tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730409500376659257.post5314779061761597218..comments2024-03-29T00:20:24.034-04:00Comments on Super-Team Family: The Lost Issues!: Doctor Strange and MandrakeRosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456766784122686858noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730409500376659257.post-43135601992039763152017-09-30T12:09:47.841-04:002017-09-30T12:09:47.841-04:00Cerebus and howard the duck will be a great one Cerebus and howard the duck will be a great one Nahuel2017https://www.blogger.com/profile/04523865056918171769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730409500376659257.post-92012534361461471672017-06-10T10:31:34.623-04:002017-06-10T10:31:34.623-04:00@Simreeve: Perhaps. Which might also explain the...@Simreeve: Perhaps. Which might also explain the given name of The Invisible Hood (nee Kent Thurston). A Golden Age Quality character who was basically just flashback cannon fodder in ALL-STAR SQUADRON, during the Eighties.Carycomichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16657443977195909129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730409500376659257.post-46666355277457875032017-05-29T12:18:29.361-04:002017-05-29T12:18:29.361-04:00Mandrake: Perhaps because your sanctum sanctorum ...Mandrake: Perhaps because your sanctum sanctorum recognizes it's original owner?Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12541854497724789737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730409500376659257.post-37610523677414569522017-05-28T07:01:02.277-04:002017-05-28T07:01:02.277-04:00Clark Kent was christened as 'Clark' becau...Clark Kent was christened as 'Clark' because, according to DC canon (at least in fairly recent) years, that was Martha Kent's maiden name.<br />Following the same logic, maybe Kent Nelson (Dr Fate)'s mother was also a member of the Kent family by birth? Simreevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730409500376659257.post-2967489786851041472017-05-28T00:30:46.812-04:002017-05-28T00:30:46.812-04:00Oddest fact of all? During World War II, there wa...Oddest fact of all? During World War II, there was a non-DC comic featuring the crime-fighting adventures of an American secret agent named...Jonathan Kent!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730409500376659257.post-45448933988852654862017-05-27T07:42:21.301-04:002017-05-27T07:42:21.301-04:00Cary Comic said...
"That's nothing. One o...Cary Comic said...<br />"That's nothing. One of the Secret Stars assembled by Silver Age Commissioner Gordon (for training as a replacement Batman in the event of the original's death) had the same name as the Shadow's most frequent field agent. Harry Vincent!"<br />I didn't know that. Interesting. Thank you.<br /><br />_____________________________________________<br /><br /><br />And of course <i>Clark</i> Savage Jr had a 'Fortress of Solitude' in the Arctic...Simreevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730409500376659257.post-78895356586514872892017-05-26T11:08:05.362-04:002017-05-26T11:08:05.362-04:00That's nothing. One of the Secret Stars assem...That's nothing. One of the Secret Stars assembled by Silver Age Commissioner Gordon (for training as a replacement Batman in the event of the original's death) had the same name as the Shadow's most frequent field agent. Harry Vincent!Carycomichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16657443977195909129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730409500376659257.post-52245823357816893242017-05-26T04:38:22.304-04:002017-05-26T04:38:22.304-04:00Talking about earlier counterparts for better-know...Talking about earlier counterparts for better-known characters, I came across an interesting case a couple of days back. <br />According to an online article about pulp heroes that I found, the gun-wielding vigilantes in 1930s NYC included one called 'the Whisperer'... who was secretly the city's police commmisisoner, <i><b>James Gordon!</b></i> Simreevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730409500376659257.post-63075469743725707402017-05-25T23:46:24.566-04:002017-05-25T23:46:24.566-04:00 @Isaac: Excellent suggestion! What magical male... @Isaac: Excellent suggestion! What magical malefactor could possibly stand up the owners of those lovely fishnet-clad legs?<br /><br />Answer: none!Carycomichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16657443977195909129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730409500376659257.post-39612197749545847792017-05-24T10:15:55.430-04:002017-05-24T10:15:55.430-04:00Special kudos to Cary for the "Shirley" ...Special kudos to Cary for the "Shirley" joke. Well played, sir.<br /><br />I also appreciate the Anonymous who tied this to #1852.<br /><br />When this cover came up, I had the movie's DVD from the library, and seeing this prompted me to get around to watching it. I had a lot to say about it, but two things stand out at this moment: the incredible visuals giving life to several of Steve Ditko's more oddball ideas, and the tragic underuse of Benjamin Bratt.Bob Greenwadehttp://lulu.com/spotlight/bobgreenwadenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730409500376659257.post-86144179163828059862017-05-24T10:11:33.675-04:002017-05-24T10:11:33.675-04:00@Simreeve: it was probably Jethro "the Green...@Simreeve: it was probably Jethro "the Green Lama" Dumont. Mystic defender of the Public Domain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730409500376659257.post-85465944254271880622017-05-24T05:59:52.690-04:002017-05-24T05:59:52.690-04:00Was it Marvel who published a comic based on a tel...Was it Marvel who published a comic based on a television cartoon series in which Mandrake & various other comic-strip heroes (maybe including the Phantom) teamed-up? 'Defenders of the Earth'?<br /><br />Um, and were we ever told canonically who lived in the brownstone before Strange?Simreevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730409500376659257.post-8082429550266431062017-05-24T05:49:31.184-04:002017-05-24T05:49:31.184-04:00Lol...since Marvel always has a propensity of borr...Lol...since Marvel always has a propensity of borrowing looks and powers I wouldn't be surprised if there were really a connection between the characters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730409500376659257.post-59008708615831481622017-05-24T03:52:37.510-04:002017-05-24T03:52:37.510-04:00Isaac, have you ever seen the Amazing Heroes Groo/...Isaac, have you ever seen the Amazing Heroes Groo/Cerebus jam cover? If not, you should check it out on Google Images....Sonofjackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04573139488827555519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730409500376659257.post-18620770816285919142017-05-24T02:57:27.307-04:002017-05-24T02:57:27.307-04:00@Sonofjack Well - I'd save Cerebus for a team ...@Sonofjack Well - I'd save Cerebus for a team up with Conan and Groo the wanderer. Ross, perhaps Clea can team up with Zatanna?Isaachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12850424055294131555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730409500376659257.post-36895878123224285752017-05-23T18:14:52.647-04:002017-05-23T18:14:52.647-04:00"I'm puttin' on my top hat,
Tyin'..."I'm puttin' on my top hat,<br />Tyin' up my white tie,<br />Brushin' off my taaaaails."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730409500376659257.post-84504122439389966652017-05-23T17:36:35.062-04:002017-05-23T17:36:35.062-04:00CAPTION: "Mandrake gestures hypnotically...&q...CAPTION: "Mandrake gestures hypnotically..."<br /><br />STRANGE: "You call <i>that</i> a hypnotic gesture? <i>I'll</i> show you a hypnotic gesture...!"Bob Buethehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04624148139233566430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730409500376659257.post-74434065266566754232017-05-23T17:21:28.687-04:002017-05-23T17:21:28.687-04:00I can see it now. Mandrake evicts the usurping sq...I can see it now. Mandrake evicts the usurping squatter of his domicile by banishing him to the Middle Ages! Specifically, the medieval residence of Snow White's stepmother (see STF# 1852)! Thereby giving him the chance to re-enlarge the Law's Legionairres.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730409500376659257.post-31747749425610806782017-05-23T16:14:11.290-04:002017-05-23T16:14:11.290-04:00I think that I agree with Alaric Shapli! I think that I agree with Alaric Shapli! Batman of Earth 13noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730409500376659257.post-17329907482743393412017-05-23T12:58:45.074-04:002017-05-23T12:58:45.074-04:00Outstanding Ross! I'm grateful to be mentioned...Outstanding Ross! I'm grateful to be mentioned in the byline again. I finally saw Dr. Strange on DVD. My prediction in this match up: Strange - 1, Mandrake - 0. Unless Mandrake is another version of the Ancient One.Ken Roskoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09073962767298192335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730409500376659257.post-41706384720360730102017-05-23T12:34:48.977-04:002017-05-23T12:34:48.977-04:00"Surely, you recognize the original owner.&qu..."Surely, you recognize the original owner."<br /><br />"No, I can't say I do. And don't call me 'Shirley!' "<br /><br />Sorry, ross. I just couldn't resist.Carycomichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16657443977195909129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730409500376659257.post-46153358237195831672017-05-23T12:33:18.551-04:002017-05-23T12:33:18.551-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Carycomichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16657443977195909129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730409500376659257.post-75161133893051342642017-05-23T10:09:57.886-04:002017-05-23T10:09:57.886-04:00I think I have a new favorite.I think I have a new favorite.Alarichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06438159326776130362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730409500376659257.post-72727947028621807762017-05-23T09:19:44.671-04:002017-05-23T09:19:44.671-04:00I love both the idea and the execution behind this...I love both the idea and the execution behind this cover. Great job!<br /><br />I had a strange idea that has NOTHING to do with this cover. How about a team-up between Kamandi and several anthropomorphic animal characters such as one of the TMNT, Hoppy, the Marvel Bunny, Rocket Raccoon, Usagi Yojimbo, Howard the Duck, Cerebus, ect.... <br />Sonofjackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04573139488827555519noreply@blogger.com