Fraser Sherman replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion The Silver Age Superman
""Batman Goes Broke" was looking at what would happen if Bats were penniless back in the 1940s. The FF story works though because it's Reed's bad investments that have bollixed things up and he doesn't appreciate Ben pointing that out. First-rate…"
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Jeff of Earth-J replied to The Baron's discussion Movies I Have Seen Lately
"THE GREEN SLIME (1968): Gloriously cheezy. Good special effects for the day (mostly models and miniatures), but also set design, props, costumes and even cinematography. Very well made (for the type of movie it is). I think they were going for a…"
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Jeff of Earth-J replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Star Trek: The Motion Picture Novelizations
"CHAPTER 8
Chapter eight follows the movie quite closely. Of course, all of McIntyre's chapters have a little "extra something," and in this case it is the given name of "Mr. Adventure". In the novelization, he is Lieutenant Heisenberg, perhaps…"
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Jeff of Earth-J replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion The Silver Age Superman
"SUPERMAN #148:

"The 20th Century Achilles!" (1st story) - A small time crook steals an "anti-magnetic device" which repells all metal objects, incorporates it into a lead boot, and passes himself off as a modern-day Achilles. He concocts a story of…"
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Jeff of Earth-J replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Star Trek: The Motion Picture Novelizations
"CHAPTER 7
Two pages about Sulu: "Sulu thought of his magnificent new ship, up in spacedock, waiting for him, nearly ready to fly. That was where he should be not down here Earthbound, waiting for defbriefings, waiting to testify, waiting to find out…"
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Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Supergirl (2025)
"I must say, it is nice to see Matrix return.  Even though I fear that it may not last long."
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Jeff of Earth-J replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Supergirl (2025)
"SUPERGIRL #18:

Now that all that "Kingdom of Zod" nonsense is over, Sophie Campbell slides right back into the vibe this title had going in. "Truth, Justice and a Better Tomorrow" (haven't seen that one in a while) has apparently finally taken its…"
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Jeff of Earth-J replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Cruel Kingdom
"v2, #2:


"Every Rose" - "Sleeping Beauty" with a EC twist. (Featuring "PrinceVibrant." Heh.)
"Swallowed Up By Victory" - "It is said that a person who has no enemies has lived a life of little consequence. It is, however, only said by people who…"
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Jeff of Earth-J replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion On Format
"Captain Comics just posted THIS HERE.

Marvel's "BRICK" format looks like a rebranding of the "compendium" format.
So far, nothing I'm really interested in. That "Squirrel Girl" volume, maybe. ("Eats Nuts, Kicks Butts.") I collected Squirrel Girl…"
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doc photo replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion The Silver Age Superman
"And the fourth and final volume of Showcase Presents ended with Superman #166. So close and yet so far."
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Fraser Sherman replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion The Silver Age Superman
"If you not care for Bizarro, you must love Bizarro! Me use logic!
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Fraser Sherman replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion The Silver Age Superman
"Which is how it should be.
My head canon is that books like House of Mystery and Strange Adventures take place in Earth-One continuity (assuming the Earth doesn't get blown up or the like) so even lots of ordinary people have exposure to the weird.
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Jeff of Earth-J replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Star Trek: The Motion Picture Novelizations
"CHAPTER 6
This chapter includes an additional six pages of Mr. Scott interacting with his family (mainly his niece, Peter's sister, Dannan) in Scotland. Grenni also appears. He left his Star of Volar medal on Peter's grave. Grenni is one of the…"
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Jeff of Earth-J replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion The Silver Age Superman
"Can't wait until you get to the first Luthor / Brainiac team up from Superman #167.
Me, neither.
You will be getting there - won't you?
Not anytime soon, alas. Unfortulately, SA Superman Omnibus v2 goes only as far as Superman #153. :("
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Jeff of Earth-J replied to The Baron's discussion Movies I Have Seen Lately
"King Creole was based on A Stone for Danny Fisher, a Harold Robbins novel. (The title is taken from a Bible verse, Matthew VII: "What man is there of you, whom if his son asked bread, will he give him a stone?") Surprisingly, the novel is set in New…"
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Philip Portelli replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion The Silver Age Superman
"The highlight of this story to me was Congorilla helping them escape the bottle and they just go with it! They've seen enough weird stuff so they accept it!"
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