Jun 6, 2010

The Fourth Dimension

Here's a wild Dali-esque Kirby trip from Alarming Tales # 1 (1957). I wonder if Steve Ditko's psychedelic backgrounds in his Doctor Strange comic book which first appeared in Strange Tales #110 (July 1963) were influenced in part by this story? I chose what I thought were some of the best panels and zoomed-in. Page 1, panel 1.

Page 3, panel 1.
Page 3, panel 2.
Page 3, panel 3.
Page 3, panel 4Page 3, panel 5.
Page 3, panel 6.
Page 3, panel 7.
Page 4, panel 1.
Page 4, panel 2.Page 4, panel 3.
Page 4, panel 4.
Page 4, panel 5.
Page 4, panel 6.
Page 4, panel 7.
Page 5, panel 1.
Page 5, panel 2.
Turns out the phantasmagorical hallucinatory shapes chasing the guy were actually a Martian fourth-dimensional pretty girl. I love a happy ending. Page 5, panel 5 - 7.
I like all the multi-colored circles from panels 6 - 7 (pg. 4), looks like "Attack of the Old 45 Record Labels." Also, from panel 2 (pg. 5) the image of the smiling Fourth-Dimensional Martian girl sitting on the backside of the sprawled-out guy is priceless.