tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post6558949250984630745..comments2024-03-28T19:38:22.171+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: Forty Years ago this month - January 1973.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-82873373298517583602013-02-18T18:15:43.681+00:002013-02-18T18:15:43.681+00:00I know it's five weeks later, but that Thor is...I know it's five weeks later, but that Thor issue actually has Glynis Wein as Supergirl. It's an ATROCIOUS piece of work - I never read bronze-age Thor till recently and was appalled. Basically Gerry Conway recycled Lee/Kirby to death. And then Roy Thomas spent something like ten issues retrofitting Marvel's Thor in with the story of Wagner's Ring Cycle, which is the kind of thing that makes me feel he has a claim to be the worst writer in comics history.Joe S. Walkerhttp://www.joesimpsonwalker.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-13761162312304312882013-01-11T23:36:01.087+00:002013-01-11T23:36:01.087+00:00I remember a couple of issues near the end of Barr...I remember a couple of issues near the end of Barry Smith's time on Conan where the art seemed inferior to that on previous issues, mostly it seemed due to poor inking. The loss of the art in the mail and having to redraw the story might explain why that happened. Needless to say, he got it together in time for issue 24.Gey Blabbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08574046212154188903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-77644698765405850892013-01-11T22:34:33.906+00:002013-01-11T22:34:33.906+00:00What an absolutely clever point to make about the ...What an absolutely clever point to make about the Grim Reaper's size on the cover. That never occurred to me. :) :)<br />Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-12125747595470777622013-01-11T20:10:49.868+00:002013-01-11T20:10:49.868+00:00@dbutler, according to The Grand Comics Database, ...@dbutler, according to The Grand Comics Database, the art was indeed lost in the post and Smith had to redraw the story from scratch, so it could be used in the following issue.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-46888217794930340982013-01-11T18:00:33.283+00:002013-01-11T18:00:33.283+00:00I forgot to add that the Viper's poison darts ...I forgot to add that the Viper's poison darts were the catalyst for Cap's super-strength in the early 70s, IIRC.<br /><br />He was part of the CRAP organisation that used edited tv footage to blacken Cap's name in the early stages of the Secret Empire/Watergate storyline.Dougiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965448821892833703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-67121796743316410532013-01-11T14:16:24.400+00:002013-01-11T14:16:24.400+00:00Did they really lose Barry Smith's art in the ...Did they really lose Barry Smith's art in the mail? Wow!<br />The only one here I have is Avengers #107.dbutler16https://www.blogger.com/profile/00046066729353639991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-11472898545830750862013-01-11T09:23:22.654+00:002013-01-11T09:23:22.654+00:00Thanks for the Viper info, Dougie. When I first cl...Thanks for the Viper info, Dougie. When I first clapped eyes on the cover, I thought he was meant to be the Eel, so that'd explain any resemblance.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-88596891450226730622013-01-11T08:09:40.427+00:002013-01-11T08:09:40.427+00:00Actually, now that Dougie has described the conten...Actually, now that Dougie has described the contents, I believe I had that Thor one too. I've actually got quite a lot that I never used to have, via Masterworks volumes and the like.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-88274105346216103022013-01-11T07:01:01.727+00:002013-01-11T07:01:01.727+00:00Unlike Kid, I had three of these:
The Conan issue...Unlike Kid, I had three of these:<br /><br />The Conan issue was my second, so I was quite happy with the reprint, having never seen it before. I always loved the vision of the space capsule in the shaman's cave.<br /><br />The FF was my first for nine months- an incredibly long time for a 9-year-old. New logo, Sue quitting and scary Amazonian Thundra: very different from the Stan/Buscema Gabriel story.<br /><br />Finally Thor, bought at Prestwick airport, I think. Loki's blind eyes freaked me out and the Absorbing Man appeared to perish horribly ( I was exactly young enough to fall for that trick then!<br /><br />The Viper was the brother of the Eel. He was a satire on the cynical Advertising Executive and was subsequently murdered by Madame Hydra, who took on the identity of Viper ( and became a favourite of Chris Claremont)Dougiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965448821892833703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-30968218462230242762013-01-11T01:45:53.084+00:002013-01-11T01:45:53.084+00:00I'm not a happy chappie - I don't have any...I'm not a happy chappie - I don't have any of those comics. Used to have that Avengers one 'though.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.com