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...

17 comments:

Carycomic said...

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)!

emsley wyatt said...

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

Ben W said...

@emsley Or the Phantom Stranger?

simon said...

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…

Anonymous said...

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

Carycomic said...

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

Davejonz said...

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.

Detective Tobor said...

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.

Bob Greenwade said...

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.

Bob Buethe said...

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

Anonymous said...

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.

Bob Greenwade said...

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

Anonymous said...

Alas, SH:AAL was cancelled.

Anonymous said...

For us non-streamers? No biggie.

Carycomic said...

Gotta agree with Anon808.

Anonymous said...

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).

Carycomic said...

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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