Boody rogers comic books

This book collects some comic books written and drawn by boody rogers between 1948 and 1950. Jul 31, 2018 by boody rogers, edited by craig yoe fantagraphics books isbn. Spiegelman printed rogerss work in raw magazine and recently it also appeared in the anthology book art out of time. Scan of boody rogers comic dudley, the teenage sensation. Boody rogers was a true original in the field of comic books. Gordon boody rogers isnt the most famous cartoonist in comic book history. Boody rogers was a golden age comic book artist whose work was as bizarre as any underground comic that followed decades later. Aug 15, 2008 pappys golden age comics blogzine has kindly scanned a 1949 issue of a story from boody rogers short live dudley comic book. Its important to note that all threehanks, rogers and wolvertonwere oneman bands who wrote, pencilled and inked their own stories. This golden age comic book was published by columbia comics group in 1944. The bizarre comics of boody rogers begins with an epigraph by rogers himself which says, being nutty wasnt necessarily a prerequisite for being a cartoonist, but it surely helped.

Apr 23, 2009 this book collects some comic books written and drawn by boody rogers between 1948 and 1950. Dan nadel, the comics journal author, art out of time, among other excellent comic book books follow by email. If you take a close look at the bookcase in the background. It says so right on the back of the book, and by golly, its true. More details about this comic may be available in their page here disclaimer. Fans of boody rogerss golden age comic book stories span generations of cartoonists, from robert williams to art spiegelman to johnny ryan. Mar 04, 2009 yoe also claims rogers was a great letterer, but its clear from reading the book that later in rogers career he switched to a letraset of some kind, and his unique handwriting vanishes. Before there were underground comics, boody rogers dug deep into. Boody rogers was one of the most amazing, best cartoonists in the history of comics, yet only a few people have ever even heard of him. Boodys bizarre comics are golden age nuggets of an offkilter author who found a particular release in his medium. Boody is comprised mainly of two different storylines of rogerss. Jun 24, 2012 rogers assisted zack mosely on the smilin jack comic in the late 1930s, so its likely this jam between the two cartoonists comes from that period. He gained considerable success with the superhero spoof character sparky watts from 1940 to 1949 temporarily leaving the series while serving in wwii.

Artist boody rogers himself was one of the very earliest contributors to comic books, via dells the funnies as far back as 1929. The bizarre comics of boody rogers devoted to this cult comics hero, collecting rogers best sparky watts, babe and dudley stories, as well as much more. Rogers, tiring of the cartooning way of life, ended babe after only 11 issues. The bizarre comics of boody rogers edited by craig yoe bizarre, wacky, weird, wild and sexy these are just a few of the adjectives that describe the cartooning of boody rogers. Buck jones, cisco kid, durango kid, gene autry, hopalong cassidy, john wayne, johnny mack brown, lash larue, the lone ranger, rocky lane, roy rogers, tom mix, tim holt, zane grey, zorro, tv westerns, movie westerns and many more, go to this web site. Chris sims, chriss invincible superblog, if anyone isa comicbook pioneer, it s boody rogers. Bizarre, wacky, weird, wild and sexy these are just a few of the adjectives that describe the cartooning of boody rogers. Boody rogers weird and wonderful babe comic book boing. Rogers continued cartooning, off and on, for decades, but never returned to comic books after the early 1950s.

Craig yoe talks to newsarama about his forthcoming book that shines the spotlight on boody rogers, a comic artist. Rogers september 8, 1904, hobart, oklahoma february 6, 1996, better known as boody rogers, was an american comic strip and comic book cartoonist who created the superhero parody sparky watts. Boody rogers, who studied at the chicago academy of fine arts and the chicago art institute, was one of the main contributors to the first american comic book. Boody rogers, who studied at the chicago academy of fine arts and the chicago art institute, was one of the main contributors to the first american comic book, the funnies, that started in 1936. The main characters here are babe a hillbilly girl and sparky watts a superpowered guy. Featuring gunmans trail and roy ropes a tiger art on both by john buscema. The book is divided, with one or two other stories, between the shrinking super ish man sparky watts and the buxom hercules. This has led to a great deal of afterthefact critical acclaim, but at the time, didnt lead to a great deal of longevity for the comic book. Rogers 19041996, better known as boody rogers, was an american comic strip and comic book cartoonist who created the superhero parody sparky watts born in hobart, oklahoma, rogers attended the university of arizona, the chicago academy of fine arts and the chicago art institute. The best site for downloading free public domain golden age comic books. Fantagraphics has just released an anthology of one of the wackiest comic book artists and writers ever, boody rogers.

If anyone is a comicbook pioneer, its boody rogers. Mar 01, 2009 boody rogers was a golden age comic book visionary. Rogers had been active since the 1920s, working mainly on syndicated comics, and drawing gag cartoons for magazines like life, judge, colliers and the saturday evening post. Id never heard of the guy before reading about him on boing boing. In the late 1920s and through the 1930s, rogers illustrated newspaper. Fans of boody rogers golden age comicbook stories span generations of cartoonists, from robert williams to art spiegelman to johnny ryan. Boody rogers hey kids comics wiki fandom powered by wikia. By the way, i recall one or both of them writing boody and doing. Rogers was still doing a comic book titled babe for crestwoodprize comics young romance, fighting american, and sparky was last seen in a crowd scene in that title, in 1950. The bizarre comics of boody rogers kindle edition by. Find the value of the dell comic roy rogers comics volume 2. This 144page softcover collection edited by craig yoe features some of the nuttiest comics youll ever read. This book has 60 pages and was uploaded by a nonny moose on may 4, 2015. Rogers, better known as boody rogers, was an american comic strip and comic book cartoonist who created the superhero parody sparky watts.

Craig yoe a collection of boody rogers comics originally published between 1948 and 1950 featuring his best sparky watts, babe, and dudley stories. Free file downloads, online comic viewer, plus a helpful, knowledgeable community. Apr 01, 2009 spiegelman printed rogers work in raw magazine and recently it also appeared in the anthology book art out of time. Boody by craig yoe 2009, paperback for sale online ebay. Also, despite dudleys presence in the book, that 3issue comic book never merits a mention in the intro. These are all humor comics and they are strange but funny. Im reading his outofprint autobiography now, homeless bound, which. This book has 36 pages and was uploaded by efallov on march 17, 2020. Fans of boody rogers s golden age comic book stories span generations of cartoonists, from robert williams to art spiegelman to johnny ryan. View market values for books, store your collection. If you have come to this site to find pirated or illegal material, you will be disappointed. Before there were underground comics, boody rogers dug deep into breaking the rules. Spiegelman printed rogerss work in raw magazine and.

There are also a couple of teenage comics included. Boody rogers cartoonist confessional table of contents. Spiegelman printed rogers work in raw magazine and recently it also appeared in the anthology book art out of time. The one true invention of american comic books is undoubtedly the superhero, but the pervasiveness of that almighty icon has somewhat obscured from the wider world what discerning readers, fans and collectors have always known.

For a free download of comic books based on movie and tv western cowboy stars such as. If you havent explored the weird world of boody rogers, nows your. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. We havent explored the comics of boody rogers in this blog yet, but he certainly belongs in the pantheon of screwball. Hes probably not the most influential either, but nearly everyone. Gordon boody rogers was born in hobart, indian territory, oklahoma on september 8, 1904, according to wikipedia. Rogers 19041996, better known as boody rogers, was an american comic strip and comic book cartoonist who created the superhero parody sparky watts. Columbia comics folded in 1949, taking sparky watts with it. In the history of comic books, the best works tend to be oneman bands, although there are obvious exceptions. We only hold comic books and images that are in the public domain. Presenting the firstever collection of golden age comic book visionary boody rogers s wacky, weird, wild and sexy yarns, culled from the pages of such forgotten classics as babe, darling of the hills and sparky watts. Rogers defiantly was ahead of his time, demonstrating more zeal.