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Post by Cei-U! on Sept 25, 2014 7:23:10 GMT -5
The Brave & the Bold #62
October-November 1965 (August 26, 1965) $.12
Cover Art: Murphy Anderson, signed
“The Big Super-Hero Hunt” 24 pages
Julius Schwartz (Editor), Gardner Fox (Writer), Murphy Anderson (Artist), no lettering or coloring credits
FC: Black Canary, Starman
Reintro: Wildcat (Ted Grant)
Reintro: The Huntress (real name unknown, presumably her surname is now Crock)
Reintro: The Sportsmaster (“Crusher” Crock, first name unknown)
Synopsis
The Sportsmaster disrupts a sportsman's show in Federal City by stealing a valuable trophy. Dinah Lance, in town to represent her husband's detective agency which is providing security services for the show, assumes her Black Canary identity and gives chase. Ted Knight, hearing a cry for help while strolling the grounds of his Federal City estate, investigates as Starman. He is startled to discover his Justice Society teammate, Wildcat, caged within Knight's reproduction of the ancient Pekin Observatory. Before he can release his friend, Starman is assailed by a flock of falcons commanded by Wildcat's mortal enemy, the Huntress. Eluding the birds, he follows the villainess as she flees. Unknown to any of the heroes, Sportsmaster and Huntress have teamed both as partners in crime and as husband and wife. When the two pursuits intersect, Starman and the Canary are caught off guard and knocked out by their adversaries. Recovering consciousness, they find the sinister couple and the captive Wildcat gone. Realizing that Sportsmaster left a valuable piece of equipment behind, the JSA duo stake it out. When the villain retrieves his property by remote control, they follow its trail back to the mansion where the super-criminals are hiding out. Freeing Wildcat, they learn from him the location of Mr. and Mrs. Menace's next crime. Leaving Wildcat behind, Black Canary and Starman fly off to find their foes. Despite their skills and treachery, Sportsmaster and Huntress are no match for the super-heroes and are soon in police custody. Later, Ted and Dinah look on as Wildcat, in his true identity as former heavyweight boxing champion Ted Grant, presents the recovered trophy to the Sportsman of the Year.
Cosmology
The city out of which Starman operates is identified as Federal City in this issue.
The Good Guys
Starman (as Ted Knight) has constructed scale models of Herschel's telescope and the observatories at Mount Palomar and Jaipur, India, as well as a full scale reproduction of the Pekin Observatory on the grounds of his estate.
Wildcat was last seen in his solo series in Sensation Comics #90 (June 1949).
The Bad Guys
The Huntress was introduced in the “Wildcat” story in Sensation Comics #68 (September 1947) and was last seen in the “Justice Society of America” story in All-Star Comics #41 (June-July 1948). She should not be confused with her younger Earth-One dopplegänger, introduced in the “Batgirl and Robin” story in The Batman Family #7 (September-October 1976), nor with the Earth-One villainess of the same name introduced in Aquaman #26 (March-April 1966), nor the identity assumed by Lois Lane of Earth-One in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #124 (July 1972).
Although The Huntress' true name — Paula Brooks — will be revealed in Young All-Stars #9 (February 1988), that story occurs after the Crisis on Infinite Earths and thus those facts are not considered canonical by this guide.
The Sportsmaster was introduced in the “Green Lantern” story in All-American Comics #85 (May 1947) and was last seen in the JSA story in All-Star #41. He should not be confused with his Earth-One dopplegänger, introduced in Batman Family #7.
The Sportsmaster and the Huntress marry sometime between their last appearance in All-Star #41 and this issue.
Fashion Watch
Because the Sportsmaster has no set costume (apart from his mask), changing several times within a story to fit whatever sports motif he is currently using, this guide will not track the individual changes.
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Post by JKCarrier on Sept 25, 2014 10:29:40 GMT -5
The Huntress was introduced in the “Wildcat” story in Sensation Comics #68 (September 1947) and was last seen in the “Justice Society of America” story in All-Star Comics #41 (June-July 1948). She should not be confused with her younger Earth-One dopplegänger, introduced in the “Batgirl and Robin” story in The Batman Family #7 (September-October 1976), nor with the Earth-One villainess of the same name introduced in Aquaman #26 (March-April 1966), nor the identity assumed by Lois Lane of Earth-One in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #124 (July 1972). Although I've always assumed that the Earth-One Huntress and the Huntress from O.G.R.E. were the same person, given their similar M.O., fondness for animal-print clothing, and tendency to vacillate between being villainous and wanting to reform. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2014 2:31:28 GMT -5
Cei-U ... Your Knowledge is quite impressive and I quickly glanced at this thread and I find it a joy to read with earnest respect and admiration. Man, I will be re-reading this thread later on ... I quickly glanced all six pages and I was enjoying every single one of your posts.
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Post by Cei-U! on Sept 26, 2014 7:23:26 GMT -5
Green Lantern #40
October 1965 (August 26, 1965) $.12
Cover Art: Gil Kane (Penciller), Murphy Anderson (Inker)
“Secret Origin of the Guardians!” 24 pages
Julius Schwartz (Editor), John Broome (Writer), Gil Kane (Penciller); Sid Greene (Inker), no lettering or coloring credits
FC: Green Lantern [of Earth-One]
GS: Green Lantern
SC: The Guardians of the Universe
Reintro: Doiby Dickles
Intro: Krona
Synopsis
Alan Scott, the Green Lantern of Earth-Two, is astonished to find his power ring is suddenly able to affect wood, its perennial nemesis, after its beam contacts a meteor. Thinking that perhaps a similar meteor would eliminate his Earth-One counterpart's inability to affect the color yellow, he travels to the Earth-One dimension and seeks out Hal Jordan. The Lanterns are disappointed to find that Alan is once more vulnerable to wood. Hal suggests the elder Lantern command his ring to explain the strange events. The ring relates the following story:
What Alan assumed was a meteor was actually a “packet of pure energy” containing the disembodied mind of Krona, a renegade scientist of the planet Oa, home to a race of immortal, invulnerable, evolutionarily advanced humanoids. 10,000,000,000 years previously, Krona had sought to discover the origins of the universe despite an ancient Oan legend predicting instant annihilation should such knowledge be revealed. When his experiment supposedly resulted in the introduction of evil into the universe yet Krona refused to abandon his research, the Oans reduced him to bodiless energy and sent him forth to endlessly roam the dimensions. Feeling responsible for the presence of evil in the cosmos, the Oans organized the Green Lantern Corps and, in time, evolved into the Guardians of the Universe. When Krona approached Earth-Two, he sensed that Alan Scott's ring ― powered by magic instead of Oan science ― could free him. Entering the ring, Krona used his own telekinetic powers to convince the Lantern he now had power over wood in the hope he would journey to Earth-One, returning the evil Oan to his own dimension.
No sooner has the ring completed its narrative than a Guardian appears to warn the Lanterns that Krona's presence on Earth will result in a “terrible outpouring of evil.” Hal and Alan do their best countering the many natural disasters that occur in the next few hours before being summoned to the Guardians' temporary command post in Coast City. Inexplicably, the Guardians announce that Alan is to replace Hal as the Green Lantern of Earth-One. What none suspect is that Krona has taken possession of the Earth-Two GL in order to get near the Guardians and that it is his sinister influence that has caused their irrational orders. When Hal resists turning over his ring, he is brutally overcome by the possessed Alan.
The monomaniacal Krona, obsessed with completing his experiment, returns to his own body. When Hal Jordan regains consciousness, he discovers that his Earth-Two counterpart's disembodied mind has taken refuge in Hal's ring. Combining their powers, they defeat Krona. Freed of the renegade's control, the Guardians set everything right, returning Krona to his energy state and setting him on a path that will never again allow him to interact with intelligent life. His mind restored to his body, Alan returns home to Earth-Two.
Behind the Scenes
This is the first Earth-Two story involving a Justice Society member not scripted by Gardner Fox.
The Good Guys
Doiby Dickles was last seen in Green Lantern #38 (May-June 1949).
Fashion Watch
Green Lantern of Earth-Two is depicted on the cover of this issue wearing his Golden Age insignia.
Green Lantern of Earth-Two resumes wearing his usual style of mask in this issue.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Sept 26, 2014 7:34:36 GMT -5
I imagine, with the heavy doses of science fiction pertaining to this story, that Julie Schwartz was very much involved in plotting this story. More so than usual. John Broome was an excellent writer,not taking anything away from him, but I always thought his forte' lied more with characterization than hard SF.Anyhow just a theory and one of the best DC origin stories of that time
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Sept 26, 2014 12:52:29 GMT -5
I imagine, with the heavy doses of science fiction pertaining to this story, that Julie Schwartz was very much involved in plotting this story. More so than usual. John Broome was an excellent writer,not taking anything away from him, but I always thought his forte' lied more with characterization than hard SF.Anyhow just a theory and one of the best DC origin stories of that time Broome started out writing SF in the 40s. Schwartz was his agent before he went to work for "DC." Broome then followed Schwartz to DC and wrote a ton of SF over the years. |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Sept 26, 2014 13:10:20 GMT -5
I imagine, with the heavy doses of science fiction pertaining to this story, that Julie Schwartz was very much involved in plotting this story. More so than usual. John Broome was an excellent writer,not taking anything away from him, but I always thought his forte' lied more with characterization than hard SF.Anyhow just a theory and one of the best DC origin stories of that time Broome started out writing SF in the 40s. Schwartz was his agent before he went to work for "DC." Broome then followed Schwartz to DC and wrote a ton of SF over the years. You're absolutely right of course. Broome,Fox,Bester,Hamilton-so many DC writers back then started in the SF pulps. I still, for whatever reason, feel a heavy Julie Schwartz touch to the story. I guess because there's a heavy dose of hard SF in the tale ,more than I usually expect from a Broome tale. Who knows? They're all dead.Forget it. Any singing cowboy birthdays today?  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2014 13:20:40 GMT -5
Green Lantern #40 ... “Secret Origin of the Guardians!”
It was the first Green Lantern Story that I read when I was a kid back in October 1965. That was a classic story and a dear favorite of mine and the reason why l like it so much it's has a fashionable cover showing two Green Lanterns and it was one of the most imaginable stories that I read as a youth. Man, I miss the old masters ... It was a John Broome's masterpiece.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Sept 26, 2014 14:03:33 GMT -5
Broome started out writing SF in the 40s. Schwartz was his agent before he went to work for "DC." Broome then followed Schwartz to DC and wrote a ton of SF over the years. Any singing cowboy birthdays today? Actually...coming up in a bit. |
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Post by Cei-U! on Sept 26, 2014 14:30:20 GMT -5
As I discovered while researching my article for Alter Ego, Julius Schwartz co-plotted pretty much all the stories scripted for him between his start at DC/AA in 1944 and the late Sixties, and even allegedly rewrote scripts, sometimes quite heavily (though I didn't run across any specific instances for this claim). Denny O'Neil seems to be the first writer to be given comparatively free rein by Julie, though that's pure supposition on my part.
Cei-U!
I summon the backstage pass!
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Post by Cei-U! on Sept 26, 2014 14:32:37 GMT -5
By the way, in case I hadn't mentioned it before, it was a sample from this Earth-Two Guide that first prompted Roy Thomas to offer me work on the All-Star Companion books.
Cei-U!
And the rest, as they say, is history!
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Sept 26, 2014 18:59:35 GMT -5
As I discovered while researching my article for Alter Ego, Julius Schwartz co-plotted pretty much all the stories scripted for him between his start at DC/AA in 1944 and the late Sixties, and even allegedly rewrote scripts, sometimes quite heavily (though I didn't run across any specific instances for this claim). Denny O'Neil seems to be the first writer to be given comparatively free rein by Julie, though that's pure supposition on my part. Cei-U! I summon the backstage pass! I've heard that too, but a John Broome script still reads differently than a Gardner Fox script. I'd love to see some concrete examples of this re-writing. Also this is the greatest Green Lantern story ever, and it's amazing how inspirational it is. Everything from Crisis on the Infinite Earths to Kurt Busiek's Trinity series has it's roots in GL # 40. |
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Post by Rob Allen on Sept 26, 2014 19:19:59 GMT -5
I can't cite a source because I don't remember where I read it, but I recall reading that Schwartz did relatively little re-writing on Broome scripts and a lot of re-writing on Fox scripts.
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Post by Action Ace on Sept 26, 2014 19:38:40 GMT -5
By the way, in case I hadn't mentioned it before, it was a sample from this Earth-Two Guide that first prompted Roy Thomas to offer me work on the All-Star Companion books. Cei-U! And the rest, as they say, is history! The Companion guides from TwoMorrows Publishing are some of the best comics related purchases I ever made. I have two photos of two year old me sitting in my father's lap looking at comics books. Justice League of America #19 was one and Green Lantern #40 was the other. |
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Post by Cei-U! on Sept 27, 2014 7:28:33 GMT -5
Detective Comics #347
January 1966 (November 25, 1965) $.12
Cover Art: Carmine Infantino (Penciller), Murphy Anderson (Inker)
“The Strange Death of Batman!” 14 pages
Julius Schwartz (Editor), Gardner Fox (Writer), Carmine Infantino (Penciller), Joe Giella (Inker), no lettering or coloring credits.
FC: Batman and Robin [of Earth-One]
GS: Aquaman, The Atom, The Flash, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Superman, Wonder Woman, teamed as the Justice League of America, all in “what if” segment only
SA: Gardner Fox
Reintro: The Batman (Bruce Wayne), in “what if” segment only
Reintro: Alfred Beagle, in “what if” segment only
Synopsis
After completing the script for this issue's ‘Batman’ story, Gardner Fox relaxes in his “what if room” and speculates on what might've happened if Batman hadn't escaped the villain's deathtrap.
Robin asks the JLA not to interfere in his pursuit of the Masked Manhunter's murderer. The Boy Wonder successfully brings his man to justice. Alone later, Robin wonders how he will fill the void in his life created by Batman's death. The answer comes in the form of the Batman of Earth-Two, who has come to Earth-One to take his counterpart's place while the now-adult Robin of Earth-Two becomes that world's Batman.
Continuity
As one of DC's many “imaginary stories” of the 1960s, the events of the story's epilogue are not canonical. This is, however, the first story to establish the existence of an Earth-Two Batman and Robin (and by no less an authority than JSA co-creator Gardner Fox). The story is included as Earth-Two apocrypha.
The Good Guys
Details concerning the last appearances of Earth-Two's Batman and Alfred will appear when the characters make their first appearances in continuity.
Fashion Watch
The Earth-Two Batman wears the chest emblem — a black silhouette of a bat without the surrounding yellow oval of the Earth-One version — last seen in Batman #163 (May 1964).
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