Sunday, May 2, 2021

Superman and The Phantom meet King Kong

 


God zilla Vs. Kong was pretty much what I expected it would be.  The plot didn't make a lot of sense  and the humans were constantly making silly decisions - but the special effects and monster battles were awesome to behold!  I've watched it twice and thoroughly enjoyed it both times.  I am glad to hear that a follow up is in the works, this time focusing on Son of Kong.  That has some fun possibilities!

26 comments:

jack-el said...

this cover is cooler than wombat poop.....

betajoe4306 said...

george reeves never looked better....cool love it!!!!

det_Tobor said...

Ross, the things you can do!! Pure beauty. Phantom never looked better. And Superman proved a good pick for the golden age.

Would you have been able to have Kong as Titano fighting them?

Hyram H H with milk & Cocoa Marsh said...

This could easily work then. Radio had Superman team with Batman and Robin so yeah!

Finally,someone that can give Kong a breath mint.

Bob Greenwade said...

Super-nice! Next up, George's Superman gets into a fight with Godzilla!

Or, at the opposite end of the spectrum, Speed Racer joins the Wacky Races!

Ross said...

Speed Racer will be returning in the not so distant future. Don't be surprised if you find some interesting entrants into the Wacky Races at some point either.

Carycomic said...

Of course none of the characters did nothing sensible!

They hadn't wolfed down any Snickers.

Seriously, though: this was a stroke of brilliance. I can just see the Seng Brotherhood having somehow kidnapped Kong from Faro Island (his home in Toho's KING KONG ESCAPES) for use against the Phantom. Sort of like burning down the whole farm just to de-rat one barn! But, they might have seen it as one of those proverbial desperate measures.

Hence, Kit Walker calling on the help of an old college classmate: Clark Kent.

Carycomic said...

P.S.---is that the movie serial Phantom from the 1940's?

Ross said...

It is.

jack-el said...

the Phantom from the 40s was played by Tom Tyler who was also the 40s actor who portrayed Captain Marvel (ie Shazam) in The Adventures of Captain Marvel movie serial from Republic i believe....

Mr Perry White said...

Great Caesar's Ghost!! What a time for my reporters to not be around. The Super Friends have been changed but no one knows who did it. Their signals were for Supergirl, Batwoman, Flash, Black Lightning, White Canary, Martian Manhunter, y and Superman. Now, they're changed to call Supergirl, Batwoman, Flash, Martian Manhunter, Dream Girl, Brainiac 5 and Sentinel.

All this after they already created a new Earth in a new universe. Why? Can someone PLEASE explain why they got rid of some of their big guns for these small pistols?

ShadowWing Tronix said...

Columbia, who was also behind the Phantom serial, did the Superman serial with Kirk Ayan (uncredited so the kiddies believed he was THE Superman because "we" all know kids are stupid). Republic came to National Comics (pre-DC) with the idea of doing a serial first but they turned it down, so Captain Marvel got it instead.

Bob Buethe said...

Hmmm... Tom Tyler played both Captain Marvel and the Phantom. Kirk Alyn was both Superman and Blackhawk. Not sure where I'm going with this, but it sounds like a unique four-man team-up.

jack-el said...

i agree with Bob, a double Alyn and Tyler live-action photo cover of Superman, Captain Marvel, the Phantom and Blackhawk teamed up together.......

Bob Greenwade said...

At least a double Tom Tyler photo cover would be worth the trouble (IMO).

jack-el said...

Tom Tyler also played the Mummy in the serial "The Hand of the Mummy".....

Anonymous said...

Didn't he also star in a serial called "Tom Tyler's Luck?"

Bob Buethe said...

That was "Tim Tyler's Luck." It was a comic strip that was made into a movie serial, starring Frankie Thomas as Tim Tyler.

Anonymous said...

Tomato/Tim-ato. ;-)

jack-el said...

and if we include Tim Allen's Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor then we have a bunch of plain white "T"s.....
(for the bad pun cookie....)

Bob Greenwade said...

Jack's got something there. A triple Tom Tyler cover, with Captain Marvel and the Phantom versus the Mummy would make for a fun cover.

Carycomic said...

Tyler-made, even!

Anonymous said...

@Cary: *!Grrroooooooooooan!*

H..H .H. out of the bush league said...

Not at all. Tyler in the Hand is worth 2 Tom's In the bush.

Anonymous said...

The Jeb you say!

jack-el said...

say Ross, i have a few suggestions for a few live action covers (or photo covers as you call them in the listings).....
firstly how about the republic serial Phantom meet either or both sets of Columbia's Batman and Robin movie serial heroes....
i would love to see cover combination of all the movie versions of the Scarecrow of Romney Marsh with George Arliss and Peter Cushing and Patrick McGoohan.....

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