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Date With Debbi
''Date with Debbi'' is a DC Comics comic book series, which ran for 18 issues between 1969 and 1972. About Debbi's attempts to find happiness, often through dating, the series combined humor and romance elements. Similar in appearance and tone to Archie Comics titles of the same era, ''Date with Debbi'''s title paid homage to the long-running DC comic ''A Date with Judy'' (1947–1960). It also recycled some covers and plots from the earlier series. The series won recognition in the industry, including the 1970 Shazam Award for Best Inker (Humor Division) for Henry Scarpelli for his work on it, ''Leave It to Binky'', and other DC Comics, DC comics. A spin-off title, ''Debbi's Dates'', ran for 11 issues from 1969 to 1971. DC's entire humor line was cancelled in 1971–1972. References External links * * DC Comics titles 1969 comics debuts Romantic comedy comics American comics {{DC-Comics-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samm Schwartz
Samm Schwartz (October 15, 1920 – November 13, 1997)Social Security Death Index, for SS# 073-14-0718. was an American comic artist best known for his work in MLJ and Archie Comics, specifically on the character Jughead Jones. Biography Schwartz was born in Brooklyn, where he took art instruction at the Pratt Institute. After working as an apprentice at a New York fashion studio and a part-time male model, he joined MLJ in 1942, shortly after the creation of Archie. Schwartz, who pencilled, inked, and lettered much of his own work, specialized in stories featuring Jughead, and was the lead artist on the '' Jughead'' solo title through much of the 1950s and early 1960s. His colleague and friend Joe Edwards recalled that it was Schwartz's work that turned the character from a second banana to a star: "He ''made'' Jughead! . . . He put in personality and that's what makes the haracterslive." One of the most popular ''Jughead'' supporting characters, Big Ethel, was designed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Sparling
John Edmond Sparling (June 21, 1916 – February 15, 1997), was a Canadian comics artist. Biography Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sparling moved to the United States as a child. He received his early arts training at the Arts and Crafts Club in New Orleans and later attended the Corcoran School of Art. He worked briefly as a gag cartoonist for the ''New Orleans Item-Tribune''. In 1941, Sparling, along with writer William Laas, created the United Feature Syndicate comic strip ''Hap Hopper, Washington Correspondent'', for which real-life newspaper columnists Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen were listed as editors.''Hap Hopper'' at . from the original on March 8, 2015. One so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Comics Debuts
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to London's Gatwick Airport, killing 50 of the 62 people on board and two of the home's occupants. * January 14 – An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Enterprise'' near Hawaii kills 27 and injures 314. * January 19 – End of the siege of the University of Tokyo, marking the beginning of the end for the 1968–69 Japanese university protests. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is sworn in as the 37th President of the United States. * January 22 – An assassination attempt is carried out on Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev by deserter Viktor Ilyin. One person is killed, several are injured. Brezhnev escaped unharmed. * January 27 ** Fourteen men, 9 of them Jews, are executed in Baghdad for spying for Israel. ** R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC Comics Titles
DC, D.C., D/C, Dc, or dc may refer to: Places * Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia), the capital and the federal territory of the United States * Bogotá, Distrito Capital, the capital city of Colombia * Dubai City, as distinct from the Emirate of Dubai Science, technology and mathematics * DC or Direct current, electric current which flows in only one direction ** DC bias, a waveform's mean value ** Decicoulomb (dC), a unit of electric charge * Dené–Caucasian languages, of east Asia and western North America * New Zealand DC class locomotive * Methylphosphonyl dichloride, a chemical weapons precursor Biology and medicine * DC., standard author abbreviation for botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle (1778-1841) * Dendritic cell, a type of immune cell * Doctor of Chiropractic, a qualification in alternative medicine Computing * dc (computer program), a desktop calculator * DC coefficient a.k.a. constant component in discrete cosine transform * Data center, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leave It To Binky
''Leave It to Binky'' is a teen-humor comic book series published by DC Comics that ran for 82 issues, first appearing in 1948 and wrapping up in 1977. Publication history The adventures of teenager Binky Biggs started in DC Comics' ''Leave It to Binky'' #1 (cover-dated March 1948), which ran for 60 issues through 1958. The series was revived in ''Showcase'' #70 (Sept 1967), which was popular enough to bring the series back, resuming with issue #61 in July 1968. With issue #72 (May 1970), the title was shortened to ''Binky'' and the series ran until issue #81 (Nov. 1971). The entire DC humor line was cancelled between 1971 and 1972, including ''Leave It to Binky'', '' Date with Debbi'' and ''Swing with Scooter''. The comic was briefly revived for issue #82 in Summer 1977. A spin-off title, ''Binky's Buddies'', ran 12 issues (Feb. 1969 - Dec. 1970). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shazam Award
The Academy of Comic Book Arts (ACBA) was an American professional organization of the 1970s that was designed to be the comic book industry analog of such groups as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Composed of comic-book professionals and initially formed as an honorary society focused on discussing the comic-book craft and hosting an annual awards banquet, the ACBA evolved into an advocacy organization focused on creators' rights. The ACBA award, the Shazam, was a statuette in the shape of a lightning bolt. In addition to the creative awards, the ACBA also established the Academy of Comic Book Arts Hall of Fame award, inducting Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster as its initial honorees. History Founded in 1970, the ACBA's first president was Stan Lee; its first vice-president was Dick Giordano (presidents initially served one-year terms). The ACBA met monthly at the Manhattan headquarters of the Society of Illustrators. The Academy's Shazam Award was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Date With Judy
''A Date with Judy'' is a comedy radio series aimed at a teenage audience which ran from 1941 to 1950. The series was co-created by Jerome Lawrence and Aleen Leslie, and based on Leslie's “One Girl Chorus” column in the Pittsburgh Press. Lawrence left the show in 1943. The show began as a summer replacement for Bob Hope's show, sponsored by Pepsodent and airing on NBC from June 24 to September 16, 1941, with 14-year-old Ann Gillis in the title role. Mercedes McCambridge played Judy's girl friend. Dellie Ellis (later known as Joan Lorring) portrayed Judy Foster when the series returned the next summer (June 23 – September 15, 1942). Louise Erickson, then 15, took over the role the following summer (June 30 – September 22, 1943) when the series, with Bristol Myers as its new sponsor, replaced ''The Eddie Cantor Show'' for the summer. Louise Erickson continued in the role of Judy over the next seven years as the series, sponsored by Tums, aired from January 18, 1944, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archie Comics
Archie Comic Publications, Inc., is an American comic book publisher headquartered in Pelham, New York.Archie Comics leaves Mamaroneck for Pelham " John Golden. May 28, 2015. Westfair Communications. Retrieved on October 20, 2015. The company's many titles feature the fictional , , |
Comic Book
A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are often accompanied by descriptive prose and written narrative, usually, dialogue contained in word balloons emblematic of the comics art form. "Comic Cuts" was a British comic published from 1890 to 1953. It was preceded by "Ally Sloper's Half Holiday" (1884) which is notable for its use of sequential cartoons to unfold narrative. These British comics existed alongside of the popular lurid "Penny dreadfuls" (such as "Spring-heeled Jack"), boys' " Story papers" and the humorous Punch (magazine) which was the first to use the term "cartoon" in its modern sense of a humorous drawing. The interweaving of drawings and the written word had been pioneered by, among others, William Blake (1757 - 1857) in works such as Blake's "The Descent Of Christ" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Scarpelli
Henry Scarpelli (July 30, 1930 – April 4, 2010) was an American comic book artist. His work won him recognition from the industry, including the Shazam Award for Best Inker (Humor Division) in 1970, for his work on '' Date With Debbi'', ''Leave It to Binky'', and other DC comics, including the series based on the ''Margie Margie is a feminine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Margaret, Marjorie or Margarita. Margie may refer to: People * Margie Ackles (born 1939), American retired figure skater * Marjorie Margie Alexander (1948–2013), American ...'' television sit-com. He is also noted for his work for Archie Comics, including drawing the daily ''Archie'' comic strip for most of the 1990s and 2000s. His son is actor Glenn Scarpelli, who has appeared in several one-off features in the Archie books under the umbrella title "Glenn Scarpelli in Hollywood". Death Scarpelli died at the age of 79 on April 4, 2010, after a long illness. Notes Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with their first comic under the DC banner being published in 1937. The majority of its publications take place within the fictional DC Universe and feature numerous culturally iconic heroic characters, such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Aquaman, Green Lantern, and Cyborg. It is widely known for some of the most famous and recognizable teams including the Justice League, the Justice Society of America, the Suicide Squad, and the Teen Titans. The universe also features a large number of well-known supervillains such as the Joker, Lex Luthor, the Cheetah, the Reverse-Flash, Black Manta, Sinestro, and Darkseid. The company has published non-DC Universe-related material, including ''Watchmen'', '' V for Vendetta'', '' Fables'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rosenberger
John Francis Rosenberger (November 30, 1918 in Richmond Hill, Queens – January 24, 1977), also occasionally credited as John Diehl, was an Americans, American comics artist and Painting, painter from after the World War II, Second World War until the mid-1970s. Educated at the Pratt Institute, he worked primarily in the Romance comics, romance and superhero genres of comics, with forays into many other subjects. Biography Early life (1918–1945) Rosenberger was born and grew up in the Richmond Hill, Queens, Richmond Hill neighborhood of Queens. During early childhood, he was bedridden for two years with scarlet fever. It was during this time he began to draw. His father, a printer, encouraged John's artistic ambitions, and recruited him to help at the print shop. John continued to draw, and took inspiration from such artists as Norman Rockwell, Alex Raymond, Hal Foster, and Milton Caniff. In 1938, Rosenberger enrolled in night classes at the Pratt Institute, where he met and st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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