Showing posts with label Paraman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paraman. Show all posts

29 March 2018

The Bad Rocketeer


Sometimes artifacts from the Groovy Age were lost or hidden at the time, only surfacing at a later date. Today's strip is such a beast.

Paraman Vs. The Rocketeer didn't see print until 1978, several years after its creation and after Al Milgrom became a notable writer/artist/editor for Marvel, DC and Warren. (and probably others, too)

Of course, we're more used to The Rocketeer being a hero, not a villain, but this comic appeared 4 years before Dave Stevens gifted us with his amazing creation. (BTW - have you heard that Disney has both a sequel and an animated series for The Rocketeer in the works?)
Since Al was off in the deep end of his professional career, he never returned to Paraman to my knowledge, nor did Bill Whitcomb team with anyone else to continue the character. At least, not to my knowledge.
So here's Steve Vance inking Al's layouts for the only appearance of...


Paraman written by Bill Whitcomb, page art by Al Milgrom & Steve Vance for Visual Wonders #1 (1978)