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Post by MWGallaher on May 4, 2017 18:24:01 GMT -5
Well... Dark Empire did happen, just not at Marvel. Is that Bat Lash ad after his series, or before? The one I remember is a Lois Lane comic that taked about old stories that never happened (I'm sure someone probably has it.. I think it was a back cover) The Bat Lash ad was before, and as Slam noted, it obviously did not reflect the tone of the eventually published series. They had a name, and a (nonsensical) tag line (that was revised a bit, but still didn't make any sense), but apparently no idea yet what the series would actually be like. |
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Post by wildfire2099 on May 4, 2017 18:27:22 GMT -5
They did stick with the tag line (I'm pretty sure it appears in every issue). The tone is certainly different, but wasn't he already a character then? And he does seem to have the flower on his hat, which is a bit of a trademark.
And it's not like there isn't some dark moments in the series, yes, there's a fair bit of comedy and almost farce, but there's certainly some tense/dark moments as well.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on May 4, 2017 20:53:16 GMT -5
Well... Dark Empire did happen, just not at Marvel. Is that Bat Lash ad after his series, or before? The one I remember is a Lois Lane comic that taked about old stories that never happened (I'm sure someone probably has it.. I think it was a back cover) The Bat Lash ad was before, and as Slam noted, it obviously did not reflect the tone of the eventually published series. They had a name, and a (nonsensical) tag line (that was revised a bit, but still didn't make any sense), but apparently no idea yet what the series would actually be like. As I recall from interviews in one of the early issues of Comic Book Artist the genesis of Bat Lash was pretty troubled and up in the air. It went through a number of changes in its gestation period. |
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Post by codystarbuck on May 4, 2017 22:24:27 GMT -5
 There was also an ad for Demand Classics, which was axed before t launched; but, I can't find a scan of that. The Deserter was talked about; but, I don't recall ever seeing an ad for it. This one didn't happen at Pacific...  |
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2017 22:34:53 GMT -5
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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 5, 2017 7:53:16 GMT -5
Marvel Comics Super Special #7 was advertised in 1978 as containing the adaptation of the movie Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band starring The Bee Gees and Peter Frampton. The movie was lambasted by critics and tanked in the box office. At the very last moment, Marvel pulled the magazine from distribution in the U.S. Only France got to see the adaptation. Issue #7 was skipped entirely so #6 was followed by #8 
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Post by Slam_Bradley on May 5, 2017 9:55:32 GMT -5
There was also an ad for Demand Classics, which was axed before t launched; but, I can't find a scan of that. The Deserter was talked about; but, I don't recall ever seeing an ad for it. I recall Demand Classics was mentioned in either a letter-column or in an "Answer Man" column as well. But I can't for the life of me remember which comic it was in. |
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Post by MDG on May 5, 2017 11:15:48 GMT -5
There was also an ad for Demand Classics, which was axed before t launched; but, I can't find a scan of that. The Deserter was talked about; but, I don't recall ever seeing an ad for it. I recall Demand Classics was mentioned in either a letter-column or in an "Answer Man" column as well. But I can't for the life of me remember which comic it was in. There were three reprint books announced: Demand Classics, Dynamic Classics, and Battle Classics. Dynamic and Battle each had one issue published before the implosion. |
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Post by MWGallaher on May 5, 2017 12:15:11 GMT -5
They did stick with the tag line (I'm pretty sure it appears in every issue). The tone is certainly different, but wasn't he already a character then? And he does seem to have the flower on his hat, which is a bit of a trademark. And it's not like there isn't some dark moments in the series, yes, there's a fair bit of comedy and almost farce, but there's certainly some tense/dark moments as well. The ad says " Can he save the west? Or ruin it!" The tag that ran along the top of the masthead in the series was " Will he save the west--or ruin it?" Neither makes much sense to me, except possibly in a meta context, as in "Will this series revive interest in western comics, or will it kill off the genre for decades to come?" And it's hard to tell for sure, but I interpret that as a mangled and damaged part of his hat, not a flower. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on May 5, 2017 12:27:58 GMT -5
I recall this one being announced, but I don't recall any house ads.  |
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Post by Rob Allen on May 5, 2017 14:19:43 GMT -5
The "lie" part of that Bat Lash ad is where it says "Coming in Showcase". They decided not to put it in Showcase and instead went straight to Bat Lash #1.
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Post by MDG on May 5, 2017 14:32:57 GMT -5
The "lie" part of that Bat Lash ad is where it says "Coming in Showcase". They decided not to put it in Showcase and instead went straight to Bat Lash #1. Au contraire!  |
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Post by Rob Allen on May 5, 2017 18:47:39 GMT -5
The "lie" part of that Bat Lash ad is where it says "Coming in Showcase". They decided not to put it in Showcase and instead went straight to Bat Lash #1. Au contraire! My mistake, I misremembered what I read the other day in the American Comic Book Chronicles "late 1960s" volume. Bat was indeed in one issue of Showcase, but they didn't wait for the sales reports before going ahead with BL #1. |
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Post by berkley on May 5, 2017 23:32:01 GMT -5
They did stick with the tag line (I'm pretty sure it appears in every issue). The tone is certainly different, but wasn't he already a character then? And he does seem to have the flower on his hat, which is a bit of a trademark. And it's not like there isn't some dark moments in the series, yes, there's a fair bit of comedy and almost farce, but there's certainly some tense/dark moments as well. The ad says " Can he save the west? Or ruin it!" The tag that ran along the top of the masthead in the series was " Will he save the west--or ruin it?" Neither makes much sense to me, except possibly in a meta context, as in "Will this series revive interest in western comics, or will it kill off the genre for decades to come?" And it's hard to tell for sure, but I interpret that as a mangled and damaged part of his hat, not a flower. I get a bit of a horror vibe from the ad, like he might be a werewolf or vampire or some other kind of monster. There's a kind of shambling effect to his walk, to me. |
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Post by Prince Hal on May 6, 2017 22:01:29 GMT -5
Not exactly the way Jonah looked in his first appearance.  |
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