toxic shock records was an american independent record label based first in pomona , ca , then in tucson , az .

the label was spawned from the record store of the same name , by its founders bill sassenberger and julianna towns in 1983 , when they released the first of the " noise from nowhere " series of 7 " ep compilations .

for the next decade they released singles , compilations and albums by many notable and influential bands of the hardcore , noise rock and post-hardcore scenes .

toxic shock records

toxic ranch records po box 2091 tucson az 85702 usa ( 1989 ) toxic shock p . o . box 43787 tucson , az 85733
moving on with the record label , also called toxic shock became our priority .
. defining the group a streptococcal toxic shock syndrome : rationale and consensus definition .
. staphylococcal and streptococcal pyrogenic toxins involved in toxic shock syndrome and related illnesses .
staphylococcus aureus toxic shock syndrome . emerg infect dis [ serial on the internet ]
. severe group a streptococcal infections associated with a toxic shock - like syndrome and scarlet fever toxin a .
. group b streptococcal toxic shock - like syndrome : report of a case and purification of an associated pyrogenic toxin .
359 music is a new independent music label set up by creation records’ alan mcgee in 2013 as a joint venture with cherry red records .
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a small store on antique row downtown , toxic shock records , founded in 1980 by bill sassenberger , did retail sales to locals and mail - order sales to punk fans around the country of obscure 45s and lps . the store became a distributor for punk labels and put out a few records of its own .
inside the purple building on east sixth street that has housed toxic ranch records since the summer of 1991 , three teenagers are flipping through cds and vinyl .
first toxic shock album , released on reflections records ( june 2013 ) . recorded at trix ( antwerp ) with frank rotthier . mastered at electric city by alan ward . the cd version comes with the ep and demo songs as extra tracks . 500 made .
redline records is home to tribute releases of some of the biggest names in popular music .
first toxic shock album , released on reflections records ( june 2013 ) . 500 lp ' s were pressed . 100 on transparent green vinyl ( sold out ) and 400 on black vinyl . the cd version comes with the ep and demo songs as extra tracks .
this record was released in 1983 and was the first release on toxic shock records , who at the time were perhaps the most amazing punk record mailorder / store around . i remember getting their catalogs and drooling over them because they had so many records available , and i learned about bands and labels for the first time just by reading that catalog . when i actually got a job and earned some money , i would occasionally place orders from them because they had stuff that no store near my house had , or would dare carry . toxic shock records kept going after this and put out some really great hardcore records by bands like peace corpse , raw power , mad parade , dayglow abortions , decry , and others .
tox - 2 modern industry
man in black
very early toxic shock ep , ( the second release ever ) cal punk with damned influences . very few left ! 7
ep
. septicemia and shock syndrome due to viridans streptococci : a case - control study of predisposing factors .
wise crack is the cherry red imprint dedicated to reissuing the great comedy records of the 20th century .
. effect of antipyretics on group a streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin fever production and ability to enhance lethal endotoxin shock .
another indianapolis band , sloppy seconds managed to blend ' 70 ' s pop / junk culture with catchy songs that should have brought punk rock to the top 40 in a perfect world . their mahern - produced toxic shock lp ,
destroyed
that has since been reissued on metal blade records and a few others , while the band put out later albums on taang ! with a 1998 release on nitro records .
“practically all the records they had were punk rock and punk rock - related music , ” durkee said .
the whole record was great from the packaging with the classic pushead cover art , right down to the four songs contained on the record , yet somehow this record seemed to have been overlooked compared to other compilations that came out around the same time . thankfully the music has been preserved for future generations on a cd that compiles four early toxic shock records that was released a few years ago on dr . strange records .
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] . within the uk , there are few published records of shellfish poisonings , and we suspect that there is a high level of underreporting , as there is no set database which systematically records the number or frequency of incidents .
toxic shock ran classified ads in new york - based trouser press magazine , which is the only way durkee , who grew up in arcadia , knew of the store’s existence . walking in for the first time was revelatory .
anagram records contains the worlds largest collection of classic punk , psychobilly and goth records , all lovingly packaged , with many bonus tracks and rarities included . if you’re serious about your punk & psychobilly , anagram is the label for you .
this brings toxic shock , the label full circle back to it ' s origins as a regional label . noise from nowhere # 10 is the last release to bear the toxic shock label imprint . after ten years , i came to the realization that it was time for a change . the name toxic shock had become associated in most people ' s minds are a hardcore label due to the success of our early releases , but no longer seemed appropiate in 1993 . besides , the name was overused by bad speed metal bands and others . to me , it was becoming hackneyed and outdated . with a new focus in local bands , we decided to change the labels moniker to westworld .
this charming man records is an independent record label from muenster / germany . we work with cargo records germany , sonic rendevouz ( nl / be ) , day after , cobraside ( us ) , code 7 ( uk ) , season of mist ( fr ) and green hell records as our distribution / wholesale partners . feel free to get in contact for wholesalerates cheers tcm
group a streptococcal ( gas ) toxic shock syndrome ( tss ) is an acute , rapidly progressive , and often fatal illness . outbreaks can occur in hospitals . however , early infection control measures may interrupt transmissions and prevent morbidity and mortality .
way back in 1986 i had a promo copy of the first skulls album , dress up and die , sent to me from buy our records . they used to send me records to review in my fanzine , spontaneous combustion . i played that [ … ]
tox - 22 v / a
noise from nowhere # 10
the last roundup
tucson punk / hardcore 1993 compilation and the very last toxic shock release . earl ' s family bombers , zerotolerancetaskforce , feastuponcactusthorns , and opinion zero . 7
ep
30 hertz records is an independent record label founded by john ‘jah wobble’ wardle in 1997 , on which he has self - released a series of critically acclaimed records . as of 2015 , cherry red are proud to represent 30 hertz as part of our family of associated labels .
when bill sassenberger locks the doors to toxic ranch records on dec . 31 , he won ' t be coming to unlock them again . after 25 years in tucson , 22 of them at its current location on sixth street , toxic ranch records as a physical store will likely be a thing of the past ( though a new location is being scouted and considered ) . this is a story of two people and how they , through independent means and sheer will , solidified a community and changed our city for the better .
toxic ranch records started out as a mail order business for independent punk music in the early ' 80s , in pomona , california .
we had a record label ( toxic shock ) and a store out there ,
sassenberger says , about the business he and his wife , julianna towns , built from the ground up .
we liked tucson . . . it wasn ' t paved over and made into parking lots like phoenix . it was a mid - sized city that we thought could support what we were doing , which was selling independent music .
bill sassenberger , owner of toxic ranch , 424 e . sixth st . , is celebrating 20 years of doing business in tucson .
one bright spot , he notes , is a resurgence in vinyl over the past two years . “it’s not just old people getting their records back . it’s younger folks , too . ” sassenberger estimates that he sells two vinyl lps for every one cd , and that includes everything from reissues to such currents as the shins . ( he sells used records , too . ) toxic ranch will be at the second hotel congress record show , aug . 30 .
massacre guys emerged fro the mormon stronghold of salt lake city and the
behind the 8 ball
7
ep from 1984 was another early toxic shock 7
. karl alvarez and steve o ' reilly later moved to l . a . to join the descendents which shortly evolved into the band all .
brr - 1 the dull ,
she ' s a nuclear bomb
geza x produced minimalist punk from so calif 1985 on budget ranch records . 7
45
ww - 10 various artists v / a decade of disaster
the toxic shock years ' 83 - 93
anthology of ten years ! 26 songs in 74 minutes . a good sampling of the labels with tracks by decry , peace corpse , red tide , massacre guys , sloppy seconds , raw power and more ! cd only
tampon , toxic shock syndrome , staphylococcus aureus , biologically incompatible technology , menstrual hygiene , proctor & gamble , philip tierno , kehm v . proctor & gamble , tom riley , jeffrey davis , kathy shands , james todd , cdc - 1 , cdc - 2 , tri - state tss study , nancy buc , medical device amendments
by david joseph del grande it’s business as usual on a recent afternoon at toxic ranch records , tucson’s iconic independent music store . people float in and out , talking about the new thrill on their turntables . a student film crew shows up as musicians and teenagers share the tactile musical discovery experience . when a [ … ]
there was four bands on this compilation ; manson youth , kent state , modern industry , and moslem birth . moslem birth is the band that became peace corpse after this record was released . many people thought they were some sort of real death rock band , when in reality their whole gimmick was supposed to be making fun of christian death . despite it being a joke , i really liked their gloomy contribution to this record and the manson youth song was also a fine slab of straight - up hardcore . moslem birth never recorded anything else , manson youth recorded some other songs at the time that didn’t see the light of day until 10 years later when dr . strange records released a pair of 7″s of those recordings , which much like toxic shock , was the first release for their label . kent state were on a compilation or two but i don’t recall them ever releasing a record of their own and modern industry had a 7″ that came out a year or two later on toxic shock records .
from the uk’s finest longest running & truly independent record label cherry red records comes a brand new subsidiary label – phoenix city records . run by sean flowerdew ( pama intl / the loafers ) , the label will be releasing the finest ska , rocksteady , reggae , soul & dub from around the world , from classic reissues to blistering new sounds .
tucson , az based label and former record store . started in pomona 1980 as toxic shock . moved to arizona in 1988 . the label changed its name in the ' 90 ' s to ' westworld ' , the physical store is closed after a 23 year run in tucson . still offering mail - order as we have since 1980 .
red tide were a canadian trio from victoria b . c . toxic shock released their
kelp and salal
7
ep . red tide ' s drummer , ken jensen is later spent time pounding the skins for another canadian trio , d . o . a . before tragically he was killed in a fire at his basement home .
in order to bypass this disciplinary and ethical squabble , researchers at proctor & gamble exercised a new tactic : track down women who called the company complaining of sickness but later recovered , and talk to them more specifically about their health with an eye toward gaining access to their medical records , which presumably would more accurately reflect a diagnosis of tss by a credentialed physician . according to roscoe owen carter , the phd chemist in charge of paper products development and , therefore , rely , the self - reporting of tss to doctors and the cdc was sketchy at best , with cases not meeting all of the criteria for the clinical definition . he believed “the only way that you could make a decision as to whether this might have been toxic shock syndrome was to get to the physician , talk with him , and then actually see the medical records , go through these medical records” [ 46 ] .
no anthology of the toxic shock years would be complete without the zimbo chimps , another release on our subsidiary label , budget ranch . featuring ex - members of peace corpse and savage republic . although the band played only one disastrous live show , they almost changed forever the face of music as we know it . i guess you had to be there .
we have shown that within uk waters , outbreaks of shellfish poisoning are occurring on a regular basis in different regions and affect a diverse range of molluscan shellfish and other marine organisms . every year , several aquaculture site and shellfisheries are closed due to shellfish toxins , with closures ranging from weeks to several months . the toxin syndrome dsp has shown to be the most problematic toxin within the uk , with 19 records during the period 1999 - 2009 , which resulted in several shellfish harvesting closure . however , despite the regular occurrence of shellfish poisonings , data on human epidemiology of poisoning linked to toxic marine microalgae species is sparse . an extensive literature review of shellfish poisoning has shown that only disparate records are available for incidents and episodes within the uk , with only the large outbreaks related to shellfish and aquaculture industries being recorded . however , the accuracy of the uk data must be treated with caution . despite obtaining data for hospital admissions , gp records , and pathology records , it remains extremely difficult to determine the precise number of patients who have been affected by toxic shellfish poisoning .
the reporting of shellfish poisoning incidents to date has been sporadic . to attempt a systematic review , we accessed hospital records in wales using the secure anonymised information linkage ( sail ) databank [
here , we address the problem in two ways : first we describe the key toxic syndromes and gather together the disparate data on their epidemiology from sporadic uk records and monitoring procedures . we describe the ecology of the main species , including their seasonal patterns , global distribution and how these might be affected by climate change . second , using the health information research unit for wales ( hiru ) , all nhs hospital admissions and gp records involving shellfish toxins were identified within wales , and the implication for monitoring shellfish poisoning in the uk are discussed .
he missed nirvana’s first los angeles concert , but in 1989 , he saw them play an instore at rhino records westwood and a paying show the same night at al’s bar in downtown l . a .
► invasive gas tss is a serious disease with a high case fatality rate ; an ongoing health challenge . ► early implementation of infection control measures is very crucial in the successful management and control of this outbreak . ► infection control investigations should start after the identification of the first case . ► mode of gas transmission needs further studies . ► the first report on gas toxic shock syndrome in qatar .
on the galician coast . toxic phytoplankton blooms in the sea . edited by : smayda tj , shimizu y . 1993 , amsterdam : elsevier science publisher , 3 : 59 - 65 .
brr - 3 hickoids
hard corn
blue - corn wax , on budget ranch records feature the truckstop anthem
driftwood 40 - 23
. the last 4 songs to feature guitarist jukebox . 7
ep
meanwhile , we concentrated our eforts on running the retail shop . the record stores ' name changed with our move to tucson to toxic ranch , maintaining some of our history , but with a regional twist . we hope you ' ve enjoyed this trek down our memory lane and hope we can continue exposing great music to more ears via our shop toxic ranch in downtown tucson .
yet another unsolicited demo tape was to catch me off - guard . the fact that the band hailed from the tame college - rock capital of boston was a surprise . hullabaloo ' s gritty , blustering and unrestrained approach to music seemed vitally needed and i set my sights on convincing the world of their importance .
beat until stiff
is the title track from the first of 2 - lps recorded for toxic shock .
since the early 1980s , health advocates , marketers , scientists , and physicians have taught menstruating women that the use of a tampon may cause toxic shock syndrome ( tss ) . for the most part , we have a general understanding that tampons are to blame for tss . one college student said that in her microbiology class , she learned “if you leave a tampon in too long , you can get toxic shock syndrome . ” this message has been so well distributed and internalized that this misleading statement is understood as scientific fact . however , despite the good intentions to protect women’s health , the message about the dangers of tampons perpetuates a crucial misunderstanding . tampons alone do not cause tss . specifically , the bacterium staphylococcus aureus ( s . aureus ) is responsible for tss , and its role and complicated relationship to the tampon have vanished from the message .
morello records was launched in july 2012 and brings you the best in country music re - issues . many of our releases have never been available on cd before , so are proving to be welcome additions to music collectors .
another demo tape that arrived at my p . o . box in 1988 immediately caught our attention . the band was house of large sizes , a power trio from cedar falls , iowa and they had a powerful and engaging sound that was irresistible . their debut album
one big cake
was on toxic shock . one of the hardest touring bands on the label since raw power , their follow - up
heat miser
came out in 1990 and the h . o . l . s . are the first toxic shock band to actually make it to the major leagues with their
my ass kickin life
lp on columbia in ' 94 . we couldn ' t be prouder if we had given birth to a two - headed calf . these days , today , dave and barb run a cool shop in cedar falls called
mohair pear
.
but later in the ’80s , he recalls , the dead kennedys broke up . black flag broke up . “red hot chili peppers , jane’s addiction were the big things . and i didn’t like that , ” he says , adding that the fatigue brought on by l . a . ’s freeways didn’t help keep him in the area , either . so they moved their mail - order business and label toxic shock and it wasn’t long before the indie rock lover in sassenberger embraced tucson’s music scene , putting out records by feast upon cactus thorns , the fells , mondo guano , doo rag , al perry . the label spanned about 1983 to 1998 , sassenberger says .
i first caught wind of austin , texas legends the hickoids when toxic shock obtained some copies of
we ' re in it for the corn
lp on matako mazuri . they were undisputed masters of beer - fueled country - punk mayhem long before the hollywood imitation cow - punk scene began . i met the band when i was in new orleans in1986 during our ill - fated toxic shock expansion into the french quarter and agreed to reissue their then out of print
corn
lp and subsequently the
hard corn
ep . after bringing their brand of lunacy on the road they converted befuddled masses to their music .
animal husbandry
showcases the talents of guitarist jukebox . after his departure , the band regrouped in 1988 with the
waltz across - dress texas
lp . the anthem to their lifestyle ,
brand new way
comes from that lp .
welcome to west midlands records . this is the branch of cherry red dedicated to the releases of lawrence after his departure from felt . here you will find albums by the great man performing as denim & go - kart mozart .
paul mahern emerged once again in 1989 with his new band the datura seeds who demonstrated a sharp pop sensibility . unfortunately the stigma of toxic shock ' s hardcore reputation probably prevented many from discovering a great band .
s & p ; ' 69
comes from their now out of print
who do you want it to be
lp , one of our releases that never made it to the cd format , along with jesus chrysler .
durkee bought anything put out by nirvana’s label , tiny sub pop records , and thus was a fan of the band early on . “bleach , ” nirvana’s first album , was released on june 15 , 1989 — 25 years ago .
3 james todd adds , “it should have been obvious that the group of young women with ‘vaginitis’ were of menstruating age and , in fact , three of our original patients , in retrospect , were menstruating at the onset of their illness , but we missed completely the possibility of any connection with tampon use . ” see james k . todd , “toxic shock syndrome—scientific uncertainty and the public media . ” pediatrics 67 . 6 ( june 1981 ) : 921 - 923 . p . 922 .
hot shot records is a brand new imprint from the bbr team that is set to breathe life back into a variety of smart pop , dance gems and hidden treasures from the 1980’s . the label kicks off with expanded edition reissue of joboxers’ debut album .
guilt regret embarrassment
was an appropriate title for treepeople ' s toxic shock release and summarized the relationship between the band and the label . i was guilty in delaying its release due to financial constraints , the band may have regretted signing the recording contract with us , and daniel house is probably embarrassed to admit we showed an interest in the band long before he did . regardless ,
g . r . e .
stands the test of time as the band ' s best albums .
strain . rectal temperature was monitored . spleens were sampled histologically 4 days after inoculation . to assess enhanced susceptibility to endotoxin shock , 4 h after inoculation rabbits were injected intravenously with 10 μg ( equivalent to 0 . 02 to 0 . 05 50 % lethal dose ) of
i used to hear
systematic shutdown
on a pomona - area college station kspc and couldn ' t get it out of my mind . i finally tracked down jesus chrysler in oak ridge , tennessee ( the birthplace of the a - bomb ) and asked if they wanted to record an lp . after toxic shock made the move to tucson in 1988 , the album
this years savior
, loaded with their infectious songwriting , was released and the band did quite a bit of touring , some with the hickoids before breaking up .
big break records ( bbr ) is a label that specialises in classic black dance music from the sixties , seventies and eighties . we plan to take listeners on a journey that starts with psychedelic soul and jazz though funk and philly soul , on to disco and then to street soul , pop dance and electro . hot shot records is a brand new imprint from the bbr team that is set to breathe life back into a variety of smart pop , dance gems and hidden treasures from the 1980’s . the label kicks off with expanded edition reissue of joboxers’ debut album .
welcome to exotica , a label quietly obsessed with the strangest , craziest and greatest cover versions of beatles records ever made . designer & label manager jim phelan has made it his goal to uncover such buried treasures before compiling and presenting them to you in this fantastic quirky series of exotic releases .
hne recordings was created as the hard rock and heavy metal arm of label ‘cherry red records’ with the mission to bring you the best classic reissues and new music from the world of rock and metal . our bands include the mighty pig iron and classic metal super group the mcauley schenker group .
within the uk , several toxic marine microalgae species , where some species are also known as harmful algal bloom ( hab ) species are present throughout the coastal regions . these species produce biotoxins , which are ingested by filter feeding organisms , accumulating within their flesh [
when i was a freshman in high school , my friend mick calhoun had more punk records than anyone i knew at that point ( and the total amount of punks in our school at that time was about 7 ) . i asked him if he would tape some stuff for me because being so young , i didn’t have a whole lot of access or money to buy many records . he kindly obliged and asked me what i wanted and one of my requests was the peace corpse 7″ . he not only put that on the tape , but one side of this compilation because “one of these bands became peace corpse after this record” . i loved the two songs he recorded ( as well as the entire tape for that matter ) and eventually i was able to procure my own copies of all those records he taped for me . so much for “home taping is killing music” huh ?
this essay examines factors leading to the identification of toxic shock syndrome with the bacteria staphylococcus aureus in 1978 and the specific role of rely tampons in generating a technologically rooted health crisis . the concept biologically incompatible technology is offered to explain the relationship between constituent bacteria , women’s menstrual cycles , and a reactive technology that converged to create the ideal environment for the s . aureus bacteria to live and flourish in some women . the complicated and reactive relationship of the rely tampon to emergent disease , corporate interests , public health , and injury law reveals the dangers of naturalizing technologies .
in the ' 90s , quite a few bands played at the shop , and one closely associated with toxic ranch was called jesus chrysler . among the voracious outpour of support and respect for sassenberger and towns ' contributions came a call from this long - defunct band .
tox - 21 v / a noise from nowhere # 9 mondo guano / slo deluxe 2 of tucson ' s oddest noise purveyors . mondo guano captured live at toxic ranch while slo - deluxe reinterpret a hank williams song with a heavy handed swans approach . 7
ep
ww - 8 the fells
amped
11 song tucson fuzz / punk / garage debut . now signed to estrus records , but this release captures their less regimented lo - fi swagger . fans of their estrus release and various 7
s should definately check out the fells in their prime . cd only
] . there have been several in - depth reviews concerning the toxins produced by these toxic microalgae species , and the future implication of climate change on these species composition and potential alterations in locations . however , despite many closures of fisheries there is very little literature concerning the epidemiology of adverse events on human health . generally , information regarding the acute manifestations of these illnesses is greatly under reported , and species involved not even identified . with the changing hydrological conditions and the general idea that toxic microalgae species are increasing in their geographical location and frequency [
soulmusic records was initially formed in 2008 as a logical outgrowth of the website bearing its name , considered one of the top sites for classic and contemporary r & b and soul music . the site was originally created in 2000 by david nathan , renowned r & b historian , author , sleeve notes writer and music journalist .
first , all hospital episodes that had any mention of
toxic effects of noxious substances eaten as seafood ( icd10 code t61 )
for all welsh nhs trusts during april 1998 - 31 st august 2009 were identified . from 1998 - 2009 , there were 61 hospital episodes within wales , with 5 of those being re - admission following an initial visit . out of the 56 individual hospital patients , 51 were successfully allocated an alf , which enables the anonymous linkage of person level data within and across all national datasets . from the 51 alf admissions , 7 detailed pathology reports , and 6 mortality records from 2003 - 2009 , were identified .
from the art pop of 10cc to the silky soul sounds of the drifters , the glam stomp of the glitter band to the acoustic folky pop of smokie , the rock n roll of showaddywaddy to the hard rockin’ sweet , teen heart throbs like donny osmond to tv actors turned singers like david soul… . the seventies had it all and 7t’s records has it all too ! with well over 100 titles already available 7t’s records has become the label for all things seventies and beyond . we still have many more titles planned and always take on board suggestions for new releases , so if you think there is something that should be given the 7t’s treatment then drop us a line at infonet @ urltoken
th ' inbred came highly recommended to me by jello biafra and when the band sent a demo tape my way , i was hooked . a band from west virginia , they dared to fuse progressive rock with hardcore and took a cynical stab at the then just emerging straight - edge movement with
the positive song
on their debut
a family affair
. by the time the posthumous lp
kissin cousins
was released it was clear that they , like myself , had become disillusioned with the limitations of the hardcore punk genre . their drummer and songwriter , billy atwell later went on to release a solo lp
ferret in a china shop
on another toxic shock subsidiary , bobok ltd .
we conclude that although the incidence of shellfish poisoning is likely to be low , the current data is insufficient to allow an accurate estimate . this raises the important question of how changes in the incidence rate , that might be associated with the distribution of toxic microalgae of hab species , would be detected ? at the human level , although it is a notifiable event , reporting is not likely to be accurate enough to quickly identify trends over time . in contrast , routine testing at the fisheries level is much more likely to be able to identify changes in the rate of toxic events and remains the key surveillance system in the uk , acting as a sentinel for potential human impact .
the resulting injury brought about by rely , however , was complicated because the causal model did not fully account for relational injury . in and of itself , rely was not defective . it was not composed of toxic materials causing direct harm or triggering cancerous growths . as a medical device , it seemed inert , and rely did not directly cause tss . the injury incurred is better understood , i argue , through a reactive model . once moistened and lodged in a vaginal canal , rely held the strong potential to interact with bacterium that may be present as constituent communities within some women’s bodies . since makers presumed it to be inert , the leap to the reactivity of the technology seemed far - fetched . 4 yet , the live bacteria and synthetic tampon energetically interacted and were co - factors in producing illness . as jain points out , design flaws may materialize as visible requiring compensation or remain invisible and go unrecognized . it is exactly the invisibility of a reactive gendered technology in the form of a tampon and injury manifesting in women’s bodies identified as toxic shock syndrome that contributed to this health crisis .
by the turn of the century , toxic ranch ' s first great era was winding down . sassenberger remembers that
vinyl sales were dropping off—cds were dominating the market and the music itself was not quite as exciting in the underground . there were a lot of cookie - cutter ska bands and nofx - wannabe bands . it wasn ' t as fun .
but all of those things are more important to us , the community , for sassenberger and towns really did change , shape , and alter the course of many of our lives . or , as a friend of mine whose life was greatly impacted by toxic ranch put it ,
tucson could really benefit from having more people like bill sassenberger around .
jesus chrysler played toxic ranch on saturday , dec . 14 , with texas trash and the trainwrecks and the pork torta . sassenberger and towns were visibly moved at the event .
there ' s some sentimentality there , but this is ridiculous . that really makes me feel proud of my accomplishments and what i ' ve done ,
he said before the performance .
strike force entertainment has now teamed up with cherry red records to bring you the very best in specialist dvd titles . with historical documentaries on everything from the first world war to swingin’ sixties rock n roll plus a whole lot of cult & classic feature films . to receive more information , get exclusive film clips and hear about special offers please sign up to the strike force entertainment mailing list at : news @ urltoken
the cherry pop label is dedicated to interesting poptastic catalogue releases from records that originally came out in the 1980’s & 90’s . cherry pop got off to a flying start with releases from latoya jackson , sheena easton and haysi fantayzee . this really is a label driven by fans requests so please do let us know of any releases you would like to see out on this imprint . please contact ideas @ urltoken with your ideas .
pressure drop is the ska and early reggae imprint of cherry red records . initially releasing the extensive and essential works of the godfather of ska , laurel aitken , the label’s aim is to feature a wide variety of artists , from jamaican originators to british - based acts who were at the forefront of the ska revival in the late seventies and early eighties . pressure drop is curated by reggae & ska expert laurence cane - honeysett .
so here we are – meet this three - piece from hannover . you know probably all of them from a ton of former bands , like perth express , glasses , problem is you , the pyre… anyways : caffeine are nothing like these , caffeine are a good flip through your favourite postmetal records . apocalyptic , monumental , devastating… think of coliseum meet doomriders meet old mastodon meet neurosis . very intense and „groovy“ stuff , highly technical but not too complicated
cherry red records prides itself on having the largest ( known ) selection of football related cds and downloads in the world . this has proved to be a very popular and successful series . we are now up to over 50 releases and we keep finding more and more clubs who are happy for us to build a release around them . if we haven’t released a cd by your club yet and you want to help , then let’s hear from you !
although there has been few human related illness from ingestion of toxins from shellfish in the uk , there remains a threat that this risk will increase over time . the potential future change in species composition due to climate change , could bring new toxic species into the surrounding uk waters . unless these potential toxic marine species are monitored in their distribution and frequency , these new species could go unnoticed by the current monitoring system . if that is the case there could be several more human related incidents within the uk , whether it is medical related or indirect , via the closure of aquaculture sites . in contrast , in the usa , estimates of the economic impact of habs are averaged at $ 75 million / year over the period 1987 - 2000 , which includes impacts from public health , commercial fishing , recreation and tourism , and monitoring and management costs [
the health crisis of tampon - related tss is inextricably linked to research and development practices at proctor & gamble , the science of epidemiology , the legal categorization of tampons as medical devices , and feminist notions of the right to a safe and hygienic menstrual period . in addition , the relationship of tss to tampons reveals an important triad of a woman’s body to bacteria to technology to consider when designing and developing new biotechnologies . this case demonstrates the importance of understanding the relationship of technologies to constituent bacterial communities in women’s bodies and thinking beyond a causal model to a reactive model . the complicated and reactive relationship of the rely tampon to emergent disease , corporate interests , public health , and injury law reveals the dangers of naturalizing technologies . with growing reliance upon artificial joints and implanted medical devices , the study and framework of biologically incompatible technologies , as read through toxic shock syndrome and tampons , offers a means to re - evaluate safety and injury in relation to all of our bodily ecologies .
in the absence of a suitable epidemiological surveillance system , the routine fisheries testing regimes remain the key indicator of any potential change in exposure of the human population . from this routine testing we have already seen an increase in abundance of pseudo - nitzschia in the last 5 years with the species now being present in over 50 % of the water samples . in addition , predicted warmer waters in the uk could suit several species with southern biogeographical affinities enabling them to occupy the coastal regions of the uk , but which are not yet considered to be detrimental . to ensure the uk monitoring systems are up to date with the increasing number of new toxic species and the changing seasonal and geographic distribution patterns , research into the environmental conditions that lead to bloom development and toxin production would help predict bloom event . long term time series of toxic marine microalgae need to be monitored to assess and determine if species are indeed spreading in their geographical location or increasing in frequency .
brought to you “by collectors for collectors” , rpm records was founded by brand owner and label manager mark stratford in 1991 . rpm specialises in 1960’s - 1980’s uk and us reissues and bespoke compilations . many iconic releases have been created from ‘the teenage opera’ to joe meek’s ‘ i hear a new world’ to the aerovons to mod defining ‘looking…’ box sets . offshoot series include rpm international for 60’s / 70’s recordings from outside the uk and us / frenzy – focusing on new zealand and australia / shout – a heritage of classic soul and r’n’b .
there were a lot of people who ' d come up from sierra vista , nogales—all parts of southern arizona looked to our place as a unique place to buy and sell their own music and buy stuff they couldn ' t get elsewhere ,
he says . and that was the moment when toxic ranch ceased to be just a record store and became the center of the local underground rock music community . kids would come in and find a record or a book that altered their lives ; bands would get started from conversations between customers .
] . the important step here is the anonymous linkage of hospital events to a very wide set of health information to the individual , including demographics , mortality statistics , gp records and laboratory tests . this potentially allows a very detailed assessment of the hospital event , and confirmation of its cause and longer term effects . in brief , a split - file approach is used to ensure anonymisation . the datasets are prepared by health solutions wales and separated into , clinical and demographic data . an anonymous system linking field ( alf ) is assigned to ensure that the data can be re - connected later at the analysis stage [
caruso ' s really made me make a decision : i gotta do something . we gotta get out and i gotta figure out what i want to do with the rest of my life with regards to the store .
there ' s no trace of anger or negativity in sassenberger ' s voice when he talks about the end of his store as a physical entity . when he announced that toxic ranch would be closing at the end of the year , he decided to have weekly in - store live shows for the remainder of the year .
toxic shock - like syndrome ( tsls ) caused by streptococcus pyogenes exotoxin was first reported in 1983 ( 39 ) . numerous cases of tsls have been reported since stevens et al . ( 34 ) first described a 1989 outbreak of life - threatening streptococcal tsls in 20 young individuals in the rocky mountains . the working group on severe streptococcal infections created criteria in 1993 to define group a streptococcal ( gas ) tsls ( 3 ) . the streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxins ( spes ) produced by gas cause fever , erythematous skin rashes , and various immunopathological and cytotoxic effects . the spes range in size from 20 to 40 kda for the cloned toxin gene products ( 5 , 11 , 28 ) . the genes for three types of spes have been cloned and sequenced ( 31 , 33 ) . all are superantigens that bind to human and mouse major histocompatibility complex ( mhc ) proteins ( 7 , 15 , 24 ) . the spe type a ( spea ) , spec , and several variants of the streptococcal mitogenic exotoxin z are members of a superantigen family . five additional superantigens ( types g , h , j , k , and i ) have been identified based on sequence homology ( 24 , 28 ) .
ebbs and flows seem built into the life of a place like toxic ranch , even though its owners ( it’s co - owned by julianna towns , sassenberger’s wife ) have infused it with personality . rock and political t - shirts fight for space on the walls – everything from johnny rotten’s mug to a “bush hates me” tee – as do misfits and rancid posters . the selection of books and magazines / zines is dense and focused , and cds for locals are right on the counter . the indie rock stock ranges from a captain beefheart vinyl reissue to the newest wolf parade , which later plays in the store .
infection , infectious mononucleosis , drug rash , or other viral infections . oropharyngeal cultures were performed on patients suspected of having gas infection based on purulent oropharyngeal exudate . cases enrolled during 1990 - 1991 season were studied retrospectively . those enrolled in subsequent years were identified prospectively by one of the authors ( b . z . ) . during the first outbreak season , physicians and nurses in the hospital were specifically trained to assess children and adults for this infection . clinical specimens were collected , medical records were reviewed , and a questionnaire was completed that included clinical diagnosis , underlying illnesses , history of sick contacts , and social activities in the prior 2 weeks . informed consent was obtained from all subjects . the science and research bureau of fudan university approved the study .
stls is a severe , multisystem illness characterized by the rapid onset of fever and hypotension and is a subset of invasive streptococcal disease . the spes ( also known as erythrogenic toxins or scarlet fever toxins ) include the serologically distinct types a , b , c , d , f , g , and h , as well as streptococcal superantigen and streptococcal mitogenic exotoxin z ( 6 , 10 , 17 ) . the spes are responsible for the fever , rash , and severe clinical manifestations of tsls . other than some members of the streptococcus milleri group , viridans streptococci , including s . mitis , are not considered to possess traditional virulence factors ( 4 ) . we identified a novel 34 - kda protein from s . mitis that was highly pyrogenic and enhanced susceptibility to lethal endotoxin shock .
these guys haven ' t been together in the same state for 20 years ,
sassenberger says .
they were on our label when things were better . they heard about the store closing and their drummer said , ' hey , bill , are you gonna have one of the old toxic bands come and send you off in style ? ' one of ( the band members ) lives in tennessee—that ' s where they ' re originally from . another one ' s in colorado , one lives in berkeley , one lives in kansas city , and they ' re all gonna come for this one - off reunion show just to play our shop . it was like , ' you gotta be kidding me . you ' re not really gonna do this . '
a 34 - kda protein precipitated from culture supernatant by 20 % ammonium sulfate was pyrogenic in rabbits . the temperature increased steadily over 4 h after injection , with a mean temperature increase of 1 . 1°c ( fig . 2 ) . fever decreased over the next 6 to 8 h and returned to normal within several days . all animals injected with the 34 - kda protein also developed diarrhea , as well as redness of the ears and mucous membranes . gross examination revealed that cardiac tissue was rigid , and histological examination showed punctate hemorrhages . at 4 days the spleens showed increased mitotic features with congestion of red pulp and proliferation of white pulp . intravenous challenge of animals previously injected with the 34 - kda protein by injecting e . coli endotoxin caused death in all animals within 16 to 29 h , confirming increased susceptibility to lethal endotoxic shock . in contrast , culture supernatant from the control s . mitis strain displayed none of these effects , and animals survived after e . coli endotoxin challenge .
within wales , 56 individual patients were identified with
toxic effects of noxious substances eaten as seafood
from 1998 - 2009 , with an age range of 5 - 94 years . the length of stay in hospital varied between 1 to 11 days , with the average stay length of 2 . 5 days ( significantly related to age ) . the majority of incidents occurred during the summer months ( june - august ) . six patients were noted to have died , with a delay of between 7 months and 9 years after their incident , suggesting that there have been no deaths in wales directly resulting from shellfish poisoning over the survey period . the population of wales is approximately 2 . 9 million , hence assuming these patterns are representative , these results imply an estimated incidence of shellfish poisoning of 100 cases per year in the uk ( of 16 per million per year ) .


funnies , inc. is an american comic book packager of the 1930s to 1940s period collectors and historians call the golden age of comic books .

founded by lloyd jacquet , it supplied the contents of early comics , including that of marvel comics # 1 ( cover-dated oct. 1939 ) , the first publication of what would become the multimedia corporation marvel comics .

funnies inc .

motion picture funnies weekly vol 1 : ( 1939 - 1939 ) ( published by first funnies , inc . )
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motion picture funnies weekly # 1 ( first funnies , inc . , 1939 ) cgc fn - 5 . 5 slightly brittle pages . . . .
motion picture funnies weekly # 1 ( first funnies , inc . , 1939 ) cgc apparent vg 4 . 0 moderate ( p ) brittle pages . . . .
new world sells marvel to the andrews group , inc . ; toy biz inc . incorporates in the
the darwin awards for the world funnies and stupidest dead . do you agree ?
motion picture funnies weekly no . 1 ( 1939 ) , art by fred schwab
principal subsidiaries : marvel comics , inc . ; fleer corporation ; toy biz , inc . ( 46 percent ) ; dubble bubble confectionery products .
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from marvel mystery comics 8 - 10 , copyright 1940 by timely publications , inc .
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) . funnies , inc . was formed from former staff of centaur who had left their old jobs with the dreams of foudning their own publishing company . lacking the finances to do this , they fell back to the option of creating stories for others to own and publish . since the existing four comic companies already had creative teams producing work for them to publish , funnies , inc needed to find someone new .
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in 1939 , with the emerging medium of comic books proving hugely popular , and the first superheroes setting the trend , goodman contracted with newly formed comic - book
packager
, funnies , inc . to supply material .
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“motion picture funnies weekly” number 1 debuted in april 1939… and was quickly shelved . however , when pulp novel publisher martin goodman wanted to expand into comics , he farmed out the content - making to funnies , inc . expanding his black and white story for a 12 - page , color format , everett’s “here is the sub - mariner ! ” ( shortened to “the sub - mariner” ) once again saw print , in “marvel comics” number 1 ( oct . 1939 ) .
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for my
real life funnies
comic strips , i wandered the streets of new york city in search of life on the wing — telling people’s stories in their own words , sketching them in their natural habitats .
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bill everett ' s hurricane was taken from the hardback reprint volume of marvel comics 1 . copyright 1990 by marvel entertainment group , inc . i do not know the original source although it may have actually been marvel comics 1 .
the original cover rough by everett survived in the files of funnies , inc . , along with the aforementioned copies of motion picture funnies weekly , various cover proofs and other souvenirs of those early days . we were able to obtain a copy of that rough , from which dean motter constructed a finished cover for this volume of the index . a reproduction of the original piece appears in full color on the back cover . the result of motter ' s efforts is a cover strikingly different from the others in the series which we have featured to date , one which accurately captures the feel of those vintage timely comics . motter often had occasion to comment on the strangeness of the experience of working from art nearly forty years old by an artist no longer living .
behind the scenes - hey ! that’s not funny ! martin goodman decided to try and do comic books without the use of funnies inc . he got their top creators to work directly for him and also hired others like joe simon and jack kirby . lloyd jacquet said martin eventually made his pipsqueak cousin in law the editor and cut his shop out . jacquet became very bitter towards martin goodman as a result . oh , and as for the pipsqueaks name ? stanley lieber , better known as stan lee .
similarly , when superman leapt into the american consciousness in a single bound in 1938 , opportunists leapt on the craze , including movie theaters , looking to attract young customers with comic book giveaways . everett was working for funnies , inc . at the time , which was packaging such a project . at 22 years of age , the artist and writer – resigned to toiling in the little respected comic book industry after his cockiness cost him lucrative newspaper and magazine work – was tasked with creating an 8 - page “super - hero” story .
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while i was studying , i worked in a large advertising agency , but i wasn ' t satisfied . i wanted to do newspaper work , so i landed a job on the new york herald tribune , after doing a turn on the art staff of the boston traveller . later i was the art director of a national magazine , but there my flare for cartooning was somewhat stifled , so i free lanced around until i broke into this field , as the art editor of funnies , inc . , the outfit that creates the features that appear in marvel comics .
the most valuable marvel title is also the third most valuable comic book in the world , behind the first appearance of superman in action comics # 1 and the first appearance of batman in detective comics # 27 . as a direct result of those characters’ success , in october of 1939 , goodman put out 80 , 000 copies of his , and timely comics’ , first comic effort , which was filled with content purchased from funnies , inc . marvel comics # 1 was an instant hit , selling out its initial printing and meriting a second printing of 800 , 000 copies , which also sold out .
that initial comic , cover - dated october 1939 , quickly sold out 80 , 000 copies , prompting goodman to produce a second printing , cover - dated november 1939 and identical except for a black bar in the inside - front - cover indicia over the october date , and the november date added at the end . that sold approximately 800 , 000 copies . [ 1 ] with a hit on his hands , goodman began assembling an in - house staff , hiring funnies , inc . writer - artist joe simon as editor . simon brought along his collaborator , artist jack kirby , followed by artist syd shores .
public company incorporated : 1939 as timely publications ; 1988 as toy biz inc . employees : 630 sales : $ 390 . 5 million ( 2005 ) stock exchanges : new york ticker symbol : mvl naic : 53311 lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets ( except copyrighted works ) ; 51113 book publishers
founding fathers funnies originally appeared as short stories in the back of bagge ' s apocalypse nerd . those shorts have all been collected here in this 86 page collection along with some new stories and bagge ' s notes on these figures . this is a brisk little collection as that 86 pages also includes 5 pages of the aforementioned notes .
americas founding fathers were brilliant , brave , forward thinking . . . and ridiculous , at least in the eyes of cartoonist and history buff peter bagge ! collecting all founding fathers funnies cartoons from apocalypse nerd and dark horse presents , this volume also delivers several brand - new stories and helpful biographical information on the colorful revolutionaries bagge respectfully skewers !
in 1994 , marvel acquired the comic book distributor heroes world to use as its own exclusive distributor . as the industry’s other major publishers made exclusive distribution deals with other companies , the ripple effect resulted in the survival of only one other major distributor in north america , diamond comic distributors inc . .
puzzle fun
is very similar to
uncle joe ' s funnies
, which was published by centaur in 1938 . it ' s a collection of cartoons ( many by paul gustavson ) , riddles , crosswords , and various puzzles . it also has the same strange dimensions , being midway between a digest and comic book in size .
motion picture funnies weekly # 1 ( first funnies , inc . , 1939 ) cgc fn - 5 . 5 slightly brittle pages . this historical rarity is noted as the first published appearance of bill everett ' s sub - mariner feature . the first eight pages of the story were presented , with a
to be continued
caption in a box found on the last page ; when the story was featured again a few months later in marvel comics # 1 , that box was left blank , and the story continued for four more pages . designed as a theater giveaway , it never received wide distribution , and was thought to be used only under test circumstances . only a few copies of this book have surfaced over the years , with only six currently listed by cgc ; this is one of only four unrestored copies on that list . overstreet 2008 fn 6 . 0 value = $ 11 , 000 . cgc census 1 / 09 : 1 in 5 . 5 , 2 higher .
lloyd jacquet was an editor for wheeler - nicholson’s national allied publications and later centaur publications . in 1939 he resigned from the company and with jack binder started comic
shop
with a crew of artists that worked for centaur . they called this shop funnies inc . among the artists were art director bill everett , carl burgos , paul gustavson , tom dixon , raymond gill , al anders , and ben thompson . the
shop
made comics like a factory made cars . artists took turns doing layouts , pencils on the main figures , pencils on secondary figures , inks on the main figures , inks on secondary figures , then they would be lettered with the script .
centaur lasted from 1938 until 1940 , with the flagship titles being amazing man , amazing mystery funnies , and funny pages . however , the indicia of amf 1 ( 8 / 38 ) lists
centaur publications , inc
as the publisher , and the indicia of a - man ( 9 / 39 ) lists
comic corporation of america
as the publisher . ( for reference sake , funny pages switched from ultem to centaur pubs with v2 n6 in 3 / 38 ) . the arrow was the only centaur title to last beyond the demise of centaur and with issue 3 the publisher switched from centaur to cca ( which , incidentally , may explain why # 3 is scarcer ) .
that’s because this graphic narrative of our country’s birth , titled
taxes , the tea party , and those revolting rebels : a history in comics of the american revolution
, is illustrated by stan mack . and stan is one of the founding fathers of contemporary cartoon reportage , having created stan mack ' s real life funnies for the village voice back in the mid - 1970s .
i have a very special offer for my dummie funnies fans . it is a product i have been using myself and fully endorse : the amazing helicopter kite . this helicopter kite flies like a helicopter . you can make it go hundreds of feet into the air or hover it just a couple of feet off the ground . the propellor rotation is done entirely by windpower . please check out the video of the incredible helicopter kite . not only was the helicopter kite aerodynamically designed but it is also made in the usa ! the helicopter kites have a lifetime warranty so all defective or broken parts will be replaced . your purchase of the helicopter kite will not only provide you with lots of fun this summer but it will also help keep the dummie funnies going . so take a look at the video and be amazed !
toy designer avi arad was yet another element of toy biz ' s success . over the course of his 20 - year career , arad had a hand in the creation of over 160 toys for such major manufacturers as mattel inc . , hasbro , inc . , tyco toys , inc . , nintendo , and sega . upon joining toy biz on a part - time basis in 1993 , arad received a 10 percent stake in the company in addition to his salary . his 22 - person product development staff accounted for about 20 percent of toy biz ' s total employment . as executive producer of animated television programs for marvel and the creator of toys for toy biz , he personally represented the intersection of marvel and toy biz ' s interests . arad could , for example , coordinate the launch of characters on television screens and toy store shelves . he specialized in action figures and earned a reputation for combining materials in unique ways . arad ' s creativity wasn ' t limited to cartoons and action figures ; his resume included baby bubbles and roller blade baby .
with over 5 , 000 proprietary characters in its arsenal , marvel entertainment , inc . , is one of the world ' s leading character - based entertainment companies . marvel is involved in the creation of feature films , dvd / home videos , video games , and television shows . its characters are also licensed for use in apparel , toys , collectibles , and snack foods . in addition , marvel ' s comic book operations command nearly 50 percent of the comic book market . falling sales and profits forced marvel to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 1996 . toy biz inc . acquired the company in 1998 and adopted the marvel enterprises name . the company ' s name was changed to marvel entertainment in 2005 .
still , history isn’t the same as real life on the streets of new york , which gets up in your face and hassles you . it sits in 2 - d on the page . but it was once real life , as raw , gutsy , and goofy as any of my
real life funnies .
it’s just been freeze - dried . i found i could add water and stir vigorously and it came to life .
marvel comics is an american comic book line published by marvel entertainment , inc . affectionately called the house of ideas by the fan press , marvel’s best - known comics titles include fantastic four , the amazing spider - man , the incredible hulk , iron man , daredevil , thor , captain america , and x - men . most of marvel’s fictional characters reside in the marvel universe .
the book featured a two - page auto racing story called burning rubber , and stories about ka - zar the great , and the masked raider . but more importantly , the title featured the first appearance of carl burgos’ android superhero , human torch , and paul gustavson ' s detective who dressed like a superhero , the angel . the book also expanded by four pages the original eight - page sub - mariner story introduced in motion picture funnies weekly .
if you can ' t get into the show , i ' m glad to report picking up a hamilton feeling from founding father funnies by peter bagge , a $ 15 collection released last week by dark horse comics . a beloved veteran indie cartoonist , bagge is mostly known for illustrating the sex lives of teenagers — so the founders who were reliable with the ladies ( burr , franklin , hamilton , jefferson ) aren ' t too much of a stretch .
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in december 1997 , bankruptcy courts appointed a trustee to oversee marvel . icahn was unsuccessful in his attempts to restructure the company and eventually agreed to a reorganization plan in which marvel would be acquired by toy biz . icahn received stock in the new company as well as a $ 3 . 5 million cash payment . marvel emerged from bankruptcy in october 1998 and toy biz changed its name to marvel enterprises inc .
toy biz entered what was expected to be the toy industry ' s second - fastest growing segment , electronic learning aids ( ela ) , in 1996 . the toy company signed a licensing agreement with apple computer that year to produce a line of electronic and soft toys with the apple name and logo . toy biz hoped to benefit from apple ' s strong presence in educational computers , and apple hoped that an association with play would cement its position in the hearts and minds of young consumers and future computer buyers . in addition , toy biz augmented its position in the industry through the 1995 acquisition of two toy companies , spectra star , inc . and quest aerospace education , inc . spectra star specialized in kites and yo - yos , while quest made small model rockets . toy biz expected acquisitions such as these to fuel continued growth in the late 1990s .
in september 1992 , marvel purchased the fleer corporation , a trading card company , for $ 265 million . in the spring of 1993 , marvel also invested $ 7 million to buy 46 percent of toy biz , inc . , a new york - based toy manufacturer . the company then hired a top toy designer to make successful action hero toys out of familiar marvel figures . these characters demonstrated booming popularity in the early 1990s .
in september , 1992 , marvel purchased the fleer corporation , a trading card company , for $ 265 million . in the spring of 1993 , marvel also invested $ 7 million to buy 46 percent of toy biz , inc . , a new york - based toy manufacturer . the company then hired a top toy designer to make successful action hero toys out of familiar marvel figures . these characters demonstrated booming popularity in the early 1990s .
his first effort , marvel comics # 1 ( oct . 1939 ) , featured the first appearances of writer - artist carl burgos ' superhero , the human torch , and paul gustavson ' s costumed detective the angel . as well , it contained the first generally available appearance of bill everett ' s mutant / anti - hero namor the sub - mariner , created for the unpublished movie - theater giveaway comic , motion picture funnies weekly earlier that year , with the eight - page original story now expanded by four pages .
famous faces & funnies got our unique name as we used to deal in autographs as well as comic books in our first two years . after a while , the comics overpowered the autographs , but we still kept our odd name . fff was a growing business that quickly grew into a separate store on aurora road in a short time . soon after , we outgrew that small shop after we acquired the subscription service and customer base from former rival stargate comics and bought out twin distribution . we ' ve since bought out several other stores and have amassed a giant back issue collection .
i am a 30 , 000 year old reincarnated being who materializes once every 5000 years in a las vegas hotel suite . my greatest goal in my eternal life is to spend 6 months on a small tropical island with mary matalin doing nothing but pitching a dummie funnies book ( with cd - rom insert ) deal with her . if you happen to be mary matalin , please contact me at : pjcomix @ urltoken . if you are anybody else , you can contact me there too . remember , if you are a book publisher , please feel free to embarrass me with an extravagant book advance .
the american revolution has never been funnier ! america ' s founding fathers were brilliant , brave , forward - thinking . . . and ridiculous , at least in the eyes of cartoonist and history buff peter bagge !
i find myself laughing out loud whenever i read of their foibles , especially when their oversized egos clashed ,
says the author . this collection of short vignettes features some of our country ' s best - known historical figures ( along with several lesser - known players ) and includes all founding fathers funnies cartoons from apocalypse nerd and dark horse presents . this hardcover also features several brand new stories and additional biographical information !
trained as an accountant , ahern had previously worked to bring toymaker coleco industries inc . out of bankruptcy . ahern ' s bottom - line focus was reflected in toy biz ' s low overhead . the company owned no real property , instead leasing a modest headquarters in new york city and an arizona warehouse . it also limited costs by outsourcing most manufacturing to china and concentrating most of its sales efforts on mass merchandisers . this low overhead structure gave toy biz a remarkably low employee - to - sales ratio , generating nearly $ 2 million in annual revenues for each employee in the mid - 1990s .
this success attracted the attention of members of the financial industry . in 1986 , marvel was sold to new world pictures , a movie company that wanted the publisher ' s stable of characters and animation studio , for $ 46 million . this move touched off a series of corporate transformations for the company . in november , 1988 , new world announced that a series of losses had caused it to sell marvel to the andrews group , inc . , for $ 82 . 5 million . the andrews group was a subsidiary of a holding company called the mcandrews & forbes group , which was owned largely by investor ronald perelman .
the marvel entertainment group , inc . , is the largest american publisher of comic books . the company got its start during the depression and grew rapidly during the 1930s and 1940s when comic books were in their heyday . its industry suffered a setback in the 1950s , but grew stronger in the 1960s as a new crop of popular characters appealed to the children of the baby boom . after another slump in the 1970s , marvel rebounded in the 1980s , growing even larger and more popular . the company began to diversify in the 1990s , as it sought to reap full value from its stable of enduring and beloved superheroes through licensing arrangements and other media outlets .
the american revolution has never been funnier ! america ' s founding fathers were brilliant , brave , forward - thinking . . . and ridiculous , at least in the eyes of cartoonist and history buff peter bagge !
i find myself laughing out loud whenever i read of their foibles , especially when their oversized egos clashed ,
says the author . this collection of short vignettes features some of our country ' s best - known historical figures ( along with several lesser - known players ) and includes all founding fathers funnies cartoons from apocalypse nerd and dark horse presents . this hardcover also features several brand new stories and additional biographical information !
i can count on one hand the number of comic artists whose work is as strong . . . maybe on two or three fingers .
- robert crumb
peter bagge is one of the best comic storytellers ever .
- vice
peter bagge remains one of those premiere old - school 80s / 90s alt - cartoonists who built their careers one corrosively funny page at a time .
- the a . v . club
the history of toy biz can be traced to chantex inc . , a canadian company created in the late 19th century . sol zuckerman , the founder ' s grandson , inherited the business in 1961 , when it was earning $ 160 , 000 in sales . the restless 21 - year - old maintained the family firm as a core interest , bringing its sales to nearly $ 4 . 5 million by 1980 . in the meantime , he devoted more of his concentration to the acquisition and operation of several montreal nightclubs and toyed with the idea of running for public office . zuckerman ' s tony discotheques were frequented by celebrities , and he earned a reputation as a fast - talking , fast - moving wheeler - dealer . zuckerman beat a hasty retreat from the disco scene in 1980 , however , after witnessing the assassination of a colleague by letter bomb . in the 1980s , he revisited the infants ' and children ' s goods business that had bored him in years past .
the combination of strict cost controls , an advantageous licensing agreement , and top talent helped toy biz achieve the industry ' s fattest profit margins . its 24 percent margin topped giant mattel ' s profit ratio by over one - fifth in 1995 . furthermore , the toy biz / marvel confederation opened the door to a myriad of other synergistic business opportunities . marvel entertainment was just one segment of ronald o . perelman ' s diverse empire , a group that had been launched in 1978 with a $ 1 . 9 million bank loan and had by the early 1990s grown to include revlon inc . , coleman worldwide corporation , consolidated cigar corporation , new world communications group , and first nationwide bank , among others . perelman , who was appointed board chairman of toy biz in 1995 , sought to expand cooperation among his business interests . toy biz soon held licenses of a more typical short - term nature for other brands in the perelman family . the toy company designed and distributed revlon fashion dolls and coleman toy camping equipment , for example .
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the deep six project is dedicated to the memory of bill everett , 1917 - 1973 . may the ancient mariner watch over you now and for all time .
it was raining pretty hard when we reached bill everett ' s apartment - studio , a dramatic background for the story we hoped to get .
come on in ,
bill said beaming .
i was hoping someone would drop in on me tonight .
true to style , he made us feel right at home .
we ' ve come to ask you to tell us something about yourself , and how you started to write about the sub - mariner . do you mind ?
well ,
bill said ,
i was born in newton , massachusetts , and i ' m still young enough to be in that first draft - if and when . when i was very young my folks went out to arizona . we stayed there until after i finished high school
but , my folks decided to go back to massachusetts , and i decided to go back to school . i went to the vesper george art school where i made up my mind that i would make art a career .
that ' s another story . you see , when we returned to the east coast , i found just as much adventure as i did in the west . what i mean is , i got myself a job on a seagoing tramp that went from maine to florida .
on one run , when we were still a day out of florida , one of those native floridian hurricanes hit us broadsides . it shook that old tub like it was a toy . i happened to be at the wheel and the full force of the storm spun it like a top . one of the bigger men took over for the minute , for there was another job that had to be done . the wireless antenna had been blown down and it meant a climb up the slippery rope stays to the top of the mast . i was elected .
i climbed into my oilskins and started up . the wind cut my face and hands , and i had all i could do to hold on . the rigging was wet and slippery . my job was to carry that loose wire up and tie it back to the mast . well , i finally reached the top and stood upright in the crosstrees . the wind lashed my oils and they cracked like thunder . suddenly , after i had done my job , i felt myself being swept off my perch into thin air !
i grabbed , and luckily caught the end of a rope . i swung there , half dazed for a moment , only to realize that my hand was slowly slipping off the wet hemp . below i could see the washed deck glaring up at me . the cold wind had numbed my spirit , and a strange feeling came over me . i felt i was not alone .
something seemed to take hold of me and lift me bodily , back onto the crosstrees . i lay there for a moment , and when i finally got a grip on myself , i looked up to see who , or what , had helped me .
we couldn ' t help but notice the sincere look in bill ' s eyes as he spoke .
whew , that was a corker , bill . but where does the sub - mariner come in ?
he smiled that slow smile of his and said ,
who knows ? to me it was he who helped me that night .
for the duration of that trip i was constantly reminded of coleridge ' s ancient mariner , the poem that tells about the supernatural powers of the sea . i suppose that had some bearing on my title , sub - mariner .
to me , i owe my life to that something - whether wind , a strong subconscious motion , or a supernatural being . but i shall always think of it as my friend . . . the sub - mariner .
authors note : this biography , a form of fan fiction , will appear in chapters assuming i ever get them completed . i intend to stay as true to the history ( and retcon history ) of the character as possible but a little creative license will i ' m sure find it ' s way in . chapters 1 & 2 , entitled a cold slap in the face and guns in the distance , are currently in re - development and are taking longer than i had initially intended . it is my hope that i ' ll be able to get them scraped out of my head and spooned onto a page before too long but i certainly make no guarantees . it has always been my intention to write something that is true to all of the sub - mariner ' s history , a task that is proving to be quite challenging especially now that my original ideas , and the first two chapters mentioned above , need some rethinking to incorporate the storylines from the more recent series into the mix . i have some definite ideas on how to proceed with the updated sections and hope to have them ready soon . be patient . i certainly have not forgotten ! jc
namor ' s mother , princess fen of the royal house of atlantis , meets his father , leonard mckenzie , the captain of an american scientific expedition to the south pole [ 2 ] .
namor learns he can survive indefinitely above water unlike the rest of his undersea sub - mariner kin . this strengthens his pride in himself and helps him feel closer to his father and his father ' s people , the americans . [ 6 ] .
namor learns just how exceptional his strength is when his mother , princess fen , is trapped by a fallen boom on an undersea shipwreck and it is up to namor to save her . this incident , caused by byrrah , stepson of the atlantean emperor as part of an ongoing one - upsmanship with namor , foreshadows much of the rivalry between the two . [ 7 ] .
the wings on namor ' s ankles manifest for the first time saving him from a catastrophic fall from an ice cliff . [ 8 ] .
namor ' s mother , princess fen , introduces him to his cousin namora whom he hasn ' t seen since they were babies . at first he dismisses her as
just a girl
but is forced to eat his words in humility when she rescuses him from where he ' d become trapped in the torpedo tube of a sunken submarine . [ 10 ] . chronologically ( in the real time of our universe ) this is not the first appearance of namora ( which was in marvel mystery comics 82 ) but this telling ( by bill everett in sub - mariner comics 39 ) occurs earlier in namor ' s life . see the 1947 timeline entry for further details and the
index detail
below for more information .
during an expedition to admiral byrd ' s abandoned settlement at little america on the antarctic ice shelf namor , namora and byrrah come face to face with fire for the first time when namora knocks over a metal container of kerosene which ignites during the fall because of a metal on metal spark . namor is forced to confront the flames in his attempt to rescue namora , who is trapped inside a building by the fire , and learns that when his body is wet he is mostly impervious to fire damage . [ 11 ] .
namor is attacked in flight by a nazi aircraft while showing off in front of his friends . knowing nothing of airplanes he vows that
no mere bird is going to sting me !
and after ripping the bombs ( which he thinks are eggs ) from the wings of the plane he tries to force it down by damaging the tail . he is a little too successful in his attempt and is trapped by the vortex downdraft and crashes into the sea . the impact and the concussion of the planes impact and explosion knocks namor unconscious . he awakens in the arms of his mother to learn he is a hero for his actions . [ 12 ] .
namor , as a teenager , learns the story of his parents meeting and is told by his mother that because of his remarkable abilities it is his duty to lead the atlanteans into battle against the surface world . [ 3 ] .
namor discovers ( and inadvertently kills ) two deep - sea divers searching a sunken ship for salvage . he brings their corpses to the antarctic , and this is hailed as his first act as the avenging son against the surface people . [ 3 ] .
namor meets his young cousin dorma and allows her to accompany him in his first foray against the surface men , an attack on a coastal lighthouse .
namor meets police woman betty dean during a failed search and strike mission to new york city . [ 4 ] . a few months later he returns to avenge his failure but is stopped by the human torch in their first encounter . [ 5 ] .
namor ( the sub - mariner ) , the human torch and steve rogers ( captain america ) team up along with toro , ( the torch ' s sidekick ) and bucky barnes ( captain america ' s sidekick ) to form the invaders . the adventures of the invaders were not told until much later by roy thomas in the 1970 ' s . the official reason for this is listed as . . .
secrecy , plus the fact that most invaders missions took place overseas . . .
i . e .
only now can these stories be told .
[ 3 ] .
namor decides to visit one of the undersea pacific kingdoms of his people but finds the castle has been attacked , the people killed and the treasure of pearls looted . as he moves among the dead he finds a lone survivor , a young woman named aquaria nautica neptunia , who ( once she recovers ) asks to aid namor in avenging the death of their people and her father their king . after proving to namor that she is as swift a swimmer as he is , he agrees and aquaria says that since they are going to be partners he might as well call her namora . [ 9 ] . chronologically ( in the real time of our universe ) this is the first appearance of namora ( in marvel mystery comics 82 ) and it is told as if it were the first meeting between the two characters . however , this is in direct contradiction to a later telling of their first meeting ( by bill everett in sub - mariner comics 39 ) in which namora is introduced to namor at a much earlier age by his mother , princess fen , as his cousin that he hasn ' t seen since they were babies . [ 10 ] .
i met your father in the year 1920 , when a great ship , the oracle , came from america on a scientific expedition . your father , commander leonard mckenzie , was the captain , and they made their base on an ice - floe directly above our city . during the weeks that followed , we were tormented with bombardments of high explosives - our castles were demolished - our husbands , wives and even children , were killed in droves . the white earth - men were blasting us out of existence with there infernal ' scientific investigations ' . soon many more ships arrived , and finally , in desperation , our elders commanded an army be formed , and i , as most nearly resembling the female of the white race , was invested as a spy . and so it was , that on that very same night , i was found hunched and shivering in a ship ' s hold , just aft of the main mast . not realizing what i was or why i was there , and thinking me one of their own race , they hurried me to the commander who , good man that he was , decided i was insufficiently clad for that climate . after giving me heavy clothes , in which i nearly suffocated , they fed me some of there food . what it was i don ' t know but it made me violently ill . the commander took pity on me and although i could not understand his language tried to comfort me with words . within a very short time we became fast friends and i began to learn their strange tounge . they could never understand though how i could swim in the extremely cold water . of course i had to for we sub - mariner ' s can not live out of water for longer than five hours at a stretch , and many of us can not live even that long . well as time went on , the commander and i fell in love and were married by their own ritual . and all the while i was giving secret information back to our people .
from marvel comics index , volume 1 number 7b , copyright 1978 by marvel comics group .
this issue contains a detailed five page history of the marvel universe as it relates to the race of sub - mariner ' s and the birth of namor mckenzie .
note : this was written in 1978 and is reproduced here without modification or updating .
prince namor i of atlantis , emperor of the deep , lord of the seven seas and supreme commander of the undersea legions , is far and away marvel ' s most durable character . he is the only marvel character to have an unbroken publishing history extending back to ( and actually before ) marvel ' s first comic book , and only one of two ( captain america is the other ) golden age marvel characters to have survived into the present era . thus it is very appropriate to discuss at some length the origins of sub - mariner as a published character as well as his origins in the fictional reality of the marvel universe .
evidently only a portion of the print run was bound at first , perhaps to be distributed to a small number of key outlets to test sales . once the sales figures were in ( and they must have been good , or at least , promising ) , the remainder of the print run was re - dated november 1939 ( by overprinting both outside and inside front covers ) , bound and sent to the newsstands . by far the larger number of surviving copies are november issues .
goodman ' s faith in the angel as a cover attraction over the sub - mariner turned out to have been slightly misplaced . when the last timely comic folded , in 1955 , it was sub - mariner who held the record for largest number of published stories , in a dozen different titles , beating both captain america and the human torch by a hair . and that last timely comic was the 42nd and last issue of sub - mariner comics . angel , on the other hand , never even managed to support his own title , though he did have a respectable run in the pages of marvel mystery comics .
the first issue of sub - mariner ' s own comic appeared dated spring 1941 , about half a year after the human torch was given his own title , and about the same time that timely brought out captain america . coincidentally , 40 pages of sub - mariner stories were backed by 20 pages of the angel in each of the early issues of sub - mariner comics ; later , as the books diminished in size , angel was replaced by the human torch , the young allies , the blonde phantom and captain america . issue # 32 , dated june 1949 , was the last to carry sub - mariner , or any superheroes . issue # 33 , august 1949 , was re - titled best love - which must have shocked some subscribers . best love lasted only until issue # 36 , april 1950 .
when marvel revived some of its golden age heroes in the middle 1950s , sub - mariner ' s own title was reinstated , and many of the stories were drawn by his originator bill everett . ten more issues - far more than any of the other revived titles - of sub - mariner comics were published , beginning where it left off at # 33 , april 1954 , and running through # 42 , october 1955 . thereafter , sub - mariner did not appear in any comics until the fantastic four # 4 , may 1962 ; that event marked his debut in the modern marvel universe . all 42 issues of sub - mariner comics are featured in our golden age sub - mariner cover gallery , the first time all the issues have been gathered together for publication in one display .
besides his own 42 issues , sub - mariner stories were told in the first 91 issues of marvel mystery comics , backed up the human torch in human torch comics # 1 - 33 , 36 - 38 , appeared in all the issues of all winners comics ( # 1 - 19 , 21 and second series # 1 ) , in all select comics # 1 - 5 , 10 and its successor blonde phantom comics # 13 - 15 , 17 - 22 , in daring comics # 9 - 12 , captain america comics # 20 , 68 and 70 , young men # 24 - 28 , men ' s adventures # 27 , 28 , namora comics # 1 - 3 and kid komics # 4 , for a total of 292 golden age stories ( as counted by mike nolan in his handy timely comic index , now long out of print ) .
a very strange juvenile incarnation of sub - mariner , named subbie , origin unknown , was featured in two stories in kid komics # 1 and 2 . subbie was a kid with all the powers of the adult sub - mariner ( sans the ability to fly ) , whose stories hint of a connection with namor , which is never explained . he piloted a junior pt boat and generally raised hell with the nazis in both episodes , one of timely ' s forgotten short run heroes .
sub - mariner ' s origin has been told several times : twice in the golden age ( in marvel comics # 1 and sub - mariner comics # 32 ) , once in the 1950s ( in sub - mariner comics # 33 ) and several times in modern marvel comics . in addition , we have a wealth of information available about his childhood , due mainly to a series of young sub - mariner stories in his 1950s issues . some of the stories contradict one another , but many add details , which enrich the overall picture . the fact remains that no definitive version of namor ' s origin , told as a single , coherent narrative , exists . the account we give below represents a synthesis of the various bits and pieces we have been given to date . namor ' s origin , including the beginnings of the undersea race of sub - mariners and extending through modern times , is a stunning example of the sweep and grandeur of the marvel universe at its most intricate .
the center of serpent power was located on the former continent of lemuria , while the center of human civilization was in attilan , a name which was later corrupted to atlantis . there were thousands of wars between the two ancient super - powers , both scientific and mystic , which resulted in vast upheavals of the earth ' s crust and great destruction . the last , and greatest , battle was chronicled in sub - mariner # 62 , 63 ( note : we call the golden age series of sub - mariner comics sub - mariner comics ; the modern series we call simply sub - mariner ) . its outcome was the inundation of both continents , lemuria sinking into the pacific ocean , and attilan sinking into the atlantic . this occurred 1100 years before the time of conan ( the hyborian age ) and hundreds of years after kull was king in valusia on attilan ( atlantis ) .
the atlantean cataclysm destroyed all but a vestige of the serpent race who were never very numerous in the first place . the inhabitants of attilan survived in somewhat greater numbers . much of their technology was preserved by the progenitors of the race of inhumans , who fled to the european mainland to establish the first great refuge ( of many ; see the mighty thor # 147 ) . an enclave of atlanteans sank into the bowels of the earth to become the netherworld ( currently ruled by kala and struggling with the minions of tyrannus and the mole man ; see the fantastic four # 127 , 128 ) . but the major part of the civilization : the dwellings , the libraries , the gardens and the fertile fields , all disappeared beneath the waves forever .