Big Fun Comics
featuring Captain Easy, Lance, Scorchy Smith, and more!
From American Comics Archive comes a magnificent magazine reprinting some of the rarest--and greatest--of American comic strips. These handsomely-produced, beautifully-printed 64-page issues belong on every strip fan's shelf.
Big Fun #4. Bert Christman lends his unique artistry to the first Scorchy Smith story he wrote and drew entirely on his own. Nice work in both departments! Leslie Turner's Captain Easy continues with excellent story, terrific art and plenty of pretty girls (frequently in their scanties). More comic-format advertising strips by Frank Robbins and more color Lance Sundays by Warren Tufts.
Big Fun #3. After his somewhat uncertain debut, Bert Christman quickly hits his stride in this Scorchy Smith story, which winds up the long adventure started by Noel Sickles and begins a new one. Christman is one of the forgotten masters of strip cartooning. His return to print is a revelation. See a sample of his work at the bottom of this page. Leslie Turner's Captain Easy continues with excellent story, terrific art and plenty of pretty girls. More comic-format advertising strips by Frank Robbins demonstrate that not only can toothpaste sweeten breath and save romances, so can the right brand of pipe tobacco! Not to mention the immortal Volto of Mars, the alien superhero who recharges his magnetic powers by eating Grape-Nuts Flakes. Rounding out the book are three color Lance Sunday pages by Warren Tufts and the conclusion of Andrew Glaess's bio of Bert Christman.
Big Fun #2. The second issue gives us two Captain Easy adventures from 1949. The quality of story and art will surprise anyone who isn't familiar with this strip. One story, dealing with an alcoholic's attempt to turn his life around, is presented with a sincerity and a frankness one wouldn't expect from a strip of this era. Scorchy Smith continues from the previous issue. This chapter follows Sickles' last weeks on the strip, after which he was replaced by young Bert Christman. Though shaky at first, Christman soon developed into an able artist. The first portion of an article by Andrew Glaess traces Christman's career--a career which ended early when Christman joined the Flying Tigers and died in action over China. Rounding out the issue are three more color Lance pages. What a bargain!
Big Fun, issues 2, 3, and 4 $9.95 each.
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