tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post7143365499962453989..comments2024-03-29T00:21:38.377+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: October 6th, 1976 - Marvel UK, 40 years ago this week.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-17969419809915357212016-10-07T19:36:56.710+01:002016-10-07T19:36:56.710+01:00Look Ma, no head!
Yeah, I don't know how Spide...Look Ma, no head!<br />Yeah, I don't know how Spidey could fall for the old "no head" trick.<br />Really, that's beneath an illusionist of Mysterio's caliber.<br />What's next, is he going to astound Spidey by pretending to pull his thumb off or pulling a quarter from behind his ear?<br />Mediocre, Mysterio, just mediocre.<br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-35817856451447221432016-10-07T09:58:56.165+01:002016-10-07T09:58:56.165+01:00The Gargoyle does seem to be the character that ha...The Gargoyle does seem to be the character that has remained dead the longest, although in true comic book style the name lives on in another character (a hero who appeared in the Defenders) and his son is really just him with another name (mind you if you give your son the name Gremlin he is bound to want to conquer the world) the original Gargoyle has also appeared in a few cartoons. The only other character that I recall snuffing it back then was Sue Storms dad in an early FF tale in the 60s but not sure if he has been brought back to life Paul McScotty Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300292599442281225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-48482917368759698182016-10-07T01:02:22.062+01:002016-10-07T01:02:22.062+01:00I probably first saw Batroc, zee...how you zay...L...I probably first saw Batroc, zee...how you zay...Leapair in a Captain America/Marvel Super Heroes cartoon on TV. In fact, if I ever saw the character in a comic book, it would have been in Marvel Double Feature, a 1970's comic that reprinted 1960's Cap and Iron Man stories from Tales of Suspense. <br /><br />In 1967, DC's Blackhawk team (who had been a sort of paramilitary unit) got turned into costumed superheroes. One of them, Olaf, became The Leaper. He didn't talk like Pepe LePew or Inspector Clouseau, though. He was the one who said stuff like, "Yumping Yiminy!" Andre, the team member who talked like Clouseau, became M'sieu Machine. TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13686814973788356726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-55471662862547505842016-10-06T23:34:22.324+01:002016-10-06T23:34:22.324+01:00Yes, 40 years ago this very day saw the launch of ...Yes, 40 years ago this very day saw the launch of Captain Britain No.1 but it was week ending October 13th so we won't see it till next week. I remember an episode of Fingerbobs where Fingermouse or Seagull or somebody dropped pebbles into a jar half full of water which slowly raised the level of the water till it reached the top of the jar - that was fascinating when I was six :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-36426459685350127862016-10-06T21:48:00.256+01:002016-10-06T21:48:00.256+01:00I think that, overall, Fingermouse was my favourit...I think that, overall, Fingermouse was my favourite of the Fingerbobs. I was never keen on Scampi. Not that I'm prejudiced but it's hard to feel affection for a prawn.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-71209315437200641022016-10-06T19:05:04.522+01:002016-10-06T19:05:04.522+01:00Ahhh Fingerbobs I loved that show even although I ...Ahhh Fingerbobs I loved that show even although I was a bit (ok a fair bit) too old for it at the time (being 16) - although I got the feeling that this was the type of programme that was watched by students recovering from the previous night’ wild times dancing to the Nolan’s at the local disco etc. I forgot about the scampi (there was also a seagull and a tortoise amusingly called Flash) – The beardy mans name was “Yoffy” <br /><br />That issue of MWOM (210) was used (along with a few others) on the Scottish (itv) news programme “Scotland Today” when Stan Lee and Herb Trimpe were at some event in Glasgow , not the best cover to prove the artistic majesty of comics<br />paul Mcscottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982725171182221096noreply@blogger.com