Buster crabbe comics, tex ritter comics and rod cameron comics. See more ideas about flash gordon, actor and hollywood. He won the 1932 olympic gold medal for 400meter freestyle swimming event before breaking into acting. Lionel crabb was born in 1909 to hugh and beatrice crabb of streatham, southwest london. The scans are from my copy, but were cleaned up by my friend geo for the digital comic museum a few years ago. The show later moved to another new york tv station and ended around 1954. Buster crabbe comic books all regular issues are out of stock. He starred in a number of popular films in the 1930s and 1940s. Scroll down to add issues to your want list and well email you when they arrive view pictures of their covers.
He also had a self titled comic book of mostly westerns. Features a photo of buster crabbe and a photo of lev gleason. How many actors can say they played so many comic book characters. In his youth he held many jobs but after two years training for a career at sea in the school ship hms conway he joined the merchant navy and the royal naval volunteer reserve before the second world war. The strong composition is reinforced by fine details on the figures. He won a gold medal in the 400meter freestyle at the 1932 summer olympics and for playing science fiction hero. Lansing sexton did some investigatin on the comic book run of buster crabbe, and provides the following report. Buster and whiskers track a killer to the san juan mountains in colorado and encounter a group of. In the 1950s, two published comic book series were named after him. Buster crabbe facts, bio, family, life, info sticky facts. Adventure tales featuring hollywood legend buster crabbe, star of flash gordon, buck rogers and tarzan serials. Eastern color published 12 issues of buster crabbe comics from 1951 to 1953, followed by lev gleasons four issues of the amazing adventures of buster crabbe in 1954. Red barry is a great detective yarn and very exciting. Buster crabbe 1953 lev gleason comic books mycomicshop.
Classic western tales featuring buster and sidekick whiskers. Nov 28, 2005 buster crabbe former olympian buster crabbe was the original king of the movie serials, appearing in the 1930s as tarzan, buck rogers and, most memorably, flash gordon three times. Former olympian buster crabbe was the original king of the movie serials, appearing in the 1930s as tarzan, buck rogers and, most memorably, flash gordon three times. Eastern color published 12 issues of buster crabbe comics from 1951 to 1953, followed by lev gleasons four issues of the amazing adventures of buster. It was the advent of his films being released to tv that inspired famous funnies aka eastern color printing co. Crabbe is the only actor to play tarzan, flash gordon and buck rogers the top three syndicated comic strip heroes of the 1930s. In 1936, universal released flash gordon, a thirteen part serial film based on the adventures of the comic book character flash gordon, with actor buster crabbe in the title role.
Scroll down to add issues to your want list and well email you when they arrive. Clarence linden crabbe ii, commonly known by his stage name buster crabbe, was an american competitive swimmer and movie actor. Then you have the fact that buster crabbe himself is actually a real person an olympic champion swimmer who went on to star in hollywood bmovies playing the likes of buck rogers. In 1965, he was inducted into the international swimming hall of fame. A brief account of buster crabbe s career in sports and motion pictures. A homage, here, to one of the more striking issues of the early 1950s buster crabbe comics magazine. Paramount pictures put him in king of the jungle 1933 as kaspa, the lion man after a book of that title but clearly a copy of the tarzan stories. Like many other actionmovie actors of the 1930s1950s, crabbe had his own comic book where hes shown as buster crabbe, not buster. Also featuring a cover with possible art by ec legends al williamson and george evans. Although frank frazetta struggles with buster crabbe s likeness, his rendering skills are supreme. February 7, 1908 april 23, 1983, commonly known by his stage name buster crabbe, was an american twotime olympic swimmer and movie actor. Although frank frazetta struggles with buster crabbes likeness, his rendering skills are supreme. Titled the buster crabbe show and busters buddies, the program initially ran on new yorks wor tv circa 1951.
Buster crabbe 1951 famous funnies comic books mycomicshop. A butler signature appears below the frazetta replicasignature. After gaining recognition as flash gordon in three universal serials, champion swimmer buster crabbe starred in bwesterns at. This book has 36 pages and was uploaded by geo on september 7, 2017.
He played flash gordon, buck rogers, tarzan, and now red barry. Buster crabbe comic book s all regular issues are out of stock. As we mentioned earlier, his comic book adventures included scifi and high adventure tales as well as western stories. Crabbe was the only actor to play the roles of tarzan in one movie, flash gordon, and buck rogers, the top three pulp action heroes of the 1930s. Publicity for this film emphasized his having won the 1932. Buster crabbe simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Larry buster crabbe is probably the bestknown and most popular of all the serial heroes. A classic psa featuring early art by fantasy and comics legend frank frazetta. Birthcrabbe was born to edward clinton simmons crabbe, a real estate broker, and lucy agnes nee mcnamara crabbe, in oakland, california. In 1931, while working on thats my boy 1932 for columbia pictures, he was tested by mgm for tarzan and rejected. The writer is unknown, but the art on both the cover and story is by mike roy, who worked steadily in comics from the beginning of the golden age in.
Buster crabbes chief claim to fame, aside from his olympic gold medal for the 400meter freestyle event in 1932, rests in the trio of movie serials in which he played the popular sciencefiction hero flash gordon. Lev gleason synopsis facsimile letter from buster crabbe to readers of his new comic book from lev gleason, just about the best publisher in the juvenile and comic field. He won the 1932 olympic gold medal for 400meter freestyle swimming. Buster crabbe and the maid of mars buster crabbe and the maid of mars 0. Above is a publicity postcard of crabbe during his time at new yorks wortv in the early 1950s when he hosted the buster crabbe show which featured his westerns. Buster crabbe 252 buck rogers, nexus and drawing styles. Clarence linden buster crabbe ii february 7, 1908 april 23, 1983 was an american olympic swimmer, and a movie and television actor. All 12 issues have a black and white photo of buster in a cowboy hat in the upper lefthand corner. Statement from lev gleason to readers urging them to support the comic book, watch buster crabbe on television, start fan clubs, etc. After gaining recognition as flash gordon in three universal serials, champion swimmer buster crabbe starred in bwesterns at prc from 19411946 as billy the kid, then billy carson. Buster goes to mars and meets an alien woman, in a story with art by comics legends al williamson and roy krenkel.
Buster crabbe character buster crabbe appears in 19 issues. In the fifties, he appeared on tv and in comics as captain gallant datajunkie has an issue of the comic book tiein up. Williamson brings the same heroic effort to the interior story. We have 12 books to download or read online the latest is buster crabbe 05. He won a gold medal in the 400meter freestyle at the 1932 summer olympics and for playing science fiction hero flash gordon in three movie serials. Adventures in space, the wild west and the jungle with actor buster crabbe, famed for playing flash gordon. In the fifties, he appeared on tv and in comics as captain gallantdatajunkie has an issue of the comic book tiein up. Buster and whiskers track a killer into the colorado mountains and find foreign agents making atomic weapons. In the 50s, two comic book series were published named after him. All 12 issues have a black and white photo of buster in a cowboy hat in the. Buster crabbe western movies to watch free westerns theater.
Buster crabbe graduated from the university of southern california. He died on april 23, 1983 of a heart attack in his scottsdale, arizona home. Buck rogers in the 25th century, buster crabbe, colorists, comic book, darwyn cooke, dave gibbons, detective comics, doctor morbius. A brief account of buster crabbes career in sports and motion pictures. A vintage ad to join the buster crabbe western club. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Just some stunningly good work by al williamson, joe orlando.
Population statistics grade universal signature series restored qualified. A profile of buster crabbe, who was an olympic athlete before becoming an actor. This book has 36 pages and was uploaded by jonthescanner on january 21, 2011. Ive been trying to score a copy of that book for 5 years always either to late or to expensive. The large club on the cover is a purposely threatening, while the whitened bones on reinforce the danger.
Internet archive bookreader buster crabbe comics, tex ritter comics and rod cameron comics. First off, it is a mixed genre in a cowboys and aliens sense where cowboy buster crabbe is whisked away to mars. Genre historians alan barbour and william cline both considered him the king of. See more ideas about busters, flash gordon, vintage movies.
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