JD DeLuzio replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"In my zeal to learn more about AI video generation, I have created a trailer for the sort of movie I might have made when I was nine. There's some account here, or you could just enjoy the trailer for the best Superhero/Alien…"
3 hours ago
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"To me as well.  He seemed to operate at the same level of self-inflicted delusion about his identity as Tut."
Tuesday
Philip Portelli replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"In Batman #137 (1960), the Dynamic Duo fought a Western-themed villain who called himself THE BRAND or The Bandit of 1000 Brands. He even tried to steal cattle. I read about him in The Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes: Volume Two Batman.
I always…"
Tuesday
Dave Palmer replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"Maxie Zeus always struck me as a King Tut stand-in"
Tuesday
Dave Palmer replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"I'm not saying there is a link between Anubis and King Tut, but Egyptian themed characters were not new to Batman"
Tuesday
Philip Portelli replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"Not a specific character but the Egyptian motif."
Monday
Philip Portelli replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"Actually Takeloth is the counterpart of Commisioner Gordon whom he strongly resembles.
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Monday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"Here's something else I noticed recently...
J'onn J'onzz first appeared in 1955, but the first "Martian Manhunter" appeared two years earlier:"
Monday
JD DeLuzio replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"Hmm.... I see a resemblance. But the popularity of a recent movie shouldn't be discounted. The series took a lot of inspiration from the pop culture of the time."
Monday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"If you have access to Detective Comics #167, take a look at page six, panel two. Then, if you have access to the Batman: The TV Stories tpb, take a look at some of the other stories that were adapted into TV episodes. Then tell me which character in…"
Monday
Philip Portelli replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"I think that it was more likely inspired by the 1963 Cleopatra movie, if I had to guess anything."
Monday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
""King Tut" is a Batman TV villain that did not appear in comics until 2009, but I would be willing to bet that the character was inspired by Takeloth, the Chief of Cleopatra's Royal Police from Detective Comics #167 (1951), a dead ringer for Victor…"
Monday
Richard Willis replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"All About The Simpsons - - Matt Groening Interview
HERE"
Monday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"Tracy and I ate lunch at Smash Toast then visited the Folklore Grove bookstore where I blatantly stole JD's line. The owner gave me a wry smile and nodded her head. She seemed to really appreciate learning about the book series which features a…"
Oct 4
JD DeLuzio replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"At the floating Punk Market last weekend, I purchased two cheap paperbacks from the early 1950s. Tomboy has an intro by the infamous Dr. Wertham, while Behind the Flying Saucers is actually authored by Frank Scully. Wertham everyone here knows.…"
Oct 4
JD DeLuzio replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"Secret bookstore! 
That sounds like fun.... until it becomes necessary. "
Oct 2
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