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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2019 9:09:02 GMT -5
Thanks. Picked the volume up in a pawn shop recently. I guess I was hoping for Detective Comics #27, but one can't have everything I suppose! DC Showcase Presents (& Marvel Essentials) mostly reprinted Silver and Bronze age material. If you want the Golden Age material you need to look for these:
I had forgotten about the chronicles, but yeah they cover the same ground as the current "in the Golden Age" trades and omnibus for Batman (and Superman and Wonder Woman, but other Chronicles covered silver Age material for Flash and GL). -M
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Post by rberman on Nov 24, 2019 9:38:40 GMT -5
I asked this question over in the "original art" thread, but since it's a question, I'll post it here too. I bought this original page attributed to Milo Manara from Jolanda de Almaviva #35 page 56. I'm trying to find the page in the original magazine to prove that what I've got is what it is. But I've not had much luck online finding either a copy for sale or a scan showing this piece in situ. Does anybody have any ideas? Where does one go to see/buy old foreign comics?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2019 15:33:52 GMT -5
^ yeah, the issue you're gonna hit (as I'm sure you've found), in particular with Manara - if anyone scanned pics from this issue so they'd be avail online? odds are they are going to be one of the pages featuring a nude.
my google-fu is strong, but no luck other than finding this page from Heritage auctions (which is where I assume you bought it from).
sorry not any help here.
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Post by foxley on Nov 24, 2019 17:20:17 GMT -5
^^ I'd keep an eye on eBay, as issues of this particular fumetti come up for sale periodically in Italy. There is currently n #34 (but no #35) listed.
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Post by Rob Allen on Nov 26, 2019 12:54:39 GMT -5
This question came in on one of the few remaining active comics-related Yahoo Groups:
"Here's question that I don't know the answer to. When was the first time that Superman used his heat vision directly against a living opponent? I'm talking about using it with the intent to do damage, not just to make someone uncomfortably warm.
Off the top of my head, the earliest I can remember was in Superman #322 from 1978, where the cover showed him in a heat vision duel with the Parasite. The most famous case was the "burn" scene in his fight with Mongul in an Alan Moore story. I can't think of any Silver Age examples, though."
I don't know the answer either. Anybody?
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Post by chadwilliam on Nov 26, 2019 16:16:34 GMT -5
This question came in on one of the few remaining active comics-related Yahoo Groups: "Here's question that I don't know the answer to. When was the first time that Superman used his heat vision directly against a living opponent? I'm talking about using it with the intent to do damage, not just to make someone uncomfortably warm. Off the top of my head, the earliest I can remember was in Superman #322 from 1978, where the cover showed him in a heat vision duel with the Parasite. The most famous case was the "burn" scene in his fight with Mongul in an Alan Moore story. I can't think of any Silver Age examples, though." I don't know the answer either. Anybody? Well, an earlier example than either of those can be found in " The Fortress of Fear" from Superman 204 (1968) where Superman turns his heat vision on The Fortress of Solitude itself after it's been taken over by an alien entity. Superman: The whole Fortress is now red-hot! But I mustn't let up! Alien: Arrghh! Stop! Please! I cannot endure that scorching heat! I doubt that this would be the earliest example though since I think I've seen him give a foe the ol' super hot-foot during the Golden Age on a few occasions (maybe The Prankster). I suspect such an instance however, would more likely fall towards the "uncomfortably warm" end of the spectrum rather than "intent to do damage" side. I do remember a Bronze Age example of Clark Kent needing to get away to change into Superman and using his heat vision to upset... maybe, Steve Lombard's stomach. I thought that was a little over the top for a guy who usually resorted to stuff like blowing leaves into somebody's face or ventriloquism to get away.
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Post by sacorn on Nov 26, 2019 22:06:35 GMT -5
I'm looking for my next silver age Marvel run to collect and read and am considering Submariner. I've no experience with this run at all and only know subby from guest appearances in other comics. One thing I do know is that the covers are fantastic, which is the drawing me to the run, however covers alone don't do it for me. I do like to read what I buy, so I thought I would ask the experts if the first series of Submariner is worthy of tracking down and reading. FYI, I have near complete runs of ASM (need 7 to get complete run to 600), UXM, and still working on FF and Avengers
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Post by rberman on Nov 27, 2019 9:49:09 GMT -5
How should the page number of original art pages for sale be listed? I would think the correct way would be to omit the non-art pages. For instance, page 24 in the comic book might only be the 20th page of art. This is easy to tell when the page numbers of art are written in the corner, as was often the case. But it seems like the proper general convention. I ran across one seller online who seemed to be including the ads in his page count, so that a comic book had "page 25" for sale even though there were only 22 pages of art.
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Post by Icctrombone on Nov 27, 2019 9:56:41 GMT -5
If the comic has page numbers, they should use that.
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Post by MDG on Nov 27, 2019 10:53:24 GMT -5
How should the page number of original art pages for sale be listed? I would think the correct way would be to omit the non-art pages. For instance, page 24 in the comic book might only be the 20th page of art. This is easy to tell when the page numbers of art are written in the corner, as was often the case. But it seems like the proper general convention. I ran across one seller online who seemed to be including the ads in his page count, so that a comic book had "page 25" for sale even though there were only 22 pages of art. In general, if there's an actual number on the page, use that. It may be the story page number written in by the artist or letterer (especially through the bronze age), but it might be a mechanical added later.
For books that had multiple stories, use the story page number, and specify "story page 7" or whatever.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2019 12:27:57 GMT -5
I'm looking for my next silver age Marvel run to collect and read and am considering Submariner. I've no experience with this run at all and only know subby from guest appearances in other comics. One thing I do know is that the covers are fantastic, which is the drawing me to the run, however covers alone don't do it for me. I do like to read what I buy, so I thought I would ask the experts if the first series of Submariner is worthy of tracking down and reading. I like it. Can you get the Essentials volume to see if you like the stories?
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Post by Rob Allen on Nov 27, 2019 13:54:39 GMT -5
I'm looking for my next silver age Marvel run to collect and read and am considering Submariner. I've no experience with this run at all and only know subby from guest appearances in other comics. One thing I do know is that the covers are fantastic, which is the drawing me to the run, however covers alone don't do it for me. I do like to read what I buy, so I thought I would ask the experts if the first series of Submariner is worthy of tracking down and reading. FYI, I have near complete runs of ASM (need 7 to get complete run to 600), UXM, and still working on FF and Avengers The Sub-Mariner series starts off really well, lots of John Buscema and Marie Severin art. Mostly superhero-ish stories at first, then there's an almost Howardian sword & sorcery-type story two years before Conan. I don't remember the next run of issues very clearly, but definitely do not miss Bill Everett's return to the character in issues #50-58. That run is one of the highlights of the early Bronze Age.
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Post by beccabear67 on Nov 27, 2019 14:13:40 GMT -5
I remember absolutely loving the Marie Severin Sub-Mariner. If I were to collect these again I would make the 'core' Tales To Astonish #100 (Hulk & Subby battle with Marie Severin art) and Sub-Mariner #1-8 with the fantastic John Buscema art. I bet the coloring was Marie on some of those gorgeous covers like #5. She did #9, 12-19, 21-23 (and covers for #33 & 38) with J. Buscema back for #20, 24 & 25. #10 & 11 and many of the Tales To Astonish are Gene Colan and sometimes with a really interesting inker combo, later ones by Sal B. I did love the Bill Everett return enormously too (now have it in pdf only) and the intro of Namorita starting with #50. Sadly he did his last art on #61, the first three or four pages only (but still top form and worth having). There were also issues he was credited as plotter after that, and then finally, in one issue there is a one page piece of art as a memorial to his then recent death (not his art, but it's still beautifully done). Can you tell I'm extremely art-centric?
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Post by beccabear67 on Nov 27, 2019 14:19:39 GMT -5
I've checked three or four different sites/wikis and can't find an answer... Is there an order to the 2000-2001 Marvel Maximum Security 'thing'? It seems to follow on the Avengers: Infinity mini-series so I know that much. Oh, found an answer to my own question... or most of an answer, it looks like the order is: Maximum Security: Dangerous Planet #1 Maximum Security #1 Thor vol. 2, #30 Uncanny X-Men #387 The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 2, #24 Maximum Security #2 Avengers vol. 3, #35 X-Men Unlimited #29 Maximum Security #3 But no clue where to place: Captain America vol. 3, #36 Thunderbolts vol. 1, #45 I guess I'll assume it doesn't really matter with those? Now on to see if the Identity Crisis mini event 'thing' in the four Spider-Man titles had an order.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2019 14:13:21 GMT -5
Has Superman ever had any sort of confrontation (one-on-one) with the Riddler? Or even a brief skirmish (one-sided though it would be) as part of a team vs. team event?
I did try Google Image search. Nothing!
(My desire for this comes from the brains vs. brawn story that John Byrne did where he had Superman take on the Joker, one of my favourite stories!).
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