#OnThisDay in 1922, #SirArthurConanDoyle hosted a #seance in an attempt to convince skeptic #HarryHoudini. It didn’t go so well. #History #comics #historyComics
— Alex Robinson (@alexrobinson.bsky.social) June 18, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Alex Robinson conjures "The Mama Message"
I'm wild for the mock-up comic book cover created and posted to Bluesky by artist Alex Robinson.
To be clear, this isn't a real comic book, just an imaginary what-if. However, there was a 1979 issue of Ripley's Believe It or Not! (#89) that is similar to this. You can see that and read the real story of "The Mama Message" via the related links below.
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I wish it was a real comic. Although, I did have a little writing exercise I did for myself where Houdini got into a big fight. This is what I imagined what happened after the seance. It is a pretty emotional. I imagine it as a break up scene. If anyone wants read the script I wrote let me know! 🙃 - Abby Martin
ReplyDeleteSo you know, there was no big scene or blowup after the seance (as we see in biopics). Houdini thanked them and left. Doyle believed Houdini had been convinced. It was several weeks later that Houdini admitted he had his doubts. And their friendship continued. This isn't what ended it, again, as we see in biopics. But it put a strain on it.
DeleteAww man. It’s great for the drama though. Good to know the actual history in the back of my mind. - Abby Martin
DeleteSorry, I just love seeing Houdini absolutely losing it. It makes for an emotional scene. I’m sure you can understand from a creative writing standpoint. 🥺
DeleteIt’s good to see that the actual Houdini didn’t lose his cool and was polite about it. - Abby Martin
Totally understand. Follow your bliss! :) But, yeah, good to know the real history in case anyone asks.
DeleteThanks John! 🙃 You’re right about that one. It’s good to learn the real history just in case. I already had my friends irl and online asks me lots of questions. - Abby Martin
DeleteThat's a wild cover. Almost had me fooled. It looks so real. I think it's an accurate depiction of what happened, just not in that actual time frame.
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