They had mostly disappeared by the time I was a kid. Some of the strips were already anachronisms by the 1960s the jitterbug was a swing dance craze of the 1930s and 1940s, and carhops were waitresses employed by fast-food joints of the 1950s. Just at a glance I could add Peg and Varsity Vic to that list and I'm sure there are dozens of others. Wikipedia lists the following:Ībdul the Fire Eater, Bebe, Billy, Buck Skinner, Cap's Hobby Center, Cap's Hobby Hints, Casey the Cop, Charlie Cannonball, Chief Hot Foot, Cora the Carhop, Dexter, Doctor Floogle, Doctor Rocket, Dover & Clover, Elvin, Freddie the Frogman, Hamid the Hypnotist, Homer, Honey in Hollywood, Hy the Spy, Hy Wire, Jail Jests, Jerry the Jitterbug, King Kale, Lefty Looie, Lem 'n' Lime, Lionel and His Lions, Little Pete, Little Pocahontas, Lucky, The Magic Genie, Moolah the Mystic, No-Chance Charley, Ollie, On the Set, Peter Puptent, Prehistoric Fun, Shorty, Stan, Super-Turtle, Warden Willis I haven't taken too close a look at it yet, but from what I can see, they did not appear in only three sets of magazines: war titles, romance books (well, almost no romance books) and titles edited by Julius Schwartz.Ī full listing of Boltinoff's features would probably fill a small phone book. Voting closes on June 8.ĪIPT Science is co-presented by AIPT and the New York City Skeptics.Boltinoff's gag strips were a nearly ubiquitous feature of DC's magazines from the 1940s to the 1960s. The Eisners are voted on by comics industry professionals, including creators, retailers and reviewers, and 2022’s winners will be announced at a ceremony at Comic-Con International on July 22. You can sign up to the HOCUS POCUS newsletter for more details. Voters can request review copies through the HOCUS POCUS website or contact Worth and Collver directly on Twitter at and team are currently working on their fifth and final issue and a forthcoming collection to be published later this year. We need all the help we can get! It’s a long shot, but, as we prove in the comic, stranger things have happened.” We’re up against the likes of Marvel, DC, and Image, and a stable of amazing creators, with our little funny book about magic. “We really want to give it a fighting chance so we are encouraging voters to get in touch with us so we can get the series in front of them. So many of our peers and other voters, particularly in the U.S., haven’t had a chance to read the book yet. “The issue we have is that our book was a limited print-run, sold almost exclusively in the U.K. It’s like a YouTube video making it to the Oscars. It’s practically unheard of for self-published comics to get to the Eisners. Writer Rik Worth explains, “ We’re blown away by the nomination. Together with Rik Worth (writer), Jordan Collver (artist), and Owen Watts (colors), he devised the comic series, which looks at the science and history of the paranormal through strange-but-true stories with unique interactive elements thrown into the mix.Īlthough the nomination is great news for the team, they still face a big challenge. Wiseman is best known as a professor of psychology, a skeptical parapsychologist, and an advisor to some of the world’s greatest magicians. Previous winners in this category include Watchmen, Kingdom Come, Concrete and dozens more classic series. The Eisners are considered the pinnacle of comic-book honors. Voting in the Will Eisner Comics Industry Awards opens this week and Richard Wiseman’s series HOCUS POCUS: Magic, Mystery & The Mind has received a surprise nomination for Best Limited Series. Now, the little self-published book has been nominated for an EISNER AWARD! Keep reading for the press release with all the details, and let’s help get Hocus Pocus into the hands of voters, before the deadline of June 8! Listen to the latest episode of our weekly comics podcast!
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