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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2014 0:09:46 GMT -5
I've got one for you. While Marvel was the first to have a Ghost Rider (western version) Magazine Enterprises had the first Ghost Rider ("western version"), ca. 1950. Dick Ayers had something to do with it, as I recall. I knew I was missing a fact or two. Thanks for filling it in for me. |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jun 28, 2014 0:44:21 GMT -5
I've got one for you. While Marvel was the first to have a Ghost Rider (western version) Magazine Enterprises had the first Ghost Rider ("western version"), ca. 1950. Dick Ayers had something to do with it, as I recall. The original inspiration came from the hit western song 'Ghost Riders In The Sky" from Vaughn Monroe in 1949.Many other great versions too. My favorite version is the Outlaws |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jun 28, 2014 1:17:09 GMT -5
The First Limited Series Comic Prematurely Cancelled
I'm relying on my faulty memory for this one but in the early days of the direct market,limited series started appearing from marvel,DC and the new independant publishers.Archie Comics decided to get back into the superhero business at the same time with The Mighty Crusaders and they released what was supposed to be a 6 issue run of The Comet. It folded after just 2 issues. I always remembered that as being a first. Other titles were cancelled in the past but not something with a definite announced ending before
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2015 2:49:08 GMT -5
First African-American sidekick... THE FALCON  |
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Post by MDG on Jan 5, 2015 11:11:28 GMT -5
First African-American sidekick... THE FALCON What about Ebony from the Spirit or Steamboat from Capt. Marvel? (Though Falcon might be the first costumed sidekick.) There is not one thing about that Hell Rider cover that doesnt scream awesome. Concept, maybe. Execution's a little lacking. The First Limited Series Comic Prematurely Cancelled
I'm relying on my faulty memory for this one but in the early days of the direct market,limited series started appearing from marvel,DC and the new independant publishers.Archie Comics decided to get back into the superhero business at the same time with The Mighty Crusaders and they released what was supposed to be a 6 issue run of The Comet. It folded after just 2 issues. I always remembered that as being a first. Other titles were cancelled in the past but not something with a definite announced ending before Was this the mid-late 80s? I heard from a creator at a convention that most of the books were ready to go, but the Archie front office decided they were too dark for something they wanted their name on. |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jan 5, 2015 13:20:48 GMT -5
Archie's Comet mini-series would have come out about 1983/84-shortly after Eclipse Comics,Continuity Comics and other direct market publishers began appearing
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Post by MDG on Jan 5, 2015 15:51:18 GMT -5
Archie's Comet mini-series would have come out about 1983/84-shortly after Eclipse Comics,Continuity Comics and other direct market publishers began appearing OK--I'm thinking of a somewhat later incarnation that was going to revive the whole line. Never got published, and a couple years later the characters appeared in the more kid-friendly !MPACT books from DC. |
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Post by gothos on Jan 5, 2015 17:25:02 GMT -5
Over on the crossover thread I advanced the notion that comic books may have been the first medium to cross over two starring female characters created for independent features-- i.e, Mary Marvel and Bulletgirl of BULLETMAN.
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Post by marvelmaniac on Jan 5, 2015 18:12:31 GMT -5
First time explicit drug use was mentioned and shown and caused a major re-vamping of the Comics Code Authority.  |
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Jan 5, 2015 21:30:46 GMT -5
First time explicit drug use was mentioned and shown and caused a major re-vamping of the Comics Code Authority. The first time explicit drug use was ever shown post comics code in a corporate published comic, for sure. |
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Post by dupersuper on Jan 6, 2015 4:31:48 GMT -5
The first time Superman tells some one to jiggle the handle of their toilet:  |
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