tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19782351.post402127171990739486..comments2024-01-04T05:52:20.133-05:00Comments on Ditko Comics: It Stalks the Public Domain - Range Warbobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02357760578699371017noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19782351.post-62043653714531704552009-10-25T22:33:00.935-04:002009-10-25T22:33:00.935-04:00Hm, interesting speculation. Apparently "The...Hm, interesting speculation. Apparently "The Abilene Kid" was the name of a character in the 1948 movie <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040064/" rel="nofollow">3 GODFATHERS</a>. He's an outlaw in the movie, so obviously a different character, but maybe a name they'd change just to be safe.bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02357760578699371017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19782351.post-61321707188627546292009-10-25T22:21:52.110-04:002009-10-25T22:21:52.110-04:00My first thought at the original name was "Ra...My first thought at the original name was "Rawhide," and that Charlton had changed it to avoid a problem with Atlas.<br /><br />But! Atlas's Rawhide Kid did not premier until 1955, so this may not be the case at all.<br /><br />By the looks of the rubbing residues, I would guess the first letter to be an A and the last (in all likelihood the seventh) an E. Keeping with the western motif, I would suggest "Abilene Kid" as a likely moniker.<br /><br />Would anyone know Mr. Ditko or anyone else still alive who might remember?Turok1952https://www.blogger.com/profile/16343648514226004142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19782351.post-64414042115673524092008-08-28T12:35:00.000-04:002008-08-28T12:35:00.000-04:00"Cisco" was my first thought, too, but he had a fa..."Cisco" was my first thought, too, but he had a fairly well established comic book at Dell for over two years at that point, and I couldn't figure out a mechanism whereby Ditko would do a fully lettered story at Dell (and no other known work for them in that era) and it winding up re-lettered at Timor. Plus of course the sidekick being Native American rather than Mexican.bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02357760578699371017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19782351.post-84747619138107271472008-08-28T12:20:00.000-04:002008-08-28T12:20:00.000-04:00I'm tempted to suggest "Cisco Kid", but that doesn...I'm tempted to suggest "Cisco Kid", but that doesn't seem right, especially given the Indian sidekick.macsnafuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12257829120138638785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19782351.post-42379413333772363752008-08-21T11:08:00.000-04:002008-08-21T11:08:00.000-04:00"Given how much "Utah" sticks out like a sore time..."Given how much "Utah" sticks out like a sore time every time it appears, I'm guessing "Golden Eagle" was unchanged from the original."<BR/><BR/>I'd agree.<BR/><BR/>I also find it interesting that the "Utah Kid" is referred to as a lawman, but we never see a star or badge on him.Michael Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577632385379561930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19782351.post-49006302299878953752008-08-20T21:33:00.000-04:002008-08-20T21:33:00.000-04:00Joe Simon talks about selling some of the Mainline...Joe Simon talks about selling some of the Mainline stuff to Israel Waldman (I.W.) after they went under in THE COMIC BOOK MAKERS, and yeah, he bought the colour plates which were sent to the printer from Simon, and likely what he did with the Timor/Stanmor/whatever line, so they'd have the same colouring.<BR/><BR/>Given how much "Utah" sticks out like a sore time every time it appears, I'm guessing "Golden Eagle" was unchanged from the original.bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02357760578699371017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19782351.post-35430353600640070822008-08-20T12:55:00.000-04:002008-08-20T12:55:00.000-04:00I recall this story from its 1964 reprint in Blazi...I recall this story from its 1964 reprint in Blazing Six Guns, one of a number of reprints put out by an outfit called I.W. Publishing.<BR/><BR/>I suspect they had both the art and the color <BR/>separations, because the coloring you show is exactly the same in the reprint -- only the reprint seems (to my eye) much sharper printing.<BR/><BR/>Even as a kid i noticed the "Utah" squeezed in on the first page and wondered what that was all about! I wonder if "Golden Eagle" in the same caption also covered up another character name.Mike DeLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088464114642427648noreply@blogger.com