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Anyone recognise Dum-Dum Dugan in "Captain America: The First Avenger"?

It was a pleasant surprise to see the "howling commandos" show up correctly cast in the WWII portion of the new Captain America movie.

 

But in addition to Dum-Dum, I also spotted Gabe Jones, Izzy Cohen, Percy Pinky Pinkerton, and at least one French

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Monthly or Bi-Monthly?

In the early Silver Age issues of X-men, Daredevil, and seeral other Marvel books,  the printing/distribution schedule would only allow for every other month publication of some marvel books.

 

Do we have a list of which books were on that limited sc

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Half-covers and other delights

Back in the late 1960s, it was not uncommon for a kid to have several Mravel comics in their collection with only half a cover.

In most instances, it was the title of the cover that had been sliced off with a razor..sometimes nicking the first or sec

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The Death of Uncle Ben

I just heard on the nightly news that movie heart throb and JFK stand-in Cliff Robertson has passed away.

 

Of course, Spider-Man fans will recognise him as the actor cast to portray "Uncle Ben Parker" in the movies.

 

I remember him mostly from "PT1

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Have you ever wished you were Spider-Man?

Oh sure, some of us fantasize about swinging through the air on webs, or punching out Doc Oct, or even getting the girl (Mary Jane)...

 

But how many actually live out your dream?

http://www.break.com/index/polish-spiderman-wreaks-havoc-2086753

 

Be

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Cap & The Cube! (Ask Mr. Silver Age, CBG #1681)

For reasons I don't quite understand, my Ask Mr. Silver Age column from CBG #1681 has not been posted at the site, although Brent says he plans to do it sometime. Rather than have thousands of CapCom fans miss out on what (at least then) was a well-t

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Spider-Man's Vehicles: The Motorbike

Very early in John Romita, Sr.'s run on Amazing Spider-Man, circa issue #42, Petey buys himself a motorbike, which is first shaded blue.   Within a few issued, he decides to paint it red.  Of course, the chicks dig it, and his popularity soars for th

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So (pt. 27 & 28)...

Had DC taken the radical approach back in the Silver Age of making Hawkgirl the leading character and Hawkman the junior partner, would the series have sold better?

 

In my opinion, that's a maybe.  The best Silver Age Hawkman stories were the ones t

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Cross-Referencing Early Marvel Silver Age magazines

Someone recently commented that they got a kick out of Stan Lee running a credit on the splash page thanking the publishers of Spider-Man for allowing the use or loan of the character to guest-star in the pages of the FF, etc.

 

"Spider-Man appears b

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Spider-Man "Blue" revisited

Recently, the clerk at my local comic book shop ordered in a copy of Spiderman Blue, and then proceded to parade it around in front of my eyes.

I recall this, and other Marvel "color themed mini-series" coming out some years ago... Hulk "Grey",

Cap "

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My Favorite Fanzines! (Ask Mr. Silver Age, CBG #1682)

My latest column, from CBG #1682, has been posted at the CBG website:

http://cbgxtra.com/columnists/craig-shutt-ask-mr-silver-age/my-favorite-fanzines-ask-mr-silver-age-cbg-1682-october-2011

It may seem to come out of the blue in that issue. The PTB

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Earliest Marvel Comics cross-overs?

After a recent discussion with Mr. Silver Age about the infamous Iron Man-Submariner cross over in about Tales of Suspense #82 and Tales to Astonish #84 or so,  it brought up a question of what the earliest cross-over or guest-star roles between Marv

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Showcase Presents schedule for 2012 Jan. - April

Just when I thought DC was dropping its SP schedule, here we go with some unusual and overdue choices for 2012. Looks like a good first quarter!

 

Showcase Presents: The Spectre Vol. 1
January 18, 2012
592 pages
$19.99

Written by GARDNER FOX, MICHAE

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The END of Atlas Publishing (circa 1950s)

Someone mentioned publisher Goodwin's habit of having various companies on paper, and having complicated publishing deals as a method of protecting them from having one go under and dragging the whole operation under.

 

Can anyone shed more light on

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Happy Father's Day

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More eBay comics that won't be selling

Continuing our discussion from last February (https://captaincomics.ning.com/forum/topics/comics-that-wont-be-selling-on), I don't buy much these days on eBay. But I like to follow it if only for the entertainment value. And sometimes, listings make m

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Brave & Bold's Mission Omissions

During the Silver Age, Batman teamed with the majority of DC's solo heroes but not all. Here are some puzzling omissions:

5) Supergirl--despite one weird team-up with Wonder Woman, the Maid of Might never worked with the Caped Crusader as a teen. But

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Brain Boy

Just when you thought they had run out of obscure things to reprint:

 

BRAIN BOY ARCHIVES HC

Herb Castle (W), Gil Kane (A), and Frank Springer (A)

On sale Dec 14
FC, 216 pages
$49.99
HC, 7" x 10"

A freak accident with an electrical tower affected Matt Pric

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Did Dick Sprang do anything else apart from Batman?

I enjoy the work of Dick Sprang and I'd like to investigate his non-Batman work. I know he occasionaly drew some Superman strips to in World's Finest (and possibly elsewhere), but did he do anything that was non Batman related?

 

Are there many comic

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Some Questions of (Secret) Identities--Marvel Edition

With all this DC talk and the Commander's Marvel Quiz Challenge, some thoughts about Marvel secret identities came to me so....

1. How many "different" Iron Men were there? By that, I mean the public believed Shell-Head to be an employee of Tony Stark.

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