Thursday, February 22, 2024

Wildcat and The Blonde Phantom (Vs. The Ringmaster!)

 

The Ringmaster and his Circus of Crime may never have hit A-Level super-villain status, but I always enjoyed when they would show up in the comics.  I don't know if we'll ever see them appear in the MCU.   Maybe an appearance on one of their streaming series might work. Maynard Tiboldt would certainly be a fun role for an actor to dive into

Wildcat first met the Blonde Phantom in STF #3826...

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17 comments:

  1. CarycomicFebruary 22, 2024 at 8:49 AM

    Nice to see these two together, again. The first time since STF #3826 (if I recall, correctly).

    You know who also might make for an interesting new family dynamic, here? Princess Python (nee Zelda Dubois) and the original Bloodsport (nee Robert Dubois)!

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  2. emsley wyattFebruary 22, 2024 at 9:49 AM

    Not familiar with the Blonde Phantom but she seems like a natural to team with The Phantom or Phantom Girl or both.

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  3. Ben WFebruary 22, 2024 at 10:43 AM

    @emsley Or the Phantom Stranger?

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  4. simonFebruary 22, 2024 at 12:05 PM

    Golden time for this pair of Golden Age characters…
    i think that the Circus was always a bit time lost from the beginning ,
    they did keep trying though…

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2024 at 1:36 PM

    I enjoy Ringmaster, but I think I would rather see Arcade and Murderworld in the MCU.

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  6. CarycomicFebruary 22, 2024 at 2:02 PM

    @Anon136: Maybe if the next live-action Spidey sequel (re)introduces Daredevil...

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  7. DavejonzFebruary 22, 2024 at 2:06 PM

    Big thumbs-up @emsley and @Ben for the Phantom Team idea - the PhanTeam?.
    I think it's the Phantom Stranger who'd be the one to try to get them all together...and I'm sure Ross can work out why.

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  8. Detective ToborFebruary 22, 2024 at 3:43 PM

    Since Ringmaster was able to put the Hulk out, he had to have courage and smarts(?) to even try to do it. This could be an early daze kind of store-y for the hero involved.

    As to the family matters, a government Grant might produce some info about what happened to their parents...or ..at least get the watcher to help give them some info.
    Who knows, they might even meet Steven Grant by Knight's end.

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  9. Bob GreenwadeFebruary 22, 2024 at 5:37 PM

    I think the Circus of Crime would be perfect for an episode or two of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law if and when it gets a second season.

    As for this PhanTeam, I keep thinking that there should be at least one more familiar character to add to the group. I did find a couple of Black Phantom characters, either of whom would be welcome additions, but neither is who I was trying to think of.

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  10. Bob BuetheFebruary 22, 2024 at 10:41 PM

    Anyone else remember MLJ's (and later, Impact's) Bob Phantom?

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  11. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2024 at 9:52 AM

    Yep! Bob Whitney; possibly the younger brother of Blaine "The Wizard" Whitney. It was canonically established in stories of the latter that his older brother worked for the Office of Naval Intelligence during WWII.

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  12. Bob GreenwadeFebruary 23, 2024 at 10:05 AM

    The one I was trying to think of was Danny Phantom.

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  13. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2024 at 8:08 AM

    For us non-streamers? No biggie.

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  14. CarycomicFebruary 28, 2024 at 11:31 AM

    Gotta agree with Anon808.

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  15. AnonymousFebruary 29, 2024 at 2:31 PM

    Your recent Fastback/TMNT team up got me thinking that you should put the Zoo Crew up against the Circus Of Crime as they always need animals for their acts (of crime).

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  16. CarycomicMarch 1, 2024 at 8:49 AM

    Or, failing that, Wildcat and the Black Panther team up with Golden Age Marga the Panther Woman (who's boyfriend was a bush pilot named Ted Grant)

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