tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post1473831543311482765..comments2024-03-29T08:31:38.748+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: December 29th, 1976 - Marvel UK, 40 years ago this week.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-72458366649068018062017-01-01T18:53:58.310+00:002017-01-01T18:53:58.310+00:00Happy New Year to you too, John and thanks for rea...Happy New Year to you too, John and thanks for reading the site.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-82469462755826330672017-01-01T14:58:15.513+00:002017-01-01T14:58:15.513+00:00If I don't see you elsewhere, TC, may I wish y...If I don't see you elsewhere, TC, may I wish you a Happy New Year on here?John Pitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035300858247327343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-22371958558881885192017-01-01T14:57:07.874+00:002017-01-01T14:57:07.874+00:00HAPPY NEW YEAR, Steve and thanks for yet another y...HAPPY NEW YEAR, Steve and thanks for yet another year's entertainment!<br />:-)John Pitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035300858247327343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-87658806284553991372016-12-31T02:57:02.243+00:002016-12-31T02:57:02.243+00:00Steve, the festive back-cover picture from 1976 wa...Steve, the festive back-cover picture from 1976 was created exclusively for the UK weeklies. Captain Britain was at the centre of the scene but by the following Christmas he'd completely vanished from UK Marvel. How are the mighty fallen...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-65241614767313804292016-12-30T17:03:22.587+00:002016-12-30T17:03:22.587+00:00M.P, I too recall that original version of the Spi...M.P, I too recall that original version of the Spidey cover. I remember that it gave the impression that he was threatening a rat with murder, which suggested Spidey might have completely lost his marbles.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-81388120908763267222016-12-30T17:01:07.736+00:002016-12-30T17:01:07.736+00:00Colin, I don't think I remember that back cove...Colin, I don't think I remember that back cover image. I remember another one that featured the likes of the Hulk and Spider-Man hanging baubles on a Christmas tree. I don't recall in which year that was used though.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-26749790058345500892016-12-30T13:53:24.803+00:002016-12-30T13:53:24.803+00:00Nothing good on TV...er, part 11 of Flash Gordon. ...Nothing good on TV...er, part 11 of Flash Gordon. Dr. Synne got his powers of illusion thanks to an evil computer built by Brian Braddock's father...or something. The main apes story in POTA was the adaptation of "Battle" so I don't why "Beneath" was being reprinted as well. But by this time the U.S. POTA magazine had been cancelled I think (or was about to be) so the sun was setting on the UK POTA weekly (but the weekly continued till February and the POTA strips lasted till June in the pages of Mighty World Of Marvel). All this week's issues went on sale on December 22nd 1976 (dated week ending December 29th) and they all had a festive picture on the back cover featuring Captain Britain flanked by Spider-Man and the Hulk with various other Marvel characters in the background. I pinned that picture on my wardrobe door every Christmas for the next few years :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-91471347780780166872016-12-30T10:48:14.685+00:002016-12-30T10:48:14.685+00:00That Spidey cover comes from Amazing Spider-man #1...That Spidey cover comes from Amazing Spider-man #151, drawn, I believe, by Jazzy John Romita. On the original, Spider-man is saying "Flooding this sewer won't help you, mister! Only one of us is getting out of here alive!"<br />The gentleman in question that Spidey is threatening to murder by drowning is the Shocker, who was basically just a burglar with super shock gauntlets and who only mostly robbed safes. He didn't deserve this rough treatment.<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-7353129200389521822016-12-30T03:05:53.187+00:002016-12-30T03:05:53.187+00:00If there wasn't anything good on TV that night...If there wasn't anything good on TV that night, then there were probably a lot of young married couples getting drunk. And, nine months later, a lot of babies being born. <br /><br />Night Creatures was obviously based on one of the Dr. Syn novels, although, IIRC, Peter Cushing's character had a different name. Maybe there was a trademark dispute or something. About a year later, Disney did a TV series with Patrick McGoohan as Dr. Syn. <br /><br />TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13686814973788356726noreply@blogger.com