tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post1671249956969853098..comments2024-03-19T10:41:35.976-05:00Comments on Bronze Age Babies: BAB Two-In-One: Clark Kent - Bumbling Superstar and Funky DracDoughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-18224893920492740652010-10-01T22:28:50.681-05:002010-10-01T22:28:50.681-05:00Hi, Doug & Karen,
Amusing Clark Kent tale an...Hi, Doug & Karen, <br /><br />Amusing Clark Kent tale and another example of the sharp contrast between Supes and Spidey in the Silver & Bronze ages. At least in this era, the thought of two seperate stories in an issue of Spider-Man, one focusing solely on Spidey, the other on Peter Parker, would have seemed ridiculous and contrary to the successful mix of Spider-Man's superheroics and Peter's soap operatics created by Lee & Ditko.<br /><br />As for the Tomb of Dracula, Blade's intro was the very first issue of that mag I ever bought, back when it was "still only 20 cents". I didn't start collecting Dracula regularly until much later, and even later got most of the back issues, excepting the pre-Wolfman's. Particularly with Palmer onboard, Wolfman & Colan crafted one of the great long runs in comics history and brought it to one of the few satisfying series conclusions. I wouldn't think you'd miss the color too much in the Essentials versions, Karen, given that much of the color in those Drac stories was fairly muted anyhow. At least it wouldn't be nearly as painful as b&w versions of Ditko or Brunner Dr. Strange or Starlin's Captain Marvel & Warlock!Fred W. Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07602124919964053532noreply@blogger.com