tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post2850353618265401292..comments2024-03-25T05:26:47.764-04:00Comments on The Peerless Power of Comics!: A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To My Death...Comicsfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-9233974813897590662016-04-16T22:22:02.587-04:002016-04-16T22:22:02.587-04:00M.P., the GCD identifies the mystery figure at the...M.P., the GCD identifies the mystery figure at the Defenders' tea party as <a href="http://www.comicbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/MidnightSalute.jpg" rel="nofollow">Captain Midnight</a>, who goes wayyy back to a radio serial from the 1940s. (And good lord, check out his 1955 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DjL8tsbwxE" rel="nofollow">TV show</a>!) It's unclear how he ended up at that roundtable with the others--maybe he was an old buddy of Nick Fury's?<br /><br />Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-66361003733979139632016-04-15T22:55:33.057-04:002016-04-15T22:55:33.057-04:00Another thing occurred to me...if you think about ...Another thing occurred to me...if you think about the Doctor Strange comic, and it's previous incarnation in Strange Tales, it's really been distinguished by some great writer-artist teams, going all the back to Lee/Ditko.<br />I caught a reprint if the Ditko stuff when I was a young kid, and it nearly broke my brain. My favorite is Colan, but I also enjoyed Marie Severin and Dan Adkin's work on this title. It seems like this title gave these artists a chance to cut really loose and be weird and original, and the comic benefited from it. Of course Englehart was always surprising. Just a high point for Marvel, all around. One of my favorites!<br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-70100497332093845062016-04-15T06:11:54.309-04:002016-04-15T06:11:54.309-04:00What a great comic! I'm proud to say I own thi...What a great comic! I'm proud to say I own this one. Great art.<br />I always wondered who Captain Tempus Fugit is, passed out at the table there.<br />M.P.<br />(I know some Latin)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com