Vintage Pulp

October 13 2015

LIKE A VERGINE

One old west heroine plus one six shooter equals lots of perforated cowboys.

Italy’s SIE, aka Società Iniziative Editoriali, published fifty-six issues of the fumetto La vergine nera, aka The Black Virgin, from 1969 to 1972. Put together by writer Onofrio Bramante and artist Edgardo Dell’acqua, the main character Helena Trucker is a gunslinger and general badass in the American west. As is common in fumetti, she gets into a lot of sexual predicaments, but she also deals with bad guys in hyper violent fashion and is truly not to be messed with. Edgardo Dell’acqua was old school. Born in 1916, his comic output began with Mario e Furio nell’Africa misteriosa in 1936. La vergine nera came at the end of his career. Above you see thirteen examples.

Italy, Società Iniziative Editoriali, La vergine nera, Mario e Furio nell'Africa misteriosa, Edgardo Dell'acqua, Onofrio Bramante, comic art

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The headlines that mattered yesteryear.

September 11

1973—Allende Ousted in Chile

With the help of the CIA, General Augusto Pinochet topples democratically elected President Salvador Allende in Chile. Pinochet’s regime serves as a testing ground for Chicago School of Economics radical pro-business policies that later are applied to other countries, including the United States.

September 11

2001—New York and Washington D.C. Attacked

The attacks that would become known as 9-11 take place in the United States. Airplane hijackings lead to catastrophic crashes resulting in the collapse of the World Trade Center in New York City, the destruction of a portion of The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and a passenger airliner crash in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Approximately 36% of Americans doubt the official 9-11 story.

September 10

1935—Huey Long Assassinated

Governor of Louisiana Huey Long, one of the few truly leftist politicians in American history, is shot by Carl Austin Weiss in Baton Rouge. Long dies after two days in the hospital.

September 9

1956—Elvis Shakes Up Ed Sullivan

Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time, performing his hit song “Don’t Be Cruel.” Ironically, a car accident prevented Sullivan from being present that night, and the show was guest-hosted by British actor Charles Laughton.

September 8

1966—Star Trek Airs for First Time

Star Trek, an American television series set in the twenty-third century and promoting socialist utopian ideals, premieres on NBC. The series is cancelled after three seasons without much fanfare, but in syndication becomes one of the most beloved television shows of all time.

September 8

1974—Ford Pardons Nixon

U.S. President Gerald Ford pardons former President Richard Nixon for any crimes Nixon may have committed while in office, which coincidentally happen to include all those associated with the Watergate scandal.