of Carl Barks. Then there was the 'anthology' format of WDCS- a nice variety of stories and characters, comics, text stories and jokes. Plus, as Gold Key often did, an educational page or two would profile an animal or some other natural phenomenon. Still love anthology books, wish they were more plentiful.<br /><br />You're right about that Zorro story- a lot of script packed into a few pages. <br /><br />Oh, and I actually have the next issue (276) residing in a longbox. You might be reassured to know that the Mickey and Goofy "Inca" story concludes in that issue, (spoiler alert) with the heroes safe and the villains captured. Didn't want you to lose any sleep on that count... <br /><br />One final point about WDCS- it can be rather challenging figuring out what issue you are looking at based upon the numbering. Earlier in the series the numbering was pretty straightforward, but by the time of your issue discussed today Gold Key used some odd combo of numbers on the cover. The actual issue number could be found on the first story page, secreted away at the bottom of a single panel, in lettering so small it would give an optometrist fits...Redartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221459636234713619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-80357590473737299102016-09-12T07:29:08.834-05:002016-09-12T07:29:08.834-05:00Dangermash -- I can see the Heck similarities. I&#...Dangermash -- I can see the Heck similarities. I've credited the penciler at the top of the post, but cannot say that Heck never did ghost work. I did find it interesting that I'd not heard of any of the three creators I listed. Of course, fans of only Disney or similar Gold Key comics may never have heard of the likes of Gene Colan or Jim Aparo for all I know!<br /><br />Colin -- you win the day with that joke!<br /><br />DougDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-29873164464634916352016-09-12T07:08:06.334-05:002016-09-12T07:08:06.334-05:00In the '70s there was a British comic called &...In the '70s there was a British comic called "Mickey Mouse" which featured various Disney strips and one of my schoolfriends had a letter printed in the comic which he brought to school to show us. He was really pleased about it. Here's a Goofy Joke: Why were the little ink drops crying ? Because their mother was in the pen doing a long sentence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-58277344589288940662016-09-12T06:23:37.781-05:002016-09-12T06:23:37.781-05:00That Zorro strip looks like Don Heck's work. ...That Zorro strip looks like Don Heck's work. Or is it just me?dangermash aka The Artistic Actuaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15669793446608643884noreply@blogger.com