tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post5626012331123246016..comments2024-03-28T10:01:24.927+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: Fifty years ago this month - January 1969.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-34535369458731905892019-01-08T16:12:43.543+00:002019-01-08T16:12:43.543+00:00Yeah, I guess Stan was riding the guys in the bull...Yeah, I guess Stan was riding the guys in the bullpen kinda hard around that time period.Killdumpsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-22671185347446589982019-01-08T15:23:09.972+00:002019-01-08T15:23:09.972+00:00Charlie, Captain Marvel has been a woman for sever...Charlie, Captain Marvel has been a woman for several years. Carol Danvers was originally Ms. Marvel but now she's Captain Marvel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-21967231979600615042019-01-08T08:51:13.126+00:002019-01-08T08:51:13.126+00:00I too had never noticed the, "Asspain," ...I too had never noticed the, "Asspain," until now.<br />Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-20388843848852717922019-01-08T02:18:45.853+00:002019-01-08T02:18:45.853+00:00Good Lord, that does say "asspain".
I ha...Good Lord, that does say "asspain".<br />I had that comic displayed on my wall for years and never noticed that.<br />Some secret agent I woulda made.<br /><br />M.P.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-44094249694773677622019-01-08T02:10:17.035+00:002019-01-08T02:10:17.035+00:00AM I the only one who did not know that the marque...AM I the only one who did not know that the marquee on the DD cover said "asspain" until KD enlightened me? Is this like common knowledge? Where have I been the last 50 years? I feel soooo disconnected from the MCU. <br /><br />Hey - I keep seeing the ads for the new Cpt Marvel but it's a woman? Since when did that happen?Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-13292780886888578102019-01-08T01:46:50.466+00:002019-01-08T01:46:50.466+00:00Oops, bit of a typo there - that should be "u...Oops, bit of a typo there - that should be "used to rock the Zardoz look"<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-22185334973679982342019-01-08T01:45:04.131+00:002019-01-08T01:45:04.131+00:00Charlie, early on Killraven used rock the Zardoz l...Charlie, early on Killraven used rock the Zardoz look flashing a bit of upper leg thanks to a pretty nifty hot pants and thighboot combo.<br />www.ilovecomiccovers.blogspot.com/2012/04/homage-amazing-adventures-18-killraven.html<br /><br />Steve, that is an interesting point about the relative quality of Thor and the FF after Kirby started holding stuff back. <br /><br />My theory fwiw is that the FF required a constant flow of new ideas to really work. <br />Because they're are so familiar its easy to forget that the FF are quite unusual for superheroes (eg no secret identities) and have a lot in common with earlier pulp characters, being as much like, say, Challengers of the Unknown as the Avengers.<br /><br />Thor on the other hand is closer to Superman, Captain Marvel (the big red cheese) etc, with the added advantage of ready made source material that can be adapted for use.<br />This also explains why the FF was rarely any good under later creative teams.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-35056394671903270552019-01-08T01:19:51.154+00:002019-01-08T01:19:51.154+00:00Sorry, meant "sentiments" of how they fe...Sorry, meant "sentiments" of how they felt.<br /><br />We had a toy here in the states called "hoppity hops". A big ball with a handle that you'd bounce on & ride. Guess it was the same thing as space hopper.<br />Killdumpsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-6032972453018110732019-01-08T00:15:07.936+00:002019-01-08T00:15:07.936+00:00If I remember correctly, the marquee on the Darede...If I remember correctly, the marquee on the Daredevil cover proclaimed the sediments of how the "bullpen" felt about Stan Lee.Killdumpsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-18873298673888714102019-01-07T23:41:37.748+00:002019-01-07T23:41:37.748+00:00Should Male Superheroes be allowed to show their t...Should Male Superheroes be allowed to show their thighs?<br /><br />I mean besides Eric the Red, who else did it? The Original Atom is all I can think of. It really, imho, is a non-starter. <br /><br />I mean Eric The Red would indeed fit in with the Village People.Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-33188128236325052492019-01-07T22:08:29.455+00:002019-01-07T22:08:29.455+00:00Thanks to all of you for your comments so far. I w...Thanks to all of you for your comments so far. I would say The Avengers, Hulk, Spider-Man and Thor tales this month are classics. The Daredevil and FF tales are OK. I couldn't comment on the X-Men story because I've never read it. Of the comics I have read, I'd say only the Iron Man tale is genuinely forgettable.<br /><br />It is interesting to me that Kirby's Thor still seems to be at its peak but, for me, his FF is already strongly in decline. I'm not sure why he seemed to be putting more ambition into Thor than into the FF at this point.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-11017406583691010312019-01-07T15:41:22.296+00:002019-01-07T15:41:22.296+00:00Some great books out that month! At the time, thou...Some great books out that month! At the time, though, I only had the FF and Amazing Spider-man. But that Spidey book was a winner; starting off the lengthy 'stone tablet' arc with the Kingpin. I recall anxiously haunting the pharmacy spinner racks awaiting the next installment of that tale...Redartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221459636234713619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-22001603441957258922019-01-07T13:28:23.270+00:002019-01-07T13:28:23.270+00:00Erik the Red, from the sex shops do the most hard ...Erik the Red, from the sex shops do the most hard wearing leather clothing branch of villianeryAggynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-52734339234312494262019-01-07T09:16:47.649+00:002019-01-07T09:16:47.649+00:00FF #82 is a famous cover and probably also appears...FF #82 is a famous cover and probably also appears on key rings, underpants, etc. But it doesn’t make me want to buy the comic. Maybe I just don’t like inhumans. In fact, maybe FF and Inhumans are like a different social class and only belong in the FF comic. I lived on a council estate and read Spider-Man. Playing tennis and reading stories about the FF and the Inhumans was something for people on the posh side of the village. The ones who could quite happily cause damage to cars and property and be able to say "Don't worry, Daddy will pay for it." Just like the FF trashing NewYork.<br /><br />Better stop now. I'm starting to sound like Josh when in reality I'm JJJ.dangermashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-78013925388070937152019-01-07T02:59:59.823+00:002019-01-07T02:59:59.823+00:00A very nice set of covers this week. That Daredevi...A very nice set of covers this week. That Daredevil cover, I used to have that one hung on the wall with some other covers I liked. Then I moved... The coloring is what gets me. I dig looking at it.<br />As far as Eric the Red goes, another guy later showed up wearing that outfit. I think he was an alien agent, Shi'ar or Kree or something like that. He turned Magneto into an adult again, after some mutant turned him into a baby.<br />This Eric came to Earth primarily to audition for the Village People, but they were broken up at that point.<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-12814668623412031422019-01-07T00:29:37.680+00:002019-01-07T00:29:37.680+00:00Well I had to google space hopper! We had somethi...Well I had to google space hopper! We had something same in the USA but I'll be doggoned if I can recall what it was named. Help??? <br /><br />Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-55274729020341128062019-01-06T23:56:09.586+00:002019-01-06T23:56:09.586+00:00Not just the cover art - what a classic collection...Not just the cover art - what a classic collection of title mastheads. <br /><br />Agree on Thor #160. Stan was at his peak during this run too.<br /><br />Space Hopper - a brand flying in the slipstream of the Apollo programme. Forget space, hopping three inches was hard enough. ColinBrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04995208182158761600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-8639651867686925672019-01-06T22:34:46.019+00:002019-01-06T22:34:46.019+00:00I do feel that early 1960s Don Heck would have don...I do feel that early 1960s Don Heck would have done a decent job on <i>Daredevil</i> but late 1960s/early 1970s Don was definitely not able to do a pleasing job on him.<br /><br />Charlie, from what I remember, it was just their python that erupted from the cake. The rest of them simply barged in through the door from the kitchen.<br /><br />Sean, I agree. That is a great Thor story, although I was never happy that Thor managed to beat Galactus. Even Thor shouldn't be able to do that.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-70900779096325346212019-01-06T22:22:46.268+00:002019-01-06T22:22:46.268+00:00Don Heck wasn't replace Gene Colan - how could...Don Heck wasn't replace Gene Colan - how could anyone have forseen that, eh?<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-91713077794330378872019-01-06T22:11:56.986+00:002019-01-06T22:11:56.986+00:00First off, thanks for posting the covers alphabeti...First off, thanks for posting the covers alphabetically! <br /><br />Second, can anyone confirm that the Circus of Crime popped out of the wedding cake to attack the Avengers?<br /><br />You know... after seeing the FF cover, I had a sudden flashback (not drug induced KD!) that I got the Avengers and the FF and something else in one of those 3-packs. My stars, what else could have been in the 3-pack worthy of co-mingling with those two comics?<br /><br />The DD cover IS indeed superlative! Gene Colan = DD. THat's Charlie's world he grew up in. Don Heck, Syd Shores, et al. just never filled the vacuum created by Gene's departure from the strip.<br /><br />Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-61463717323005034262019-01-06T21:12:20.264+00:002019-01-06T21:12:20.264+00:00Cyclops wore that Erik the Red costume so Mesmero ...Cyclops wore that Erik the Red costume so Mesmero and the rest of the Brotherhood would be paralysed with laughter when they saw him in it Steve.<br /><br />A bit of a cursory account of Thor 160 there; what a tremendous issue that was, probably Jack Kirby's peak at Marvel, which gives it a strong claim to be the best single comic they ever published.<br /><br />Endlessly retelling Cap's origin was more of a 70s thing, and it hadn't been done to death at this point; and anyway it was retold by Kirby, and it was his last issue (not counting a fill-in for Steranko a few months later) so fair enough I reckon.<br /><br />-sean<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-16058887135610676442019-01-06T20:27:48.069+00:002019-01-06T20:27:48.069+00:00Yes, that’s him on the cover. Spotter's badge...Yes, that’s him on the cover. Spotter's badge Steve. And I meant to say he was black, not bald.dangermashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-38880174666662254852019-01-06T20:19:40.914+00:002019-01-06T20:19:40.914+00:00Physically.Physically.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-37279359725173821082019-01-06T20:19:27.307+00:002019-01-06T20:19:27.307+00:00He is, therefore, to the right of Spidey's lef...He is, therefore, to the right of Spidey's left foot.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-83797981043549024452019-01-06T20:19:03.813+00:002019-01-06T20:19:03.813+00:00I've just spotted Josh on the cover, I think. ...I've just spotted Josh on the cover, I think. He's just to the right of Spidey's right foot.<br /><br />I do, of course, mean that in the physical sense. I suspect that, politically, he's strongly to the left of Spidey's right foot.<br /><br />Then again, it's technically Spidey's left foot but it's on our right.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.com