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"Another Spider-Man cover and Sal gets stuck with...Razorback!"
"Marvel Team Up #29--probably my least favorite Human Torch pairing. Iron Man was condescending and patronizing and the villain was boring!"
"Sal Buscema was the regular artist of ROM for years but didn't get the cover until #36!
Usually, editor Al Milgrom drew the covers along with Michael Golden, Ed Hannigan and even Frank Miller!"
Usually, editor Al Milgrom drew the covers along with Michael Golden, Ed Hannigan and even Frank Miller!"
"This was a weird storyline where Robin was chasing after the Huntress like he was Pepe Le Pew! And this was a woman that was raised like his sister!"
"I vividly recall the Starman story that was reprinted in Justice League of America #112 (Au'74) that came from Adventure Comics #81 (D'42) where a young blind astronomer used a sun lamp to interfere with the Gravity Rod's power to send Starman a…"
"Sorry, Cap and Falc! Spidey's in the spotlight now, like he needs it!
Plus, I never got used to green Falcon!"
Plus, I never got used to green Falcon!"
"Plus that last Tomahawk was drawn by Frank Thorne who drew all the Son of Tomahawk stories."
"The Miraclo Ray is referred to in All Star Squadron but Gardner Fox must have forgotten about it because Hourman was popping pills in the Silver Age and beyond like he was Underdog!
Satain must have had some long term plans if he thought that he…"
Satain must have had some long term plans if he thought that he…"
"Sal Buscema's first Marvel Team Up cover!
And it had to be Sons of the Tiger!
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And it had to be Sons of the Tiger!
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"In the original British version of Ghosts, their headless character was a lot more interesting."
"The proto Invaders versus the Avengers' B-Team!"
"I missed this one when it first came out. I knew who Doll Man was, thanks to reprints. But I didn't see the rest until Freedom Fighters #2!
I still wonder how they survived fighting the Nazis for over thirty years!"
I still wonder how they survived fighting the Nazis for over thirty years!"
"Had Air Wave debuted earlier, he might have been in the Seven Soldiers of Victory, not the Crimson Avenger though they still might have wanted to promote the revamped Avenger.
I'm not going to say that Air Wave could have been in the Justice Society…"
I'm not going to say that Air Wave could have been in the Justice Society…"
"I know that they say that they're only using enough Kryptonite and lead to take away Superboy and Mon-El's super strength, respectively but it should also be causing them some degree of pain, thus making it cruel and unusual punishment."
"Some comments about All Star Comics #9:
Johnny Thunder can't stop talking and the others seem to let him ramble for the most part.
And he acts like the JSA spokesperson or something.
Would it shock anyone to learn that the FBI Chief/J. Edgar Hoover…"
Johnny Thunder can't stop talking and the others seem to let him ramble for the most part.
And he acts like the JSA spokesperson or something.
Would it shock anyone to learn that the FBI Chief/J. Edgar Hoover…"
"One of my earliest Avengers and the first time I saw the Black Panther!"
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Henry K has asked me to relay an invitation to you: I'd appreciate it if you could let Luke Blanchard, Phillip Portelli, and anyone else who posted in my "NEW GODS", "WESTERNS" and "BIBLE" threads know about my KIRBY LAND group.
After a Jack Kirby Fan Group forum was hijacked by an unscrupulous individual on Facebook, Henry began his own forum, titled "Kirbyland" where he, and like-minded individuals continue to promote their beliefs on Facebook.
He wanted you to know.
I'd like to echo said sentiments, though I know you're very busy these days.
"Should you ever print your columns in book form, you have one guaranteed sale!"
Heh. Don't let my wife hear you say that. She already thinks I should be putting all this stuff in a book, instead of putting it out on the Internet for free.
She doesn't get that this whole five years of writing this column has been a training ground for me. I've learnt how to sharpen my text, work out the repetetion (most of it, anyway), and a dozen other things. That I've learnt along the way becomes especially apparent when I haul out an article like the Captain Savage one and re-run it as an archive entry. I honest-to-God cringe at the way I wrote some of that stuff originally---the awkward sentence structures, the over-repeated phrases, and the like. Fortunately, I have the luxury of polishing it up, along with adding any new information I've picked up since.
It's funny you mention my research, because the Good Mrs. Benson dings me on that, too. I spend a great deal of time---especially on stuff like the two Ultraman articles---locating information and piecing together how things came about. I spend a great amount of time on the art I attach, as well. Not just appropriateness, but in terms of getting the panels level and the right size, and then playing with the contrast and brightness to give it good colour.
Now I do all that because I'm a perfectionist, but I'm gratified when somebody like yourself takes the time to comment or give me a thumb's-up. It makes the work worthwhile. I don't know how guys like Cap or Craig Shutt do it; it seems so effortless for them. But I deeply appreciate knowing that my trouble hasn't gone unnoticed and I thank you for your kind words.
Commander B
Phillip,
I just saw you left me a thumb's-up for my Captain Savage column, and I wanted to thank you for that and all the other times you've done the same thing for my previous articles.
Sometimes I wonder if anybody ever reads my stuff, so it's always nice when I get a comment or a "like".
I also enjoy our occasional dialogues, like we just had on the Flash. You certainly keep me on my toes.
I just wanted to let you know I appreciate it, friend.
Commander B
Phillip,
I did respond. My impression about Pinkerton is the same as yours, and I did mention the items that support that impression. However, as you probably read, the whole discussion really doesn't mean anything. No amount of facts or evidence or intimations is going to sway those who want to believe Pinkerton was meant to be gay.
Nor does it matter. We're not obliged to accept a determination that came later. As far as you and I are concerned, Pinkerton was not gay, and it's as simple as that.
R,
Commander B
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