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"Finished volume one. Jungle Jim starts out as little more than a "Tarzan" wannabe but eventually evolves into a sort of early (pre-war) Terry & the Pirates; the next time I read through Flash Gordon I intend to skip Jungle Jim. Kolu is one of three…"
"SUPERMAN IN WORLD'S FINEST ARCHIVES v1 - "Superman from the Beginning" (Part 10):
I neglected to mention last time that Action Comics Archives v4 was perhaps my favorite individual volume so far. By that time, October 1942 through January 1944,…"
I neglected to mention last time that Action Comics Archives v4 was perhaps my favorite individual volume so far. By that time, October 1942 through January 1944,…"
"That seems to be an accepted fact. Schultz was no hippie but he had a lot of sympathy and respect for young people."
"The famous Woodstock music festival was from August 15-18, 1969. Chances are that Schulz named the bird after it."
"POGO: THROUGH THE WILD BLUE WONDER (The Complete Syndicated Comic Strips - Volume 1): I made a stab at reading Pogo a time or two in the past, but this time I'm serious about it. I'm looking forward to his political commentary, but there's not much…"
"I have seen both March 4, 1966 and April 4, 1967 given as the first appearances of the unnamed Woodstock...
But did you look at the Sunday strip from June 29, 1969?
I am not certain how one determines that, given the similarity of many birds in the…"
But did you look at the Sunday strip from June 29, 1969?
I am not certain how one determines that, given the similarity of many birds in the…"
"I have seen both March 4, 1966 and April 4, 1967 given as the first appearances of the unnamed Woodstock, but I am not certain how one determines that, given the similarity of many birds in the Browniverse* to each other. The earlier argument…"
"PEANUTS EVERY SUNDAY v4 (1966-1970): The WWI flying ace made his first appearance in November of 1965, just prior to the start of this volume. Then he was featured prominently from 1966-1969, but made only a single (Sunday) appearance in all of…"
"FLASH GORDON:
Now that I have caught up to the present with Fantagraphics' Prince Valiant series (v29), I have decided to fill the "Sunday" slot with IDW's reprint of Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon/Jungle Jim."
Now that I have caught up to the present with Fantagraphics' Prince Valiant series (v29), I have decided to fill the "Sunday" slot with IDW's reprint of Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon/Jungle Jim."
"Powers: In addition ... issue #62 has him vibrate his molocules through a solid object for what has to be the first time.
When George Reeves as the Man of Steel did this in an episode of The Adventures of Superman I assumed it was a power the shows…"
When George Reeves as the Man of Steel did this in an episode of The Adventures of Superman I assumed it was a power the shows…"
"Even for a comic book name, that's just nutty.
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"If I am not mistaken, it was usual in the Victorian era to have several levels of clothing over each other, particularly for women and particularly for bottom parts of the body. That was probably associated with modesty as well as consideration for…"
"Oddly, she also wears red trunks. I have always eschewed the "underwear on the outside" theory, but trunks over leggings under a skirt is like a man wearing both a belt and suspenders.
Silver Age Supergirl also wore trunks under her skirt. So you…"
Silver Age Supergirl also wore trunks under her skirt. So you…"
"These days, all you have to do is buy an "omnibus" edition and all that work is done for you. Now get off my lawn!
If you didn’t say it, I was going to.
Villains: Nite Owl, Captain Ironfist, Dr. Menace, Adonis, Professor Praline.
I thought that…"
If you didn’t say it, I was going to.
Villains: Nite Owl, Captain Ironfist, Dr. Menace, Adonis, Professor Praline.
I thought that…"
"ACTION COMICS ARCHIVES v4 - "Superman from the Beginning" (Part 9):
Because of the respective frequency of Action Comics and Superman (monthly vs. bi-monthly) and the number of Superman stories per issue (one vs. four), Action Comics Archives v4…"
Because of the respective frequency of Action Comics and Superman (monthly vs. bi-monthly) and the number of Superman stories per issue (one vs. four), Action Comics Archives v4…"
"ATOM BOMB by Wally Wood: This is one of those artist-specific collection from Fantagraphics (full title: Atom Bomb and Other Stories Illustrated by Wallace Wood). I am not a big fan of the war comics genre. Last year I decided to read through…"
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They're good fun. I think I'm scratching the itch I had as a kid when I couldn't afford those big lumps of colourful plastic that looked so cool in the ads.
Actually I'm downloading them as I just know I'm going to visit that site some day and see that they've been taken down...
If you happen to find out the creative credits for the different episodes and their publishing dates I'd be grateful for the info. I couldn't find them anywhere.
Here's a birthday present for you.
http://www.geocities.com/cheezelordmaxwell/UKcomics.html
Good luck finding the pertinent bits!