Tag Archives: Ira Schnapp

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (31 August 2026)

Posted on August 31, 2026 by I.M. Baytor

A tribute to the classic The Brave and the Bold, one of the greatest pulp adventure comics of all time…

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Brave and the Bold, Carmine Infantino, covers, Ira Schnapp, Irv Novick, Jack Adler, Joe Kubert, Mike Esposito, Murphy Anderson, Nick Cardy, Ross Andru | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (27 July 2026)

Posted on July 27, 2026 by I.M. Baytor

Some very Twilight Zone-ish covers for some very Twilight Zone-ish times…

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Bill Ely, Bill Molno, covers, Ghosts, Ira Schnapp, Jon D'Agostino, Luis Dominguez, Murphy Anderson, My Greatest Adventure, Mysterious Adventures, Mystery in Space, Sy Barry, Tatjana Wood, Unusual Tales, Vince Alascia | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (20 July 2026)

Posted on July 20, 2026 by I.M. Baytor

In a summer where one can choose to watch on the big screen a great epic about the physical, psychological, and moral tragedy of war (in the form of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey) or to watch on the small screen … Continue reading →

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged covers, Dick Ayers, Gaspar Saladino, Howling Commandos, Ira Schnapp, Irv Novick, Joe Kubert, John Tartaglione, Mlle. Marie, Nick Fury, Our Fighting Forces, Russ Heath, Sam Rosen, Stan Goldberg, Star Spangled War Stories, Unknown Soldier, World War II | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (13 July 2026)

Posted on July 13, 2026 by I.M. Baytor

The Man of Steel and the Dynamic Duo save the day….

Posted in ART OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged covers, Ira Schnapp, Win Mortimer, World's Finest Comics | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (30 March 2026)

Posted on March 30, 2026 by I.M. Baytor

This week’s reminder that comic books can be awesome is a tribute to covers with wordplay:

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Brian Bolland, Butch Guice, covers, Greg Guler, Hawk & Dove, Ira Schnapp, John Byrne, Karl Kesel, Metal Men, Micronauts, Mike Esposito, Namor, Ross Andru, Todd Klein, Wonder Woman | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (23 March 2026)

Posted on March 23, 2026 by I.M. Baytor

A reminder that comic book covers can be awesome… especially if they involve underwater action!

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Action, Aquaman, Ascender, Bob Larkin, Butch Guice, covers, Dan Brown, Dustin Nguyen, Ira Schnapp, Joe Kubert, Our Fighting Forces, Planet of the Apes | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (23 February 2026)

Posted on February 23, 2026 by I.M. Baytor

A reminder that the covers of Mystery in Space in the 1950s-60s can be awesome!

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE FUTURE | Tagged covers, Dick Dillin, Gil Kane, Ira Schnapp, Jack Adler, John Giunta, Mystery in Space, Ruben Moreira, science fiction, Sheldon Moldoff | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (2 February 2026)

Posted on February 2, 2026 by I.M. Baytor

This week’s reminder that comics can be awesome is a tribute to the pulse-pounding covers of Tomahawk back in the 1960s-70s.

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Bob Brown, covers, Gaspar Saladino, Ira Schnapp, Jack Adler, Joe Kubert, Neal Adams, Tomahawk, western | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (5 May 2025)

Posted on May 5, 2025 by I.M. Baytor

Gotham Calling is going back to comic book covers for a month… Let’s start with a trio of Secret Hearts issues from the 1950s and 1960s whose design includes both some neat mise-en-scène and even neater clothing:

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Bernard Sachs, covers, Dick Giordano, Gaspar Saladino, Gil Kane, Ira Schnapp, Jay Scott Pike, Secret Hearts | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (30 December 2024)

Posted on December 30, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

This year’s final – and crowded – reminder that comic book covers can be awesome…

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged 1963, Al Milgrom, Anthony Tollin, Brian Reber, covers, Danny Crespi, Dave Gibbons, Ed Hannigan, Frank Giacoia, George Pérez, I Hate Fairyland, Icon, Inferior 5, Ira Schnapp, Jason Jones, Jean-Francois Beaulieu, John Dell, Keith Giffen, Larry Mahlstedt, Legion of Super-Heroes, Lobo, Logan's Run, M.D. Bright, Marvel Two-in-One, Mike Esposito, Mike Sekowsky, Pablo Raimondi, Rick Veitch, Ron Wilson, Skottie Young, Val Semeiks, X Factor | Leave a comment