Ah, the Super-Mobile and the Spider-Mobile... never were there two more unnecessary superhero vehicles! I have to admit, though - despite the fact that their respective heroes didn't really need them, I found them both to be kind of cool. Those big telescoping hands on Superman's ride were funny and awesome at the same time. Spider-Man's car kind of resembled a dune buggy that my father had when I was growing up, so I thought that was cool too. I remember there was a cool toy version of the Super-Mobile (probably one of the key reasons for its existence), but I'm not sure if the Spider-Mobile ever had one.
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Dave sez,
Awwww, yeah!
I did not get the treasury version of their first team-up. I had the over-sized version of the second one. I now have the Millennium Editions of both. The second one is a pale sequel for sure...
I've always wondered why Lex Luthor and Norman Osborn weren't paired up together...was it because Norman Osborn was killed off for a time - or am I mistaken about that? I started reading Spider-Man around '74.
That would have been as epic a sequel as anything!
Didn't Mego produce a Spider-Buggy along with Batman's crime lab van and The Joker's crime van?
woah, that looks like one
crazy-a*# episode! ...ha...and putting passers-by in harms' way at that! There appears to be a trend of combining the "zany" style of storytelling from the past, and adding a touch of gritty realism. Dwayne McDuffie was the master at doing this.
jumping 17 issues hope we still see 52 through 67
Just misnumbered, you didn't miss anything!
Actually, I remember Superman using the Super-Mobile to visit planets orbiting red suns, where he would lose his powers and thus be unable to travel on his own. I don't recall why he was visiting any of those planets (maybe he was consulting with scientists or gathering components or something), but that does make for a pretty practical use.
I'm completely at a loss about the Spider-Mobile, though.
I love the Super-Mobile and the Spider-Mobile. Great cover featuring the superheroes and their rides.
I had a Matchbox-sized Spider-Mobile, but I feel like it looked a little different from the comic version. I also had a Matchbox Spider-Copter with a web-rotor. That would've been at least 30 years ago though.
According to spidermancollector.net, the AHI toy company made a Spider-Man dune buggy (and a Spider-Man motorcycle) in 1974. IIRC, Corgi or Matchbox or somebody made some DC vehicles in the late 1970's. They included a Daily Planet van, and a Joker (or Penguin?) car or van.
Great, great cover. Thanks for the laugh.
That rocks SO HARD! :-D
Genius.
This might be your most inspired post yet! Don't get me wrong, I love all your covers... it's just this is friggin' brilliant! And the art blending is seamless!
I can't stop laughing!
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Well, Superman had that Supermobile to protect himself from a kryptonite wave that hit the earth. He also used it to battle Amazo. No toy company influence as I recall. But a toy version did come out in the 80's, years after it's 1st appearance.
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