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Post by Prince Hal on Feb 22, 2016 14:46:09 GMT -5
When Marvel changed format to 48 pages for 25 cents for comics cover dated November 1971, Bullpen Bulletins announced a plan for a shared Daredevil and Iron Man title. This was promptly forgotten when they doubled back on themselves to go to a 32 pages for 20 cents format the next month. At this point, Gerry Conway was doing both series and had one villain, Mr Kline, pulling the strings in DD #78-84 and IM #41-45. DD and IM had previously crossed over with a Zodiac story in IM #35 & DD #73 dated February/March 1971, also written by Conway. And before it was cancelled, Swamp Thing was on-track to becoming Swamp Thing and Hawkman, which I would have relished (besides, it would have to be better than what Swampy's ongoing had devolved into)! Yes, I remember that, and though I don't recall thinking how they would pull it off, I liked both characters enough to hope it would work. Did a quick search and found this: www.progressiveruin.com/2004/05/20/more-action-than-ever/and this:http://www.progressiveruin.com/2012/01/31/so-lets-take-another-look-at-those-unpublished-swamp-thing-pages/ Poor Hawkman. He'd had this happen with the Atom. At least back then, Julie Schwartz had actually teamed him with the Atom previously and established a friendship. More on Swamp Thing. Just before the DC Implosion, he, Deadman and Rip Hunter all wound up in the revived Challengers of the Unknown title. It was like the first incarnation of Superman's Forgotten Heroes... |
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Post by foxley on Feb 22, 2016 19:52:28 GMT -5
Same ballpark, different section. Three defunct titles combined into one group (with an inexplicably large, inappropriately colored "logo" for the debut.  And were probably better together than they ever were as solo titles. |
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Post by Red Oak Kid on Feb 22, 2016 20:12:26 GMT -5
I don't recommend parachuting wearing deck shoes.
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Post by foxley on Feb 22, 2016 21:13:33 GMT -5
I don't recommend parachuting wearing deck shoes. Well, one of his legs is wooden, so it doesn't really matter what he wears on that foot.  |
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Post by ziza9 on Feb 23, 2016 14:15:43 GMT -5
Batman Family folded and merged into Detective Comics. Or something a bit more convoluted than that. Does this count?
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Post by realjla on Feb 24, 2016 15:03:15 GMT -5
I'd say so. I believe another thread at CCF said that the 'merger' was the reversal of a decision to cancel Detective Comics as a result of the 'DC Implosion'.
Since 'BatFam' was already a Dollar Comic with a solo story of Batman, the only real casualty of the move was the loss of Detective Comics' previous backup feature...Hawkman. (If you're keeping score, this makes 4 books that Hawkman lost during the '70s-his solo title, the co-starrer with Atom, and the never-published 'Swamp Thing' story that apparently was going to be an ongoing team-up. Maybe 'Hawkman's Lost Gig's' could be a thread of its own...mever mind, Brother Power the Geek would probably take it over.)
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