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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2023 16:37:47 GMT -5
I felt so angry today. I was reading The Brave and The Bold today (based on the cartoon). And, my friends, I could not help but smile at Calendar Man’s dastardly plan:  Evil. Should Batman ever kill? On that occasion, Batman should have thrown Calendar Man off the rooftop. You don’t mess with Christmas cards. Fun story, by the way! Incidentally, would tampering with Christmas cards be a federal crime? Calendar Man should think about that… |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2023 16:54:06 GMT -5
Comic strip Hagar the Horrible debuted 50 years ago today, created by Dik Browne, and syndicated by King Features Syndicate. Hagar is a Viking in Norway during the Middle Ages - and who has a long-suffering wife. I can’t find the first strip, but here’s a couple:   |
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Post by MDG on Feb 4, 2023 17:19:58 GMT -5
Here's Hagar by Walt Simonson  |
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Post by codystarbuck on Feb 4, 2023 17:53:55 GMT -5
My favorite Hagar, from the ACG comic.....  I believe it was an unpublished Charlton book, which was part of the materials Roger Boughton bought up, from the sale of Charlton's properties and production materials. Nice spoof of Frazetta, too. I especially love the expressions on the bears, as they try to haul Hagar's butt, over the snow. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2023 18:31:21 GMT -5
Wow, I hadn’t seen those covers before.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2023 18:56:41 GMT -5
My favorite Hagar, from the ACG comic..... I believe it was an unpublished Charlton book, which was part of the materials Roger Boughton bought up, from the sale of Charlton's properties and production materials. Nice spoof of Frazetta, too. I especially love the expressions on the bears, as they try to haul Hagar's butt, over the snow. That book has been on my radar for a while, but I've never run across it in the wild. -M |
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Post by codystarbuck on Feb 4, 2023 19:52:03 GMT -5
My favorite Hagar, from the ACG comic..... I believe it was an unpublished Charlton book, which was part of the materials Roger Boughton bought up, from the sale of Charlton's properties and production materials. Nice spoof of Frazetta, too. I especially love the expressions on the bears, as they try to haul Hagar's butt, over the snow. That book has been on my radar for a while, but I've never run across it in the wild. -M I got it when it came out, back in the day, after seeing it in Previews, based solely on the cover. I do not have it (or any print comics) anymore. It was typical of the strips, as far as I can recall. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2023 19:58:42 GMT -5
That book has been on my radar for a while, but I've never run across it in the wild. -M I got it when it came out, back in the day, after seeing it in Previews, based solely on the cover. I do not have it (or any print comics) anymore. It was typical of the strips, as far as I can recall. I love Hagar (it was one of my favorite humor strips as a kid) and I collect Frazetta ephemera, so this book was on my list as soon as I learned of its existence. I've just never had the chance to pull the trigger. -M |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2023 5:33:26 GMT -5
This was shared online last night:  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2023 16:13:02 GMT -5
Today is the anniversary of Bill Fingers birth (b. 2/8/1914). He would have been 109 years old today. He was incredibly underappreciated and underrecognized for his contributions to comics during his lifetime, so take a moment to honor him today.
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Post by Batflunkie on Feb 8, 2023 18:52:12 GMT -5
Found this scrolling through facebook the other day. Geeze, how rich do you have to be to have DC make you your own personal comic book for your bar mitzvah?  |
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Post by codystarbuck on Feb 8, 2023 19:12:54 GMT -5
Real estate magnate in the New York area.....pretty dang wealthy, I will bet. Indulgent, too. Of course, had it been a certain gentile son of a real estate magnate, it would have been a different comic book.
Lot more blonds, for one thing.
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Post by Prince Hal on Feb 8, 2023 21:55:43 GMT -5
Real estate magnate in the New York area.....pretty dang wealthy, I will bet. Indulgent, too. Of course, had it been a certain gentile son of a real estate magnate, it would have been a different comic book. Lot more blonds, for one thing. And DC would never have gotten paid. |
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Post by EdoBosnar on Feb 9, 2023 5:40:15 GMT -5
Real estate magnate in the New York area.....pretty dang wealthy, I will bet. Indulgent, too. Of course, had it been a certain gentile son of a real estate magnate, it would have been a different comic book. (...) To say the least. Said gentile son wouldn't have been a character in a Superman story, *he* would have been Superman. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2023 8:17:23 GMT -5
Today is the anniversary of Bill Fingers birth (b. 2/8/1914). He would have been 109 years old today. He was incredibly underappreciated and underrecognized for his contributions to comics during his lifetime, so take a moment to honor him today. -M I can Google, but I wonder, is there an article (by, say, TwoMorrows) that goes in-depth on his contributions, because it’s a personal goal of mine to learn more about him? |
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