tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post5471522837192985410..comments2024-03-19T10:41:35.976-05:00Comments on Bronze Age Babies: Discuss -- The Final Do-It-Yourself Version (for now...)Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-69478399696068228132013-02-03T04:22:19.828-06:002013-02-03T04:22:19.828-06:00And speak of the devil (and second opinions!): in ...And speak of the devil (and second opinions!): in case anybody's still paying attention to this thread, I see that occasional commenter Rip Jagger has a new post dedicated to Skull the Slayer (http://ripjaggerdojo.blogspot.com/), wherein he also provides a link to an older, quite exhaustive Skull retrospective post by the Groovy Agent. Quite a loving homage on both their parts...Edo Bosnarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-8524237126061476912013-02-01T03:36:04.586-06:002013-02-01T03:36:04.586-06:00Garett: *snort* I'd pay good money to see that...Garett: *snort* I'd pay good money to see that...<br /><br />Mike from T&T: totally agreed on Killraven. And I share your fondness for McGregor. I think his Black Panther and Killraven are among the best runs of the Bronze Age.<br /><br />Everyone else: it's not that I NEED to read Skull the Slayer - I'm just curious. That's why I mentioned the possibility of some kind of Essentials book that would collect it and other (perhaps justifiably) forgotten series or characters of the 1970s. (And in my typical fashion, I'd wait for used copies of this hypothetical Essentials volume to show up on eBay for, say, $5.) There's no way I'm going through the trouble of tracking down the back issues and then paying the postage to have them sent to me here in Europe.Edo Bosnarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-64769829771649688212013-01-31T22:37:51.167-06:002013-01-31T22:37:51.167-06:00"He was a handsome high school track star, le..."He was a handsome high school track star, leaping over every obstacle in his way...she was a beautiful teen rebel, with an attitude too cool for school. Could they somehow find...a comic book connection? It's Back to the Future, the Prequel: Bronze Age High!"Garettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-43396068290281382662013-01-31T21:05:56.942-06:002013-01-31T21:05:56.942-06:00My vote goes to these 3 titles -
1. Iron Fist - 1...My vote goes to these 3 titles -<br /><br />1. Iron Fist - 15 issues? Really, he should have gotten a bigger push. Heck, Master of Kung Fu (Shang Chi) lasted 125 issues! The Living Weapon definitely got the short end of the kung fu stick here!<br /><br />2. Killraven, Warrior of the Worlds. OK, some of you guys might not like Don McGregor's overly verbose writing style but he definitely brought a fresh new perspective to the typical Marvel hero. Issue #32 is a chilling story foreshadowing the rise of the Internet and virtual reality - written way back in 1975! Coupled with P.Craig Russell's wonderful art, I'm surprised this title didn't last longer.<br /><br />3. Deathlok the Demolisher - another tortured character who I thought had the potential for a long run. Sadly, the comic Gods and Marvel bigwigs dictated otherwise. <br /><br /><br />- Mike 'bring back Savage Sword of Conan' from Trinidad & Tobago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-67768264258184716902013-01-31T20:58:25.872-06:002013-01-31T20:58:25.872-06:00Bringing up the rear again after a long day, but O...Bringing up the rear again after a long day, but Omega was a favorite of mine as well. Funny both Omega & Nova came out in the mid-70s and featured high school kids -- and, I read them during my Junior High and early High School years (in fact, I remember getting the first issue of Nova in June 1976, just after I finished the 8th grade at Potrero Junior High School in San Francisco and a couple of months before my family moved to Lemoore, CA, where I began high school. Of course, they were still very different, with Richard Rider a purposely average suburban teen, with a girlfriend and geeky kid brother, while James-Michael Starling came from a bizarre background and attended a hellhole of an urban school. I liked both but Omega the Unknown was far more intriguing, and while my small town high school was more like the one Rich attended, I was geeky and alienated enough as a teen to identify more closely with James-Michael.Fred W. Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07602124919964053532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-92182089208153701302013-01-31T20:50:57.851-06:002013-01-31T20:50:57.851-06:00Yesyesyesyes! (again)
Got the whole flippin' r...Yesyesyesyes! (again)<br />Got the whole flippin' run of old AARGH! down there, as well. I always thought of it as a later attempt at NOT BRAND ECHH book, but you're right, it was much, much more like DC's PLOP. . . albeit a touch less crude, right? And then a few short years later there was the similar WHAT THE-? (which I thought was quite a bit better-- more superhero parody, less EC-style gag humor).<br /><br />Okay, I really have to let this thread go now. . . I'm rattling on FAR too much. . . <br /><br />HB<br />humanbellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-83073405467094684732013-01-31T20:50:09.484-06:002013-01-31T20:50:09.484-06:00I struggled to find a picture of myself from my te...I struggled to find a picture of myself from my teen years. I just don't have that many! But looking at that, I know why I was always (mistakenly) getting asked if I was "holding" by the stoners. Sheesh.<br /><br />Edo, if you really can't go without experiencing Skull the Slayer, the 1st issue is reprinted in Marvel Firsts: The 1970s, volume 3. I would concur with others, you're really not missing anything. Oh, and to pick up on HB's theme, if they had made a movie out of it in the 70s, Doug McClure would have played Skull.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17032477453891087135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-51349353038850115792013-01-31T20:33:47.517-06:002013-01-31T20:33:47.517-06:00Karen and Doug- Great photos indeed! Thanks for th...Karen and Doug- Great photos indeed! Thanks for the glimpse inside your 'origin' stories. Hope you both got some well-deserved r&r.<br /><br />HB- we could have been in school together; I would have been the goof in the tan leisure suit, mango shirt and afro...<br /><br />Oh, one more forgotten goodie- remember "Aargh!"? Marvel's response to DC's "Plop!"; both of which were home to some quirky 70's humor. They were both fitting spinner rack companions to Swamp Thing, Tomb of Dracula and Werewolf By Night. Ahhh, the pop cultural wonderland of 1974.Redartznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-41977116452923899222013-01-31T20:01:39.052-06:002013-01-31T20:01:39.052-06:00Oh lordy, Doug-- I high-schooled in the previous f...Oh lordy, Doug-- I high-schooled in the previous four years to yours- '75-'79. Which means we were rockin' the FULL disco-craze influence. Several yearbook pictures with the LOVELY ubiquitous patterned faux-silk (polyester) clingy shirts w/ the wide collars. Also owned a peach leisure suit and a light-blue denim one. And a big pair of chunky black shoes. And the hopelessly long hair we all fought to maintain. Ohhhh, it was chick-magnet-city, let me tell ya. . . <br /><br />No, those are actually terrific photos of both of you. Doug, you look confidently and impressively athletic and handsome, and Karen you're really cute as a button, what with the "I'm purposely projecting how totally cool I am" aura that makes parents laugh aloud at their poor fledglings (and terminally embarrass them, etc, etc.).<br /><br />Now Edo, DO NOT go in search of Skull the Slayer unless you come across it for, like, 50 cents an issue. . . truly! Dbutler isn't exactly a-whistlin' dixie by taking me to task for even introducing it into the conversation. . . Think of it like this: If the series had been made into a movie, it would have been an INSTANT contender for inclusion on the Mystery Science Theater 3000 roster. It's EXACTLY that kind of bad. . . !<br /><br />Great chatty wrap-up to our month of Power to the People, folks! Did anyone else find their work productivity getting chipped-away-from ever so slightly. . . ?<br /><br />HBhumanbellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-71783609113507543382013-01-31T19:25:39.074-06:002013-01-31T19:25:39.074-06:00I think they guest starred on Square Pegs.I think they guest starred on Square Pegs.Doc Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783244633195233970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-53142573660495523422013-01-31T19:19:28.444-06:002013-01-31T19:19:28.444-06:00Hair, Garett -- that would be one word to describe...Hair, Garett -- that would be one word to describe my high school days (1980-84). Truth: when I got my freshman yearbook, in September the following school year, I was looking through the football and track sections where I'd have been in the team photos. When I got to the track picture I was like -- wait, I know I was there for picture day! And I was... the tall skinny guy with hair that looked like a mushroom cap hanging about 2 inches away from my head on the sides and back. I didn't even recognize myself! My coif did slowly come under control as the years passed, but then I grew a mustache in college. Tragic decision that was, as well. My boys abuse me every time they see an old photo.<br /><br />DougDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-19038171654177160572013-01-31T19:04:02.678-06:002013-01-31T19:04:02.678-06:00Karen and Doug, when I see those photos, I think t...Karen and Doug, when I see those photos, I think there must be an '80s movie I missed starring the two of you! ; )<br /><br />How about Simonson's Manhunter? Wouldn't that have made a cool long-running series. Mister Miracle by Marshall Rogers--I could've done with a couple years of that, instead of a few issues.<br /> <br />Scorpion/Dominic Fortune. Chaykin always comes back with similar characters, so not that much of a loss. But a longer series with one of these characters through the '70s would've been cool.<br /><br />Hey Edo, the Starfire covers always caught my eye, and I liked her name, pre-Teen Titans Starfire. But I never quite got around to reading the stories.Garettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-11434615388930179772013-01-31T18:19:02.914-06:002013-01-31T18:19:02.914-06:00Ugh...it's have been nice just to let him reti...Ugh...it's have been nice just to let him retire and be a scientist away from the fray. I read Marvel Two In One just to keep up with Black Goliath. I prefer that name, but enjoyed the issue where the Thing points out that "Black" is obvious and "Goliath" was a bad guy and Bill Foster became Giant-Man.Doc Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783244633195233970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-87735151991766899522013-01-31T18:15:10.507-06:002013-01-31T18:15:10.507-06:00I'd like a super-team comprising Black Goliath...I'd like a super-team comprising Black Goliath, Nova, Red Wolf, and the Cat. That would be an awesome new Champions of L.A. (as long as it's not done modern grim/nasty/gritty/scowling style)!Doc Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783244633195233970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-25463549112867238262013-01-31T16:30:23.010-06:002013-01-31T16:30:23.010-06:00It was pretty terrible Matt. I don't think BG ...It was pretty terrible Matt. I don't think BG had even appeared in a book for years, at least not with any regularity. Then here comes Civil War, and he winds up working with Cap (not a bad choice). But in a big throw down between the two sides, he was killed by the Thor doppelganger that Iron Man had on his side. It was shocking and that was the whole point of it. But I thought Bill Foster deserved better.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17032477453891087135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-16135925593140704152013-01-31T16:11:18.213-06:002013-01-31T16:11:18.213-06:00They killed Black Goliath?! Aaaah!
how empty mus...They killed Black Goliath?! Aaaah! <br /><br />how empty must that have been... was it "shocking"? Poor Bill Foster. You're still alive and well at Project Pegasus playing cards with the Thing and Quasar as far as I'm concerned.Doc Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783244633195233970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-742538115492379152013-01-31T14:10:07.048-06:002013-01-31T14:10:07.048-06:00HB, thanks for that rundown of Skull the Slayer. T...HB, thanks for that rundown of Skull the Slayer. That's one I've always been curious about, and would still like to read. That's why I wish Marvel would do some kind of Essentials volume that collects of this more obscure material from the '70s. Ideally, it would also include those Gulliver of Mars and Thongor stories from Creatures on the Loose, but I know that's a vain hope. And Walt Kelly's Wolverine? That would have been sweet!<br /><br />Otherwise, I've mentioned that Man-Wolf run in Creatures on the Loose, and its wrap-up in Marvel Premiere, on many occasions. Still don't know why this hasn't been collected.<br />And it's nice to see some love here for both SVTU and SSoSV. One thing that struck me when thinking about this topic was the fact that there even were these titles headlined by bad guys - DC was the real trailblazer here, as it also had the Joker and Kobra.Edo Bosnarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-68429878001926730172013-01-31T14:02:57.936-06:002013-01-31T14:02:57.936-06:00Humanbelly, you dare to mention Skull the Slayer? ...Humanbelly, you dare to mention Skull the Slayer? I didn't collect the actual series, but the series was wrapped up with a two parter in Marvel-Two-in-One, and I do have those issue, and let's just say it didn't exactly leave me thirsting for more Skull the Slayer. In fact, when I first saw today's subject, my mind jumped to Skull being a short lived series that deserved to be a short lived series. dbutler16https://www.blogger.com/profile/00046066729353639991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-28791781227484360312013-01-31T13:57:19.409-06:002013-01-31T13:57:19.409-06:00Hi Mike – you make a good point, especially consi...Hi Mike – you make a good point, especially considering that Iron Fist had already had a great little run in Marvel Premiere first, he should have hit the spinners with a running start. <br /><br />RichardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-63881327903817436322013-01-31T13:53:25.541-06:002013-01-31T13:53:25.541-06:00Ha! Yesyesyes- thanks Karen, I do indeed mean Per...Ha! Yesyesyes- thanks Karen, I do indeed mean Perez' Man-Wolf! (Starlin?!? How did that even come out of my fingers? Pretty soon I'll be unwittingly rhapsodizing about Walt Kelly's Wolverine. . . )<br /><br />Terry, thanks for the heads-up-- now I can safely complete my long-abandoned OMEGA MEN run-!<br /><br />HBhumanbellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-26832225270713523652013-01-31T12:40:03.327-06:002013-01-31T12:40:03.327-06:00How about Iron Fist's original run, which last...How about Iron Fist's original run, which lasted 15 issues; there were some interesting ideas in there and it was a good training ground for the Claremont/Byrne team. It was wrapped up in Marvel Team-Up, also by Claremont/Byrne.<br /><br />I agree with Tony and Edo on Black Lightning. I remember reading a couple of issues and really liking the character, but after his comic was cancelled I only saw him in Brave and Bold a couple of times. One of the reasons I liked Outsiders was because Black Lightning was on the team (that's right, you heard me...I liked Outsiders!)<br /><br />Mike W.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-29281637088255108672013-01-31T12:12:04.822-06:002013-01-31T12:12:04.822-06:00HB - I think you meant George Perez' Man-Wolf ...HB - I think you meant George Perez' Man-Wolf -as far as I know, Starlin never touched that one!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17032477453891087135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-9847530625913097132013-01-31T12:02:36.210-06:002013-01-31T12:02:36.210-06:00Humanbelly! I strongly encourage you to find the l...Humanbelly! I strongly encourage you to find the last issues of Omega Men, the ones written by Todd Klein. This book started strongly and finished strongly. Just a big sag in the middle!WardHill Terrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-30639868596359497642013-01-31T11:49:01.985-06:002013-01-31T11:49:01.985-06:00I meant Shazam/Captain Marvel by Don Newton.I meant Shazam/Captain Marvel by Don Newton.Garettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-17929396225505117962013-01-31T11:43:23.402-06:002013-01-31T11:43:23.402-06:00Like Tony and Inkstained, I was so disappointed wi...Like Tony and Inkstained, I was so disappointed with the DC Implosion. Particularly the cancellation of Secret Society of Super-Villains, and Freedom Fighters. Bob Rozakis (criminally under-rated) had got both books on exciting trajectories. SSoSV had shifted the action to Earth-2, where the Wizard was seeking revenge on the JSA by picking them off one at a time using unique teamwork amongst the villains. I was looking forward to a multi-part epic with the JSA down to an improbable savior like Mr. Terrific! No, he was killed off and this story got a quick 3-panel wrap-up in Justice League. Some day I'll get a copy of Cancelled Comics Cavalcade, but I'm pretty sure the actual stories won't match my imagined ones!WardHill Terrynoreply@blogger.com