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The start of 1982 was a great time if you had a silly haircut, a couple of synths and two singing dancers who couldn't really sing or dance that well.
That's because you were the Human League and you were ruling the roost on both the British singles and album charts. Don't You Want Me? was seeing off the challenge of Bucks Fizz's Land of Make Believe in the 45 rpm stakes, while Dare was thwarting the challenge of ABBA when it came to 33 & 1/3.
Could life get any more exciting if you were that band?
Yes, it could. Because, on top of that, you could be reading the eighty-five million comics Marvel UK had out at the time.
It's got no date on the front of it and even the copyright statement on its opening page doesn't give a year of publication.
However, its inside front cover features a house ad for Marvel UK's recent 1981-1982 annuals, as featured on this very blog.
Therefore, we can be assured it's a special for this very winter.
And what thrills we get.
For a start, it asks the vital question, "What If the Phoenix Had Not Died?"
I'm pretty sure Marvel UK hasn't yet published the tale in which she does die. So, I'm not sure its publication is the greatest piece of timing ever seen, what with it being a humongous great spoiler.
Then again, I remember a Marvel UK calendar once giving away the fact Gwen Stacy was going to die. Therefore, the company can be said to have form in such matters.
But, this being a special, we don't only get that. We're also presented with the Angel's origin and the story of how he joined the team, as originally recounted in Uncanny X-Men #55 and #56.
Try as I might, I've not been able to discover anything about it or of its contents.
I do know, though, that there are only five more issues to go before cancellation smacks it straight in its classic face.
And it turns out their real father's Magneto!
Or, possibly, he's not.
Or, possibly, he's a mad old puppeteer.
Or, possibly, he's not.
By now, I'm thoroughly confused.
Also confused is Captain Britain who's been devolved into a monkey.
Fortunately, he quickly reverts to human form.
Which sounds like good news but then he's attacked by the Status Crew who've been sent after him by the home secretary.
Finally, in this month's 1960s Avengers reprint, we get more action from the original Red Guardian, as we discover more about the Black Widow's background.
Not only that but we also get features dedicated to Planet of the Spiders, Sarah Jane Smith and K9.
Clearly, only the death of one of them can sort this mess out.
But whose death?
Whose?
Does it do so with style?
I don't know but I do know it goes out with adventures for Man-God, Night Raven and Brother Voodoo.
The Brother Voodoo tale's entitled The Resurrection of Papa Jambo and, in it, our hero travels to Haiti to stop Dramabu and his zombie army.
I keep misreading it as, "Drambuie." I'm not sure what that says about me.
We also get a two-page interview with artist John Stokes.
And, once we have that, we can watch Spider-Man's TV show!
Looking at that cover, one hesitates to point out that Scimitar's clearly going to be hit by the train before Iron Fist is. This does seem a major flaw in his plan.
In other news, Colleen's been brainwashed by Angar and now hates Iron Fist.
Elsewhere, the Inhumans are in a tale called Star-Search: Dust and Demons. A tale, of which, I know nothing.
Finally, Omega rescues Teresa and holds someone called El Gato to a draw.
Still, excitement's guaranteed because, this month, we could win ten Earth Invader games.
I'm assuming Earth Invader is some sort of Space Invaders knock-off and I will, therefore, be terrible at it.
But, first, he has to deal with a man who wants to sit on top of him.
And, it seems, from the front cover blurb, that we get yet another retelling of the shield slinger's origin.
Tragically, I know nothing of this week's other strips but I do know we get a poster of The Thing, "as he appears in the TV cartoon show."
Which TV cartoon show isn't exactly clear.
How much style does it go out in?
That I cannot say.
But I can say the main tale features the Micronauts and is titled Betrayal.
In his strip, Captain Marvel's summoned into the Shadow Realm to defend its inhabitants from the Screamers.
And, in this month's Star Trek strip, we get more of the tale the world knows as We Are Dying, Egypt, Dying!
And, this time, we're treated to The Gem In the Tower, adapted from an L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter short story of the same name.
On top of that, we're offered The Return of Sir Richard Grenville which appears to be based on a Solomon Kane based poem by Robert E Howard.
Not so excitingly, I don't have a clue what else happens in this issue.
Unfortunately, for everyone concerned, Jean's starting to have hallucinations caused by Mastermind.
And then Moira discovers Proteus has escaped!
Sadly, I've been able to discover nothing about this month's back-up strips.
Sadly, I've been able to discover nothing about this month's back-up strips.
He's a man I know nothing about but, judging by his name, I would assume his mischief-making's based in either Central or South America.
From the cover, I'm going to conclude this reprints Tomb of Dracula #13 in which the indomitable vampire hunters pursue the fiend into the English countryside, and Blade manages to kill him.
However, we shouldn't mourn the killer count too soon, as I have it on good authority that he's back, next week.
The UK's most popular scarecrow hits his fourth issue and does so offering us the chance to win four giant Worzel and Aunt Sally dolls.
Upon seeing the word, "giant," why did I immediately assume they're life-sized and, instantly, have terrible fears about what they'll be used for?
And there's an interview with film director Michael Armstrong
But, perhaps most excitingly for fans of horror cinema, there's Part One of a history of Amicus, the production company that dared to challenge Hammer.
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57 comments:
STEVE - When you say you can't find any info on Marvel #7, does that include a search on ebay or elsewhere to see if it even exists (vs. not finding any info on it)?
Charles was thinking maybe you could at least buy it off ebay and review it for us?
PHILLIP - why don't you have these mystery issues in your cereal boxes in your garage?
STEVE and all SHeffieldians (?) everywhere - Charles is so envious of you living in Sheffield when Human League ruled the roost!
One cannot under estimate how huge that album DARE was!
And think of it! In a few years you would be gaga over ABC!!!
Just curious though... was it "sour grapes" for Cafe Voltaire when they saw the other bands become so huuuuuge?
Charlie - Forbush Man?
Shame it's the end of Savage Action. To an 11 year old, it was a cool comic, with its mysterious dark avengers, etc.
Steve - Should the following comic:
https://britishcomics.fandom.com/wiki/X-Men_Winter_Special_Vol_1?file=Xmenwinter81.jpg
also be included ('Winter' is a bit vague) amongst this month's offerings?
It was a very important comic both for Colin & myself. The price being 45p (correlating with tonight's monthly comics) might imply Winter 1982 could have been Jan/Feb, rather than December (?)
For me, this comic provided the Dark Phoenix Saga's ending, as the real issue never arrived in any newsagent in town. When I finally did get the real ending - 10 years later - I actually thought the What If version was better!
Phillip
Charlie - Strangely, the mystery issues were never ones I remember.
Besides, the garage cereal boxes aren't a particularly safe place (what if a burglar nicked them all?) That's why I've summarized so many, on SDC - to record their memory, for now & all time!
Phillip
Charles' Choice of FAVORITE COVER is Marvel Madhouse! Something about it seems both artistic and creative!
Does anyone else get a whiff of Supersnipe (1940s Comic Hero, Street and Smith) when looking at the guy with the pot on his head, though? Charles' does!!!
(Note - this was originally the first comment which shows as "deleted" now. Phillip replied to that. I deleted and reposted here due to too many typos!)
PHILIIP - Was Forbush Man a swipe of Supersnipe?
B.T. - You read Steranko's Historys! What thinks you? Supersnipe = Forbush Man? Stan Lee was certainly around in the 1940s and perhaps probably aware?
6 January 2022 at 19:13
I don't know, Charlie - but someone else has noticed the similarity:
http://silverfoxlair.blogspot.com/2011/08/skivvied-superheroes-comical-wednesday_09.html
Phillip
Charlie, I could find no sign of Marvel Classics Comic #7 on eBay.
Phillip, tomorrow, I'll add that X-Men Winter Special to this post, when I've had the chance to do the necessary research into its contents. It turns out I already had it - and next year's X-Men winter special - bookmarked in my browser's "Annuals" folder. So, why it didn't get included in my Christmas Day post, I don't know.
Thanks, Steve - much appreciated!
Phillip
Charlie—
I did indeed read Steranko’s Histories, but sadly can recall nothing about Supersnipe. I do seem to remember reading that George Lucas spent a portion of his AMERICAN GRAFFITI profits by buying a comic book store called Supersnipe Comics. But I could be making that up.
I’m probably the only one here that saw SHOCK TREATMENT in the theatre, right? My GF at the time was really into Rocky Horror, so we both went to see ST on opening night. The theatre was packed with other Rocky Horror fans, of course, but what astonished us both was that many of them had already figured out ‘audience participation’ gags to go along with the new movie! On opening night! In costume and everything! It was kind of a drag, honestly — we just wanted to see the damn movie, not have to endure all these people shouting ‘jokes’ back at the screen every thirty seconds and singing along with songs, etc. Had to wait until it showed up on cable to see it without the dumb crowd. Unfortunately, it wasn’t really worth waiting for. Pretty weak follow-up to the original. Hard to catch lightning in a bottle, I guess.
b.t.
The Human League didn't want to release 'Don't You Want Me' as a single but the record company over-ruled them. I discovered that fascinating fact on 'Don't You Want Me At 40' on Radio 2 on Christmas Day.
Awesome bit of history CJ!!! I need to read up on that!!!
Given that we're still a year away from the Dark Phoenix storyline, in Ramage, I suspect the UK What-If special is probably next year's. Unless Marvel UK were pandering to their US import readership, at the expense of Ramage readers.
Despite the dopey devolution/monkey sequence, this month's Captain Britain is actually quite important because it introduces the Status Crew (who return during Moore's run) and the computer graphic technique (presumably originated by Alan Davis) that was used very effectively for The Fury. Davis is also becoming much more consistent in that flipping from the Captain Britain pages to Byrne's Avengers isn't a jarring as a few issues prior.
I haven't checked but I reckon there will be three more issues for the pocket book titles as I don't recall the FF going beyond the Kirby era, which we're fast approaching. I seem to remember the final issues as double sized, therefore reprinting four US issues. A bit different to the, then, five pages of Captain Britain per month.
I'm guessing the Bucks Fizz and Abba fans probably weren't considering Dare at the time (or perhaps had Christmas money burning a hole in their pockets). It does show what a great collection of songs they produced when something as strong as Don't You Want Me was originally considered an album filler.
DW
I've always preferred "Mirror Man" myself.
M.P.
b.t. - "drag" being the operative word!
DW - What you're saying certainly sounds more logical. The strange thing is, Marvel UK has some other 1982 Winter Specials, priced at 60p, not 45p ('What If Phoenix had not died?' was 45p). Here's an example of a 60p one:
https://www.comics.org/issue/977275/cover/4/
So, my assumption was that (due to inflation?) the 60p 1982 Winter Specials probably came at the tail end of 1982, whilst the 45p ones must have been at the beginning (?) It's just a working theory!
Phillip
Phil, I was able to buy X-Men #137 via mail-order about a year after it failed to appear in WH Smith's but shortly BEFORE the What If story in the X-Men Winter Special which would place the Winter Special around late '81 or early '82.
Thanks, Colin. That correlates with my '45p theory' !
Phillip
B.T. - STERANKO speaks about SUPERSNIPE in Volume 2. I thought he wrote about a page's worth?
Very seldom did I ever come across a reference to Supersnipe but for The Comic Buyers Guide / The Buyers Guide for Comic Fandom (which went out of print maybe 5 years ago now?) in the 1970s. I used to wait for that thing religiously every week, every two weeks in the mail.
Anyhow, I think some big-time back-issue vendor used Supersnipe as a logo in CBG and I could never understand the attraction?
If you go on ebay issues are selling for like $50 - $150 in general reading condition.
I need to get out those Sterankos and read them again. So full of information, stories, pictures, art... what a great book!
DW - It looks like you Australians are just making incredible headlines in the world of sports these days!!!
Crushing England in the "ashes" are you!!!
;)
Phillip: good one! Though, unlike the film it’s supposedly sequelizing, there is zero cross-dressing in SHOCK TREATMENT, if I remember correctly.
b.t.
Charlie: I was right about George Lucas investing in a comics store called Supersnipe. It was a tiny little comics shop in Manhattan, apparently all the DC and Marvel people would buy their comics there. It was originally owned and operated by a guy named Ed Summer who went on to having a career as a producer in Hollywood. I remember seeing ads for the store in the classified pages in some Marvel and DC comics.
I read the Wikipedia article on the character, as well as an interesting post about him on Tom Brevoort’s blog. Very possible he was an influence on Forbush Man. My Steranko Histories are stored in a place where I can’t easily get to them at the moment.
b.t.
BT - Now I am recalling! It WAS the logo for a comic shop advertising in Marvel / DC that used SUPERSNIPE!
As a youngster, I had trouble juxtaposing Steranko, on top of Comic Shop adverts, on top of Forbush Man!!! I got confused and thought Supersnipe was literally a promotional figure... like a "meta" comic book figure... even though Steranko did discuss he had his own comic book during WW 2 and such.
And given there were soooo many 2-bit comic book characters during WW2, I almost wonder why Steranko devoted some pages to him? Perhaps due to Ed Summer's store???
Yep - My "History's" (multiple copies, some autographed by Sternako) are sitting in a $45 / month storage locker in Westmont, Illinois LOL. It's carpeted, climate controlled and actually nicer than the condo I been living in since the great divorce. I thought about moving in... lol.
b.t. - I wasn't sure if you'd thrown that one("drag") in, deadpan, just to see if we'd notice! ;)
Charlie - Do you mean an Overstreet guide? I've got one from either 1981 or 1982, on my shelf!
Phillip
PHILLIP - Not sure what you are referencing when you ask if I mean the "overstreet guide."
Perhaps from when I wrote about "Street and Smith?" They published pulps and comics +/- the WW2.
Their most memorable character was The SHADOW, as far as I know, who was a huge "old time radio" character. I still enjoy listening to his OTR stories 75 - 85 years later!
They also published Supersnipe. BT referenced a SUPERSNIPE article and the link is below.
The link shows the cover to Street and SMith's SHADOW Vol2 #3 from 1942
I am wondering if "The Most Famous Comic" the cover of The Shadow refers to is "Little NEMO in Slumberland?" I mean, that is weird... Little Nemo was from like 1900-ish? I can't imagine a kid 40 years on knowing who Little NEMO was?
The article is short and interesting! Guttersnipe => SUpersnipe!!!
https://tombrevoort.com/2020/02/22/introducing-supersnipe/
Charlie - When you put, "The Comic Buyer's Guide".
Phillip
PHILLIP!
Ahhh, now I see.
The Buyers Guide for Comic Fandom became The Comic Buyers Guide. It was a bimonthly newspaper eventually morphing into a magazine. Ran for like 45 years, 1,700 issues. Newspaper with 3 -4 sections that was chock full of articles and ads for comic books and pop culture.
Really, pre-internet, it WAS the internet in the sense of comic books and related subjects and goods. It really was a huge part of my comic book scene for the past 45 years.
Young Charlie slavishly waited for each new issue to show up in the mail every other Thursday!
Man - I remember when Peter David and Todd McFarlane squared off against each other in editorials in the early 1990s.
Below is a link. I think there is much more to be found if you google a bit. You can buy back issues on ebay if curious.
https://www.comichron.com/faq/comicsbuyersguidehistory.html
Charlie - Clearly, a very different animal! Here's the publication I've got:
https://www.amazon.com/COMIC-BOOK-PRICE-GUIDE-1980/dp/B001V9JE0Q
Turns out, it's not even worth that much!
Phillip
Thanks for all your comments, everyone.
I've now added the X-Men Winter Special to the post and can confirm just when it came out.
PHILLIP - I had a good many of those OVERSTREET Price Guides! I almost bought the 2021 - 2022 addition last week at the LCBS! But it was like $45 hard copy. And, well... I would have actually done it for nostalgic reasons.
I do (did?) have the one you link to! No, they really are not worth much except the first few.
But you might have fun getting an issue of The Buyers Guide for Comic Fandom?
Thanks, Steve. The blog's Miller fans get a treat with that cover. The inside, however, had art by Jerry Bingham, & story by (Mary) Jo Duffy.
Phillip
Charlie - Not if they're as pricey as you say they are! ;)
Phillip
PHILLIP - Ok I just did ebay.uk
The Buyers Guide for Comic Fandom are at least like 10 - 15 pounds each? That's a lot IMHO.
BUT the good news is that Steranko's History of Comics Vol 1 and VOl2 are like 20 pounds each. Now that is a fair price IMHO! I'd get one of each; they'll keep you busy for a good while and you will NOT be disappointed! Well... me and BT were not so... And the full page art provided from guys like Kirby, Everett, et al. is just top notch!
You will know everything you ever wanted to know about the origins of comic books! You may even be in for some surprises!
Do I get a whiff of Fr@nk R@bbins on that Cap cover? Are you UK gents able to get that type of info at a www site specific for your comics?
Charlie, the Cap cover is by Fred Kida. It's a modified panel from Captain America #239: https://www.comics.org/issue/33844/
STEVE! Thanks and WOW! Fred Kida of Airboy fame!!!???
I guess that "look" is not uncommon for the artists of the golden age.
"Kida returned to Marvel in the 1970s, primarily as an inker, working on such characters as Iron Man, Godzilla, Ka-Zar, Luke Cage and Man-Wolf, plus CAPTAIN BRITAIN for MARVEL UK. His final known full comic-book credit is the superhero-team title The Defenders #72 (June 1979)"
Steranko's History of Comics Vol 2 has an entire chapter dedicated to Airboy! Inspired me to buy around a dozen over the years.
On the subject of thrift/cheapskatery, the Kindle Marvel Masterworks went back to their usual price, yesterday!
Phillip
Charlie
Whilst I don’t care for tennis, the government have again not missed an opportunity to look foolish. This ashes series is the worst I’ve followed, and I’ve seen some howlers… At least the only day I attended was when Malan and Root put on a performance in Brisbane (not that it impacted the result). The best we can hope for now is avoiding a 5:0 whitewash.
DW
I'm not sure I understand why anybody would by a price guide. I never bought a comic with any intention of ever selling it.
But somebody's gonna have to sell that enormous pile, after I have shuffled off this mortal coil.
I told my brother, Daniel, "Just sell the lot to one buyer. Or get a guy to sell 'em on line and cut 'im in. You're gonna get screwed either way."
Steve, I haven't commented much lately, but I'm busy working on a screenplay: "Helen Keller, Vampire Hunter."
I'm having problems with the second act.
M.P.
As Phillip mentioned, the 'What If' alternative ending to the Dark Phoenix saga is much better than the official ending. However, the What If ending involves Dark Phoenix destroying the entire universe which would have been problematic for the future of Marvel :D
Charlie, I remember Fred Kida inking Herb Trimpe's art in the early days of Captain Britain!
Charlie —
Yer brother from another mother digs Fred Kida too! Earlier today I was grooving on one of his Pre-Code Atlas horror stories just posted at the And Everything Else Too blog. He inked a bunch of stuff at Marvel for a few years (Captain Britain, Shogun Warriors, Iron Man) and I thought his Caniff-School brushwork added a ton of charm to pencillers like Trimpe, Infantino and Pollard. And yes, his Airboy stuff rocks. Someone put out a re-mastered collection of all the original Valkyrie stories a few years ago and it’s SWEEEEET….
b.t.
M.P. - As a kid, I somehow didn't realize the Overstreet Guide was just a comic book price guide. It's cover had a bright, colourful picture of Captain America & the Human Torch, and it seemed to be a thick book, all about Marvel Comics. I imagine I begged my parents to get it. Despite the Overstreet Guide just being a list of prices (with some other stuff thrown in), it was bought on a family holiday, and so, still has some sentimental value.
Colin - Also, (Dark) Phoenix vaporizing Kitty Pryde, for talking out of turn - or something - was shocking, at the time. Admittedly, Kitty could be annoying - but that was overkill! (As regards the X-Men Winter Special).
Charlie, b.t., & Colin - I also enjoyed Fred Kida, inking Herb Trimpe, in the 1978 Captain Britain Annual. This annual reprinted Captain Britain's origin, from the UK weekly, but the colours were much sharper!
Phillip
B.T. - Talk to Charlie about the "re-mastered" VALKYRIE stories??? Hard copy or digital?
Charlie may have to dig out his Airboys on this cold Saturday! I got me some with the Heap. Also some with rats. IIRC, Steranko made a point about how Kida and the gang had created these awesome stories about how rats had organized and Airboy had to fight them off! Sure enough... that description was the equivalent of Charlie's "marching orders" and he had to hunt it down (pre-internet!)
IIRC I scored it out of the an advert in "The Buyers Guide for Comic Fandom" around 40-ish years ago?
Prior to getting it, in the store, as a kid...
Phillip
FRED KIDA - SDC and the gang sending you some love if you can hear us!
I've just been watching a film called 'A Christmas Story' on BBC iplayer which I've never seen before or even heard of, but according to Wikipedia it's a "seasonal classic in North America" - perhaps Charlie, Redartz, bt, MP or Killdumpster can confirm this statement?
COLIN J!
Just had to let you know that me and the missus decided to experiment with our cheese selection last weekend.
For sure we got the Brie (grass-fed cows grazing in the salt marshes of Normandy, Isigny Ste Mere brand). We just finished it off with our breakfast this morning. Perfect!
We also got a sheep-cow chees mixture called "Gabietou" from Herve Mons. Quite good... semi-hard-ish, hints of nuttiness. Very enjoyable. Lasted all of one day, lol! We couldn't stop eating it!
Did you polish off your Brie at New Years or still have some left?
Charlie, all my brie was gone by the stroke of midnight on December 31st.
Now I'm back to plain old cheddar.
Charlie
It’s a 130-page hardcover book — Amazon has it for SIX BUCKS plus shipping (it was originally $20-something):
“THE COMPLETE GOLDEN AGE AIRBOY & VALKYRIE”
Don’t Ask! Just Buy It!
b.t.
Colin:
It’s hilarious that you’ve never heard of A CHRISTMAS STORY. It’s a fun movie, full of odd nostalgic humor. Produced and directed by Bob Clark (BLACK CHRISTMAS, PORKY’S, MURDER BY DECREE). It wasn’t a commercial success theatrically but came out at the right time to develop a cult following from many cable TV airings. I guess it’s fair to say it’s now a ‘seasonal classic’ over here. It’s famous enough that Dad’s beloved Leg Lamp has been merchandised in everything from Hallmark tree ornaments to full-size replicas.
Speaking of Xmas — we still have our tree up and our outdoor lights. Probably gonna start putting it all away this weekend….
b.t.
B.T - The Airboy / Valkyrie collection is on the way to Downers Grove, LOL! Still intend to read me some Airboy originals this afternoon. At 60 my bones don't dig the ice cold weather anymore... Sitting inside with a cup of tea and an Airboy is a great alternative! (It was -7 F yesterday. Ouch.)
A CHRISTMAS STORY - It is set in Griffith, Indiana, a few miles from where I grew up, in Gary. Though not filmed in Griffith, omg does it look like Griffith. And his house... when I see that it brings back the memories!
Around here there are indeed houses that have the "ladies leg in nylons" lamp in the front window for xmas!
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=lamp+from+christmas+story&i=tools&sprefix=Lamp+fro+A+CHRISTMA%2Ctools%2C72&ref=nb_sb_ss_sc_2_18_ts-doa-p
Mid-night December 31st, Colin? You mean you didn't try and stock up on fancy foreign cheese before the new customs regulations came into force on New Years Day?
Steve, my recollection is that Starburst was quite enthusiastic about the Heavy Metal flick, which only added to my disappointment when it was released here.
I suppose it should have been obvious it would be a let down, just from the nature of the source material - I mean, what does a story like, say, 'Captain Sternn' have going for it other than the fantastic artwork of Berni Wrightson?
The dreadful dawn of the '80s arena metal of the soundtrack should have been a warning too, Blue Oyster Cult notwithstanding.
-sean
Btw Steve, good to see Ian Kennedy finally get a mention in one of your posts, even if you didn't really have anything to say about him.
Strange Marvel UK would use Kennedy rather than one of their usual suspects, but I suppose a licensed tv tie-in required specific skills. Even Blake's 7.
-sean
Ian Kennedy - the Liam Neeson of comic art?
Phillip
bt and Charlie, thanks for the info about 'A Christmas Story'. I was scrolling through the available films on iplayer (the BBC's streaming service) when I noticed a Christmas film I'd never heard of before which was strange because I thought I'd heard of most Christmas films, and the film's poster showed a boy dressed as a rabbit and a man holding a woman's severed leg in fishnet stocking and high heel...?!?!
So obviously I had to watch this film :D
Colin J- as Charlie noted, "A Christmas Story " has become something of a phenomenon over here. To the extent that there are stations that run 24 hour marathon broadcasts of the film on repeat! I like the film, but not THAT much.
It does contribute some classic lines of dialogue to our pop culture:
"You'll shoot your eye out, kid!"
"Fragile (pronounced fra-gee-lay)! It's Italian!
Oh, and an anecdote about the scene where the kid gets his tongue stuck to a frigid flagpole: that scene was replicated when one of my son's friends refused to believe the story was accurate and actually got HIS tongue frozen to a pole. Oy...
Red, I wondered too whether that scene was accurate - but I wouldn't want to attempt it just to see.
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