Friday, April 16, 2021

The Graveyard Shift

 


Wouldn't you know it, I had created this new team and had this cover all ready to go, when I saw the promotional campaign for The Suicide Squad start kicking in.  On the posters was the line, "They're Dying to Save The World!"  Hey, that's a little close to the tag line that I created for these guys!  Has James Gunn been spying on me?  Yeah, maybe not.  I'm sure he has more important things to do than set up surveillance on my mashup project, so I'll just chalk it up to coincidence.

26 comments:

Horsefeathers without a silencer said...

Or When under the Gunn, Great Minds think alike.

Guess Who! said...

...Or Dig the same things.

Carycomic said...

Well, "Givin" how forgettable the Suicide Squad movie was, I'm sure you won't be sued for plagiarism.*


*Sorry! Jack Skellington reminds me of that Ghostface-like character from the Mos Eisley Cantina in STAR WARS: ANH. Apparently, one of a race of calcium-based life forms from the planet Yag'dhul.

emsley wyatt said...

AKA: The Death Squad?

Bob Greenwade said...

Had I known you were planning something like this, I would've suggested including Ghoul, a character from Malibu Comics' UltraForce who is basically a zombie. Maybe he can be added later (like, say, next October).

Wolfhammer said...

Great cover! I thought it was Halloween for a moment. Simon William Garth (from Marvel's Tales Of The Zombie comic)would be a great addition to this team.

BigMike20X6 said...

Abd their HQ is the House of Mystery with Cain acting as their missions director...

det_Tobor said...

Their liaison could be The Spirit.
Special surprise appearance by Kid Eternity.
Unofficial mascot is Jason Todd.
Poster boy for the group is Jim Corrigan.
Sponsored by Alec Holland's co.: In the Green.

jack-el said...

and why not include Michael Keaton's "Beetlejuice" character here also.....

Anonymous said...

Beetle isn't much of a team player.

Batman of Earth 13 said...

No Casper?

Comment Deleted could Not have said...

Not bad for a new 'every 30' addition. They certainly are worth the extra hype you gave about not spreading your Brand too thin.

Bob Greenwade said...

Beetlejuice would be a legit addition. Who's to say that the STFU version isn't willing to lend a hand when he deems it suitable?

Anonymous said...

@Batman-13: I think he's preoccupied substituting for Spooky on Earth-41119 ("WHAT IF...Harvey Comics characters founded their own version of the Avengers?").

Anonymous said...

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She-Hulk by the She Shore sees more said...

ad Richie Rich = Tony Stark? Casper = Captain America? Wendy = Wanda? Buy gum, they just may pull it off.

jack-el said...

for She-Hulk above, i would think that Casper would more closely be the stand-in for the Vision, what with the whole intangible-ness thing going on.....

I, not me said...

Casper is too friendly to be a vision.

Anonymous said...

I agree. Make him the Earth-Harvey version of Jarvis the Butler!

jack-el said...

umm, excuse me Anonymouse, but wouldn't the Earth-Harvey version of Jarvis be Richie Rich's butler Cadbury?????
and if Casper is too friendly to be the Vision than that could fall to the other intangible ghost character, Spooky the Tough Little Ghost......

Batman of Earth 13 said...

The ideal Harvey-Avengers line-up (in my opinion):

Richie Rich=Iron Man/Golden Avenger
Casper=Vision
Wendy=Scarlet Witch
Stumbo=Giantman
Hot Stuff=Ghost Rider
Cadbury=Jarvis
Little Lotta=She-Hulk
Black Cat=Black Cat

Anonymous said...

Casper could alternate at being the Vision's counterpart when Spooky is too busy acting as Earth-Harvey's version of Dum-Dum Dugan (derby and all). While Jackie Joker could be the local counterpart to Pietro Maximoff (as "Quickwit Silver").

jack-el said...

submitted for your approval....
The Haberdasherists......
Spooky, the Tuff Little Ghost....
Smiley Bone,
"Cousin" Itt Addams....
Mr. Mxyzptlk, 5th dimensional imp....
Doiby Dickles, cab driver and friend of the original Green Lantern.....
Thomson & Thompson, Tintins police detective friends.....
Cadbury, butler to Richie Rich....
Timothy "Dum-Dum" Dugan, soldier and S.H.I.E.L.D. agent....
John Steed, Her Majesty's secret agent on TVs The Avengers....
James "Lord Bowler" Lonefeather from TVs The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr......
Bartholemew "Bat" Masterson....
comedy duo Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy.....
and Edward "The Riddler" Nigma from
Gotham City......
these 15 men are The Haberdasherists.....

Anonymous said...

Their arch-enemy? Jervis "The Mad Hatter" Tetch!

Carycomic said...

@Anon509: as in, the millin-ophile played by David Wayne on "Batman'66"?

Carycomic said...

@Carycomic: why not? :-)

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