Wednesday, May 29, 2019

SUPERHEROES ARE DAMN-NEAR EVERYWHERE #249

Tertiary LINDA CRISTAL acted in an episode of VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA alongside--



Secondary DAVID HEDISON, who also acted in THE POWER WITHIN with--


Primary ART HINDLE as CHRIS DARROW.

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Secondary PERLA CRISTAL acted in THE FURY OF THE WOLFMAN with--


Primary PAUL NASCHY as EL HOMBRE LOBO.


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Tertiary CRISWELL acted in NIGHT OF THE GHOULS with--


Primary KEENE DUNCAN, a.k.a. THE GREEN ARCHER.

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Secondary DAVID CRONENBERG acted in JASON X with--



Primary KANE HODDER as future-slasher JASON VOORHEES.

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Tertiary HUME CRONYN acted in COCOON with--



Secondary CLINT HOWARD, who also appeared in SOLO with--



Primary ALDEN EHRENREICH as "Young Han Solo."





Saturday, May 25, 2019

SUPERHEROES ARE DAMN-NEAR EVERYWHERE #248

Secondary BERNARD CRIBBINS acted in an episode of AVENGERS with--


Primary LINDA THORSON as TARA KING.

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Tertiary MISSY CRIDER (not shown) acted in EYES OF TERROR with--



Primary MICHAEL NOURI as "Boulder" from GO BOTS, BATTLE OF THE ROCK LORDS.


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Secondary DONALD CRISP acted in DON Q, SON OF ZORRO with--


Primary DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS SR. as the titular offspring, CESAR DE LA VEGA.

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Tertiary QUENTIN CRISP acted in THE BRIDE with--



Primary CLANCY BROWN, who played "Negative Man" in a series of DOOM PATROL shorts.

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Primary PETER CRISS played "the Catman" in KISS MEETS THE PHANTOM OF THE PARK.





Wednesday, May 22, 2019

SUPERHEROES ARE DAMN-NEAR EVERYWHERE #247

Tertiary LAIRD CREGAR acted in HANGOVER SQUARE with--


Secondary ALAN NAPIER, best known for playing "Alfred" alongside--



Primary BURT WARD as ROBIN.

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Tertiary RICHARD CRENNA acted in the 1997 TV-movie 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA with--


Secondary BEN CROSS, who played in HELLHOUNDS alongside--



Primary SCOIT ELROD  as KLEITOS.

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Secondary TERRY CREWS voiced BLADE in the animated series ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN, alongside--



Primary DRAKE BELL as SPIDER-MAN.



Tuesday, May 21, 2019

SUPERHEROES ARE DAMN-NEAR EVERYWHERE #246

Tertiary JOHNNY CRAWFORD (of "The Rifleman," center) acted in VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS with--



Tertiary RON HOWARD, who also voiced his "Richie Cunningham" character on the cartoon FONZ AND THE HAPPY DAYS GANG, alongside--


Primary DON MOST, who, in addition to play "Ralph Malph" in both the cartoon and the HAPPY DAYS show, also voiced ERIC THE CAVALIER in DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS.

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Secondary KATHERINE CRAWFORD  had a regular role on GEMINI MAN with--


Primary BEN MURPHY as the GEMINI MAN.

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Prmary MICHAEL CRAWFORD played CONDORMAN.





Monday, May 20, 2019

RAR: #38: BLACK CROW

From CAPTAIN AMERICA #292 (1988) comes Jesse Black Crow, a paralyzed Amerindian guy who uses Indian magic to become a superhero named-- well, he's still Black Crow, he just drops his first name. In his first appearance he decides that the "Earth Spirit" he venerates requires some great act of vengeance for the sufferings of all Native Americans. Therefore he decides to sacrifice Captain .America's life in retaliation for the sufferings of his people.

Cap fights back for a while, and then decides that Black Crow represents some fundamental justice, so he surrenders. Happily, Black Crow changes his mind and lets the Avenger live. The Crow flew a few more times since then but he hasn't exactly inspired many raconteurs to revive him.



Frankly, while the character's conception is a step up from badly demonized types like Great Warrior or the Waquo Indians, Black Crow seems just about as simplistic and unimaginative, however more politically fitting.

MONSTER MASHUPS #38



Just reviewed the mash-film STAN HELSING, which is notable for using only monsters from the seventies and eighties instead of the Classics from the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Though the film's raunchy tone is leagues away from the tame humor of 2000's MONSTER MASH, the two films share one thing in common: a quick wrapup in which the good guys overcome the bad guys with barely any trouble at all, despite a buildup to some more epic conclusion. I assume budget concerns motivated both films in this area.

Thursday, May 16, 2019

RAR: #37: CHIEF GRAY MATTER

I found this joke-page in LASH LARUE #1. It's of slight interest that "Chief Gray Matter," though he speaks in dialect, shows some wit and is certainly not the "butt" of the joke.


Wednesday, May 15, 2019

MONSTER MASHUPS #37



Though my review of MAD MONSTER PARTY is a bit ambivalent, it still beats out most of the monster-mash comedies, with the obvious exception of ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN.

SUPERHEROES ARE DAMN-NEAR EVERYWHERE #245

Secondary BRODERICK CRAWFORD  (left) acted in GOLIATH AND THE DRAGON with--



Primary MARK FOREST as the hero, variously called HERCULES, GOLIATH and EMILIUS.

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Secondary JOAN CRAWFORD acted in an episode of THE MAN FROM UNCLE with--

Primary ROBERT VAUGHN as NAPOLEON SOLO.

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Secondary JOHN CRAWFORD acted in BLACKHAWK with--



Primary KIRK ALYN as BLACKHAWK.




Monday, May 13, 2019

SUPERHEROES ARE DAMN-NEAR EVERYWHERE #244

Primary BRYAN CRANSTON voiced ROCKET in the first GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY and its sequels/AVENGERS crossovers and TITANIUM REX in SUPERMANSION.

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Secondary NICK CRAVAT (right) acted in THE CRIMSON PIRATE with--


Primary BURT LANCASTER as CAPTAIN VALLO, the titular pirate.

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Secondary NOEL CRAVAT acted in RADAR MEN FROM THE MOON with--




Primary GEORGE WALLACE as COMMANDO CODY.

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Tertiary FRANK CRAVEN acted in SON OF DRACULA with--



Primary LON CHANEY JR. for THE WOLF MAN in FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN.

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Secondary JAMES CRAVEN acted in the 1949 BATMAN AND ROBIN with--




Primary JOHNNY DUNCAN as ROBIN.

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Tertiary WES CRAVEN acted in SCREAM with--


Primary DREW BARRYMORE, playing FIRESTARTER.