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Spider-Man's first onscreen appearance
Started this discussion. Last reply by Luke Blanchard Nov 13, 2014. 10 Replies 0 Likes
I just saw an episode of Naked City from 1962 on MeTV which may contain the first ever appearance of Spider-Man (and maybe the first ever 1960s Marvel superhero to appear on TV). In the episode,…Continue
Yet Another DC Heroine You've Never Heard About --- with gorgeous Gene Colan art!
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This one features great art by legendary Gene Colan on almost all covers. Amy Ames, columnist, ran in Secret Hearts from #96, June 1964, through 109, January 1966 (with #108 not carrying her). …Continue
Another DC heroine you never heard about
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Mary Robin, R.N., started and ended at the same time as Bonnie Taylor, the stewardess who suffered a heartbreak at the end of almost every issue of Young Romance. Mary checked in at County General…Continue
Oh, come on!!!!
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Comic books covers are meant to attract a buyer's attention. And sometimes publishers will go to extreme lengths to get you interested. BUT... ...there are times when you see a comic cover and you…Continue
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Ron M. replied to Peter Bosch's discussion Spider-Man's first onscreen appearance"He even looked kind of old in Of Mice and Men in 1939."
Captain Comics replied to Peter Bosch's discussion Spider-Man's first onscreen appearance"Was Burgess Meredith ever young? He looks old even here!"
Luke Blanchard replied to Peter Bosch's discussion Spider-Man's first onscreen appearance"The rightmost cover in the lower image is another copy of Thirteen #4."
Captain Comics replied to Peter Bosch's discussion Spider-Man's first onscreen appearance"Wow! That is AWESOME!"
Richard Willis replied to Peter Bosch's discussion Spider-Man's first onscreen appearance"We talked about this here:
http://captaincomics.ning.com/forum/topics/interesting-silver-age-comic-book-sighting?xg_source=activity"
"I also found it quite fascinating to see it as a brand new copy of AF 15, before it would get hit with "Marvel chips." "
Luke Blanchard replied to Peter Bosch's discussion Spider-Man's first onscreen appearance"I think the one to the left of the Journey into Mystery cover is Dell's Thirteen #4, from the same month."
Luke Blanchard replied to Peter Bosch's discussion Spider-Man's first onscreen appearance"Very interesting. That's well-spotted, Peter..
I've been trying to find some of the other covers, using the galleries at DC Indexes. The second cover from the right in the second image is Dell's Flintstones #6. The one next to…"
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Spider-Man's first onscreen appearance
I just saw an episode of Naked City from 1962 on MeTV which may contain the first ever appearance of Spider-Man (and maybe the first ever 1960s Marvel superhero to appear on TV). In the episode, "Hold for Gloria Christmas," Burgess Meredith rushes to a newstand...and what is hanging in clear sight?See More
Captain Comics replied to Peter Bosch's discussion Meet a DC heroine you never knew about"I did a search by character at the Grand Comics Database, and it didn't turn up much on Bonnie that we haven't already discussed here. Aside from here appearances in Young Romance #126-139, one story was reprinted in Heart Throbs: The…"
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Peter Bosch's discussion Meet a DC heroine you never knew about"Same here. I own several reprint anthology tpbs of romance comics (some with funny dialogue, some straight) and might even own some of these stories without realizing it. If DC ever decided to reprint these stories under a single cover (yeah,…"
Louise12 replied to Peter Bosch's discussion Meet a DC heroine you never knew about"Thanks, Capt! Alas, my searches have revealed that there was one reprint in the mid-70s and one in a big DC compendium book of a few years ago. I also discovered that Bonnie was written by Robert Kanigher who I think also was responsible for another…"
Captain Comics replied to Peter Bosch's discussion Meet a DC heroine you never knew about"I don't know of any other Bonnie reprints, but there is a Showcase Presents book collecting the early DC issues of Young Love, which starred another heart-broken heroine, a nurse named Mary Robin. Like Bonnie, she was cover featured for a…"
Louise12 replied to Peter Bosch's discussion Meet a DC heroine you never knew about"I just found a Bonnie reprint in a 1974 DC romance book...I'm wondering if anyone knows of other reprint appearances of Bonnie. The original Young Romance books are hard to find ;)"
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