tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post8782304958463152045..comments2024-03-29T02:53:08.837+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: The Marvel Lucky Bag - October 1981.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-55176191922453429602021-10-14T16:53:08.513+01:002021-10-14T16:53:08.513+01:00Please! This is a serious blog Phillip!! Obvious...Please! This is a serious blog Phillip!! Obviously the Mole Man!!!Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-75451866171613596902021-10-14T16:15:13.458+01:002021-10-14T16:15:13.458+01:00Maybe Bing Crosby & Bowie!
...Maybe Bing Crosby & Bowie!<br /><br /> PhillipAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-40271413258509145602021-10-14T13:25:47.898+01:002021-10-14T13:25:47.898+01:00I suspect China or the EU is behind it all. Or may...I suspect China or the EU is behind it all. Or maybe China AND the EU.Colin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564469551279026689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-4148630932165358652021-10-14T13:21:57.565+01:002021-10-14T13:21:57.565+01:00Yes, I've read about those mystery hums in For...Yes, I've read about those mystery hums in Fortean Times but I hadn't heard about the Halifax one. Colin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564469551279026689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-76933000783448530802021-10-14T03:29:09.252+01:002021-10-14T03:29:09.252+01:00Sean - I've heard this story before about the ...Sean - I've heard this story before about the hums. Lots of references to the UK.<br /><br />https://www.nbcnews.com/sciencemain/mysterious-hum-driving-people-crazy-around-world-6c10760872<br /><br />No worries about Martin Goodman, lol.<br /><br />Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-38282927396291901562021-10-13T22:12:43.826+01:002021-10-13T22:12:43.826+01:00No hum here, Sean. Like Steve says, mystery hums ...No hum here, Sean. Like Steve says, mystery hums are a Fortean perennial!<br /><br /> PhillipAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-53178648420587990162021-10-13T21:39:08.206+01:002021-10-13T21:39:08.206+01:00Sean, I can announce there are no mystery sounds i...Sean, I can announce there are no mystery sounds in my area but I do know various places around the world have been blighted by them over the decades. As for what they are, I can shed no light upon the matter.<br /><br />Colin might have some ideas. He reads <i>The Fortean Times</i> and I know that's taken an interest in the topic, in the past.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-13411845003411659142021-10-13T20:04:04.800+01:002021-10-13T20:04:04.800+01:00As you know Steve, I'm not usually one for goi...As you know Steve, I'm not usually one for going off topic so I hope you don't mind me bringing it up, but I heard a fascinating radio news item earlier about the "Halifax hum", a constant mystery noise in the town for the last year or so. <br />Is that a general Yorkshire thing these days? Do you have strange environmental sounds in Sheffield?<br />Or - Phillip - Leeds or wherever it is you are? <br />And if so, any theories?<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-83150488660904730492021-10-13T17:20:17.952+01:002021-10-13T17:20:17.952+01:00Charlie, sadly, I was totally unaware of the World...Charlie, sadly, I was totally unaware of the World Conker Championship taking place. Had I known, I would, of course, have sent a whole team of reporters down to cover the event, for the blog.<br /><br />Dave, my cover of the month would also be the <i>Marvel Team-Up</i>. It is a thing of cleanliness, elegance and balance.<br /><br />Colin, I don't think I ever saw any US Marvel annuals after the very early 1970s.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-46959329427082181172021-10-13T15:22:04.690+01:002021-10-13T15:22:04.690+01:00A couple of changes that spring to mind:
- Sandma...A couple of changes that spring to mind:<br /><br />- Sandman somewhere in FF #50-70<br /><br />- Egghead talking in Shakespeare quotes somewhere in Avengers #50-90dangermash aka The Artistic Actuaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15669793446608643884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-4280145608306988002021-10-13T13:16:40.839+01:002021-10-13T13:16:40.839+01:00Steve -
Charlie am hurt there was no coverage of...Steve - <br /><br />Charlie am hurt there was no coverage of the world Conkers championship this past weekend.<br /><br />Charlie can only hope this was an oversight and not a harbinger of things to come.Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-68611358461307223012021-10-13T12:51:47.570+01:002021-10-13T12:51:47.570+01:00Dave! If i were to Pick a cover to draw it would ...Dave! If i were to Pick a cover to draw it would be the Cap annual! Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-52160940409049194432021-10-13T11:07:09.641+01:002021-10-13T11:07:09.641+01:00Dave's Cover of the ...error Lucky Bag is the ...Dave's Cover of the ...error Lucky Bag is the Marvel Team Up annual. A much better Frank Miller cover than the Hulk one we've seen recently! <br /><br />The Defenders cover, I'm sure, is a homage to something- X-Men 100 maybe?<br /><br />I bought that Cap annual in the late 80s from a second-hand bookshop inexplicably jammed halfway into a residential cul-de-sac in my home town. It's a really good story about a man obsessed with watching people die (and owns a cat named Fur-Person) nicely drawn by the legendary Gene Colan. For years afterwards, I would occasionally call my own cat Fur-Person. He never reacted though, so I'm guessing he wasn't a David Michelinie fan. Dave Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562199843047738071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-69002695794815120662021-10-13T04:04:25.855+01:002021-10-13T04:04:25.855+01:00Er... that may come across a bit more brusquely th...Er... that may come across a bit more brusquely than I intended Charlie. Apologies if <br />I caused at offence.<br /><br />-sean Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-14534789219648264692021-10-13T03:59:34.417+01:002021-10-13T03:59:34.417+01:00Yeah Charlie - back in the 60s Martin Goodman wasn...Yeah Charlie - back in the 60s Martin Goodman wasn't much interested in money at all, and essentially ran Marvel Comics as an artistically philanthropic enterprise.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-77213459893602319552021-10-13T03:44:39.363+01:002021-10-13T03:44:39.363+01:00Charlie knew when he saw MTU on the spinner rack a...Charlie knew when he saw MTU on the spinner rack about 49 years ago that it was a baseless grab at $ and would lead to proliferation of imaginary comics.<br /><br />And here is the proof: annuals of things like MTU and MTIO, lol. <br /><br />Really - we are farther away from MTU #1 and closer to Ronald Perlman buying Marvel to make $$$ at this point. Farther from the glorious 60s and closer to the 90s... oh boy.<br />Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-66074040702466245592021-10-13T03:37:04.477+01:002021-10-13T03:37:04.477+01:00Sean - Charlie noticed the absence of the helpless...Sean - Charlie noticed the absence of the helpless wench in Sunday's Conan posting on the Kane cover. Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-69499574871867166242021-10-13T02:30:13.236+01:002021-10-13T02:30:13.236+01:00Huh. Gil Kane Conan covers are like London buses, ...Huh. Gil Kane Conan covers are like London buses, you wait ages for one and then two turn up at the same time.<br />The one in the last post was much better imo - you didn't notice the absence of a cowering wench as much.<br /><br />-sean<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-92149930191724588212021-10-13T02:15:10.353+01:002021-10-13T02:15:10.353+01:00Miller did work on the interior of that MTU Annual...Miller did work on the interior of that MTU Annual... as writer, which I believe was a first for fearless Frank. You can tell, as compared to Daredevil - where he also had his artist hat on - its much more of a standard Marvel superhero comic. But better than average for the time.<br />And to be fair, Herb Trimpe wasn't exactly a Sienkiewicz or Mazzucelli.<br /><br />I wonder if it was some kind of tryout. That Spidey, Moon Knight, Iron Fist, Luke Cage and DD line-up does seem like it could be an early 80s idea for a new super team.<br /> <br />Or non-team, as those has-beens the Defenders certainly needed replacing - even at the time #100 seemed like a very mid-70s kind of comic (while not actually being anywhere near as good as the series was in its heyday).<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-84932708814283524722021-10-13T02:11:30.958+01:002021-10-13T02:11:30.958+01:00I agreed that's a nice Miller cover on the MTU...I agreed that's a nice Miller cover on the MTU annual. Placing it below Ditko's FF annual accentuates how much Miller was riffing Ditko on his early Spidey covers (ASM annual #14 being the most obvious).<br /><br />DW Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-70541155929964504942021-10-13T01:55:14.795+01:002021-10-13T01:55:14.795+01:00I bought Defenders #100 but sadly I never saw any ...I bought Defenders #100 but sadly I never saw any US annuals on sale either this month or any other month :(Colin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564469551279026689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-76592781231495330242021-10-13T01:06:28.754+01:002021-10-13T01:06:28.754+01:00That Marvel Team Up Annual was pretty good. The Fr...That Marvel Team Up Annual was pretty good. The Frank Miller cover was sharp; I remember wishing that he had done the interiors. As it was, Herb Trimpe drew it. At any rate, the story was cool, with Killgrave and the Kingpin. And Spider-Man singing Elvis Costello from a lamppost.<br /><br />Afraid that none of the other books stuck to memory, other than the Bond adaptation. As for the film itself, it was one of the better Roger Moore offerings. Not as jokey as "Moonraker". Thankfully....Redartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221459636234713619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-73302473822241957952021-10-12T23:35:47.619+01:002021-10-12T23:35:47.619+01:00I'm trying to remember if Paste Pot Pete was a...I'm trying to remember if Paste Pot Pete was another one whose voice changed but I can't be certain.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-39000627674321324442021-10-12T19:02:11.478+01:002021-10-12T19:02:11.478+01:00You can read Cap for free on that site Charlie int...You can read Cap for free on that site Charlie introduced us to, a while back:<br /><br />https://view-comic.com/captain-america-1968-annual-5/<br /><br /><br />David Michelinie doesn't get the voice wrong. Also, Gene Colan provides an interesting take, one of his returns to Captain America after many years. The problem is the Constrictor doesn't really use his powers, so why feature him. Electrified adamantium coils? Speed & agility? Where are they?<br /><br /> Phillip Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-20872710179301056052021-10-12T17:47:25.922+01:002021-10-12T17:47:25.922+01:00A Killgrave story means mind-control of some of th...A Killgrave story means mind-control of some of the superheroes, playing them off against Spidey & one of the other ones, I imagine. Listing Power Man & Iron Fist on two separate lines (more for your money), rather than together, as 'Power Man & Iron Fist', smacks of desperation.<br /><br />I think one of For Your Eyes Only's claims to fame was it immediately ditched the fancy car, in favour of a 2CV (acting against type - sort of). But even this is implying the fancy car, by way of contrast.<br /><br />I remember one Captain America issue, featuring the Constrictor, which got his voice completely wrong (it was a Roger McKenzie story). When Len Wein created the Constrictor, he was articulate, & spoke in grandiose villain-speak. Roger McKenzie's Constrictor, in contrast, spoke like a semi-literate street tough - a complete change in character, with no explanation. Let's hope David Michelinie does a better job in this Cap story. Electro's voice changed once, too - but that was commented on, and explained! <br /><br /> PhillipAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com