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Post by Reptisaurus! on Apr 19, 2016 19:35:46 GMT -5
Is that from The Joker #1? I feel like I should know for sure but I haven't read it for a while. Such a great series! My favorite issue is #7, with Lex Luthor. It was my very first Lex Luthor story. Yessss! It was SO MUCH FUN! I loved it! Joker is hilarious. Yeah, I really like that series. (It's basically the DC version of Supervillain Team-Up, and y'all know how I feel about team-up books.)
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Post by Icctrombone on Apr 19, 2016 19:48:24 GMT -5
I throw them in a pile and I honestly don't know where it is now. But the last 3 weeks I've had a house full of guests from Chile. My comic reading has suffered. From Chile! Ask them about Condorito! I laugh even when I don't get the joke just because there's always a character falling off-panel and going "PLOP!" when they say the punchline. My brother in law bought me a set of HC books about that character. I have them somewhere...
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Post by shaxper on Apr 19, 2016 21:15:07 GMT -5
Currently reading Black Panther's run in Jungle Action. I first tried this run almost ten years ago and gave up after three issues, finding none of the characters nor conflicts particularly interesting, but now, even though none of the individual stories really wows me, T'Challa's struggle to lead a people who resent and misunderstand him compels me tremendously. I just finished #10, "King Cadaver is Dead and Living in Wakanda!", and found this little treasure at the end: I'm really glad they changed their minds.
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Apr 19, 2016 21:28:39 GMT -5
I have so much to say about that run. So! Much!
Maybe I'll do a review thread.
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Post by shaxper on Apr 19, 2016 21:29:36 GMT -5
I have so much to say about that run. So! Much! Maybe I'll do a review thread. I would love that!
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Post by spoon on Apr 19, 2016 21:30:35 GMT -5
Currently reading Black Panther's run in Jungle Action. I first tried this run almost ten years ago and gave up after three issues, finding none of the characters nor conflicts particularly interesting, but now, even though none of the individual stories really wows me, T'Challa's struggle to lead a people who resent and misunderstand him compels me tremendously. I just finished #10, "King Cadaver is Dead and Living in Wakanda!", and found this little treasure at the end: I'm really glad they changed their minds. I'm suspicious that the coal tiger story may be apocryphal. Black panther was an actual pre-existing term for leopards or jaguars that are all black. As far as I can tell, coal tiger wasn't a pre-existing term. It sounds like a story that one would make up to make it sound like the creative process is a grueling effort to wade through a bunch of duds. It reminds me of Stan Lee's story (which I also think is apocryphal) that he thought of the names Fly-Man and Mosquito-Man before finally getting to Spider-Man. A spider seems inherently much more dangerous and mysterious and interesting. Why would someone think of basing their super-hero around a fly and a mosquito first?
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Post by shaxper on Apr 19, 2016 21:38:42 GMT -5
Currently reading Black Panther's run in Jungle Action. I first tried this run almost ten years ago and gave up after three issues, finding none of the characters nor conflicts particularly interesting, but now, even though none of the individual stories really wows me, T'Challa's struggle to lead a people who resent and misunderstand him compels me tremendously. I just finished #10, "King Cadaver is Dead and Living in Wakanda!", and found this little treasure at the end: I'm really glad they changed their minds. I'm suspicious that the coal tiger story may be apocryphal. Black panther was an actual pre-existing term for leopards or jaguars that are all black. As far as I can tell, coal tiger wasn't a pre-existing term. It sounds like a story that one would make up to make it sound like the creative process is a grueling effort to wade through a bunch of duds. It reminds me of Stan Lee's story (which I also think is apocryphal) that he thought of the names Fly-Man and Mosquito-Man before finally getting to Spider-Man. A spider seems inherently much more dangerous and mysterious and interesting. Why would someone think of basing their super-hero around a fly and a mosquito first? I suppose the giant T could just stand for "T'Challa".
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Post by spoon on Apr 19, 2016 22:07:57 GMT -5
I'm suspicious that the coal tiger story may be apocryphal. Black panther was an actual pre-existing term for leopards or jaguars that are all black. As far as I can tell, coal tiger wasn't a pre-existing term. It sounds like a story that one would make up to make it sound like the creative process is a grueling effort to wade through a bunch of duds. It reminds me of Stan Lee's story (which I also think is apocryphal) that he thought of the names Fly-Man and Mosquito-Man before finally getting to Spider-Man. A spider seems inherently much more dangerous and mysterious and interesting. Why would someone think of basing their super-hero around a fly and a mosquito first? I suppose the giant T could just stand for "T'Challa". My theory (which is speculation) is that maybe the drawing doesn't actually pre-dated the original Black Panther costume and name.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2016 23:06:24 GMT -5
I suppose the giant T could just stand for "T'Challa". My theory (which is speculation) is that maybe the drawing doesn't actually pre-dated the original Black Panther costume and name. Well, if it is Kirby art (and it looks like it is), Kirby was at DC when Jungle Action was coming out (nearing the end of his time there for sure, but still there) so it's not likely he produced it contemporary to the Jungle Action issue, so it was likely archival art, though that doesn't guarantee it predates the Panther debut, it puts it at 1970 or earlier if produced while Jack was at Marvel. -M
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2016 0:46:40 GMT -5
I have so much to say about that run. So! Much! Maybe I'll do a review thread. I would love to see that too and I've totally forgot that costume and having seeing that costume that Shax posted earlier jarred my memory and I would love to see it and take your time on it. My memory is a little vague but I do remember reading the early runs of the Black Panther!
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Post by berkley on Apr 20, 2016 2:07:16 GMT -5
Here's another vote for a Reptisaurus Panther's Rage review thread. I never have read the whole thing from start to finish, not having come in until near the end, when the story was on the stands back in the day. But I have all the back issues now and all this talk has reminded me that I'd like to read them soon.
My own latest classic comic was another Tintin book, Le Sceptre d'Ottokar, which I just finished tonight. Lots of fun, as always. In a way I'm glad I never started reading Tintin until the last few years because it's nice to have something as light and charming as this to read from time to time. Speaking of review threads, I'd like to see Confessor revive his Tintin reviews one of these days, if he has the time.
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Post by Icctrombone on Apr 20, 2016 4:34:57 GMT -5
At first glance I thought it was Shazam Captain Marvel.
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Post by dbutler69 on Apr 20, 2016 8:55:55 GMT -5
Here's yet another vote for a Reptisaurus Panther's Rage review thread. Like berkley, I've never read the whole thing, but I have enjoyed what I've read, and it's been on my "to do" list for a while now.
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Post by shaxper on Apr 20, 2016 15:43:07 GMT -5
Read Jungle Action #11 tonight -- first truly GREAT issue of the run. I'm positively floored. Plus, there was this little bonus treat at the end this time:
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Post by Batflunkie on Apr 20, 2016 16:03:04 GMT -5
Currently reading Black Panther's run in Jungle Action. I first tried this run almost ten years ago and gave up after three issues, finding none of the characters nor conflicts particularly interesting, but now, even though none of the individual stories really wows me, T'Challa's struggle to lead a people who resent and misunderstand him compels me tremendously. I just finished #10, "King Cadaver is Dead and Living in Wakanda!", and found this little treasure at the end: I'm really glad they changed their minds. As iconic as T'Challa's Black Panther outfit is, the one for Coal Tiger isn't half bad either
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