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"The idea that hillbilly women marry young was a stereotype back in the day.
I wasn't aware of the dialogue about Juliet's age. Checking, I find the scene (1.3) establishes that at the time of scene she's "a fortnight and odd days" short of…"
I wasn't aware of the dialogue about Juliet's age. Checking, I find the scene (1.3) establishes that at the time of scene she's "a fortnight and odd days" short of…"
"Congo Bill and the Vigilante=supporting characters in Action Comics, Spy Smasher=a supporting character in Whiz Comics: so counting Captain Marvel and Superman (twice), six of these serials came from just two titles. From 1942 the next-most popular…"
"The first Batman serial predated the first Superman one, although Superman had already appeared on screen in cartoons (1941-43). Batman appeared in 1943, Batman and Robin in 1949. Superman appeared in 1948, Atom Man vs. Superman in 1950.
Other comic…"
Other comic…"
"I didn’t think I’d read this one, but I remember the irritating scene where Batman intimidates the man Black Canary is questioning, which makes her look incompetent.
The handling of Black Canary reads as if Michael Fleisher based it on how she was…"
The handling of Black Canary reads as if Michael Fleisher based it on how she was…"
"In the period "boob"=fool. (But "bubbies" for breasts goes way back.)
"The Atom" was still by its creators, Bill O'Conner and Ben Flinton, and credited. The GCD credits the inking of these early stories to Leonard Sansone.
Hop's brief flirtation…"
"The Atom" was still by its creators, Bill O'Conner and Ben Flinton, and credited. The GCD credits the inking of these early stories to Leonard Sansone.
Hop's brief flirtation…"
"Burnley drew "Starman" nicely, but it was a dully-written, formula strip. The reverse of "Batman" or "Wonder Woman", which elaborated their worlds, and without the character comedy and zestful action of "Superman"."
"I've never read the Death of Robin story. When I flipped through it, it seemed to me based on this one. Partly that was because it was the same artist. "
"The "Spectre" story is a favourite of mine. I like runaway fantasies, and it was one of the first Golden Age stories I read. This is not to gainsay the Captain's criticisms.
Maybe the Spectre had to find out what the monsters were before he could…"
Maybe the Spectre had to find out what the monsters were before he could…"
"How can she be a feline fatale when she never kills anyone? Also Google says féline and fatale are both adjectives."
"Mike's Amazing World lists appearances by the Penguin between Batman #190 and #257 in #191 (in jail, responds to Batman's announcement he's retiring), World's Finest Comics #172 (imaginary story), Batman #200 (brief bout with Batman in a Scarecrow…"
"When DC Special #29 came out Levitz, Staton and Layton were the team handling the JSA's feature. According to Mike's Amazing World it was released in the month between All-Star Comics #67 and #68.
When Superman appears GL declares "No! It's…"
When Superman appears GL declares "No! It's…"
"An animated version, All-Star Superman, was released in 2011."
"At first the features in US comics were short, so the adventure features were serials. In fact, the cover of the first issue of New Fun was the start of a "Jack Woods" serial.
As the features got longer complete-in-one-issue stories became more…"
As the features got longer complete-in-one-issue stories became more…"
""Swami Riva" is a pun on "Swanee River", of course. Superman was a bimonthly at this point, so #61's retelling of the origin appeared over a year after #53's. "
"Re Surya and Strella, here are some images. They first appear in this panel from #330. Surya's name is misspelled in this panel, but she's otherwise "Surya" in the instalment. She's the one on the right:
The girls are starving, and it nearly leads…"
The girls are starving, and it nearly leads…"
This is an Ace Hart story from Super Thriller Annual 1957. The scans are from Comic Book Plus. Click to enlarge.The opening might reflect the film When Worlds Collide (1951). Read it to your cat, in the dark.
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