Jack Kamen Bondage Covers

Comic book artist Jack Kamen (1920-2008) us most famous for his stories for E.C.'s line of horror comics. Kamen's stories often featured sleek, ice-cold women plotting to murder their husbands or the object of murder themselves. Kamen's squeaky clean style radiated 1950's era wholesomeness while telling unsettling stories of infidelity, murder and revenge. Before working for E.C., he did artwork for a variety of publishers who took advantage of his skills at drawing women.

Claire Voyant #4, 1947.

Jo-Jo Comics #16, June 1948.

The Saint #1, August 1947.

Zoot Comics #11, December 1947.

EC's Shock Illustrated

Shock Illustrated was part of EC's short-lived "Picto-Fiction" line. The third issue was printed but publisher William Gaines could not afford to have them bound. The publisher bound 100 to 200 copies of that issue and they were given away or sold to fans who ordered the issue. It remains a holy grail for many EC collectors.

Shock Illustrated #1, Sep-Oct 1955. Cover art by Jack Kamen.

Shock Illustrated #2, Winter 1955, Cover art by Rudy Nappi.

Shock Illustrated #3,Spring 1956. Cover art by Rudy Nappi.

Frank Frazetta art from the unpublished fourth issue.

Cow Puncher

It looks like the focus of this comic changed after the first issue.


Cow Puncher #1, January 1947.


Cow Puncher #2, September 1947. Cover art by Jack Kamen.


Cow Puncher #3, 1947.


Cow Puncher #4, 1948. Cover art by Al Ulmer.


Cow Puncher #5, 1949.


Cow Puncher #6, 1949. Cover art by Walter Johnson.


Cow Puncher #7, 1949.

Comics!

Some odds and ends of fun comic book covers that caught my eye.

Claire Voyant #2, 1946. Cover art by Jack Kamen.

Dynamic Comics #1, October 1941. Cover art by Charles Sultan.

Keen Detective Funnies #24, September 1940.

USA Comics #1, August 1941.

Z is for Zoot

Zoot comics, published by Fox, originally consisted of funny animal and humor comics. Issue number 7 saw he debut of Rulah the Jungle Girl, who dominated the covers until getting her own book after issue 16. Many of the covers featured bondage themes, and issue 14 was used in The Seduction of the Innocent.

Zoot #7, June 1947.

Zoot #8, August 1947.

Zoot #9, October 1947.

Zoot #10, November 1947.

Zoot #11, December 1947. Cover art by Jack Kamen.

Zoot #12, January 1948.

Zoot #13, February 1948.

Zoot #14, March 1948.

Zoot #15, June 1948.

Zoot #16,July 1948.

The Doctor is In

Doctor Doom by John Buscema, n.d.




Psychoanalysis #1, April 1955. Cover art by Jack Kamen.




Dr. Octopus vs. Spiderman by Jim Mooney, n.d.




Dr. Solar: Man of the Atom #20, July 1967.




M.D. #4, November 1955. Cover art by Johnny Craig.




Cover for Dr. Strange Portfolio by Michael Golden, 1983.




Ben Casey daily by Neal Adams, January 4, 1966.




Painting of Dr. Kildare, unknown artist, n.d.