#Supersnipe Comics

[inhousearchive]

House-ad for Supersnipe. First appearing in Shadow Comics  and Army and Navy Comics in 1942, he proved so popular the latter was renamed Supersnipe Comics, appearing for 44 issues before ending in 1949.

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5 Random Comics

[pulpsandcomics2]

Supersnipe Comics    v3#2    March-April 1946

[honorarycassowary]

Back when I lived in Manhattan (prior to October of ‘75), it was my Friday habit to visit friend Ed Summer at his Supersnipe Comic Art Emporium. Ed had a likeable fellow working for him who asked me to name a comics character after him. I foolishly promised I would, and endured months of good-natured nagging (”When are ya gonna name a character after me?!”) before coming up with a character spooky enough to deserve the appelation. The fellow’s name, you see, was Marc Spector.

I am burningly curious to know what real-life actual alive human being Marc Spector thinks of the character named after him. He worked at a comic store and knew Doug Moench, he had to have read at least the 80s series!

[alternateworldcomics]

Supersnipe, June 1943.

About Koppy McFad, the boy with the most comics in America. as he turns his everyday events into superhero daydreams. 

Owned by Street & Smith the pulp comic publishers, while the character hasn’t been seen since 1949 when Street & Smith stopped publishing and were later bought out by Condé Nast Publications who still have the rights to him, along with The Shadow and Doc Savage. 

But as no one has ever felt the need to pay them so they can make new stories about him he, along with other S&S comic characters like The Hooded Wasp and Red Dragon can’t be put on publish domain sites so are now double forgotten. 

[ladiesgottasers]

Bandana I illustrated for the great @strangeadvdartmouth! Dartmouth doggos are wearing it around town so I can happily die now 😍😙🐶😙😍 . . . #bandana #strangeadventures #comics #supersnipe #genderbender #comicscode #bam #kapow #jei #jjsteeves

[comicbookhistorians]

Ed Summer co-owned Supersnipe comics with George Lucas in the late 1970s. He co-produced the first Conan film and introduced Lucas to Frazetta in 1979. It is thought that the Egyptian Queen painting first showing up as the cover to Eerie 23, 1969 was the influence for Princess Leia’s clothes in 1983 Return of the Jedi when she was Jabba the Hutt’s slave. #Frazetta https://www.instagram.com/p/CH6TOfsBLpP/?igshid=1pkbz0mho0z9

[pulpfest]

In addition to appearing in his own Street & Smith comic book, Doc Savage was also featured in a five-page story — probably written by Ed Gruskin and pencilled by Jack Binder — that ran in SUPERSNIPE COMICS #9, dated June 1943. Supersnipe was the alter ego of Koppy McFad, “the boy with the most comic books in America.” The character was created by George Marcoux and originally appeared in SHADOW COMICS. Marcoux drew the cover art for the June 1943 issue of SUPERSNIPE COMICS. https://www.instagram.com/p/BuKKaiTBrqI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=rgmu8ba9b4lp

[2pixthis1]

SuperSnipe 12, Golden Age comic book, 1940s comic book, 1947 publication, low grade golden age comics

[spynotebook]

“Maybe you think comics are pictures of people walking and talking and beating each other up. Well, comics are art, which means... new ideas, new innovations.” A rarely seen 1978 documentary about the comics business has shown up online for the very first time, and it’s must-watch material for folks who want to see some of comics’ most important talents in their prime.

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A rare copy of “The World of Comic Books”—owned by Word Balloon podcast/host John Siuntres—showed at Comic-Con International four years ago but, as far as I can tell, it’s never been available online before. I came across it via the Twitter timeline of author Sean Howe, who wrote the seminal Marvel Comics: The Untold Story. First screened on Canadian television 39 years ago, “The World of Comic Books” offers a peek at the internal processes of DC and Marvel editorial at a time when the medium was trying to be taken seriously.

Narrated by Jonathan Winters, the film apes the bombastic style that was in vogue in superhero comics at the time, complete with groan-inducing sound effects. But, despite that, it captures a rare glimpse of the people who made classic comics hashing out ideas with each other. One sequence shows Denny O’Neil, Neal Adams and Julie Schwartz as the creators talked about the famous cover of Superman vs. Muhammad Ali with the late editorial legend.

Another dramatically staged interview has Jim Steranko holding forth about putting film noir elements into his comics, with the creator coming across as if he himself is a private investigator. And, with a Black Lightning show on the way, it’s captivating to see artist Trevor Von Eeden at age 17 working on the character’s first issue. “World of Comic Books” also looks at the fan culture of the time, with clips from a late 1970s comics convention and interview segments with Ed Summer, the collector/historian who owned the Supersnipe Comic Art Emporium. Cosplay, critical consideration of craft, and creative collaboration on camera… if you care about any of these things you should watch “World of Comic Books.” And, you’re a reader who happens to know anything about the documentary short, please get in touch with me via e-mail.

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Vintage Comic - Supersnipe Comics #028 (Vol. 03 #04)

Pencils: George Marcoux

Inks: George Marcoux

Street And Smith (July-Aug1946)

[pulpsandcomics2]

Supersnipe Comics #8     April 1943

[alternateworldcomics]

You can tell when something has become a genre on its own when on seeing a parody or satire of it, you know what they are making fun of.

If that’s so I guess superheroes became a genre in 1942 because that’s when Supersnipe, the first parody superhero, got his own comic.

There have been many more since then. 

Above are just a few there are many others and yes Cerebus did start out as a parody. 

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Remember When... Sharks Attacked?

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5 Random Comics: Skiing

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Vintage Comic - Supersnipe Comics #023 (Vol. 02 #011)

Pencils: George Marcoux Inks: George Marcoux Street And Smith (Oct1945)