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Post by Rob Allen on Aug 9, 2024 11:30:24 GMT -5
Robert Bernstein - R. Burns (ooh, good disguise there, Bob!) It was worse than that - he was credited in at least some Marvel books as "R. Berns". That's even less of a disguise. I just thought of another example - Kurt Schaffenberger used the name "Lou Wahl" on the covers he did for ACG in 1966-67. The story I read somewhere was that Mort Weisinger didn't mind Kurt moonlighting for ACG until ACG introduced superheroes to their books, making them a competitor. Schaffenberger had been drawing for ACG since 1955 but adopted the pen name to avoid Mort's wrath. |
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Post by silverdollar22 on Aug 11, 2024 16:08:16 GMT -5
All right... so this question probably isn't quick, but I can't think of a better place to ask it... Would it be alright if I started a review thread for all the prose books based off DC properties that have been licensed over the years? It's another little nook in my obsession with hunting down all the least-known corners of my favorite series; can you really call yourself a Fan if you haven't hunted down the original 1942 Superman novel with full illustrations by Joe Shuster himself?  My prospective plan is to go down this list in chronological order (though I have a slight suspicion it might not be 100% complete; anyone want to weigh in?) until I run out of gas. The movie/TV novelizations I'm a little less sure of; I know at least some of them have genuinely interesting differences from what wound up on the screen, but if they're deemed too far from the Classic Comics purview I won't argue. Related to this, I'd like to mention... these books span a lot of different names, from Challengers of the Unknown to Blackhawk, that I'm only vaguely familiar with. I don't know if there's much (if any) precedent for doing so on this board, but would it be alright if I tried to recruit co-reviewers who are well-versed in each? I think a back-and-forth between two different perspectives would make the reviews pop all the more, especially if one voice is a total newbie and the other is an old hand. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Aug 11, 2024 16:16:51 GMT -5
All right... so this question probably isn't quick, but I can't think of a better place to ask it... Would it be alright if I started a review thread for all the prose books based off DC properties that have been licensed over the years? It's another little nook in my obsession with hunting down all the least-known corners of my favorite series; can you really call yourself a Fan if you haven't hunted down the original 1942 Superman novel with full illustrations by Joe Shuster himself? My prospective plan is to go down this list in chronological order (though I have a slight suspicion it might not be 100% complete; anyone want to weigh in?) until I run out of gas. The movie/TV novelizations I'm a little less sure of; I know at least some of them have genuinely interesting differences from what wound up on the screen, but if they're deemed too far from the Classic Comics purview I won't argue. Related to this, I'd like to mention... these books span a lot of different names, from Challengers of the Unknown to Blackhawk, that I'm only vaguely familiar with. I don't know if there's much (if any) precedent for doing so on this board, but would it be alright if I tried to recruit co-reviewers who are well-versed in each? I think a back-and-forth between two different perspectives would make the reviews pop all the more, especially if one voice is a total newbie and the other is an old hand. Sounds interesting. I’d follow it. Welcome to the board ! |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Aug 11, 2024 16:34:41 GMT -5
Sounds pretty unique.. I had no idea there were that many! There's a list on Goodreads too, if you want to cross reference: DC Prose Novels |
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Post by codystarbuck on Aug 11, 2024 16:56:04 GMT -5
Speaking as a former bookseller, I think it would be great.
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Post by silverdollar22 on Aug 13, 2024 2:24:22 GMT -5
Alright, then, consider it put on the To-Do List! So, uh... who're the top Supermanologists here? Preferably majored in pre-Crisis stuff? Speaking as a former bookseller, I think it would be great. Ah, very neat! You'd be decently familiar with prolific pulp/spec-fic names like Goulart, Resnick, Rusch and such, right? |
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Post by codystarbuck on Aug 13, 2024 10:06:22 GMT -5
Alright, then, consider it put on the To-Do List! So, uh... who're the top Supermanologists here? Preferably majored in pre-Crisis stuff? Speaking as a former bookseller, I think it would be great. Ah, very neat! You'd be decently familiar with prolific pulp/spec-fic names like Goulart, Resnick, Rusch and such, right? To a point; more Ron Goulart than the others. |
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Post by driver1980 on Aug 31, 2024 4:44:00 GMT -5
A post I did elsewhere here got me thinking…
The likes of the Daily Planet had a helicopter for its reporters to use. In real life, and I know there are countless newspapers in the US, were helicopters utilised by newspapers a real thing? How widespread was it, if it existed at all? I realise it might be hard to come up with a consistent answer based on a nation with 50 states and possibly hundreds of thousands of newspapers.
Also, did the Daily Bugle ever utilise a helicopter? (I suspect Jameson would not have liked to pay for one)
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Post by codystarbuck on Aug 31, 2024 7:16:04 GMT -5
A post I did elsewhere here got me thinking… The likes of the Daily Planet had a helicopter for its reporters to use. In real life, and I know there are countless newspapers in the US, were helicopters utilised by newspapers a real thing? How widespread was it, if it existed at all? I realise it might be hard to come up with a consistent answer based on a nation with 50 states and possibly hundreds of thousands of newspapers. Also, did the Daily Bugle ever utilise a helicopter? (I suspect Jameson would not have liked to pay for one) Some of the really big newspapers might have had one, in places like New York or Los Angeles. It was more common for radio and television, for traffic reporting. More often, though, they were chartered helicopters, rather than owned by the station. |
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Post by foxley on Aug 31, 2024 7:35:56 GMT -5
A post I did elsewhere here got me thinking… The likes of the Daily Planet had a helicopter for its reporters to use. In real life, and I know there are countless newspapers in the US, were helicopters utilised by newspapers a real thing? How widespread was it, if it existed at all? I realise it might be hard to come up with a consistent answer based on a nation with 50 states and possibly hundreds of thousands of newspapers. Also, did the Daily Bugle ever utilise a helicopter? (I suspect Jameson would not have liked to pay for one) According to this article dated 30 June 1953, The Evening Standard in London had its own helicopter:
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Post by tartanphantom on Aug 31, 2024 8:46:36 GMT -5
Radio station WKRP in Cincinnati had their own helicopter… sort of.
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Post by Cei-U! on Aug 31, 2024 8:50:49 GMT -5
Radio station WKRP in Cincinnati had their own helicopter… sort of. Best. Sitcom. EVER.
Cei-U! I summon Venus Flytrap and Dr. Johnny Fever!
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Post by Yasotay on Aug 31, 2024 12:40:52 GMT -5
Radio station WKRP in Cincinnati had their own helicopter… sort of.
They did have a real helicopter (rented). And they used it to drop turkeys.
"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."
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Post by Icctrombone on Aug 31, 2024 12:58:46 GMT -5
Radio station WKRP in Cincinnati had their own helicopter… sort of. Best. Sitcom. EVER.
Cei-U! I summon Venus Flytrap and Dr. Johnny Fever!
I consider The Odd Couple to be the best ever. A close second is Seinfeld. |
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Post by tartanphantom on Aug 31, 2024 15:26:21 GMT -5
Radio station WKRP in Cincinnati had their own helicopter… sort of.
They did have a real helicopter (rented). And they used it to drop turkeys.
"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."
Mr. Carlson was partly correct… wild turkeys can fly for a fair distance like other larger field game birds (grouse, pheasant, etc.) Ask any turkey hunter. Domesticated farm turkeys… not so much, yeah, hitting the ground like sacks of wet cement. As Les Nessman would exclaim, “Oh, the humanity!”  |
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