With a name based on elton johns rocket man and a design concept lifted from captain america, sprocket man was born to. Plus you still get your name in the thankyou section of the book along with the digital pdf copy. Government book talk has had a busy couple of weeks getting up and running, so its time to kick back, relax, and talk about one of the many unexplored corners of the world of federal publications. In one, he had a hapless cyclist dropping a bunch of books one of. Im guessing that the thing on sprocket mans arm is not an oddly drawn dessert, but a giant sprocket the piece of metal that bike pedals and chains are attached to.
Somewhere along the line, he and his comic books were picked up by the commission. Sprocket man, the consumer product safety commissions superhero for safe biking, began in 1975 as a comic book character created at. Its sprocket man, the bicycleriding, helmetwearing comic book hero who made his debut on the stanford campus in 1975. Ten smart routes to bicycle safety gives ten rules everyone should follow while riding. Scroll down to add issues to your want list and well email you when they arrive view larger picture of its cover. Comic book men is a companion television show to award winning podcast, titled tell em steve dave and the lesser known i sell comics, which is hosted on the smodcast network. Three men and a comic book is the twentyfirst episode of the simpsons second season. The bill finger excellence in comic book writing award was presented to mike friedrich and the late e. Promotional comic book published by the department of public safety 1st appearance of sprocket man in a comic book, previously in comic strips featured illustrations that taught basic cycling safety, etiquette and theft prevention.
Unable to afford it, he convinces martin and milhouse to pool their money to buy the valuable comic, only to see it destroyed by. Sprocket the comiccat issue 1 by matthew brazee kickstarter. Comic book mens popculture merchandise expert rob bruce talks about being the stashs resident authoriuty on obscure items and his own most treasured collectibles q. More 1shots a comic on bike safety, published by the u. Attention citizens now the new and improved sprocket man comic book can be downloaded in pdf format.
In this comic book, sprocket man, complete in superhero outfit, dispenses advice on bicycle safety. Now the new and improved sprocket man comic book can be. Gueststarring spiderman, daredevil, the thing, and shangchi. Sprocket man, the superman of bike safety, returns. Hes back a little more buff and riding a bike with a few more gears on posters and tshirts and in a series of comic strips to be published beginning in november in the stanford daily. Whats so new and improved about it, i hear you ask. All those involved in the creation of the comic are listed in detail in the comic book. This book has 28 pages and was uploaded by narfstar on may 2, 2012. Captain sprocket may be the superhero who had the longest continual run at mljarchie comics, tho its possible the shield, who had a surprisingly long career in the back pages of pep comics, edges him out. The sprocket man comic book would go through a couple of minor remakes over the years, but the majority of the text and most of the drawings were simply reused throughout a couple of decades.
The 1970s bike boom was a time when adults were riding bicycles in traffic in the u. Get the best deals on manthing comic book collections when you shop the largest online selection at. Even more than one got fat, the material is wellthought out and remarkably relevant even 35 years later. Comic package this is it, the one youve been waiting for. Jun 28, 2016 this pin was discovered by posterrama. In saekows drawings for the original stanford version of sprocket man, he managed to slip in some little visual jokes. Sprocket man was first published by stanford university, then acquired by the cpsc. How did you become such an expert on pop culture merchandise. Sprocket man is a comic book that teaches your child how to ride safely and provides important tips on dealing with traffic and pedestrians. Practice the survival skills youll learn from my comic, and, above all. Levitz accepted the award for bridwell on his behalf and shared a brief remembrance. Stanford university in the early 70s, the united states was in full stride of the bike boom. Sprocket man 1976 comic book cover poster posterrama.
Sprocket man, the consumer product safety commissions superhero for safe biking, began in 1975 as a comic book character created at stanford university for the california department of public safety and the nonprofit urban bikeway design collaborative. The manthing must fight its way through a guantlet of masked avengers, but can the worlds most bizarre creature stand against the might of the webslinger, the man without fear, the master of kung fu and the everlovin blueeyed idol of millions 32 pages, fc. Stanford department of public safety and the urban bikeway design collaborative. But most of the companys 40s stars, who came and went in a couple of years, arent in the running. Safety comic book quantity limit 50 if you order tangible items like helmets, armbands, or bike lights you must return signatures. Featured illustrations that taught basic cycling safety, etiquette and theft prevention. Enjoy the benefits of bicycling some of which are listed. Sprocket man comic book cover poster comic book superheroes. Sprocket man 1976 comic book stanford transportation. Many were slipping into their caged pedals and taking wobbly trips around their neighborhoods, amid automobile traffic, for the first time ever. The character was primarily depicted as a pilot for the superhero team the new warriors.
Thats mostly what i use it for because it makes my trips to the comic shop every week so much easier and it helps it. Hes back a little more buff and riding a bike with a few more gears on posters and tshirts and in a series of comic strips to be published beginning in. That eventually became the sprocket man comic book, published in 1975 by the stanford dept. In the episode, bart sees the rare first issue of radioactive man for sale at a comic book convention. Guess that would explain our heros name except nowhere does anyone in the book actually say that it is a. Sprocket amelia barnhardt is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. As a comic publisher, silver sprocket border upon being a miracle. The team used hp sprout to scan in various objects, digitally edit and sketch out their stan man iteration and present to stan for a final selection. Up to 50% off preorder, mail order comics, trade paperbacks and collectibles from dc, marvel, dark horse, image, boom. It originally aired on the fox network in the united states on may 9, 1991. I bet this project has been around forever, but its new to me. Sprocket man, the consumer product safety commissions superhero for safe biking, began in 1975 as a comic book character created at stanford university for the california department of public.
Under saekows pen, the newsletter became a comic book and sprocket man was born, inspired by the elton john song rocket man and patterned after captain america. Sprocket man comic books all regular issues are out of stock. If you use the add to want list tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes. Sprocket man came to life in 1974 through the pen of louis saekow, a stanford premed student who had no formal art training but enjoyed drawing comic book characters. Mixed lot comic book sectaurs balder thunder bunny dakota north manthing titans. In my late 20s, i started doing some work for sothebys, dealing with midcentury furniture and pottery. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
This is a very funny comic book for grownups printed in fluorescent blue and black ink on thick matte cover stock by celebrated gnartoons creator james stanton. Not much, but apparently, someone from the cpsc noticed that no one in the original version ever wore a helmet, so the artist decided to go back and pencil one in for every character. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Nor is their biggest 60s star, the fly, who ran longer than most of the companys super. She is african american and is the mother of deceased redeemers member, meteorite. Learn bike safety the hard way comic book tid bits. An antiprofessional art crew, comic and zine publisher, record label, and allaround raging dumpster fire. Comic promoting bicycle safety printed by the consumer product safety commision. He was a gentle manand the first comics fan to become a working comics professional. Consumer product safety commission created by urban bikeway design.