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"I've been reading some groups on FB that are vehemently anti Stan Lee to the point that one might think that "The Man" was the greatest threat to creativity and comics of all time. Of course, these groups are single minded in their praise of Jack…"
"SUPERMAN: they never explain why the Ghost Indian can evade Superman for so long besides to keep the story going!
When Clark leaves Lois, telling her he's going to bed, I thought he did that to follow her but no! Clark really went to bed!
So Potts…"
When Clark leaves Lois, telling her he's going to bed, I thought he did that to follow her but no! Clark really went to bed!
So Potts…"
"Brave and the Bold #129---Another Green Arrow team up with special guest star the Atom!
Also it's kind of a sequel to The Joker #1. Guess Two-Face kept flipping the good side!"
Also it's kind of a sequel to The Joker #1. Guess Two-Face kept flipping the good side!"
"I was going through some boxes and found a copy of Capt. Storm #1 (1964) and I had forgotten that I had it. I must have bought it at a convention but have no memory of it. I rarely got the war books but this was a key issue.
This book was also the…"
This book was also the…"
"Battlefront #29---cover by Russ Heath!"
"I was always under the impression that when George Perez drew a team book, it was the TEAM that was the star, not the individual members. So while he strove to have individual faces, he didn't go out of his way to make them all "handsome" or…"
"All American Men of War #29--cover by Irv Novick!"
"Sgt Fury #29--Nick fighting Baron Strucker again! @"
"So the Nazis decide that Eve who was arrested for working with the Nazis and is now known by the military would be the perfect person to become a spy for them!
It seems like there were a lot of Nazis in America which is convenient since that's less…"
It seems like there were a lot of Nazis in America which is convenient since that's less…"
"Amazing Spider-Man #129 --the first appearance of THE PUNISHER, a character that I can handle in small doses and the true start to the Clone Saga!"
"Comments about these characters that we may not discuss again until much later:
THE NEWSBOY LEGION/THE GUARDIAN: One thing that bothered me about the Lost Children story, as far as the Newsboys were concerned, is that they were completely…"
THE NEWSBOY LEGION/THE GUARDIAN: One thing that bothered me about the Lost Children story, as far as the Newsboys were concerned, is that they were completely…"
"Probably because it was a long storyline with that two page payoff.
In the DC FINEST JOKER volume, they could have included DC Super-Stars #10 (the Super Baseball Game) and Justice League of America #136 which was the middle part of a three issue…"
In the DC FINEST JOKER volume, they could have included DC Super-Stars #10 (the Super Baseball Game) and Justice League of America #136 which was the middle part of a three issue…"
"I have it in a SHIELD trade!"
"Teen Titans #29---battling the Ocean Master with Aqualad! And another cover that equates the Dove's pacifism with cowardice.This was the last new appearance of Hawk & Dove until TT #50."
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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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