tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post5952757995536619717..comments2024-03-29T08:31:38.748+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: August 10th, 1977 - Marvel UK, 40 years ago this week.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-62969527360594115292017-08-20T19:29:11.260+01:002017-08-20T19:29:11.260+01:00I agree, Dean. That was the first time I ever enjo...I agree, Dean. That was the first time I ever enjoyed reading his adventures.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-89278115038814581652017-08-20T17:38:15.842+01:002017-08-20T17:38:15.842+01:00Well Scotland is part of Britain so that should...Well Scotland is part of Britain so that should've been okay. Just think the character wasn't properly realised then. Not until Alan's Moore and Davis came along...Dean Robert Willettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764085986815491508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-59458348805864220902017-08-20T17:34:30.875+01:002017-08-20T17:34:30.875+01:00Can you imagine finding all those wonderful Americ...Can you imagine finding all those wonderful American comics like that? Would've been too much for my fifteen year old self!<br />Dean Robert Willettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764085986815491508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-53708198949967846952017-08-12T03:08:34.969+01:002017-08-12T03:08:34.969+01:00What would a Captain Scotland look like?
I'm a...What would a Captain Scotland look like?<br />I'm assuming you guys wouldn't want him to wear a kilt, but I think an energy-powered Claymore would be cool.<br />There can be only one!<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-6241960828405405262017-08-11T23:38:38.028+01:002017-08-11T23:38:38.028+01:00Not sure CB even went down well in England - his c...Not sure CB even went down well in England - his comic didn't last too long. I only ever got it for the FF and SHIELD - Steranko! - reprints (but then, being of the Irish persuasion I'm not really the best judge of the Captain's appeal)<br /><br />The FF carried over to Super Spidey from CB with the merger. Basically, Charlie, regular readers generally knew which series were in a title because the lineups were fairly stable (apart from Titans?).<br />Not sure why they didn't have more info on the cover for casual buyers at this point though - they did before, and again later. Still - who doesn't have a quick look through a comic before buying it?<br /><br />-sean<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-61847844170954438372017-08-11T23:19:04.997+01:002017-08-11T23:19:04.997+01:00Charlie, I know the FF were in the Spidey book bec...Charlie, I know the FF were in the Spidey book because I was reading the Spidey book so I remember. In September '77 the FF got their own weekly called "The Complete Fantastic Four" which included the original Lee/Kirby stories as a back-up strip. Only another 7 weeks till Steve features that new comic.<br /><br />I don't think Captain Britain was unpopular in Scotland - 1977 was long before the more recent rise in Scottish nationalism. Anyway, the idea of Scotland leaving the UK seems to be receding if the recent UK general election was any indication.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-7553694833566258022017-08-11T21:17:10.162+01:002017-08-11T21:17:10.162+01:00Charlie, I can't speak for the others but I kn...Charlie, I can't speak for the others but I know the FF are in the Spidey book because the Grand Comics Database site says they were. It is strange though; I have no memory of them being in it at all, or of ever having read that particular story, even though I definitely had this issue.<br /><br />I'm afraid I can offer no illumination as to how well the good Captain went down in Scotland.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-76490235678917117812017-08-11T19:04:04.513+01:002017-08-11T19:04:04.513+01:00Lol. And when he finds out there isn't one he...Lol. And when he finds out there isn't one he'll ask Iron Man to help???<br /><br />Hey! How would you gents know that FF was in the Spidey book if not advertised on the front like Captain Britain?<br /><br /><br />Also just curious if calling him Captain Britain dampened sales in Scotland? Just asking...Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-76014207808606935572017-08-11T17:43:49.657+01:002017-08-11T17:43:49.657+01:00I wouldn't count on it Charlie - he's prob...I wouldn't count on it Charlie - he's probably hassling someone at Langley right now who's trying to explain to him why there isn't a helicarrier available.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-18143024520403901232017-08-11T16:56:28.930+01:002017-08-11T16:56:28.930+01:00When Trump just said "he is going to respond ...When Trump just said "he is going to respond with Fury to North Korea" you think he means Nick Fury??? He does know Fury is only a comic book character???Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-51441889074850547042017-08-11T08:31:11.234+01:002017-08-11T08:31:11.234+01:00Thanks for the bookmark, Colin.
Thankfully, Steve...Thanks for the bookmark, Colin.<br /><br />Thankfully, Steve Does TOTP is well and truly dead. Just the thought of having to do a commentary on two episodes a week of Modern Romance sends shivers through my soul.<br /><br />DW, in this era of TV super-heroes, it does surprise me that they've never brought <i>The Six Million Dollar Man</i> back. Admittedly, they'd have to up his price tag to keep in line with inflation but, still.<br /><br />Sean, Thanks for the Thundra clarification.<br /><br />MP, sadly, the only dinosaur I've ever seen in person is Dippy the Diplodocus in the London Natural History Museum, who's relatively modest in size. Sadly, I believe they've since replaced him with a blue whale.<br /><br />Timothy, I'm totally unaware of <i>Forces in Action</i>. It's therefore something I'm looking forward to.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-36212984147686221292017-08-11T07:30:51.610+01:002017-08-11T07:30:51.610+01:00'and end'? Ugh. Note to self: don't po...'and end'? Ugh. Note to self: don't post first thing in the morning.Timothy Fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01455609500395912042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-74484858803028568592017-08-11T07:28:29.210+01:002017-08-11T07:28:29.210+01:00While Fury maybe coming to and end we only have a ...While Fury maybe coming to and end we only have a few short years to wait and see if your ambivalence towards it extends to Marvel UK's second attempt at a 'war' comic, Forces In Action. Looking forward to your near future review of the mid-past rehash of a distant past format, soon, ish.Timothy Fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01455609500395912042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-87921856798312887052017-08-11T05:33:10.565+01:002017-08-11T05:33:10.565+01:00I liked Stegron, but only because he was in one of...I liked Stegron, but only because he was in one of the first Spider-Man comics I ever owned. I was rooting for the Lizard, though.<br />I realize what a goofy characters Stegron is, but when I read it as a kid his plan to reanimate the dinosaurs in the New York Museum of Natural History seemed slightly less implausible then it does now.<br />Have you seen that place? Holy Moly. <br />There were some big fossils in there. I saw it about ten years ago, and I was instantly transported to my childhood. <br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-47138663417662665682017-08-11T02:40:52.218+01:002017-08-11T02:40:52.218+01:00Pretty sure Thundra didn't appear in the FF ti...Pretty sure Thundra didn't appear in the FF til the next issue, Steve. I think you're actually describing the complete story from the original US monthly, but of course it was broken up into parts for the Spidey & CB reprints.<br />FF 129 divides pretty well into an encounter with the Inhumans first, and then a fight with the Frightfuls...<br /><br />A particularly good Carlos Ezquerra Fury cover there. Misleading buyers again.<br /><br />-sean<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-9014851180467740982017-08-11T01:56:34.508+01:002017-08-11T01:56:34.508+01:00Charlie
Yes, the FF had moved to Spiderman by the...Charlie<br /><br />Yes, the FF had moved to Spiderman by then. Bigger things were on their horizon, though...<br /><br />DWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-33682493358616017002017-08-11T01:55:17.561+01:002017-08-11T01:55:17.561+01:00I was on holiday in Cornwall that week and remembe...I was on holiday in Cornwall that week and remember Angelo a lot more clearly than this week's comics. Actually, I mainly remember all of the local shops having loads of US colour comics, in that special summer sea-side way. That and repeats of early six million dollar man episodes that I hadn't seen. Good times.<br /><br />DWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-87266155030092298112017-08-11T01:47:58.339+01:002017-08-11T01:47:58.339+01:00Your Uncle Charlie in Chicago is confused! Did on...Your Uncle Charlie in Chicago is confused! Did one of these three covers have an FF story in it?Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-78518091885911716912017-08-10T23:31:19.155+01:002017-08-10T23:31:19.155+01:00On August 10th 1977 there were just 6 more days ti...On August 10th 1977 there were just 6 more days till Elvis's death...<br /><br />...and 6 more days till "Angelo" reached No.1 in the singles chart, yay !<br /><br />I've just bookmarked Steve Does Trailers.<br /><br />Bring back Steve Does Top Of The Pops !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com