Tabloia

    (Salt Peter, 2005)
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It’s obvious Tabloia’s creators (“True Tales for the Sophisticated Pseudo-Intellectual”) had fun creating this anthology comic book by way of supermarket tabloid. The fun is infectious, although, sadly, none of this issue’s four tales manages to sustain the humor beyond its first few pages.

They get props for the attempts. The Lump starts with an amusing nod to the preface of Universal’s 1931 Frankenstein. “Dick Hammer, Conservative Republican Private Investigator” is not nearly as one-sided as its title suggests, poking fun at the left as well as the right. “Doctor DeBunko” is a droll send-up of naysayers of the supernatural.

My favorite tale is “Spluhh! The Thing Who Burst from an Exploding Volcano!” which draws inspiration from the monsters Jack Kirby used to draw for Tales to Astonish and other pre-Marvel universe titles. They even got Dick Ayers to ink this one.

Add a trio of splendid pin-ups by Mike Allred, Tom Yeats, and Gene Colan to the mix and you have a pleasant comic book which delivers a few laughs and shows promise.

— Tony Isabella
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Tabloia #572


Cover Price: $3.95
1 copy available for $2.98 		Chris WisniaVarious
Tabloia #573

October, 2004
Cover Price: $3.95
1 copy available for $6.99 		Chris Wisnia 
Tabloia #574

January, 2005
Cover Price: $3.95
2 copies available from $7.99 		Chris Wisnia 
Tabloia #575

April, 2005
Cover Price: $3.95
2 copies available from $4.00 		Chris Wisnia 
Tabloia #576

July, 2005
Cover Price: $5.95
2 copies available from $5.95 		Chris WisniaDick Ayers
Tabloia #580

December, 2006
Cover Price: $2.50
1 copy available for $9.99 		Chris WisniaJohn Severin, Dick Ayers, Sam Glanzman, Russ Heath
Tabloia #581

January, 2007
Cover Price: $2.50
1 copy available for $7.99 		Chris WisniaChris Wisnia, Dave Gibbons, Albert B. Feldstein, Peter Baffe, J.H. Williams III
Tabloia #582

August, 2007
Cover Price: $11.95
1 copy available for $9.50 		Chris WisniaChris Wisnia, Dave Gibbons, Albert B. Feldstein, Peter Baffe, J.H. Williams III, Shag, Mike Allred