Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Ten of a Kind and Today in Comics History, March 6, 1836: Remember the Alamo
On this day in 1836, one hundred and seventy-one years ago, the thirteen-day siege of the Alamo Mission in San Antonio, Texas ended with the defeat and death of the Texan defenders. Whether you're a Texan or not, remember the Alamo today...and the comic books it's given us:
Them's some fine lookin' covers ya got there, Bully. Hank Hill would be proud!
ReplyDeleteMichael, I was trying to work in a Hank Hill reference and didn't squeeze it in. Thank you for making sure our favorite family from Arlen is repped!
ReplyDeleteOh Fess Parker! *sigh*
ReplyDeleteIt's a slight cheat, H...I have the feeling that the two Jack Jackson books are simply different covers or connected some way, and the Jim Bowie and second Davy Crockett covers are specifically Alamo-based...
ReplyDeleteBut in the Texas spirit, hee-hah, and thanks!
I wonder what the Two-Gun Kid comic was about - he'd have been around decades after the Alamo, I believe.
ReplyDeleteHow about "Alamo II" from Kirby's 1970s run on Captain America. Of course, that involved the defence of a mental hospital flaoting in another dimension, but the spirit is there. http://comics.org/details.lasso?id=30412
ReplyDeleteAs a native Texan, Bully, my thanks go out to you. You're welcome in the Lone Star State anytime.
ReplyDeleteGot some good covers there. The one with Fess Parker on it, I've got that one myself. Got it last September at an antique store in Columbia, Missouri. They had some old comic books sitting on some chair in a display and there it was, right on top. Only paid $10 bucks for it.
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