{"id":7045318,"date":"2026-08-23T22:21:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T22:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/of-immelmanns-and-himmelstoss-library-of-american-comics\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T22:21:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T22:21:51","slug":"of-immelmanns-and-himmelstoss-library-of-american-comics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7045318","title":{"rendered":"Of Immelmanns and Himmelstoss \u2013 Library of American Comics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last January we told you about a French publication of our <em>Scorchy Smith and The Art of Noel Sickles<\/em> volume. Editions Barbier and the Centre National du Livre broke our book in two and published the second volume of their set in late 2025. (You can read about and see samples from Volume 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/libraryofamericancomics.com\/flying-high-with-scorchy-smith\/\">here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It took me a while to get a copy of the concluding volume, with the delays caused by no one else but me. Still, as I like to say, \u201cBooks are patient things,\u201d and the Editions Barbier Volume 2 waited for me to put the wheels in motion so I could secure a copy, which I\u2019m happy to say is now in my pulpy little paws! (Click images throughout for an isolated view.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a8b727e99ca7&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a8b727e99ca7\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"800\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"http:\/\/libraryofamericancomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ScorchyV2_Montage-1-900x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10374\" srcset=\"http:\/\/libraryofamericancomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ScorchyV2_Montage-1-900x800.jpg 900w, http:\/\/libraryofamericancomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ScorchyV2_Montage-1-450x400.jpg 450w, http:\/\/libraryofamericancomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ScorchyV2_Montage-1-768x683.jpg 768w, http:\/\/libraryofamericancomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ScorchyV2_Montage-1-247x220.jpg 247w, http:\/\/libraryofamericancomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ScorchyV2_Montage-1-510x453.jpg 510w, http:\/\/libraryofamericancomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ScorchyV2_Montage-1.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"\/><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" data-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four years of German and some on-line lessons in Italian ill-prepare me to read these contents, but the passages of both essay text and comic strip dialogue that I\u2019ve typed into an appropriate software tool show this to be a sensitive and careful translation. It was also a delight to re-acquaint myself with so many beautiful pieces of \u201cBud\u201d Sickles\u2019s magazine and advertising illustration. I\u2019ve always found this selection \u2014 from a 1950 <em>Saturday Evening Post<\/em> story titled \u201cThe Old Man\u2019s Bride\u201d \u2014 particularly arresting, with its eye-catching color scheme and terrific use of drapery:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a8b727e9a0f3&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a8b727e9a0f3\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1057\" height=\"800\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"http:\/\/libraryofamericancomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ScorchyV2_Image-1-1057x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10372\" srcset=\"http:\/\/libraryofamericancomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ScorchyV2_Image-1-1057x800.jpg 1057w, http:\/\/libraryofamericancomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ScorchyV2_Image-1-529x400.jpg 529w, http:\/\/libraryofamericancomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ScorchyV2_Image-1-768x581.jpg 768w, http:\/\/libraryofamericancomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ScorchyV2_Image-1-1536x1162.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/libraryofamericancomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ScorchyV2_Image-1-247x187.jpg 247w, http:\/\/libraryofamericancomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ScorchyV2_Image-1-510x386.jpg 510w, http:\/\/libraryofamericancomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ScorchyV2_Image-1.jpg 1586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1057px) 100vw, 1057px\"\/><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" data-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the reprinted selections from Sickles\u2019s illustrations for James Michner\u2019s <em>Bridges of Toko-Ri<\/em> when it was published in <em>Life<\/em>\u2018s July 6, 1953 issue. The artist prepared a total of seventeen different paintings for this project. I\u2019m lucky enough to own two of the originals; the \u201cstrafing\u201d picture at lower left below is one of them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a8b727e9a4b5&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a8b727e9a4b5\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"536\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"http:\/\/libraryofamericancomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ScorchyV2_Montage-2-1400x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10375\" srcset=\"http:\/\/libraryofamericancomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ScorchyV2_Montage-2-1400x536.jpg 1400w, http:\/\/libraryofamericancomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ScorchyV2_Montage-2-800x306.jpg 800w, http:\/\/libraryofamericancomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ScorchyV2_Montage-2-768x294.jpg 768w, http:\/\/libraryofamericancomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ScorchyV2_Montage-2-1536x588.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/libraryofamericancomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ScorchyV2_Montage-2-2048x784.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/libraryofamericancomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ScorchyV2_Montage-2-247x95.jpg 247w, http:\/\/libraryofamericancomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ScorchyV2_Montage-2-510x195.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\"\/><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" data-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, the main attraction for comics lovers is the <em>Scorchy Smith<\/em> material, and this book collects the rest of Bud\u2019s run on the series in fine fashion. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a8b727e9a81c&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" 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http:\/\/libraryofamericancomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ScorchyV2_Image-2-768x308.jpg 768w, http:\/\/libraryofamericancomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ScorchyV2_Image-2-1536x616.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/libraryofamericancomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ScorchyV2_Image-2-2048x821.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/libraryofamericancomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ScorchyV2_Image-2-247x99.jpg 247w, http:\/\/libraryofamericancomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ScorchyV2_Image-2-510x204.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\"\/><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" data-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strip reproduction is clear and sharp, and I am mightily impressed with the skill that went into not just translating the English text into French, but also the re-lettering and re-placing\/re-fitting of word balloons so they look seamless, as if this was how they had originally appeared in 1935 and \u201936:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a8b727e9ab89&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a8b727e9ab89\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" 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type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" data-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The concluding volume of <em>Scorchy Smith<\/em>\u00a0<em>et le Genie de Noel Sickles<\/em> lives up to the high standards set by its predecessor. It\u2019s satisfying to know Sickles\u2019s work is being introduced to a fresh audience in such fine fashion, and I thank Editions Barbier for giving me a reason to revisit one of my very favorite books in the wide-ranging LOAC stable.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last January we told you about a French publication of our Scorchy Smith and The Art of Noel Sickles volume. Editions Barbier and the Centre National du Livre broke our book in two and published the second volume of their set in late 2025. (You can read about and see samples from Volume 1 here.) 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