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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2016 11:24:16 GMT -5
Batman 66 meets the Green Hornet
Six Complete Issues Issue #1 Issue #2 Issue #3 Issue #4 Issue #5 Issue #6
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2016 11:38:54 GMT -5
These four gentlemen did a fantastic job putting it all together and I was literally blown away of the artwork of Ty Templeton and the gorgeous covers by Alex Ross! The problem is I was mesmerized by the artwork that I forgot to read the stories inside the book. I have all six of these books - one for read and one for collecting and believe me it straight from the program of both Batman and The Green Hornet!
Stories are brilliantly done, beautifully crafted, and I just wanted this series to go past #6; and having said that I just loved the way the characters played out and loved every minute that I admired the artwork first and the script second. I buy all Batman 66 books and never, ever got tired of them. And, this is my favorite series with the Green Hornet!
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Post by chadwilliam on Aug 22, 2016 14:17:38 GMT -5
#31 - The Mighty Hercules - Created by American Cartoons Productions When, I was a kid back then I watched this cartoon faithfully every single day from 7:15 to 7:30 on my local Television Station eating my breakfast cereal, orange juice, and etc. So that I can see two cartoons that being played at that time frame and I watched it faithfully for 1 year until the local television station pulled the plug. Then off to school at 7:45 waiting for the bus to show up. This cartoon is one of the most memorable cartoon when I was growing up and the lyrics of the Opening Sequence was Inspiring and Goofy at the time and I still can sing it today by heart. The Opening Sequence was sung by Johnny Nash a very popular Canadian Singer and one of my favorites as well. Opening LyricsHercules, hero of song and story. Hercules, winner of ancient glory. Fighting for the right, Fighting with his might, With the strength of ten ordinary men. Hercules, people are safe when near him. Hercules, only the evil fears him. Softness in his eyes, Iron in his thighs, Virtue in his heart, Fire in every part, Of the Mighty Hercules. You TubeThe Lyrics were sung by Johnny Nash, a Popular Canadian Singer.
I probably haven't seen this show in 25 years but have only fond memories of it. From what I recall and from what you've posted here Mecha, it's clear these guys made the most of Hercules built in mythology and background. A great cast of characters consisting of both friend and foe, a great fortress to call home, a winged horse as his method of transportation, plus he looks like Superman minus the spit curl.
And in case anyone doesn't already know, Johnny Nash's other claim to fame is the classic I Can See Clearly Now so "popular Canadian singer" is right! (I still prefer his Hercules theme song however).
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Post by chadwilliam on Aug 22, 2016 14:37:37 GMT -5
Best Television Show of the Green HornetFrom Wikipedia"The Frog Is a Deadly Weapon"Directed by Leslie H. Martinson Written by William L. Stuart Air Date: October 7, 1966 Private Investigator Nat Pyle informs Britt that he has proof, for a fee, that presumed dead racketeer Glen Connors is still alive. Shortly later, Nat is found floating dead in the harbor from a possible boating accident. The Green Hornet thinks otherwise and has a special interest, because... Glen Connors framed Britt Reid's father. Hollywood veteran Victor Jory plays the villain.  Wende Wagner and Victor Jory (background) pictured here.
Victor Jory! YES!
I know of Jory from The Green Archer and The Shadow serials which were both released in 1940. A captivating actor who nailed both roles and clearly had fun doing so. Perhaps the ultimate tough guy of the serials, Jory's characters seemed far too gentlemanly to ever resort to bullying or depriving the villain of the chance of turning himself in before really rolling up his sleeves. At the same time however, he was never naïve or foolish enough to give a villain a chance to shoot him in the back. There's an interesting story retold by a member of imdb on Jory's page there which suggests that Victor Jory himself wasn't too far removed from the good guys he played on screen.
"The details of a "fistfight" between Victor Jory and Errol Flynn that took place at a New Year's Eve party at Jory's house.
Flynn was bothering the wife of character actor Byron Foulger, and Jory told Flynn to confine his romantic suggestions to only the single women at the party. However, Flynn then went after the wife of character actor Charles Lane.
So, Jory invited Flynn outside to settle the matter. They went out on the lawn and each man told the other about his boxing skills. When they squared off, Jory threw one punch to Flynn's stomach and Flynn dropped to his knees and gasped that he had decided to follow Jory's advice about only pursuing the single women at the party. Jory helped Flynn up and they returned to the party.
Later, Jory said that Flynn was "a good sport."
Recalled by jamebwill.
Of course, if this gives the impression that Jory would be in over his head if he ever had to play a bad guy, his performance in The Green Hornet above as well as his lead role in the horror The Man Who Turned to Stone prove otherwise.
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Post by chadwilliam on Aug 22, 2016 14:52:35 GMT -5
#30 - Green Hornet and Kato - ABC Television ShowNote to All: I'm not going to discuss the Green Hornet Movie that came out a 3-5 years ago, the radio shows, and I'm might take a gander at the movie serials in the 40's of which Keye Luke as Kato. If I do, it will take a day or two to cover it. Gordon Jones was the Green Hornet when Keye played Kato. I really do not know much about Gordon Jones now, but in my youth I did and lost lots of memory about him.  Bruce Lee as Kato ... Van Williams as the Green Hornet!
Although I was pleasantly surprised to see Victor Jory's name pop on this thread I knew you'd be getting around to The Green Hornet sooner or later once you opened things up with The Lone Ranger - Britt Reid is the Ranger's grandnephew after all.
I hope you touch upon Gordon Jones as I really liked his unique portrayal of Reid in the first serial. Usually, golden age good guys don't possess personalities that stray too far from "nice guys with a hint that they're hiding something" since said alter egos are merely extensions of their superhero lives. Jones however, gave Reid a mischievous sense of humour that had nothing to do with his life as the Green Hornet - he simply had his own individual personality that included poking fun at others who took things too seriously.
What's great about the Hornet is that he stands out even in the crowded field of Golden Age Superheroes for one simple reason - his cover is that he pretends to be a bad guy. What a great gimmick!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2016 15:50:01 GMT -5
#30 - Green Hornet and Kato - ABC Television ShowNote to All: I'm not going to discuss the Green Hornet Movie that came out a 3-5 years ago, the radio shows, and I'm might take a gander at the movie serials in the 40's of which Keye Luke as Kato. If I do, it will take a day or two to cover it. Gordon Jones was the Green Hornet when Keye played Kato. I really do not know much about Gordon Jones now, but in my youth I did and lost lots of memory about him. Bruce Lee as Kato ... Van Williams as the Green Hornet!
Although I was pleasantly surprised to see Victor Jory's name pop on this thread I knew you'd be getting around to The Green Hornet sooner or later once you opened things up with The Lone Ranger - Britt Reid is the Ranger's grandnephew after all.
I hope you touch upon Gordon Jones as I really liked his unique portrayal of Reid in the first serial. Usually, golden age good guys don't possess personalities that stray too far from "nice guys with a hint that they're hiding something" since said alter egos are merely extensions of their superhero lives. Jones however, gave Reid a mischievous sense of humour that had nothing to do with his life as the Green Hornet - he simply had his own individual personality that included poking fun at others who took things too seriously.
What's great about the Hornet is that he stands out even in the crowded field of Golden Age Superheroes for one simple reason - his cover is that he pretends to be a bad guy. What a great gimmick!
I'm saving him for tomorrow and it will be a short recap and I also going to recap another Green Hornet Serial - Green Hornet Strikes Again - With Warren Hull as the Green Hornet! Keye Luke was Kato in both serials. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2016 15:57:13 GMT -5
#31 - The Mighty Hercules - Created by American Cartoons ProductionsWhen, I was a kid back then I watched this cartoon faithfully every single day from 7:15 to 7:30 on my local Television Station eating my breakfast cereal, orange juice, and etc. So that I can see two cartoons that being played at that time frame and I watched it faithfully for 1 year until the local television station pulled the plug. Then off to school at 7:45 waiting for the bus to show up. This cartoon is one of the most memorable cartoon when I was growing up and the lyrics of the Opening Sequence was Inspiring and Goofy at the time and I still can sing it today by heart. The Opening Sequence was sung by Johnny Nash a very popular Canadian Singer and one of my favorites as well. Opening LyricsHercules, hero of song and story. Hercules, winner of ancient glory. Fighting for the right, Fighting with his might, With the strength of ten ordinary men. Hercules, people are safe when near him. Hercules, only the evil fears him. Softness in his eyes, Iron in his thighs, Virtue in his heart, Fire in every part, Of the Mighty Hercules. You TubeThe Lyrics were sung by Johnny Nash, a Popular Canadian Singer.
I probably haven't seen this show in 25 years but have only fond memories of it. From what I recall and from what you've posted here Mecha, it's clear these guys made the most of Hercules built in mythology and background. A great cast of characters consisting of both friend and foe, a great fortress to call home, a winged horse as his method of transportation, plus he looks like Superman minus the spit curl.
And in case anyone doesn't already know, Johnny Nash's other claim to fame is the classic I Can See Clearly Now so "popular Canadian singer" is right! (I still prefer his Hercules theme song however).
 Hercules to the Left and Superman to the Right - The curls on his hair ... Interesting Observation Here! |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2016 22:46:51 GMT -5
Green Hornet Gordon Jones (1940)  Video is 4 hours long
Green Hornet Strikes Again - Gordon Hull (1941)  Video is 4 hours long Keye Luke plays Kato in both films  I talked to a dear friend a couple of hours ago and I was commenting to him do you remember watching both Green Hornet Movie Serials in the early 40's ... Gordon Jones and Warren Hull? He said "Yes" He said both of these Movie Serials were hard hitting, action packed, and very well made for the time that they were both shown on the Movie Houses back then. He said that Jones had Britt Reid down pat and Hull made a better Green Hornet back then and Kato was Kato and Keye Luke did a great job back then. Keye was born to play Kato and so did Bruce Lee in the Television Series. Gordon Jones was more like Van Williams of being a more debonair type fella and Warren Hull was much different and determined Green Hornet. I seen Gordon Jones version and I loved it very much and I'm not familiar with Warren and my friend assured me that his version was just as good as Gordon. Anyway, I provided all of you both full You Tube Videos - all Movie Serials and both of them are 4 hours long and You Tube have them separately by chapters and all free. Green Hornet 1940 Movie Poster Green Hornet Strikes Again Movie Poster
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Post by hondobrode on Aug 22, 2016 22:49:33 GMT -5
I like how they spelled out the Green Hornet with the objects.
Yeah, GH was a big deal back in the Golden Age
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2016 8:38:53 GMT -5
On Thursday, I will start with #29 and #28 at the same time and put up #28 Avatar up so that I will be spending more time with that and speeds up this countdown in the due process.
I have my own reasons for that.
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Post by chadwilliam on Aug 23, 2016 10:12:40 GMT -5
Green Hornet Gordon Jones (1940)
Though Warren Hull did a good job in the role (and got to use his own voice in the part as opposed to Jones whose voice was replaced by whoever did The Hornet on the radio for his scenes as the hero) I prefer Gordon Jones. Hull played Reid/The Green Hornet in too similar a mold to how he played The Spider to really convince me that he was bringing anything unique to the role whereas Reid really did seem like a publisher fed up with the crime and corruption his paper was reporting on a regular basis and decided to do involve himself personally in matters.
On another note, I'm struck by the resemblance Jones shares with Norm MacDonald.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2016 10:17:29 GMT -5
Green Hornet Gordon Jones (1940)
Though Warren Hull did a good job in the role (and got to use his own voice in the part as opposed to Jones whose voice was replaced by whoever did The Hornet on the radio for his scenes as the hero) I prefer Gordon Jones. Hull played Reid/The Green Hornet in too similar a mold to how he played The Spider to really convince me that he was bringing anything unique to the role whereas Reid really did seem like a publisher fed up with the crime and corruption his paper was reporting on a regular basis and decided to do involve himself personally in matters.
On another note, I'm struck by the resemblance Jones shares with Norm MacDonald.
Norm does looks like Gordon and thanks for pointing it out. My memory on the Green Hornet Strikes Again is a bit choppy at best and I tried my best to explain it; your write up here is right on the money and I agree with your assessment here. I'm planning on a rainy day in October/November to watch both Green Hornet Serials on You Tube and to refresh my memory on them. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2016 15:55:48 GMT -5
No Avatar for #29 for 1 day, the reason is for that my memory of reading Doctor Octopus is a bit fuzzy and I can't recall any stories that Marvel Comics created for Spider Man to fight Doctor Octopus except the Master Planner in The Amazing Spider-Man #33. So, I will be changing it tomorrow for #28 and he's a big favorite villain of mine.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2016 16:10:10 GMT -5
#29 Doctor Octopus - Marvel Comics Character Albert Molina in Spiderman 2 did one of the best villain portrayal of Doctor Octopus and I just was very pleased by his performance and he over-shadowed Toby's performance as Spider Man.  The Train Scene was the best of the best in Toby's Stint as Spider-Man and I provided you two You Tube to relieve the great moments of that scene and I just loved it very much! 2 You Tube Clips My Favorite Spider-Man Comic involving Doctor Octopus  My Favorite Pin Up involving Doctor Octopus  Sorry about not providing much to this character because of my fuzzy memory of him. The problem is that in my youth I was reading 70 percent DC Comics and 30 percent Marvel Comics and if I were reading about Spider-Man - it's usually involves with Secret Six, Kraven the Hunter, The Lizard, and the Green Goblin. I'm ashamed of myself for not reading much of Doctor Octopus except I see him a lot in Marvel Animated Cartoons and I just can't find my favorite one either. He has a lot of influence on me because of Albert Molina's performance and the Master Planner Saga back in the Silver Age of Comics. That's all I have on Doctor Octopus and I'm moving onto #28 and that's coming up tomorrow - rather late.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2016 8:52:51 GMT -5
#28 Juggernaut - Marvel Comics Character Origin Video of the Juggernaut One of the most imposing and terrifying villain in Marvel Universe - and the most impressive one indeed and I'll be spending sometime on this character possibly until Friday/Saturday because this character has a level of fascination about a man by the name of Cain Marko and this character is so physically awesome. Imagine seeing a Man walking down the streets at 9' 5" and weighs around 1,900 pounds ... that's even more scarier than the Hulk who's at 7' and 1,000 pounds of primordial raging fury. That's the figure that I got when I first read about the Hulk but in my perspective - Juggernaut is taller than the Hulk and I was talking to my friends at the Comic Book Store they put his height around 8 feet and the Weight is purely debatable. When you are talking about the Juggernaut - he is a legitimate 9 Feet tall and that puts him a foot taller than Giant Gonzales - Tallest Professional Wrestler in History.  I have seen Giant Gonzales in a WCW match in Charlotte in the 80's in a 30 Man Battle Royale and I was 30 feet when he walked down the aisle and I was stunned how imposing he really is. That's why I have a fascination of the Juggernaut and to me with his size and with the aid Crimson Gem of Cyttorak (a huge ruby) this character is virtually unstoppable. So, sit back and enjoy the ride of the Unstoppable Juggernaut!  He even has it's own Logo!
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