Sunday, December 14, 2014

Great Scott! It's The Son of Spragg!


When I saw the cover to Journey Into Mystery #68, I had an instant feeling of déjà vu, even though I wasn't reading comic books in mid-1961 when the issue was published.



The creature's name, "Spragg," didn't ring a bell, either. What, I wondered, was this creature reminding me of??

It took awhile before my brain kicked in with the answer:



The invisible "paint" monster from "Jonny Quest." Heh heh.

Admit it, you were thinking the same thing.

2 comments:

  1. YYAAAAAAAHHHH!!!
    It's Spragg, The Living Hill!
    And Spragg Jr.!
    Run!
    mp

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  2. I was 12 years old when I read this and it almost made me give up reading comics forever. Later I realized "stupid/awesome" was one of the reasons why comics exist, and now I think Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen is the best comic ever.

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