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  • Mr. Silver Age May 8, 2014 at 2:35pm

    Thanks for posting that, Hoy. I'd almost forgotten Don had appeared in those two comics. Surprisingly enough, they seem to be his only appearances in comics. What a missed opportunity for publishers everywhere, based on how wildly popular those two issues were and still seem to be.

    -- MSA

  • Mark S. Ogilvie May 8, 2014 at 3:32pm

    I think the first time I saw him was in CPO Sharkey, other than that I know him from the Toy Story Movies.

  • Captain Comics May 8, 2014 at 4:37pm

    I have never forgotten that Don Rickles appeared in those comics, because they traumatized my young brain.

  • Mr. Silver Age May 8, 2014 at 4:47pm

    I have tried to forget about them for more than 40 years, but these fine Olsen/Kirby/Rickles fans deny me that capability. Over and over. And it's true--I didn't ask. I just bought them!

    -- MSA

  • Captain Comics May 8, 2014 at 4:50pm

    Same here. "Don't ask! Just buy it!" were orders from the King. What else could we do?

  • Richard Willis May 8, 2014 at 9:34pm

    I was just watching an interview with him. He's as sharp and funny as ever. He recently had a close call with necrotizing fasciitis (AKA flesh-eating bacteria). He could have lost part of his leg but they got it in time.

  • Captain Comics May 8, 2014 at 9:47pm

    He probably insulted the virus to death.

  • Richard Willis May 8, 2014 at 9:57pm

    Here's a short clip of his appearance on Letterman. It doesn't include talk of his illness but if you watch it you'll see he hasn't changed.

    http://www.cbs.com/shows/late_show/video/C64E0334-5785-D9FE-BA08-BE...

  • Emerkeith Davyjack May 8, 2014 at 10:05pm

    ...Perhaps if they changed the last name/didn't refer to it/used only an initial - oh , and changed the appearance a little bit/covered it up - Could DC still use the Goody character ?????????

      I believe they own Refnew from JERRY LEWIS and Super-Hip/his SI from BOB HOPE and I've vaguely thought a " Refnew and Super-Hip " strip , with a now-grown up Refnew the agent for a hippy-dippy Super-Hip , constantly with an inflated sense of himself while playing casinos where the paying audience is mostly interested in the buffet and of course the slots , could be interesting .

      I had thought that that strip could have a running joke of R. and S-H receiving postcards from their never-to-be-named uncles , on an endless trip together 

       Mr. Dido , it's the New 53 now...

  • Richard Willis May 8, 2014 at 10:22pm

    Emerkeith Davyjack said:

    ...Perhaps if they changed the last name/didn't refer to it/used only an initial - oh , and changed the appearance a little bit/covered it up - Could DC still use the Goody character ?????????

    Unlike Bob Hope and Jerry Lewis, I was under the impression that Jack Kirby used Don and Goody Rickles because of his personal friendship with Don. I don't think there were any contracts involved. Am I wrong?

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