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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2017 21:41:38 GMT -5
That would be the power of "one million exploding suns". At least it's not One Million Exploding Sons. Is that the secret origin of One Million Moms? -M |
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Post by Prince Hal on Sept 29, 2017 9:38:31 GMT -5
Between Squadron Supreme, Nighthawk, Moon Knight, Gladiator, and the Imperial Guard, Marvel seems to be suffering from a case of severe DC envy. Meanwhile, DC spoofed ( Inferior Five 10)   Brave and the Bold 68    and parodied ( Justice League 87)  Marvel characters, but never made any attempt to incorporate what were essentially one-offs into continuity or turn them into recurring characters. Or am I misremembering... or speaking as one who hasn't read too many Marvels or DCs since the Superman sand-creature was new?  |
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Post by MDG on Sept 29, 2017 10:03:06 GMT -5
This might be my favorite silver age story. The three main bat-villans + my first exposure to a second-stringer. |
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Post by Prince Hal on Sept 29, 2017 10:14:04 GMT -5
I knew there was a Hulk spoof somewhere...  |
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Post by Cei-U! on Sept 29, 2017 10:16:11 GMT -5
The Heroes of Angkor from Justice League #87 returned early in the Giffen/DeMatteis run, IIRC.
Cei-U!
I summon far from my favorite era of JLA!
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Post by Prince Hal on Sept 29, 2017 10:19:18 GMT -5
And the X-Men:  the Red Skull (the Masked Swastika), Hawkeye (The Sparrow), Silver Sorceress (Scarlet Witch) and Quicksilver (Speed Demon)  E.Nelson Bridwell at his fanboy best. |
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Post by Prince Hal on Sept 29, 2017 10:20:12 GMT -5
The Heroes of Angkor from Justice League #87 returned early in the Giffen/DeMatteis run, IIRC.Cei-U! I summon far from my favorite era of JLA! You always do, O Omnipotent One! |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Sept 29, 2017 10:21:39 GMT -5
The Heroes of Angkor from Justice League #87 returned early in the Giffen/DeMatteis run, IIRC. Cei-U! I summon far from my favorite era of JLA! Yep. And Silver Sorceress joined Justice League Europe for a time. |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Sept 29, 2017 10:33:08 GMT -5
The Heroes of Angkor from Justice League #87 returned early in the Giffen/DeMatteis run, IIRC. Cei-U! I summon far from my favorite era of JLA! They did... Blue Jay and Silver Sorceress were around for a bit, IIRC, and had an actual story. |
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Post by Nowhere Man on Sept 29, 2017 10:59:41 GMT -5
I love that Marvel and DC were playfully sparing in the 60's. That said, I think Stan got the upper hand with Not Brand Echh. I think those early Marvel creators like Roy Thomas did envy DC to an extent...at least the power sets. Since DC characters didn't get two-dimensional personalities till the Bronze Age, that's the only possible explanation. |
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Post by The Cheat on Sept 29, 2017 14:47:01 GMT -5
The Heroes of Angkor from Justice League #87 returned early in the Giffen/DeMatteis run, IIRC. Cei-U! I summon far from my favorite era of JLA! And more recently in Final Crisis. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Sept 29, 2017 15:00:20 GMT -5
It's a legitimate question as to why DC allows Marvel to continue publishing books about the Squadron Supreme and Hyperion.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2017 6:21:59 GMT -5
Yeah, I think Marvel over-stepped the bounds when they published series for those characters - OK to use them as sporadic knock-offs in other series, but to basically publish a JLA book was a step too far.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2017 6:34:46 GMT -5
Any thought that Cage would be pro-goverment, pro-registration just shows a complete and total misunderstanding of the character. There are occasional stories wher you think - "the writer just has no understanding at all of this character". The one that really did that for me was this one from FF566:  The idea that Doom... Doom!... would kneel to anyone, let alone anyone called "the Marquis of Death", is just so ludicrous, show's such a total lack of understanding of the character, that the reader's jaw just drops in disbelief at the cluelessness of the writer. Mark Millar take a bow - one of the low points of your terrible run on the FF. |
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Post by Nowhere Man on Oct 1, 2017 6:36:57 GMT -5
It's a legitimate question as to why DC allows Marvel to continue publishing books about the Squadron Supreme and Hyperion. I would assume that it a) borders on parody rules and b) Marvel isn't Fawcett and simply has too many powerful lawyers to tangle with. Slam Bradly would obviously be the one with the informed opinion here, but I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that trying to sue a powerful company for a "rip-off" that's not a direct rip-off (different physically appearance, costume, etc.) is tricky legally. I know a bit about the legalities of parody (at least the definitions I've read) and I'd bet that the Squadron falls under that. Really, that's all they are: a JLA parody. |
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