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Post by wildfire2099 on Aug 29, 2014 13:27:23 GMT -5
I don't think I read or owned any Golden Age stuff that was by Roy Thomas before I came to this forum (the CBR version). Actually, I had some really low number, really beat up JLAs I got in an ebay auction about 10 years ago.. one of them might have been a JSA team up. Also, Sandman Mystery Theatre, if that counts  |
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Post by DE Sinclair on Aug 29, 2014 14:19:40 GMT -5
They were until Infinite Crisis slaughtered them like livestock. Oh so that at this point is still permanent? I didn't know if that had changed, as things always do in comics. Have they had much modern appearances before IC? They appeared in the Earth-X issues of JLA (100-102) and 15 issues of their own series, and maybe a few guest shots. Up to Flashpoint, as far as I know, the originals hadn't reappeared (unless you count Blackest Night zombies). There was another group that was formed with new versions of some of the characters that had a couple of short runs (8 issues for one, 9 for another, a couple of one-shots) and what I think was the original Uncle Sam (I haven't read this version). After Flashpoint, they started putting out minis with new versions of some of the characters (Human Bomb, Phantom Lady/Dollman, etc) with a new version of Uncle Sam as head of a clandestine organization which seemed to be headed towards a new version of Freedom Fighters group. Haven't seen much more on it since last year though (unless I missed something). |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Aug 29, 2014 15:11:36 GMT -5
Two of the earlier comics I purchased were an issue of All-Star and one of the three issues of the JLA-JSA-Shazam Squad team-up.
So from damn near the moment I started reading superhero funnybooks.
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Post by dupersuper on Aug 29, 2014 20:18:25 GMT -5
I don't know what was first. The earliest I remember was the first issue of the JL/JS cross over with the T-Bolt attacking people and Thomas' Last Days of the Justice Society.
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Post by Hoosier X on Aug 29, 2014 23:08:04 GMT -5
Oh so that at this point is still permanent? I didn't know if that had changed, as things always do in comics. Have they had much modern appearances before IC? They appeared in the Earth-X issues of JLA (100-102) I think you mean 107 and 108. 100 to 102 is the one with the Seven Soldiers of Victory, also known as Law's Legionnaires.
The Freedom Fighters also got a retroactive origin is The All-Star Squadron, around issues #31 to #34, I think.
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Post by zilch on Aug 29, 2014 23:32:45 GMT -5
I was coming into comic sentience in the late 15 cent era, so the JLA/JSA team-up of that period, i guess. I was a pretty steady customer of the JLA thought #150.
But the biggest seller (besides the 100 pagers) was "All in Color for A Dime", which collected early fanzine articles about the Golden Age of Comics. I was exposed to the breath and depth of the 1940s in all their glory. And it was the first paperback i had ever bought.
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Post by fanboystranger on Aug 30, 2014 9:44:41 GMT -5
Oh so that at this point is still permanent? I didn't know if that had changed, as things always do in comics. Have they had much modern appearances before IC? They appeared in the Earth-X issues of JLA (100-102) and 15 issues of their own series, and maybe a few guest shots. Up to Flashpoint, as far as I know, the originals hadn't reappeared (unless you count Blackest Night zombies). There was another group that was formed with new versions of some of the characters that had a couple of short runs (8 issues for one, 9 for another, a couple of one-shots) and what I think was the original Uncle Sam (I haven't read this version). After Flashpoint, they started putting out minis with new versions of some of the characters (Human Bomb, Phantom Lady/Dollman, etc) with a new version of Uncle Sam as head of a clandestine organization which seemed to be headed towards a new version of Freedom Fighters group. Haven't seen much more on it since last year though (unless I missed something). Pre-Flashpoint, there were two Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters minis. The first, with art by Daniel Acuna, is really good. The second is actually kinda confusing. There were rumors of a new series, but it never panned on.
Post-Flashpoint, Uncle Sam leads SHADE, and was a regular in Frankenstein, Agent of SHADE with the new Creature Commandos. He also made a few appearances elsewhere. The new Ray had a mini, and I think some of the others had one-shots. There's still rumors of a new series, but nothing has been announced. I think the best bet to see them would be Palmiotti and Gray's GI Zombie, but that seems pretty self-contained so far.
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Post by Jesse on Aug 30, 2014 11:46:13 GMT -5
This issue of All-Star Squadron.  |
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Post by Hoosier X on Aug 30, 2014 12:02:28 GMT -5
Just in case anybody is curious about Liberty Belle's 1940s series, here's a 1947 story from Star-Spangled Comics, provided by Four-Color Shadows. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2014 12:51:01 GMT -5
Who is that robot?
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Post by Jesse on Aug 30, 2014 13:11:35 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2014 13:13:20 GMT -5
The original Robotman (Robert Crane). He debuted in Star-Spangled Comics #7 (April 1942) and was created by Jerry Siegel. Robotman is actually not a robot - he is a cyborg. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2014 13:13:50 GMT -5
edit: Oh he's an older version.
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Post by Hoosier X on Aug 30, 2014 14:36:25 GMT -5
Robotman had a long and successful run as a Golden Age hero. He started in Star-Spangled Comics in 1941, eventually moved over to Detective Comics and lasted until 1953. He didn't quite make it to the Silver Age (like Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and Green Arrow), but he outlasted The Golden Age versions of the Flash, Green Lantern and Hawkman, not to mention Dr. Fate, Spectre, Black Canary and a bunch of others.
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Post by Hoosier X on Aug 30, 2014 14:41:23 GMT -5
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