The first one is obviously a Mickey Mouse daily by Floyd Gottfredson and Bill Wright, featuring the Blot.
But the second one is the less familar Inspector Wade. "The Feathered Serpent" looks a lot like the Blot, I'd say...
Now, the Blot first appeared in May 1939. I wonder when the Serpent first showed his black hood? Before or after the Blot first appeared?
My friend Germund von Wowern found this strip and will (hopefully) research further. If he comes up with more info I'll post it on the blog.
Interesting!
ReplyDeleteOff topic, but maybe you'll like this:
http://player.omroep.nl/?aflID=8589809
It's the news from last night, take a look at 11:35.
My computer says I'm lacking "application/x-mplayer2".
ReplyDeleteAnd since I have no idea what to do about that I can't watch it. :(
But maybe you can tell me what I'm missing?
(Or if some one knows how to get a "application/x-mplayer2" you are welcome to post a link here.)
Reg. the news episode, is this a new comic strip publication or a news flash about a classic magazine? (My Dutch is a little rusty - cough cough) In additon to the main feature, I saw lots of Donald Duck, some Havank, some Spirou, but not enough to get the whole picture.
ReplyDeleteI don't know when the hooded character made his first apparition, but episode dates are:
ReplyDeleteJuly 3 1939 - September 23 1939
---Fortunato
BTW, Mickey Mouse vs Blot dates are:
ReplyDeleteMay 20 1939 - September 9 1939
(and Blot appears very early)
---Fortunato
Thanks for the info, Fortunato!
ReplyDeleteThat means the Blot came first. Unless the Serpent already had appeared in an earlier Inspector Wade storyline...
Aren't masked characters like that somewhat of stock characters? When was the B/W version of Tintin: "Cigars of the Pharao" first published? (The one with the mark of Kih-Oskh cult.)
ReplyDeleteTintin Cigars: December 8, 1932 - February 8, 1934
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