#797 - Insubordination College ENEG Duchess Shakkles Jim
Insubordination College
Eneg/Gene Bilbrew
originally published as photo prints by Irving Klaw
1955
re-published by Bélier Press, Inc., in 1984
in Bizarre Comix, Volume 20
optimized for ebook viewing
and
Duchess Shakkles
Jim
originally published as photo prints by Irving Klaw
1959
re-published by Bélier Press, Inc., in 1986
in Bizarre Comix, Volume 24
optimized for ebook viewing
and
Diana's Ordeal
Eric Stanton
originally published as photo prints by Irving Klaw
1950
re-published by Bélier Press, Inc., in 1975
in Bizarre Comix, Volume 1
digital replica
Insubordination College
In the 30 episodes of this comic serial, Mr. Bilbrew exercises his artistry with apparent glee. Embellished with clever fetish details, his panels glitter with the dangerous glamor of his dominant women in high-heeled boots.
It is as though he enjoyed exercising his skill with inks and washes to produce these beguiling female faces and figures. Their lines, precise and lovely, delineate graceful limbs on lithe bodies. In this early work, his pictures virtually explode with dynamic ornament and feminine appeal.
Because of a history of misbehavior, Betsy's parents send her to a quasi-military academy where she can be taught proper conduct. There, she finds herself at the bottom of a chain of command that impresses her with the unpleasant consequences of disobedience. Along with her fellow students, she endures stringent penalties, supervised by the strictest of Deans. In the end, the state militia occupy the school, putting an end to its rampant excesses, and Betsy has an opportunity to give the Dean a taste of her own discipline.
The characters in these ink and watercolor drawings are as pretty as can be, with long legs and alluring curves. Some are garbed in military uniforms that include spike-heeled boots. Other coeds dress in a sexy assortment of stockings, garter belts, panties, bras, and high-heeled shoes.
Originally sold by mail order, photographic enlargement prints were the cost-effective duplication option for short runs prior to the invention of electrostatic copy technology. The chemical-based photo printing method resulted in inconsistent tonality in the small reproductions.
All thirty episodes contain paragraphs of the first-person narrative text and two or more panels. Most panels show two or more characters. Both the original version and the re-print used one page to display the contents of each episode, which may have had as many as five panels and 10 characters. Thus, in both cases, the 30-episode comic serial appeared on 30 pages.
The optimized ebook begins each episode with its prose. In sequence, each panel is shown complete with its border on wide ebook pages that fill the screen with proportions that match the aspect ratio of monitors. When appropriate, panel content is next disassembled, positioning each character in her own frame that fills the page from top to bottom. Interesting details are repeated, enlarged next to the complete character or on the following page.
In the optimized ebook, the picture content of 30 episodes appears on 130 pages, which makes everything easy to see. The text of each episode has been placed on another 30 pages. This technique of ebook presentation intends to reduce the need for zooming and scrolling. For those who like these 50-year-old illustrations, the optimized ebook versions are the best way to enjoy them.
Duchess Shakkles
A Swiss draftsman, Jim’s fine pen work shows the consistency of an accomplished technician. His slender figures have long legs and willowy curves and invariably wear spike-heeled shoes or boots.
Some of the panels have spotty black shading or shadowing and these regions have been lightened and grayed. Generally, the images have been brightened to reveal Jim's graceful lines and limbs.
The construction of the Duchess Shakkles ebook is similar to that of Insubordination College, see above. The optimized ebook presentation offers a great venue for looking at the pretty faces of Jim's shapely damsels in corsets, stockings, short skirts, and tight dresses. Most of the episodes have two or three panels. The picture content of 15 episodes fills 90+ ebook pages.
Diana's Ordeal
Diana's Ordeal is among Mr. Stanton's earliest fetish work, probably done before his 25th birthday.
The work reads like a comic book, with characters speaking dialog in balloons. A few of the scenes were suggested by amusement park rides.
Although the sketchy graphic style could fairly be characterized as primitive, even at this early date, young Mr. Stanton understood the charm of heels and stockings on damsels in distress. Charming corsets brighten a few panels, too. For those of us who were introduced to the art of this master through Exotique, Bizarre Life or his 1990s anthologies, Diana's Ordeal shows how his talent first appeared in ink.
Each of 30 complete episodes has been positioned on a single ebook page. This format repeats the presentation of the original photo prints. Although clearer and brighter, the ebook shows the comic, page-by-page, as sold by mail order by Irving Klaw in 1950.
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