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Post by shaxper on Aug 6, 2014 20:26:45 GMT -5
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Post by shaxper on Aug 6, 2014 20:26:55 GMT -5
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Post by shaxper on Aug 6, 2014 20:27:32 GMT -5
And now we're all restored here, so it's time for someone to take the helm and write a review of Brother Power the Geek #5. Who will it be?
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Post by Prince Hal on Aug 6, 2014 23:08:17 GMT -5
Before we do that, does anybody know where the Red Oak Kid is?? I miss that guy!
Thanks for restoring this thread, Shax. I am right now ordering the BP the G Omnibus edition to get a headstart on reading # 5.
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Post by shaxper on Aug 6, 2014 23:14:06 GMT -5
Before we do that, does anybody know where the Red Oak Kid is?? I miss that guy! I was thinking the same thing as I was going through this thread. |
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Post by Action Ace on Aug 8, 2014 19:43:12 GMT -5
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Post by Phil Maurice on Aug 8, 2014 20:58:18 GMT -5
Brother Power the Geek in McDonaldland (nn) 1971 promotional giveaway:
Nick and Paul, two desperate hippies carrying a ragged mannequin, duck into a McDonald's in order to avoid a vicious biker gang led by the cruel Hound Dawg. To their astonishment, the restaurant is a magical place where plants, food, and inanimate objects are living, speaking characters. The effect extends to the mannequin, which suddenly springs to life. It proclaims itself Brother Power and, possessed of great strength and speed, handily dispatches the biker gang.
Impressed by this display, the citizens of McDonaldland appeal to Brother Power for aid in rescuing their democratically elected leader Ronald from the clutches of the greedy Grimace, a corpulent despot who sees McDonaldland only as an object of consumption for himself and his cronies (Captain Crook and the Hamburglar, among others).
Nick and Paul, convinced that this is a "bad trip," decide they'd rather take their chances with the bikers and hastily exit, leaving Brother Power to join forces with Officer Big Mac and the Gobblins to defeat the Grimace Gang and rescue Ronald.
Unpopular in its day and notorious for its gratuitous violence, innumerable drug references, and baffling endorsement of consumerism, Brother Power the Geek in McDonaldland is today highly collectible. |
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Post by shaxper on Aug 8, 2014 22:07:46 GMT -5
Brother Power the Geek in McDonaldland (nn) 1971 promotional giveaway:
Nick and Paul, two desperate hippies carrying a ragged mannequin, duck into a McDonald's in order to avoid a vicious biker gang led by the cruel Hound Dawg. To their astonishment, the restaurant is a magical place where plants, food, and inanimate objects are living, speaking characters. The effect extends to the mannequin, which suddenly springs to life. It proclaims itself Brother Power and, possessed of great strength and speed, handily dispatches the biker gang.
Impressed by this display, the citizens of McDonaldland appeal to Brother Power for aid in rescuing their democratically elected leader Ronald from the clutches of the greedy Grimace, a corpulent despot who sees McDonaldland only as an object of consumption for himself and his cronies (Captain Crook and the Hamburglar, among others).
Nick and Paul, convinced that this is a "bad trip," decide they'd rather take their chances with the bikers and hastily exit, leaving Brother Power to join forces with Officer Big Mac and the Gobblins to defeat the Grimace Gang and rescue Ronald.
Unpopular in its day and notorious for its gratuitous violence, innumerable drug references, and baffling endorsement of consumerism, Brother Power the Geek in McDonaldland is today highly collectible. I am in such awe right now... |
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Post by Prince Hal on Aug 8, 2014 22:19:00 GMT -5
Brother Power the Geek in McDonaldland (nn) 1971 promotional giveaway:
Nick and Paul, two desperate hippies carrying a ragged mannequin, duck into a McDonald's in order to avoid a vicious biker gang led by the cruel Hound Dawg. To their astonishment, the restaurant is a magical place where plants, food, and inanimate objects are living, speaking characters. The effect extends to the mannequin, which suddenly springs to life. It proclaims itself Brother Power and, possessed of great strength and speed, handily dispatches the biker gang.
Impressed by this display, the citizens of McDonaldland appeal to Brother Power for aid in rescuing their democratically elected leader Ronald from the clutches of the greedy Grimace, a corpulent despot who sees McDonaldland only as an object of consumption for himself and his cronies (Captain Crook and the Hamburglar, among others).
Nick and Paul, convinced that this is a "bad trip," decide they'd rather take their chances with the bikers and hastily exit, leaving Brother Power to join forces with Officer Big Mac and the Gobblins to defeat the Grimace Gang and rescue Ronald.
Unpopular in its day and notorious for its gratuitous violence, innumerable drug references, and baffling endorsement of consumerism, Brother Power the Geek in McDonaldland is today highly collectible. Can't wait to see the Brother Power Twinkies ad. |
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Post by Phil Maurice on Aug 8, 2014 22:41:26 GMT -5
Can't wait to see the Brother Power Twinkies ad. Right? Though I would pick Snowballs. It's that shaggy pink exterior hiding a dark, chocolate under-belly. 
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Post by Prince Hal on Aug 9, 2014 8:44:03 GMT -5
Can't wait to see the Brother Power Twinkies ad. Right? Though I would pick Snowballs. It's that shaggy pink exterior hiding a dark, chocolate under-belly.
Like Stanley's monster. |
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Post by shaxper on Aug 18, 2014 20:51:22 GMT -5
Tales of the Geek #1
My Brother Power collection is very spotty, but I was lucky enough to stumble upon this early black and white Marvel/Curtis magazine the other day and was amazed to discover a Brother Power story within, as well as various articles about rag doll fandom, including a stunning image of a young Wendy Pini clad in a musty sweater with rag doll hair and, for some reason, a metal bra (though there were flowers painted on both cups). There was also repeated mention of a coming prime time TV series that, apparently, never manifested, starring Scott Baio as Brother Power.
"Brother Power the VEEP"
written by: Doug Moench
with help from: Mort Weisinger
pencils: Barry Windsor
grade: C+
A pretty simple morality tale in which Brother Power works his way up the corporate chain at an investment banking firm, only to be befriended by the other vice presidents there who warn him about the dangerous ways of his hippie friends. After being told that one of the hippies needs a few dollars to pay his mother's medical bills (though there's serious doubt as to the credibility of this story), colleague Bernie warns him about the importance of being straightforward and truthful, advising him never to loan his money to people who can't answer some simple, honest questions about where their money is going.
Then a different hippie hits Brother Power up for money because he lost all of his at the race tracks, and colleagues Fanny and Freddy council Brother Power on the importance of allowing people to make their own mistakes and suffer the repercussions: "If your friend gambles his money recklessly, he doesn't deserve to be helped out afterward. He made his bed and should just lie in it and die, Brother Power."
Finally, upon passing a homeless man down on his luck, the Lehman Twins (again, colleagues of Brother Power's) stop him from donating to a "loser," reminding him that only the strong survive and that beggars should be ashamed of themselves for not succeeding on their own merits.
The story wraps up on a cliche but happy note, with Brother Power now fully understanding that hippies and liberals are full of garbage, while businessmen (and especially investment bankers) rely on a solid foundation of morals that will never steer you wrong. They walk off into the sunset, the American flag silhouetted against the coming dawn of a new day.
Not exactly an intricate story, but Barry Windsor draws an amazing brooding geek face, and you can't argue with the solid logic of the story's theme.
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Post by shaxper on Jan 12, 2015 7:41:22 GMT -5
When Carmine Infantino left DC in the late 1970s, he spoke openly about a conflict between series creator Joe Simon and Superman editor Mort Weisinger over the book's supposedly sympathetic view towards Hippie culture. According to Infantino, the book was buried, not due to low sales, but rather due to Weisinger,  |
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Post by Pharozonk on Jan 12, 2015 10:20:17 GMT -5
Thanks, shax. Now that picture of Brother Power's head on Kitty Pryde's body is going to haunt my nightmares.  |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jan 13, 2015 21:26:36 GMT -5
I can't even begin to describe the awesomeness of that page! |
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