tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post8078589044338967032..comments2024-03-28T10:35:59.966+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: Fifty years ago this month - March 1967.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-1907638508022010622017-03-10T18:06:38.133+00:002017-03-10T18:06:38.133+00:00Thanks, Dean. :)Thanks, Dean. :)Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-26021507204524357202017-03-10T10:19:14.404+00:002017-03-10T10:19:14.404+00:00Sage words, Steve...Sage words, Steve...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307100030004111825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-20615893251574165882017-03-09T01:31:46.832+00:002017-03-09T01:31:46.832+00:00The Shocker should have fought Electro. It would h...The Shocker should have fought Electro. It would have been as cool as the Hulk vs. the Thing. Or the Adaptoid vs. the Mimic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-20435197038439897332017-03-07T04:08:44.941+00:002017-03-07T04:08:44.941+00:00Following on from Cerebus' comment, I believe ...Following on from Cerebus' comment, I believe that issue of Strange Tales was actually the first Nick Fury episode drawn by Steranko on his own (ie not working over Kirby layouts).<br /><br />Stilt-Man was cool - he was drawn by Gene the dean Colan in that issue of Daredevil, following a first appearance by Wally Wood. How many super-villains at this point could boast style like that?<br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-8818736289593376982017-03-06T15:08:29.767+00:002017-03-06T15:08:29.767+00:00If I remember right, Lee banned writers from using...If I remember right, Lee banned writers from using Thor and Iron Man in The Avengers because it caused too many continuity conflicts with their own mags. So, Roy Thomas was always looking for ways to get round it by sneaking them in here and there and hoping he could get away with it.<br /><br />And it's nice to know my efforts on BITBA didn't go to waste. :)Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-49383916735667369812017-03-06T13:51:05.883+00:002017-03-06T13:51:05.883+00:00Stan Lee banned Thor from the Avengers ?? I never ...Stan Lee banned Thor from the Avengers ?? I never knew that before. And, Steve, thanks for your explanation of East-End/West-End on BITBA - I never knew that before either !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-9059478434154280182017-03-06T08:52:57.682+00:002017-03-06T08:52:57.682+00:00Cerebus, thanks for the Dr Strange and Nick Fury i...Cerebus, thanks for the Dr Strange and Nick Fury info.<br /><br />TC, thanks for the Daredevil, Hercules and FF info.<br /><br />MP, we must always keep our priorities straight. It's far more important to know what happened in what comic than it is to know anything else in the whole world.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-30169773765410188992017-03-06T08:26:08.620+00:002017-03-06T08:26:08.620+00:00I'm occasionally terrified for exactly the sam...I'm occasionally terrified for exactly the same reason, TC.<br />I worry that my extensive knowledge of Marvel Comics in my brain might have pushed out a quote from Shakespeare or the memory of how to change a flat tire.<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-54881278617220045852017-03-06T04:10:46.364+00:002017-03-06T04:10:46.364+00:00IIRC, Hercules used his mace in Avengers Annual #1...IIRC, Hercules used his mace in Avengers Annual #1. He broke the Executioner's battle ax with it. Then he tossed the mace aside, to give the now-unarmed villain a sporting chance. Herc was the strongest man in the world, not the smartest.<br /><br />In Daredevil #26, the Leap Frog was on trial, and they made him put on his spring-loaded shoes to prove that they fit him. Then he leaped out a window. The prosecutor wasn't much smarter than Hercules. But then, neither was Leap Frog. He broke a leg in the fall, and had to be rescued by Stilt Man. Talk about adding insult to injury. <br /><br />DD #26 also revealed the Masked Marauder's identity. A caption admitted that it probably wasn't a shock, since Nelson & Murdock's landlord was the only possible suspect. <br /><br />FF #60 concluded the "Doctor Doom steals the Silver Surfer's board" arc. Reed Richards tricked Doom into flying into space, where he got zapped by Galactus' energy barrier. <br /><br />It terrifies me no end that I remember this stuff.TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13686814973788356726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-21350284970645428662017-03-06T00:23:11.370+00:002017-03-06T00:23:11.370+00:00I duuno...I dig the Masked Marauder's sinister...I duuno...I dig the Masked Marauder's sinister head gear. I could see myself wearing that, if only to keep my neighbors on their toes.<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-81793934968205858022017-03-05T23:49:36.957+00:002017-03-05T23:49:36.957+00:00Steve, ref. that issue of Strange Tales - your a...Steve, ref. that issue of Strange Tales - your amazing powers of deduction haven't failed you. Clea is indeed involved as Doctor Strange has to contend with the evil Umar, Mindless Ones and what look like demonic turkeys as he tries to save his girlfriend from yet another dark dimension. There's some typically idiosyncratic artwork from Marie Severin and a great appearance by the flame-headed Umar whose maniacal ranting in this story puts even Donald Trump to shame...<br /><br />Of course, there's a Nick Fury tale in this issue too, although we all know what you think of that stogie-smokin' agent. I'll just say that there's some lovely early Steranko artwork here ( still looking about 50% Kirby ), the introduction of the Terminator-like Dreadnought, and more dialogue and captions on the splash page than a modern Marvel comic would feature in a year.Simon B https://www.blogger.com/profile/07719757386457800087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-50388280130017585012017-03-05T20:47:48.410+00:002017-03-05T20:47:48.410+00:00Dangermash, I do love that Spider-Man cover. For s...Dangermash, I do love that Spider-Man cover. For some reason, I always feel this is the issue where John Romita really hit his peak form as a Spider-Man artist.<br /><br />Dougie, thanks for all the info.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-66512956069712592392017-03-05T18:22:42.335+00:002017-03-05T18:22:42.335+00:00I blogged about the Warlock the other week. He'...I blogged about the Warlock the other week. He's the mutant Merlin who was an early Thor villain. Various psychic powers and hypnosis. Later known as the Maha Yogi.<br />The Stranger started the career of the Abomination in that Kane story. It's very much in his apocalyptic vein. And yes, Boomerang appeared to die at that point.Dougiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965448821892833703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-88774453528792228252017-03-05T18:16:30.942+00:002017-03-05T18:16:30.942+00:00Classic Thor, Spidey and FF covers. Plus a birds ...Classic Thor, Spidey and FF covers. Plus a birds eye view of Stilt,an and some floating Avengers heads. A great month for covers.dangermash aka The Artistic Actuaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15669793446608643884noreply@blogger.com