Here is the second instalment (of three) representing almost the whole of Stan Lee and Frank Springer's run of the soap opera spoof Vera Valiant. The April 4 strip is particulary interesting for superhero fans, who may recognize the blurb about the next day's strip from Fantastic Four #51 (possibly the best story Stan Lee ever scrited over Jack Kirby's lay-out).
Showing posts with label Frank Springer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Frank Springer. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
This Man, This Repeat Offender
Thursday Story Strip Day.
Here is the second instalment (of three) representing almost the whole of Stan Lee and Frank Springer's run of the soap opera spoof Vera Valiant. The April 4 strip is particulary interesting for superhero fans, who may recognize the blurb about the next day's strip from Fantastic Four #51 (possibly the best story Stan Lee ever scrited over Jack Kirby's lay-out).
Here is the second instalment (of three) representing almost the whole of Stan Lee and Frank Springer's run of the soap opera spoof Vera Valiant. The April 4 strip is particulary interesting for superhero fans, who may recognize the blurb about the next day's strip from Fantastic Four #51 (possibly the best story Stan Lee ever scrited over Jack Kirby's lay-out).
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Vera Valiant, Vera Valiant
Thursday Story Strip Day.
In 1976 Stan Lee created an over the top soap opera strip called The Virtue of Vera Valiant with Frank Springer. It was modeled after the popular tv series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, a daily soap opera spoof with Louise Lasser by Norman Lear, which had started in January 1976. Frank Springer was a good choice. He was mostly known for a series of realistically drawn satirical strips in The National Lampoon and the erotic strip The Adventures of Phoebe Zeit-Geist. I recently bought most of the Sundays of this strip, which ran for slightly more than a year. I will be showing them in portions (some of which I have shown earlier). The Sundays continued the storyline from the dailies and frankly, work very well without them.
In 1976 Stan Lee created an over the top soap opera strip called The Virtue of Vera Valiant with Frank Springer. It was modeled after the popular tv series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, a daily soap opera spoof with Louise Lasser by Norman Lear, which had started in January 1976. Frank Springer was a good choice. He was mostly known for a series of realistically drawn satirical strips in The National Lampoon and the erotic strip The Adventures of Phoebe Zeit-Geist. I recently bought most of the Sundays of this strip, which ran for slightly more than a year. I will be showing them in portions (some of which I have shown earlier). The Sundays continued the storyline from the dailies and frankly, work very well without them.
Friday, May 11, 2012
How Stan Lee Created Valiant
Thursday Story Strip Day.
Following the succes of the soap opera comedy Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Stan Lee and Frank Springer created their own send-up of soap opera's with Vera Valiant. It didn't ran for very long and wa hindered by the slow tempo and the fact that the Sundays slowe it down even more. I have shown a couple of dailies (the first and last weeks) earlier, but here are some of those Sunday pages.
Thursday Story Strip Day.
Following the succes of the soap opera comedy Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Stan Lee and Frank Springer created their own send-up of soap opera's with Vera Valiant. It didn't ran for very long and wa hindered by the slow tempo and the fact that the Sundays slowe it down even more. I have shown a couple of dailies (the first and last weeks) earlier, but here are some of those Sunday pages.
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