Friday, August 10, 2012

Blue Beetle & Booster Gold Join The Defenders





I can't imagine a team featuring this group would last that long, but is sure would be fun to watch.  I was always surprised that with all of the spin-offs to Giffen/DeMatteis and Maguire's 80's Justice League, that DC never put out a Blue and Gold series.  They were one of the best buddy teams in comics and I'm sure it could have been a fun romp.  Alas, Ted Kord was killed off, so chances are slim we will ever see such a series.  Nobody ever stays dead forever in comics though, so there's always hope.
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12 comments:

  1. CWMartinAugust 10, 2012 at 1:34 PM

    THAT is Hilarious! And very much in the spirit. If you've ever done one I wish I could read, this is it.

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  2. Cathy and DaveAugust 10, 2012 at 6:00 PM

    Dave sez,

    A whoopie cushion on The Hulk's chair - BRILLIANT!

    I really enjoyed the earlier Defenders mini-series. Not sure how many years back it's been, but it was written very much like the '80's Justice League.

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  3. AnonymousAugust 10, 2012 at 7:31 PM

    Don't forget Dematteis's hand in the JLI

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  4. AnonymousAugust 10, 2012 at 7:34 PM

    This one I would definitely buy!!!! I wish you have been able to use Kevin Macgurie, but this would be BAWHAHA!!!!! Genius to say the least!!!!!!

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  5. AnonymousAugust 10, 2012 at 10:16 PM

    That is awesome! I love whoopie cushion bit, funny as hell. I'd buy it.

    Dan

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  6. ScottAugust 11, 2012 at 4:07 AM

    OK, this is my favorite of all your covers. I would do anything to see this get made! What a perfect crossover.

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  7. ScottAugust 11, 2012 at 4:09 AM

    Cathy and Dave,

    I just last week read the 2005 Defenders mini, with Dormammu and Umar. It was by Giffen, DeMatteis, and Maguire. I assume that's the one you mean, as it was definitely in the style of those early JLI issues.

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  8. RolAugust 11, 2012 at 7:12 AM

    I'd buy this comic in a flash.

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  9. Bob GreenwadeAugust 11, 2012 at 12:52 PM

    I'm with the rest of the commenters -- this is definitely near the top for best STF cover so far. If this was a real series, it would probably be one of the top-selling issues.

    On another note, did Ted get killed again? I know he was murdered in 52, but then I read that Booster went and rescued him (creating some weird time paradoxes).

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  10. AnonymousAugust 13, 2012 at 9:42 AM

    This just made my morning. So completely want this to be real.

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  11. Joseph Brian ScottAugust 18, 2012 at 8:36 AM

    Love it! You're a funny dude.

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  12. CarycomicDecember 22, 2017 at 12:50 PM

    Booster's only half-right: the JLI _grudgingly tolerated_ his sense of humor!

    Emphasis on the adverb.

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