tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post4086406117819938405..comments2024-03-29T00:21:38.377+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: Fifty years ago this month - February 1970.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-76712712915838318652020-02-07T19:58:15.089+00:002020-02-07T19:58:15.089+00:00Yes, that FF issue is pretty bad!
Professor X had...Yes, that FF issue is pretty bad!<br /><br />Professor X had a good reason for letting his X-Men (minus Jean) think he was dead all this time. Really! Well, it least it has some sweet Neal Adams art.<br /><br />Spidey vs. the Kangaroo! Who would not want to see that??<br /><br />I just love the idea of Ulik in the Circus of Crime. Can you imagine how p*ssed he must have been when he snapped out of it and realized what he'd been up to? <br /><br />I am up for some Roy Thomas penned Avengers vs. Son of the Serpent, even though they're not the greatest Avengers foe. At least we get a nice little anti-bigotry message, which even today is sometimes needed.dbutler16https://www.blogger.com/profile/00046066729353639991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-5017830869842455302020-02-07T19:58:04.321+00:002020-02-07T19:58:04.321+00:00Yes, that FF issue is pretty bad!
Professor X had...Yes, that FF issue is pretty bad!<br /><br />Professor X had a good reason for letting his X-Men (minus Jean) think he was dead all this time. Really! Well, it least it has some sweet Neal Adams art.<br /><br />Spidey vs. the Kangaroo! Who would not want to see that??<br /><br />I just love the idea of Ulik in the Circus of Crime. Can you imagine how p*ssed he must have been when he snapped out of it and realized what he'd been up to? <br /><br />I am up for some Roy Thomas penned Avengers vs. Son of the Serpent, even though they're not the greatest Avengers foe. At least we get a nice little anti-bigotry message, which even today is sometimes needed.dbutler16https://www.blogger.com/profile/00046066729353639991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-18252802070645176772020-02-04T11:57:06.384+00:002020-02-04T11:57:06.384+00:00My bad, lol!My bad, lol!Killdumpsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-89091815617801933782020-02-04T02:44:09.506+00:002020-02-04T02:44:09.506+00:00Who am I to laugh, I spelled the name wrong.
M.P....Who am I to laugh, I spelled the name wrong.<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-85934464286482792232020-02-04T02:41:49.571+00:002020-02-04T02:41:49.571+00:00K.D., you're thinking of Tonya Roberts, not Ta...K.D., you're thinking of Tonya Roberts, not Tanya Harding! (snort!)<br /><br />...although, Tanya Harding was something of a jungle creature in her own right.<br /><br />M.P.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-20992115968284263412020-02-04T02:25:04.076+00:002020-02-04T02:25:04.076+00:00It has been so sad that the Sheena character, from...It has been so sad that the Sheena character, from the golden-age of comics, was Weismuller-fied each time she's been portrayed in mass media.<br /><br />Though the actresses who took on the role were indeed beautiful ( Irish Macalla from the tv show was a tasty treat also), I would have preferred the intelligent jungle-girl from the comics.Killdumpsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-90687506590078423452020-02-04T01:50:05.569+00:002020-02-04T01:50:05.569+00:00Yeah, MP, I heard you can't ride them.
That&#...Yeah, MP, I heard you can't ride them.<br /><br />That's the reason Tonya Harding's "zebra" was a painted horse, in the Sheena movie.<br /><br />I more or less recommend that film. Story & effects are awful, but Tonya was certainly in her prime back then.Killdumpsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-22503012174769171912020-02-04T01:24:53.194+00:002020-02-04T01:24:53.194+00:00For a while, some rancher around here (eastern Sou...For a while, some rancher around here (eastern South Dakota) had a zebra for some reason. You could see it from the road.<br />I hear them things are mean. <br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-12532793232788038592020-02-04T00:13:00.616+00:002020-02-04T00:13:00.616+00:00I think I may have told this story before, so stop...I think I may have told this story before, so stop me if you've heard it. Lol.<br /><br />When I was 7 years old, I pulled my bike of a dirt road to tie my shoe-laces. While I was tying, I glanced up into the grassy bank. Standing there, just 2 feet away from my face, was a KANGAROO!!!<br /><br />This was in deep country Western Pennsylvania!<br /><br />I just knelt there, staring at it with my eyes bulging. It just stood there for awhile, then calmly turned and crawled into the brush.<br /><br />No one believed me, and I was humiliated for approx 5 years. Till...<br /><br />An ostrich was found wandering a corn-field. A rich guy that had a gated estate, not far from my house, liked to have exotic animals run free on his property.<br /><br />It took a long time for the smirk on my face to disapear, and my honesty was never in question again.<br /><br />Killdumpsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-91861642782528732042020-02-03T23:31:03.940+00:002020-02-03T23:31:03.940+00:00Amazing Spider-Man #81 was one of the few Spidey c...Amazing Spider-Man #81 was one of the few Spidey comics I was able to get my hands on, during the 60's till 1970. While Kangaroo was lame, the Spidey pose on the cover is a John Romita Sr. classic.Killdumpsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-91838923355726651962020-02-03T23:20:01.996+00:002020-02-03T23:20:01.996+00:00Comic book physics, oh my brother.Comic book physics, oh my brother.Killdumpsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-86852426421449622522020-02-03T16:50:06.237+00:002020-02-03T16:50:06.237+00:00M.P., I think Hulk's jumping around is just un...M.P., I think Hulk's jumping around is just unfeasible, whether he's carrying anyone or not.<br />He'd be splattered himself on landing, unless he's really dense - physically I mean - so he'd have to be a lot smaller than regular people. But he's bigger than Banner, so how would he create the extra mass, let alone enough of it? <br />That would require an enormous amount of energy...<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-44351115848630523192020-02-03T15:36:04.568+00:002020-02-03T15:36:04.568+00:00Charlie, I'd add Frog Man from Nefaria's A...Charlie, I'd add Frog Man from Nefaria's Ani-men and Hank McCoy, the "bouncing baby Beast."Selenarchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00962048938844655550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-73488917654375198422020-02-03T12:57:21.691+00:002020-02-03T12:57:21.691+00:00Ok, Charlie, I'll throw our old pal Leap Frog ...Ok, Charlie, I'll throw our old pal Leap Frog at ya.Killdumpsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-26114695447395048822020-02-03T09:13:06.625+00:002020-02-03T09:13:06.625+00:00Charlie - in my Spider-Man game on the Sega Megadr...Charlie - in my Spider-Man game on the Sega Megadrive, Venom is a bit of a bouncer. He bounces around and, whenever he lands, fires a bit of webbing at Spider-Man after he gets his balance. I could beat him by adopting a similar bouncing strategy but landing a split second earlier, firing webs at him while he was getting his balance and then bouncing away before he could fire back. With the game getting on for 30 years old now, I don't think this needed a spoiler warning.dangermashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-58952648863661531182020-02-03T03:41:30.676+00:002020-02-03T03:41:30.676+00:00I was not informed of this giant grasshopper, Sean...I was not informed of this giant grasshopper, Sean.<br />But I'm serious about the infeasibility of the Hulk carrying someone when he's jumping around.<br />The first landing would send that person's skull flying off like a baseball and the intestines shooting out like they were spring-loaded. It's science.<br />This would leave a vey sad and confused Hulk, indeed.<br />And sticky.<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-19634773467752014222020-02-03T03:17:42.101+00:002020-02-03T03:17:42.101+00:00Hellgrammite? Wow M.P., that is some pretty arcane...Hellgrammite? Wow M.P., that is some pretty arcane comic book knowledge - I am impressed.<br />Somewhat disappointed you didn't mention the actual giant green grasshopper in Kamandi (but to be fair I don't think it put in a return appearance, so was easy to miss).<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-48248854860801670032020-02-03T02:53:53.098+00:002020-02-03T02:53:53.098+00:00Charlie, D-list D.C. villain Hellgrammite (named a...Charlie, D-list D.C. villain Hellgrammite (named after the nasty larva of the Dobson Fly) used to hop around a lot. That was his deal, basically.<br />Of course, the title for all-time jumper is that big green grasshopper the Hulk, who could cover miles in a leap.<br />Sometimes he would carry somebody under his arm, like Betty Ross or Rick Jones.<br />Actually, anybody the Hulk was carrying during one of these leaps would die on the first landing, the jarring impact separating every bone in their body and turning them to mush.<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-80918352135463041982020-02-03T01:57:40.225+00:002020-02-03T01:57:40.225+00:00Curses, forgot to elaborate on the Trickster. He s...Curses, forgot to elaborate on the Trickster. He sticks in my memory for a cover on which he flees from the Flash by riding a Tricycle. Yes, a tricycle. From the Flash, of all heroes. Any question why Silver age DC tended to suffer in comparison with Marvel?Redartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221459636234713619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-71655632412908856452020-02-03T01:55:10.894+00:002020-02-03T01:55:10.894+00:00Oh, Charlie- how about the Acrobat? And maybe the ...Oh, Charlie- how about the Acrobat? And maybe the Trickster from DC's Flash; don't know if he jumped around much but he ranks among your list in perceived threat...Redartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221459636234713619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-1290094468266335282020-02-03T01:52:41.117+00:002020-02-03T01:52:41.117+00:00Alas, by February of 1970 I'd almost abandoned...Alas, by February of 1970 I'd almost abandoned Marvel- only still buying Amazing Spider-man; despite that Kangaroo issue. As FFF mentioned, there were some fine stories upcoming (especially the classic issue 90; expect some further commentary on that one when Steve gets around to the November cover dates). More frequently, I was buying Archies and Gold Key. I would return within a few years, though. And pick up several of these issues; the Fantastic Four story was rather forgettable imho. The Avengers was cool, though...<br /><br />Ah, but thank goodness for the comics. In a time when our US politics leaves my head spinning and aching, I can always find a half hour of relief within some four color pages. Suspect you UK folks understand this incliniation...Redartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221459636234713619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-2084262827860116732020-02-03T01:46:42.621+00:002020-02-03T01:46:42.621+00:00Kangaroo, Jester, Toad, Batroc, Leapfrog...
C'...Kangaroo, Jester, Toad, Batroc, Leapfrog...<br /><br />C'mon dudes... add to my all-inclusive list of powerful jumping villains! <br /><br />Even DC villains are welcome! Though, I don't know if DC would stoop to that?Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-70274471994862897482020-02-03T01:07:49.559+00:002020-02-03T01:07:49.559+00:00It occurs to me that Paul Hogan could've portr...It occurs to me that Paul Hogan could've portrayed the Kangaroo for comic effect in a Spider-Man movie, if he wasn't eighty years old. Kinda like Paul Giamatti briefly showing up in a giant robotic Rhino suit.<br />I just saw the last Spider-Man movie and I was underwhelmed. Jake Gyllenhaal's Mysterio was interesting, but other than that it was like a teenage soap opera. Arggh.<br />That kid playing Spider-Man now, I dunno, somebody left the barn door open and any personality just bolted.<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-16300826774172704232020-02-03T00:19:33.084+00:002020-02-03T00:19:33.084+00:00Still love that time when I was young enough to lo...Still love that time when I was young enough to love every Marvel comic unreservedly.. they could do no wrong in my eyes. Critical appraisal was years away hence my unfailing love for FF 95 and 96 with 95 being one of my favourite covers of all time! Loved Cap 122 and Colans 2 year run on the title should never have worked but that artwork remains sensational. At the time I thought Ironman and Daredevil were exciting but with hindsight the stories were poor but in DD's case the artwork was worth the price of admission and in truth both titles had been in decline for a while. X-men under Thomas and Adams was 10 out of 10 but #65 was a strange mishmash of art interference by Stan Lee and changes to Adams artwork led to him leaving the strip(I think) but what a legacy he left with 56 to 63 up there with best Marvels ever. The Hulk issues were very hit and miss but I always thought the Leader added class to any story he was in. Spiderman 80 was a low point in the title but again the art was fantastic and the title would soon be back to its best after a great Kingpin trilogy followed by a Sensational Doc Ock trilogy.Thought the issues featuring Iceman,Prowler,Beetle, visit to London all misfire but the Goblin drug story kickstarted for me 4 years of classic Spiderman! Thor by Kirby was suffering with mediocre stories but the artwork was very strong and this was my time period so I still love these issues which I am sure are despised by my fellow readers. Stan Lee was winding down and it showed but not to me at the time and even though he would continue to write for 2 more years the glory days were over! Fantastic Four followerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07015903343181388371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-82220894050133337482020-02-02T23:31:58.208+00:002020-02-02T23:31:58.208+00:00Charlie, if all those jumping villains teamed up, ...Charlie, if all those jumping villains teamed up, no hero would be able to stop them.<br /><br />Dangermash, let's not forget that Daredevil once beat the Matador, Electro, Stiltman, Gladiator and Leapfrog, all at the same time (Daredevil Annual #1). After that, it's a wonder anyone dared take him on.<br /><br />Sean, I must confess my choice of shilling covers was indeed to mark the arrival of Brexit, by wallowing in some pre-Common Market currency of a kind I still don't understand.<br /><br />I was totally unaware of that Black Sabbath information, KD. If only they'd thought of adding Wind and Fire to it.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.com