Warworld is a cool, concept. I enjoyed the stories featuring Mongul's battle satellite, especially the great crossover through the Superman titles, Panic in the Sky. Hopefully we will get a live action version one of these days.
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Wow… three of my favorite characters. Love, love, love this cover….
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ReplyDeleteAn interesting story arc might be the Golden Age Superman being trained by his pulp fore-bearers,:
-Doc Savage, who Jerry Siegel said was an influence
-The Shadow,
-The Green Hornet, whose hero beats the villain/paper beats societal issues was a clear model for GA Superman stories
-The Phantom
- Flash Gordon
and maybe even some time travel where Buck Rogers, The Lone Ranger, and Zorro train him/
-Perhaps even Hugo Danner...who IS cannon in DC, as Iron Munro;s father.
Sort of a fun look at how even the first and greatest Superhero needed some inspiration.
Just a suggestion, either way, love the site, and appreciate all your hard work.
What about one of Superman's (and some other heroes including imo Flash Gordon) biggest influences of all - John Carter of Mars? The Disney movie was a big flop, but the original John Carter novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs were highly popular in their time and inspired scientists as well as syfy writers, including Seigel and Shuster as they themselves admitted. Powerful man from another planet leaping great heights on an alien planet (just not ours) and fighting bad guys. Could even give Superman a few tips on how to use a sword.
Delete@Anon730: you took the words right out of my mouth. :-)
ReplyDelete@Ross: Is this a sequel to where Galactus and Darth Vader took over Warworld?
This is some creative casting, Ross. Having K & S Hall doing more than track down or just do combat is different!! I do miss them too. Doing research with the absorbacon is one thing, but doing something new in a proactive way is FANTASTIC!! Nice touch with the Surfer too.
ReplyDeleteI see the cover is John Byrne, excellent choice of Artist and Characters. I recognize Byrne's Silver Surfer, but the Hawkman and Hawkwoman have me confused. Is that Byrne ala Kubert?
ReplyDeleteCary: Sure why not?
ReplyDeleteAnon - Just Byrne but I can see the Kubert influence
Somewhere out there is a story where Mongul's Warworld comes into conflict with Dr. Doom's Battleworld.
ReplyDeleteThough personally, I'm more eager to see Wonder Man and Blue Devil reunited to fight Clayface.
How about Warworld vs. the Death Star? Or, even Ego the Living Planet!
ReplyDeleteI'd buy either such issue for sixty-one cents! :-)
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