Confederate Comics / Captain's Library REBEL "Bad Medicine" Conclusion

When Last We Left the ex-Confederate Protagonist of This Series...

...well, that covers it pretty well, so let's join the action...

The TV show occasionally showed flashbacks of Johnny's Civil War days, with the second season opener "Johnny Yuma at Appomattox" placing him at General Robert E Lee's surrender to General Ulysses S Grant!

Johnny considers it an "honorable surrender" and respects the terms of the document, even stopping other ex-Confederates who haven't given up "the Lost Cause" and try to kill then-Presidential candidate Grant!

Johnny Yuma will return in August, but next week...

Disney's forgotten Confederate hero...who (no lie) had his own 1950s TV series!

Gray Ghost

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Confederate Comics / Captain's Library & Captain's Theatre REBEL "Bad Medicine" Part 1

Old West movies and TV shows up to the passing of the Civil Rights Act in 1964...

...tended to show Confederates, both during and after the Civil War, as "honorable but misunderstood"!

Written under the title "Johnny Yuma Fights Back" by Gaylord DuBois, the first part of this Mike Sekowsky-Mike Peppe tale, presented here, is an adaptation of the pilot episode, "Johnny Yuma" written by Andrew J Fenady.

The second part of the story, which you'll see Thursday at Western Comics Adventures, is apparently totally-original to comics!

Here's the actual episode for comparison...

The villainous boss is played by a pre-Bonanza Dan (Hoss Cartwright) Blocker!

Other well-known performers include John Carradine, Strother Martin, and Jeanette Nolan.

Though not stated in the comic, Johnny's home town is in Texas, a slave state, and the villains are shown to be Yankee carpetbaggers.

The TV series was co-created by Pennsylvania-born lead actor Nick Adams, whose Johnny Yuma character was promoted in publicity as a "Reconstruction-era beatnik"!
And, Adams never uses a Southern or Texas accent on the show!

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Captain's Library MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. "Pixelated Puzzle Affair" Conclusion

When Last We Left Our MeTV Heroes......

Receiving a cryptic message in the form of a puzzle from missing UNCLE agent Peter Wheelwright, Solo & Kuryakin are lured into a trap by THRUSH commander Baron PD Quick, who uses unique methods to train THRUSH cadets...

Written by Dick Wood and illustrated by penciler Mike Sekowsky and inker Mike Peppe, this story from Gold Key's Man from U.N.C.L.E. #7 (1966) followed the show's new emphasis on "camp" in it's 1966-67 season after the debut of Batman in January on ABC had most existing adventure shows adding more outlandish plots and colorful villains in an attempt to match the Caped Crusader's record-breaking ratings.

Captain's Library MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. "Pixelated Puzzle Affair" Part 1

After you enjoy the Spies Who Love ME on MeTV...

...have a look at this comic book tie-in from 1966.

Be here tomorrow for the thrilling climax!

Written by Dick Wood and illustrated by penciler Mike Sekowsky and inker Mike Peppe, this story from Gold Key's Man from U.N.C.L.E. #7 (1966) follows the show's new emphasis on "camp" in it's third season after the debut of Batman several months earlier on ABC had most existing adventure shows adding more outlandish plots and colorful villains in an attempt to match the Caped Crusader's ratings.

Captain's Library: MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. "Brain Drain Affair" Conclusion

When Last We Left 1960s TVs' Most Famous Secret Agents...

...actually, I'll let the ACT II splash page synopsis of this story from Man from U.N.C.L.E. #14 (1967) tell the tale...

Story probably by Dick Wood (who wrote most of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. comics), pencils definitely by Mike Sekowsky, inks probably by Mike Peppe.

As you can see, things have taken a decidedly campy turn since issue #1.
The tv show itself had gone camp due to the astounding success of the Batman tv series and most other fantasy/sci-fi shows also went "over-the-top", in some cases (the Irwin Allen shows Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and Lost in Space in particular), becoming almost parodies of themselves.
You'll see an example of this...tomorrow!

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