Friday, April 18, 2014

Jules Verne, Part 11

(Continued from Part 10)

You've seen the JESSE MARSH version!

You've seen the FRANK THORNE version!

Now-- bear wild-eyed witness to the wonder of the JACK KIRBY version!!!

Okay, okay... this isn't your typical, normal, average, "regular" adaptation of a movie.  Let's put it this way... NOT BRAND ECHH wasn't an accident.

Charlton's take-off on EC's MAD started life as EH! (Dec'53).  With issue #8 (Feb'55), the name was changed to FROM HERE TO INSANITY, then after 5 more issues, the name was changed again (while starting the number over from #1) to CRAZY, MAN, CRAZY!, which itself only lasted 2 issues.  Each issue (as far as I've been able to determine so far) featured the work of 1 or 2 artists at a time, including Dick Ayers, Steve Ditko, and Jack Kirby.  MANY years later, CRAZY would become Marvel Comics' own take-off on MAD.

FROM HERE TO INSANITY 11  /
Cover by JACK KIRBY    (August 1955)
Adaptation & art by JACK KIRBY
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And now, as a bonus, from the same issue... this has nothing to do with 20,000 LEAGUES, but, where else am I gonna post it?  Enjoy...
(Continued in Jules Verne, Part 12  /  Coming Soon!)

Copyright (C) 1955, by Charlton Comics.

Raw scans from the Heritage Auction site
     and the Mars Will Send No More blog

Restorations by HENRY R. KUJAWA

For more:
Read about Jack Kirby at this very blog!

See the 20,000 LEAGUES overview!
Read the Jesse Marsh 20,000 LEAGUES adaptation!
Read the Frank Thorne 20,000 LEAGUES adaptation!
Read the Wally Wood 20,000 LEAGUES parody!
Read the Jack Kirby 20,000 LEAGUES parody!
Read the Dan Spiegle CAPTAIN NEMO series!

Read the Jim Fair CAPTAIN NEMO series!
Read the Bill Baker 20,000 LEAGUES adaptation!
Read the Gary Gianni 20,000 LEAGUES adaptation!
Read the Ernie Colon 20,000 LEAGUES adaptation! 

See the JOURNEY overview!
See the MYSTERIOUS ISLAND overview!