THE LIFE OF FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (June 1942)

Commercial and giveaway comics

THE LIFE OF FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (June 1942)
THE LIFE OF FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (June 1942)

©2020 Ken Quattro Even before the United States entered the fighting during World War II, it was abundantly clear to those paying attention that the country lagged behind its potential adversaries in one crucial aspect of the coming conflict. The enemy had leading this effort, a man with a doctorate in philosophy and a reputation as a failed novelist, who…

AURORA COMIC SECTION (Dec. 5, 1965)
AURORA COMIC SECTION (Dec. 5, 1965)

©2020 Ken Quattro   Aurora Plastics products comprised a major part of my childhood. I had an Aurora N-guage model trains set, and Aurora slot car set, and I built a ridiculous number of Aurora models during my youth. Model planes, model cars, model ships. When they came out with models based upon historic sporting events–Babe Ruth hitting his 60th…

The Spy, the Reds and THE BUCCANEERS
The Spy, the Reds and THE BUCCANEERS

©2020 Ken Quattro “Down, down, down. Would the fall never come to an end! `I wonder how many miles I’ve fallen by this time?’”   Lewis Carroll found a way of expressing the absurd lengths one goes once a journey is undertaken. It’s like he knew me.   It began simply enough. I found a giveaway comic up for auction…

CURATED COMICS: Klaus Nordling’s “Daredevil Davey”

Welcome to the first in a series of what of what I call, CURATED COMICS. The purpose of these articles will be the presentation of underappreciated, little seen or overlooked comic characters, titles, series or even stories, along with background information to help give a reason for their significance and to explain why they were chosen. ©2019 Ken Quattro Consider…