Bob Oksner - Adventures of Jerry Lewis 108 Page 1
Artists: Bob Oksner (Penciller) , Tex Blaisdell (Inker) , Don Segall (Writer)
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DescriptionYes, yes, I know... I'm getting very predictable here!... After all, it's common knowledge that French people have a fondness for Jerry Lewis that is apparently hard to explain. Right?Well, I don't know about the 68-odd million other French people (give or take a few), but I have to admit that some of his movies (with or without Dean Martin) continue to strike a chord within. But, does that translate automatically to comics? No, not necessarily. Except that the comic book version of the character, especially in its later incarnation (that's late 60's) definitely took a turn to the zaniest and wackiest, with no holds barred and, sometimes, a real taste (sometimes good, sometimes bad, sometimes both) for the extreme... You can see it here with Renfrew, Jerry's nephew, embarking for a wonderful stay in a kids'camp which looks so engaging that the story is going to evolve into a remake of the Great Escape... Bob Oksner was the regular artist of the strip for most issues (124 in total from 1952 to 1971) and you can clearly see here that he was the man for the job (you should check his Angel & the Ape, as well!)... But, when the series got axed by DC (alongside the whole line of humor books), it quickly sank into an oblivion from which I'm afraid there is no return, even in reprint format! If you want to know, publication in France was spotty, to say the least... But I managed to keep in mind the few stories I could find and, consequently, I jumped at the opportunity to get a quartet of pages from this now long-forgotten period... Oh, well... You never know... Social/Sharing |
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Mark Levy 
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 5/20/2024
I haven't seen this before but there are days when many parents might benefit from sending there kids to one - not a serious threat, of course - but I used it in jest! Cool to see the idea in print - not sure it would be allowed these days!
Al Simpleton
Member Since 2013
Posted on 5/20/2024
Mark Levy wrote:
I haven't seen this before but there are days when many parents might benefit from sending there kids to one - not a serious threat, of course - but I used it in jest! Cool to see the idea in print - not sure it would be allowed these days!
Thanks Mark! I do suspect the authors to have had some rough experiments with kids' camps themselves... Or, at least, they pushed that concept to the Max... And I do remember stories where similar concepts were applied to school environment, to devastating effects! But, you're right: all this is to be taken with a pinch of salt, these days...
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 5/20/2024
Nice classic of the Silver Age humor genre. DC was competing with MAD and other humor mags, so lots of hijinks that appealed to all ages leveraging the wider appeal of Jerry Lewis' brand of humor. This has the art quality to rival the the best in the genre with Oksner and Blaisdell. IT's far beyond the art used for little kiddie humor.
Al Simpleton
Member Since 2013
1 - Posted on 5/25/2024
Marcus Wai wrote:
Nice classic of the Silver Age humor genre. DC was competing with MAD and other humor mags, so lots of hijinks that appealed to all ages leveraging the wider appeal of Jerry Lewis' brand of humor. This has the art quality to rival the the best in the genre with Oksner and Blaisdell. IT's far beyond the art used for little kiddie humor.
Thanks Marcus! Yes, it's a period piece, from a time where loony was very much the flavour of the day: Mad, Not Brand Echh, and, at DC, Angel & the Ape or the Inferior Five... You name them!
Al Simpleton
Member Since 2013
Posted on 5/25/2024
Red Raven wrote:
belle pièce pleine de détails - bravo !!
Merci Adom ! Un peu décalé, mais bien fun !
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