tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post6511911314072740721..comments2024-03-28T08:40:05.320+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: June 23rd 1982 - Marvel UK, 40 years ago this week.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-61682698105647559662022-06-26T13:58:03.389+01:002022-06-26T13:58:03.389+01:00Or 'Hounds of Gove'...
-seanOr 'Hounds of Gove'...<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-75066104387257272962022-06-26T13:56:49.427+01:002022-06-26T13:56:49.427+01:00Colin, Kate Bush might not have made an album sinc...Colin, Kate Bush might not have made an album since 2011 but look on the bright side - at least that means she didn't embarrass herself with a song about how wonderful Theresa May was.<br />Even worse, she could have made a whole album! Just think - you might have had to sit through '50 Words for Brexit'.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-57965411540362638542022-06-26T01:56:59.539+01:002022-06-26T01:56:59.539+01:00Colin-
You mentioned the Yeti. I recently read th...Colin-<br /><br />You mentioned the Yeti. I recently read that around 1960 or so Sir Edmund Hillary went on some sorta expedition to find that mysterious lurker of the frozen wastes.<br />He didn't find jack $#!t, of course, but the weird thing about it (one of the weird things about it, anyway), was that he was accompanied by Marlin Perkins.<br />You fellers from the U.K. may not be aware of a nature show called Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, but it was great fun. Episodes usually involved Marlin's assistants (Jim or Stan) being sent out to rassle an animal to the ground and tag it. This was done for "research purposes." It might be a wildebeest or a cheetah, something kinda dangerous, anyway.<br />I kept waiting for Marlin to say something like, "Now Jim is going over to that baboon and tie a radio collar around its balls." And Jim responding, "%@#* you, Marlin."<br />That never happened, but still it made for interesting T.V. It must've left a lotta confused animals walking around afterwards, confused about why they got hog-tied and let go. <br />"What the hell happened back there?!?" they might wonder, pensively, as they staggered away.<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-72023539576746129502022-06-25T17:37:07.887+01:002022-06-25T17:37:07.887+01:00Colin, I find it quite difficult to sit through Ka...Colin, I find it quite difficult to sit through Kate Bush albums. I find I can only deal with her in small doses. But it's always fun to listen to individual tracks.<br /><br />Colin and Charlie, I'm afraid I too am totally unfamiliar with Banana Bright.<br /><br />MP, I don't know about this issue but Spider-Man's TV comic often includes features about the monster smash-hit TV show that barely anyone ever watched.<br /><br />Sean and Anonymous, I will also go for the Scooby cover as the best of the trio.<br /><br />Colin and McScotty, it seems we're entering exciting political times.<br /><br />Onboarder, thanks for the Scooby info.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-13626993535773692042022-06-25T16:20:22.799+01:002022-06-25T16:20:22.799+01:00Kate Bush is at #1 for the second week with 'R...Kate Bush is at #1 for the second week with 'Running Up That Hill' and I've been on a Kate Bush binge on YouTube, listening to her old songs. I know a lot of them already but some I've never heard before such as the entire album '50 Words For Snow' from 2011 which is still the most recent Kate Bush album. The best song on it IMHO is 'Wild Man' about a search for the Yeti. I considered buying '50 Words For Snow' when it was first released in 2011 but didn't. Colin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564469551279026689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-18130387989725542122022-06-25T15:59:15.672+01:002022-06-25T15:59:15.672+01:00Charlie, I'd never heard of Banana Bright unti...Charlie, I'd never heard of Banana Bright until today - £33 for a pot of "eye cream"??<br /><br />I've never heard of DC Thomson's Platinum Magazine either!Colin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564469551279026689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-92121923271864973292022-06-25T15:07:26.086+01:002022-06-25T15:07:26.086+01:00Good lord gents! DC Thomson just emailed me. If ...Good lord gents! DC Thomson just emailed me. If I subscribe to Platinum Magazine, they will mail some Ole Henricksons Banan-bright eye cream which they claim is worth 33 pounds. <br /><br />I ask our UK contingent: Deal or No Deal? <br /><br />Umm… what is. Banana Bright???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-79620219472612312552022-06-25T03:10:34.091+01:002022-06-25T03:10:34.091+01:00MP, I'd stopped reading Marvel UK by this poin...MP, I'd stopped reading Marvel UK by this point so I don't know what a Spidey TV Comic is either. But Marvel UK's weeklies had clearly gone badly downhill since the glory days of the '70s. Colin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564469551279026689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-22662911420320903522022-06-25T01:49:46.540+01:002022-06-25T01:49:46.540+01:00What the heck is a "T.V. comic", as it p...What the heck is a "T.V. comic", as it pertained to Spider-Man?<br />Does it have scenes from the T.V. show (argh)?<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-45307753402494002712022-06-24T23:34:38.880+01:002022-06-24T23:34:38.880+01:00Changing the subject - good idea. Especially as it...Changing the subject - good idea. Especially as its getting back to the comics.<br /><br />Yeah, best cover is a tricky one. I'll go for Scooby Doo & his TV Friends #18, if only for the celluloid strip running down the edge on the left.<br />Its not particularly original - I think Jack Kirby did that kind of thing first, back in the 50s:<br /><br />https://pencilink.blogspot.com/2016/02/double-life-of-private-strong-1-jack.html<br /><br />- but its a nice design element all the same.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-31994946827273272672022-06-24T21:50:41.966+01:002022-06-24T21:50:41.966+01:00Is anyone else having a tough time deciding which ...Is anyone else having a tough time deciding which of the three covers is their favorite?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-12965952544318772732022-06-24T17:12:07.206+01:002022-06-24T17:12:07.206+01:00They'll probably switch back at the next gener...They'll probably switch back at the next general election though Paul. <br />Enough of the English will likely still vote in a tory government, especially with a change of leader (they always fall for that one).<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-82227243950298707002022-06-24T10:44:57.465+01:002022-06-24T10:44:57.465+01:00No real surprise in Wakefield Colin, but that 24,0...No real surprise in Wakefield Colin, but that 24,000 deficit that the Liberal Democrats turnaround in Tiverton and Honiton to win by over 6,000 votes is quite amazing. McSCOTTYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00180091610187270638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-36385635723366885492022-06-24T05:03:32.875+01:002022-06-24T05:03:32.875+01:00NEWSFLASH: the Tories have lost both of yesterday&...NEWSFLASH: the Tories have lost both of yesterday's by-elections. Is this the end of Boris??Colin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564469551279026689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-41264323537438851532022-06-24T02:48:02.751+01:002022-06-24T02:48:02.751+01:00I too noticed that yesterday was Thursday 23rd Jun...I too noticed that yesterday was Thursday 23rd June - the first time that 23rd June has fallen on a Thursday since referendum day in 2016. But the Brexiteers have become like Trappist monks on the subject of all those wonderful benefits of leaving the EU. They need us more than we need them! We'll hold all the cards! Colin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564469551279026689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-31569053950731217292022-06-23T23:02:25.666+01:002022-06-23T23:02:25.666+01:00Scooby Doo ate A lot of eggs and drink a lot of so...Scooby Doo ate A lot of eggs and drink a lot of soda pop! Just saying…Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-1570024557805429402022-06-23T21:07:21.729+01:002022-06-23T21:07:21.729+01:00Jeeeeez it's not 6 years ago is it? thats scar...Jeeeeez it's not 6 years ago is it? thats scarey I thought it was 3 years max - thank goodness the UK government hasn't made any other daft mistakes since BREXIT! McSCOTTYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00180091610187270638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-60678720868070652602022-06-23T20:03:34.836+01:002022-06-23T20:03:34.836+01:00Isn't Avalon generally associated with Glaston...Isn't Avalon generally associated with Glastonbury, Steve? I've been there a few times - before there even was a Google - and its not that hard to find. Although apparently it might be difficult to get to at the moment, because of the rail strike.<br />On that subject, before coming here I just read that Arthur Scargill was helping out on the picket line in the peoples republic of Sheffield today. Brilliant. How early 80s is that? <br />Up the workers!<br /><br />Btw, its the anniversary of the brexit referendum - six years ago (has it really been that long?) - so happy independence day to you, and all your British followers.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-61015062752895111452022-06-23T18:19:02.679+01:002022-06-23T18:19:02.679+01:00The moon fleet story Steve references is the part ...The moon fleet story Steve references is the part 2 to the Laff-a-Lympics story from last week where in the comments there was discussion about the ending with one of the teen angels and the gang about to start a race. The artist for Laff-a-Lympics was also Dan Spiegle. (Story is the Miraculous Moon-Meet)onboarderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04970255717263348097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-3860289717604115832022-06-23T18:06:10.712+01:002022-06-23T18:06:10.712+01:00lol - its good to see the scooby-doo comics back i...lol - its good to see the scooby-doo comics back in the spotlight.onboarderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04970255717263348097noreply@blogger.com