I don't think that a flaming skull-headed cyclist would be all that out of place in the noir world of The Shadow. At the very least, I'd be interested in checking out a tale that combined the two.
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Well, it's an intriguing premise, Ross. I'll grant you that! Although, I can't escape the vague feeling that someone requested today's combo sometime back. Maybe Simreeve, Tobor, or Bob Greenwade?
ReplyDeleteOh, well. Two more days till #5200!!! :-)
It wasn't me, as IIRC. Interesting idea, though.
Delete"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? the Ghost Rider knows."
I wouldn't want to be caught in the middle of a staring contest between these two!
ReplyDeleteBoth see the evil inside men
ReplyDeleteSeems to me these two would get along great together.
ReplyDeleteThis is great, I love it!!!
ReplyDeleteI wasn't the person who suggested it, but I definitely would be intrigued enough to find out what was going on inside.
ReplyDeleteOn a related note, I think we need to find a way to get the Phantom into the Phantom Zone.
How about as a result of Superman and the Defenders of the Earth vs Ming and Luthor?
DeleteMystery finally solved! Simreeve was actually requesting The Shadow vs. Darth Vader (back @ STF #5177). I just mentally conflated it with GR's team-up with Capt. Shazam a few "issues" prior to that.
ReplyDelete1930s version of this would be INCREDIBLE!! Lamont getting involved with an investigation at the circus...meeting a strange performer with a stranger secret..That's on page 2!! YES!!
ReplyDeleteI think a trilogy is called for. This is part 1. Doc Savage and Ghost Rider (Danny) are part 2. The Avenger and Ghost Rider (Robby) are part 3.
ReplyDelete"But, how would all that be possible?" you ask.
DeleteSimple: the Shadow would come out of retirement to help Johnny Blaze against the renewed menace of...Monstradamus!
Doc Savage would aid Danny Ketch against the return of the Golden Age Blacksun (nee Raymond Lightner; see Marvel Two-In-One v. 1/#21).
And George Henry Benson would aid Robby Reyes against Nightshade and her latest army of werewolves.
What would all three foes have in common? They were brought together by a criminal mastermind (with purple eyes) known only as...The Octopus!
ReplyDeleteThe latter was a one-shot pulp fiction villain who (for some reason) was renamed the Scorpion in what was apparently intended to be a sequel (about a street-level vigilante called the Skull Killer) circa the spring of 1939.
DeleteI wonder whether that was the same Octopus who later caused trouble for the Spirit, whose face IIRC was never shown?
DeleteThe Shadow winds up owing Deadman a favor and seeks out the murderer od Boston Brand? But oh, they were both from DC Comics, weren't they? Drat!
ReplyDeleteDC had the licensing rights in the pre-Bicentennial Seventies. But, the owners were an outfit called Conde Nast (who apparently assimilated Street and Smith after WWII). Nowadays, though, they've licensed the Shadow, Doc Savage, and others to a certain independent publisher who, thus far, has done some pretty DYNAMITE stories with the characters! So Ross might very well be able to grant your request, Jason.
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