I'm kind of surprised I hadn't featured this pairing before, but better late than never! It also gives me the opportunity to feature the artwork of the very talented Mike Grell. I enjoyed his work on Green Arrow back in the day, and I was glad to be able to pick up a sketch by him:
Cooperation will have to wait. These two are going to have to fight first.
ReplyDeleteBut over what? The true name of Hollow Earth? (Maybe they are both lost? - maybe this is the Savage Land?)
Or the coolest means of aviation? (Hint: pterodactyls are hard to top!)
Whatever, this is a very intriguing setup...
You're right, Ross; this is a natural pairing that should've happened before now, and I too am glad to see it corrected. This is a great cover for bringing these two together for the first time.
ReplyDeleteHere's another (and I remembered to check this time, both on the blog and real comics): Dick Tracy and Mystery, Inc. (Scooby Doo)! And of course the culprit there is Mysterio.
I remember enjoying Mike Grell's run on the LSH, even though I didn't care for some of the costume designs and something always bugs me about the way he draws noses -- for some reason they almost always look two-dimensional (the Green Arrow sketch you have here is a notable exception), and that stands out in his otherwise quite dynamic work.
@Dave: The inevitable initial fight probably comes before this moment in the story, upon Tarzan's arrival, as Warlord mistakenly thinks that Tarzan is responsible for the problem.
Bob is right. A crossover like this would've been obliged (by the writing tropes of the time) to begin with a mistaken identity slugfest. But I, for one, would've been consoled if the interior artists had remained faithful to the cover depicton of Tarzan riding a thipdar.*
ReplyDelete*Pteranodons who were, to the sentient telepathic mahars, what gorillas and chimps are to Homo sapiens.
@Davejonz: more likely, some third party has framed each of them for the "murder" of David Innes.
ReplyDelete@Carycomic: I can't wait to see what you have in store for Issue #3600.
ReplyDeleteOops! That should have read: "I can't wait to see what Ross has in store for Issue #3600."
ReplyDeleteSorry, Ross. :-(