""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…"
"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…"
"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…"
"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…"
"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…"
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…"
"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…"
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…"
"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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"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…"
"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. :("
"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…"
"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!"
Jeff, I want to thank you and Tracy for the well-wishes you have given me, just to let you know how touching and thoughtful I think it was. I'm happy to tell you that I'm doing much better and I feel about 99% back to normal. Of course, it's easy to recuperate when all I have to think about is getting better while Adam takes every other burden upon himself. Here on Earth-B he has the reputation of being rather a cranky old cuss, but I know he's as sweet as a puppy! Tell him I said that and I'll blame it on the stroke.
Thank you again, Jeff, for thinking of me and do, please, pass my thanks and best wishes on to Tracy.
Happy new year!
Cheryl
PS: Re: the puppy comment--yes, I know this will be publicly on your wall, but I'm betting Himself never pays attention to these. Also, there may be a better way to message you but I don't see anything else.
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Thank you again, Jeff, for thinking of me and do, please, pass my thanks and best wishes on to Tracy.
Happy new year!
Cheryl
PS: Re: the puppy comment--yes, I know this will be publicly on your wall, but I'm betting Himself never pays attention to these. Also, there may be a better way to message you but I don't see anything else.