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.

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26 comments:

  1. Horsefeathers without a silencerApril 16, 2021 at 6:21 AM

    Or When under the Gunn, Great Minds think alike.

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  2. Guess Who!April 16, 2021 at 6:22 AM

    ...Or Dig the same things.

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  3. CarycomicApril 16, 2021 at 8:37 AM

    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.

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  4. emsley wyattApril 16, 2021 at 8:54 AM

    AKA: The Death Squad?

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  5. Bob GreenwadeApril 16, 2021 at 11:27 AM

    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).

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  6. WolfhammerApril 16, 2021 at 12:55 PM

    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.

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  7. BigMike20X6April 16, 2021 at 2:54 PM

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

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  8. det_ToborApril 16, 2021 at 11:14 PM

    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.

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  9. jack-elApril 16, 2021 at 11:31 PM

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

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  10. AnonymousApril 17, 2021 at 12:06 AM

    Beetle isn't much of a team player.

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  11. Batman of Earth 13April 17, 2021 at 4:57 AM

    No Casper?

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  12. Comment Deleted could Not haveApril 17, 2021 at 5:08 AM

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

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  13. Bob GreenwadeApril 17, 2021 at 11:24 AM

    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?

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  14. AnonymousApril 17, 2021 at 1:34 PM

    @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?").

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  15. AnonymousApril 17, 2021 at 1:38 PM

    P.S.---check out Proto-Man's article @ "Marvunapp: Groups."

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  16. She-Hulk by the She Shore sees moreApril 18, 2021 at 7:13 AM

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

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  17. jack-elApril 18, 2021 at 8:54 AM

    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.....

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  18. I, not meApril 18, 2021 at 9:34 AM

    Casper is too friendly to be a vision.

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  19. AnonymousApril 18, 2021 at 10:24 AM

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

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  20. jack-elApril 18, 2021 at 3:19 PM

    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......

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  21. Batman of Earth 13April 18, 2021 at 8:40 PM

    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

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  22. AnonymousApril 18, 2021 at 11:09 PM

    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").

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  23. jack-elApril 19, 2021 at 10:04 AM

    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.....

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  24. AnonymousApril 19, 2021 at 5:09 PM

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

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  25. CarycomicApril 19, 2021 at 5:13 PM

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

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  26. CarycomicApril 19, 2021 at 5:23 PM

    @Carycomic: why not? :-)

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