Fiction house comic books

Like most of fiction house s early comics titles, planet comics was a spinoff of a pulp magazine, in this case planet stories. The ghost comics covers by maurice whitman were definitely sought after with their wellendowed frightened females fleeing from phantoms. This was a knock at fiction house s good girl art covers, and may have contributed to fiction house s closure. We have 77 books to download or read online the latest is planet comics 06 4 fiche planet comics fiction house comic book plus. My wife sent me this pic of me reading one of my favorite pick ups this year. For decades, wizards, warriors, barbarians, sword maidens and the like have thrilled comic. If you are unsure what the title is, look at the indicia small block of text inside front or rear cover. Like many comic book publishers of the day, ace comics earlier series included costumed superheroes, although as trends in the comic book market changed by the 1950s the focus shifted more to other genres, such as crime, horror. The first issue came out in 1940 and employed the same general style and storytelling flavor of the space opera, sciencefiction pulp magazines published by fiction house, thrilling, and others, complete with space cowboys, bugeyed monsters, and star pirates.

Eight great books about comic books publishers weekly. At fiction house he also worked on numerous fight comics covers and also illustrated characters like kaanga and camilla in jungle comics. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. And as historical documentation, both of the comic book art and of pop culture, ghosts and girls of fiction house. Persuaded by comics packagers will eisner and jerry iger to launch a line of comic books as the 40s beckoned, fiction, now run by glenisters soninlaw, thurman scott, launched six titles, some based on their popular pulp magazine brandsjumbo comics, jungle comics, planet comics, wings, fight, and rangers. It was 1943 in the cramped, smoky offices of fiction house the epicenter of comics publishing at the height of the golden age of comics and phillips was one of two women on staff sat, may 16, 2020. She is a western heroine, a young woman raised by native americans who fights predatory white settlers who try to cheat or kill her adopted people. Fantasy has been a staple of popular fiction since j.

The book of jumbo comics covers, one of the more definitive sources, attributes eisners involvement to issues 5, 6, 9, 12, and, although some of these were collaborations with other resident fiction house artists. We welcome customers from all over the world and work hard to make sure they are happy with our books and service. Now for the first time the entire history of fiction house, the leading purveyor of good girl art during the golden age of comics, is told in a single volume. Sheena appeared in every issue of jumbo comics sept. Jungle stories 19381954 fiction house pulp 2nd series comic books.

Fiction house began as a publisher of adventure and science fiction pulps, with its output being fairly undistinguished, but then the publishers had the idea of spinning off comic book equivalents of many of their popular pulp titles. Guessing here, but its likely that that red is a mix of multiple other colors. In september 1938, jumbo comics became the first comic book title fiction house produced. We are always looking for new books to read and exciting scifi writers to profile, let us know in the comments what authors you are currently enjoying.

Real life comics 33 nedor comic book gvg 1946 schomberg cover. Its comics division was best known for its pinupstyle good girl art, as epitomized by the companys most popular character sheena, queen of the jungle. Sheena was definitely the most popular fh title, but it wasnt the only title released by that publishing house to feature beautiful girls. It was the first comic book dedicated wholly to science fiction. Persuaded by comics packagers will eisner and jerry iger to launch a line of comic books as the 40s beckoned, fiction, now run by glenisters soninlaw. Fiction house was a big time publisher of both pulp magazines and comic books from the 1920s to the 1950s. We have 77 books to download or read online the latest is planet comics 06 4 fiche. Popular with a small but dedicated following, the next men resurfaced from idw in 2010 with the john byrnes next men 2011 series. Walmart books best sellers use alt shift right arrow to open the sub menu. Ghost comics were published by fiction house starting in 1951 running for 11 issues. Fiction house had a reputation at the time for headlight comics, books that focused on ample female bosoms most notoriously the sheena comics. Dale roberts comics buys and sells comic books from the 1930s current.

Since the golden age, comic book fiction has relied on fantasy for stories that went beyond the superhero genre. Digital comics for sale on dvd or portable hard drive. Most of his later comic work was on romance titles and from the mid1950s though the 1960s he began working in the television industry, illustrating storyboards for programs like the jackie gleason show. However, theres really not much of that on anyone interested in the development of american comic books and their history will appreciate this book. Devoted to the visual and comic arts enthusiast, we feature illustration, photography, graphic novels, strips, comic archives, pop culture, pinup art, fun gifts and much more. The wyns had been publishing pulp fiction under the periodical house and magazine publishers names since 1928. The 60 best scifi books all science fiction fans must read. Jungle stories 19381954 fiction house pulp 2nd series comic.

The rest is history, because the comic versions became treasure houses of what came to be known as good girl art. Fiction house was an american publisher of pulp magazines and comic books that existed from the 1920s to the 1950s. Dec 7, 2017 this book has 53 pages and was uploaded by builderboy on may 21, 2011. Shop for fiction house comics on, your friendly online comic book store. Jumbo comics was one of the most important titles of comics golden age and the flagship of the fiction house publishing enterprise, which was also responsible for planet comics, the spirit, and jungle comics. Comic material for children has historically been rare one of the reasons the. Comic historians today refer to fiction house comics fh as one of the leading purveyors of gga. In the example above carnage part one is not part of the title. Planet comics, published by fiction house, was the first allscience fiction comic book title to appear in the united states.

Its comics division was best known for its pinupstyle good girl art, as epitomized by the companys most popular character, sheena, queen of the jungle. Nov 10, 2015 i cant say the stories or the art were particularly impressive or at all compelling, but i did enjoy the general spirit of them. Dell became part of bantam doubleday dell in 1988, ceasing to exist as an independent company. Get the best deals on golden age war comics when you shop the largest online selection at. Jun 09, 2018 according to the judges of the wodehouse prize, this is the worst year for comic writing in the awards 18year history.

A pulp magazine and comic book publisher in the golden age of comics. However, he is best known for his work on the early sheena comics, and more specifically, for. Stuffed with breathtaking cover reproductions, original artwork, dozens of cover preliminaries by joe doolin. Apr 29, 2005 i was always under the impression that they rolled off of the presses that way. Iger, jumbo comics became the first comic book title published by fiction house. Eight great books about comic books by heidi macdonald may 07, 2014 with more and more graphic novels on shelves and tablets of comics readers worldwide, theres also been a boom in books about.

At your money geek, we are huge fans of the science fiction genre, everything from military science fiction to novels about space travel, parallel worlds, and fantasy novels. Her people worship thor and sacrifice humans through electrocution to appease him during the thunder festival and every day during the rainy season. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. The initial copies got the best color, then as one of the colors in the mix ran out, the colors got lighter and lighter. The companys comic book division folded in 1973, although dell continued to publish the occasional book with comics content, including newspaper strip collections.

If you use the add to want list tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. Locate the book in the list of books you might need to change the drop list to go to another page. Build your golden age digital comics comics collection on dvd or get 500 gb of golden age digital comics on a prortable hard drive you can bring with you wherever you go. The first issue came out in 1940 and employed the same general style and storytelling flavor of the space opera, science fiction pulp magazines published by fiction house, thrilling, and others, complete with space cowboys, bugeyed monsters, and star pirates. In its first oversized issue alone, jumbo introduced the world to some of the first work of comic art king jack kirby the count. Planet comics was a science fiction comic book title published by fiction house from january 1940 to winter 1953. The book of sluts chronicles the house of sissifys emasculation and feminization of our willing and not so willing students. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other. Dan carter, who spent part of his boyhood as an indian captive, now lives a double life. Ellie has spent the last ten years going even further by working to resurrect. Oliver jeffers but one often overlooked provision must be made funny books. Western adventure stories told from the perspective of the first americans.

In the early history of comic books, fiction house was well known for its headlight comics, so named for the focus on buxom halfdressed females. Debuting in january of 1940, planet comics was a comic book spinoff of planet stories, a pulp science fiction magazine. Camilla fiction house 1 public domain super heroes. Stay silent 146 fantastic four 144 daredevil 8 romantically apocalyptic 3 starfighter 114. Take one boy off the street, add a bit of feminine transformation and voila. Fiction house fiction house comic book hc by various. Tolkien put pen to paper and created a world of hobbits, elves, orcs, and dwarves. Education books use alt shift right arrow to open the sub menu.

If you own these books please consider scanning and sharing them with us. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic. The first nine oversized issues were printed in black and white on tinted paper and all of these covers resembled the cover for. Indians 1950 fiction house comic books mycomicshop. Firehair is a 19451952 comic book character who appeared in features in the comic book anthology rangers comics, published by fiction house during the golden age of comic books. Its comics division was best known for its pinupstyle good girl art, as epitomized by. I was always under the impression that they rolled off of the presses that way.

Magazines and comic strips edit north american comic books tend to be around 7. Scott, head of the pulp producing company, was interested in getting into comic books when he was approached by businessman jerry iger. Planet comics, published by fiction house, was the first allsciencefiction comic book title to appear in the united states. Ultimate marvel 299 green lantern 273 johnny the homicidal maniac 270 walking dead 268 scott pilgrim 235 wonder woman 173 incredible hulk 171 ghost rider 169 order of the stick 153 red hood and the outlaws 149 stand still. Feb 3, 2017 this book has 68 pages and was uploaded by builderboy on july 1, 20. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. Fiction house supplied comic art to many publishers and powells work appeared in wonderworld comics and mystery men comics for fox features, speed comics for harvey publications, and crack comics, military comics and smash comics for quality comics. Erbville press, pulpville press, corriganville press, pulp tales press, culture publications, wizard of baum fiction house, mystery house, and hangmans house are imprints of fiction house. Scott, head of the pulp producing company, was interested in getting into comic books when he was approached by businessman jerry iger and future comics legend will eisner to do just that. Selling, buying and trading comic books and more nostalgia zone has been a leading buyer and seller of comic books in minnesota for almost 40 years and online for over 12 years. In the 1990s, with the rise of independent comic book titles, byrne launched the john byrnes next men 1992 series, part science fiction and part superhero book. From sexy jungle girls to even sexier ray gun toting space women and beyond, fiction house comics had it all.

Nov 28, 2017 the introductory material is very good. Fiction house comic book values comics price guide. They also have unlocked the secrets of eternal life by drinking from a sulphur spring mixed. Take one ink out of the mix and you get the fiction house orange. Fiction house was a publisher of pulp magazines and comic books from the. The nice and accurate prophecies of agnes nutter, witch by terry pratchett, scoop. The focus of both planet comics and planet stories was space opera. In the year 2073, humanity is making progress toward restoring the environment and fixing the mistakes of the past. We maintain a wide selection of golden age, silver age, and bronze age comics and collectibles. Camilla was the queen of a lost empire in the heart of africa. Fiction house magazines fiction house magazines 30th year no. Her people were descended of norsemen who found their way to the jungle during the crusades. We get a history of fiction house in its pulp and comic book publishing incarnations, a profile of the many female artists who worked for fiction house unusual at the time and its beginnings in the comics industry through the eisner and iger guns for hire.