tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25713295229638986902024-03-16T11:52:14.028-07:00OUROBOROS DREAMSGene Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495562795211277146noreply@blogger.comBlogger779125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571329522963898690.post-74620426749244345842024-03-13T19:06:00.000-07:002024-03-13T19:07:07.668-07:00CROSSOVER MADNESS<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Since the historical character of Rasputin has IMO acquired what I deem a "legendary" status, I consider that both the <a href="https://nummtheory.blogspot.com/2024/03/hellboy-2004.html">2004 HELLBOY</a> and the graphic novel on which it's based to be charisma-crossovers.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrE5Wo7sykYh1pKub71xMd_fgw1Qwf-Ac3Azs2f1LFj1IimquTQnk79tH72PXvWMd1fPYg5FJgQ6mTJk4_AtJctbp7z3U38OLf3iywxO2YKXVx2ygA7md02sbbjdR7-AYqbFL_wFOGmm0FzQYxsbQahmJGPD3FCfFjY5xa-O7Io1-61CjcCj-4M0_/s776/grig.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="628" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrE5Wo7sykYh1pKub71xMd_fgw1Qwf-Ac3Azs2f1LFj1IimquTQnk79tH72PXvWMd1fPYg5FJgQ6mTJk4_AtJctbp7z3U38OLf3iywxO2YKXVx2ygA7md02sbbjdR7-AYqbFL_wFOGmm0FzQYxsbQahmJGPD3FCfFjY5xa-O7Io1-61CjcCj-4M0_/w518-h640/grig.webp" width="518" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The situation is a little different with figures that are clearly derived from religious myth rather than legend, so I don't consider the film's seqjuel GOLDEN ARMY to be a crossover of any kind. However, <a href="http://nummtheory.blogspot.com/2023/10/hellboy-2019.html">the 2019 reboot</a>, which mixes at least two figures from disparate mythologies-- Nimue from Arthurian tales, and Baba Yaga from Russian folklore-- does count as a charisma-crossover.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Gene Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495562795211277146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571329522963898690.post-52190468687330060202024-03-12T18:31:00.000-07:002024-03-12T18:31:03.427-07:00CROSSOVER MADNESS<span style="font-size: large;">To celebrate the 50th issue of Warren's VAMPIRELLA in 1976, writer Bill DuBay and various artists collaborated on a crossover-- possibly the first for the vampiric vixen-- between Vampirella and two other characters who had their own serials in the magazine. It's a decent story but not anything I feel the need to review in depth</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Here's Vampirella's first meeting with Pantha, the girl with the tendency to go feline and feral.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2YQuwf5O329N2Z-z8KGVt0lkuZ8YdQGD7OuSA1kLtgMXRqjdIzXI8N3PHnbInJu5M1PrmHDkhcFYZEjnKVHM1T4kqBuWlaNZqkHFBGiIyx6kzi44ezHRlww9b47f66lLpQGMYJdGW_ACuXJ1GuPcKOVuw5OTU3eZSbJpi2wknElD6Jt9KHdRdUZeY/s3333/vamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3333" data-original-width="2329" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2YQuwf5O329N2Z-z8KGVt0lkuZ8YdQGD7OuSA1kLtgMXRqjdIzXI8N3PHnbInJu5M1PrmHDkhcFYZEjnKVHM1T4kqBuWlaNZqkHFBGiIyx6kzi44ezHRlww9b47f66lLpQGMYJdGW_ACuXJ1GuPcKOVuw5OTU3eZSbJpi2wknElD6Jt9KHdRdUZeY/w448-h640/vamp.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Later Vampirella and her support-characters encounter the magazine's resident witch-heroine, Fleur.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4Yb50f8bDynOYvWSztSv0W3Ut5FqNi5rHXViyPCzOLsGUhXTMqi7KHKcj7ks5jIi-wi6DgqETqp3Uiip4QhBo7EfnVD2oPVmi4-sXYUjNBybLmbPdHhu7bjtXbhEmC6Ok5vv8x0PH2pWcEV_GxHLpPHMwDv_43PHt7bXjbu2AHX2qeKxU1OunsaV/s3188/wtich.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3188" data-original-width="2192" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4Yb50f8bDynOYvWSztSv0W3Ut5FqNi5rHXViyPCzOLsGUhXTMqi7KHKcj7ks5jIi-wi6DgqETqp3Uiip4QhBo7EfnVD2oPVmi4-sXYUjNBybLmbPdHhu7bjtXbhEmC6Ok5vv8x0PH2pWcEV_GxHLpPHMwDv_43PHt7bXjbu2AHX2qeKxU1OunsaV/w440-h640/wtich.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Finally, because at the time Warren was publishing reprints of Will Eisner's SPIRIT, a final playful story involves a couple of Vampi's buddies visiting Wildwood Cemetery, in the mistaken belief that the long dead Denny Colt may have been revived as a mad killer. More a joke than a real crossover is the last page, where what might be "the spirit of THE SPIRIT" makes an appearance.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXHeK14Qv02T05cNXWn-YxlCGT2XruJMotEQYUk4SVB4_BUGYTkfqxdZKrDMKHLDfHc-dABlt4Bdbr3nbJN6jUfwMiESjSyBxTEsnUgd-nkaLWFvvc24LCkQEcGEA62c_scopKoigLereRIUIF2_AYYX4tLBlCJf8gI0QtSf7uYhE5by-T9uZwcOld/s3201/spriit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3201" data-original-width="2198" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXHeK14Qv02T05cNXWn-YxlCGT2XruJMotEQYUk4SVB4_BUGYTkfqxdZKrDMKHLDfHc-dABlt4Bdbr3nbJN6jUfwMiESjSyBxTEsnUgd-nkaLWFvvc24LCkQEcGEA62c_scopKoigLereRIUIF2_AYYX4tLBlCJf8gI0QtSf7uYhE5by-T9uZwcOld/w440-h640/spriit.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Gene Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495562795211277146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571329522963898690.post-10672698874940460972024-03-11T18:07:00.000-07:002024-03-11T18:07:32.300-07:00CROSSOVER MADNESS<p><span style="font-size: large;"> BETTY BOOP AND THE LITTLE KING is a curiosity with nothing much to recommend it but whatever story might lie behind the mundane details of how it came to exist.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWVdgXvYyQ-I2p1PcUD-YPP9kR4IjQvqeCCLdMAeJp5ey4GhVB84Th9Aa7qCKSnaKYsK8Sx6dvWEAW-pFLEMg1_2hT9DGUBUzPBf4eU2iuyxEQdJ6cVjGyYQ7rvJrhj4QSQn5AT4B-GDqUaBDrlpo-gYo5BbgqYWOm6EsRXI0_7bUY69jPMh1EDDC/s1435/boop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1435" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWVdgXvYyQ-I2p1PcUD-YPP9kR4IjQvqeCCLdMAeJp5ey4GhVB84Th9Aa7qCKSnaKYsK8Sx6dvWEAW-pFLEMg1_2hT9DGUBUzPBf4eU2iuyxEQdJ6cVjGyYQ7rvJrhj4QSQn5AT4B-GDqUaBDrlpo-gYo5BbgqYWOm6EsRXI0_7bUY69jPMh1EDDC/w640-h482/boop.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">To be sure, at least Betty is central to the action of this 1936 short, in contrast to her being a glorified guest-star in POPEYE THE SAILOR WITH BETTY BOOP in 1933. Ostensibly the animators made a cartoon sex film in which the sailor-man and the Boopadoop girl got it on, which if extant would probably constitute their most interesting crossover.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0uy7xt6dgpbkz1FojdVaYSKjMZ16SVrxpUnbzhfP0QKZsSNFWe_D63yINsqG5eq5Uwdt24n3V7SiGAWQoHm1PyOBv1bj8lxgnM_bCTxzPrXxnp8KIbTLfdgbxreT2k8Kz6ZXNHJWQBtNi35MVUCJHMkGd3cHsidVfk_Mu6gODgQJW42-aAfgT-k8z/s250/pop.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="188" data-original-width="250" height="481" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0uy7xt6dgpbkz1FojdVaYSKjMZ16SVrxpUnbzhfP0QKZsSNFWe_D63yINsqG5eq5Uwdt24n3V7SiGAWQoHm1PyOBv1bj8lxgnM_bCTxzPrXxnp8KIbTLfdgbxreT2k8Kz6ZXNHJWQBtNi35MVUCJHMkGd3cHsidVfk_Mu6gODgQJW42-aAfgT-k8z/w640-h481/pop.webp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Gene Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495562795211277146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571329522963898690.post-73704720961156201892024-02-26T16:26:00.000-08:002024-02-26T16:32:14.303-08:00CROSSOVER MADNESS<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrDEl0wwcArQQsHguQ6BNLgTSy_JTO9NYdp6GTl7R_2d2-AIvoTy4k9QhMdcPiLSljF19Py1rnWTwLUWyNKf0e8Pi6yo40ppXam39mK1uK3koVb1Uvr2gZtBH9i49ZU156l0FvK_weY2RszJljM6FI_0LJFEloYJ9uDDpQ8iwhRHZK6EPiYeDC8lO/s1280/nau.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrDEl0wwcArQQsHguQ6BNLgTSy_JTO9NYdp6GTl7R_2d2-AIvoTy4k9QhMdcPiLSljF19Py1rnWTwLUWyNKf0e8Pi6yo40ppXam39mK1uK3koVb1Uvr2gZtBH9i49ZU156l0FvK_weY2RszJljM6FI_0LJFEloYJ9uDDpQ8iwhRHZK6EPiYeDC8lO/w640-h360/nau.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I've now reviewed <a href="https://nummtheory.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-hermanhenry-cartoons-1944-46.html">the three Famous Studios cartoons </a>that led to the ascension of Herman the Mouse to his small degree of stardom. None of these are crossovers, but because they give Herman stature, he's a star when he's teamed up with his most famous adversary. He gets teamed up (in the sense of repeating enemies) with a cat who bears some resemblance to Katnip in 1947's NAUGHTY BUT MICE. Proto-Katnip made two more appearances before being given his official form, and the re-use of his template suggests enough identity for me to label his presence in NAUGHTY a "proto-crossover," since he does take on a starring role alongside Herman for several cartoons thereafter. However, though none of the partnerships of the mouse and the cat following NAUGHTY are any sort of crossovers, because Katnip hadn't established enough solo stature. This stands in contrast to my argument that all Daffy Duck/Porky Pig teamups are crossovers, because both members of the team had stature when they first teamed up.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Z-SnmNYURj3EvQhwl_XrfXqHg5a79bOKNijjTLfYLGUJ8pLdKVNrE8NUCTJOMCQcXeVB_6KlRf2wnWLQY8eMbhfnNP_7u9-on_5FVSgsMsVsPILO2_wPdOVKtS0qpgzih2sN5YPwd1YLG4TcWgc7WvR6JcaTkTXRSyJ3HoWVHTT-u5CYAAIDFLjR/s498/flinhg.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="357" data-original-width="498" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Z-SnmNYURj3EvQhwl_XrfXqHg5a79bOKNijjTLfYLGUJ8pLdKVNrE8NUCTJOMCQcXeVB_6KlRf2wnWLQY8eMbhfnNP_7u9-on_5FVSgsMsVsPILO2_wPdOVKtS0qpgzih2sN5YPwd1YLG4TcWgc7WvR6JcaTkTXRSyJ3HoWVHTT-u5CYAAIDFLjR/w640-h458/flinhg.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Herman also made a couple of cameo appearances, notably in the 1946 banned POPEYE short THE ISLAND FLING.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Gene Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495562795211277146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571329522963898690.post-8740077663841462672024-02-22T16:00:00.000-08:002024-02-26T09:55:21.148-08:00CROSSOVER MADNESS<p><span style="font-size: large;">The Grant Morrison run on ACTION COMICS, <a href="https://arche-arc.blogspot.com/2024/02/near-myths-action-comics-1-18-2011-2013.html">reviewed here</a>, contains various crossovers of heroes and villains with the main hero, but the oddest revival is that of super-obscure Super-villain Ferlin Nyxly.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWBmSdy2c-ZuH3zXkuXFlNZz1GHjinfHCV_WHvd4xwUPxDv6hHGfktB8_0dMTwi8k1SXmPQzbs_aYQ2zfzCJWc-4Rwndj4XNzfWUAn4LJ2Bz26iwZrFDsj_13wj-saxE230eJhyCLnObe_Mp3p5b4hHMWGEhND1y45snBdEcF6HbwhkyVrKw3R8jM/s400/haro.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="400" height="541" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWBmSdy2c-ZuH3zXkuXFlNZz1GHjinfHCV_WHvd4xwUPxDv6hHGfktB8_0dMTwi8k1SXmPQzbs_aYQ2zfzCJWc-4Rwndj4XNzfWUAn4LJ2Bz26iwZrFDsj_13wj-saxE230eJhyCLnObe_Mp3p5b4hHMWGEhND1y45snBdEcF6HbwhkyVrKw3R8jM/w640-h541/haro.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Gene Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495562795211277146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571329522963898690.post-88474876886303195012024-02-19T15:56:00.000-08:002024-02-26T18:08:40.486-08:00MONSTER MASHUPS #104<p><span style="font-size: large;">DC's hoary BOB HOPE tried to appeal to monster-loving kids by injecting famous fiends into the stories. Not sure if it started in #95. but this issue also shows a faculty of fiends meeting a goofy teen named "Super-Hip." This dopey character, who could change into any form, was created by writer Arnold Drake, who one year later would become the scripter on DC's first version of PLASTIC MAN. Not sure if the monsters helped, but the HOPE title managed to soldier on until 1968.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_-rVUlHZYF-MqGsYMPZWGbiOx-442p5QmiPjjFqCcv7ksNhgA3VqSsg7RuAFhdiWUy3j0fApXFd3pxUVLGBKNISjOXUZuOIOrP__Ad3M1H4CoT7RLOy2D-x0zY9KplUk9MqmOtaOSCvmnDv-JAZguNhTh6wVvUQQ1RtdR6Sp0Bxnm3nQO68oo6cL/s1397/hip.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1397" data-original-width="964" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_-rVUlHZYF-MqGsYMPZWGbiOx-442p5QmiPjjFqCcv7ksNhgA3VqSsg7RuAFhdiWUy3j0fApXFd3pxUVLGBKNISjOXUZuOIOrP__Ad3M1H4CoT7RLOy2D-x0zY9KplUk9MqmOtaOSCvmnDv-JAZguNhTh6wVvUQQ1RtdR6Sp0Bxnm3nQO68oo6cL/w442-h640/hip.jpg" width="442" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> </span><p></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Gene Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495562795211277146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571329522963898690.post-72420105029052475482024-02-12T19:16:00.000-08:002024-02-13T23:03:27.710-08:00CROSSOVER MADNESS<p><span style="font-size: large;"> And the award for the worst-drawn "retcon crossover" goes to whatever Quality Comics editor took a plain old teen humor tale from JONESY #5 (1954)...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rCix7-Vw2m65b2VNNK0oF4iRLzBnZnVDF60Qy4_kHrEFHWOa06yxLs8djV3uvsmKf3nuKTW5kg4wd9ADuDTIyRp_vsHUuYvJ23ehSoLuHctTqzAcrd377KKJGGObJopYbxOZeDeIWMmHCh7YrDZU2Lj3JYWR74NunYY6GB5FeLcQrf_Pl4mFYD5n/s1352/jon5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1352" data-original-width="975" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rCix7-Vw2m65b2VNNK0oF4iRLzBnZnVDF60Qy4_kHrEFHWOa06yxLs8djV3uvsmKf3nuKTW5kg4wd9ADuDTIyRp_vsHUuYvJ23ehSoLuHctTqzAcrd377KKJGGObJopYbxOZeDeIWMmHCh7YrDZU2Lj3JYWR74NunYY6GB5FeLcQrf_Pl4mFYD5n/w462-h640/jon5.jpg" width="462" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>...and turned it into a WOOZY story in PLASTIC MAN #62 (1956), with what must be comics'</span><span> most badly done replacement of one cartoon head with another.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhra7gFZ8iMqvKbvoVzU_WVisGYwI2q3wZHGDvsJuc4q2l7q3G2O2PS1Zy1rt8RRublEDN8IFastbcVQjY_z9YttDnCrk0Xwo-MBnGUEN6dM1jhvpKdWaKyHfWAnxGdoMWCMD3Rn83dur8s1JhYO8N8f_1y4YV9TpFOzBL4SBhfjYyOSBBI6i7ADGoN/s1422/woo61.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1422" data-original-width="975" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhra7gFZ8iMqvKbvoVzU_WVisGYwI2q3wZHGDvsJuc4q2l7q3G2O2PS1Zy1rt8RRublEDN8IFastbcVQjY_z9YttDnCrk0Xwo-MBnGUEN6dM1jhvpKdWaKyHfWAnxGdoMWCMD3Rn83dur8s1JhYO8N8f_1y4YV9TpFOzBL4SBhfjYyOSBBI6i7ADGoN/w438-h640/woo61.jpg" width="438" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><div><span style="font-size: large;">I don't know the original for this retcon, but the one-page feature BIG TOP had appeared since the early 1940s in Quality Comics. So it's very likely that there was some earlier original in which some regularly seen character, rather than Woozy, unleashed chaos.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiESm-bDpruORMvr-u_BL7cCJIJ3ZoGi1umyXhfsQy895GNIUHFzxa_Ktw2_IWG5NChwvEnNdmbkeRxoE2L_eUKeSRfDPysasQIusXtV44p4uBvL8Nfbuo3oRQcNmopgtTUbgII2SDvLusN6nj9bVeO7LmEf19IgwvMk2B7-NlDsMK2atd6IZRbJqcE/s1326/top.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1326" data-original-width="975" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiESm-bDpruORMvr-u_BL7cCJIJ3ZoGi1umyXhfsQy895GNIUHFzxa_Ktw2_IWG5NChwvEnNdmbkeRxoE2L_eUKeSRfDPysasQIusXtV44p4uBvL8Nfbuo3oRQcNmopgtTUbgII2SDvLusN6nj9bVeO7LmEf19IgwvMk2B7-NlDsMK2atd6IZRbJqcE/w470-h640/top.jpg" width="470" /></span></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Gene Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495562795211277146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571329522963898690.post-565901939551855242024-02-06T15:41:00.000-08:002024-02-19T15:32:33.905-08:00CROSSOVER MADNESS<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span> My verdict on </span><span>JETSONS MEET THE FLINTSTONES...</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6mxSPSQ-1gZyfzJ9ffDMN4X6RfdkUiAfWKe6XyAKoEmTayOYWCk__58kGu1HCCbfmi9ztHMJejnVpEHhE6dD9cS89VxeC4fjhIr0XePMUF83RY-_xsvK4ADXmkqHUiqLbEMgi9_iI0qqqA_fWzz5KXqsaUDoM9szOYOwbdEFjBNiVZZK8Ai7pp58/s1280/jes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6mxSPSQ-1gZyfzJ9ffDMN4X6RfdkUiAfWKe6XyAKoEmTayOYWCk__58kGu1HCCbfmi9ztHMJejnVpEHhE6dD9cS89VxeC4fjhIr0XePMUF83RY-_xsvK4ADXmkqHUiqLbEMgi9_iI0qqqA_fWzz5KXqsaUDoM9szOYOwbdEFjBNiVZZK8Ai7pp58/w640-h360/jes.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">"may qualify as one of the most underwhelming crossovers in pop culture."</span></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Gene Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495562795211277146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571329522963898690.post-61737554729114314332024-02-02T06:25:00.000-08:002024-02-02T16:05:06.402-08:00CROSSOVER MADNESS<p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpRhTK5IwM0vE8GQuK9eqep_if1lyL6oDeYzPlnniy5rdFPHCQ6K9Lt23j3g8yaNDFpphVIhfSTe-XiPMoum2DFGlJn4dGM4YJBkPCIFvPjrXcXEgeP5FK6Zf78XiVHZNdyQF13DAvqcPBN6G7VLYziCW__Wz1fAHwNBnFrxHxpLwDFgcI8Qii5MK/s1332/maskls.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1332" data-original-width="975" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpRhTK5IwM0vE8GQuK9eqep_if1lyL6oDeYzPlnniy5rdFPHCQ6K9Lt23j3g8yaNDFpphVIhfSTe-XiPMoum2DFGlJn4dGM4YJBkPCIFvPjrXcXEgeP5FK6Zf78XiVHZNdyQF13DAvqcPBN6G7VLYziCW__Wz1fAHwNBnFrxHxpLwDFgcI8Qii5MK/w468-h640/maskls.jpg" width="468" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;">In the prosaically titled story "The Spider Widow and the Raven" in FEATURE COMICS #60 (September 1942) the Spider Widow, who'd made her solo debut in FEATURE #57, began a series of informal team-ups with another hero, The Raven. The running joke was that they just kept tripping over one another by accident, rather than intentionally teaming up, like most partner-teams.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCL0PBs2yBncMW3m0sQF8IqlelsYxG0Z56C9IOx2qm0EzRGC7JAuv37GBNgiy_SzPbtZG3wA-cpJW1SeyqCjg6YO-Ulg86xybk9OqNMk3S3GaDv1TNp7O7x9-gM48FtccZrKKU8VKOeqeROMAlqhQQk15fBW8YpHW7MmxHhmtrZ8tWj6KI_qRCRoq/s1410/rav%60%60.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1410" data-original-width="975" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCL0PBs2yBncMW3m0sQF8IqlelsYxG0Z56C9IOx2qm0EzRGC7JAuv37GBNgiy_SzPbtZG3wA-cpJW1SeyqCjg6YO-Ulg86xybk9OqNMk3S3GaDv1TNp7O7x9-gM48FtccZrKKU8VKOeqeROMAlqhQQk15fBW8YpHW7MmxHhmtrZ8tWj6KI_qRCRoq/w442-h640/rav%60%60.jpg" width="442" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><div><span style="font-size: large;">Frank Borth, who drew both this strip and PHANTOM LADY in POLICE COMICS, then experimented for three months crossing over the features. First, The Raven pops up in POLICE COMICS #20, as he and Phantom Lady work together.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6N9TdD5-xLPBNSW7YP7i1ngyO9GlSezj4JMd9liYbZ8oqwZmgziQWofH8Qr8naZQAbKdb68a3FJKm0ZxVfiohh1Q5VNlomdT7RZAmsZKYnZ0a1MguaLYYN_YuiIhzN_joI8U58sr7j9buVnH3je9yk3wAm0AP4kXgzjc_3sQStoEelabOgoWiS7u/s1366/raven2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="975" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6N9TdD5-xLPBNSW7YP7i1ngyO9GlSezj4JMd9liYbZ8oqwZmgziQWofH8Qr8naZQAbKdb68a3FJKm0ZxVfiohh1Q5VNlomdT7RZAmsZKYnZ0a1MguaLYYN_YuiIhzN_joI8U58sr7j9buVnH3je9yk3wAm0AP4kXgzjc_3sQStoEelabOgoWiS7u/w456-h640/raven2.jpg" width="456" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiviUA0fVEyWg6r5Vk0hujDP1isA49SEHQqA1m2iWRchM4D-8M3S_C04aunX8t4PEeOdUWrQC23CiXLVeReu3ZCyzui_SccjOVUd50fvLwL4Mtl4OB8P3h4FhdV1da-ndWSDHwX0vWSgz5gvHVsQ02q00G_71ebSrqN9_BaqaopFzdKfyCVNV33GzFf/s1366/rav3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="975" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiviUA0fVEyWg6r5Vk0hujDP1isA49SEHQqA1m2iWRchM4D-8M3S_C04aunX8t4PEeOdUWrQC23CiXLVeReu3ZCyzui_SccjOVUd50fvLwL4Mtl4OB8P3h4FhdV1da-ndWSDHwX0vWSgz5gvHVsQ02q00G_71ebSrqN9_BaqaopFzdKfyCVNV33GzFf/w456-h640/rav3.jpg" width="456" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qlfB4IsF-wCH9v8okx_C3DpNp-Q0fbQNp-GHVxGJCpfQw-s2IvozB6QWi8BkwAzhEwWISVwVfz5HMTaSbSPHQYNXg8PSJwsF90oJePvEDAn5lJN1DucEKOHtJav5hgLofrxqtAE1e0cFuuJKj_yUECuINi4xJdb9QNdRLjNCcK3JSyiobOGQfwVY/s1366/rav4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="975" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qlfB4IsF-wCH9v8okx_C3DpNp-Q0fbQNp-GHVxGJCpfQw-s2IvozB6QWi8BkwAzhEwWISVwVfz5HMTaSbSPHQYNXg8PSJwsF90oJePvEDAn5lJN1DucEKOHtJav5hgLofrxqtAE1e0cFuuJKj_yUECuINi4xJdb9QNdRLjNCcK3JSyiobOGQfwVY/w456-h640/rav4.jpg" width="456" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Then, in FEATURE COMICS #69, The Raven decides to team up with Phantom Lady to continue investigating the crime-scheme begun (as he himself says) in POLICE COMICS. For the sake of the joke, Borth conveniently forgets that up until this point, Raven and Spider Widow DON'T know one another's secret identities, but they act as if they've known each other for some time . Spider Widow and Phantom Lady immediately rub each other the wrong way-- probably because Phantom Lady really does have a yen for the Widow's sort-of boyfriend. Thus it's not much of a team-up, and the high point might be Raven "quoting" the slogan of the Blackhawks.</span></div></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihk_ujkaWs_rlkbUTL4g-O82ozL9IB09znuiqmSkLd0C5CHbH22f3wAQkOPyBhwqOSnwFoEsaSHUrCBcx7A28zQrH9R_cBMi_hklBBxuL90p1434gr1CuFNiLtvuLoujU0EcQtBBjpTiVow9FVuH8ROL9sxIkLH00db5jJxOtwfquBPQtdiyq3h2BU/s1387/dule.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1387" data-original-width="975" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihk_ujkaWs_rlkbUTL4g-O82ozL9IB09znuiqmSkLd0C5CHbH22f3wAQkOPyBhwqOSnwFoEsaSHUrCBcx7A28zQrH9R_cBMi_hklBBxuL90p1434gr1CuFNiLtvuLoujU0EcQtBBjpTiVow9FVuH8ROL9sxIkLH00db5jJxOtwfquBPQtdiyq3h2BU/w450-h640/dule.jpg" width="450" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">In POLICE COMICS 21, the crooks being pursued by the trio have noticed the contentiousness between the two heroines, and they write a couple of letters, making each heroine think that the other one has challenged her to a sword-duel. Despite the fact that the letters mentioned the heroines only by their hero-names, Phantom Lady comes in costume but Spider Widow leaves behind her trademark witch-mask. Nevertheless, the watching hoods somehow figure out the mundane identities of both crimefighters. Usually this means that the crooks are doomed to get killed before they reveal all, but at the end of the story the malcontents are simply taken to jail.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNUlLqtB4OIpUQ_HBD602geJjwlMgW8e3LId5YmKKmMcDGhWxFv1oVWqOH-6_oU08JzgA1-Cz0wufTNDx7VmKkQPZ6oWOlsphSKsgrebkDXpxcczF_R_UEIhwnYkkOe8-qqIA5iJwW7xMLv78uwfA0345jOcTtI1-b4OjZha8HlewpWFUl5BtAp4g3/s1310/hotel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1310" data-original-width="975" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNUlLqtB4OIpUQ_HBD602geJjwlMgW8e3LId5YmKKmMcDGhWxFv1oVWqOH-6_oU08JzgA1-Cz0wufTNDx7VmKkQPZ6oWOlsphSKsgrebkDXpxcczF_R_UEIhwnYkkOe8-qqIA5iJwW7xMLv78uwfA0345jOcTtI1-b4OjZha8HlewpWFUl5BtAp4g3/w476-h640/hotel.jpg" width="476" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiac0zmyW75gi-IPaoQULEh2sFahh6DphCVDoZsfhwe3UQQYYfRJUNdtmO408gO0YDGH-oIYRkt3IC5lONxEAg0KHtz3saaEeOPF0zz9HV-0aJsOpw105JYRN66hvyeBKA42fZfMAORGgCEOHoREicnUAk8Uc3pDmMVV7oPePieuWSAPAAAAc-ouQVI/s1358/phan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1358" data-original-width="975" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiac0zmyW75gi-IPaoQULEh2sFahh6DphCVDoZsfhwe3UQQYYfRJUNdtmO408gO0YDGH-oIYRkt3IC5lONxEAg0KHtz3saaEeOPF0zz9HV-0aJsOpw105JYRN66hvyeBKA42fZfMAORGgCEOHoREicnUAk8Uc3pDmMVV7oPePieuWSAPAAAAc-ouQVI/w460-h640/phan.jpg" width="460" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">FEATURE COMICS #70 implies the consequences of this omission. for more crooks, probably allies of those imprisoned, track Spider Widow down to her home and abduct her, with the unnecessary excuse that they're going to take her to their other captive, The Raven. The Widow manages to let Phantom Lady listen in on the conversation, so the latter heroine goes to aid her buddies. Strangely, even though it's the Spider Widow's feature, she never assumes her costume or uses her spiders, and Phantom Lady gets the best action.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBv2aTxe9167eJ0wi1FnYinUz8MqSEIKcW5wHL-BeZr4BFsbwMtcMF2oR1OZJV-D9fCG7YmPmXL5XzdQpJqiQIq3EzPwS-9g2bcWK7aql-OIbbCWA8WY3vu-Cj0aBrYXxOLpncZuoj4gSfAi6Xidt_pSic7Ug14tKNS3Bx1LJrshA3p74Pdzj8xWBO/s1410/sub2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1410" data-original-width="975" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBv2aTxe9167eJ0wi1FnYinUz8MqSEIKcW5wHL-BeZr4BFsbwMtcMF2oR1OZJV-D9fCG7YmPmXL5XzdQpJqiQIq3EzPwS-9g2bcWK7aql-OIbbCWA8WY3vu-Cj0aBrYXxOLpncZuoj4gSfAi6Xidt_pSic7Ug14tKNS3Bx1LJrshA3p74Pdzj8xWBO/w442-h640/sub2.jpg" width="442" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Then POLICE COMICS 22 contributes a chapter that does involve the ongoing crimes involving Phantom Lady's father, so technically this is part of the narrative, even though Raven and Spider Widow make no more than a cameo.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXG6KAZN5PyfgTsQGD2ve5d1uqvmhwgzZfuxtVXv-sWlbVf_HcfWJzkYD70RjPF4mciHrGp-pv5LvKDpjvgKlEZmubuLLagDjG4bw7utCG_cCNVcOQzoG3K7hqnzsuGe_CN-sn3uRnJEZlzfWRBnJXKoDODDajZRY76ZglZMXadCGY36un3RahWWE/s1381/feud.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1381" data-original-width="975" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXG6KAZN5PyfgTsQGD2ve5d1uqvmhwgzZfuxtVXv-sWlbVf_HcfWJzkYD70RjPF4mciHrGp-pv5LvKDpjvgKlEZmubuLLagDjG4bw7utCG_cCNVcOQzoG3K7hqnzsuGe_CN-sn3uRnJEZlzfWRBnJXKoDODDajZRY76ZglZMXadCGY36un3RahWWE/w452-h640/feud.jpg" width="452" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYlYms7m1koGvov8gb8vpcHuEInkn7QxaCL5gt81OYLJY-VGD4PtB6qyP1Ow3gwQl5dfwFg_Jm3vB7AQE6U-eeRou7rAxC7ZLhpUFw4Ps0yT8_SbZtvY_AJW6OC42lJ69-h84pt30E_kemS0ZANct_hl5LjdvI75eba1bep_VbnQyOFMEGG8J73cym/s1381/widowaa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1381" data-original-width="975" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYlYms7m1koGvov8gb8vpcHuEInkn7QxaCL5gt81OYLJY-VGD4PtB6qyP1Ow3gwQl5dfwFg_Jm3vB7AQE6U-eeRou7rAxC7ZLhpUFw4Ps0yT8_SbZtvY_AJW6OC42lJ69-h84pt30E_kemS0ZANct_hl5LjdvI75eba1bep_VbnQyOFMEGG8J73cym/w452-h640/widowaa.jpg" width="452" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Then for FEATURE #71 we're back to a full-fledged team-up, with a splash showing a memorable double-drubbing of one beast by both beauties. The main story has Raven planning to lock up the quarrelsome ladies in a room so they'll resolve their differences, but the plot backfires, so that the Widow has to save both Raven and Phantom Lady from a watery demise.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">That sixth adventure is the last installment, but for whatever internal reasons, the next two adventures for Spider Widow and Phantom Lady were their last appearances at Quality Comics, although the company Fox bought the rights to Phantom Lady and continued her adventures with a greater emphasis on salacious visuals.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Gene Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495562795211277146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571329522963898690.post-87250833283514618532024-01-26T13:09:00.000-08:002024-01-26T13:09:04.406-08:00CROSSOVER MADNESS<p><span style="font-size: large;"> I watched two of the four PRETENDER/PROFILER crossivers, but both were just superficial teases, in which the respective "guest stars" on each show barely had any impact on the exploits of the main character or characters. Since the first couple were so dull, I'm not sure if I will even bother with the other crossovers if I can find them.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHlH5MsRh-aA2K1ne21WqF3E4o9XFE9TBcHeqz78Tsn_TBF3LmtelbGeUVCeh2i1hMB1_3AgL6y0kiw_FHWbpwXW_PtBpmEkOIEcRvr4lua40SYWukRl4-lh1aaw-_FODB67AUbEJ63cnCsFzDl4MPqbcXA07BhFOjZU_C49Ncm3hXvTaHYr1N-eN7/s355/pre.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="322" data-original-width="355" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHlH5MsRh-aA2K1ne21WqF3E4o9XFE9TBcHeqz78Tsn_TBF3LmtelbGeUVCeh2i1hMB1_3AgL6y0kiw_FHWbpwXW_PtBpmEkOIEcRvr4lua40SYWukRl4-lh1aaw-_FODB67AUbEJ63cnCsFzDl4MPqbcXA07BhFOjZU_C49Ncm3hXvTaHYr1N-eN7/w640-h580/pre.webp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Gene Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495562795211277146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571329522963898690.post-72316910627351457062024-01-18T16:52:00.000-08:002024-01-18T16:52:33.311-08:00THE 100 GREATEST CROSSOVERS OF ALL TIME #61<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Here's <a href="https://arche-arc.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-reading-rheum-ten-years-beyond.html">my review</a> of TEN YEARS BEYOND BAKER STREET, the superlative intermingling of the continuities of Sherlock Holmes and Fu Manchu.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICqUADTJcHa_625EuEGDeU2f_-He422wJFqo4mJlJuIPuzTjwml15WjIDu7Osoqr1sMRqmFqFwIw120mVk2T2Rm_rSlLro6mtTwVC6SB6DTzXGOWNBp25pExpXub-IG-IW1rQ3Ntx99GPfAQ7UABlyJCzkDpeMmyVdwMUlWkQ6A5h9grZTM0jhOiu/s333/bey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICqUADTJcHa_625EuEGDeU2f_-He422wJFqo4mJlJuIPuzTjwml15WjIDu7Osoqr1sMRqmFqFwIw120mVk2T2Rm_rSlLro6mtTwVC6SB6DTzXGOWNBp25pExpXub-IG-IW1rQ3Ntx99GPfAQ7UABlyJCzkDpeMmyVdwMUlWkQ6A5h9grZTM0jhOiu/w384-h640/bey.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Gene Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495562795211277146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571329522963898690.post-53628326891128599812024-01-16T19:03:00.000-08:002024-01-16T19:04:26.276-08:00RAR #74: LOANGA<p><span style="font-size: large;"> In one of heroic Samson's last adventures in FANTASTIC COMICS, he contended with a zombie-maker named Loanga in some unspecified "Caribbean" locale. "Loanga" sounds like "loa," a term from a deity from Haitian voodoo, but neither Loanga nor any other native is drawn to look Black. The strange orange skin-color doesn't look like the standard hue attributed to Real Americans, but it's at least possible Loanga and his fellows are supposed to be Carib Indians.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZwygVDrOy4KcK5tCjc4fzMjbnU7KWuSr6YEmkmPn_r5482neRBCLqqQTPBpIcsZ70aZ0IhJTPHezlhGWyiXG7c5v07UxDu5YvIyTYDp1Y-HQrv_V5isAPYaFJ-P9h8lkFbIcXnYcP0S6u5676WwOwMS3ufK6mM1_ia7aP5lbYc2_Y_95MlcUp_U7/s1385/loanga.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1385" data-original-width="975" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZwygVDrOy4KcK5tCjc4fzMjbnU7KWuSr6YEmkmPn_r5482neRBCLqqQTPBpIcsZ70aZ0IhJTPHezlhGWyiXG7c5v07UxDu5YvIyTYDp1Y-HQrv_V5isAPYaFJ-P9h8lkFbIcXnYcP0S6u5676WwOwMS3ufK6mM1_ia7aP5lbYc2_Y_95MlcUp_U7/w450-h640/loanga.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Gene Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495562795211277146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571329522963898690.post-48011429191722116532024-01-15T17:08:00.000-08:002024-01-15T17:08:39.805-08:00RAR #73: ECHO<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Here's my analysis of the first arc devoted to that cheery deaf Choctaw ECHO. Not a lot of Real American tropes except for this panel.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkm_hfbG5GciwAjMElqa-FWLZe2gHERmbM8UsLmDgcOIDVNh4VtfhsSD8zkSQb49b6R826BlqwmSjdpGTjOoudfPKcj3HESzUf1WlVeYhl8LKPmm3q5kU7PueO1ZTPRlw1y-3qKBqrwA2xkK8NIWb_7a7qdXooz-dAnUFKURLUJasV06EGsLDU3Ydg/s2951/medcine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2951" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkm_hfbG5GciwAjMElqa-FWLZe2gHERmbM8UsLmDgcOIDVNh4VtfhsSD8zkSQb49b6R826BlqwmSjdpGTjOoudfPKcj3HESzUf1WlVeYhl8LKPmm3q5kU7PueO1ZTPRlw1y-3qKBqrwA2xkK8NIWb_7a7qdXooz-dAnUFKURLUJasV06EGsLDU3Ydg/w416-h640/medcine.jpg" width="416" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Gene Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495562795211277146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571329522963898690.post-61811353753001160292024-01-13T18:40:00.000-08:002024-01-13T18:52:39.453-08:00CROSSOVER MADNESS<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Review for GOTHAM SEASON THREE <a href="https://nummtheory.blogspot.com/2024/01/gotham-season-three-2016-17.html">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This time both long arcs are full crossovers. The crossover-mojo of the first long arc, "Mad City," is mostly due to the three subordinate ensemble villains and the one villain-group crossing over with a new killer in town, The Mad Hatter. "Mad City" also plays host to a short arc of three episodes, in which the Joker-doppelganger re-appears. Being the only person mapping out this territory, I assign this short arc by the most interesting episode-title, "The Gentle Art of Making Enemies" (named for a song-title). In Season 2, the first long arc also played host to a three-episode Joker arc, which I term "The Last Laugh." Apparently the showrunners wanted to hold back on Joker-appearances in the first three seasons.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25AGO4CcAifm1o_rrj9nRqwBAOhyphenhyphen_CqjI6skDoqzJnRSXEt_8MHObhUPAHTMp2Qjy5FUu6z3FvIatI8OWpEUb3UXV6ruGP5VXvBFYhyphenhyphenJpKNFUn9_uSdPC1aqJozYVlSHK7pg4u4SkjfGie1NuhYhaZLYz5HLFVrDdheZaAPMcQkH4s2jWr2OQF_6A/s871/sens.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="508" data-original-width="871" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25AGO4CcAifm1o_rrj9nRqwBAOhyphenhyphen_CqjI6skDoqzJnRSXEt_8MHObhUPAHTMp2Qjy5FUu6z3FvIatI8OWpEUb3UXV6ruGP5VXvBFYhyphenhyphenJpKNFUn9_uSdPC1aqJozYVlSHK7pg4u4SkjfGie1NuhYhaZLYz5HLFVrDdheZaAPMcQkH4s2jWr2OQF_6A/w400-h234/sens.webp" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The second long arc of the second season focused on the monstrous creations of Hugo Strange, and the second long arc of Season Three, "Heroes Rise," once again offers some of the previous Bat-villains, like Mr. Freeze, Firefly and Strange himself. First-time additions include Ra's Al Ghul and his League of Assassins (renamed "League of Shadows') and what may be the first live-action depiction of his League-rival The Sensei. This version of the Sensei is loyal and bonded to his leader Ra's, and is never actually given that proper name, though Hugo Strange calls the character a "sensei."<br /></span></p>Gene Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495562795211277146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571329522963898690.post-54028581121212180222024-01-09T14:57:00.000-08:002024-02-26T18:08:13.746-08:00MONSTER MASHUPS #103<p><span style="font-size: large;"> EVIL ERNIE takes on carious monster-doppelgangers in a 1997 bit of whimsy.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYL7PkrLR4O04LO66yzjtcr_22OfM_Rt3WKEUY1QxhatQvU36xUX9ywtFMTqyzCjcY7DOvublra3Y3A_NSABEztLVi9yAx19Kr_Z0WE6kt2jcQWtwbA_6ISpa1egyZi3I7AuZKnwYTJLBEFECaji7nb3vAswLGUy-FPp1gWhoC5J6gJgBFWd_rFwS/s1515/jensen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1515" data-original-width="985" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYL7PkrLR4O04LO66yzjtcr_22OfM_Rt3WKEUY1QxhatQvU36xUX9ywtFMTqyzCjcY7DOvublra3Y3A_NSABEztLVi9yAx19Kr_Z0WE6kt2jcQWtwbA_6ISpa1egyZi3I7AuZKnwYTJLBEFECaji7nb3vAswLGUy-FPp1gWhoC5J6gJgBFWd_rFwS/w416-h640/jensen.jpg" width="416" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Gene Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495562795211277146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571329522963898690.post-1648281644127422362023-12-31T17:48:00.000-08:002024-02-26T18:07:58.078-08:00MONSTER MASHUPS #102<p><span style="font-size: large;">I mentioned the 1960s MUNSTERS series in an earlier post, but I've now also reviewed most of the later iterations, except for a 2012 reboot pilot and the syndicated MUNSTERS TODAY series.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://nummtheory.blogspot.com/2020/05/munster-go-home-1955.html">MUNSTER GO HOME</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://nummtheory.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-mini-munsters-1973-munsters-revenge.html">THE MINI-MUNSTERS and THE MUNSTERS' REVENGE</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://nummtheory.blogspot.com/2023/12/here-come-munsters-1995.html">HERE COME THE MUNSTERS</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://nummtheory.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-munsters-scary-little-christmas-1996.html">THE MUNSTERS' SCARY LITTLE CHRISTMAS</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://nummtheory.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-munsters-2022.html">THE MUNSTERS (2022)</a></span></p><p><br /></p>Gene Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495562795211277146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571329522963898690.post-12030212297149890152023-12-30T16:59:00.000-08:002024-02-26T18:07:45.225-08:00MONSTER MASHUPS #101<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Archie Goodwin and Angelo Torres collaborate on a 1965 CREEPY story titled "Monster Rally."</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAR3cAVva0fJse1g795qwR2OGPaLSlUpbzVgnGdJISobZdduh2V36FTw-zwWJW1_D5HNp2NiMTrjSygGD9WhEbnZBolDnDt0HZ6GNI3_WR8oSkBGueb5c7k7rfAAteIfnvHhLyh_l5Mm5RrtpdQQonm6-cciEcoCAOOQqQr1tjUt0dyxN0qefcJPS0/s1024/rally.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAR3cAVva0fJse1g795qwR2OGPaLSlUpbzVgnGdJISobZdduh2V36FTw-zwWJW1_D5HNp2NiMTrjSygGD9WhEbnZBolDnDt0HZ6GNI3_WR8oSkBGueb5c7k7rfAAteIfnvHhLyh_l5Mm5RrtpdQQonm6-cciEcoCAOOQqQr1tjUt0dyxN0qefcJPS0/w450-h640/rally.jpeg" width="450" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Gene Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495562795211277146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571329522963898690.post-6158722873877174822023-12-22T08:54:00.000-08:002024-02-26T18:07:19.424-08:00MONSTER MASHUPS #100<p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> I've no idea how many monster mashups may be rattling around amid all the MAD imitations launched in the early fifties, but the uncredited creators of the Ajax-Farrell title MADHOUSE visited that particular well at least three times.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">First, in "Going, Going, Real Gone" a bunch of spooks (one of whom resembles Peter Lorre) try to get teenaged "bop-kats" (why do I suspect the scripter made that one up of whole cloth?) to stop dancing in their haunted house.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmLnwORGHjW_odSZdyGTeivL9sOTwTOLh7hJ2vZchKWcjj7BGMAN8BkAgaucRcHdHdco_hsEN9dR-DFHdp7eFQ6_okfWYFbsowgmfNmgyvU-EBpvHrxGGcDx2VPVREjVkArY0I216rkSv6-eY5Q4LPORob2eWbIHnOOZG9YyW3S9rpkXU29xMb5Oa/s1318/mad2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1318" data-original-width="975" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmLnwORGHjW_odSZdyGTeivL9sOTwTOLh7hJ2vZchKWcjj7BGMAN8BkAgaucRcHdHdco_hsEN9dR-DFHdp7eFQ6_okfWYFbsowgmfNmgyvU-EBpvHrxGGcDx2VPVREjVkArY0I216rkSv6-eY5Q4LPORob2eWbIHnOOZG9YyW3S9rpkXU29xMb5Oa/w474-h640/mad2.jpg" width="474" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Then in "Emily Ghost Guide to Midnight Manners" the titular advice-giver keeps one fang tucked firmly in cheek as she tries to tell a group of monsters how to scare a honeymoon couple. She shoulda taught them the lyrics to the Time Warp.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixgUpOVf8TCJCseivX035_Wk8piMcQSwx6h92k0pPbtWDyCoWTdbtDPu4GAECSVPJaig9eYsF0G9iWoG3KjOZx_ryPYPwZ3F7xi1zV0LZ7vSyzGBA3LHZu_yvLyZ2CgbpdEnIbOI4q9DH1-oeL3V-3rj2RdfwdJHwtcgZlYX9Bt4PUYErJ7ULcYREa/s1330/scr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="975" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixgUpOVf8TCJCseivX035_Wk8piMcQSwx6h92k0pPbtWDyCoWTdbtDPu4GAECSVPJaig9eYsF0G9iWoG3KjOZx_ryPYPwZ3F7xi1zV0LZ7vSyzGBA3LHZu_yvLyZ2CgbpdEnIbOI4q9DH1-oeL3V-3rj2RdfwdJHwtcgZlYX9Bt4PUYErJ7ULcYREa/w470-h640/scr.jpg" width="470" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">And finally, MADHOUSE #4, otherwise a reprint of previous stories, simply reworks an interior, Dali-esque splash from the "Real Gone" story to provide the issue's cover.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9d-Jo8be1W_jl8zKVNclR1BjjuezltZZ4XvjNE6_mHhBFapjlbnfgpbVjzf4NTUCoZLglT6PUtV2SIYk2iq0uRvMJQ73lAT3ccGaJCSXbMw1Z_SFiWUr-4fnrYYo2D1wbpSzhkcWPo2dCt-S3pcptGl9GWv-Haiu5Pznf6x3ArwPiZPyHdRgIVsz/s1402/gone.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1402" data-original-width="975" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9d-Jo8be1W_jl8zKVNclR1BjjuezltZZ4XvjNE6_mHhBFapjlbnfgpbVjzf4NTUCoZLglT6PUtV2SIYk2iq0uRvMJQ73lAT3ccGaJCSXbMw1Z_SFiWUr-4fnrYYo2D1wbpSzhkcWPo2dCt-S3pcptGl9GWv-Haiu5Pznf6x3ArwPiZPyHdRgIVsz/w446-h640/gone.jpg" width="446" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">NOTE: There was a short-lived musical group called the Bop-Kats, but it was brief and the main guy behind it was born in 1939, so in 1954, the year MADHOUSE #4 was published, he would have been 15 or 16-- not exactly primed to hit the top of any music charts. But it's still more likely that the story's author made up the term on his own. </span></div><div style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;">Also, I got it backwards, MADHOUSE #4's cover used the interior splash art for the first appearance of "Real Gone" in 1954, and</span><span face="google sans, sans-serif, Roboto"> then used some other cover for a reprint misleadingly labeled #2, in 1957.</span></span></div>Gene Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495562795211277146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571329522963898690.post-28175263675097595892023-12-20T12:07:00.000-08:002024-02-26T18:06:57.748-08:00MONSTER MASHUPS #99<p><span style="font-size: large;"> In HOUSE OF SECRETS #63 (1963), Mark Merlin and his secretary</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">-- who'd finally started fighting mystic menaces in #59, instead of the alien antagonists they'd been battling since the feature began in 1959-- took a break from the magical, encountering three allomorphic critters, all created to invade the Earth by ET evildoers.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhEX6kU5jMprr1kjqeq3nQQ4BBrkpoFmMpRWvjgg4asiiO5xS1k-ycwLTE6jelr9KkzRn_QEiu6MlyifZhQ9Nmh7eAbjt5TGKyBz9BdZATmoerKi3CwYze7bn3o4YPkZW8Je4P6pli6N73VDVSUf3QzGDffY9Uh1qQc7iio-z2LW2d3rUaWA8hf85/s1390/three.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1390" data-original-width="947" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhEX6kU5jMprr1kjqeq3nQQ4BBrkpoFmMpRWvjgg4asiiO5xS1k-ycwLTE6jelr9KkzRn_QEiu6MlyifZhQ9Nmh7eAbjt5TGKyBz9BdZATmoerKi3CwYze7bn3o4YPkZW8Je4P6pli6N73VDVSUf3QzGDffY9Uh1qQc7iio-z2LW2d3rUaWA8hf85/w436-h640/three.JPG" width="436" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Gene Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495562795211277146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571329522963898690.post-86745560165542216222023-12-16T04:40:00.000-08:002023-12-16T04:46:36.010-08:00CROSSOVER MADNESS<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Within a year of MLJ launching <a href="https://ouroborosdreams.blogspot.com/2023/01/crossover-madness_29.html">the first comic-book crossover</a>. they used their new feature "Steel Sterling" to debut a villain who would reform and get his own feature as a costumed hero in a scant few months.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_BL3X7Y5pM7ZjUL_GPBa7s2DzPPTLRO_gL-pjE6XSdiYeJzQz9_KoGUT7ysSabp-i4fLiQ81ort-BU69e5LMlFzFBGiTcMeVZnth-XBccTcFl6bYNJi4QtJf3RhoVhIepRlKryTJ7x_qEo5S4le6SepqY-DkqT6Nh4tQoE46XC40X_2aW6CPNb6kf/s1275/fernmo1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_BL3X7Y5pM7ZjUL_GPBa7s2DzPPTLRO_gL-pjE6XSdiYeJzQz9_KoGUT7ysSabp-i4fLiQ81ort-BU69e5LMlFzFBGiTcMeVZnth-XBccTcFl6bYNJi4QtJf3RhoVhIepRlKryTJ7x_qEo5S4le6SepqY-DkqT6Nh4tQoE46XC40X_2aW6CPNb6kf/w452-h640/fernmo1.jpg" width="452" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">First, in ZIP COMICS #10 (1941), Sterling battles a trio of circus-skilled thieves: strong man Hefto, rubber-man Twisto, and fire-breather Inferno. Hefto dies in that story while Twisto and Inferno escape.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_nPtGplC-hGvS-Y1ls5G59o730JwapIBMqg5wolMACz9RVn2MZMdN5wRyzTrCnIVPzZowzL6Yp54RO-CWtdiJuUBQy7VAVMmPWrnxQu9-uhoeD-FVhp9rgTYSy22GnJmaEVEyNTS8ASaPfnOmV-trMC7eBPE3sB_MedKBwh0nLbGL1PacPrLP5rIx/s1381/ratt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1381" data-original-width="975" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_nPtGplC-hGvS-Y1ls5G59o730JwapIBMqg5wolMACz9RVn2MZMdN5wRyzTrCnIVPzZowzL6Yp54RO-CWtdiJuUBQy7VAVMmPWrnxQu9-uhoeD-FVhp9rgTYSy22GnJmaEVEyNTS8ASaPfnOmV-trMC7eBPE3sB_MedKBwh0nLbGL1PacPrLP5rIx/w452-h640/ratt.jpg" width="452" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKsv9kLpFdzEmQ59TwLeDZwggAJuT7McDLYeE1z0WZH3PrtxrqKXAnneqUuq-xZAsIdgyRTjtnEeU1KZMynJI_F2-C3rdlu_joz85AxoQwBHGChBltQ6toTFcCCfv1SKDpGaycwdVHpAzj4K_YhxDgBFRMxFF-BdvMPydgjV83vt4c24tGqgis_vfz/s1381/ratt2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1381" data-original-width="975" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKsv9kLpFdzEmQ59TwLeDZwggAJuT7McDLYeE1z0WZH3PrtxrqKXAnneqUuq-xZAsIdgyRTjtnEeU1KZMynJI_F2-C3rdlu_joz85AxoQwBHGChBltQ6toTFcCCfv1SKDpGaycwdVHpAzj4K_YhxDgBFRMxFF-BdvMPydgjV83vt4c24tGqgis_vfz/w452-h640/ratt2.jpg" width="452" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In ZIP #11, Twisto and Inferno part ways. Twisto is captured by the law, but as in compensation, a new, more formidable villain takes his place: the devilish, poison-using Rattler. Sterling masquerades as a crook in order to trap Inferno, but the two of them end up battling the Rattler. Inferno gets poisoned, but after Sterling saves his life, the fire breather swears to reform. His intent to reform cancels him out as a "villain," but the story still registers as a villain-crossover thanks to the presence of both Twisto and The Rattler, while Inferno's grooming as a future hero makes his presence a proto-crossover of two heroes.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYoXgkmUAir-QBau6so98CkMgLY4HE0nEHGW4JIM_3FW-0H8oV6GtKVw08Z9Ehqfuqqjt8wiC8vM3aOgtFRjGygiw2dJvP4Bi9YtabPAUqLtbt04VFwhrmG2FfddRLmnRhi7f0RgFIAnD62QNlLdWTk_NIuqy6WGM_NJF7b8cBy6VnCBv2oWUdzpV/s1275/ionf.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYoXgkmUAir-QBau6so98CkMgLY4HE0nEHGW4JIM_3FW-0H8oV6GtKVw08Z9Ehqfuqqjt8wiC8vM3aOgtFRjGygiw2dJvP4Bi9YtabPAUqLtbt04VFwhrmG2FfddRLmnRhi7f0RgFIAnD62QNlLdWTk_NIuqy6WGM_NJF7b8cBy6VnCBv2oWUdzpV/w452-h640/ionf.jpg" width="452" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In ZIP #12 Inferno helps Sterling capture the Rattler and then surrenders to the law. However, in #13, Sterling goes under cover in prison to catch another bad guy, and once again Inferno, in the same prison, renders aid. A possible parole is mentioned by the warden.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVy_f6Mluuv8V7lG_NdHdc3NWImDLJQSryvwrVonWyRXa2E9QhgQlgXcqQqORPf1_gDXXWsHCz3qf07FanWqRQiyHcO82SQn5Z9V1DzhmXvs7PI7M2Z1zfsID2KX1DAWAd2TuidbDY-Sy3WVw21pgEM2_Vr4p-Mdhu65b2-beuXQ-6ckUTv76r-CV6/s1381/infe.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1381" data-original-width="975" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVy_f6Mluuv8V7lG_NdHdc3NWImDLJQSryvwrVonWyRXa2E9QhgQlgXcqQqORPf1_gDXXWsHCz3qf07FanWqRQiyHcO82SQn5Z9V1DzhmXvs7PI7M2Z1zfsID2KX1DAWAd2TuidbDY-Sy3WVw21pgEM2_Vr4p-Mdhu65b2-beuXQ-6ckUTv76r-CV6/w452-h640/infe.jpg" width="452" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In BLUE RIBBON #13. Inferno's still in prison, but he breaks out in order to foil the plan of other prisoners to kill the judge who sentenced them, and Inferno as well. Once the threat is neutralized, the judge suggests that Inferno (no other name is given) should remain a fugitive while taking up the superhero game. He only enjoyed six more solo adventures, but at least in the last one, it was stated that the governor has pardoned the former felon. And as far as I know that ended the character's Golden Age adventures, though he was revived in the Silver Age once to team up with The Web, and may have been revived elsewhere in other unsuccessful reboots of the MLJ line. (In the 1967 story, yet another hero, the Fox, has a non-speaking cameo.)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEri0SkbVME_yXdRbLgLQ1qGzV24slK2UCfheXNK4WXjLsBdqVtrpdrvceRl5PX1Ehnt41jsiNQzCGeVNwY92EJ4nZrumOM0ntO2R9CEtXjYm2YWQdgX3AxStIryBtWenjzqoD-1CwGVnXM9H5g-MEY5ctDQkXGMCyhl5Y9IaEXE6c9QZpCZ5u87D/s1600/flamer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1040" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEri0SkbVME_yXdRbLgLQ1qGzV24slK2UCfheXNK4WXjLsBdqVtrpdrvceRl5PX1Ehnt41jsiNQzCGeVNwY92EJ4nZrumOM0ntO2R9CEtXjYm2YWQdgX3AxStIryBtWenjzqoD-1CwGVnXM9H5g-MEY5ctDQkXGMCyhl5Y9IaEXE6c9QZpCZ5u87D/w416-h640/flamer.jpg" width="416" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Gene Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495562795211277146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571329522963898690.post-36253998323629969182023-12-13T19:35:00.000-08:002023-12-13T23:15:35.159-08:00CROSSOVER MADNESS<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFvMRJY9gKCkGoSAFr0xsjyEhsScQDrVtGaBZCA4Bg48o1BIXIXh87v819kwERx_Mu2vDIf4EGSzmrsrfJYUMxrjhuzpAIkdsyL7EDko7KvjmxhHxLi67B_4GPBoOQK97DX1aDMGC96YQ1XdVLMuvTQO1HBniS7h4tuFe6c8pKHfydZv4fxNZGElz/s1538/qui.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1538" data-original-width="1088" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFvMRJY9gKCkGoSAFr0xsjyEhsScQDrVtGaBZCA4Bg48o1BIXIXh87v819kwERx_Mu2vDIf4EGSzmrsrfJYUMxrjhuzpAIkdsyL7EDko7KvjmxhHxLi67B_4GPBoOQK97DX1aDMGC96YQ1XdVLMuvTQO1HBniS7h4tuFe6c8pKHfydZv4fxNZGElz/w452-h640/qui.jpg" width="452" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Usually in the Golden Age villains didn't often cross from one feature to another. One of the few exceptions was the villain Crazy Quilt, who was allegedly created by Jack Kirby in BOY COMMANDOS #15 (1946). He went on to three more appearances before his last one in BOY COMMANDOS #33 (seen above, possibly drawn by Curt Swan), just three issues before the title was cancelled in 1949.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDnvHWG60JbuOdECtMfe4sN8fSPUISninhrOWXQoH-J_hbdoiJ_70Vm8vD5ErvnwpS0SJTEoeEOR1dESTDNsdxM_Pa3mFhI5xbODKp3EtKe2U5ksaVdggtLehlFf0up1FrOayRi7qlhVeT4rhBh0DlFx-bKJpC5JKqJcdXqrrVdpLHEPZYg3nsJhp9/s1361/craz1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1361" data-original-width="953" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDnvHWG60JbuOdECtMfe4sN8fSPUISninhrOWXQoH-J_hbdoiJ_70Vm8vD5ErvnwpS0SJTEoeEOR1dESTDNsdxM_Pa3mFhI5xbODKp3EtKe2U5ksaVdggtLehlFf0up1FrOayRi7qlhVeT4rhBh0DlFx-bKJpC5JKqJcdXqrrVdpLHEPZYg3nsJhp9/w448-h640/craz1.jpg" width="448" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">There was no reference to the villain's history with the Boy Commandos when he was introduced as a new villain for Robin the Boy Wonder in STAR SPANGLED COMICS #123 (1951), but the theoretical storytellers John Broome and Jim Mooney had nothing to do with the Commandos features so far as I know. Possibly, because the Commandos title was dead, someone decided that Crazy Quilt was worth re-using instead of making up a new pattern-criminal. This was the colorful crook's final Golden Age story, not least because STAR SPANGLED COMICS was cancelled in 1952, leaving Robin to return to his status as Batman's partner. However, DC reprinted the Boy Wonder's combat with the multicolored menace, and this resulted in CQ getting revived in a 1979 BATMAN issue, so that from then on he was defined as a de facto opponent for the Dynamic Duo.</span></p>Gene Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495562795211277146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571329522963898690.post-49238815506508596232023-12-13T19:09:00.000-08:002023-12-13T19:09:07.671-08:00NULL-CROSSOVERS #17<p><span style="font-size: large;">I almost never bother with crossovers between fictional characters and "celebrities playing themselves," all of which I deem null-crossovers. But here's a peculiar forgotten null-crossover from BOY COMMANDOS #22 (1947). I was reading all of the stories in which the Commandos encountered the florid fiend Crazy-Quilt, but in #22 the heroes also met cornpone singer Judy Canova. In fact, "Real Judy" forms a passion for girl-hating teenager Brooklyn. She also helps him bust a crime, though this doesn't make Brooklyn any more receptive to female attentions.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I wonder if DC got permission to use Canova's image. Possibly they were floating the idea of a Canova comic? The first and only comic book devoted to the persona of the hillbilly songstress came out in 1950 from Fox Features and only lasted three issues.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbcgqCKe0eL6HD1xGtVfYGAD44Yk0xjsnv_y_XiP2-c4i1mMC7O6j3aI2Uoh712CuzdJT8_ftrtZ87VcomTfog6FhZhwWGApM83SyjW0r4pBtAZBxiYA-VD4HV9SWYiRauJdYaU9cCw8kblOvDdMEWPwTvdVfGqmSsmBpg2a1ld_Wg4auXCiCEfv0B/s1377/juy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1377" data-original-width="959" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbcgqCKe0eL6HD1xGtVfYGAD44Yk0xjsnv_y_XiP2-c4i1mMC7O6j3aI2Uoh712CuzdJT8_ftrtZ87VcomTfog6FhZhwWGApM83SyjW0r4pBtAZBxiYA-VD4HV9SWYiRauJdYaU9cCw8kblOvDdMEWPwTvdVfGqmSsmBpg2a1ld_Wg4auXCiCEfv0B/w446-h640/juy.jpg" width="446" /></span></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Gene Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495562795211277146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571329522963898690.post-55629349086887108652023-12-11T16:11:00.000-08:002024-02-26T18:06:37.816-08:00MONSTER MASHUPS #98<p><span style="font-size: large;">Technically this is just a "gallery of monsters" in a Charlton kiddie-comic, but here 'tis anyway.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhtf5Cx-QnSaZdKC8Rm5YHGlbJ1RxhMuRzjNe3_INeZWcRq99IMLovSqopM3qMwqn7X5IH-H4kWKi-kjh9cXIdgMPN75TfVlc2m_xbKw5-nluNymOwEfpZvKimpvh7Ezz_zEYOuzjhD_Ur_Mj29zsvX44sRvvd8PudWHjVxt4-wJ1SPgmWiRXAV8x/s1797/miseiem.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1797" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhtf5Cx-QnSaZdKC8Rm5YHGlbJ1RxhMuRzjNe3_INeZWcRq99IMLovSqopM3qMwqn7X5IH-H4kWKi-kjh9cXIdgMPN75TfVlc2m_xbKw5-nluNymOwEfpZvKimpvh7Ezz_zEYOuzjhD_Ur_Mj29zsvX44sRvvd8PudWHjVxt4-wJ1SPgmWiRXAV8x/w454-h640/miseiem.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Gene Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495562795211277146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571329522963898690.post-14324275344185399392023-12-11T15:31:00.000-08:002023-12-22T09:03:51.884-08:00CROSSOVER MADNESS<p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtS5fLZW3rGtLo1F9RT-bbrF3D8ozpD3v_vRuN5-2VAnQE5418v8l4Ou_QgKT2AfXvs0ja49b0AdRq7ZQVXYN0vfZmBJlx3KrjdhsAZHHaWcGfmdPH4q3Sw9lb-JeRgO5NjatBHRPJW9G-yyPr8Ol54qtvN8XBUkw7lMetjlvqrs8bU0N4m32scIGb/s3056/gepett.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="1988" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtS5fLZW3rGtLo1F9RT-bbrF3D8ozpD3v_vRuN5-2VAnQE5418v8l4Ou_QgKT2AfXvs0ja49b0AdRq7ZQVXYN0vfZmBJlx3KrjdhsAZHHaWcGfmdPH4q3Sw9lb-JeRgO5NjatBHRPJW9G-yyPr8Ol54qtvN8XBUkw7lMetjlvqrs8bU0N4m32scIGb/w416-h640/gepett.jpg" width="416" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Here's my review of <a href="https://arche-arc.blogspot.com/2023/12/near-myths-klaus-and-witch-of-winter.html">KLAUS AND THE WITCH OF WINTER</a>, in which the best moment is Grant Morrison's version of Santa Claus meeting Gepetto of PINOCCHIO fame.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmnbSZsF8W5eN7Q2kHedPE4Dubgwh_BJIRgDGHlzXOsXX0PU1XR0l4fEVCEER5uE2KosBH-1Wgi8uBJPDF_sp2MQa4f4eiB0G8JRNYatS8lt6pq3hXXzWw6fNAx3AfdIVJvfsb1vH0ikIeSlgbWyviwEWEEQlSi1Bmc0hquXbNF2KLGpgvc__MWaQ/s2048/frost.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1332" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmnbSZsF8W5eN7Q2kHedPE4Dubgwh_BJIRgDGHlzXOsXX0PU1XR0l4fEVCEER5uE2KosBH-1Wgi8uBJPDF_sp2MQa4f4eiB0G8JRNYatS8lt6pq3hXXzWw6fNAx3AfdIVJvfsb1vH0ikIeSlgbWyviwEWEEQlSi1Bmc0hquXbNF2KLGpgvc__MWaQ/w416-h640/frost.jpg" width="416" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">And here's <a href="https://arche-arc.blogspot.com/2023/12/mythcomics-klaus-and-crisis-in.html">KLAUS AND THE CRISIS IN XMASVILLE</a>, wherein the titular hero meets one of his folkloric analogues, the beneficent Russian spirit Grandfather Frost.</span></p>Gene Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495562795211277146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571329522963898690.post-64617433641588489702023-12-08T16:20:00.000-08:002024-01-02T18:13:44.784-08:00CROSSOVER MADNESS<p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1e1kgEBE6Zv9lK8NsW7FpIg7bqWnEJvzikxjyvlhj6HPeRC1QVZ2_22qRbeA4wv8FTlS7A99M123fqFeWo73McJ2jYEykbb5YrQBLM4NqRdFOmzMfSNmc8CZNKcfDCFBh-ybWQXZUBrrf6Jhl4SK6lWuM5c_AphhWSKyT0GAPFJnf2UzV62O7snFb/s1280/fireflyuu.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1e1kgEBE6Zv9lK8NsW7FpIg7bqWnEJvzikxjyvlhj6HPeRC1QVZ2_22qRbeA4wv8FTlS7A99M123fqFeWo73McJ2jYEykbb5YrQBLM4NqRdFOmzMfSNmc8CZNKcfDCFBh-ybWQXZUBrrf6Jhl4SK6lWuM5c_AphhWSKyT0GAPFJnf2UzV62O7snFb/w640-h360/fireflyuu.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I've completed my review of GOTHAM SEASON 2 <a href="https://nummtheory.blogspot.com/2023/12/gotham-season-2-2015-16.html">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">As explained therein, the season consists of two separable story-arcs. But the first, "Rise of the Super-Villains," only has intermittent crossover-episodes, given that the Big Bad of the story, Theo Galavan, is not an icon emulation of a comics character. Thus crossovers only exist in the arc when a "new" villain crosses over with an "established" villain, as in the three-part opener featuring Jerome "Maybe-Joker" Velaska, and the episode "By Fire," in which Catwoman and Firefly explicitly team up to pull off a crime.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The entire eleven-episode arc "Wrath of the Super-Villains," qualifies as an ongoing crossover, in which mad scientist Hugo Strange is responsible for creating or empowering such template deviations as Mister Freeze, Firefly, Clayface, and Azrael. (Also, the comics character Cornelius Stirk appears for a small role as an Arkham inmate.) The concluding episode suggests other, unspecified menaces released on Gotham thanks to Strange, but until I've watched the other seasons I can't determine if any of those shown in that episode are later specified.</span></p>Gene Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495562795211277146noreply@blogger.com0