This cartoon depicts the soviet union as the red iceberg, marked by the prominent hammer and sickle, ready to sink the metaphorical ship of the united states. The red iceberg a red iceberg in the foreground which has the hammer and sickle. Ask other collectors to estimate the grade of a comic book from a picture. An anticommunist comic book warns of the red iceberg this 1960 comic book warns young readers of the dangers ahead should uncle sam fail to steer clear of the red iceberg. A great comic book from ellis and hamner and a great read. Jun 16, 2009 the book does a far more compelling job of telling the revenge story and does it in style with cully hamners excellent art. Here is where you will find just some of the dozens of properties we have in various stages of development. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading red ice. Captain america is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics.
This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. A truly excellent indie title that needs to be shoved into every comic loving fans grubby. Captain america was designed as a patriotic supersoldier who often fought the axis powers of. The red iceberg, was published by impact, an imprint of the anticommunist catholic catechetical guild. Today you have to go to cuba, china or a western university to find people dumb enough to still embrace communism, but when this comic book was published, the commies of the world were still a threat to democracy. It is a great piece of propaganda, and no atom age collection should be without one. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. A forum for discussing comic book grading, conservation, and restoration issues. It uses the story of the titanic to show the fate of us.
An anticommunist comic book warns of the red iceberg. With hamners work you feel the bullet snap back the head as it hits, his work is tremendous. For this mission, theres no better place to start than penguins iceberg lounge. L download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. A recent presentation which i had to give on the book is below. Mar 03, 2017 an anti communism comic book cover the following piece is the cover of a comic book created in 1960 depicting uncle sam seated on a u.
The red ten is a tenissue comicbook miniseries created by tyler james and cesar felicario and published by comix tribe. Just a couple of comic book fanatics buying and selling comic books and comic book memorabilia. Red giant entertainment has a strong passion for comic books as a medium. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. It tells the story of paul moses, a retired cia operative who was at one point the most dangerous man in the world, spending his remaining days trying to live with the things he has done. The iceberg lounge, while technically a legitimate business, is surrounded by illegal affairs. The united states is depicted as a boat close to the iceberg, carrying uncle sam. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study.
Impact press back cover identifies this 2nd version of this rare catechetical guild impact publishing catholic anticommunist comic book. Red, a dc comics supervillain and member of the rainbow raiders. A christian comicbook educating youth against the dangers of communism 1961. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users.
But jason doesnt need to look far for an extrajudicial solution to his problems. In this 1961 time cover, khrushchev presented as a war monger, and hes pointing at the reader to make the whole thing scarier. Theres a massive red iceberg ahead covered in what appear to be tombstones for communist countries like north korea and east germany. Jason todd heads to france to expand the iceberg lounges sphere of influenceor are his motives more ambitious. The colors that most stand out in the painting are red, blue, and white, which happen to be the colors of the american flag, and the red of the soviet union flag. A forum for discussions related to the cgc registry an interactive. Mar 01, 2017 the comic entitled the red iceberg evokes an anxiety and discomfort in the viewer while simultaneously calling upon an encultured faith in the u. Better than the film and one of ellis best, highly recommended. Get the best deals on red ryder golden age westerns comics when you shop the largest online selection at. An explanation of the comics contents is printed on the back cover, unlike the other printings.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The comic entitled the red iceberg evokes an anxiety and discomfort in the viewer while simultaneously calling upon an encultured faith in the u. Never have i read an illness narrative which is so poignant, nor a reflection on life which sings with such beauty and sadness. The colors that most stand out in the painting are red, blue, and white, which happen to be the colors of the american flag, and the red of. Jason todd is the new proprietor of the penguins iceberg lounge, gothams most notorious floating casinocrime front. The red iceberg had been a comic book cover in the 1960s and it had it symbolises many aspects of communism and the usas relation to it. It was pretty serious stuff back then but seems humorous now, kind of in the vein of th. Plus, the truth about bizarros condition finally comes outand the consequences could be catastrophic for artemis. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Compare this to books like america menaced, plot to steal the world and red iceberg, comics which rarely seem to appear on ebay. The red iceberg, a comic book that warns children of the. The iceberg, red and foreboding, is placed in the foreground of the cover while uncle sam on his boat is placed further back. There are also many small publishings and oneoff types of publications like the red iceberg, 1960 shown below as well. The iceman comic books category for a complete list.
The cover of this comic book depicts the soviet union as the red iceberg with a hammer and sickle engraved on the iceberg. In the background is a large boat which has uncle sam atop it note however his size. Red, a number of charactersconcepts in dc comics publications. The iceberg by marion coutts was my book of the year in 2015. Red hot comics is a comic book and toy retailer based in scotland. The red iceberg is communism, the grave stones represent countries that have fallen to communism, and the boat represents the us. Dcs red hood may have finally become irredeemable cbr. The comic book cover shows the ussr, china and north korea as gravestones on a red iceberg. The red iceberg how propaganda prior and during the vietnam. This 1960 comic book was distributed to thousands of catholic school kids to warn them about the threat.
We stock a massive range of comics, graphic novels and toys and specialise in selling action figures, eaglemoss figurines, pop. The red iceberg how propaganda prior and during the. Red sonja, comic book artists, comic artist, comic books art, adam hughes, gi joe, line art. The following piece is the cover of a comic book created in 1960 depicting uncle sam seated on a u. Red ryder golden age westerns comics for sale ebay. Apr 05, 2018 in this comic, red hood decides that its time to ruffle some feathers in gothams criminal world. But it might be the penguin who gets the drop on red hood this time. An artist with 780 gallons of red paint, three fire hoses and a 20member crew at his disposal went to greenland in search of a blank canvas large. Iceman for all the variations of the subject on the site. Download free comic book font, view its character map and generate textbased images or logos with comic book font online. This process takes no more than a few hours and well send you an email once approved. Especially when hes the public face of the iceberg lounge. This cartoon portrays the soviet union as the red iceberg, marked by the prominent hammer and sickle, ready to sink the metaphorical ship of the united states. Dec 06, 2009 this is a comic book cover from 1960 that portrays the united states as vulnerable toward the evil ways of communism.
The creative capacity and ability to reach audiences and develop properties through comics is unparalleled. In these peak cold war decades, anticommunist sentiment flourished as the u. It was pretty serious stuff back then but seems humorous now, kind of in the vein of the old reefer madness movie from way back. Famo by randall dowling, hey buddy, can you spare a grade. A cold war thriller kindle edition by crossland, r. A 1960 comic book cover presenting communism as the iceberg that could sink america. This cartoon is found in the same comic book as the.
An anticommunist comic book warns of the red iceberg a postal worker testifies before the loyaltysecurity program bombing at the home of attorney general palmer boosting him up. On the iceberg, it shows the graves of countries that the soviet union had taken over and spread its communist influence to. Red is a threeissue comic book miniseries published by wildstorm imprint homage comics, both owned by dc comics. As comics had been a one of the main forms of media at the time we can also see further examples of anti. A number of graves coat the back of the iceberg portraying six countries. The outlaws never thought things would look this bad, as jason todd gives in to his addiction to venom in order to find the missing starfire in red hood. Films like i married a communist below and the red menace top, both from 1949, offered sensationalized pulpy takes on the red scare. The setting of the picture is the ocean and there is a sky filled with white clouds and you can see its daylight.
Below is a list of iceberg slims books in order of when they were originally released. Published by impact, an imprint of the anticommunist catholic catechetical guild, the comic was distributed to thousands of catholic school children during the cold war. Where the red hood once operated as an underground criminal mastermind, jason todd is a businessman performing a hostile takeover of penguins iceberg lounge and casino. Inspired by agatha christies and then there were none, it is a murder mystery with superheroes. The red ten is the kinda comic that doesnt come around very often. There are thousands of different titles throughout the years from platinum to the modern age. The red iceberg, a comic book that warns children of the dangers of communism, printed by the anticommunist catholic cathechetical guild in 1960. The cover of the red iceberg primarily argues that communism is a formidable and imminent threat and that it is often inconspicuous and slippery, requiring that all be on the look out for its presence. This is a comic book cover from 1960 that portrays the united states as vulnerable toward the evil ways of communism.