From 1952's The Secret World of Your Dreams #2 comes another case from the files of Jack Kirby's very own psychoanalytic dream detective, Richard Temple. This time he meets a drowning girl in a local diner...
This girl's up to her neck in trouble!
Hanging out in spooky graveyards..
(Don't be scared...there's a happy ending!)
Here's the whole sordid tale:
Click on any comic page to open up
a nice BIG hi-res comic book scan!
See? I told you there was a happy ending!
Here's a bonus dream from the readers:
Pleasant dreams....
Thanks. I love comics like this.
ReplyDeleteHi Mike...glad you like 'em! I'm gonna spend some time this weekend getting a couple more dream stories ready to post.
ReplyDeleteGood deal, Sherm. I'll be watching for them, too.
ReplyDeleteCool comic! I've never seen that one before.
ReplyDeleteSay, did you see what Fantagraphics will be releasing in the future?
Hey Marc...thanks for the heads-up on that Herriman book. It's almost too painful to wait for. I've been dreaming of a Stumble Inn collection for ages. I donated a stack of Stumble Inn originals (after I scanned them) to the AHAA a few months ago, so be sure to check them out if you haven't already ^_^
ReplyDeleteIt's almost too painful to wait for.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more.
More treasures at the archive! - I'll have to take a look at your strips my next visit for sure. So many comics to look at, so little time...
Hi, the bonus dream is drawn by MacCarty, by the way. A prolific arist who did a lot of work for a lot of companies in the early fifties.
ReplyDeleteGer -- Thanks a lot for the info on the mystery artist! I might just ask your opinion before I post the next uncredited story. Good eye ^_^
ReplyDeleteTHANKS! I have been searching high and low for info about Richard Temple since I was a kid. (i'm 37 now)I've always been into comic books but when I was about 12 I fell in love with horror comics. EC reprints and Marvel and DC and a few independants. I used to LOVE RT stories. But unable to find any info on him I started to think HE was a dream! Thanks,this blog has brought back a lot of good memories and taken my mind off of my root canal! :)
ReplyDelete"The heavy black stroke on cartoon characters' knees and elbows often describes coiled-up action rather than anything literal."
ReplyDeleteI've seen that before worded a little differently, I'm tempted to blame Vincent Waller since I vaguely recall it having some connection to Spongebob, but it may also have been you. It's such a strange statement...
And I do mean. I am calling shenanigans unless you can show a few examples (even one would be surprising, but not evidence of any meaningful trend). I've not seen one, and I've been looking for awhile (across a broad selection of classic cartoons & comics).
Far as I can tell, putting heavy linework anywhere that doesn't correspond to light and volume (especially on a cartoon style character) is a bad, downright non-functional idea. But I'm game to be proven wrong.
Sorry, please disregard this -- I just forgot to tick "subscribe" on the previous comment.
ReplyDeleteHonestly hoping for a response, because that's been bugging me for ages.