tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post4651878704399579053..comments2024-03-19T10:41:35.976-05:00Comments on Bronze Age Babies: That Zany Bob Haney:The Brave and the Bold 143Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-46356563407892719672016-05-24T00:22:08.955-05:002016-05-24T00:22:08.955-05:00I don't think I can sell you on the Creeper, D...I don't think I can sell you on the Creeper, Doug; he's just not that great a character. I remember when I was a kid and DC was parading these "new" characters that I wanted so hard to love, like Captain Comet, Airwave, and Creeper. They must be cool, because they're new, right? Well no not true. I did not hate Creeper, and was curious enough about him to read books that he appeared in but it was not like I sought him out.<br /><br />Maybe the 68 Ditko series was good? Maybe THAT version of the Creeper is awesome?johnlindwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742041159952441523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-88386971970461730462016-05-23T22:33:27.551-05:002016-05-23T22:33:27.551-05:00I always like seeing the B+B reviews on BAB. I agr...I always like seeing the B+B reviews on BAB. I agree with Martinex that the Creeper seems like a character with potential, and his costume is certainly different. For me, this issue comes just after Aparo's best art period, but we can see here that it's still good. <br /><br />Creeper needs to team up with Mister Miracle, just for the color coordination!Garettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-61053014451791550222016-05-23T17:50:28.605-05:002016-05-23T17:50:28.605-05:00Jim Aparo's art is, as usual, quality work. Ap...Jim Aparo's art is, as usual, quality work. Aparo is a prolific artist whose work on Batman could be considered "definitive" (sort of the way Curt Swan's work on Superman can be considered definitive), despite some of Aparo's obvious attempts at imitating Neal Adams earlier on in his career. <br /><br />Bob Haney was a prolific writer as well, and props to him for co-creating the Teen Titans. Unfortunately, I found most of Bob Haney's stories featuring Batman to be disappointingly silly. It's too bad he didn't take Denny O'Neil's example and write "serious" Batman stories, like the "serious" tales Denny O'Neil wrote featuring Ra's al Ghul, instead of mostly juvenile ones.<br /><br />The Creeper is a bizarre character, but Steve Ditko was apparently a reclusive oddball himself, so perhaps he gave his creation some of his own eccentricities. The Creeper is one of those strange types who seem to lack a moral compass---as to whether it's insanity or psychopathy, it's not clear---and he crosses the line between hero and villain on a number of occasions. For instance, the Creeper's behavior is outlandish when he goes up against the Joker in "The Last Ha-Ha" in Joker #3 from October 1975. (That issue features a cover by Dick Giordano, script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Ernie Chan, and inks by José Luis Garcia-López---great team!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341480129447207957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-70075936387162577912016-05-23T11:14:42.212-05:002016-05-23T11:14:42.212-05:00All in all, looks like a solid B&B entry from ...All in all, looks like a solid B&B entry from that period - and I'm one of those "more than a few" BAB regulars who just loves Aparo's art everywhere, but especially in Batman stories.<br />As for the Creeper, I honestly haven't read many stories with him; off the top of my head, I know I read Showcase #100, in which he appears with a good half of the DC universe, and also a later issue of Brave & the Bold, in which he and Bats go against a villain made of paper or something like that. So I don't know much about him, other than he looks odd, takes on an odd persona when he's in his equally odd costume (with that shaggy red floor mat instead of a cape), and his actual abilities are a bit vague - I guess he's strong and agile, and then there's that laugh. I recall reading somewhere that Alan Moore asserted that the Creeper's only real power was to laugh at bad guys, which he apparently thought was brilliant...Edo Bosnarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-56715743244551048812016-05-23T09:34:31.088-05:002016-05-23T09:34:31.088-05:00I liked the Creeper in his early Ditko run. He wa...I liked the Creeper in his early Ditko run. He was suitably odd and different than the heroes at the time. And I think some of those covers by Ditko were classic. But like you, I honestly don't remember many specifics or great stories ongoing. There is probably a diamond in the rough there; he may be more suitable for modern times. A talk show host (before he became a security man) with a healing factor and a maniacal laugh that causes pain, who is driven somewhat mad and irrational by the serum that helped create him...seems intriguing. <br /><br />I like his look as it is so different than anything else (but the furry cape probably needs to be modified). Martinex1noreply@blogger.com