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Post by Confessor on Jun 16, 2015 19:38:14 GMT -5
And, incidentally, isn't it a little creepy to have Dino hitting on a girl who outright states she is sixteen years old? Not during the War years. Many women back then would've been married by 16 or 17, and usually to men a good few years older than them. Even in the 1960s, when this comic was written, it was perfectly normal (expected even!) for a women to be married between 16 and 18. My own mother started dating my farther in the late '60s, when she was 15 and he was 21. She was married at 18 and had me when she was aged 20. |
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Post by shaxper on Jun 16, 2015 19:50:38 GMT -5
And, incidentally, isn't it a little creepy to have Dino hitting on a girl who outright states she is sixteen years old? Not during the War years. Many women back then would've been married by 16 or 17, and usually to men a good few years older than them. Even in the 1960s, when this comic was written, it was perfectly normal (expected even!) for a women to be married between 16 and 18. My own mother started dating my farther in the late '60s, when she was 15 and he was 21. She was married at 18 and had me when she was aged 20. Wow. |
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Post by Confessor on Jun 16, 2015 20:09:01 GMT -5
Not during the War years. Many women back then would've been married by 16 or 17, and usually to men a good few years older than them. Even in the 1960s, when this comic was written, it was perfectly normal (expected even!) for a women to be married between 16 and 18. My own mother started dating my farther in the late '60s, when she was 15 and he was 21. She was married at 18 and had me when she was aged 20. Wow. The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there. |
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Post by MDG on Jun 16, 2015 20:24:44 GMT -5
The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there. That's the second time I read that phrase today. Never saw it before this morning. |
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Post by Confessor on Jun 17, 2015 9:46:37 GMT -5
The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there. That's the second time I read that phrase today. Never saw it before this morning. It's one of my favourire phrases...it's from a book I believe. You can probably google it. It succinctly sums up why you shouldn't judge a bygone era too harshly by modern tastes or morality. Also, there's something of a romantic bent to it. As if the past is lost to us, far across the oceans of time (or something). I probably use this once a week or maybe once every two weeks, just in general conversation. But then again, I do listen to a lot of old music, read a lot books about history and collect a lot of old comics.  |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jun 17, 2015 9:54:00 GMT -5
That's the second time I read that phrase today. Never saw it before this morning. It's one of my favourire phrases...it's from a book I believe. You can probably google it. It succinctly sums up why you shouldn't judge a bygone era too harshly by modern tastes or morality. Also, there's something of a romantic bent to it. As if the past is lost to us, far across the oceans of time (or something). I probably use this once a week or maybe once every two weeks, just in general conversation. But then again, I do listen to a lot of old music, read a lot books about history and collect a lot of old comics. It's from the novel The Go-Between by L. P. Hartley |
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Post by Confessor on Jun 17, 2015 10:46:25 GMT -5
It's one of my favourire phrases...it's from a book I believe. You can probably google it. It succinctly sums up why you shouldn't judge a bygone era too harshly by modern tastes or morality. Also, there's something of a romantic bent to it. As if the past is lost to us, far across the oceans of time (or something). I probably use this once a week or maybe once every two weeks, just in general conversation. But then again, I do listen to a lot of old music, read a lot books about history and collect a lot of old comics. It's from the novel The Go-Between by L. P. Hartley Great. Thanks, Slam. |
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Post by paulie on Jun 17, 2015 11:29:51 GMT -5
One more surprise in this issue: the end narration promises that D-Day is coming soon. Ummm, wouldn't that spell the end of this series, or would they just fight on the Pacific front after that? The war in Europe continued until May, 1945, eleven months after D-Day. There were at least two major confrontations that the United States, and by proxy the Howling Commandos, would have been involved in. First, would have been Operation Market Garden in September 1944 and then the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944. Still lots to do but compared to the Soviets who did the bulk of the heavy lifting in Europe after June 1944 then you are probably correct in assuming that a task force as skilled as the Howlers would have been shipped right off to the Pacific. |
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Post by shaxper on Jun 17, 2015 12:17:23 GMT -5
But then again, I do listen to a lot of old music, read a lot books about history and collect a lot of old comics. That's me too. I always joke I was born too late, as my favorite television, music, and films are all from early to mid 20th century, but somehow the marrying 16 year old bits just completely took me by surprise. I know Charlie Chaplin did it (and worse), but I just didn't realize it was common place in an industrialized society. |
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Post by shaxper on Mar 31, 2016 14:44:55 GMT -5
Strange Tales #145  "Lo! The Eggs Shall Hatch!" writer: Stan Lee designer: Jack Kirby pencils: Don Hecl inks: Mickey DeMeo letters: Sam Rosen inks: Irving Forbush grade: C+ With Kirby having one foot out the door, my favorite aspect of this series -- the outlandish sci-fi gadgetry -- is pretty much lacking this time around. Instead, all we get is a thoroughly ridiculous story in which The Druid, having SHIELD exactly where he wants them after last issue and on course for total world domination, pulls the old non-sensical trope of making this his next move:  ...ummm, why? And, of course, SHIELD goes along with it, no questions asked, even as Dum-Dum has a massive weapon trained right on the dude and could put a stop to a threat that has the potential to conquer the world with the simple squeeze of a trigger:  I mean, really, what was the game plan if Fury ended up losing? Just shake hands, congratulate the Druids, and walk away?? But all of these quirks are okay because, clearly, Lee wasn't taking this story seriously anyway:  Gotta hand it to him. That was hilarious. Really, the only memorable aspect of this story is our getting to know Jasper Sitwell, who offers comic relief by being the ultimate uptight prima donna straight-man contrast in an all-out action mag:  but also offers an enigmatic threat to Fury that promises to build tension down the road:  Also worth noting is this issue's surprising awareness of continuity, referring back to the disposable nemesis from the previous storyline in building a sense of anticipation for the return of T.H.E.M. next issue:  So not a particularly memorable storyline for anything other than Jasper Sitwell, but it was good for laughs, both intended and otherwise. Plot synopsis:
Though the Druid is doing an impressive job of leaving SHIELD in a vulnerable spot as he continues to destroy their Nick Fury duplicates and is bound to eventually get the real one, he decides to challenge Fury one on one, which does not end up going well for him despite the many tricks and gadgets he brings to the fight. His men attack but are easily thwarted. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2016 14:55:27 GMT -5
I just love the title "Lo! The Eggs Shall Hatch!" But probably not for reasons Stan intended.
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Post by Prince Hal on Mar 31, 2016 16:20:03 GMT -5
I wonder how many times Stan used "Lo" to open up a story title. I always remember, "Lo, There Shall Be an Ending!" (Which I just found out was spoofed in one of the JLA reboots.) But there had to have been more.  |
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Post by Prince Hal on Mar 31, 2016 16:30:58 GMT -5
Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #30  Sorry to be so late to this party, Shax, but reading this entry made me wonder whether the movie Von Ryan's Express (released in June of 1965) had any influence on this issue (published March, 1966). Charismatic American soldier imprisoned in Italian prison camp. Sympathetic Italian officer helps out. Big escape attempt (though by train, not by truck). An attractive, but of age, woman. VRE had much of the appeal, though not quite so much panache, of The Great Escape for boys of a certain age in 1966. |
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Post by shaxper on Mar 31, 2016 17:19:41 GMT -5
Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #30 Sorry to be so late to this party, Shax, but reading this entry made me wonder whether the movie Von Ryan's Express (released in June of 1965) had any influence on this issue (published March, 1966). Charismatic American soldier imprisoned in Italian prison camp. Sympathetic Italian officer helps out. Big escape attempt (though by train, not by truck). An attractive, but of age, woman. VRE had much of the appeal, though not quite so much panache, of The Great Escape for boys of a certain age in 1966. Considering Sophia Loren's appearance in the story, I wouldn't be surprised if they had movies on the brain. Nice observation! |
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Post by shaxper on Apr 3, 2016 20:36:39 GMT -5
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