MONSTER MASHUPS #29

Just caught the 3-minute "couch gag" segment for 2013's SIMPSONS TREEHOUSE OF HORROR XXIV. In addition to numerous other horror "quotes," it included all of the major Universal monsters chasing the Simpsons, with the monsters wielding the torches this time round.

SUPERHEROES ARE DAMN-NEAR EVERYWHERE #162

Primary MARYEDITH BURRELL (not shown) acted in EVE OF DESTRUCTION and an episode of LOIS AND CLARK.

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Primary TY BURRELL, best known for MODERN FAMILY, voiced "Captain Marvel" in THE SUPER HERO SQUAD SHOW and acted in THE INCREDIBLE HULK.

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Primary JACKIE BURROUGHS acted in an episode of SMALLVILLE and voiced "Katherine" in the "Den" episode of HEAVY METAL.

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Primary ELLEN BURSTYN has one credit, an episode of THE TIME TUNNEL

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Primary LEVAR BURTON became renowned for "Geordi LaForge" in STAR TREK THE NEXT GENERATION, as well as voicing characters for TRANSFORMERS: RESCUE BOTS, THE SUPER HERO SQUAD SHOW, OK: KO, GARGOYLES, CAPTAIN PLANET, and BATMAN THE ANIMATED SERIES.

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Peripheral RICHARD BURTON acted in THE ROBE with--

Primary VICTOR MATURE oF SAMSON AND DELILAH.

SUPERHEROES ARE DAMN-NEAR EVERYWHERE #161

Primary JERE BURNS (right) acted in the FROM DUSK TO DAWN series and voiced characters in THE INCREDIBLES 2 and the KIM POSSIBLE series.

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Peripheral MARILYN BURNS  acted in THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE alongside--

Primary GUNNAR HANSEN, a.k.a. "Leatherface," for his role in HOLLYWOOD CHAINSAW HOOKERS.

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Primary RAYMOND BURR is almost as well known for his role in the original GODZILLA as for "Perry Mason," though he also has roles in THE MAGIC CARPET, BANDITS OF CORSICA, and
TARZAN AND THE SHE-DEVIL.

THE TELL-TALE HEART (1843)

This is of course one of Poe's best known stories today, focusing on the viewpoint of a "perilous psycho" who becomes obsessed with killing an old man who has never done him any harm. The madman does kill his victim and conceals the body. When police investigate the resultant commotion, the killer seems to be pulling off his crime, until he imagines that the dead man's heart is still beating, thus forcing the madman to confess his crime.

An odd touch: the madman becomes obsessed with his victim's "vulture-like" eye, but never states outright that the old man even has more than one.

THE MYSTERY OF MARIE ROGET (1842)

Not that long ago, I re-read "Marie Roget," the second outing for detective M. Dupin, and I liked it so little that I didn't re-read it for this post.

Suffice to say, Poe tried to hype his fictional detective by having the character solve an analogue of a real-life murder case. This was not his strength and "Marie Roget" is thus one of Poe's weakest stories.

SUPERHEROES ARE DAMN-NEAR EVERYWHERE #160

Primary CAROL BURNETT acted in an episode of GET SMART.

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Primary SMILEY BURNETTE played a comedy relief in several "Durango Kid" outings and appeared in such serials as THE PHANTOM EMPIRE, DICK TRACY, and UNDERSEA KINGDOM.

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Peripheral GEORGE BURNS acted in OH, GOD with--

Primary PAUL SORVINO of DICK TRACY.

RAR #29: THE BUTCHER

Following Mike Baron's 1980s successes with THE BADGER and NEXUS, the writer teamed with artist Shea Anton Pensa to produce a Lakota Sioux costumed hero, the Butcher.

The character's real name was John Butcher, and there was really no stated reason for anyone to call him "the Butcher," nor did the name fit his calling, that of avenging his parents' deaths at the hands of a corporation. He also didn't have much of a reason to don a superhero costume laced with Indian visual tropes, but he did, and after his debut mini-series he only appeared a couple more times.before he disappeared.

In addition to skills with gun and knife, he occasionally had spiritual visions, but Baron didn't bring any particular mythopoeic insight to them.