Tuesday, July 31, 2012

T-MAN The Twice-Told Tale of "Trouble's Double"!

We presented the original version of this tale HERE...
...and now we're going to show you how the Comics Code Authority altered this rather innocuous tale when it was reprinted in T-Man #31 (1956)!
The girl's dress is redrawn to eliminate what little cleavage was there, "Britain" is changed to the "Free World" and "Russia" to the more generic "Reds".
Pages 2 and 3 are unchanged from the original.
The girl's cleavage is eliminated and her bust is reduced in the second panel.
Pete's comment in the last panel is modified to eliminate how the lookalike apparently also interfered with his love-life!
Pete's dialogue in panel three is made less sexually-suggestive.
The assassins' knives are eliminated and dialogue changed in panel three.
The girl's cleavage is reduced (but not in the first two panels).
More cleavage reduction, and a change in the impostor's dialogue in panel three, eliminating his suggestion to hold a knife to the girl's throat.
Panel one is altered to have Pete bitch-slap the villain whereas the T-Man punched the criminal in the original.
More cleavage reduction, and the tops of stockings and slip originally shown in panel two are gone.
Pete's pot-shot at the villains in panel five has been made into him just pointing his gun at them.
Knives and cleavage eliminated.
Kogov's dialogue on panel six changed to eliminate his orders to kill the girl and Trask.
Panel one: the gun Pete has in his hand as he hits Kogov is removed.
Panel two: Pete's dialogue to Lorna to grab the gun he kicks out of the assassin's hand is removed.
Panel three: Lorna shooting the assassin with the gun she picked up and Pete complementing her are changed.
And the dialogue in the last panel is modified to be less suggestive.

Hope you enjoyed our detective work on this entry.

Friday, July 27, 2012

SHERLOCK HOLMES "Hound of the Baskervilles" Conclusion

Lobby card from the 1959 Hammer Studios film
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are hired to investigate mysterious doings at Baskerville Hall, including sightings of a huge lethal dog!
While Holmes remains in London, Watson journeys to the ancestral home of the Baskervilles, encountering a number of colorful residents, some of whom hide sinister secrets.
But, it's a ploy as Holmes is also on-site, but in disguise.
Now reunited, the duo compare notes, and with Inspector Lestrade arriving with an arrest warrant, Holmes is ready to name the killer.
But the Hound, breathing fire, appears...
The illustrators for this tense tale from Classics Illustrated #33 (1948) are veterans Louis Zansky (pencils) and Fred Eng (inks).
The adaptation's scripter is unknown.
Here's a kool bonus: the text feature from this issue about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle...
 

Thursday, July 26, 2012

SHERLOCK HOLMES "Hound of the Baskervilles" Part 4

Art by H Kiefer. The hand and "Rache" are from "A Study in Scarlet" which was in the original Classics Comics edition, but not included in the Classics Illustrated reprint!
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are hired to investigate mysterious doings at Baskerville Hall, including sightings of a huge lethal dog!
While Holmes remains in London, Watson journeys to the ancestral home of the Baskervilles, encountering a number of colorful residents, some of whom hide sinister secrets.
While trailing a young man carrying food to a supposedly-abandoned nearby house, Watson discovers its' hidden resident...Sherlock Holmes!
Will Sir Henry out-race the Hound?
Will the murderer be revealed?
Will Holmes and Watson survive to return to Baker Street?
The illustrators for this tense tale from Classics Illustrated #33 (1948) are veterans Louis Zansky (pencils) and Fred Eng (inks).
The adaptation's scripter is unknown.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

SHERLOCK HOLMES "Hound of the Baskervilles" Part 3

Lobby Card from the 1939 movie version
Engaged to investigate a mystery at Baskerville Hall, Sherlock Holmes sends Dr Watson in his stead while the Greatest Sleuth of All remains in London on other matters.
Watson dutifully observes a number of strange incidents and details them in a letter to Holmes.
The Doctor is penning his missive when he hears a noise outside his door...after midnight!
Tomorrow: Holmes vs the Hound!

The illustrators for this tense tale from Classics Illustrated #33 (1948) are veterans Louis Zansky (pencils) and Fred Eng (inks).
The adaptation's scripter is unknown.

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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

SHERLOCK HOLMES "Hound of the Baskervilles" Part 2

...while the Greatest Sleuth of All remains in London on other matters.
Will Barrymore prove the cliche "The Butler Did It"?

The illustrators for this tense tale from Classics Illustrated #33 (1948) are veterans Louis Zansky (pencils) and Fred Eng (inks).
The adaptation's scripter is unknown.

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