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Post by Hoosier X on May 13, 2017 2:34:35 GMT -5
So I read the 1976 JLA/JSA team-up in JLA #135 to #137. Bronze Age Bonkers! I love this stuff! This is the one where they meet the Fawcett heroes, like the Marvel Family, Spy Smasher, Bulletman, Bulletgirl, Mr. Scarlet and Pinky. The main villain is King Kull. I've read just enough stories of Captain Marvel that I sort of know who he is, but I don't remember ever reading about his brutal origins or his motives. He is a prehistoric man, but not Homo sapiens. He was the king of the beast-men, also known as the sub-men, and they were wiped out by Homo sapiens in prehistoric times. So he wants to destroy Homo sapiens. And he actually has a pretty good motive, especially for someone who was king of the beast-men. I got to thinking about King Kull while I was walking the dogs this morning. Specifically about Kull and a possible encounter with one of my favorite villains, Vandal Savage. Because doesn't genocide against the beast-men sound like something Vandal Savage would do? It could work something like this: On Earth-S, Vandal Savage led Homo sapiens on a genocidal campaign against the beast-men, but Kull got his revenge against Savage personally by killing him before the dawn of history. On Earth-2, Vandal Savage managed to kill Kull when he wiped out the rest of the beast-men. On Earth-1, they both died in the struggle. Now that there's just the one Earth, we don't have to concern ourselves with any of that. I'm thinking that DC could revive Anthro or Tor and the conflict between Homo sapiens (led by Vandal Savage) and Kull's beast-men could be the focus of the series. |
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Post by Hoosier X on May 13, 2017 2:40:52 GMT -5
I forgot to mention the most awesome thing about JLA #137. This guy appears for a few pages:  MR. ATOM! He's awesome! According to the Comic Book Database, he appeared in 1947, and JLA #137 was only his second appearance. I've got to read his Golden Age appearance. |
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Post by fred2 on May 14, 2017 19:25:34 GMT -5
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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 14, 2017 20:48:23 GMT -5
To clarify, the character rights of Captain Marvel is owned by DC including the entire Marvel Family The old material is public domain |
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Post by fred2 on May 14, 2017 23:30:11 GMT -5
That was what I intended to say, but I did not specify the "comic". Thanks for clarifying.
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Post by Hoosier X on May 15, 2017 1:21:48 GMT -5
Thanks for the info. The Comic Book Database is sometimes unreliable. I'm very glad there's a few more Mr. Atom appearances! |
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Post by Hoosier X on May 29, 2017 2:38:30 GMT -5
I read the JLA/JSA cross-over in JLA #55 and #56 a few days ago, and it's a little underwhelming, despite the inclusion of some of my favorite JSers, like Wonder Woman, Wildcat and Johnny Thunder. But the existence of the JLA/JSA cross-over in #91 and #92 means that any other cross-over would have to be pretty bad to even begin to compete. And the story in #55 and #56 is just not even close to that bad. I love the cover to #56 though. |
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Post by tingramretro on May 29, 2017 5:55:27 GMT -5
I read the JLA/JSA cross-over in JLA #55 and #56 a few days ago, and it's a little underwhelming, despite the inclusion of some of my favorite JSers, like Wonder Woman, Wildcat and Johnny Thunder. But the existence of the JLA/JSA cross-over in #91 and #92 means that any other cross-over would have to be pretty bad to even begin to compete. And the story in #55 and #56 is just not even close to that bad. I love the cover to #56 though. I like it too, though looking at it, I can't help thinking that Hourman, Wildcat and Mr. Terrific are going to be in serious trouble in a minute... Very definitely not a fair contest, there. |
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Post by Prince Hal on May 29, 2017 16:47:53 GMT -5
I read the JLA/JSA cross-over in JLA #55 and #56 a few days ago, and it's a little underwhelming, despite the inclusion of some of my favorite JSers, like Wonder Woman, Wildcat and Johnny Thunder. But the existence of the JLA/JSA cross-over in #91 and #92 means that any other cross-over would have to be pretty bad to even begin to compete. And the story in #55 and #56 is just not even close to that bad. I love the cover to #56 though. Green Arrow gets to play with the varsity! |
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Post by dbutler69 on Jun 1, 2017 11:36:06 GMT -5
I read the JLA/JSA cross-over in JLA #55 and #56 a few days ago, and it's a little underwhelming, despite the inclusion of some of my favorite JSers, like Wonder Woman, Wildcat and Johnny Thunder. But the existence of the JLA/JSA cross-over in #91 and #92 means that any other cross-over would have to be pretty bad to even begin to compete. And the story in #55 and #56 is just not even close to that bad. I love the cover to #56 though. Actually, I enjoyed #91-92, though mostly for the art. I've never read %55-56, somehow. I'll have to see if they're available digitally. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Jun 2, 2017 18:49:14 GMT -5
I have a soft spot for 91-92. The two Robins together were cool to see in that crossover.
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Post by Hoosier X on Sept 7, 2017 19:02:09 GMT -5
I read another JLA/JSA cross-over, the one from Justice League of America #123 and #124. Ugh. Its not good. Some very nice Dick Dillin art on a bunch of Earth-2 characters, including some favorite villains like the Huntress, the Wizard, the Shade and the Sports-Master. But otherwise. Ugh. Cary Bates and Elliott S! Maggin get written into the story and Cary Bates floats over to Earth-2 from Earth-Prime and becomes a super-villain and tricks the JLA into killing the JSA. There's some dialogue where somebody says something like "Cary Bates is terrorizing Earth-2!" and I was thinking "He terrorized Earth-Prime a lot just with his comic-book writing!" I really hope there aren't any more Earth-Prime stories in the JLA/JSA team-ups I have left. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2017 21:55:13 GMT -5
^^^^ Hoosier X ... I was very disappointed in it. |
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Post by Hoosier X on Sept 18, 2017 0:52:58 GMT -5
So now I'm up to the 1977 JLA/JSA team-up in JLA #147 and #148. I've only read the first part. But so far, I'm not overly impressed. Sure, it's better than some of the Silver Age era team-ups ... but that's not saying much! I guess I should count my blessings that it's not another Earth-Prime story! This is the one with the Legion of Super-Heroes. And they use Mordru! That's a bit of a problem for me because I don't much like Mordru. Maybe I'd be more onboard with a better choice of Legionnaires for the adventure. Brainiac 5 is one of my favorites, and I'm OK with Princess Projectra and Wildfire. But Star Boy is fairly generic and I've never been a fan. And they have a bunch of LSHers held hostage by Mordru, and I can't believe how many of my favorites are sidelined! Chameleon Kid, Shadow Lass, Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad are all peeking through the bars from time to time and not able to do anything! But a big plus is Power Girl! I love her so much! I think this is her first JLA/JSA team-up. It's too bad they have her acting like an idiot because of "women's lib," which seems to mean that she is very forward about coming on to Earth-1 Superman, who is supposed to be almost exactly like her Earth-2 cousin, just younger. Eeeew. Gotta love that Dick Dillin art though! |
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Post by Hoosier X on Oct 3, 2017 20:53:20 GMT -5
Well, I was going to read the JLA/JSA team-up for 1978, which is in JLA #159 and #160. It features several heroes from the historic past, like Jonah Hex, Enemy Ace, Lady Liberty (from the Tomahawk series), the Viking Prince and the Black Pirate. But I looked at the cover to #158 and it features The Injustice Gang with some of my favorite villains, like Poison Ivy and the Mirror Master and the Scarecrow. And I looked at the cover to #157 to see if it might be the first part to the story in #158. It isn't, but it also looked pretty interesting and it guest-stars Supergirl. So I'm not just reading the JLA/JSA team-up for 1978. I'm reading #157 to #160. And maybe further if these are good. I'm a little dubious because it looks like #161 is the first appearance of Zatanna's awful late 1970s costume. Eeew! I read #157 last night. It's pretty trippy! A goofy and very silly villainess (called the Siren) attacks the JLA while everybody is getting ready for the Atom's marriage to Jean Loring! I loved it for all the scenes with wedding stuff, like Diana Prince and Dinah Drake and Iris Allen helping Jean with her wedding dress. And Green Arrow grumbling "Everybody's getting married! Back when the JLA started, we were all bachelors!" It's not for everyone. |
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