Comments on: Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #8!

By: Roi Espino

Roi Espino — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:56:40 +0000

Sigh, its broken lets try with this link.

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/9461/29940vlcsnap18061711225.jpg

By: Roi Espino

Roi Espino — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:37:14 +0000

Hi. Translating this article to Spanish I found this which i think its a good addition to Captain marvel urban legend. Here you have.

http://img222.imagevenue.com/aAfkjfp01fo1i-16686/loc508/29940_vlcsnap-1806171_122_508lo.jpg

By: Mike Tiefenbacher

Mike Tiefenbacher — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:53:33 +0000

The cover of the Yankee Doodle issue of SHOWCASE (reproduced in AMAZING WORLD OF DC COMICS originally beore the abovementioned DOOM PATROL issue) was actually drawn by Nadle's longtime collaborator Bob Oksner. (Nadle was editor of ADVENTURES OF JERRY LEWIS at rhe time of his death.) Sekwosky, Infantino and Anderson had nothing to do with it, nor was it ever used as an actual house ad in any 1964 comics.

By: Ken Nadle

Ken Nadle — Thu, 22 May 2008 18:37:58 +0000

Hi Ron- I'm a little late in responding but happy to hear about your wife's remembering Larry. Check out the magazine Alter Ego (its all about comic book history). I wrote an article about my father and his two brothers and mentioned Bob in it. The issue is #72 available from twomorrows.com as a pdf for $2.95. I don't know why they don't mention the article in their description of the issue but it is #72 and is 8 pages long. It has drawings by, and if I remember correctly, a picture of Bob. Best, Ken

By: Ron Berger

Ron Berger — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:06:17 +0000

Ken, my wife (one of Bob Oksner's daughters)remembers you dad very well when they were a team.

By: Richard Gagnon

Richard Gagnon — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:00:56 +0000

That Showcase cover doesn't really look much like Sekowsky; I'd say it's Infantino, with Murphy Anderson inks.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:14:44 +0000

Yeah, don't get me wrong, I'm still pretty sure he did use MacMurray as the influence, but definitely not sure enough to say it with any definitiveness.

By: MarkAndrew

MarkAndrew — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:52:29 +0000

Well, no.

People mis-remember, people lie, people confuse stories they heard with truth.

Basic rule of Journalism: There are no 100% reliable witnesses.

By: Matt Hawes

Matt Hawes — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:31:10 +0000

"...So it is likely that Beck DID, in fact, base Captain Marvelâ€™s appearance upon MacMurray..." "It is likely"? You even quote C.C. Beck stating as much, himself! Wouldn't that make it so?

By: Kirth Gersen

Kirth Gersen — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:38:24 +0000

Hello,

For your info Capt Marvel is based on the appearance of Nazi boxing champion Max Schmelig(see photo link)

http://www.fighttoys.com/Schmeling-Dempsey%20oversize%20VP%20(a).jpg

Looks AMAZING similar, huh?

Funny stuff. This is a be

MacMurry looks NOTHING like CM, BTW.

By: Clayton Emery

Clayton Emery — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 12:33:33 +0000

This "master of disguises" reminds me of the Johnny Double/Human Target controversy. Johnny DOUBLE was originally supposed to DOUBLE for people targeted for assassination. But when his one Showcase title came out, he was just a regular PI. The Human Target came out later with the doubling schtick. Can anyone explain why?

Clayton Emery
http://www.challengersoftheunknown.com

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 07:01:42 +0000

That would be very cool if you could, DL.

By: Dark Lantern

Dark Lantern — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 04:54:19 +0000

I actually remember seeing an in-house ad for the Yankee Doodle Showcase issue (using this cover image) in a 1964 DC Comic -- and once I find it I'll give you the specific title and issue number.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sat, 03 Jun 2006 00:50:12 +0000

Glad to hear from you, Ken!

By: Ken Nadle

Ken Nadle — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 23:22:01 +0000

Hi, How terrific to find this site. I'm one of Lawrence Nadle's sons. Once or twice a year I try to find comics that my father wrote or edited and I knew about I...Spy but not about the Yankee Doodle character. I havent looked at anything else on your site yet but wonder if you know that my father's brother was Martin Nadle aka Naydell aka Dell aka Nadel. He was my father's older brother and was working at DC first. He was also the inventor of Jumble, the puzzle game, in the Daily News.

Also, you might not know that my father and the artist Bob Oksner teamed up and produced some syndicated comic strips under the pseudonom Bob Lawrence. The ones I remember my father doing either as Bob Lawrence or as Lawrence Nadle are I Love Lucy, and Nero Wolf. He also ghosted some Rudolph The Red Nosed Raindeer stips.

Well, will certainly pour over this site and write again if I have more info to share.

Ken Nadle