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Post by Cei-U! on Mar 24, 2024 1:32:54 GMT -5
Coloring credits are missing from those Charlton books (and from all comics of that period) because coloring was the last stage in production and the assignment was frequently made after the lettering was complete. It wasn't until the '70s that the process was streamlined sufficiently to accommodate colorist credits.
Cei-U! I summon the paint pots!
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Post by Cei-U! on Mar 23, 2024 13:40:11 GMT -5
Has it been explained why a space-faring species like the Kryptonians didn't have colonies on other worlds, or ambassadors, or merchants, or explorers who would all have escaped the destruction of their world? Was it a case of extreme xenophobia? Were Kryptonians, like ancient Egyptians, loathe to stay away from the Nile at the end of their life for religious reasons? I'm not versed on Kryptonian lore, so maybe they weren't really space-farers... they might have had limited interstellar travel capabilities, despite their scientific advances at home. Able to visit other systems, but not in so easy a fashion that it would be a common thing. I'd need an Encyclopedia Kryptonica! I can't speak for post-Crisis developments but in Silver/Bronze Age lore, Krypton's space program had only advanced to the point of exploring the planet's moons despite their advanced technology in other areas. Jor-El was the first to develop a craft capable of interstellar travel and even it (Kal's rocket, of course) required a space warp to reach its destination. Krypton was aware of other worlds, including Earth, but only one man, Superman's great-grandfather Var-El, actually traveled off-planet on what proved to be a one-way trip (see DC Comics Presents #37). This is what I can remember off the top of my head. It'll take someone more steeped in Superman arcana than me to answer the rest of your questions.
Cei-U! I do what I can!
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Post by Cei-U! on Mar 23, 2024 13:26:50 GMT -5
I can't speak for every copy but my scanned copy of the original does indeed have a blank page there. Pretty weird, if'n you axe me.
Cei-U! I summon the mystery!
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Post by Cei-U! on Mar 23, 2024 7:19:43 GMT -5
I recognize the inks as being Giordano, but is the penciller Bob Brown ? No, it's Sal Amendola.
Cei-U! I summon my handy-dandy Action Comics index!
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Post by Cei-U! on Mar 22, 2024 8:40:08 GMT -5
Exactly. Who doesn't like free alcohol? Me. But then I'm a recovering alcoholic so...
Cei-U! I summon the Diet Coke!
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Post by Cei-U! on Mar 22, 2024 1:16:40 GMT -5
I've been toying with the idea of picking this series up and now I'm convinced: I gotta have it!
Cei-U! I update my want list!
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Post by Cei-U! on Mar 21, 2024 16:56:28 GMT -5
Not sure how much difference it makes but the publisher of Amazing Fantasy was Atlas Magazines while Amazing Spider-Man's was Non-Pareil Publishing so they would've been considered two distinct titles rather than the latter being a direct descendant of the former.
Cei-U! I summon the messed-up family tree!
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Post by Cei-U! on Mar 21, 2024 16:07:47 GMT -5
Just finished reading (ok, mostly skimming) Amazing Adventures/Adult Fantasy/Fantasy 1-15. Other than great art from Ditko, the curiosity of the first expressly stated mutant character in Marvel history (Tad Carter) in issue 14 (pre-dating X Men by a year), and a certain story about a Spider-Man in issue 15, not much to single out. Anyway, in the last issue there is a one page text piece stating that the mag would continue with more Spider-Man stories going forward. Obviously this didn't happen, and ASM #1 didn't appear for about 6 months. Lee always told the story that he knew issue 15 was going to be the last one and that Spider-Man was just thrown in there because he wanted to publish that story before the book was canceled. Then, when the sales figures came in for issue 15 several months later, Goodman ordered Lee to come up with a permanent Spidey book. However, the inclusion of the aforementioned text piece in issue 15 suggests that, at least when the book went to press, Amazing Fantasy, and the Spider-Man feature, were going to be continuing the following month (or 2 months if it was bimonthly, not sure). So my question is, when was it really decided to cancel Amazing Fantasy? And why was it after plans for future issues and a new direction, featuring presumably Spider-Man as the lead feature, were already set in motion? Although I don't have time to track down the exact details, I believe the decision to cancel Amazing Fantasy came after issue #15 went to press. Given that the contents of the first two issues of Amazing Spider-Man were pretty obviously meant to appear in Amazing Fantasy #16-19, Goodman probably lowered the boom around the time #16 would've been in production, catching Stan off guard. It then took an extra month and the cancellation of Linda Carter, Student Nurse (remember, Marvel's distributor, the DC-owned Independent News, put a cap on the number of titles Marvel could release per month) for AS-M to be put on the schedule. The book went monthly once the bi-monthly Incredible Hulk got the axe.
Cei-U! I summon the tentative answer!
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Post by Cei-U! on Mar 21, 2024 12:55:13 GMT -5
Jack Edison was the stuntman who built the Batmobiles. He was introduced in The Untold Legend of Batman #3 and, as far as I know, was never seen or mentioned again.
Cei-U! I summon the misfire!
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Post by Cei-U! on Mar 21, 2024 9:19:49 GMT -5
Magneto's appearances in the late 60s and early 70s prior to the New X-Men relaunch were, for the most part at least, horrible. His Avengers appearances were forgettable at best, and his appearance in the Inhumans story in Amazing Adventures #10 was soooo terrible. Maybe someone would have something good with him, but I think most of what people like about Magneto was developed by Claremont and company. He was really crap for a long time before they fixed him. Yup. Until Claremont, Mags was just another generic teeth-gnashing Marvel super-nogoodnik ("You dare defy the..." etc., etc.).
Cei-U! I summon the by-the-numbers baddie!
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Post by Cei-U! on Mar 21, 2024 9:15:20 GMT -5
I have a fondness for the old Fabulous World of Krypton stories that used to run in the back of Superman in the '70s. It might be interesting to see an ongoing set on pre-cataclysmic Krypton, especially if it *didn't* focus on the El family.
Cei-U! I summon the Real Housewives of Kryptonopolis!
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Post by Cei-U! on Mar 21, 2024 9:08:00 GMT -5
I shall endeavor to attend.
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Post by Cei-U! on Mar 19, 2024 16:40:06 GMT -5
I voted "Other" for Gilbert Hernandez.
Cei-U! I summon the patron saint of Palomar!
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Post by Cei-U! on Mar 18, 2024 18:54:40 GMT -5
The one time I met Marie Severin I told her that she and John produced the best sword-and-sorcery art to ever appear in a comic book. I meant every word, and I still believe it today.
Cei-U! I summon the very definition of classic!
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Post by Cei-U! on Mar 18, 2024 7:25:59 GMT -5
Stan is really demonstrating the pitfalls of being your own editor with this story. Strange had already battled Loki in the previous month's Strange Tales (#123), where he was able to hold the God of Mischief at bay long enough to free Thor from Loki's trap (though Thor didn't know of Strange's involvement). You'd think Stan would've had Doc say, "This is Loki's magic I'm countering! I recognize it from our clash last month!" or otherwise acknowledged their previous encounter.
Cei-U! I summon the MIA footnote!
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