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Post by fz2017 on Mar 21, 2018 18:41:42 GMT -5
He's my favorite character in all of comics after Superman. Here's one of my favorite Batman moments of all time from the Justice League cartoon. Hopefully by Christmas, this set of DVDs will be in my hands... You like Superman better than Batman bro? Eh! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2018 19:51:37 GMT -5
He's my favorite character in all of comics after Superman. Here's one of my favorite Batman moments of all time from the Justice League cartoon. Hopefully by Christmas, this set of DVDs will be in my hands... You like Superman better than Batman bro? Eh! fz2017 ... Action Ace hasn't been logged on for over 2 years now and just wanted to give you a heads up! ... I'm an Adam West fan ... BATMAN ADAM WEST TV Shows Reviews - Thread in the Comic-Related TV, Movies, and Video Games Board ... you've may want to check out. |
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Post by Hoosier X on Mar 22, 2018 11:05:24 GMT -5
I was going to take a break from buying Detective Comics after completing my collection of #301 onward and then getting a good price for #275 with the legendary Zebra Batman story. But there's an auction for a low-grade copy of #267, the first appearance of Bat-Mite! This comic can get pretty pricey, so I'm bidding a little more than I usually do for these late 1950s issues of Detective Comics. Auction ends around midnight tonight. I didn't get it. I went as high as $35 before I stopped. It eventually went for $72. |
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Post by Hoosier X on Mar 22, 2018 15:50:53 GMT -5
Detective Comics #275 came in the mail today. I haven't had time to read it yet but I was flipping through it to see if it was all there with no coupons out or anything, and I got to the Martian Manhunter story ...
And there it was! The iconic panel where J'onn J'onzz has grown into a giant and he's letting somebody use his giant body as a bridge and there's a car driving over his butt!
I didn't know it was in this issue! Between this panel and Zebra Batman, Detective Comics #275 is one of the highlights of the Silver Age!
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Post by fz2017 on Mar 23, 2018 5:40:51 GMT -5
Detective Comics #275 came in the mail today. I haven't had time to read it yet but I was flipping through it to see if it was all there with no coupons out or anything, and I got to the Martian Manhunter story ... And there it was! The iconic panel where J'onn J'onzz has grown into a giant and he's letting somebody use his giant body as a bridge and there's a car driving over his butt! I didn't know it was in this issue! Between this panel and Zebra Batman, Detective Comics #275 is one of the highlights of the Silver Age! I'm still waiting for mine to start coming again. My subscription was a gift from my mom years ago for both detective comics and batman. Well after December last year they stopped coming and I found out she accidentally let the subscription run out! And you guys know how long it takes for them to start coming when you first subscribe! Anybody got any ideas how to make sure this doesn't happen again? Isn't there like an automatic renewal system or something? |
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Post by Hoosier X on Mar 23, 2018 16:32:31 GMT -5
I'm thinking of (eventually) writing an article about Detective Comics in the 1950s and early 1960s, with a focus on all the stories with aliens, fantastic transformations and other sci-fi themes. I was doing a little preliminary research, looking at the covers and noting early appearances of certain themes. And also when such stories become the main focus, as opposed to the early to mid-1950s where you get stories like that only occasionally.
I started wondering when Roy Raymond, TV Detective started. I've got a few late 1950s Detective Comics stories, so I've read 10 to 12 Roy Raymond stories (his regular series ended in #292 (1961)) and as I noticed his name popping up as I was looking at an online index at 1950s Detective Comics, I wondered how far back he goes.
Roy Raymond's first appearance was Detective Comics #153 (1949)! Roy Raymond's series in Detective Comics was 140 issues! Roy Raymond goes so far back that the other co-features (aside from Batman) were Robotman and Pow-Wow Smith! And he replaced ... Slam Bradley!
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Post by Hoosier X on Mar 23, 2018 17:16:36 GMT -5
This came in the mail today. Aside from the cover being detached at the lower staple, it's in very nice condition. I can't hardly believe I got it for $16! It sometimes pays to be patient and just keeping bidding in your price range. And I now have every issue of Detective from #301 to the present! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2018 17:18:11 GMT -5
Hoosier X, Roy Raymond is one of my favorite recurring character in Detective Comics and he reminded me of the many TV Detectives that appeared in the 50s to 70s on TV. He's one of the many reasons that I liked Detective Comics those days. I just can't wait to read Batman (GA Detective Comics stories): Vol. 1–8 from my friend who has them in May!
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Post by Hoosier X on Mar 25, 2018 10:46:23 GMT -5
I took a break from late 1970s Detective to read a story from 1944, "The case of the Practical Joker" from #Detective Comics #91. This is a Joker story that I've never read. There are still a handful of Golden Age Joker stories that I haven't read. It's a fun story, though it's not one of the best Joker stories from this era. The Joker is in prison for much of the story. And somebody is playing practical jokes on him! It's making him crazy trying to figure out who it is. Of course, it's just an act to cover up one of his crazy escapes and soon he's on the loose again. |
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Post by Hoosier X on Mar 25, 2018 11:26:37 GMT -5
I need to write down a few words about the Dollar Comics era of Detective Comics before I get too far ahead of myself and forget what I want to say. I don't know if I would have liked these comics if I had read them in the 1970s, but I'm loving them now! The highlight is The Demon, written by Len Wein, art by Michal Golden, then Steve Ditko for three issues. But almost everything is pretty good! In the Batman stories, I particularly like seeing Maxie Zeus's early appearances. I suspect Batman's main villains would make mincemeat out of Maxie, but he was an interesting villain with a unique gimmick, and he has his place in Batman lore, even if it was for such a short time. The Batgirl series is doing a decent job of using the Washington, DC, setting for stories - remember she was a congresswoman, Rep. Barbara Gordon (D-Burnside), in this era. But they should have done more with the idea of a congresswoman superhero. Maybe it wasn't really selling well. I should add that the Batgirl story in #486 has the Killer Moth! It's good to see him! I would like to bring him back and pit him against Batgirl again and have him get mad. "Why do I always end up fighting Batgirl! I'm a Batman villain, darn it!" Also, nice Don Heck art on many of the Batgirl stories. I'm enjoying the Robin series too. Art by Kurt Schaffenberger! And it was nice to see the return of the Scarecrow in the Robin story in #486. Some of the issues include the short-lived partnership of Man-Bat and Jason Bard. They go in together on a private investigator business. Jason has the know-how and Langstrom can turn into Man-Bat and follow people surreptitiously and he also has the strength to get out of a jam. It's not a bad idea, actually, but they never did much with it. The stories are fun but nothing spectacular. There's an amusing panel where Man-Bat is holding a baby. Francine (his wife) gave birth to a daughter so Man-Bat is now a daddy and sometimes has to look after the baby when he flies through the window after a case. I like the Human Target well enough. #486 has an especially good story where Christopher Chance doubles for Dane Dorrance, of the Sea Devils! Nice art by Dick Giordano. #486 also features an Alfred solo story that I just love! I had completely forgotten about this one. Great George Tuska art! Some bad guys get into Bruce Wayne's penthouse (in the Wayne Buliding) and hold Alfred hostage while waiting for Bruce Wayne to return so they can rob him. Alfred tries his darnedest to get them to leave before Wayne returns as Batman. Alfred is of course completely hospitable and makes coffee for the bad guys (so he can get their fingerprints on the cups, natch). When they start to ransack the place, Alfred shows them where the safe is so they won't find the secret Batman entrance. He gives them the combination because he thinks it will entice them to leave sooner. It's called "The Hospitable Hostage" and I found it to be a forgotten, low-key gem of a story. Another thing that's really cool about the Dollar Comics is the nice pin-ups on the back covers! I guess I should mention one thing I didn't like - the death of Batwoman! Kathy Kane is killed by the League of Assassins in #485. Such a waste! They had brought her back a year or so earlier in The Freedom Fighters series. Kathy Kane was running her own circus and she gave the Freedom Fighters jobs in the circus so they could have a place to hide out in the wake of all the trouble they had in their series. (And boy did they have troubles!) The series was canceled very soon after that, so unfortunately there was no 1970s comic book series about a fugitive group of superheroes operating from a circus run by the woman who used to be Batwoman. What a missed opportunity! Instead of killing Kathy Kane, they should have given her a spot in Detective Comics! |
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Post by Cheswick on Mar 25, 2018 11:57:47 GMT -5
I guess I should mention one thing I didn't like - the death of Batwoman! Kathy Kane is killed by the League of Assassins in #485. Such a waste! They had brought her back a year or so earlier in The Freedom Fighters series. Kathy Kane was running her own circus and she gave the Freedom Fighters jobs in the circus so they could have a place to hide out in the wake of all the trouble they had in their series. (And boy did they have troubles!) The series was canceled very soon after that, so unfortunately there was no 1970s comic book series about a fugitive group of superheroes operating from a circus run by the woman who used to be Batwoman. What a missed opportunity! Instead of killing Kathy Kane, they should have given her a spot in Detective Comics! Kathy Kane also appeared in Batman Family #17 a short time before this issue, in a story with Batgirl and Huntress where they fought Catwoman and Poison Ivy. Despite really liking the overall League of Assassins storyline from the Dollar run, I was also disappointed about Kathy's death. Especially since it didn't really serve a purpose story-wise. After Morrison's Batman run, we can actually refer to this as the story that she "died".
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Post by Hoosier X on Mar 25, 2018 14:44:33 GMT -5
I guess I should mention one thing I didn't like - the death of Batwoman! Kathy Kane is killed by the League of Assassins in #485. Such a waste! They had brought her back a year or so earlier in The Freedom Fighters series. Kathy Kane was running her own circus and she gave the Freedom Fighters jobs in the circus so they could have a place to hide out in the wake of all the trouble they had in their series. (And boy did they have troubles!) The series was canceled very soon after that, so unfortunately there was no 1970s comic book series about a fugitive group of superheroes operating from a circus run by the woman who used to be Batwoman. What a missed opportunity! Instead of killing Kathy Kane, they should have given her a spot in Detective Comics! Kathy Kane also appeared in Batman Family #17 a short time before this issue, in a story with Batgirl and Huntress where they fought Catwoman and Poison Ivy. Despite really liking the overall League of Assassins storyline from the Dollar run, I was also disappointed about Kathy's death. Especially since it didn't really serve a purpose story-wise. After Morrison's Batman run, we can actually refer to this as the story that she "died".
I'll have to see if I can find that issue of Batman Family. |
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Post by Hoosier X on Mar 26, 2018 12:30:58 GMT -5
Hoosier X , Roy Raymond is one of my favorite recurring character in Detective Comics and he reminded me of the many TV Detectives that appeared in the 50s to 70s on TV. He's one of the many reasons that I liked Detective Comics those days. I just can't wait to read Batman (GA Detective Comics stories): Vol. 1–8 from my friend who has them in May! Hey, Mechagodzilla! I just read Detective #487 and guess what!? There's a really good Roy Raymond story in it! Very short. They're having a sort of "Impossible but True" anniversary show. It's very good, especially for being so short! I read my first couple of Roy Raymond stories many years ago, first, when I got the Silver Age Classics reprint of Detective Comics #225 (I think that was the early 1990s) and then close to ten years ago, I got Detective Comics #289. I didn't really think too much of the character for a while. But he's grown on me as I got a few more of his appearances in various issues of Detective from #275 to #292 over the last two or three years. I find him really interesting because the strip demonstrates how popular the whole idea of TV was in that period. The strip starts in 1949 and goes to 1961. He's a detective with a show called "Impossible but True" and every week he uses his detective skills to prove that something really amazing is a big hoax! (And it seems to me like it's always a hoax. So the name of the show is a little dubious.) I also think he could be very relevant in today's comics! Because he's a reality show host, when you get right down to it. With slight modifications, he really should be a recurring character in DC comics. He could be an older reality show host who is doing a very sensationalized version of "Impossible but True" who's a bit grumpy about what TV has become. Or maybe he could be the host of a superhero-based reality show. I like that idea A LOT. It seems like something that the DC universe would have. If you have some time, I'd like to hear your thoughts on Roy Raymond, like where you first saw him, what you liked about the series. He's not a guy who gets talked about much, and I'm kind of curious what other people think. And its hard to find anybody who's even heard of him! |
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Post by Prince Hal on Mar 26, 2018 12:59:48 GMT -5
Hoosier X , Roy Raymond is one of my favorite recurring character in Detective Comics and he reminded me of the many TV Detectives that appeared in the 50s to 70s on TV. He's one of the many reasons that I liked Detective Comics those days. I just can't wait to read Batman (GA Detective Comics stories): Vol. 1–8 from my friend who has them in May! Hey, Mechagodzilla! I just read Detective #487 and guess what!? There's a really good Roy Raymond story in it! Very short. They're having a sort of "Impossible but True" anniversary show. It's very good, especially for being so short! I read my first couple of Roy Raymond stories many years ago, first, when I got the Silver Age Classics reprint of Detective Comics #225 (I think that was the early 1990s) and then close to ten years ago, I got Detective Comics #289. I didn't really think too much of the character for a while. But he's grown on me as I got a few more of his appearances in various issues of Detective from #275 to #292 over the last two or three years. I find him really interesting because the strip demonstrates how popular the whole idea of TV was in that period. The strip starts in 1949 and goes to 1961. He's a detective with a show called "Impossible but True" and every week he uses his detective skills to prove that something really amazing is a big hoax! (And it seems to me like it's always a hoax. So the name of the show is a little dubious.)I also think he could be very relevant in today's comics! Because he's a reality show host, when you get right down to it. With slight modifications, he really should be a recurring character in DC comics. He could be an older reality show host who is doing a very sensationalized version of "Impossible but True" who's a bit grumpy about what TV has become. Or maybe he could be the host of a superhero-based reality show. I like that idea A LOT. It seems like something that the DC universe would have. If you have some time, I'd like to hear your thoughts on Roy Raymond, like where you first saw him, what you liked about the series. He's not a guy who gets talked about much, and I'm kind of curious what other people think. And its hard to find anybody who's even heard of him! The BF made me laugh. So right, and had never thought of it! What I love about Roy Raymond actually was a trope that ran through so many of DC's mystery stories: a grounding in reality and science. It was as if they were dedicated to making their young readers remember to be skeptical about magic and the supernatural. Granted, they were throwing around ghosts, etc. in other stories, but they always wanted us to keep our wits about us, so to speak. I used to love the solutions to the apparent supernatural events, not just in Roy Raymond, but in books as different as Batman, Tomahawk, and Challengers, too. (Yes, the solutions were sometimes outlandish, but they kept kids from becoming complete rubes and suckers.) The Amazing (James) Randi performed the same function in his dozens of appearances on kids' shows in the 60s. |
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Post by Hoosier X on Mar 26, 2018 14:03:34 GMT -5
So good to hear from Prince Hal on this vital public-affairs issue!
Don't forget Dr. Thirteen! I first saw him in a Hugo Strange storyline in Batman and Detective around 1980. But I've since seen him in a lone issue of The Phantom Stranger I picked up somewhere. He sometimes comes off as having a little trouble dealing with the evidence of his five senses. (He turns out to be right in the Hugo Strange story.)
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