Sunday, 14. May 2006, 07:59:58
Agent for COMINSEC, Aggressors, Books, clones
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Okay, unless I find any more cover images using the same model in other series this will be the last post on this topic.
In 1964, Bantam books started reprinting the Doc Savage pulp novels.
In the 1970's Warner Books reprinted The Avenger pulp novels
Both reprint series used male model/actor Steve Holland as the basis of their heroes faces. Holland had previously played Flash Gordon in the 1950's Tv series.
Thanks to
http://www.micahwright.com/savage.htm here is a picture of Holland posing for the Doc Savage covers.
So we can see the influence of the pulps on the agressors with Holland's face being used for Doc Savage, The Avenger, The Enforcer, Agent from COMINSEC and John "Hangman" Smith from Killsquad as well as playing Flash Gordon.
Saturday, 6. May 2006, 16:09:46
Aggressors, Killsquad, Novels, Books
The Killsquad is a team of six death row inmates given a second chance, to form a tactical strike team, a Dirty half-Dozen if you will. The team's leader is John "Hangman" Smith, the only non death row inmate, who selected these six men (large figure on cover).
The team consists of Tommy Williams (firing over Smith's chin)the one-eyed pirate leader of a crack paramilitary armed robbery force, Mac White (crouching beside Williams) left the Ku Klux Klan after six months because he hated the other Klansmen and the rest of humanity, Leroy "Lightening Bomber" Walker (left of White)ex heavy weight contender who killed three people in a fit of rage, Rollo "Icepick" Barnes (bottom left corner of cover) Harlem Hitman, Lucien Schnell (middle bottom of cover) son of a Nazi butcher, this mercenary went on a rape and murder spree whilst hunting for his father, and James Jackson (bottom right corner) drug runner set up for the murder of federal agents.
The Killsquad team face their second mission together and we see them start to become a cohesive unit as they battle Reverand Eli St. Judas and his mad cult. St. Judas also has a renegade green beret team Charlie Company in his employ. St. Judas has Charlie company kidnap several Russian diplomats and the Killsquad must face the more experienced Charlie Company and a compound of drug fuelled cultists and rabid wolves.
A solid actioner well worth hunting down.
WIDGETIZE