Here's Gene "The Dean" Colan's rarely seen redesign of the old Spidey villain, Electro, from a DAREDEVIL appearance in 1972. Rarely-seen because, after a couple of good looks in the first few pages, the entire rest of the issue finds the artist obscuring the face. So much so that it can't have been accidentally!
The problem with my computer's blackouts is getting worse it seems. Many more this week than usual. Thanks to an unexpected but very welcome contribution yesterday to our drive to get me a new computer, we are now over $1300.00 toward the $2000.00 goal. We're going to get there. Eventually. I've been selling stuff this week and adding that to the fund as well. My wife is working now but we're still paycheck to paycheck and that isn't helped when my abilities to bring in income are curtailed by the unreliability of my computer. As I say, we're going to get there. But I'd rather get there sooner than later so I can feel like I'm living up to my commitments to my family, to those companies and individuals I do work for, and to those of you who read my blogs. I'm sure you're as tired of my asking for a contribution as I am of having to do it but if I don't keep asking, it gets forgotten. Today I'm slowly making my way through a transcription job on my wife's old laptop because the Mac died again last night after a fruitful 5 hours that lulled me into a false sense of security.
There are so many needy causes around these days but I would greatly appreciate it if you'd help me stay in business if you can. Thanks.
Here's a new occasional series featuring chronological Joker splash pages from 1940-1970. He appeared a LOT right from the beginning. Here we see his first seven appearances, from both BATMAN and DETECTIVE. With the controversy over "Bob Kane" art always a mess, I'm not even going to try to ID the artists as we go along. Just enjoy!
Computer returned to life this afternoon. No idea how long it will stay this time. We're approaching the halfway mark on our fund drive but, assuming the computer lasts a while, current plans call for more significant postings on all current blogs tomorrow.
Representing 9 of the currently 12 blogs, here's the new collage I made while the computer is working to promote our fund drive. See top right of this blog page to donate.
I hate to keep harping on this but my computer blackouts started again early on Sunday. Unfortunately this means continued erratic postings until we can get the replacement. It's up to you readers as to how soon that will be. We're a third of the way there.
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