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!
this cover is cooler than wombat poop.....
ReplyDeletegeorge reeves never looked better....cool love it!!!!
ReplyDeleteRoss, the things you can do!! Pure beauty. Phantom never looked better. And Superman proved a good pick for the golden age.
ReplyDeleteWould you have been able to have Kong as Titano fighting them?
This could easily work then. Radio had Superman team with Batman and Robin so yeah!
ReplyDeleteFinally,someone that can give Kong a breath mint.
Super-nice! Next up, George's Superman gets into a fight with Godzilla!
ReplyDeleteOr, at the opposite end of the spectrum, Speed Racer joins the Wacky Races!
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.
ReplyDeleteOf course none of the characters did nothing sensible!
ReplyDeleteThey 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.
P.S.---is that the movie serial Phantom from the 1940's?
ReplyDeleteIt is.
ReplyDeletethe 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....
ReplyDeleteGreat 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.
ReplyDeleteAll 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?
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.
ReplyDeleteHmmm... 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.
ReplyDeletei agree with Bob, a double Alyn and Tyler live-action photo cover of Superman, Captain Marvel, the Phantom and Blackhawk teamed up together.......
ReplyDeleteAt least a double Tom Tyler photo cover would be worth the trouble (IMO).
ReplyDeleteTom Tyler also played the Mummy in the serial "The Hand of the Mummy".....
ReplyDeleteDidn't he also star in a serial called "Tom Tyler's Luck?"
ReplyDeleteThat was "Tim Tyler's Luck." It was a comic strip that was made into a movie serial, starring Frankie Thomas as Tim Tyler.
ReplyDeleteTomato/Tim-ato. ;-)
ReplyDeleteand if we include Tim Allen's Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor then we have a bunch of plain white "T"s.....
ReplyDelete(for the bad pun cookie....)
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.
ReplyDeleteTyler-made, even!
ReplyDelete@Cary: *!Grrroooooooooooan!*
ReplyDeleteNot at all. Tyler in the Hand is worth 2 Tom's In the bush.
ReplyDeleteThe Jeb you say!
ReplyDeletesay Ross, i have a few suggestions for a few live action covers (or photo covers as you call them in the listings).....
ReplyDeletefirstly 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.....