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Post by Phil Maurice on Sept 8, 2017 19:03:01 GMT -5
Why'd they have to go and make Superman fly? Leaping 1/8 of a mile isn't good enough for these whipper-snappers nowdays. I un-ironically and completely agree with this. Can you read my miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiind? Do you know what it is that you doooooooooo to me? I don't know who you arrrrrrrrrrrrrre. Just a friend from another staaaaaaaaaaaar. (I think I'm gonna be sick!) |
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Post by Rob Allen on Sept 8, 2017 19:35:27 GMT -5
Superman had to be able to fly because Captain Marvel could fly, and they couldn't let the competition have more dramatic action visuals in their comics.
It's ironic that DC eventually won the lawsuit claiming that Cap imitated Superman. Superman changed a lot in response to Captain Marvel.
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Post by batusi on Sept 8, 2017 20:59:39 GMT -5
Superman had to be able to fly because Captain Marvel could fly, and they couldn't let the competition have more dramatic action visuals in their comics. It's ironic that DC eventually won the lawsuit claiming that Cap imitated Superman. Superman changed a lot in response to Captain Marvel. That lawsuit always baffled me, can't believe how DC screwed over Fawcett! The characters are not that similar except for the super strength and both having a cape. That type of lawsuit would be laughed out of court today. I didn't realize that Captain Marvel flew before Superman, interesting fact. |
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Post by Cei-U! on Sept 8, 2017 21:09:35 GMT -5
Correction: Superman was flying on the radio series before Captain Marvel debuted, nor could Cap fly in the first few Whiz stories.
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Post by Rob Allen on Sept 8, 2017 22:59:27 GMT -5
Correction: Superman was flying on the radio series before Captain Marvel debuted, nor could Cap fly in the first few Whiz stories. Cei-U! I summon the old "Up, up and away!" Wow, that completely changes the narrative that I thought was going on! So the radio guys powered-up Superman. Was Jerry Siegel involved in writing the radio show? |
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Post by Confessor on Sept 9, 2017 3:08:59 GMT -5
I un-ironically and completely agree with this. Can you read my miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiind? Do you know what it is that you doooooooooo to me? I don't know who you arrrrrrrrrrrrrre. Just a friend from another staaaaaaaaaaaar. (I think I'm gonna be sick!) An unfortunate flaw in an otherwise perfect superhero movie. |
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Post by Cei-U! on Sept 9, 2017 6:58:33 GMT -5
Correction: Superman was flying on the radio series before Captain Marvel debuted, nor could Cap fly in the first few Whiz stories. Cei-U! I summon the old "Up, up and away!" Wow, that completely changes the narrative that I thought was going on! So the radio guys powered-up Superman. Was Jerry Siegel involved in writing the radio show? As far as I know, it was the radio show's producer Bob Maxwell who made the decision to have Big Blue fly because he felt it was more dramatic and moved the story along faster. I've listened to the first few episodes and, sho nuff, Superman flies fro the very start. It was the success of the animated cartoons, though, that finally convinced Siegel (or, more likely, Mort Weisinger) to make the switch. Cei-U! I summon those thrilling days of yesteryear! |
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Post by shaxper on Sept 9, 2017 10:03:14 GMT -5
Correction: Superman was flying on the radio series before Captain Marvel debuted, nor could Cap fly in the first few Whiz stories. Cei-U! I summon the old "Up, up and away!" Wow, that completely changes the narrative that I thought was going on! So the radio guys powered-up Superman. Don't be too hard on yourself. I've seen numerous documentaries make the same claim that you did, and I always accepted it as gospel as well. |
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Post by Cei-U! on Sept 9, 2017 15:53:52 GMT -5
Wow, that completely changes the narrative that I thought was going on! So the radio guys powered-up Superman. Don't be too hard on yourself. I've seen numerous documentaries make the same claim that you did, and I always accepted it as gospel as well. I always believed it too until I started researching the book. Cei-U! Not the first or the last myth my work has shot down! |
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Post by Icctrombone on Sept 9, 2017 18:04:54 GMT -5
I can't wait to get your book Cei-U! ! |
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Sept 10, 2017 23:59:11 GMT -5
Still, I figure the tonal switch from the relatively serious first Superman stories to the more comedy-centric mid '40s Superman - with Suzie Thomkins and the Prankster - was due to Captain Marvel's popularity.
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Post by Cei-U! on Sept 11, 2017 6:50:07 GMT -5
Am I the only one who finds it sad that this thread is so much longer than the "Things I Love About Comics" thread? I know this one started sooner, but still...
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Post by brutalis on Sept 11, 2017 7:42:13 GMT -5
Am I the only one who finds it sad that this thread is so much longer than the "Things I Love About Comics" thread? I know this one started sooner, but still... Cei-U! I summon a lusty chorus of "Accentuate the Positive!" Total agreement with you. This only reinforces the negative attributes most outsiders have about comic book collectors/collecting. Where is all the love? |
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Post by Icctrombone on Sept 11, 2017 8:02:35 GMT -5
Am I the only one who finds it sad that this thread is so much longer than the "Things I Love About Comics" thread? I know this one started sooner, but still... Cei-U! I summon a lusty chorus of "Accentuate the Positive!" I created that thread in order to spotlight the positive.  |
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Post by MDG on Sept 11, 2017 8:32:43 GMT -5
One the other hand, The "love" posts are pretty general and all encompassing, while this one seems to be nit-picky and (dare I say) "fannish."
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