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"They could have said that the Ninth metal healed him quickly which is what they'd do nowadays. Anything to make Hawkman more than a flying target! ;-)"
"No problem, I was just curious what the war was called in 1940 and it was indeed called a World War before America joined in, which what the objection was about. "
"Johnny Thunder keeping the Thunderbolt in a pen is a Grant Morrison device from Flash #134 (F'98) where Johnny was first revealed to have Alzheimer's disease. And that was a plot point just to "transfer" the T-Bolt to Jakeem Thunder! Before that,…"
"Both Europe and the United States referred to the war as "The Second World War" in 1939.
It wasn't officially called "World War II" until September 1945."
It wasn't officially called "World War II" until September 1945."
"Blue Blazes! I put the wrong issue number! I fixed it!
I didn't mention ASC #36 because it was supposed to be about the Earth-Two Superman and Batman's first meeting which I assume was DC Special #29 chronlogically or ASC #7 publishing-wise, though…"
I didn't mention ASC #36 because it was supposed to be about the Earth-Two Superman and Batman's first meeting which I assume was DC Special #29 chronlogically or ASC #7 publishing-wise, though…"
"Marvel Two-In-One #23--the second part of the Thing/Thor battle against Seth, the Egyptian god of death!
One of his vivtims was HORUS, the sun-god who was the Egyptian counterpart to Thor but he never became as important as Hercules and the later…"
One of his vivtims was HORUS, the sun-god who was the Egyptian counterpart to Thor but he never became as important as Hercules and the later…"
"Kamandi made one last appearance in 1983 before the Crisis turned him (temporarily) into Tommy Tommorrow!"
"I don't know if this matters or not but in case this doesn't come up: In World's Finest Comics #271 (S'81) while listing all the times Superman and Batman met on Earth-One, the first meeting of Superman and Batman from "The Adventures of Superman"…"
"Probably my least favorite Silver Age Brave & Bold team-up!
Whatever they did to Batman, it was clearly beyond their capabilities! A line about stealing a scientist's formula would have worked better because the three baddies have no idea to…"
Whatever they did to Batman, it was clearly beyond their capabilities! A line about stealing a scientist's formula would have worked better because the three baddies have no idea to…"
"Kamandi's original series actually ended in the 20th century! "
"I wonder how Rock wrote up this report?"
"Addressing who did what in the story, one must remember that by 1977, readers were brought up with Doctor Fate as the STAR of the Justice Society. He was the driving force in every story that he was in. I'm going to assume that most kids thought…"
"I hate to keep harping on Superman not being brought up in the beginning of DC Special #29 but in his three years of existence, the Man of Steel had went to/or interfered with several other nations. He could have been persona non grata in quite a…"
"Superman goes back to World War II...again! This time he's involved with Albert Einstein, Adolf Hitler and BLACKHAWK and his team.
Fun Fact: Kirk Alyn played both Superman and Blackhawk in late 40s movie serials!"
Fun Fact: Kirk Alyn played both Superman and Blackhawk in late 40s movie serials!"
"I always like when villains have a moment of introspection, getting all "What am I doing with my life?"
Though if he really wanted to stop with the riddles, he should have changed his image with a new look and name like "The Mystery Thief" or…"
Though if he really wanted to stop with the riddles, he should have changed his image with a new look and name like "The Mystery Thief" or…"
"I found my copy of Golden Age Secret Files (F'01) and its lead story by John Ostrander and Cliff Chiang focuses on the Crimson Avenger and his impact on the early mystery men. They kept his "Green Hornet" beginnings, Secret Origin #7 (O'86) though…"
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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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