DARING MYSTERY COMICS #5
CGC G/VG: 3.0
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PUBLISHER: Timely
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Schomburg bondage cover, Joe Simon art; 1st app of the Falcon (Carl Burgess)
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Schomburg bondage cover, Joe Simon art; 1st app of the Falcon (Carl Burgess)
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ow/white pgs
Schomburg bondage cover, Joe Simon art; 1st app of the Falcon (Carl Burgess)As devoted Golden Age anthology fans will tell you, there is just something special about the early days of the comic book industry, where a kitchen sink mentality ruled the roost, and any wacky idea could, and often did, find its way into the pages of these massive tomes. Much of the charm of the GA is in the crude art and bizarre antics that the protagonists of the varied tales would undertake; this issue of Daring Mystery Comics features a wealth of stories that span from sci-fi to superhero action, espionage, and humor, all under one cover. And speaking of covers, this one is quite impressive, featuring yet another amazing Alex Schomburg illustration that shows The Falcon battling some sort of ghoulish creature while he fires at another enemy and a lady in peril tries to avoid a flaming torture device in the background. It's covers like this that get Golden Age collectors’ mouths watering.
Artist Information
Known for his dizzying, bustling war covers, bondage covers and airbrush Sci-Fi covers! Truly one of the most highly collected artists of the Golden Age. Alex Schomburg was born on May 10, 1905, in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, Schomburg freelanced primarily for Timely Comics, the 1940s forerunner of Marvel, displaying his talent for action tableaux in covers featuring Captain America, the Sub-Mariner, the Human Torch, and other superheroes. He also provided covers for Pines Publications, for titles including Exciting Comics and America's Best Comics, featuring such superheroes as the Black Terror and the Fighting Yank, as well as for Harvey Comics. Stan Lee said the following about Schomburg "I've always felt that Alex Schomburg was to comic books what Norman Rockwell was to The Saturday Evening Post. He was totally unique, with an amazing distinctive style. You could never mistake a Schomburg cover for any other artist's. ... I remember hearing Timely Comics publisher Martin Goodman tell me time and again how great a cover illustrator Alex was, and how he wished we had more like him. Despite the quantity of work we gave him, despite the care and effort that went into every Schomburg cover, I cannot remember Alex ever being late with any illustration."
Schomburg bondage cover, Joe Simon art; 1st app of the Falcon (Carl Burgess)As devoted Golden Age anthology fans will tell you, there is just something special about the early days of the comic book industry, where a kitchen sink mentality ruled the roost, and any wacky idea could, and often did, find its way into the pages of these massive tomes. Much of the charm of the GA is in the crude art and bizarre antics that the protagonists of the varied tales would undertake; this issue of Daring Mystery Comics features a wealth of stories that span from sci-fi to superhero action, espionage, and humor, all under one cover. And speaking of covers, this one is quite impressive, featuring yet another amazing Alex Schomburg illustration that shows The Falcon battling some sort of ghoulish creature while he fires at another enemy and a lady in peril tries to avoid a flaming torture device in the background. It's covers like this that get Golden Age collectors’ mouths watering.
Artist Information
Known for his dizzying, bustling war covers, bondage covers and airbrush Sci-Fi covers! Truly one of the most highly collected artists of the Golden Age. Alex Schomburg was born on May 10, 1905, in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, Schomburg freelanced primarily for Timely Comics, the 1940s forerunner of Marvel, displaying his talent for action tableaux in covers featuring Captain America, the Sub-Mariner, the Human Torch, and other superheroes. He also provided covers for Pines Publications, for titles including Exciting Comics and America's Best Comics, featuring such superheroes as the Black Terror and the Fighting Yank, as well as for Harvey Comics. Stan Lee said the following about Schomburg "I've always felt that Alex Schomburg was to comic books what Norman Rockwell was to The Saturday Evening Post. He was totally unique, with an amazing distinctive style. You could never mistake a Schomburg cover for any other artist's. ... I remember hearing Timely Comics publisher Martin Goodman tell me time and again how great a cover illustrator Alex was, and how he wished we had more like him. Despite the quantity of work we gave him, despite the care and effort that went into every Schomburg cover, I cannot remember Alex ever being late with any illustration."