FLASH GORDON BULLDOGS THE SNAKE MONSTER !!!

I really enjoyed the looks of this cover! I am a big fan of dinosaurs, snakes and the like, comic book covers. This cover delivered, it didn't disappoint.

Fine trade paperback of Al Williamson on Flash Gordon. Huge collection. Highly recommended!

Over the years, several publishers have produced Flash Gordon comics, either reprints or original stories. David McKay, Dell and Harvey Comics reprinted the classic Alex Raymond comic strips. King, Charlton and Gold Key (finishing under their Whitman imprint) Comics came along with exciting new stories and the major motion picture adaptation.

Flash Gordon #26  Flash bulldogs the Snake Monster-the Battle Begins!
"The Land of the Serpents Part 1"
Exploring Mongo, in his search for allies against Ming the Merciless, Flash, Dale and Dr. Zarkov chart unknown territories and come across a beautiful, but terrifying land of serpents.  
Written by Gary Poole (Battle of the Planets) with art by Carlos Garzon (Blade Runner).
"The Land of the Serpents Part 2"
Finding Zarkov missing, Serpia puts Flash under arrest.  
Written by Gary Poole with art by Carlos Garzon.

This issue was printed under both the Gold Key & Whitman imprints. 

Flash Gordon #26 was reprinted in Dark Horse Comics magnificent hardcover The Flash Gordon Comic Book Archives Volume 4. This great volume collected #19 - #27 of the Gold Key comics series and featured the painted cover from issue #20 on the slipcover.

The recolored Portugal cover for their Flash Gordon #8 reprint of Flash Gordon #26.

Live Large My Friends!

Thank You!

Magnificent Al Williamson panorama!

Nice statue of Flash Gordon from the Dark Horse series.

Great Alex Raymond illustration of Flash Gordon!

CAPTAIN ATOM'S FAST AND FURIOUS FACELESS FOE!!!

It was great fun reading Charlton Comics, in particular, Captain Atom when he combined forces with the lovely Nightshade, the Darling of Darkness! I was already a big time Captain Atom fan, but he needed someone to lighten the mood and Nightshade was the perfect compliment.

The cover to the unpublished Captain Atom #90! It was so fine to have this finally published in Charlton Bullseye #1 & #2.

With the introduction of the Sunurians, in our latest Charlton Comics Captain Atom story here, we have a direct tie into a previously unfinished story by Steve Ditko. It was left unfinished for some time, until Roger Stern (under the pen name Jon G. Michels) and John Byrne completed it. We were graced with it in the first two issues of the hard to come by Charlton Bullseye fanzine series. 

In this issue's Captain's Column, Richard Teeter (The Dictators drummer and later, drummer for Twisted Sister) has a letter printed.

Captain Atom #86
"The Fury of the Faceless Foe"
Captain Atom and Nightshade (her third appearance) once again take on The Ghost. How do you capture a foe who disappears into thin air any time you get even remotely near him?
Introduction of the Sunurians, to be seen in an unfinished story from Ditko, later completed by John Byrne (Doomsday +1) and finally published in The Charlton Bullseye #1 & #2 & subsequently reprinted in DC Comics The Action Hero Archives Vol. 2. 
Plot by Steve Ditko (Man-Bat), script by David A. Kaler (The Witching Hour) with cover and interior art by Ditko & Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (Mysterious Suspense).

This story was reprinted in DC Comics The Action Hero Archives Volume 2. It's wonderful to have these two fine volumes collecting all of the Ditko's Captain Atom, as well as his Blue Beetle and Question stories.

More Steve Ditko greatness!

Nice DC Profile of Captain Atom, before they radically changed him.

 Live Large My Friends!

Thank You!

It was great to see Nightshade get her own feature in the next issue of Captain Atom (#87). Nice Jim Aparo artwork! 

It would have cool to see more Jim Starlin on Captain Atom, but at least we enjoyed him on all his cosmic goodness in Marvel Comics' Captain Marvel. Starlin is just so, so very fine!

A fan colorized version of the unpublished Captain Atom #90 cover.

Action from another Nightshade feature to come in the pages of Captain Atom.