Sunday, May 31, 2026

Deadman and Man-Thing Vs. Skeletor

 

This can serve as a direct sequel to when Deadman previously crossed paths with Man-Thing in STF #4613. The new Masters of the Universe movie looks pretty good to me, visually at least.  The quick shots I have seen of Skeletor in the trailers looked cool - and I don't mind that they didn't keep his campy cartoon voice.

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16 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 31, 2026 at 6:28 AM

    He could always try possessing Orko... or maybe even Stinkor! ;)

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    1. AnonymousMay 31, 2026 at 7:03 AM

      P.S.---your highlighted link seems to be sending me no further back than yesterday's robo-cover.

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    2. AnonymousMay 31, 2026 at 12:14 PM

      The "Anonymous" posting a P.S. to the first comment, above, is not me, but a different one altogether.

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    3. AnonymousMay 31, 2026 at 3:13 PM

      True. I was Anon703. He was Anon628.

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  2. CarycomicMay 31, 2026 at 6:49 AM

    Given that Alan Oppenheimer (who provided the "campy cartoon voice" for Skeletor in the 1980's Filmation series*) is a 96-year-old retiree from acting, it stands to reason they have to get someone else to do the voice-over for the CGI version of Old Bonehead.

    *He also did the voices for Cringer/Battlecat and Man-at-Arms Duncan.

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    1. CarycomicMay 31, 2026 at 7:01 AM

      As for Deadman's question? He should use the Nexus of All Realities and and bring Travis Morgan back from Skartaris for the climactic sword fight!*

      *Thereby also making this a prequel to STF #4937 (@ last October 19).

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  3. RossMay 31, 2026 at 7:07 AM

    Thanks, fixed the link.

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  4. Detective ToborMay 31, 2026 at 8:10 AM

    getting Swamp-Thing might give Boston a hand. Nice cover.

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  5. Brett AlanMay 31, 2026 at 2:11 PM

    “Bonehead”. I love it!

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  6. Jason ToddmanMay 31, 2026 at 5:21 PM

    In canon DeadMan couldn't possess Swamp Thing when they met either (an adventure involving Rip Hunter in a coupler of issues of Challengers of the Unknown iirc), so makes perfect sense that he can't possess Man Thing either.

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    1. AnonymousMay 31, 2026 at 5:52 PM

      What if he occupied Samuel "Plantman" Smithers? The organic human original, that is; not one of his phyto-based clones.

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  7. AlaricJune 1, 2026 at 10:25 PM

    This cover brings to mind an interesting question- if Deadman felt fear, could Man-Thing's touch burn a ghost? After all, Man-Thing's burned metaphysical being such as demons before...

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    1. CarycomicJune 2, 2026 at 11:40 PM

      That's like asking if the Spectre would be blown to smithereens if he were solid enough to be touched by the Human Bomb. A case of "Never gonna happen."

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  8. Jason ToddmanJune 2, 2026 at 12:42 AM

    Alaric: Maybe that's *why* Deadman can't take over "the big guy"? The cover never really says, though in an actual DC comic he couldn't possess Swamp thing either.

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  9. SimreeveJune 2, 2026 at 11:34 AM

    Has Deadman ever tried to possess either Solomon Grundy or a Bizarro?

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