Least exciting comic book action sequence ever

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Sleestack of the blog Lady, That's My Skull presents a comic book story by Frank Frollo for Funny Picture Stories #11 (Nov 1938) that's so dull and lifeless that it is fascinating.

The lion threatening one of the characters is about a half mile away, something that doesn't really inspire tension and even the captions in the word balloons are spaced out, making it appear that everyone speaks while interjecting extended pauses.


While hero Jack Strand contemplating an open gate for an unknown time prior to climbing over an uncompleted crowd barrier is amusing, the most glaring example of economical artistry or script not matching the finished product is the hilarious scene where the enraged lion leaps from the arena and rushes into the crowd of spectators. Not that you'd know it from reading the story.

Least exciting comic book action sequence ever