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As summer threatens to give way to autumn, another month approaches its close but this blog rumbles ever onwards.
And it does so by resurrecting the feature the whole internet's been talking about.
It's the one in which the first person to comment gets to pick the topic of the day!
But what could that topic be?
It could be art, films, flans, plans, books, bagels, cooks, nooks, crooks, ducks, drakes, pixies, rocks, music, mucous, fairy tales, fairy lights, Fairy Liquid, fairy cakes, Eccles cakes, myth, moths, maths, magic, tragedy, comedy, dromedaries, murder, larders, Ladas, mystery, mayhem, molluscs, Moorcock, May Day, mangoes, bongoes, drongoes, bingo, Ringo, Pingu, Ringu, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Doris Day, Marvin Gaye, Brookside Close, Ramsay Street, Coronation Street, Albert Square, Scarlet Street, Dead End Street, the Equinox, parallelograms, rhomboids, androids, asteroids, pomegranates, granite, marble, marbles, maples, staples, fables, stables, sofas, eggs, pegs, legs, dregs, sodas, sausages, eggs, whisky, broth, Bath, baths, Garth Marenghi, Garth Brooks, Garth Crooks, Bruno Brookes, Bruno Mars, Mars Bars, wine bars, flip-flops, flim-flam, flapjacks, backpacks, see-saws, jigsaws, dominoes, draft excluders, blockheads, blackheads, dunderheads, deadheads, webheads, flowerpots, Bill and Ben, flour pots, bread bins, bin bags, body bags, body horror, shoddy horror, doggy bags, bean bags, coal sacks, cola, cocoa, dodos, Dido, Soho, Solo, silos, wondows, pancakes, pizzas, pastas, pastors, baking soda, sci-fi, Wi-Fi, Hi-Fi, sewage, saunas, suet, Tomorrow People, Forever People, Party People, Sheila Steafel, steeples, Silurians, Sontarans, Sea Devils, sins, suns, sans, sense, sludge, slumps, sumps, sunshine, slime, soup, sandwiches, servants, Sultanas, Santana, Sultans, grapes, grappling or sandcastles.
Or something else altogether.
Only you can decide.
Awesome indeed is the responsibility that hangs upon the head of the reader.
What are your favourite trios/troikas/triumvirates?
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1.) Titans Three! Hulk, Namor, Surfer - Submariner # 33
2.) Human Fly, Daredevil, White Tiger - Human Fly # 9
3.) Yellow Jacket, Daredevil & Luke Cage join the Defenders - Defenders Sons of the Serpent
4.) Iron Man, Guardsman, Jack of Hearts - Iron Man # 106
Can you list some good troikas?
Phillip
Human Torch, Sub-Mariner and Captain America, by several miles.
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Nice idea Philip.
ReplyDeleteI'll throw in
- Crimson Dynamo, Titanium Man and Radioactive Man as a superhero team in Vietnam in Avengers around Celestial Madonna time
- Fandrall, Hogan the Grim and Volstagg
- the original Enforcers if I'm allowed to have villains: ASM #10, #14, #19 Ditko at his finest
- Zemo/Enchantress/Executioner from Avengers #7 just why? Why?
- was there ever a Charlie's Angels comic?
Also:
ReplyDeleteUncle Creepy, Cousin Eerie and Vampirella
Vaultkeeper, Cryptkeeper, Old Witch
Frankenstein, Dracula, Wolf Man
Avengers ‘Big Three’ - Cap, Thor, Iron Man
Defenders ‘Big Three’ - Hulk, Namor, Dr. Strange
Batman, Batgirl and Robin (66)
Luke, Leia, Han
Napoleon Solo, Ilya Kuryakin, April Dancer (I know, that’s a stretch)
b.t.
Pete Cochran, Linc Hayes and Julie Barnes
ReplyDeleteI vote ‘yes’ on Charlie’s Angels — but which three???
b.t.
Betty, Veronica and Archie
ReplyDeleteBatman, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn
Oor Wullie, Fat Bob and Soapy Souter
And the greatest of all the trios;
Snap, Crackle and Pop!
Definitely the original three, b.t. Cheryl Ladd was a big step down from FFM.
ReplyDeleteDid Iron Fist, Shang Chi, and the White Tiger team up, in 'Deadly Hands of Kung Fu' - or is my memory failing me?
ReplyDeletePhillip
'The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly'
ReplyDeleteThe Albert Ayler Trio
Zinoviev, Stalin & Kamenev
There you go Philip - theres an actual troika for you.
This country could do with one like that running it this coming winter if you ask me. Admittedly it didn't end too well thanks to the middle one, but you have to give it to them - they knew how to deal with the kulaks!
Wolfman, Colan & Palmer
Not so keen on the first of that threesome usually, but Tomb of Dracula was pretty good.
Charlie's Angels
Although I like the version from the films (the ones with Lucy Liu). Ok, I'll get my coat...
-sean
Moe, Larry, and Curly! Ch47
ReplyDeleteMarvel Triple Action!!! OK, I know, it featured five avengers usually lol
ReplyDeletePete Cochran, Linc Hayes and Julie Barnes
ReplyDeleteI vote ‘yes’ on Charlie’s Angels — but which three???
b.t.
Double post — sorry!
ReplyDeleteMake that Kirk, Spock and McCoy then
b.t.
Phillip:
ReplyDeleteYes, I believe those three did team-up once in DEADLY HANDS
which reminds me:
‘When three are called and stand as one
Together they’ll fight, their will be done
For each is born anew, the Tiger’s Son!’
Lin Sun, AbeBrown and Robert Diamond
It’s immensely sad that I recited the Tiger Oath from memory….
b.t.
Phillip:
ReplyDeleteIt’s ‘Dark Waters of Death’, a 40-page epic starring Shang-Chi, White Tiger and Iron Fist by Bill Mantlo, Joe Staton and Sonny Trinidad in DEADLY HANDS 31.
There was also a team-up of The Tiger’s Sons, Iron Fist and Blackbyrd, P.I. by Bill Mantlo, Pat Broderick and Terry Austin that I liked a lot back in the day but am afraid to look at now…
b.t.
How about:
ReplyDeleteVirdon, Burke and Galen
Paulie, Christopher and the Russian
Matt, Luke and Craig
DW
Planet Of The Apes is returning to Marvel in 2023 so I'll nominate Jason, Alexander & Malaguena from the classic POTA comics in the '70s.
ReplyDeleteAlso Taylor, Landon & Dodge - the three astronauts from the 1968 POTA film.
Conan is leaving Marvel again (the Conan licence will be held by Titan Comics from 2023) so I'll include the classic Marvel troika of Conan The Barbarian, Savage Sword Of Conan & King Conan.
Can't believe nobody's mentioned The Wizard, Sandman and Trapster.
The Three Investigators
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Mary, Mungo & Midge
The Foundation Trilogy
Lord Of The Rings Trilogy
Earthsea Trilogy
The trilogy of Star Wars trilogies
Bowie's Berlin Trilogy (how did you forget that one, Paul?)
Josie, Valerie and Melody
ReplyDeleteAndy, Stewart and Sting
Gwen, MJ and…and…Betty Brant? Debra Whitman? Aunt May? Crap, that ain’t gonna work…
Steve, Jamie and Bigfoot
Manny, Moe and Jack (the UK dudes probably won’t get it but Killskip and Charlie ought to)
b.t.
Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin
ReplyDeleteHitler, Mussolini, Tojo
ReplyDeleteOh, this is fun!
ReplyDeleteSting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland.
Jonny Quest, Hadji and Bandit.
Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko.
Steve Englehart, Marshall Rogers and Terry Austin.
Chris Claremont, John Byrne and Terry Austin (Terry gets double duty!)
Diana Ross, Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson (The Supremes)
Red, Yellow and Green (which make up white light, of course!)
Ham, Swiss Cheese and Rye Bread (my favorite sandwich.) Ok, maybe I'm getting carried away here...
Father, Son and Holy Ghost
ReplyDeleteJesus, Mary and Joseph
Abraham, Martin and John
Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman
Ginger, Mary Ann and Lovey
Uncle Arthur, Aunt Clara and Dr. Bombay
Fred, Wilma and Pebbles
Groucho, Harpo and Chico
Bella, Edward and Jacob
Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds
b.t.
ReplyDelete‘Roper…Williams…and Lee!’
I didn’t get to see it in a theatre back in ‘73, but it seemed like the TV commercial was in constant rotation, for weeks. Those three names are burned into my brain.
b.t.
The Three Stooges
ReplyDeleteThe Three Amigos
The Hair Bear Bunch
The Railway Children
Robin, Chrissy & Jo from 'Man About The House'
Flash Gordon, Dale Arden & Dr Zarkov
ReplyDeleteRedartz:
Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato!
Chili Cheese Dog!
Chocolate, Strawberry, Vanilla!
Pink hearts, orange stars, green clovers!
Protein, veg, starch!
b.t.
Agar, Golin Longshanks & Stephen The Minotaur from 'Hordes Of The Things' which was a brilliant fantasy spoof originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980 but didn't get the fame and acclaim it deserves (but thankfully it does get repeated every so often).
ReplyDelete"The Evil Flesh-Eating Lord Of Craan is NOT a cannibal!"
The Three Musketeers
ReplyDeleteThe three bears from Goldilocks And...
The three blind mice
Trio (the Da Da Da song)
Mickey, Donald & Goofy
Huey, Duey & Louie
Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck & Porky Pig
The Jam
Bananarama
Terry, Bob & Thelma from 'Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads'
Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin & Michael Collins
Thanks for the topic, Phillip. People seem to have already named all the trios I was going to suggest. I'm clearly going to have to put some hard thought into my nominations.
ReplyDeleteb.t. - As regards DHOKF, thanks for refreshing my memory! I've been DHOKF cover gallery surfing, and I haven't got # 31 in the garage - so I don't know where that factoid popped up from!
ReplyDeleteSean - agreed. And let's re-nationalize the energy companies, & send Bojo, Truss & Sunak to the Falklands archipelago, this winter!
DW - no-one remembers Craig! Where would Paulie & Chris have been without those sachets of sauce, in their vehicle?
Colin - Wasn't "Jo" expecting in the Railway Children? Possibly she could count for two!
Also, there's Rod, Jane & Freddy!
Steve - I'm surprised this topic got traction!
Phillip
Dangermash - thinking about Soviet superheroes, maybe Vanguard, Darkstar & Crimson Dynamo were a trio, at one point. (Spidey - as Peter Parker - threw Crimson Dynamo down the steps of a brownstone - quite impressive, in fact!)
ReplyDeleteAs regards Charlie's Angels, maybe the "core" 3 were Kelly Garrett, Charlie & Bosley (hardly "angelic"), as the others were interchangeable, mostly!
Phillip
Crosby, Stills & Nash
ReplyDeleteEmerson, Lake & Palmer
Holland Dozier Holland
The Three Degrees
The three witches in Macbeth
John Noakes, Peter Purves & Valerie Singleton
John Noakes, Peter Purves & Lesley Judd
The trio from Magpie (I forget their names except for Jenny Hanley. Mick something and Tommy something?)
Noel Edmonds, Keith Chegwin & Maggie Philbin
Chris Tarrant, Sally James & The Phantom Flan Flinger (I'm getting desperate).
The classic Cadbury's troika of Dairy Milk, Whole Nut and Fruit & Nut...
Well done dangermash, calling the Crimson Dynamo, Titanium Man and Radioactive Man superheroes rather than supervillains.
ReplyDeleteUp the workers, dm.
-sean
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
ReplyDeleteThat’s a wrap! Goodnight kids!
I can't believe we haven't mentioned Tarzan, Jane & Cheeta.
ReplyDeleteOr even Tarzan, Jane & Boy from the Johnny Weissmuller films.
Or Tom, Jerry & Butch the dog.
Or the three popes from 1978 (Paul VI, John-Paul I and John-Paul II).
Or the three-day week...
Ah, the three day week - back when a tory government crashed energy supplies, sent inflation soaring, and set off a wave a wave of strikes.
ReplyDeleteWill the English ever learn?
-sean
Phillip
ReplyDeleteYeah, but he got a million pound settlement and moved in with Kim Appleby. The other two doofuses were insolvent within a few years.
What eve happened to the Russian? ;-)
DW
ever
ReplyDeleteDW - My memory's hazy. I seem to remember his people contacted Tony, telling him the guy was a commando - and Tony had to diffuse the situation, before the Russian clashed with Paulie & Chris. Also, whilst Paulie & Chris were freezing in the car - reduced to eating sachets of sauce - the Russian was proudly declaring it wasn't cold at all, compared to winters in Russia, whilst rolling in the snow - or something!
ReplyDeletePhillip
???
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ReplyDeleteFrankenberry, Count Chocula and Booberry
The Kingston Trio
Peter, Paul and Mary
Tony Orlando and Dawn (Thelma Hopkins and Joyce Vincent Wilson)
The Bee Gees
Robbie, Chip and Ernie Douglas (MY THREE SONS)
Here, There and Everywhere
b.t.
Three's Company (US version of 'Man About the House')
ReplyDeleteThree of A Kind (Lenny Henry, David Copperfield & Tracey Ullman).
Phillip
The Three Graces
ReplyDeleteThe Three Muses
The Three Kings/Wise Men
The three little pigs
The Funboy Three
I Saw Three Ships...
Three Steps To Heaven
Three Lions On A Shirt
The Goons (Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe & Peter Sellars)
The New Avengers (Steed, Purdey & Gambit)
The ghosts of Christmas past, present & yet to come
Thatcher, May & Truss
World War III (just give Loony Liz enough time...)
The Three Weird Sisters aka The Three Witches (MACBETH)
ReplyDeleteThe Unholy Three (Lon Chanel’s only talkie)
Three On A Match (bad luck — DON’T DO IT)
Three Strikes (you’re OUT!)
b.t.
H.P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith and Robert E. Howard — the ‘Big 3’ of WEIRD TALES
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33 1/3 rpm
ReplyDelete-sean
Bobby Moore, Martin Peters and Geoff Hurst
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Cerberus, the three-headed dog
ReplyDeleteHolmes, Watson & Moriarty
The Doctor, Sarah-Jane & Harry
Luke, Leia & Darth Vader (just a normal dad and his two kids)
Luke, C3PO & R2D2
Harry Potter, Hermione & Ron
Buck Rogers, Wilma Deering & Twiki
ReplyDeletePopeye, Olive Oyl, Bluto
Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot
Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Mark Antony
Johnny Storm, Crystal, Pietro
Scarlet Witch, Vision, Mantis
Tony, Maria, Chino
Danny, Sandy, Cha Cha DiGregorio
b.t.
The Beaver, Wally, and Eddy Haskell
ReplyDeleteAngus Scrimm, Don Coscarelli, and Reggie Banister
Jeanie, Major Nelson, and Major Healy
Samantha, Darren, and Endora
-Killdumpster
ReplyDeleteScanned through the list twice, convinced that surely by now someone must have mentioned
The Galaxy Trio (from the Birdman show, featuring Vapor Man, Meteor Man and Gravity Girl)
and, much more recent and so dearly loved
We3 (featuring 1, 2 and 3)
Neil Armstrong, Gus Grissom, Gordo Cooper... and all the various 3-man teams of NASA!
ReplyDeleteTinkers, to Evers, to Chance
ReplyDeleteLouis Aparicio, Nellie, Fox, Sherm Lollar
Concepcion, Morgan, Perez (that was for your Red! Can't work in Rose in a troika?)
BBC1, BBC2 and ITV...
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ReplyDeleteWill Robinson, Dr. Smith, Robot
Ben Boxer, Steve and Renzi
Beldar, Prymat and Connie
Maxim and Mrs. DeWinter, Mrs. Danvers
b.t.
Can't believe nobody's said Steve, Sean and Charlie yet.
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