tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post205683320081882007..comments2024-03-28T10:35:59.966+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: The most forgettable comics I have ever owned - Part 20: The Human Fly #7.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-77189585700957824712017-08-02T12:19:41.039+01:002017-08-02T12:19:41.039+01:00True dat! Now to go read Classics Illustrated Ver...True dat! Now to go read Classics Illustrated Version of the 10 Commandments and double down on that!Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-65719103709143069562017-08-02T07:11:11.824+01:002017-08-02T07:11:11.824+01:00You'd be physically richer, Charlie but spirit...You'd be physically richer, Charlie but spiritually poorer.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-25108695376456683702017-08-01T23:23:04.017+01:002017-08-01T23:23:04.017+01:00I am pretty sure I bought #1, because it was #1. ...I am pretty sure I bought #1, because it was #1. Back in the day, #1 mania wasn't what it became so it seemed like a bigger deal to get a #1. I just remember thinking the story didn't really interest me and anyhow I'd really stopped reading comics by 1977.<br /><br />I'm curious, if I spent more time managing my retirement funds, instead of hanging out on these blogs, would I be richer enough to retire?Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-33508924981515666752017-08-01T21:33:44.022+01:002017-08-01T21:33:44.022+01:00Well, Ghost Rider does show up in The Human Fly #2...Well, Ghost Rider does show up in <i>The Human Fly</i> #2, so it's possible. And, thinking about it, they're both stunt men, so perhaps it makes sense for them be entangled, fate-wise.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-62885822023629149272017-08-01T21:05:02.572+01:002017-08-01T21:05:02.572+01:00I'm sure Human Fly plays a role in the Ghost R...I'm sure Human Fly plays a role in the Ghost Rider origin story - which has never been mentioned again anywhere - I'm convinced it happened!Blairnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-61842190106219934542017-08-01T15:53:07.618+01:002017-08-01T15:53:07.618+01:00DW, I still think that's a bargain. After all,...DW, I still think that's a bargain. After all, it only needs Marvel to make a Human Fly movie and those comics'll suddenly be worth a fortune.<br /><br />Comicsfan, I would tell you that you don't know what you missed out on but I don't know what you missed out on either, thanks to not being able to remember anything about the comic.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-88996570398780099152017-08-01T11:43:40.224+01:002017-08-01T11:43:40.224+01:00Well, Steve, you had one issue more than I did!
Well, Steve, you had one issue more than I did!<br />Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-18205627100904578992017-08-01T09:39:58.514+01:002017-08-01T09:39:58.514+01:00I picked up a complete set of The Human Fly, for o...I picked up a complete set of The Human Fly, for one pound, at a Westminster mart. With hindsight it was a rubbish deal. <br /><br />DW Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-90824877234857803132017-08-01T09:28:01.695+01:002017-08-01T09:28:01.695+01:00That was good advice, in my opinion.
M.P.That was good advice, in my opinion.<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-25674834296562380842017-08-01T07:39:49.540+01:002017-08-01T07:39:49.540+01:00Sean, I was tempted to mention Frank but worried t...Sean, I was tempted to mention Frank but worried that the poor soul had had enough criticism lately.<br /><br />MP, he was indeed strapped to the top of a plane in a publicity stunt by some billionaire or other and then flew around over the Mojave desert. Apparently, he'd wanted to do it hanging upside down from the plane but was advised against it.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-78554506164159334562017-08-01T07:23:10.539+01:002017-08-01T07:23:10.539+01:00Didn't the real-life Human Fly strap himself o...Didn't the real-life Human Fly strap himself on top of an airplane, or something like that? Before it took off, that is. (because otherwise it wouldn't work)<br />I mean, it's been done, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's a good idea.<br />And it doesn't automatically give you crime-fighting powers.<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-59804602002716063152017-07-31T23:26:34.619+01:002017-07-31T23:26:34.619+01:00You managed to get through that without once menti...You managed to get through that without once mentioning Frank Robbins, Steve. Well done, although I suppose he's been discussed enough in the comments over time.<br />The greatest superhero... because he's real! What a joke - even Kendo Nagasaki would have made a more entertaining comic character than the Human Fly, and he's from Stoke!<br /><br />I tend to assume the jumbo jet thing was some sort of update of the jazz-age novelty of barnstorming for the 70s.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com