tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post3264729823006903607..comments2024-03-29T13:59:18.269+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: June 16th, 1976 - Marvel UK, 40 years ago this week.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-63980497187382607502016-06-17T16:10:50.520+01:002016-06-17T16:10:50.520+01:00Colin, I did have a suspicion that it was for that...Colin, I did have a suspicion that it was for that POTA story but I couldn't sum up the willpower to try and type out the title.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-82132359909992738622016-06-17T15:15:35.262+01:002016-06-17T15:15:35.262+01:00How embarrassing, I take it all back. It was the p...How embarrassing, I take it all back. It was the pointy beard that confused me.pete doreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004574271734256770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-67499487055454470362016-06-17T13:06:37.874+01:002016-06-17T13:06:37.874+01:00Steve, you were curious about the POTA cover - it ...Steve, you were curious about the POTA cover - it was back to Jason & Alexander again. The story inside was part 1 of "The Magick Man's Last Gasp Purple Light Show" - at the end of POTA #80 Jason stormed off and now Alex and Malaguena have set off to find him but they get captured by cannibals (that's the scene on the cover which doesn't actually happen till next week) but they are rescued by Jason and his new friend, Lightsmith (the Magick Man). I'd love to claim I remembered all this after 40 years but actually I read the strips on the Hunter's POTA website :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-30272629902757093092016-06-17T11:22:11.028+01:002016-06-17T11:22:11.028+01:00A Stygian dog? I'll have you know I'm a Br...A Stygian dog? I'll have you know I'm a Brythunian pig, and have a certificate to prove it.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-49778658408338688562016-06-17T10:02:56.965+01:002016-06-17T10:02:56.965+01:00How much barbarism can I believe in? WHAT BUSINESS...How much barbarism can I believe in? WHAT BUSINESS IS IT OF YOURS, YOU STYGIAN DOG?!!pete doreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004574271734256770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-43491720077277448842016-06-17T05:10:28.849+01:002016-06-17T05:10:28.849+01:00You guys did start getting the Macabre Man-Thing t...You guys did start getting the Macabre Man-Thing though, huh?<br />Well, that's some consolation, I guess. <br />Granted, the Man-Thing was no Dracula, but whatever knew fear did burn at his touch.<br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-39017862110978658012016-06-17T04:01:20.222+01:002016-06-17T04:01:20.222+01:00I forgot to mention that both POTA and The Titans ...I forgot to mention that both POTA and The Titans have covers featuring events that happen in NEXT WEEK'S issues, d'oh !! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-90100535466307328312016-06-17T03:52:46.142+01:002016-06-17T03:52:46.142+01:00I always pronounced it Ann-ill-i-us...and yes, Sub...I always pronounced it Ann-ill-i-us...and yes, Sub Mareener - my father told me I was wrong but I ignored him. Sob, the final issues of POTA and Dracula Lives before the merger - it was never the same again but I loyally continued reading till just a few weeks before the comic was cancelled in the following February. I remember buying The Titans when I and my sister and the boy and girl next door all went to the nearby town on a day when the rain was absolutely teeming down - of course, this was the famous scorching summer of '76 but according to Wikipedia the hot weather didn't begin till June 23rd. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-80768931393730075442016-06-17T02:53:21.737+01:002016-06-17T02:53:21.737+01:00I'm also filled with shame because it was actu...I'm also filled with shame because it was actually the 1978 Titans annual that reprinted the birth of Franklin story. What an amateur. To me he was called Ann-hill-ius but I was set straight by one of the Stan Lee narrated Fantastic Four cartoons (probably from the 1990s). While Namor may officially be the Sub Mariner, I'll always prefer Submareener. Surely every sensible person does?<br /><br />DW<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-52841271901380221792016-06-17T01:33:50.325+01:002016-06-17T01:33:50.325+01:00Annihilus is tricky to pronounce, and I'm hopi...Annihilus is tricky to pronounce, and I'm hoping he shows up in a movie so we can finally get the right pronunciation.<br />When I was a kid I thought Sub-mariner was pronounced Sub-muREENer.<br />When I discovered I had been pronouncing it wrong for years, in my head at least, I was filled with shame.<br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-53671948052431526002016-06-17T01:02:44.258+01:002016-06-17T01:02:44.258+01:00With hindsight, one wonders whether the girl on th...With hindsight, one wonders whether the girl on the cover of POTA could have made a speedy getaway had she not been riding side saddle. Looking at the Titans cover reminds me that Franklin Richards had, by then, been introduced to the storyline. However his introductory story wouldn't see print until the 1977 Titans annual was published later in the year. I remember the annual because it also introduced Annihilus, a personal favourite, and one of the characters who's name I miss-pronounced for years.<br /><br />DW Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com