Saturday, October 3, 2026

Halloween on the Prairie VALLEY OF GWANGI Conclusion

Art by Frank McCarthy from the American release poster.
It's 1910, and a palentologist, along with members of a traveling rodeo, have stumbled on a lost valley in the American Southwest that harbors presumed-extinct prehistoric creatures who do not take kindly to strangers!
(You want more? Go reread the previous chapters!)
Let the mayhem ensue...
Though the comic adaptation writer is unknown, the art is by Jack Sparling, who handled everything from Westerns to romance to sci-fi/fantasy, so he was well suited to a movie adaptation with all three elements!
The last half of the movie is a real showcase for Ray Harryhausen's classic stop-motion animation techniques as he handles both real and imaginary creatures with equal aplomb, making them really come alive!
Here's an early Halloween TREAT (NO Trick!): The Whole Darn Movie HERE!
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Thursday, October 1, 2026

Halloween on the Prairie THE VALLEY OF GWANGI Part 1

What happens when you combine cowboys and dinosaurs?
In comics you end up with this, which we presented HERE!
In movies, especially ones with SFX by Ray Harryhausen, you get...
A prehistoric creature alive today?
Impossible!
Tomorrow, more  impossible things at Our "Brother" RetroBlog, Secret Sanctum of Captain Video!

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Sunday, December 14, 2025

Christmas on the Prairie TARGET COMICS "Bull's Eye Bill"

 Yes, they celebrated the Yuletide in the Old West...

...although technically, this tale's about the contemporary (1940s) West!
Though the series started with a standard late-1800s Old West setting, after creator/writer/illustrator Bill Everett left, new writer, Bea Holmes, and artist L. Kennerly, began inserting contemporary references and technology.
By the time of this tale from Novelty's Target Comics #12, the series was firmly-set in the present-day.
In fact, in the very next issue, Bull's-Eye Bill was recruited by the Army for special duty to prevent sabotage at Western bases!
Merry Christmas
and
Happy New Year!
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