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Post by String on Aug 19, 2018 13:14:41 GMT -5
The whole "Superman changes in a phone booth" trope originated in the second Superman theatrical cartoon "The Mechanical Monsters." It's a striking visual that must've had a huge impact on 1942 audiences judging from how quickly it became a defining image for the character in the collective consciousness. Cei-U! I summon the roll of quarters! Yeah, that's kinda what I thought, that this image began in one of the other media forms like the cartoons or maybe the George Reeves TV show instead of the comics themselves. Also, it seems like I accidentally stumbled across a great theme for the Classic Cover contest. Who Knew! But now I've wasted it. No!!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2018 15:19:52 GMT -5
Using the term "codename" is from the 60s, during the spy-fi boom, launched by the success of the James Bond film series and the Man From UNCLE tv series. Suddenly, everyone wanted in on the act. Marvel knocked out SHIELD, greatly aping UNCLE, in the early stories, and others jumped in, like Tower, with the THUNDER Agents, Harvey with Spyman and Jack Q Frost, and Archie, with the Man From RIVERDALE stories, in Life With Archie. It tended to be used more in reference to government agent heroes, though the X-Men made big use of it later. Some writers seemed to prefer it to alter ego or secret identity. I'm kind of surprised no one really picked up on using "call sign," which is a pilot "code name," after the success of Top Gun. Thanks.
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Post by hondobrode on Aug 19, 2018 18:25:07 GMT -5
Acronyms like S.H.I.E.L.D., T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, S.W.O.R.D., etc ?
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Post by chadwilliam on Aug 19, 2018 18:45:53 GMT -5
This talk about codenames reminded me of the inclusion of the morse code symbol for the letter 'V' ('...-') being incorporated into the title of V Comics during the war. Not the same thing as a superhero code name, but given the fact that the war dealt with such things, I'm surprised it wasn't until the early 60's that we got stuff like 'Double O' Olsen' and T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Of course, when it comes to superheroes and code names, "aren't they all?"
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Post by codystarbuck on Aug 19, 2018 22:16:04 GMT -5
This talk about codenames reminded me of the inclusion of the morse code symbol for the letter 'V' ('...-') being incorporated into the title of V Comics during the war. Not the same thing as a superhero code name, but given the fact that the war dealt with such things, I'm surprised it wasn't until the early 60's that we got stuff like 'Double O' Olsen' and T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Of course, when it comes to superheroes and code names, "aren't they all?" In the Republic serial, Spy Smasher's belt buckle has the V and Morse code motif and they used Beethoven's 5th, for the opening music (which is Morse for V). During the Normandy landings, the fleet flashed that signal (at least at the embarkation).
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Post by beccabear67 on Aug 21, 2018 23:58:10 GMT -5
Q: What was the Silver Surfer's skin supposed to be like? Was it metallic and cold or hard as steel but warm? Was he supposed to be nude except for shorts? Would he be heavier compared to a human, lighter, no different? Were his eyeballs also hard? Did he keep a sponge for between his toes? Did the board ever need waxing? Were there tasty wave spots to be ridden in outer space like at pipeline or mavericks? How come sometimes his board has a single fin and sometimes none? Did it break off? How does he hang ten without a fin? Thanks in advance...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2018 1:47:00 GMT -5
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Sept 3, 2018 18:12:24 GMT -5
I picked the comic on the right just today as I recognized it was different than the issues I have. It’s dated 2002 as oppose to the original 1984 issue. Where there more FF or Marvel comic in general reprinted as single issues at the time? Was it some kind of promotion?
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Post by Jeddak on Sept 3, 2018 18:22:40 GMT -5
Looks like that reprint was packed with a Thing action figure
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Post by codystarbuck on Sept 3, 2018 19:03:15 GMT -5
Yeah, I was going to say, probably from a toy package. Marvel had quite a bit of that, over the years The absence of the bar code and price would back that up. The price would need to be removed to adhere to Weights & measure standards, as far as pricing. The barcode probably to both differentiate and prevent inventory confusion.
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Post by chaykinstevens on Sept 4, 2018 15:40:14 GMT -5
There seems to have been a pretty large number of these reprints with the Marvel Legends line of action figures.
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Post by Trevor on Sept 5, 2018 11:57:25 GMT -5
There seems to have been a pretty large number of these reprints with the Marvel Legends line of action figures.
linklink2I used to have a dream of collecting all promotional comics. Your links have made me decide to dash my dreams.
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Post by zaku on Sept 6, 2018 10:27:53 GMT -5
Molecule man did it
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Post by zaku on Sept 14, 2018 14:28:39 GMT -5
Hello everyone!
I vaguely remember that Perry White in the last issues of the Superman's series before the Byrne's reboot was suffering from symptoms of senile dementia or something similar.
Do I remember correctly and was it ever resolved?
Thanks everyone!
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Post by zaku on Sept 15, 2018 3:47:50 GMT -5
Hello everyone! I vaguely remember that Perry White in the last issues of the Superman's series before the Byrne's reboot was suffering from symptoms of senile dementia or something similar. Do I remember correctly and was it ever resolved? Thanks everyone! I found this scan if it can be of any help
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