tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489622848939498705.post5880908038369414297..comments2024-03-18T17:34:56.486-04:00Comments on Four-Color Shadows: Captain Marvel-Leon Francho-1967Bookstevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797445163866512849noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489622848939498705.post-36344896525445684232013-08-23T06:29:45.316-04:002013-08-23T06:29:45.316-04:00Daniel, I could have written what you just said, w...Daniel, I could have written what you just said, word for word.Bookstevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797445163866512849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489622848939498705.post-39098636528977997832013-08-23T06:25:58.880-04:002013-08-23T06:25:58.880-04:00My father had mentioned the original Captain Marve...My father had mentioned the original Captain Marvel to me sometime before these things appeared on the news stands. I was hopeful, but my father was at pains to explain that, no, this character wasn't that Captain Marvel. (And these comic books were probably the worst of any sort that I encountered up to that time. I didn't hate them; I despised them.)<br /><br />Stan Lee, of course, learned when these appeared, that the trademark had been up-for-grabs; and, when they disappeared, he grabbed it. So, once again, a Captain Marvel hit the news stands and, once again, I was hopeful and, once again, my father was at pains to explain that, no, this character wasn't the original Captain Marvel.<br /><br />(It wasn't until I was given a copy of <i>The Great Comic Book Heroes</i>, by Jules Feiffer, that I saw the <i>real</i> Captain Marvel.)Daniel [oeconomist.com]https://www.blogger.com/profile/06763094285750736837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489622848939498705.post-35528719117851849432013-08-22T17:16:27.079-04:002013-08-22T17:16:27.079-04:00God I hated these comics as a kid.
Xam!God I hated these comics as a kid.<br /><br />Xam!Smurfswackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807173070389349098noreply@blogger.com