tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90050995785137777592024-03-18T22:00:44.726-04:00"Hero Envy" The Blog AdventuresIf you live in a world where "classic" comic books, "retro" toys, "old-school" cartoons and "magical" childhood dreams matter the most, then this is the place for you...John Ciminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10737574058335177140noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005099578513777759.post-42988171609532510982024-01-19T13:18:00.002-05:002024-01-19T13:18:30.794-05:00THE OFFICIAL ROY THOMAS CHARACTERS, CONCEPTS AND CREATIONS DATABASE<p> </p><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">THE OFFICIAL ROY THOMAS</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">CHARACTERS, CONCEPTS AND CREATIONS</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">DATABASE</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://bleedingcool.com/comics/official-roy-thomas-characters-concepts-and-creations-database/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1350" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQpAhWAUykcq94XrOMYOcYUboTWQpkSMSbphhC3EvWxL6IFm_wQ_mWHr7Tx54fh6Cj62WnvawuNIkWSp9_SHUNsEZilONUvkawgxQPCR2MZjsJ0JOphgzMyzfxSkVIhc-yo1z_lMHW4Y1cgfQUqt1bLtow_tc5TTQEP8dVHdiCEJkb9MznspsAqs-/w422-h640/317147865_1135252203816967_5590757835616146427_n.jpg" width="422" /></a></div></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="font-size: large;">BY</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">"RASCALLY" ROY THOMAS</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">AND</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">JOHN "THE MEGO STRETCH HULK" CIMINO </span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">*</span></b></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: large;">"I get a thrill when I get to see Roy because I look at Roy and I think, you know, Stan co-created the characters and set up the universe, but Roy is the one who taught us all how to write. Because we all write a lot more like Roy than we do like Stan. And there's a guy that is the epitome of what we should aspire too. He's a talented guy, he remembers everything, he knows everything."</span></i></div><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: large;"><b>Tom DeFalco</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3B3uVpZFsQKgNLVnMrOYpNzYC8tdnuC-GU_UxhitJYYnY7mX7zQ3PWhZyyazCSn9ISR0HAxA0Tym9lYLZTC8334M0eHNr3kejxQHt5mKDIrbrbyM6_orvkA8slsjHgSlbIcum8IjDxc/s1600/roy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="1600" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3B3uVpZFsQKgNLVnMrOYpNzYC8tdnuC-GU_UxhitJYYnY7mX7zQ3PWhZyyazCSn9ISR0HAxA0Tym9lYLZTC8334M0eHNr3kejxQHt5mKDIrbrbyM6_orvkA8slsjHgSlbIcum8IjDxc/s640/roy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b></b><br /><br /><b>Roy Thomas:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div>What you are about to see is a Herculean labor called <i><b>THE OFFICIAL ROY THOMAS CHARACTERS, CONCEPTS AND CREATIONS DATABASE!</b></i> What’s that you say? Well, over the past year, my manager and friend John Cimino has made it his personal mission to collect and collate everything he could of my "contributions," such as they may be, to the comicbook field... and he's done such a formidable job that there are a number of concepts and characters listed which I had totally forgotten. The result is, he and I both hope, a database which will be of considerable worth to both the researcher and the casual reader. Naturally, it's not my--or John's--contention that my work over the past half-century plus has such unique merit that it should be catalogued and celebrated above that of others. Rather, he and I hope by this thorough database to inspire others to create additional databases of their own, devoted to this artist or that writer. If that happens, the field of comicbook history will be the richer for it. Now, let's get into this thing, shall we?<br /><br /><b>It's a bit hard to believe, when I look back at all the comicbook characters I was fortunate enough to get to co-create or at least co-develop.</b> But I'd grown up in smalltown Missouri loving comics, so when I got a chance to work in the field in 1965, at the ripe old age of 24, I grabbed it, and soon would be working for Marvel Comics and Stan Lee as his editorial assistant and "staff writer." I suppose Banshee was the first super-type I dreamed up, although Stan wouldn't let the character be a woman, as he should have been. I wasn't wild about the idea of making up heroes for Marvel, since I wouldn't own any part of them or be able to control their destinies past a certain point, but I did it anyway in the sense of heroes like Wolverine, Iron Fist, Warlock, the (second) Vision, Morbius, Black Knight, Son of Satan, et al. Some of them I wrote... others I never (or virtually never) scripted but turned over immediately to other talented people to scribe, and they almost always did me proud.</div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZZE9pLHWdOOK83bcFIrCLrt7OiEgNgGmdA-mKIKa5cEeCiwjKnGxiExT5LIv76gUF1GVZjUufZt6FVuXjK7f8QuazYzS16oELMPNpI5uKzzisbI9X3Av_0bWeaT38-KMyn_cFL6DNns/s960/roycharacters.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="621" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZZE9pLHWdOOK83bcFIrCLrt7OiEgNgGmdA-mKIKa5cEeCiwjKnGxiExT5LIv76gUF1GVZjUufZt6FVuXjK7f8QuazYzS16oELMPNpI5uKzzisbI9X3Av_0bWeaT38-KMyn_cFL6DNns/w414-h640/roycharacters.jpg" title="Roy and a few of his babies" width="414" /></a></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="text-align: justify;">Of course, I co-created some characters for DC, too, in the 1980s... but my Marvel list is far more extensive, since it involves the period from 1965 to 1980, and then again from the latter 1980s through at least the tail end of the 20th century. Actually, I just made up a few characters for my story in Marvel's SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #10-11 released in late 2019 and X-MEN LEGENDS vol. 2 #1-2 released in 2022, and they are included here. In other fields, Gerry Conway and I created the black Amazon Zula for the film that became "Conan the Destroyer" (even suggesting Grace Jones for the part, which worked out well)... and maybe I made up one or two for TV animation, as well... but I think I gave my best effort to the comics. Naturally, John Cimino and I know we probably forgot somebody-or-other that will later occur to us (or to someone else who sees the lists), and we hope, and trust people will let us know if they run across some character or concept that I may have played a part in and simply forgot to list. I don't want to take any credit away from anyone who deserves it--after all, I nearly always co-created characters with an artist at the very least, since the only characters I ever drew the first picture of as well as wrote were Hyperion, Nighthawk, Dr. Spectrum, and the Whizzer (of the Squadron Sinister/Supreme), 3D Man, and Union Jack (of THE INVADERS), plus audio-describes images of Man-Ape and Red Wolf and a few others that will be listed... but hopefully those folks have their own lists, which I applaud, or this database will encourage them to do so.</div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5q7QlvNVyvb-CYgbkTMDwB6B8NtEgdDNTX0Z2ld8ArHuPxaFoTwAd_yKi6gJLQtpBcffsQlqyznSXLYkdAGk5xvOT9d5zJP1gdXwvFUwoDGOifftkZIAplL5UVJdes9T6bJaxHSwPRh0/s1600/thumbnail_Roy%252C+Linda%252C+Bailses%252C+%2526+Whites+1963+restaurant+-+thanks+to+LRC.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="902" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5q7QlvNVyvb-CYgbkTMDwB6B8NtEgdDNTX0Z2ld8ArHuPxaFoTwAd_yKi6gJLQtpBcffsQlqyznSXLYkdAGk5xvOT9d5zJP1gdXwvFUwoDGOifftkZIAplL5UVJdes9T6bJaxHSwPRh0/w640-h434/thumbnail_Roy%252C+Linda%252C+Bailses%252C+%2526+Whites+1963+restaurant+-+thanks+to+LRC.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">The pioneers of comicbook fandom face front in 1963 (from L to R): Roy Thomas and then-girlfriend Linda Rahm (ALTER EGO's first photographed "Joy Holiday"), Jerry and Sondra Bails, and Bilijo and Ruth White.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>John Cimino:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></div><div>What can you say about Roy Thomas? 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<![endif]--><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">protégé</span> </span>and eventual successor as Marvel's editor-in-chief.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>ROY THOMAS AWARD HISTORY:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCCR9MO1qjtG3HKCxONri8ofpKzMCMh-8LdIe6jg4O5SSq1EPx2y-_W39itJjkHPlHs1Kg1UdEkGRYF7-CQ2KPZjDZzPCO_fxRWP4K0zqv1tlG7TFQpLj63ZD0KvQKrlE4SdcZ8BcdId3K-SW04nNd8avdLYH4eKxxcP0DiBj4seIiacapV8Lx2Tqqiw/s625/conan57.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCCR9MO1qjtG3HKCxONri8ofpKzMCMh-8LdIe6jg4O5SSq1EPx2y-_W39itJjkHPlHs1Kg1UdEkGRYF7-CQ2KPZjDZzPCO_fxRWP4K0zqv1tlG7TFQpLj63ZD0KvQKrlE4SdcZ8BcdId3K-SW04nNd8avdLYH4eKxxcP0DiBj4seIiacapV8Lx2Tqqiw/s320/conan57.webp" width="205" /></a></div><b><br /></b></div><div><ul style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; list-style-image: url("/w/skins/Vector/resources/common/images/bullet-icon.svg?d4515"); margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1962:</b> Alley Award for Best Fanzine <i>Alter Ego</i> (with Jerry Bails)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1962:</b> Alley Award for Best Strips <i>Bestest League of America </i>(<i>Alter Ego </i>#1-3, written and drawn by Roy Thomas)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1962:</b> Alley Award for Best Fiction <i>The Reincarnation of the Spectre </i>(<i>Alter Ego </i>#1-2, written and drawn by Roy Thomas)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1964:</b> Alley Award for Best Fanzine <i>Alter Ego</i> (with Jerry Bails)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1964:</b> Alley Award for Best Article in a Fanzine <i>One Man's Family </i>(<i>Alter Ego </i>#7, written by Roy Thomas)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1965:</b> Alley Award for Best Fanzine <i>Alter Ego</i></li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1969:</b> Alley Award for Best Pro Writer</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1971:</b> Shazam Award for Best Writer (Dramatic Division)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1971:</b> Shazam Award for Best Continuing Feature <i>Conan the Barbarian</i></li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1971:</b> Goethe Award for Favorite Pro Writer</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1972:</b> Excellence as a Fanzine editor, as a Comicbook Award from the New England Comic Art Convention, MA</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1973:</b> Shazam Award for Best Individual Story ("Song of Red Sonja", with artist Barry Smith, in <i>Conan the Barbarian</i> #24)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1973:</b> Goethe Award for Favorite Pro Writer</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1973:</b> Goethe Award for Favorite Pro Editor</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1974</b>: Shazam Award for Superior Achievement by an Individual</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1974: </b>Shazam Award for Best Continuing Feature <i>Conan the Barbarian</i></li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1974: </b>Irving Award for Favorite Black-and-White Story ("Red Nails", with artist Barry Smith, in <i>Savage Tales </i>#2)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1974:</b> Angoulême International Comics Festival Award for Best Foreign Author</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1974:</b> Inkpot Award from the San Diego Comic Con, CA</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1974:</b> Comic Fan Art Award for Favorite Pro Editor</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1974:</b> Fan/Writer/Editor "Imperious Roy" Award from the Creation Convention, NYC</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1975:</b> Comic Fan Art Award for Favorite Pro Writer</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1975:</b> Comic Fan Art Award for Favorite Pro Editor</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1975: </b>Irving Award for Favorite Black-and-White Story ("A Witch Shall Be Born", with artist John Buscema, in <i>Savage Sword of Conan </i>#5)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1976: </b>Irving Award for Best Writer</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1977:</b> Favorite Comicbook Writer at the Eagle Awards</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>1977:</b> Favorite Comicbook Magazine </span><span style="font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;">Savage Sword of Conan </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">at the Eagle Awards</span><span style="font-size: 11.2px; text-wrap: nowrap;"> </span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>1978:</b> FOOM Award for Favorite Marvel Writer</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>1978: </b>Guest of Honor at the<b> </b>Comic Art Convention, NYC</span></li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1978:</b> Favorite Comicbook Magazine <i>Savage Sword of Conan </i>at the Eagle Awards</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1979:</b> Favorite Comicbook Magazine<i> Savage Sword of Conan </i>at the Eagle Awards</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1985:</b> Named as one of the honorees by DC Comics in the company's 50th anniversary publication <i>Fifty Who Made DC Great</i></li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1990:</b> Lifetime Fandom Award from Diamond Comics Distributors Inc.</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1996:</b> Author That We Love at the Haxtur Awards from the Gijon Comic Con, Spain</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1998:</b> Teller of "Super" Tales Award from Kansas City Comic Con, KC</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1999:</b> Named as the no. 5 greatest comic book writer and no. 4 greatest comic book editor of the twentieth century by a poll conducted by <i>Comics Buyer's Guide</i></li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2000:</b> Outstanding Achievement in Comicbook Writing at the Paul S. Newman Awards</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2003:</b> Guest of Honor for the Turin Comic Con, Italy</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2006:</b> Guest of Honor in Robert E. Howard's 100th Birthday Celebration for the Robert E. Howard Days, TX</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2007:</b> In Recognition of Extraordinary and Creative Contributions to American Comicbooks Award from the Montclair Art Museum, NJ</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2007:</b> Eisner Award for Best Comicbook Related Periodical <i>Alter Ego</i></li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2010:</b> In Recognition of Contributions to the Star Wars Legacy Award - Honorary Member of the 501st Legion Fan Organization </li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2010: </b>Comics Bulletin<b> </b>ranks <i>Conan the Barbarian</i> no. 7 on its "Top 10 1970s Marvels" list</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2011:</b> Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame from the San Diego Comic Con, CA</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2015:</b> The Black Circle Award from the Robert E. Howard Foundation</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2015:</b> Best Comic Writer In the 75 Years of Marvel from the Comics Festival, Germany</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2017:</b> Historic Achievement Award from the Big Apple Convention, NYC</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2017:</b> Sergio Award from the Comic Art Professional Society (CAPS)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2018:</b> Terrific Creator Award from the Terrific Comic Con, CT</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2018:</b> Guest of Honor for the Barcelona Comic Con, Spain</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2019:</b> Key to the City Award from Jackson, Missouri (February 23rd, declared "Roy Thomas Day") </li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2020:</b> Alumni Merit Award from the Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, MO</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2021:</b> Guest of Honor in Celebrating 51 years of Conan in Comics for the Robert E. Howard Days, TX</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2022:</b> Harvey Awards Hall of Fame from the New York Comic Con, NYC</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIdmDCutyggvp96qfIoVvSSNHXmdZbXEOieCuJPcS9EymbaqecpmZuZhYCXrR9NAHMERUI2pGqxfd7CPuGjYFq1zXq6mSUZgk2j8kX7RFw2AtLE9gYGh-axyjXXC8sAAricU91PDlVmos/s1024/lastkings1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="700" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIdmDCutyggvp96qfIoVvSSNHXmdZbXEOieCuJPcS9EymbaqecpmZuZhYCXrR9NAHMERUI2pGqxfd7CPuGjYFq1zXq6mSUZgk2j8kX7RFw2AtLE9gYGh-axyjXXC8sAAricU91PDlVmos/w438-h640/lastkings1.jpg" width="438" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stan Lee and Roy (or the Man and his protégé) in 1970 creating magic to captivate the world.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>But enough about Roy's writing skills and awards, let's get to his creations. As Roy stated above; he didn't like to create comicbook characters because he knew he wouldn't be able to own them. Well, maybe he should've practiced what he preached because own them or not, Roy Thomas<i> has indeed</i> created or I should say co-created a bunch of comicbook characters (and when we add in all the historical characters, he revamped into comicbook form, the number gets even more ridiculous). One thing I can say for certain is that there are probably only a handful of creators in the history of comics that have co-created more (even less if you want to talk about characters known all over the world that have shaped pop culture and brings in <i>billions </i>to Hollywood from movies and television for BOTH Marvel and DC--how many creators can make that claim??). How many in total, we may never know the answer for certain, but from the size of this database--<i>IT'S A HELLUVA LOT!!! </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><div>Yup, this thing is really BIG and was a monumental task to compile. Roy and I both buckled down and did months of research; we went over Roy's "official" lists, had long phone/email conversations to gather information, dug through all our comics, got some assistance from others including collaborator <b>Jean-Marc Lofficier</b> and scoured the internet so many times we lost count. What we discovered was there were so many minor and insignificant background characters that didn't have big roles in the stories or just had brief appearances, and there were also a bunch of revamped or alternate-reality versions of characters in stories from NOT BRAND ECHH, WHAT IF, CONAN, pulps, novels, literature and the like. Same can be said about certain paraphernalia or vehicles Roy co-created that were so minuscule, they found their way into comicbook obscurity. Things could've gotten pretty monotonous, but we like to be as complete as we can so we tried to get in the more important ones (can anyone say Adam Klink?), especially if someone or something had a few recurring roles or used by other writers in later years. Hey, Roy has been writing comics waaay longer than I've been alive so there's literally thousands of pages of secondary characters he put into his stories, so we're sorry if "Rocky," "Sally," "Mr. Calkin" and all the others don't make it in this database because we can only do so much. Hopefully, if anyone locates a "Roy Thomas co-creation" we didn't list and thinks it should be, let us know and we'll add it. Roy will even give you a nice shout out online on <i><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/664083247096026" target="_blank">The Roy Thomas Appreciation Board</a></b> </i>on Facebook! So, if you're not already a member, join today.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BFwLLSHNXNaB6Q2cZ5Wy7xH0RtRK5r4ZfVRSx1ahynhtGxvW7kNrqy05m_GYXfxwTCir7nOpxGpKLKb2Zr43XmTQnL-FO_hn_q-m2IAX1LI1CVAeiNhf3No6Klu3t3cdqEOJh-PRNT9AdO_067lfz4_v7gRRI989V9lbvvg4UkuBIxxnZYS8qs6Dy6o/s1613/12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1613" data-original-width="1490" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BFwLLSHNXNaB6Q2cZ5Wy7xH0RtRK5r4ZfVRSx1ahynhtGxvW7kNrqy05m_GYXfxwTCir7nOpxGpKLKb2Zr43XmTQnL-FO_hn_q-m2IAX1LI1CVAeiNhf3No6Klu3t3cdqEOJh-PRNT9AdO_067lfz4_v7gRRI989V9lbvvg4UkuBIxxnZYS8qs6Dy6o/w592-h640/12.jpg" width="592" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roy with some early acclaim in 1965</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We think you'll enjoy the fruits of our labor with these comprehensive lists we put into three categories: <span style="color: red;"><b>MARVEL COMICS </b><span style="color: black;">(split into <b><span style="color: red;">2</span></b> parts)</span></span>, <span style="color: blue;"><b>DC COMICS</b></span>, and <span style="color: lime;"><b>MISCELLANEOUS</b></span> (this category also includes all Roy's fan letters).<b> Included with each entry is a picture, listing of first comicbook appearance, who Roy co-created the concept with and any background information he wanted to include.</b> Hopefully all those mistakes on the internet about who created what (that drives Roy and I both crazy) can be put to rest. We can't save everything in the comicbook world from wannabe historian trolls and fanboy mistakes but when it comes to Roy Thomas, at least we can do our part to give you the <i>correct </i>information straight from the source (<i>so</i> <i>for crying out loud, Roy had nothing to do with the creation of Misty Knight and Polaris</i>). But we're not perfect either, so if you spot a mistake we made or have a question, let us know. This is an ever-evolving database, and we appreciate when fans give us more input to expand it further.<br /></div></div><div><i> </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdiB6M4fuE-t6OusyXWzQ5wb78L9g6Ybi3ZiReoz7c9C_e92YXCkMfhoW8C0ec42703en7JEDbT2-xuZS0B733bo2BKXzavQ_AdFhXQku7t57IuEEikPk9Cu7EbMCTM2Jj5WVdDrNW52g/s2048/roycharacters1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1392" data-original-width="2048" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdiB6M4fuE-t6OusyXWzQ5wb78L9g6Ybi3ZiReoz7c9C_e92YXCkMfhoW8C0ec42703en7JEDbT2-xuZS0B733bo2BKXzavQ_AdFhXQku7t57IuEEikPk9Cu7EbMCTM2Jj5WVdDrNW52g/w640-h435/roycharacters1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roy showcasing some of his babies. Yeah, there are a lot of them.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><div>In ending, Roy and I hope you'll enjoy this project we put our "blood, sweat and tears" into (and yes, I cried a bunch of tears). Through all the research and rewrites, I'm honestly very happy with the end result. And the best part is, despite how much information is jam-packed into this thing, I've made it really easy to understand and navigate through, you can just sit back and enjoy the experience. <b>So here's to all<i> </i>the readers, researchers and fans; a fun and accurate resource on the comicbook magic of "Rascally" Roy Thomas, one of the greatest writer/creators of popular fiction and an exclusive member of the Mount Rushmore of Marvel Comics alongside Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko.</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplc9j1gldMAeTNaGFfAg1cBI6pJGK0panYVPwM237mwSyZez1qSJv5QolLTGgWxUL-PDmOxI0MhLs-3UtdbAHLmH2kLyKDwYfcpL35mTD1brQg6T6B7aOkZm01_py3UAOvjp8TZt2j3k/s1280/roycharacters1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1016" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplc9j1gldMAeTNaGFfAg1cBI6pJGK0panYVPwM237mwSyZez1qSJv5QolLTGgWxUL-PDmOxI0MhLs-3UtdbAHLmH2kLyKDwYfcpL35mTD1brQg6T6B7aOkZm01_py3UAOvjp8TZt2j3k/w508-h640/roycharacters1.jpg" width="508" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">"You take away a man's humanity, if you take away their credit."</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jerry Robinson</b></span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: black;">*</span></span></b></span></span></div><i></i></div><i></i><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">**************</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">*MAIN MENU*</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">**************</span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKCI1INAg5t6lgV-c8VCAo717OoErhoXMy5bvYYDF0z597kVy3YyFj5jaARupPg46sliUJ4pdcpYbm1HQ5F69ZdIWHLmGq66UL2dM56wfdAjUVw_LlwJbySJb9T5OXtv_EXiM-LhKOMq0/s1600/roy-thomas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="478" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKCI1INAg5t6lgV-c8VCAo717OoErhoXMy5bvYYDF0z597kVy3YyFj5jaARupPg46sliUJ4pdcpYbm1HQ5F69ZdIWHLmGq66UL2dM56wfdAjUVw_LlwJbySJb9T5OXtv_EXiM-LhKOMq0/s320/roy-thomas.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>*</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Click one of the three links below</b></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*<a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-roy-thomas-marvel-comics-characters_1.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">THE MARVEL COMICS </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">*<a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-roy-thomas-dc-comics-characters.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;">THE DC COMICS</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">*<a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-roy-thomas-miscellaneous-characters.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: x-large;">THE MISCELLANEOUS COMICS<br />AND FAN LETTERS</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">*</span> </b></span><i><span style="font-size: large;"></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: magenta;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">"Roy got me hooked on Avengers & Conan *&* the X-Canon & look where that led to?"</span></i></span></div><div><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Chris Claremont</b></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">LINKS TO OTHER "MEGO STRETCH HULK" AND</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> "RASCALLY ROY" HERO ENVY ARTICLES...</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="goog_1532594871"></span><span id="goog_1532594872"></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpSo5n4HmiPCRvzy5QjsU0E_2lkbcNZG8xWNcP93f3hkOGw_KuJjdOpCMGt7xFti5y3lOv6_MLZp-nnQX9EuGFg5cjK-p736UNJarYpyZVYoHxknCeVgf5fpPJqDABCxALc4luK-lxkw/s1600/Roy-Thomas-John-Cimino.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="960" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpSo5n4HmiPCRvzy5QjsU0E_2lkbcNZG8xWNcP93f3hkOGw_KuJjdOpCMGt7xFti5y3lOv6_MLZp-nnQX9EuGFg5cjK-p736UNJarYpyZVYoHxknCeVgf5fpPJqDABCxALc4luK-lxkw/s320/Roy-Thomas-John-Cimino.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>THE ROY THOMAS SPIDER-MAN COSTUME</b></span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-roy-thomas-spider-man-costume.html" target="_blank"><span>http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-roy-thomas-spider-man-costume.html </span></a><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>THE UNCANNY BUT TRUE CREATION OF THE WOLVERINE</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-uncanny-but-true-creation-of.html">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-uncanny-but-true-creation-of.html</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>DAYS OF GRIMLOCK, ELVIS PRESLEY AND ROY THOMAS </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/05/days-of-grimlock-elvis-presely-and-roy.html" target="_blank">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/05/days-of-grimlock-elvis-presely-and-roy.html </a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>THE "OFFICIAL" MARVEL COMICS ROY THOMAS APPRECIATION PRINT</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-official-marvel-comics-roy-thomas.html" target="_blank">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-official-marvel-comics-roy-thomas.html </a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>THE SECRET ORIGIN OF THE JIM STARLIN THANOS BUST</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-secret-origin-of-jim-starlin-thanos.html" target="_blank">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-secret-origin-of-jim-starlin-thanos.html </a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>MY MARVEL CAMEO</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/11/my-marvel-cameo.html" target="_blank">https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/11/my-marvel-cameo.html </a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>THE LAST SPIDER-MAN DAILY NEWSPAPER STRIP</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-last-spider-man-newspaper-daily.html">https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-last-spider-man-newspaper-daily.html</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>THE LAST GATHERING WITH STAN LEE</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-last-gathering-with-stan-lee.html" target="_blank">https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-last-gathering-with-stan-lee.html </a> </span><br /><br /><span> </span><span><b>LINK TO THE BLEEDING COOL ARTICLE ON THE ROY THOMAS DATABASE</b></span><br /><span><a href="https://www.bleedingcool.com/2020/01/02/official-roy-thomas-characters-concepts-and-creations-database/" target="_blank">https://www.bleedingcool.com/2020/01/02/official-roy-thomas-characters-concepts-and-creations-database/</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> ROY THOMAS PROTECTS STAN LEE'S LEGACY</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/roy-thomas-former-marvel-editor-pushes-back-on-new-stan-lee-biography-guest-column">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/roy-thomas-former-marvel-editor-pushes-back-on-new-stan-lee-biography-guest-column</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">FIVE INCREDIBLE THINGS ABOUT THE HULK</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://tripwiremagazine.co.uk/headlines/five-incredible-things-about-the-hulk/?fbclid=IwAR11-fbHzJTChx2Ef47ixj3qthowcpvHOzfx-wNhfm1qRljm3spY7sayTxY">Five Incredible Things About The Hulk - TRIPWIRE MAGAZINE</a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> MARVEL COMICS: ROY THOMAS'S 10 BEST SUPERHEROES</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://screenrant.com/marvel-comics-roy-thomas-best-superheroes/">Marvel Comics: Roy Thomas's 10 Best Superheroes | Screen Rant</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRw5wcLaJv206Zb9aC9ST1YRpgoEPmAE7LYcWoRHW6wKoYK63PIp8iyUN9kZXq0QEv9GIou079sV-j5cvZwFKAxzGLBhvMgumRBFglEG16a4rYwkNlbKQzTJvWmRfveqMmFZr7adCnvAjLZmVOyvWWsZ2z64EdMJ3yWFDH9HiHEVJ8qDw4kp8lNVWd48s/s2510/3roycharacters1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2510" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRw5wcLaJv206Zb9aC9ST1YRpgoEPmAE7LYcWoRHW6wKoYK63PIp8iyUN9kZXq0QEv9GIou079sV-j5cvZwFKAxzGLBhvMgumRBFglEG16a4rYwkNlbKQzTJvWmRfveqMmFZr7adCnvAjLZmVOyvWWsZ2z64EdMJ3yWFDH9HiHEVJ8qDw4kp8lNVWd48s/w490-h640/3roycharacters1.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">"The Laborer is worthy of his hire."</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Luke 10:7</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>John Ciminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10737574058335177140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005099578513777759.post-22707427156799066662023-01-15T16:30:00.055-05:002023-11-07T16:43:54.119-05:00THE OFFICIAL ROY THOMAS CHARACTERS, CONCEPTS AND CREATIONS DATABASE<p> </p><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">THE OFFICIAL ROY THOMAS</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">CHARACTERS, CONCEPTS AND CREATIONS</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">DATABASE</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://bleedingcool.com/comics/official-roy-thomas-characters-concepts-and-creations-database/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1350" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQpAhWAUykcq94XrOMYOcYUboTWQpkSMSbphhC3EvWxL6IFm_wQ_mWHr7Tx54fh6Cj62WnvawuNIkWSp9_SHUNsEZilONUvkawgxQPCR2MZjsJ0JOphgzMyzfxSkVIhc-yo1z_lMHW4Y1cgfQUqt1bLtow_tc5TTQEP8dVHdiCEJkb9MznspsAqs-/w422-h640/317147865_1135252203816967_5590757835616146427_n.jpg" width="422" /></a></div></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="font-size: large;">BY</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">"RASCALLY" ROY THOMAS</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">AND</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">JOHN "THE MEGO STRETCH HULK" CIMINO </span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">*</span></b></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: large;">"I get a thrill when I get to see Roy because I look at Roy and I think, you know, Stan co-created the characters and set up the universe, but Roy is the one who taught us all how to write. Because we all write a lot more like Roy than we do like Stan. And there's a guy that is the epitome of what we should aspire too. He's a talented guy, he remembers everything, he knows everything."</span></i></div><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: large;"><b>Tom DeFalco</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3B3uVpZFsQKgNLVnMrOYpNzYC8tdnuC-GU_UxhitJYYnY7mX7zQ3PWhZyyazCSn9ISR0HAxA0Tym9lYLZTC8334M0eHNr3kejxQHt5mKDIrbrbyM6_orvkA8slsjHgSlbIcum8IjDxc/s1600/roy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="1600" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3B3uVpZFsQKgNLVnMrOYpNzYC8tdnuC-GU_UxhitJYYnY7mX7zQ3PWhZyyazCSn9ISR0HAxA0Tym9lYLZTC8334M0eHNr3kejxQHt5mKDIrbrbyM6_orvkA8slsjHgSlbIcum8IjDxc/s640/roy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b></b><br /><br /><b>Roy Thomas:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div>What you are about to see is a Herculean labor called <i><b>THE OFFICIAL ROY THOMAS CHARACTERS, CONCEPTS AND CREATIONS DATABASE!</b></i> What’s that you say? Well, over the past year, my manager and friend John Cimino has made it his personal mission to collect and collate everything he could of my "contributions," such as they may be, to the comicbook field... and he's done such a formidable job that there are a number of concepts and characters listed which I had totally forgotten. The result is, he and I both hope, a database which will be of considerable worth to both the researcher and the casual reader. Naturally, it's not my--or John's--contention that my work over the past half-century plus has such unique merit that it should be catalogued and celebrated above that of others. Rather, he and I hope by this thorough database to inspire others to create additional databases of their own, devoted to this artist or that writer. If that happens, the field of comicbook history will be the richer for it. Now, let's get into this thing, shall we?<br /><br /><b>It's a bit hard to believe, when I look back at all the comicbook characters I was fortunate enough to get to co-create or at least co-develop.</b> But I'd grown up in smalltown Missouri loving comics, so when I got a chance to work in the field in 1965, at the ripe old age of 24, I grabbed it, and soon would be working for Marvel Comics and Stan Lee as his editorial assistant and "staff writer." I suppose Banshee was the first super-type I dreamed up, although Stan wouldn't let the character be a woman, as he should have been. I wasn't wild about the idea of making up heroes for Marvel, since I wouldn't own any part of them or be able to control their destinies past a certain point, but I did it anyway in the sense of heroes like Wolverine, Iron Fist, Warlock, the (second) Vision, Morbius, Black Knight, Son of Satan, et al. Some of them I wrote... others I never (or virtually never) scripted but turned over immediately to other talented people to scribe, and they almost always did me proud.</div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZZE9pLHWdOOK83bcFIrCLrt7OiEgNgGmdA-mKIKa5cEeCiwjKnGxiExT5LIv76gUF1GVZjUufZt6FVuXjK7f8QuazYzS16oELMPNpI5uKzzisbI9X3Av_0bWeaT38-KMyn_cFL6DNns/s960/roycharacters.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="621" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZZE9pLHWdOOK83bcFIrCLrt7OiEgNgGmdA-mKIKa5cEeCiwjKnGxiExT5LIv76gUF1GVZjUufZt6FVuXjK7f8QuazYzS16oELMPNpI5uKzzisbI9X3Av_0bWeaT38-KMyn_cFL6DNns/w414-h640/roycharacters.jpg" title="Roy and a few of his babies" width="414" /></a></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="text-align: justify;">Of course, I co-created some characters for DC, too, in the 1980s... but my Marvel list is far more extensive, since it involves the period from 1965 to 1980, and then again from the latter 1980s through at least the tail end of the 20th century. Actually, I just made up a few characters for my story in Marvel's SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #10-11 released in late 2019 and X-MEN LEGENDS vol. 2 #1-2 released in 2022, and they are included here. In other fields, Gerry Conway and I created the black Amazon Zula for the film that became "Conan the Destroyer" (even suggesting Grace Jones for the part, which worked out well)... and maybe I made up one or two for TV animation, as well... but I think I gave my best effort to the comics. Naturally, John Cimino and I know we probably forgot somebody-or-other that will later occur to us (or to someone else who sees the lists), and we hope, and trust people will let us know if they run across some character or concept that I may have played a part in and simply forgot to list. 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<![endif]--><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">protégé</span> </span>and eventual successor as Marvel's editor-in-chief.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>ROY THOMAS AWARD HISTORY:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCCR9MO1qjtG3HKCxONri8ofpKzMCMh-8LdIe6jg4O5SSq1EPx2y-_W39itJjkHPlHs1Kg1UdEkGRYF7-CQ2KPZjDZzPCO_fxRWP4K0zqv1tlG7TFQpLj63ZD0KvQKrlE4SdcZ8BcdId3K-SW04nNd8avdLYH4eKxxcP0DiBj4seIiacapV8Lx2Tqqiw/s625/conan57.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCCR9MO1qjtG3HKCxONri8ofpKzMCMh-8LdIe6jg4O5SSq1EPx2y-_W39itJjkHPlHs1Kg1UdEkGRYF7-CQ2KPZjDZzPCO_fxRWP4K0zqv1tlG7TFQpLj63ZD0KvQKrlE4SdcZ8BcdId3K-SW04nNd8avdLYH4eKxxcP0DiBj4seIiacapV8Lx2Tqqiw/s320/conan57.webp" width="205" /></a></div><b><br /></b></div><div><ul style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; list-style-image: url("/w/skins/Vector/resources/common/images/bullet-icon.svg?d4515"); margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1962:</b> Alley Award for Best Fanzine <i>Alter Ego</i> (with Jerry Bails)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1962:</b> Alley Award for Best Strips <i>Bestest League of America </i>(<i>Alter Ego </i>#1-3, written and drawn by Roy Thomas)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1962:</b> Alley Award for Best Fiction <i>The Reincarnation of the Spectre </i>(<i>Alter Ego </i>#1-2, written and drawn by Roy Thomas)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1964:</b> Alley Award for Best Fanzine <i>Alter Ego</i> (with Jerry Bails)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1964:</b> Alley Award for Best Article in a Fanzine <i>One Man's Family </i>(<i>Alter Ego </i>#7, written by Roy Thomas)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1965:</b> Alley Award for Best Fanzine <i>Alter Ego</i></li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1969:</b> Alley Award for Best Pro Writer</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1971:</b> Shazam Award for Best Writer (Dramatic Division)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1971:</b> Shazam Award for Best Continuing Feature <i>Conan the Barbarian</i></li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1971:</b> Goethe Award for Favorite Pro Writer</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1972:</b> Excellence as a Fanzine editor, as a Comicbook Award from the New England Comic Art Convention, MA</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1973:</b> Shazam Award for Best Individual Story ("Song of Red Sonja", with artist Barry Smith, in <i>Conan the Barbarian</i> #24)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1973:</b> Goethe Award for Favorite Pro Writer</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1973:</b> Goethe Award for Favorite Pro Editor</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1974</b>: Shazam Award for Superior Achievement by an Individual</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1974: </b>Shazam Award for Best Continuing Feature <i>Conan the Barbarian</i></li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1974: </b>Irving Award for Favorite Black-and-White Story ("Red Nails", with artist Barry Smith, in <i>Savage Tales </i>#2)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1974:</b> Angoulême International Comics Festival Award for Best Foreign Author</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1974:</b> Inkpot Award from the San Diego Comic Con, CA</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1974:</b> Comic Fan Art Award for Favorite Pro Editor</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1974:</b> Fan/Writer/Editor "Imperious Roy" Award from the Creation Convention, NYC</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1975:</b> Comic Fan Art Award for Favorite Pro Writer</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1975:</b> Comic Fan Art Award for Favorite Pro Editor</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1975: </b>Irving Award for Favorite Black-and-White Story ("A Witch Shall Be Born", with artist John Buscema, in <i>Savage Sword of Conan </i>#5)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1976: </b>Irving Award for Best Writer</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1977:</b> Favorite Comicbook Writer at the Eagle Awards</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>1977:</b> Favorite Comicbook Magazine </span><span style="font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;">Savage Sword of Conan </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">at the Eagle Awards</span><span style="font-size: 11.2px; text-wrap: nowrap;"> </span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>1978:</b> FOOM Award for Favorite Marvel Writer</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>1978: </b>Guest of Honor at the<b> </b>Comic Art Convention, NYC</span></li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1978:</b> Favorite Comicbook Magazine <i>Savage Sword of Conan </i>at the Eagle Awards</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1979:</b> Favorite Comicbook Magazine<i> Savage Sword of Conan </i>at the Eagle Awards</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1985:</b> Named as one of the honorees by DC Comics in the company's 50th anniversary publication <i>Fifty Who Made DC Great</i></li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1990:</b> Lifetime Fandom Award from Diamond Comics Distributors Inc.</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1996:</b> Author That We Love at the Haxtur Awards from the Gijon Comic Con, Spain</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1998:</b> Teller of "Super" Tales Award from Kansas City Comic Con, KC</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1999:</b> Named as the no. 5 greatest comic book writer and no. 4 greatest comic book editor of the twentieth century by a poll conducted by <i>Comics Buyer's Guide</i></li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2000:</b> Outstanding Achievement in Comicbook Writing at the Paul S. Newman Awards</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2003:</b> Guest of Honor for the Turin Comic Con, Italy</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2006:</b> Guest of Honor in Robert E. Howard's 100th Birthday Celebration for the Robert E. Howard Days, TX</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2007:</b> In Recognition of Extraordinary and Creative Contributions to American Comicbooks Award from the Montclair Art Museum, NJ</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2007:</b> Eisner Award for Best Comicbook Related Periodical <i>Alter Ego</i></li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2010:</b> In Recognition of Contributions to the Star Wars Legacy Award - Honorary Member of the 501st Legion Fan Organization </li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2010: </b>Comics Bulletin<b> </b>ranks <i>Conan the Barbarian</i> no. 7 on its "Top 10 1970s Marvels" list</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2011:</b> Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame from the San Diego Comic Con, CA</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2015:</b> The Black Circle Award from the Robert E. Howard Foundation</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2015:</b> Best Comic Writer In the 75 Years of Marvel from the Comics Festival, Germany</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2017:</b> Historic Achievement Award from the Big Apple Convention, NYC</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2017:</b> Sergio Award from the Comic Art Professional Society (CAPS)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2018:</b> Terrific Creator Award from the Terrific Comic Con, CT</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2018:</b> Guest of Honor for the Barcelona Comic Con, Spain</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2019:</b> Key to the City Award from Jackson, Missouri (February 23rd, declared "Roy Thomas Day") </li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2020:</b> Alumni Merit Award from the Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, MO</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2021:</b> Guest of Honor in Celebrating 51 years of Conan in Comics for the Robert E. Howard Days, TX</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2022:</b> Harvey Awards Hall of Fame from the New York Comic Con, NYC</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIdmDCutyggvp96qfIoVvSSNHXmdZbXEOieCuJPcS9EymbaqecpmZuZhYCXrR9NAHMERUI2pGqxfd7CPuGjYFq1zXq6mSUZgk2j8kX7RFw2AtLE9gYGh-axyjXXC8sAAricU91PDlVmos/s1024/lastkings1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="700" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIdmDCutyggvp96qfIoVvSSNHXmdZbXEOieCuJPcS9EymbaqecpmZuZhYCXrR9NAHMERUI2pGqxfd7CPuGjYFq1zXq6mSUZgk2j8kX7RFw2AtLE9gYGh-axyjXXC8sAAricU91PDlVmos/w438-h640/lastkings1.jpg" width="438" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stan Lee and Roy (or the Man and his protégé) in 1970 creating magic to captivate the world.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>But enough about Roy's writing skills and awards, let's get to his creations. As Roy stated above; he didn't like to create comicbook characters because he knew he wouldn't be able to own them. Well, maybe he should've practiced what he preached because own them or not, Roy Thomas<i> has indeed</i> created or I should say co-created a bunch of comicbook characters (and when we add in all the historical characters, he revamped into comicbook form, the number gets even more ridiculous). One thing I can say for certain is that there are probably only a handful of creators in the history of comics that have co-created more (even less if you want to talk about characters known all over the world that have shaped pop culture and brings in <i>billions </i>to Hollywood from movies and television for BOTH Marvel and DC--how many creators can make that claim??). How many in total, we may never know the answer for certain, but from the size of this database--<i>IT'S A HELLUVA LOT!!! </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><div>Yup, this thing is really BIG and was a monumental task to compile. Roy and I both buckled down and did months of research; we went over Roy's "official" lists, had long phone/email conversations to gather information, dug through all our comics, got some assistance from others including collaborator <b>Jean-Marc Lofficier</b> and scoured the internet so many times we lost count. What we discovered was there were so many minor and insignificant background characters that didn't have big roles in the stories or just had brief appearances, and there were also a bunch of revamped or alternate-reality versions of characters in stories from NOT BRAND ECHH, WHAT IF, CONAN, pulps, novels, literature and the like. Same can be said about certain paraphernalia or vehicles Roy co-created that were so minuscule, they found their way into comicbook obscurity. Things could've gotten pretty monotonous, but we like to be as complete as we can so we tried to get in the more important ones (can anyone say Adam Klink?), especially if someone or something had a few recurring roles or used by other writers in later years. Hey, Roy has been writing comics waaay longer than I've been alive so there's literally thousands of pages of secondary characters he put into his stories, so we're sorry if "Rocky," "Sally," "Mr. Calkin" and all the others don't make it in this database because we can only do so much. Hopefully, if anyone locates a "Roy Thomas co-creation" we didn't list and thinks it should be, let us know and we'll add it. Roy will even give you a nice shout out online on <i><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/664083247096026" target="_blank">The Roy Thomas Appreciation Board</a></b> </i>on Facebook! So, if you're not already a member, join today.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BFwLLSHNXNaB6Q2cZ5Wy7xH0RtRK5r4ZfVRSx1ahynhtGxvW7kNrqy05m_GYXfxwTCir7nOpxGpKLKb2Zr43XmTQnL-FO_hn_q-m2IAX1LI1CVAeiNhf3No6Klu3t3cdqEOJh-PRNT9AdO_067lfz4_v7gRRI989V9lbvvg4UkuBIxxnZYS8qs6Dy6o/s1613/12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1613" data-original-width="1490" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BFwLLSHNXNaB6Q2cZ5Wy7xH0RtRK5r4ZfVRSx1ahynhtGxvW7kNrqy05m_GYXfxwTCir7nOpxGpKLKb2Zr43XmTQnL-FO_hn_q-m2IAX1LI1CVAeiNhf3No6Klu3t3cdqEOJh-PRNT9AdO_067lfz4_v7gRRI989V9lbvvg4UkuBIxxnZYS8qs6Dy6o/w592-h640/12.jpg" width="592" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roy with some early acclaim in 1965</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We think you'll enjoy the fruits of our labor with these comprehensive lists we put into three categories: <span style="color: red;"><b>MARVEL COMICS </b><span style="color: black;">(split into <b><span style="color: red;">2</span></b> parts)</span></span>, <span style="color: blue;"><b>DC COMICS</b></span>, and <span style="color: lime;"><b>MISCELLANEOUS</b></span> (this category also includes all Roy's fan letters).<b> Included with each entry is a picture, listing of first comicbook appearance, who Roy co-created the concept with and any background information he wanted to include.</b> Hopefully all those mistakes on the internet about who created what (that drives Roy and I both crazy) can be put to rest. We can't save everything in the comicbook world from wannabe historian trolls and fanboy mistakes but when it comes to Roy Thomas, at least we can do our part to give you the <i>correct </i>information straight from the source (<i>so</i> <i>for crying out loud, Roy had nothing to do with the creation of Misty Knight and Polaris</i>). But we're not perfect either, so if you spot a mistake we made or have a question, let us know. This is an ever-evolving database, and we appreciate when fans give us more input to expand it further.<br /></div></div><div><i> </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdiB6M4fuE-t6OusyXWzQ5wb78L9g6Ybi3ZiReoz7c9C_e92YXCkMfhoW8C0ec42703en7JEDbT2-xuZS0B733bo2BKXzavQ_AdFhXQku7t57IuEEikPk9Cu7EbMCTM2Jj5WVdDrNW52g/s2048/roycharacters1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1392" data-original-width="2048" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdiB6M4fuE-t6OusyXWzQ5wb78L9g6Ybi3ZiReoz7c9C_e92YXCkMfhoW8C0ec42703en7JEDbT2-xuZS0B733bo2BKXzavQ_AdFhXQku7t57IuEEikPk9Cu7EbMCTM2Jj5WVdDrNW52g/w640-h435/roycharacters1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roy showcasing some of his babies. Yeah, there are a lot of them.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><div>In ending, Roy and I hope you'll enjoy this project we put our "blood, sweat and tears" into (and yes, I cried a bunch of tears). Through all the research and rewrites, I'm honestly very happy with the end result. And the best part is, despite how much information is jam-packed into this thing, I've made it really easy to understand and navigate through, you can just sit back and enjoy the experience. <b>So here's to all<i> </i>the readers, researchers and fans; a fun and accurate resource on the comicbook magic of "Rascally" Roy Thomas, one of the greatest writer/creators of popular fiction and an exclusive member of the Mount Rushmore of Marvel Comics alongside Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko.</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplc9j1gldMAeTNaGFfAg1cBI6pJGK0panYVPwM237mwSyZez1qSJv5QolLTGgWxUL-PDmOxI0MhLs-3UtdbAHLmH2kLyKDwYfcpL35mTD1brQg6T6B7aOkZm01_py3UAOvjp8TZt2j3k/s1280/roycharacters1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1016" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplc9j1gldMAeTNaGFfAg1cBI6pJGK0panYVPwM237mwSyZez1qSJv5QolLTGgWxUL-PDmOxI0MhLs-3UtdbAHLmH2kLyKDwYfcpL35mTD1brQg6T6B7aOkZm01_py3UAOvjp8TZt2j3k/w508-h640/roycharacters1.jpg" width="508" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">"You take away a man's humanity, if you take away their credit."</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jerry Robinson</b></span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: black;">*</span></span></b></span></span></div><i></i></div><i></i><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">**************</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">*MAIN MENU*</span></b></div><div 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links below</b></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*<a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-roy-thomas-marvel-comics-characters_1.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">THE MARVEL COMICS </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">*<a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-roy-thomas-dc-comics-characters.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;">THE DC COMICS</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">*<a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-roy-thomas-miscellaneous-characters.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: x-large;">THE MISCELLANEOUS COMICS<br />AND FAN LETTERS</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">*</span> </b></span><i><span style="font-size: large;"></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: magenta;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">"Roy got me hooked on Avengers & Conan *&* the X-Canon & look where that led to?"</span></i></span></div><div><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Chris Claremont</b></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">LINKS TO OTHER "MEGO STRETCH HULK" AND</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> "RASCALLY ROY" HERO ENVY ARTICLES...</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="goog_1532594871"></span><span id="goog_1532594872"></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpSo5n4HmiPCRvzy5QjsU0E_2lkbcNZG8xWNcP93f3hkOGw_KuJjdOpCMGt7xFti5y3lOv6_MLZp-nnQX9EuGFg5cjK-p736UNJarYpyZVYoHxknCeVgf5fpPJqDABCxALc4luK-lxkw/s1600/Roy-Thomas-John-Cimino.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="960" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpSo5n4HmiPCRvzy5QjsU0E_2lkbcNZG8xWNcP93f3hkOGw_KuJjdOpCMGt7xFti5y3lOv6_MLZp-nnQX9EuGFg5cjK-p736UNJarYpyZVYoHxknCeVgf5fpPJqDABCxALc4luK-lxkw/s320/Roy-Thomas-John-Cimino.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>THE ROY THOMAS SPIDER-MAN COSTUME</b></span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-roy-thomas-spider-man-costume.html" target="_blank"><span>http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-roy-thomas-spider-man-costume.html </span></a><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>THE UNCANNY BUT TRUE CREATION OF THE WOLVERINE</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-uncanny-but-true-creation-of.html">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-uncanny-but-true-creation-of.html</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>DAYS OF GRIMLOCK, ELVIS PRESLEY AND ROY THOMAS </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/05/days-of-grimlock-elvis-presely-and-roy.html" target="_blank">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/05/days-of-grimlock-elvis-presely-and-roy.html </a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>THE "OFFICIAL" MARVEL COMICS ROY THOMAS APPRECIATION PRINT</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-official-marvel-comics-roy-thomas.html" target="_blank">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-official-marvel-comics-roy-thomas.html </a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>THE SECRET ORIGIN OF THE JIM STARLIN THANOS BUST</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-secret-origin-of-jim-starlin-thanos.html" target="_blank">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-secret-origin-of-jim-starlin-thanos.html </a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>MY MARVEL CAMEO</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/11/my-marvel-cameo.html" target="_blank">https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/11/my-marvel-cameo.html </a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>THE LAST SPIDER-MAN DAILY NEWSPAPER STRIP</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-last-spider-man-newspaper-daily.html">https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-last-spider-man-newspaper-daily.html</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>THE LAST GATHERING WITH STAN LEE</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-last-gathering-with-stan-lee.html" target="_blank">https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-last-gathering-with-stan-lee.html </a> </span><br /><br /><span> </span><span><b>LINK TO THE BLEEDING COOL ARTICLE ON THE ROY THOMAS DATABASE</b></span><br /><span><a href="https://www.bleedingcool.com/2020/01/02/official-roy-thomas-characters-concepts-and-creations-database/" target="_blank">https://www.bleedingcool.com/2020/01/02/official-roy-thomas-characters-concepts-and-creations-database/</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> ROY THOMAS PROTECTS STAN LEE'S LEGACY</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/roy-thomas-former-marvel-editor-pushes-back-on-new-stan-lee-biography-guest-column">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/roy-thomas-former-marvel-editor-pushes-back-on-new-stan-lee-biography-guest-column</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">FIVE INCREDIBLE THINGS ABOUT THE HULK</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://tripwiremagazine.co.uk/headlines/five-incredible-things-about-the-hulk/?fbclid=IwAR11-fbHzJTChx2Ef47ixj3qthowcpvHOzfx-wNhfm1qRljm3spY7sayTxY">Five Incredible Things About The Hulk - TRIPWIRE MAGAZINE</a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> MARVEL COMICS: ROY THOMAS'S 10 BEST SUPERHEROES</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://screenrant.com/marvel-comics-roy-thomas-best-superheroes/">Marvel Comics: Roy Thomas's 10 Best Superheroes | Screen Rant</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRw5wcLaJv206Zb9aC9ST1YRpgoEPmAE7LYcWoRHW6wKoYK63PIp8iyUN9kZXq0QEv9GIou079sV-j5cvZwFKAxzGLBhvMgumRBFglEG16a4rYwkNlbKQzTJvWmRfveqMmFZr7adCnvAjLZmVOyvWWsZ2z64EdMJ3yWFDH9HiHEVJ8qDw4kp8lNVWd48s/s2510/3roycharacters1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2510" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRw5wcLaJv206Zb9aC9ST1YRpgoEPmAE7LYcWoRHW6wKoYK63PIp8iyUN9kZXq0QEv9GIou079sV-j5cvZwFKAxzGLBhvMgumRBFglEG16a4rYwkNlbKQzTJvWmRfveqMmFZr7adCnvAjLZmVOyvWWsZ2z64EdMJ3yWFDH9HiHEVJ8qDw4kp8lNVWd48s/w490-h640/3roycharacters1.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">"The Laborer is worthy of his hire."</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Luke 10:7</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>John Ciminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10737574058335177140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005099578513777759.post-41195419133305582732022-01-06T05:47:00.060-05:002023-11-07T16:44:43.890-05:00THE OFFICIAL ROY THOMAS CHARACTERS, CONCEPTS AND CREATIONS DATABASE<p> </p><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal"><div><div class="MsoNormal"><div><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">THE OFFICIAL ROY THOMAS</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">CHARACTERS, CONCEPTS AND CREATIONS</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">DATABASE</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://bleedingcool.com/comics/official-roy-thomas-characters-concepts-and-creations-database/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1350" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQpAhWAUykcq94XrOMYOcYUboTWQpkSMSbphhC3EvWxL6IFm_wQ_mWHr7Tx54fh6Cj62WnvawuNIkWSp9_SHUNsEZilONUvkawgxQPCR2MZjsJ0JOphgzMyzfxSkVIhc-yo1z_lMHW4Y1cgfQUqt1bLtow_tc5TTQEP8dVHdiCEJkb9MznspsAqs-/w422-h640/317147865_1135252203816967_5590757835616146427_n.jpg" width="422" /></a></div></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="font-size: large;">BY</span></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">"RASCALLY" ROY THOMAS</span></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">AND</span></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">JOHN "THE MEGO STRETCH HULK" CIMINO </span></span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">*</span></b></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: large;">"I get a thrill when I get to see Roy because I look at Roy and I think, you know, Stan co-created the characters and set up the universe, but Roy is the one who taught us all how to write. Because we all write a lot more like Roy than we do like Stan. And there's a guy that is the epitome of what we should aspire too. He's a talented guy, he remembers everything, he knows everything."</span></i></div><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: large;"><b>Tom DeFalco</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3B3uVpZFsQKgNLVnMrOYpNzYC8tdnuC-GU_UxhitJYYnY7mX7zQ3PWhZyyazCSn9ISR0HAxA0Tym9lYLZTC8334M0eHNr3kejxQHt5mKDIrbrbyM6_orvkA8slsjHgSlbIcum8IjDxc/s1600/roy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="1600" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3B3uVpZFsQKgNLVnMrOYpNzYC8tdnuC-GU_UxhitJYYnY7mX7zQ3PWhZyyazCSn9ISR0HAxA0Tym9lYLZTC8334M0eHNr3kejxQHt5mKDIrbrbyM6_orvkA8slsjHgSlbIcum8IjDxc/s640/roy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b></b><br /><br /><b>Roy Thomas:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div>What you are about to see is a Herculean labor called <i><b>THE OFFICIAL ROY THOMAS CHARACTERS, CONCEPTS AND CREATIONS DATABASE!</b></i> What’s that you say? Well, over the past year, my manager and friend John Cimino has made it his personal mission to collect and collate everything he could of my "contributions," such as they may be, to the comicbook field... and he's done such a formidable job that there are a number of concepts and characters listed which I had totally forgotten. The result is, he and I both hope, a database which will be of considerable worth to both the researcher and the casual reader. Naturally, it's not my--or John's--contention that my work over the past half-century plus has such unique merit that it should be catalogued and celebrated above that of others. Rather, he and I hope by this thorough database to inspire others to create additional databases of their own, devoted to this artist or that writer. If that happens, the field of comicbook history will be the richer for it. Now, let's get into this thing, shall we?<br /><br /><b>It's a bit hard to believe, when I look back at all the comicbook characters I was fortunate enough to get to co-create or at least co-develop.</b> But I'd grown up in smalltown Missouri loving comics, so when I got a chance to work in the field in 1965, at the ripe old age of 24, I grabbed it, and soon would be working for Marvel Comics and Stan Lee as his editorial assistant and "staff writer." I suppose Banshee was the first super-type I dreamed up, although Stan wouldn't let the character be a woman, as he should have been. I wasn't wild about the idea of making up heroes for Marvel, since I wouldn't own any part of them or be able to control their destinies past a certain point, but I did it anyway in the sense of heroes like Wolverine, Iron Fist, Warlock, the (second) Vision, Morbius, Black Knight, Son of Satan, et al. Some of them I wrote... others I never (or virtually never) scripted but turned over immediately to other talented people to scribe, and they almost always did me proud.</div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZZE9pLHWdOOK83bcFIrCLrt7OiEgNgGmdA-mKIKa5cEeCiwjKnGxiExT5LIv76gUF1GVZjUufZt6FVuXjK7f8QuazYzS16oELMPNpI5uKzzisbI9X3Av_0bWeaT38-KMyn_cFL6DNns/s960/roycharacters.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="621" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZZE9pLHWdOOK83bcFIrCLrt7OiEgNgGmdA-mKIKa5cEeCiwjKnGxiExT5LIv76gUF1GVZjUufZt6FVuXjK7f8QuazYzS16oELMPNpI5uKzzisbI9X3Av_0bWeaT38-KMyn_cFL6DNns/w414-h640/roycharacters.jpg" title="Roy and a few of his babies" width="414" /></a></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="text-align: justify;">Of course, I co-created some characters for DC, too, in the 1980s... but my Marvel list is far more extensive, since it involves the period from 1965 to 1980, and then again from the latter 1980s through at least the tail end of the 20th century. Actually, I just made up a few characters for my story in Marvel's SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #10-11 released in late 2019 and X-MEN LEGENDS vol. 2 #1-2 released in 2022, and they are included here. In other fields, Gerry Conway and I created the black Amazon Zula for the film that became "Conan the Destroyer" (even suggesting Grace Jones for the part, which worked out well)... and maybe I made up one or two for TV animation, as well... but I think I gave my best effort to the comics. Naturally, John Cimino and I know we probably forgot somebody-or-other that will later occur to us (or to someone else who sees the lists), and we hope, and trust people will let us know if they run across some character or concept that I may have played a part in and simply forgot to list. I don't want to take any credit away from anyone who deserves it--after all, I nearly always co-created characters with an artist at the very least, since the only characters I ever drew the first picture of as well as wrote were Hyperion, Nighthawk, Dr. Spectrum, and the Whizzer (of the Squadron Sinister/Supreme), 3D Man, and Union Jack (of THE INVADERS), plus audio-describes images of Man-Ape and Red Wolf and a few others that will be listed... but hopefully those folks have their own lists, which I applaud, or this database will encourage them to do so.</div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5q7QlvNVyvb-CYgbkTMDwB6B8NtEgdDNTX0Z2ld8ArHuPxaFoTwAd_yKi6gJLQtpBcffsQlqyznSXLYkdAGk5xvOT9d5zJP1gdXwvFUwoDGOifftkZIAplL5UVJdes9T6bJaxHSwPRh0/s1600/thumbnail_Roy%252C+Linda%252C+Bailses%252C+%2526+Whites+1963+restaurant+-+thanks+to+LRC.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="902" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5q7QlvNVyvb-CYgbkTMDwB6B8NtEgdDNTX0Z2ld8ArHuPxaFoTwAd_yKi6gJLQtpBcffsQlqyznSXLYkdAGk5xvOT9d5zJP1gdXwvFUwoDGOifftkZIAplL5UVJdes9T6bJaxHSwPRh0/w640-h434/thumbnail_Roy%252C+Linda%252C+Bailses%252C+%2526+Whites+1963+restaurant+-+thanks+to+LRC.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">The pioneers of comicbook fandom face front in 1963 (from L to R): Roy Thomas and then-girlfriend Linda Rahm (ALTER EGO's first photographed "Joy Holiday"), Jerry and Sondra Bails, and Bilijo and Ruth White.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>John Cimino:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></div><div>What can you say about Roy Thomas? 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<![endif]--><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">protégé</span> </span>and eventual successor as Marvel's editor-in-chief.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>ROY THOMAS AWARD HISTORY:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCCR9MO1qjtG3HKCxONri8ofpKzMCMh-8LdIe6jg4O5SSq1EPx2y-_W39itJjkHPlHs1Kg1UdEkGRYF7-CQ2KPZjDZzPCO_fxRWP4K0zqv1tlG7TFQpLj63ZD0KvQKrlE4SdcZ8BcdId3K-SW04nNd8avdLYH4eKxxcP0DiBj4seIiacapV8Lx2Tqqiw/s625/conan57.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCCR9MO1qjtG3HKCxONri8ofpKzMCMh-8LdIe6jg4O5SSq1EPx2y-_W39itJjkHPlHs1Kg1UdEkGRYF7-CQ2KPZjDZzPCO_fxRWP4K0zqv1tlG7TFQpLj63ZD0KvQKrlE4SdcZ8BcdId3K-SW04nNd8avdLYH4eKxxcP0DiBj4seIiacapV8Lx2Tqqiw/s320/conan57.webp" width="205" /></a></div><b><br /></b></div><div><ul style="background-color: white; 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margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1965:</b> Alley Award for Best Fanzine <i>Alter Ego</i></li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1969:</b> Alley Award for Best Pro Writer</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1971:</b> Shazam Award for Best Writer (Dramatic Division)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1971:</b> Shazam Award for Best Continuing Feature <i>Conan the Barbarian</i></li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1971:</b> Goethe Award for Favorite Pro Writer</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1972:</b> Excellence as a Fanzine editor, as a Comicbook Award from the New England Comic Art Convention, MA</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1973:</b> Shazam Award for Best Individual Story ("Song of Red Sonja", with artist Barry Smith, in <i>Conan the Barbarian</i> #24)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1973:</b> Goethe Award for Favorite Pro Writer</li><li style="font-size: 14px; 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margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1978:</b> Favorite Comicbook Magazine <i>Savage Sword of Conan </i>at the Eagle Awards</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1979:</b> Favorite Comicbook Magazine<i> Savage Sword of Conan </i>at the Eagle Awards</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1985:</b> Named as one of the honorees by DC Comics in the company's 50th anniversary publication <i>Fifty Who Made DC Great</i></li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1990:</b> Lifetime Fandom Award from Diamond Comics Distributors Inc.</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1996:</b> Author That We Love at the Haxtur Awards from the Gijon Comic Con, Spain</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1998:</b> Teller of "Super" Tales Award from Kansas City Comic Con, KC</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1999:</b> Named as the no. 5 greatest comic book writer and no. 4 greatest comic book editor of the twentieth century by a poll conducted by <i>Comics Buyer's Guide</i></li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2000:</b> Outstanding Achievement in Comicbook Writing at the Paul S. Newman Awards</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2003:</b> Guest of Honor for the Turin Comic Con, Italy</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2006:</b> Guest of Honor in Robert E. Howard's 100th Birthday Celebration for the Robert E. Howard Days, TX</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2007:</b> In Recognition of Extraordinary and Creative Contributions to American Comicbooks Award from the Montclair Art Museum, NJ</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2007:</b> Eisner Award for Best Comicbook Related Periodical <i>Alter Ego</i></li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2010:</b> In Recognition of Contributions to the Star Wars Legacy Award - Honorary Member of the 501st Legion Fan Organization </li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2010: </b>Comics Bulletin<b> </b>ranks <i>Conan the Barbarian</i> no. 7 on its "Top 10 1970s Marvels" list</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2011:</b> Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame from the San Diego Comic Con, CA</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2015:</b> The Black Circle Award from the Robert E. Howard Foundation</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2015:</b> Best Comic Writer In the 75 Years of Marvel from the Comics Festival, Germany</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2017:</b> Historic Achievement Award from the Big Apple Convention, NYC</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2017:</b> Sergio Award from the Comic Art Professional Society (CAPS)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2018:</b> Terrific Creator Award from the Terrific Comic Con, CT</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2018:</b> Guest of Honor for the Barcelona Comic Con, Spain</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2019:</b> Key to the City Award from Jackson, Missouri (February 23rd, declared "Roy Thomas Day") </li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2020:</b> Alumni Merit Award from the Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, MO</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2021:</b> Guest of Honor in Celebrating 51 years of Conan in Comics for the Robert E. Howard Days, TX</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2022:</b> Harvey Awards Hall of Fame from the New York Comic Con, NYC</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIdmDCutyggvp96qfIoVvSSNHXmdZbXEOieCuJPcS9EymbaqecpmZuZhYCXrR9NAHMERUI2pGqxfd7CPuGjYFq1zXq6mSUZgk2j8kX7RFw2AtLE9gYGh-axyjXXC8sAAricU91PDlVmos/s1024/lastkings1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="700" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIdmDCutyggvp96qfIoVvSSNHXmdZbXEOieCuJPcS9EymbaqecpmZuZhYCXrR9NAHMERUI2pGqxfd7CPuGjYFq1zXq6mSUZgk2j8kX7RFw2AtLE9gYGh-axyjXXC8sAAricU91PDlVmos/w438-h640/lastkings1.jpg" width="438" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stan Lee and Roy (or the Man and his protégé) in 1970 creating magic to captivate the world.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>But enough about Roy's writing skills and awards, let's get to his creations. As Roy stated above; he didn't like to create comicbook characters because he knew he wouldn't be able to own them. Well, maybe he should've practiced what he preached because own them or not, Roy Thomas<i> has indeed</i> created or I should say co-created a bunch of comicbook characters (and when we add in all the historical characters, he revamped into comicbook form, the number gets even more ridiculous). One thing I can say for certain is that there are probably only a handful of creators in the history of comics that have co-created more (even less if you want to talk about characters known all over the world that have shaped pop culture and brings in <i>billions </i>to Hollywood from movies and television for BOTH Marvel and DC--how many creators can make that claim??). How many in total, we may never know the answer for certain, but from the size of this database--<i>IT'S A HELLUVA LOT!!! </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><div>Yup, this thing is really BIG and was a monumental task to compile. Roy and I both buckled down and did months of research; we went over Roy's "official" lists, had long phone/email conversations to gather information, dug through all our comics, got some assistance from others including collaborator <b>Jean-Marc Lofficier</b> and scoured the internet so many times we lost count. What we discovered was there were so many minor and insignificant background characters that didn't have big roles in the stories or just had brief appearances, and there were also a bunch of revamped or alternate-reality versions of characters in stories from NOT BRAND ECHH, WHAT IF, CONAN, pulps, novels, literature and the like. Same can be said about certain paraphernalia or vehicles Roy co-created that were so minuscule, they found their way into comicbook obscurity. Things could've gotten pretty monotonous, but we like to be as complete as we can so we tried to get in the more important ones (can anyone say Adam Klink?), especially if someone or something had a few recurring roles or used by other writers in later years. Hey, Roy has been writing comics waaay longer than I've been alive so there's literally thousands of pages of secondary characters he put into his stories, so we're sorry if "Rocky," "Sally," "Mr. Calkin" and all the others don't make it in this database because we can only do so much. Hopefully, if anyone locates a "Roy Thomas co-creation" we didn't list and thinks it should be, let us know and we'll add it. Roy will even give you a nice shout out online on <i><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/664083247096026" target="_blank">The Roy Thomas Appreciation Board</a></b> </i>on Facebook! So, if you're not already a member, join today.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BFwLLSHNXNaB6Q2cZ5Wy7xH0RtRK5r4ZfVRSx1ahynhtGxvW7kNrqy05m_GYXfxwTCir7nOpxGpKLKb2Zr43XmTQnL-FO_hn_q-m2IAX1LI1CVAeiNhf3No6Klu3t3cdqEOJh-PRNT9AdO_067lfz4_v7gRRI989V9lbvvg4UkuBIxxnZYS8qs6Dy6o/s1613/12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1613" data-original-width="1490" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BFwLLSHNXNaB6Q2cZ5Wy7xH0RtRK5r4ZfVRSx1ahynhtGxvW7kNrqy05m_GYXfxwTCir7nOpxGpKLKb2Zr43XmTQnL-FO_hn_q-m2IAX1LI1CVAeiNhf3No6Klu3t3cdqEOJh-PRNT9AdO_067lfz4_v7gRRI989V9lbvvg4UkuBIxxnZYS8qs6Dy6o/w592-h640/12.jpg" width="592" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roy with some early acclaim in 1965</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We think you'll enjoy the fruits of our labor with these comprehensive lists we put into three categories: <span style="color: red;"><b>MARVEL COMICS </b><span style="color: black;">(split into <b><span style="color: red;">2</span></b> parts)</span></span>, <span style="color: blue;"><b>DC COMICS</b></span>, and <span style="color: lime;"><b>MISCELLANEOUS</b></span> (this category also includes all Roy's fan letters).<b> Included with each entry is a picture, listing of first comicbook appearance, who Roy co-created the concept with and any background information he wanted to include.</b> Hopefully all those mistakes on the internet about who created what (that drives Roy and I both crazy) can be put to rest. We can't save everything in the comicbook world from wannabe historian trolls and fanboy mistakes but when it comes to Roy Thomas, at least we can do our part to give you the <i>correct </i>information straight from the source (<i>so</i> <i>for crying out loud, Roy had nothing to do with the creation of Misty Knight and Polaris</i>). But we're not perfect either, so if you spot a mistake we made or have a question, let us know. This is an ever-evolving database, and we appreciate when fans give us more input to expand it further.<br /></div></div><div><i> </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdiB6M4fuE-t6OusyXWzQ5wb78L9g6Ybi3ZiReoz7c9C_e92YXCkMfhoW8C0ec42703en7JEDbT2-xuZS0B733bo2BKXzavQ_AdFhXQku7t57IuEEikPk9Cu7EbMCTM2Jj5WVdDrNW52g/s2048/roycharacters1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1392" data-original-width="2048" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdiB6M4fuE-t6OusyXWzQ5wb78L9g6Ybi3ZiReoz7c9C_e92YXCkMfhoW8C0ec42703en7JEDbT2-xuZS0B733bo2BKXzavQ_AdFhXQku7t57IuEEikPk9Cu7EbMCTM2Jj5WVdDrNW52g/w640-h435/roycharacters1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roy showcasing some of his babies. Yeah, there are a lot of them.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><div>In ending, Roy and I hope you'll enjoy this project we put our "blood, sweat and tears" into (and yes, I cried a bunch of tears). Through all the research and rewrites, I'm honestly very happy with the end result. And the best part is, despite how much information is jam-packed into this thing, I've made it really easy to understand and navigate through, you can just sit back and enjoy the experience. <b>So here's to all<i> </i>the readers, researchers and fans; a fun and accurate resource on the comicbook magic of "Rascally" Roy Thomas, one of the greatest writer/creators of popular fiction and an exclusive member of the Mount Rushmore of Marvel Comics alongside Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko.</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplc9j1gldMAeTNaGFfAg1cBI6pJGK0panYVPwM237mwSyZez1qSJv5QolLTGgWxUL-PDmOxI0MhLs-3UtdbAHLmH2kLyKDwYfcpL35mTD1brQg6T6B7aOkZm01_py3UAOvjp8TZt2j3k/s1280/roycharacters1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1016" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplc9j1gldMAeTNaGFfAg1cBI6pJGK0panYVPwM237mwSyZez1qSJv5QolLTGgWxUL-PDmOxI0MhLs-3UtdbAHLmH2kLyKDwYfcpL35mTD1brQg6T6B7aOkZm01_py3UAOvjp8TZt2j3k/w508-h640/roycharacters1.jpg" width="508" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">"You take away a man's humanity, if you take away their credit."</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jerry Robinson</b></span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: black;">*</span></span></b></span></span></div><i></i></div><i></i><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">**************</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">*MAIN MENU*</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">**************</span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKCI1INAg5t6lgV-c8VCAo717OoErhoXMy5bvYYDF0z597kVy3YyFj5jaARupPg46sliUJ4pdcpYbm1HQ5F69ZdIWHLmGq66UL2dM56wfdAjUVw_LlwJbySJb9T5OXtv_EXiM-LhKOMq0/s1600/roy-thomas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="478" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKCI1INAg5t6lgV-c8VCAo717OoErhoXMy5bvYYDF0z597kVy3YyFj5jaARupPg46sliUJ4pdcpYbm1HQ5F69ZdIWHLmGq66UL2dM56wfdAjUVw_LlwJbySJb9T5OXtv_EXiM-LhKOMq0/s320/roy-thomas.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>*</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Click one of the three links below</b></span></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>*<a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-roy-thomas-marvel-comics-characters_1.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">THE MARVEL COMICS </span></a></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div>*<a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-roy-thomas-dc-comics-characters.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;">THE DC COMICS</span></a></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div>*<a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-roy-thomas-miscellaneous-characters.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #04ff00; font-size: x-large;">THE MISCELLANEOUS COMICS<br />AND FAN LETTERS</span></a></div><div><span style="color: red;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">*</span> </b></span><i><span style="font-size: large;"></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><span style="color: magenta;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">"Roy got me hooked on Avengers & Conan *&* the X-Canon & look where that led to?"</span></i></span></div><div><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Chris Claremont</b></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">LINKS TO OTHER "MEGO STRETCH HULK" AND</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> "RASCALLY ROY" HERO ENVY ARTICLES...</span></b></div><div><span id="goog_1532594871"></span><span id="goog_1532594872"></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpSo5n4HmiPCRvzy5QjsU0E_2lkbcNZG8xWNcP93f3hkOGw_KuJjdOpCMGt7xFti5y3lOv6_MLZp-nnQX9EuGFg5cjK-p736UNJarYpyZVYoHxknCeVgf5fpPJqDABCxALc4luK-lxkw/s1600/Roy-Thomas-John-Cimino.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="960" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpSo5n4HmiPCRvzy5QjsU0E_2lkbcNZG8xWNcP93f3hkOGw_KuJjdOpCMGt7xFti5y3lOv6_MLZp-nnQX9EuGFg5cjK-p736UNJarYpyZVYoHxknCeVgf5fpPJqDABCxALc4luK-lxkw/s320/Roy-Thomas-John-Cimino.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>THE ROY THOMAS SPIDER-MAN COSTUME</b></span></div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-roy-thomas-spider-man-costume.html" target="_blank"><span>http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-roy-thomas-spider-man-costume.html </span></a><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>THE UNCANNY BUT TRUE CREATION OF THE WOLVERINE</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-uncanny-but-true-creation-of.html">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-uncanny-but-true-creation-of.html</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>DAYS OF GRIMLOCK, ELVIS PRESLEY AND ROY THOMAS </b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/05/days-of-grimlock-elvis-presely-and-roy.html" target="_blank">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/05/days-of-grimlock-elvis-presely-and-roy.html </a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>THE "OFFICIAL" MARVEL COMICS ROY THOMAS APPRECIATION PRINT</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-official-marvel-comics-roy-thomas.html" target="_blank">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-official-marvel-comics-roy-thomas.html </a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>THE SECRET ORIGIN OF THE JIM STARLIN THANOS BUST</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-secret-origin-of-jim-starlin-thanos.html" target="_blank">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-secret-origin-of-jim-starlin-thanos.html </a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>MY MARVEL CAMEO</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/11/my-marvel-cameo.html" target="_blank">https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/11/my-marvel-cameo.html </a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>THE LAST SPIDER-MAN DAILY NEWSPAPER STRIP</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-last-spider-man-newspaper-daily.html">https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-last-spider-man-newspaper-daily.html</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>THE LAST GATHERING WITH STAN LEE</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-last-gathering-with-stan-lee.html" target="_blank">https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-last-gathering-with-stan-lee.html </a> </span><br /><br /><span> </span><span><b>LINK TO THE BLEEDING COOL ARTICLE ON THE ROY THOMAS DATABASE</b></span><br /><span><a href="https://www.bleedingcool.com/2020/01/02/official-roy-thomas-characters-concepts-and-creations-database/" target="_blank">https://www.bleedingcool.com/2020/01/02/official-roy-thomas-characters-concepts-and-creations-database/</a></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> ROY THOMAS PROTECTS STAN LEE'S LEGACY</span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/roy-thomas-former-marvel-editor-pushes-back-on-new-stan-lee-biography-guest-column">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/roy-thomas-former-marvel-editor-pushes-back-on-new-stan-lee-biography-guest-column</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">FIVE INCREDIBLE THINGS ABOUT THE HULK</span></b></div><div><a href="https://tripwiremagazine.co.uk/headlines/five-incredible-things-about-the-hulk/?fbclid=IwAR11-fbHzJTChx2Ef47ixj3qthowcpvHOzfx-wNhfm1qRljm3spY7sayTxY">Five Incredible Things About The Hulk - TRIPWIRE MAGAZINE</a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> MARVEL COMICS: ROY THOMAS'S 10 BEST SUPERHEROES</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a 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/><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div><span style="color: magenta;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">"The Laborer is worthy of his hire."</span></i></span></div><div><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Luke 10:7</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div></div></div></div></div>John Ciminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10737574058335177140noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005099578513777759.post-17097687225275680032021-06-01T19:16:00.161-04:002024-02-03T14:43:59.484-05:00THE TOP 20 GREATEST LEGION OF DOOM/ROAD WARRIORS COLLECTIBLES OF ALL TIME!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>OHHH, WHAT A RUSH!!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: times;">THE TOP 20 GREATEST </span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: times;">LEGION OF DOOM/ROAD WARRIORS</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><b>COLLECTIBLES OF ALL TIME!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijBSj4XRN0us34DBdspIswPC7edP7c7QQ8CN0VRJknl86qpcJ_wnargPFTXR_9D4yghYQeZoKBSwCYO4OKdDq_0LM2lwGYX61CvAwLqs7ddqQH0RnVexIw4htVpkrjeDKO4yG2xHbZ-aY/s1425/171209772_4441023559261115_7570026287633653368_n21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1037" data-original-width="1425" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijBSj4XRN0us34DBdspIswPC7edP7c7QQ8CN0VRJknl86qpcJ_wnargPFTXR_9D4yghYQeZoKBSwCYO4OKdDq_0LM2lwGYX61CvAwLqs7ddqQH0RnVexIw4htVpkrjeDKO4yG2xHbZ-aY/w640-h466/171209772_4441023559261115_7570026287633653368_n21.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">BY</span></b></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>John "THE MEGO STRETCH HULK" Cimino</b><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 24px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>*A TAG TEAM UNLIKE ANY OTHER*</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;">In the long-storied history of professional wrestling, there have been many great tag teams that have enjoyed a tremendous amount of success and popularity. But there were only a handful of them that could match or exceed a select few of the single world champions and reach the highest-levels of genuine main-event status that a promotion could be built around. That list is quite rare indeed. During the 1950s, the superstar tag team of Antonino Rocca and Miquel Perez were a phenomenon that packed arenas and gained headliner status. Al Costello and Roy Heffernan, the Fabulous Kangaroos captured the imagination of audiences with their bush hats and boomerang gimmicks including using the song "Waltzing Matilda" as their entrance music. There was also Dr. Jerry Graham and Eddie Graham, the Golden Grahams that reached an exceptional level of fame and notoriety as heels. In the 1960s, the powerful duo of Dick the Bruiser and The Crusher had legions of "working class" fans rally behind them. The Blonde Bombers: Pat Patterson and Ray Stevens became extremely despised by fans due to their exemplary in-ring work and ability to generate heat from the crowd. Later in the 1970s, 80s and 90s teams like The Fabulous Freebirds, The Rock n' Roll Express and The Steiner Brothers for a short time attained levels of fame and attention to which they headlined regional events. However, as successful as those tag teams were, none can truly compare to the international ticket-selling ability and invincible aura of the Legion of Doom, Hawk and Animal, The Road Warriors.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><span style="font-family: times;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-B2nnnsjsHqGyTejR5hFuyS5ktVKSz8qAbDJ60pUqpVEVuO-Eign3iZ8RTmtboZnv20d6ZRsC76EtsWaspKn0BYhmR73nMLeTMQYi39mgx1rY1ylJDW38GR5GuGYOV5zlFyjM2OaXGA8/s960/rw.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="660" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-B2nnnsjsHqGyTejR5hFuyS5ktVKSz8qAbDJ60pUqpVEVuO-Eign3iZ8RTmtboZnv20d6ZRsC76EtsWaspKn0BYhmR73nMLeTMQYi39mgx1rY1ylJDW38GR5GuGYOV5zlFyjM2OaXGA8/w275-h400/rw.jpg" width="275" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: small;">The Road Warriors: </span><br style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: small;" /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: small;">from Chicago, Illinois</span><br style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: small;" /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: small;">combined weight 575 lbs</span><br style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: small;" /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: small;">Hawk: 1/26/1957-6'3"-275 lbs </span><br style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: small;" /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: small;">Animal: 9/12/1960-6'1"-300 lbs</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>Coming out of Minnesota and being trained by Eddie Sharkey who suggested they should both give the ranks of professional wrestling a try due to seeing them bounce at a bar called Gramma B's, Joseph "Animal" </span><span style="text-align: center;">Laurinaitis</span><span> and Michael "Hawk" Hegstrand were an easy fit. At the beginning, they both had very short and unprosperous solo wrestling careers starting in late 1982 and early 1983. But after a little career tweaking a few months later by promoter/wrestler Ole Anderson and having them debut as a tag team with "Precious" Paul Ellering as their manager on TBS's Georgia Championship Wrestling, it would become a decision that would forever change the direction of the industry. These two massively, juiced-up, muscled brawlers dressed in leather motorcycle gear with crew cuts were like nothing ever seen before, especially when being compared to their contemporaries. In the ring, they were vicious, exhibiting very little wrestling skills besides "Press Slams" and "Clotheslines." The term "scientific wrestling" or "mat skills" were almost nonexistent, they were exhibiting a new type of brawling "smash mouth" wrestling (charging into the ring and pummeling opponents without remorse). In just a few months, Hawk and Animal started donning war-paint and sporting mohawks </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times;">inspired by the popular movie </span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: times;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Max_2" target="_blank">Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior</a> (1981) </i><span style="font-family: times;">and it perfectly complemented their wrestling style. It now became more than just crushing opponents put before them, it became trendsetting. So much in fact that not only would they go on to influence generations of massively built pro wrestlers who</span><span style="font-family: times;"> duplicated their look</span><span style="font-family: times;"> like Demolition, the Powers of Pain, the Blade Runners and the Ascension, but also their in-ring style like Harlem Heat, Doom, APA, the Authors of Pain, the Skyscrapers and the Disciples of Apocalypse.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixsw69RWOu0vrbtIn3cCJHUsqlEpmnWu2gibAUpssu6EyfjJZzHYhVHuV4RXb5om_XsUd6IXI2_0oZU-1gmLDbinr1fg90curZC94V30VZGiSc_o_8wI4bLFI-0V0PjhL6PeCmRMBuT7Y/s744/161727963_10216362229682972_2112138400106360398_o1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="596" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixsw69RWOu0vrbtIn3cCJHUsqlEpmnWu2gibAUpssu6EyfjJZzHYhVHuV4RXb5om_XsUd6IXI2_0oZU-1gmLDbinr1fg90curZC94V30VZGiSc_o_8wI4bLFI-0V0PjhL6PeCmRMBuT7Y/w320-h400/161727963_10216362229682972_2112138400106360398_o1.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;">But as talented and impressive as many of the clones and mimics may have been, none came close to having the worldwide impact and charisma as the one-true Road Warriors. Not since </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: times;">André</span><span style="font-family: times;"> the Giant had any wrestler been such a territory attraction and appeared as such an unbeatable force, and never a tag team. Virtually overnight the Road Warriors had become so highly sought after by other wrestling promotions from all over the world that they quickly established themselves as one of the industry's top attractions. Their</span><span style="font-family: times;"> entrance theme, "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath, only enhanced their already invincible aura as the song became synonymous with them as well as their "Road Warrior POP" to describe the crowd's reaction to seeing them and their finisher "The Doomsday Device." </span><span style="font-family: times;">There are not many acts in wrestling history that can claim to have impacted the sport as quickly and completely as the Road Warriors did on a worldwide basis, especially within their first 5 years. Hawk and Animal's 20-year reign of dominance all over the wrestling world became unparalleled and remains the benchmark for all tag teams ever since.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0X2Vn5251bkR4A3PLi9bdUISF4wlQWm6vDQcLlFIHARGdeONE0PEXxpJ2xQfEz36QayJr13buOTpRrORcf0cuDo9H2J3IoXb1AjejLdfUQrNf1RbpkGj2b-8odluXpPxk7swT6ihqYWc/s1488/161727963_10216362229682972_2112138400106360398_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1030" data-original-width="1488" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0X2Vn5251bkR4A3PLi9bdUISF4wlQWm6vDQcLlFIHARGdeONE0PEXxpJ2xQfEz36QayJr13buOTpRrORcf0cuDo9H2J3IoXb1AjejLdfUQrNf1RbpkGj2b-8odluXpPxk7swT6ihqYWc/w400-h278/161727963_10216362229682972_2112138400106360398_o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;">In reality, despite how unbeatable fans thought the Road Warriors were, they were human, and the price of fame eventually caught up to them. Hawk and Animal were both young when they conquered the world, so everything started quickly for them. And unfortunately, after a 20-year career full of pain, substance abuse, steroids, constant travel, injuries, partying and the lack of sleep </span><span style="font-family: times;">that comes with the life of a superstar professional wrestler of their day, it most</span><span style="font-family: times;"> </span><span style="font-family: times;">likely contributed to both of them passing away at an early age.</span><span style="font-family: times;"> Michael "Hawk" Hegstrand died in his sleep of a heart attack at his home in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida on October 19, 2003, at the age of 46. It was no secret that during his life Hawk was a wild man that loved to party hard and live hard. Hawk stated he had more lives than a cat and managed to live through 9 near-death experiences (yes, you read that right). Thankfully, he made peace with God and became a devoted Christian before his passing. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: times;">Joseph "Animal" </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: times; text-align: center;">Laurinaitis, a devoted Christian as well, was a proud family man and the much more passive of the two. Sadly, Animal died the exact same way (sleeping and suffering a heart attack) on September 22, 2020, just 10 days after his 60th birthday at the Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, Missouri. RIP Road Warriors your legacy will always remain.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9tA6ndaCg8Bvgevnu6CmDLNItDgQbEDbGbDatdO9EGTnsz3cPeA7d9WwfU0eIl2MkBLzu8EgefVERlcvSVC9cCNXmoBbZ3siB220obWmCqp9ju4Aiq173INK7hFUvZyAvgHoth2Qouxc/s1024/hc5aa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="1024" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9tA6ndaCg8Bvgevnu6CmDLNItDgQbEDbGbDatdO9EGTnsz3cPeA7d9WwfU0eIl2MkBLzu8EgefVERlcvSVC9cCNXmoBbZ3siB220obWmCqp9ju4Aiq173INK7hFUvZyAvgHoth2Qouxc/w400-h279/hc5aa.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>*ACCOLADES*</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;">There are many reasons why the Legion of Doom/Road Warriors are considered the greatest tag team in the history of professional wrestling. Not only are they trend setters known for changing the face of wrestling and pop culture, but in Hawk and Animal's 20-year career together they have a few notable accolades. Their first match ever together on June 11, 1983, they debuted on television<i> as</i> the National tag team champions (it was said that they won the titles at a tournament in Chicago, but in reality, they were given the belts by the promotion because the former champions Arn Anderson and Matt Borne vacated those titles due to legal matters). They would go on to win 15 total tag team championships from various promotions all over the world and are the only team to ever win the tag team titles in the AWA, NWA/WCW, and WWF/WWE, which were the 3 biggest wrestling promotions in the US. They were also the first American tag team to win the Japanese International tag team titles and the first to defend those belts outside of Japan. (It should be noted, when Hawk was part of the Hell Raisers, they won the IWGP tag team titles twice. And when Animal </span><span style="font-family: times;">was part of the LOD 2005, they won the WWE tag team titles once and when he </span><span style="font-family: times;">was part of the Hell Warriors, they won the UWA tag team titles once.)</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu5KSv8QTmpvETQjLIWfQ4tDED-dYORp3zYxvU4qYWS-CC1mjmgoFcTxyNBGsUdi2CnYMC4gL1aL6J_0DKL3rzJqDIo5mvAFzPFQ2QhCAVPS5I5FXi9145JrGxx12MyZsKqHsOyHxrF9s/s740/crockettwarriors.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu5KSv8QTmpvETQjLIWfQ4tDED-dYORp3zYxvU4qYWS-CC1mjmgoFcTxyNBGsUdi2CnYMC4gL1aL6J_0DKL3rzJqDIo5mvAFzPFQ2QhCAVPS5I5FXi9145JrGxx12MyZsKqHsOyHxrF9s/w270-h400/crockettwarriors.jpeg" width="270" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;">Additionally, no other team has ever won as many high-profile tag team tournaments on major pay-per-view events for so many different promotions. E</span><span style="font-family: times;">ntering the tournament as the number 1 seed, </span><span style="font-family: times;">the Road Warriors won the 1st Annual NWA Jim Crockett Cup 24 team tag team tournament in 1986, the WCW Starrcade Future Shock Iron Man tag team tournament in 1989, the SWS One Night Tag Team Tournament in 1991, and the WWF Wrestlemania XIV tag team Battle Royal in 1998. </span><span style="font-family: times;">They were voted tag team of the year by the readers of PRO WRESTLING ILLUSTRATED (PWI) an unprecedented 4 different times in 1983-85 and 1988 (no team has ever won it more than twice before or since). For almost a full year from late 1985 through late 1986, they became the only tag team in history to be ranked as the #1 tag team in the Top 10 List (without holding any tag team titles at the time) while simultaneously being the #1 contenders to both the AWA and NWA tag team titles. Plus, they were ranked as the #1 tag team of the PWI years (which started in 1979) in 2003. They won the Tokyo Sports Best Foreigner</span><span style="font-family: times;"> Award (1985), the Cauliflower Alley Club Tag Team Award (2020) and the 80s Wrestling Lifetime Achievement Award (2024). And they are the only tag team to be members of all the most prestigious pro wrestling Hall of Fame organizations: Wrestling Observer Newsletter’s Hall of Fame (1996), the WWE Hall of Fame (2011), the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum (2011), the NWA Hall of Fame (2012), the Quebec Wrestling Hall of Fame (2015), the NWA Legends Hall of Heroes (2016) and the Hardcore Hall of Fame (2021). </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>*GREATEST MATCH*</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMS5olkjqblPaTixZ8-dvoj7QTav8CGzVhrCVAxOX7LT5OSNlJAgmkLoOZf81l9pm3-hA0xJaKHEifr5XsV9fnlXtoDQFTBKot6O3tB85GrrW6EortK4j7UEMwuaOKOJJUiH3R_dfnFG4/s445/hogan.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="331" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMS5olkjqblPaTixZ8-dvoj7QTav8CGzVhrCVAxOX7LT5OSNlJAgmkLoOZf81l9pm3-hA0xJaKHEifr5XsV9fnlXtoDQFTBKot6O3tB85GrrW6EortK4j7UEMwuaOKOJJUiH3R_dfnFG4/s320/hogan.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;">While the Road Warriors had many legendary matches and moments during their career, nothing tops their main event match on the WWF/SWS crossover promotion mega-event the SWS WRESTLEFEST in the Tokyo Dome on March 30, 1991. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; text-align: left;">This event took place 7 days after WrestleMania VII and i</span><span style="font-family: times;">n front of 64,618 fans where the Road Warriors take on Hulk Hogan and Genichiro Tenryu in a tag team showdown of the ages. This was incredibly significant due to the fact that you had the Road Warriors, the greatest tag team in the world going up against America's greatest singles wrestler in Hulk Hogan and Japan's greatest singles wrestler in Genichiro Tenryu--AND THE ROAD WARRIORS WON! Sure, the victory was due to a count out, but the Road Warriors got their hands raised in the end and proved how truly over they were and gave Hogan (especially during that time period) are rare defeat on such a prestigious event. Yes, Hogan was possibly even more over in Japan than Hawk and Animal (he's considered their "ichiban"), but the Road Warriors ruled that country as well and this match proved it. The highlight was when Hawk and Animal double press slammed Hogan and Tenryu. It became the greatest press slam of all time and an iconic moment in wrestling history. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyQZUmXy5pu0_88AcVlKrjqQqQUQiC1P47q4Gxag_pfnIedtMNMFwNvhG4Wav3sE45SuRjV99d3shpGlODS4g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">An iconic moment in the Road Warriors greatest match.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>*A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF WRESTLING'S GREATEST TAG TEAM*</b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig18fqyz1SRn2E_vLwfIOJIIkPzPTsu2bvT8mPoeHbIqLjiFgvSMZTY5k1e0OHuJiDjMFQCjULlZBQ6byjnXiL6yL7v517s4zbhq4ROI90GR3R4Kj-Kg5BeYLhWHQ5PCcMh9u_zrV9nQk/s1080/road.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="996" data-original-width="1080" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig18fqyz1SRn2E_vLwfIOJIIkPzPTsu2bvT8mPoeHbIqLjiFgvSMZTY5k1e0OHuJiDjMFQCjULlZBQ6byjnXiL6yL7v517s4zbhq4ROI90GR3R4Kj-Kg5BeYLhWHQ5PCcMh9u_zrV9nQk/w400-h369/road.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>TOP LEFT:</b> (Late-1982) Joe Laurinaitis as "The Road Warrior" in Georgia. <b>TOP RIGHT:</b> (Early-1983) Michael Hegstrand as "Crusher Von Haig" in Vancouver. <b>BOTTOM LEFT:</b> (Mid-1983) Promoter and booker, Ole Anderson puts Joe and Mike together with "Precious" Paul Ellering to form The Road Warriors Hawk and Animal as they make their debut in GCW as the National tag team champions. <b>BOTTOM RIGHT:</b> (Mid-1983 to early-1984) Within just a few months experimental make-up and haircuts begin to take shape inspired by the Mel Gibson movie <i>MAD MAX 2: THE ROAD WARRIOR</i> (1981). They also pick up the moniker "The Legion of Doom" by being part of a revolving stable of wrestlers with Paul Ellering, Jake Roberts, the Spoiler, Matt Borne, the Iron Shiek, Arn Anderson, the Shiek and King Kong Bundy before splitting and keeping it for themselves. With their brutal in-ring style, raw interviews and unique look they start to rise in popularity. They'll be the National tag team champions 3 times before leaving the GCW territory for bigger game. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXTDYKmJDv1w53KfkB0O87EDJE6PKRl4fFjAtNOq0-oEb2PioC3K8V5GRkYM7SF2-Lqa8EdUugDOUgPLuRTQPEpOYTU_hppj1Xzc3KGCu6P0wa7VX642Lnxsz47avwknim_0t4G57Naw/s1564/roads.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1564" data-original-width="1564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXTDYKmJDv1w53KfkB0O87EDJE6PKRl4fFjAtNOq0-oEb2PioC3K8V5GRkYM7SF2-Lqa8EdUugDOUgPLuRTQPEpOYTU_hppj1Xzc3KGCu6P0wa7VX642Lnxsz47avwknim_0t4G57Naw/w400-h400/roads.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>TOP LEFT:</b> (1984-1986) The Road Warriors start coming into their own being led by Paul Ellering and going to the AWA. At this time, they start using Black Sabbath's song "Iron Man" as their entrance theme and winning the AWA tag team titles on August 25, 1984, becoming the most sought after traveling territorial attraction since André the Giant, especially in Japan. <b>TOP RIGHT:</b> (1986-1987) The Prime years begin in the NWA/WCW as the Road Warriors become one of the first acts ever to receive guaranteed contracts from a wrestling promotion ($500,000 each a year with incentives, Paul Ellering would receive $250,000 a year). Their dominance is unparalleled as they win the 1st ever Crockett Cup 24 team tag team tournament in 1986, cementing themselves as the number 1 tag team in the world, win the NWA/WCW six-man tag team titles with Dusty Rhodes and in 1987, become the first American tag team to win the International tag team belts in Japan. <b>BOTTOM LEFT:</b> (1987-1990) The iconic look begins with the spiked shoulder pads as the Road Warriors have superstar appeal and the ability to sell/promote national products such as Zubaz and Roos while appearing in commercials and making guest appearances on sitcoms. They won the NWA/WCW six-man tag team titles twice, once with Dusty Rhodes and once with Genichiro Tenryu, the NWA/WCW Starrcade '89 Iron Man tag team tournament and the NWA/WCW tag team titles all in 1989. <b>BOTTOM RIGHT:</b> (1990-1992) Coming to the WWF without Paul Ellering and dropping "The Road Warriors" moniker and going by just "The Legion of Doom" or "LOD" for short. Plus, by winning the WWF tag team belts in 1991, the LOD became the only tag team in wrestling history to win the tag team titles in the AWA, NWA/WCW and WWF organizations. As the WWF's number 1 tag team, they have more merchandise made of them than ever before turning them into global sensations.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8CWF2LNcgjAgTCMbenSLnJPiFDD0BLWvyFiSqLse88RkjzooXmS_LosnvdT1jmRCvILq3h2wB8HK0baFnEplnj7L7lYR-T87BKeb3lWd17LwWb6KsDuPo-YZj-e5_umOS7OytVVHupmE/s1564/roads1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1564" data-original-width="1564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8CWF2LNcgjAgTCMbenSLnJPiFDD0BLWvyFiSqLse88RkjzooXmS_LosnvdT1jmRCvILq3h2wB8HK0baFnEplnj7L7lYR-T87BKeb3lWd17LwWb6KsDuPo-YZj-e5_umOS7OytVVHupmE/w400-h400/roads1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>TOP LEFT:</b> (1992-1996) Paul Ellering returns and joins the LOD at Wrestlemania VIII and soon incorporates "Rocco" the dummy (which was a disaster). Hawk quits after SummerSlam 1992 due to his frustrations with the WWF storylines and his growing behind the scenes drug problem. Animal suffers a back injury finishing up the final WWF dates without Paul Ellering and Rocco. Hawk begins his solo career (winning a few solo championships) and eventually forms The Hell Raisers as Hawk Warrior and Power Warrior in Japan winning the IWGP tag team titles twice. <b>TOP RIGHT:</b> (1996) Animal heals, grudges between them are buried and the Road Warriors reunite once again in Japan (doing a few 6-man tag team matches with Power Warrior calling themselves the Hell Warriors) and then return to NWA/WCW (now just WCW) as the one-true Road Warriors! <b>BOTTOM LEFT:</b> (1997) The LOD return to the WWF and win the tag team belts for the second time. <b>BOTTOM RIGHT:</b> (1998) After a horrible storyline that had the Road Warriors fight each other due to not being able to regain the tag team belts, they reunited with a fresh new look at Wrestlemania XIV as "The LOD 2000" managed by Sunny and winning the tag team Battle Royal.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLtfPJ02wCBH0sNCo1bahAaj1XEBUFU7roj-iRhfODDyitveXoqMPiH4YR7XD44dzlaQmbnwlq24HwNPJULKgQe83t85as_KEWAUzBD38hAYjnxetsVIM8brFx7BBn2EURRWQCnL9nN6w/s1564/roads2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1564" data-original-width="1564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLtfPJ02wCBH0sNCo1bahAaj1XEBUFU7roj-iRhfODDyitveXoqMPiH4YR7XD44dzlaQmbnwlq24HwNPJULKgQe83t85as_KEWAUzBD38hAYjnxetsVIM8brFx7BBn2EURRWQCnL9nN6w/w400-h400/roads2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>TOP LEFT:</b> (1998-1999) Sunny leaves as Paul Ellering returns once again and will eventually start feuding with the LOD 2000 with his new team the Disciples of Apocalypse. Behind the scenes Hawk continues to spiral out of control with addiction issues and rehab stints, so the WWF have the LOD take on a third member named Puke as back up if Hawk can't perform. <b>TOP RIGHT: </b>(1999-2003) After being unhappy with the WWF's storylines the LOD leave, Paul Ellering retires once again, and Hawk finally gets sober. Then Hawk and Animal get back to basics traveling to Japan and other independent wrestling organizations before returning to the WWF (now WWE) on May 12, 2003, for a few matches with the company. They will return to Japan and a few independent promotions before Hawk passes on October 19, 2003, which ends the Road Warriors unbeatable 20-year legacy.<b> BOTTOM LEFT: </b>(2005-2006) After some time off Animal returns to the WWE and forms the LOD 2005 with Jon Heidenreich and win the tag team titles, they soon acquire Christy Hemme as a valet/manager for a short time. After the team disbands in 2006, Animal goes solo and returns to his 1982 gimmick as "The Road Warrior" without make-up and wearing leather. His final match is on May 6, 2006, before being released by the WWE. <b>BOTTOM RIGHT:</b> (2007-2020) The Hell Warriors return as Animal Warrior and Power Warrior and do a few sporadic matches over the years in Japan and winning the UWA tag team titles in Mexico until Power Warrior's retirement on February 14, 2014. Animal passes on September 22, 2020, closing the final chapter in the Legion of Doom/Road Warriors story.<b> </b> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>*MERCHADISING MACHINES OF THE MIDWAY*</b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 24px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 24px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AXlHUz5lV3o" width="320" youtube-src-id="AXlHUz5lV3o"></iframe></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 24px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="Poppins, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif" style="color: black; text-align: left;">The first merchandise the Road Warriors ever had were homemade T-shirts in 1984. By the end of their career there were literally hundreds of different Road Warrior or Legion of Doom T-shirts on the market. </span></span><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="text-align: left;">Thirty years later, the merchandising of pro wrestling has exploded to unfathomable heights. And with their striking visibility of face paint, haircuts, spiked shoulder pads and muscular physiques the Road Warriors</span><span style="text-align: left;"> are still among those leading the charge of pro wrestling merchandise and collectability even though they haven't wrestled a match together since 2003. </span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2lRixfVdixy-cdnB0nt2xQTcCJTJwju-mTkd3VKMrEPJE0KIbp6vaQ_OHrqm24xoDP4-y68x54QeP0kh5w3t9j2FZ1i4and1IPElSBimdksS9wQ-qjQCBBaVym7l1lCU-taI53mWqFRU/s1532/sss73.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1532" data-original-width="1229" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2lRixfVdixy-cdnB0nt2xQTcCJTJwju-mTkd3VKMrEPJE0KIbp6vaQ_OHrqm24xoDP4-y68x54QeP0kh5w3t9j2FZ1i4and1IPElSBimdksS9wQ-qjQCBBaVym7l1lCU-taI53mWqFRU/w321-h400/sss73.jpg" width="321" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="text-align: left;">There's something to be said of their timelessness. </span></span><span style="font-family: times; text-align: left;">Let's be frank, the Road Warriors are </span><i style="font-family: times; text-align: left;">cool. </i><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">They were <i>cool</i> back in 1983 and they're <i>cool</i> today. Essentially, that means their appearance perfectly translates to toys and other types of merchandise in a way that transcends the genre and era. And they are part of a special select few individuals in pro wrestling history that can be continually finically viable on a consistent basis. A big part of the reason why is Paul Ellering.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFhaY8zJh-QiWJ19SB6gJl52ub8VXTdlRpFo3xqezwi5kKSFrLtNKthKqLIig6l5hd7UWMpAEsV9tzwlvkXiNDMmn5P2DTZSY-lW4DkDYYYtvgGvv0eArttI3QRM32TqiIsWRYFFu2S-2A2S9WdbAyRQNbDlNdaXbGsAWwh4sOXBSnOsjl8S44yuIo=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="1080" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFhaY8zJh-QiWJ19SB6gJl52ub8VXTdlRpFo3xqezwi5kKSFrLtNKthKqLIig6l5hd7UWMpAEsV9tzwlvkXiNDMmn5P2DTZSY-lW4DkDYYYtvgGvv0eArttI3QRM32TqiIsWRYFFu2S-2A2S9WdbAyRQNbDlNdaXbGsAWwh4sOXBSnOsjl8S44yuIo=w640-h340" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">What most people don't know is that their manager Paul Ellering was Hawk and Animal's "shoot" (real) manager in all aspects of their business. From the beginning in 1983, Paul took care of their plane tickets, hotels, rental cars, schedule, pay, luggage and deals, including deals with promoters and lawyers. And among those lawyers were of copyrights and trademarks. You see, Paul knew what he saw when the Road Warriors first broke onto the scene. He knew they were going to get over in more ways than one. Using his superior intellect (he's a member of Mensa) and experience in the wrestling business, Paul knew how to protect Hawk and Animal and educate them on the inner workings of not just wrestling promoters' shenanigans, but also on "likeness" and "brand" when it came to merchandise. Paul had Hawk and Animal copyright and trademark their images, names and quotes, so when manufacturing companies came on the scene and wanted pro wrestlers for their products, the Road Warriors were not beholden to the deals wrestling promoters had with them. They made their own deal separate from everyone else. Case in point: when Remco came to Verne Gagne and the AWA to make action figures in 1984, the Road Warriors got a separate deal from all the other wrestlers. To use their likenesses and such, Remco had to pay Paul, Hawk and Animal a lump sum. They were their own brand, had their own set of rules and wrestling promoters and manufactures had to abide by them. It was perfect. And honestly, who wasn't going to use the Road Warriors? They were born to make money. Even Vince McMahon and the WWF had to do this because he didn't create or own ANYTHING of the Road Warriors, the Legion of Doom, Hawk, Animal or Paul Ellering. Vince had to basically give them a separate deal to use their likeness on his WWF products. How many of their contemporaries can say that?</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDx8vxrZqEI89CyiB7hs0peQf_Sa_KcWB3dyS_vDwR0mDVlm5k5unNpfeZJLomSI96RxWH41s2AXhz1J9X6BJGxIgcAtlAFxpLBy_sUnXl4FJ_6W2EeRX2TFgxBys_qYBtc2u25eokxh0/s1280/RoadWarriorsGallery1200-dart-1200x640.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="952" data-original-width="1280" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDx8vxrZqEI89CyiB7hs0peQf_Sa_KcWB3dyS_vDwR0mDVlm5k5unNpfeZJLomSI96RxWH41s2AXhz1J9X6BJGxIgcAtlAFxpLBy_sUnXl4FJ_6W2EeRX2TFgxBys_qYBtc2u25eokxh0/w400-h297/RoadWarriorsGallery1200-dart-1200x640.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="text-align: left;">I</span><span style="text-align: left;">t's not surprising that both Hawk and Animal would also branch outside of wrestling. In 1988, a line of zebra print weightlifting pants developed by Bob Truax and Dan Stock (who co-owned a gym with the Road Warriors) called Zubaz used Hawk and Animal as the ambassadors of their company which exploded and sold a 100 million dollars' worth of product in 1991 alone. The company had the slogan</span></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"> "Dare to be Different" and pants, hats, shirts and even diapers can sometimes still be seen on professional athletes to this day. Another product they did commercials for and sponsored in the early 1990s were Roos sneakers (also known as "KangaRoos"). Roos are still a prominent shoe brand in over sixty countries worldwide. And Animal even did a few commercials for Goof Off products in 2016.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dXDbNLahVJk" width="320" youtube-src-id="dXDbNLahVJk"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxDv-NxHIRGeVrd6udgnxmNXyVWLLgd6zzSwWk16H3tMR6GfLrNpdETMp3lZCCKBFWkTGILKj7TkyVdNIaRCg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.7em; margin: 0px 0px 1.6em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: times; text-align: left;">Today, the LOD merch is numerous, encompassing almost everything from clothing, glassware, posters, food products, school supplies, furniture, books, video games, dolls, action figures, toys and even</span><span style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"> COVID-19 masks. B</span><span style="font-family: times;">eing a crazy Road Warriors fan and growing up on their merchandise, I wanted to do something never done before. I wanted to compile a comprehensive list of their greatest and most popular collectibles and rank them in a top 20 list. Now to do something like that is obviously subjective, especially for how much stuff is actually out there in Road Warriors merchandise. But I've been buying and selling LOD memorabilia my entire life and I've come to know many well-known wrestling and toy collectors all over the world, so I do think I have a pretty good idea. And FYI, this list will be based on actual products that were produced by companies to the public. Nothing bootleg or ring-worn such as outfits, spiked shoulder pads and wrestling belts will be included since those are for a select few high-end collectors and a niche market. </span><i style="font-family: times;">This</i><span style="font-family: times;"> list is based on all the fun stuff kids growing up back in the day begged mom & dad to buy in the toy isles or thumbing through a wrestling magazine. So put on your warpaint, scream </span><i style="font-family: times;">"What a Rushhhh!"</i><span style="font-family: times;"> and then sit back to enjoy </span><b style="font-family: times;">THE TOP 20 GREATEST LEGION OF DOOM/ROAD WARRIORS COLLECTIBLES OF ALL TIME!</b></p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>20.) STAR-STUDDED WRESTLING PUFFY STICKERS 3-SET</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>(Diamond Toymakers 1985)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhEkZFw1648VyVFPQ9-bet7u6wygF28d2GIq_Ee8laajinmJMhyo98rW1TDr0qT0SvW8B5U_dqPv_6eKIDkGbH2XWtwq1PQTZ1ip69fE6FZBy_-uUGJl04eiMrLn0ZW_tqjtoESlrmd8/s1000/hc5a1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhEkZFw1648VyVFPQ9-bet7u6wygF28d2GIq_Ee8laajinmJMhyo98rW1TDr0qT0SvW8B5U_dqPv_6eKIDkGbH2XWtwq1PQTZ1ip69fE6FZBy_-uUGJl04eiMrLn0ZW_tqjtoESlrmd8/w400-h300/hc5a1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">front</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></div><span style="font-family: times;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5Qey0i_kB1k9R0CA1WLOeXOqXGgenjtZesJ4i0AIzuj6hSkWvoUtKldaBM2OhGrUnl9MHYhVPgwaiXDmLQK7vKJ_Zgs_7QL0f90ATUTaTHp0d12HckENw5nzxLj3-38v81xllEMIsp0/s1177/hc5a.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1177" data-original-width="794" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5Qey0i_kB1k9R0CA1WLOeXOqXGgenjtZesJ4i0AIzuj6hSkWvoUtKldaBM2OhGrUnl9MHYhVPgwaiXDmLQK7vKJ_Zgs_7QL0f90ATUTaTHp0d12HckENw5nzxLj3-38v81xllEMIsp0/w270-h400/hc5a.jpg" width="270" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">back</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Verne Gagne and his AWA wrestling federation was doing whatever it could to stay in competition with Vince McMahon and the WWF. Since Vince was licensing out Hulk Hogan and his biggest stars to every and all product manufactures, Verne would try and do the same. Nothing was off limits, even the obscure items would get a license. And here, along with some of Verne's biggest AWA stars at the time; the Road Warriors, Sgt. Slaughter and Baron Von Raschke would be transformed into puffy stickers--because why the hell not?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>19.) NWA WRESTLING'S BEST MELLO YELLO CANS</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>(Coca-Cola Company 1988)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Yk4kTTLardL3Osqx8NAVmcFWdIiaOJt5OoaXf-DyjVLWTd1mYm85I3KooYCsy-ATRWVQCWBfeGZr3O_C1qLPt9rbaXaa8vHwDaXhCO5Hlp0jvsa1-B9_EFpjhW_rY_fn6JgwIpQT_C0/s1077/180932479_323460402475224_3048560588105715891_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1069" data-original-width="1077" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Yk4kTTLardL3Osqx8NAVmcFWdIiaOJt5OoaXf-DyjVLWTd1mYm85I3KooYCsy-ATRWVQCWBfeGZr3O_C1qLPt9rbaXaa8vHwDaXhCO5Hlp0jvsa1-B9_EFpjhW_rY_fn6JgwIpQT_C0/w400-h398/180932479_323460402475224_3048560588105715891_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To most, Mello Yello is a "D" list soda that ranks alongside the likes of Tab, Moxie, and Squirt. With its carbonated citrus flavor and urine-like color, it's a wonder how people still drink that stuff. But they do, and being produced since 1979, it looks like this soda is here to stay. Despite all that, Mello Yello was the perfect fit for the National Wrestling Alliance. Since most of the major brands were being gobbled up by the WWF licensing machine back in 1988, the NWA had to set their sights on lower game to showcase their most popular wrestling superstars. So, Mello Yello it was and to the credit of the Coca-Cola Company (who produced and distributed Mello Yello), they spent a buck to push this promotion forward by making a commercial starring the "American Dream" Dusty Rhodes and releasing it to local television stations of the day. A total of 12 cans of "NWA: Wrestling's Best" were released and while it was hard to find the cans with the more obscure wrestlers on it like Tim Horner, Larry Zbyszko and Jimmy Garvin (let's be honest, who was actually looking for those guys anyway?), Coca-Cola Company mass produced the cans that had the images of the Road Warriors, Sting, Dusty Rhodes and Ric Flair.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>18.) THE OFFICIAL WWF MAKEUP KIT</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>(PAAS 1991)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJS3ln0XnnSnQNLZVjH7XIRt3d2As1BvXirvwpiaX9QErPRAiBAI3d0k9R1O04AEfpt9VWCu20PIvtY-EUfbrOZQ-EQxB0NPs46sUq4EsFWqHYufWQf0S8L5wyzxfah5qMbbDPfQqBeE/s1600/makeup1.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1078" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJS3ln0XnnSnQNLZVjH7XIRt3d2As1BvXirvwpiaX9QErPRAiBAI3d0k9R1O04AEfpt9VWCu20PIvtY-EUfbrOZQ-EQxB0NPs46sUq4EsFWqHYufWQf0S8L5wyzxfah5qMbbDPfQqBeE/w270-h400/makeup1.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small; text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">front</span></span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3PmQXYosFUsbQk3YSY6GEdXcEIjUs1k1UEWVM-TNurT6nvEBHn7puq2JHfwXfAKizuFR1DS0m6cjoLJgETgx2DZfMVuJzGnM8-S3i2pf6oXhmNC-c0_I0QWaOhYnwuH35EtYIv5tNjYM/s1600/makeup2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3PmQXYosFUsbQk3YSY6GEdXcEIjUs1k1UEWVM-TNurT6nvEBHn7puq2JHfwXfAKizuFR1DS0m6cjoLJgETgx2DZfMVuJzGnM8-S3i2pf6oXhmNC-c0_I0QWaOhYnwuH35EtYIv5tNjYM/w274-h400/makeup2.jpg" width="274" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">back</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Every Legion of Doom fan used their mom's expensive makeup to look like them on a few occasions, even though most of us are too embarrassed to admit it. But in 1991, PAAS made it possible to do it in style (and without repercussions from mom) with the "official" WWF makeup kit. Now you could paint your colors like Hawk, Animal and even the Ultimate Warrior if you wanted and this time, mom would even be helping you out. Whether it was Halloween, Easter, or any day of the week, there was nothing better than emulating your favorite heroes with their "official" brand. </div><b style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>17.) NWA THE GREAT AMERICAN BASH CUPS</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>(FAST FARE 1987)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></p><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEI6wY5VKXzQMxKpB30aCzH-sX8tHVG82YKfgnOizTTx2YuPt07towzKcWveR2RTSJKxEiP2i2P8iLrS40RMDQc9S7wLzAUkVtnZnRG1PqmVEBP75HDmLalub8wiijJB0QpjTBNNLvrfQ/s1600/cup1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1249" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEI6wY5VKXzQMxKpB30aCzH-sX8tHVG82YKfgnOizTTx2YuPt07towzKcWveR2RTSJKxEiP2i2P8iLrS40RMDQc9S7wLzAUkVtnZnRG1PqmVEBP75HDmLalub8wiijJB0QpjTBNNLvrfQ/s320/cup1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">front</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5rE35mDjHUMPuAvr9m9VHHtuDbwNsMdCXaEEkWlr90igKU-uANlgvUMpYR_ZxU83tmKjcj0GjZBOO3xyDVzXynsIZdawtjyrItfGEHlDglmu3fu7bOrrmKIo1CwdoncDFGVMX-SU46Nw/s1600/cup2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1328" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5rE35mDjHUMPuAvr9m9VHHtuDbwNsMdCXaEEkWlr90igKU-uANlgvUMpYR_ZxU83tmKjcj0GjZBOO3xyDVzXynsIZdawtjyrItfGEHlDglmu3fu7bOrrmKIo1CwdoncDFGVMX-SU46Nw/s320/cup2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">back</td></tr></tbody></table>Fast Fare is a franchise of quick stop convenience store/gas stations down south that loved wrestling. Doing a cross promotion with the NWA to celebrate their yearly wrestling tour dubbed "The Great American Bash" was an easy crossover event. 8 different wrestler cups were produced and purchased at every Fast Fare soda fountain located in their convenience stores that detailed all 10 locations that the event would be held at (it's no surprise that a few Fast Fare quick stops were also located in those particular states). Each cup also showcased 1 of 8 of the NWA's most popular wrestlers of the day (the Road Warriors Hawk and Animal, Dusty Rhodes, Ric Flair, Barry Windham, Nikita Koloff and Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson of the Rock 'n' Roll Express), so what's not to love?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>16.) AWA MINI MASHERS</b></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>(Remco 1986)</b></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hhWWMimdlT4igT1n7Yq7r7pGwV4eDiwEDhTixsLrSTOa2mlEqWYpB3qvCzJfeDm3e4Jt65LoqqGE7-9efRGtjYNu2tweonBvWYyY7W3Uc4SSnBnGggXBC7ZY3yKHmEfS2XDl3DilCjw/s1200/mashers1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hhWWMimdlT4igT1n7Yq7r7pGwV4eDiwEDhTixsLrSTOa2mlEqWYpB3qvCzJfeDm3e4Jt65LoqqGE7-9efRGtjYNu2tweonBvWYyY7W3Uc4SSnBnGggXBC7ZY3yKHmEfS2XDl3DilCjw/w400-h400/mashers1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcwJ0dwbdchPc9T8Aa3_OrgXlhJrqXxvH704mMOnMRqOMFUsXp-70Vj4wOBQ8W_5mU8hMhHR5JTFFVUfz8Rh4-P7e_x43_OVPU-kR0zvlboFh49uk0IE4lfjwPSNHQMSl-qjm2U8-sv4/s1600/mashers3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcwJ0dwbdchPc9T8Aa3_OrgXlhJrqXxvH704mMOnMRqOMFUsXp-70Vj4wOBQ8W_5mU8hMhHR5JTFFVUfz8Rh4-P7e_x43_OVPU-kR0zvlboFh49uk0IE4lfjwPSNHQMSl-qjm2U8-sv4/w400-h300/mashers3.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">12-pack (front)</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_6mehyphenhyphen29TnTOdIrI8rITsnKYx6_4PkDiGjCF4zaIM4pMqKMMWMtfAEEvNTS1eRLQkSmgAdVYssgnBfWaHWvAqnLqzoUjkDMkZQUAWJm3n_GM_vpDmy7aqZmwBKp8y2To7-ewsFEDanY/s1576/roads1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1059" data-original-width="1576" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_6mehyphenhyphen29TnTOdIrI8rITsnKYx6_4PkDiGjCF4zaIM4pMqKMMWMtfAEEvNTS1eRLQkSmgAdVYssgnBfWaHWvAqnLqzoUjkDMkZQUAWJm3n_GM_vpDmy7aqZmwBKp8y2To7-ewsFEDanY/w400-h269/roads1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">12 pack (back)</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibL5-b1ikatRGmfT7Nv4En9yrJMyFWyzPMvClFKEv5Zz4lfurPPXtG5RlP5PCPq-ciyNBh0kV874NUA-Ynw7XPyKnSlnaeyXWVslRUAYYbgIWL7cfeHIZstUDXW1luN8ydjWP34lUvg2E/s1496/mashers2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1496" data-original-width="1122" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibL5-b1ikatRGmfT7Nv4En9yrJMyFWyzPMvClFKEv5Zz4lfurPPXtG5RlP5PCPq-ciyNBh0kV874NUA-Ynw7XPyKnSlnaeyXWVslRUAYYbgIWL7cfeHIZstUDXW1luN8ydjWP34lUvg2E/w300-h400/mashers2.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">8-pack</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yoFzm4ourky9GUpB5gZngYcZyVMI-0nL0Yp_FyxgavzUPDi642SBvt-pZBIkeRqoreMQSiVwpfAWW59uMMeVHGKIS8oQfahlSDRdnR4l3taylIpHhf6e7mU_QUlN-hUd7t_KRa2KNgQ/s1441/mini.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1441" data-original-width="1187" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yoFzm4ourky9GUpB5gZngYcZyVMI-0nL0Yp_FyxgavzUPDi642SBvt-pZBIkeRqoreMQSiVwpfAWW59uMMeVHGKIS8oQfahlSDRdnR4l3taylIpHhf6e7mU_QUlN-hUd7t_KRa2KNgQ/w264-h320/mini.jpg" width="264" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4-pack</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;">Mattel's 2-inch M.U.S.C.L.E. figures were all the rage when they hit stores in 1985, as pro wrestling was exploding in popularity. While M.U.S.C.L.E. figures were basically made up cosmic/fantasy wrestlers created in Japan (called Kinnikuman), Remco decided to have their knock-off Mini Mashers be based on real superstar wrestlers of the AWA! And why not? Would kids rather play with Muscleman or the Road Warriors? Would they rather be Terri-Bull or Ric Flair? The answer was simple to Remco and probably most kids, but Remco didn't play their hand correctly. You see, while M.U.S.C.L.E. boasted a whopping 236 original figures that came in 10 different colors that were distributed in a variety of assorted packs of 28, 10 and 4. They were chock-full of collectability, so kids kept on coming back for more to complete their collections. The Mini Mashers were a total of just 12 figures that came in 4 colors (pink, red, green and blue) that were distributed in 12-packs, 8-packs and 4-packs and it hardly took much effort to accumulate a full set. Remco played the 2-inch figure challenge and lost as the Mini Mashers didn't last long and disappeared from stores by the next year. Mattel kept on trucking along with M.U.S.C.L.E. selling an estimated 6 million to 300 million figures before the line came to an end in</span><span style="font-family: times;"> 1988</span><span style="font-family: times;">.</span></p></span><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>15.) WWF SUPERSTAR SQUIRT HEAD</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>(Multi Toys Corp. 1990)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1564" data-original-width="1564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyCWEXXzV9cDjYs0ULckMkEyTs84WqgHHw9GvwAHU2l61nn2jfOTxzKuVHx3GDNqlGIRS7qsmo2HqIVyyW59g5NIeKBQyntm2BybFRZsLv-WAxoPcC81udC8qXPMIK6ZeTcN4Pu40e5Fs/w400-h400/sss1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5AbnJDago9UXg7IQOTmVHIbrce9Pj17IBD13tX0TCtL5FopzwLCwx7Ay070T3oJVOIeXAom-xuPs-rMJOAFmGGi4KCLzpH8IHxSivdmqiUXe_ZofApjkpVzCgaLURKgwxrO9t_I7ic7nfoSqMtjb3gaUpN_jNoC00mb-4WB9l8m_t71I9LJXo5t-r/s1600/240186260_4323476957690675_5241326002010671645_n2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1244" data-original-width="1600" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5AbnJDago9UXg7IQOTmVHIbrce9Pj17IBD13tX0TCtL5FopzwLCwx7Ay070T3oJVOIeXAom-xuPs-rMJOAFmGGi4KCLzpH8IHxSivdmqiUXe_ZofApjkpVzCgaLURKgwxrO9t_I7ic7nfoSqMtjb3gaUpN_jNoC00mb-4WB9l8m_t71I9LJXo5t-r/w400-h311/240186260_4323476957690675_5241326002010671645_n2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">front</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUwdb9NV2sxXgq4iwCuFb5jEs7LyA5xVRNLbPp7Ixpy8URxOxI7lqm84naMzQZt8zOGxCXZyksVXuBMlAXmWm9_OJnPqasxTBdvBUh9MQKScOBRptQ8UgRqXnFVhp98-Zisn4CUpm-cI/s1500/head.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUwdb9NV2sxXgq4iwCuFb5jEs7LyA5xVRNLbPp7Ixpy8URxOxI7lqm84naMzQZt8zOGxCXZyksVXuBMlAXmWm9_OJnPqasxTBdvBUh9MQKScOBRptQ8UgRqXnFVhp98-Zisn4CUpm-cI/s320/head.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">back</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"></span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;">By 1990, the WWF was licensed by almost every product conceivable. They had action figures, games, food products and even dish soap, so why not a squirt head? Obscure item yes, that goes without question. But also cool as hell if you ask me! And check out those great head sculpts! These WWF Squirt Heads were fun for the summer or bath and looked awesome doing what they do--squirting your friends with water (if you want to get real nasty, fill them with urine or bleach and tell your friend to "open wide"). I should also point out these remain some of the earliest Legion of Doom WWF merchandise as they arrived in the federation that same year.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;">I also have to give a Road Warrior shout out to "official" WWF LOD Wrestling Footwear slippers that came out in 1991, because the WWF used the same head molds that the Squirt Heads used on top of the slippers. Seriously, how awesome is that? Any "Little Doomer" back in the day wearing these slippers on Staurday morning watching wrestling would've gotten major props from me.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-sfzBioBJt0e47VXA1iIL03XQ4QDGGpL69_CoPf9ve7ZLZ0N1ys4gRFRSOUNAANy-W51N0Nv8x0r93PNZnkVruNYsMxC7JHnJiEGbigYnzT0GsziwL-AP7IALzdn2ZkhChan7POyAsVLbvM6JLv2YlVNp6-6tJn1898P1orHYemG19Fqj7OrDXVrN=s1060" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1060" data-original-width="1060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-sfzBioBJt0e47VXA1iIL03XQ4QDGGpL69_CoPf9ve7ZLZ0N1ys4gRFRSOUNAANy-W51N0Nv8x0r93PNZnkVruNYsMxC7JHnJiEGbigYnzT0GsziwL-AP7IALzdn2ZkhChan7POyAsVLbvM6JLv2YlVNp6-6tJn1898P1orHYemG19Fqj7OrDXVrN=s320" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>14.) AWA ALL STAR WRESTLING THUMBSTERS</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>(Remco 1985)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jcgUNLZRAgZnnhEzdW0aA_-uYmotGeaFFFUJr5-7YTn-khXdwl46bZtKz9ROd1iygCL7vV-I_jRxgTkMPNQCzlW9izee84DMbQb7wkgEdMoVfRH8-zzmHxtqaU3zAVjg_ERxvfd3R5U/s1000/awathumb.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="1000" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jcgUNLZRAgZnnhEzdW0aA_-uYmotGeaFFFUJr5-7YTn-khXdwl46bZtKz9ROd1iygCL7vV-I_jRxgTkMPNQCzlW9izee84DMbQb7wkgEdMoVfRH8-zzmHxtqaU3zAVjg_ERxvfd3R5U/w400-h239/awathumb.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></div><span style="font-family: times;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcKIgN4F8yrwQS-8SfvY4mdCmgsOWrkSHRCNpgYT_A83iFoWS17qK2k6QEG8jIyJ-V6zrSUuJ5gNcSoLrNJZLbLXgmKS8OH9-oYvQBKUZeYGnjYEvt87KT7EudW9wssZzaHIPMGjzNTgU/s1012/sss.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1012" data-original-width="628" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcKIgN4F8yrwQS-8SfvY4mdCmgsOWrkSHRCNpgYT_A83iFoWS17qK2k6QEG8jIyJ-V6zrSUuJ5gNcSoLrNJZLbLXgmKS8OH9-oYvQBKUZeYGnjYEvt87KT7EudW9wssZzaHIPMGjzNTgU/w249-h400/sss.jpg" width="249" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rick Martel vs. Animal</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQ2kXrrmegjTknrwstdX8Oa-ljDxF1dUZMAO1toQ5UklbInFLLiuGF4YdFfz3M0IcJhfX1Sg09FlY822Z9JsV0XBdc7FjrIFOPgiykghhmCYne0VjnPWDqXkQJa7jaAbmqb8TtYNS4Yc/s997/ssss.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="997" data-original-width="644" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQ2kXrrmegjTknrwstdX8Oa-ljDxF1dUZMAO1toQ5UklbInFLLiuGF4YdFfz3M0IcJhfX1Sg09FlY822Z9JsV0XBdc7FjrIFOPgiykghhmCYne0VjnPWDqXkQJa7jaAbmqb8TtYNS4Yc/w259-h400/ssss.jpg" width="259" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greg Gagne vs. Hawk</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">If Vince McMahon and the WWF were producing Wrestling Superstars Thumb Wrestlers in 1985 with LJN, then by damn Verne Gagne and the AWA would produce the All Star Wrestling Thumbsters with Remco! It's really that simple as 3 different "thumb" versus "thumb" matchups were produced; Rick Martel vs. Animal, Greg Gagne vs. Hawk and Ric Flair vs. Larry Zbyszko. And they all looked pretty impressive as Remco used the same sculpts they had on their wrestling figures at the time. From how bad Vince McMahon and Verne Gagne were battling each other for the majority of shelve space for their wrestling products in 1985 and 1986, I'm surprised LJN and Remco didn't cross promote to make a "Vince vs. Verne" thumb wrestler set (hey, <i>I</i> would've bought it).</div></span><span style="font-family: times;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>13.) WWF SUPERSTARS CEREAL</b></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">(Ralston 1991)</span></b></p><p style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZozDHrxm7HIYDwfJ7AcaV1LhWgzF8fqFYie8bHeN37LAUlEicZowhitD_FbekMGcc5Uw5SjEJfuIi8ypH0ubGMn1BUC9xLEtiRf7VWPGx_LR9K9wmIK8CRq5N0zhX7J2hkC2Llo6iAk/s1600/hc5bcd.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZozDHrxm7HIYDwfJ7AcaV1LhWgzF8fqFYie8bHeN37LAUlEicZowhitD_FbekMGcc5Uw5SjEJfuIi8ypH0ubGMn1BUC9xLEtiRf7VWPGx_LR9K9wmIK8CRq5N0zhX7J2hkC2Llo6iAk/w300-h400/hc5bcd.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">front</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: times;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge__QtB4e1DDx81IfRVEcjjI0tRHIJCH3BMXkglJxntO7IzWf9mC1D_KIVbTVRYMqTWB8nifTA6RL1b06Scsed2OV8JWlzZ2V_Nhgi4m7HYRc127PLj6g9tCFu2VMTcD4u3hL2U2mRARM/s607/hc5bce.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="453" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge__QtB4e1DDx81IfRVEcjjI0tRHIJCH3BMXkglJxntO7IzWf9mC1D_KIVbTVRYMqTWB8nifTA6RL1b06Scsed2OV8JWlzZ2V_Nhgi4m7HYRc127PLj6g9tCFu2VMTcD4u3hL2U2mRARM/w299-h400/hc5bce.jpg" width="299" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">back</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Back in the day, there was nothing like waking up early on Saturday mornings and getting a nice bowl of sugary cereal while watching cartoons all day long. But to kids that did it in the early '90s, you had a chance to eat cereal with the Legion of Doom! What could be better than watching WWF programing on Saturdays and filling your bellies with vanilla flavored "stars"? And if you dug down deep enough through the cereal, you'll get 1 of 3 WWF flip books of either Hulk Hogan, Ultimate Warrior or the Legion of Doom. Or if you check the back of the box to see 1 of 4 "cut-out" masks (which came out in late 1991 after Wrestlemania VIII) of either the Ultimate Warrior (two different masks), Hawk or Animal of the Legion of Doom. But let's face it, anyone reading this article wants the LOD flip book or a Hawk or Animal mask. Once you finished off a couple of bowls and your blood sugar levels explodes, it was time to shout <i>"Ohhh, what a sugar rushhhh!"</i> as you head out the door to play with your friends for the rest of the day. This is what I call the magic of childhood.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hjdXRxp_Vm6rY_tp23Azeza0eg67vssdZfFzpxI_mmXcp2iSlmYb_9MTrh2to7K1C3Z8-XEifRU4pD_xOPaEnkiN7JwkdgUL77TQv9rlkL5hktfMiCwUkD_LiPNAchJPiLdUjCQsF1XLj5tbefpS6B6jwXVFzCcQKg4exCXuqTX-CjPNnkb6paJm/s1600/animal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hjdXRxp_Vm6rY_tp23Azeza0eg67vssdZfFzpxI_mmXcp2iSlmYb_9MTrh2to7K1C3Z8-XEifRU4pD_xOPaEnkiN7JwkdgUL77TQv9rlkL5hktfMiCwUkD_LiPNAchJPiLdUjCQsF1XLj5tbefpS6B6jwXVFzCcQKg4exCXuqTX-CjPNnkb6paJm/s320/animal.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNy9jw-U6bqzmGw8y8Z7EPH5qKuJfruhQ3J-LZTlb-_-lTW0ElqsZoCVQWlfjirPsnVBBv3SQTyvqbBdb7U-gn_0LzNbJQrNoiRM1uLydFf51PV5kfCKRrBsLyCV5ykokxhmuE4RE7H0XKLJhRdQDUXUtiknRTmqCddQ6qLwFw1XR7zr7f2xs7WtxB/s1600/animal1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNy9jw-U6bqzmGw8y8Z7EPH5qKuJfruhQ3J-LZTlb-_-lTW0ElqsZoCVQWlfjirPsnVBBv3SQTyvqbBdb7U-gn_0LzNbJQrNoiRM1uLydFf51PV5kfCKRrBsLyCV5ykokxhmuE4RE7H0XKLJhRdQDUXUtiknRTmqCddQ6qLwFw1XR7zr7f2xs7WtxB/s320/animal1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Animal and Hawk cut-out masks.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"></span></b><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>12.) WWF LEGION OF DOOM SUPERSTARS ICE CREAM BAR AND SUPERSTARS FAMOUS "QUOTES" CARD</b></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>(Gold Bond 1992)</b></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-weight: bold; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2OMSr-cWQ_aKIX9tpjSS4uXyJbut0ZvhyphenhyphenXaImLSif9pzrKHMHLhrZ7yayS9K48Sym5O5UI4A_tf82FKKutFntLHAZnU7HUDTGIWharL5tmjbzzAvGL0jZUH2vrvI_sPSuHoHz7BYR-g4/s1600/hc5bcbc2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2OMSr-cWQ_aKIX9tpjSS4uXyJbut0ZvhyphenhyphenXaImLSif9pzrKHMHLhrZ7yayS9K48Sym5O5UI4A_tf82FKKutFntLHAZnU7HUDTGIWharL5tmjbzzAvGL0jZUH2vrvI_sPSuHoHz7BYR-g4/w300-h400/hc5bcbc2.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Superstars Favorite "Quotes" card</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></div><span style="font-family: times;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwqS7ya-vs55TmJeA7qk5iWD9OFP3YnEFO-UNtMX8fPmlkxY1tprmkR_PcRO4eKJrFO38X-NkGfFR4F-JzmFL0MHzw5HZpfWHqSp90I-adTE0s_5NWu9UqQZ6oaOi6KuFiTudXzHCn6vU/s1564/hc5bcbc1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1564" data-original-width="1564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwqS7ya-vs55TmJeA7qk5iWD9OFP3YnEFO-UNtMX8fPmlkxY1tprmkR_PcRO4eKJrFO38X-NkGfFR4F-JzmFL0MHzw5HZpfWHqSp90I-adTE0s_5NWu9UqQZ6oaOi6KuFiTudXzHCn6vU/w400-h400/hc5bcbc1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front and back of box</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXpHrCU5OPCb8g5szc0uyDsoyTwUe4-yyhBGqYXfmgDDabMaDuLZ2HfuiOZ3fxxYjea4fGIfEAZtTXAj9A_tVQ12Jo9KjW3A3tby5BVEnvImDsvVqPq_gIQkCmm-vittgLO4k4zOguk0/s1600/hc5bcbc3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXpHrCU5OPCb8g5szc0uyDsoyTwUe4-yyhBGqYXfmgDDabMaDuLZ2HfuiOZ3fxxYjea4fGIfEAZtTXAj9A_tVQ12Jo9KjW3A3tby5BVEnvImDsvVqPq_gIQkCmm-vittgLO4k4zOguk0/w240-h320/hc5bcbc3.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Legion of Doom card inside box</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When the WWF first started producing their very own Superstars Ice Cream Bars in 1987, it was something other wrestling promotions never thought they could get away with. I mean, come on, pro wrestlers on food products? But the WWF, Vince McMahon and Hulk Hogan licensing machine went well beyond what other wrestling organizations thought possible. And when the Legion of Doom came to the WWF in 1990, it was only a matter of time before they got their card and very own ice cream bar.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Although the Legion of Doom had many cards produced of them over the years that could've made it on this list, the thought of ripping open a box and <i>possibly</i> getting a delicious Legion of Doom ice cream bar and Legion of Doom card at the same time on a hot summer day could be a moment any fan would cherish forever. Yeah, the WWF ice cream bars were just like Cracker Jacks, there was always a little anticipation when you opened up a box and you didn't know what bar or card you were going to get. No other single card can top that!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It should be noted that in 1998, the WWF ice cream bars (now made by Good Humor) had the LOD appear once again in their 12-card set dubbed the "New Generation" series. Plus, the WWF also added a cut-out stand-up on the back of the box to which only Animal was included in this 12-figure stand-up set.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOrgWnIX3MHidPPZhebMl2i1p0KmyU7TEGvLa905wSGTbQHJGocK9NgCRKfaBP76Gyq0aOTLRJwhajgF4hZR5_ghBoxGcBLtf_6Bf__7RSdK0dpFkvRhuliaL1jMorAFag1hskSn8y8-MbqeF-r6CEeur5tr5ddYAhnVFxAwypsZ2se-UkbE055C0j/s1600/272520117_4812343578825484_3651841140902821568_n1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOrgWnIX3MHidPPZhebMl2i1p0KmyU7TEGvLa905wSGTbQHJGocK9NgCRKfaBP76Gyq0aOTLRJwhajgF4hZR5_ghBoxGcBLtf_6Bf__7RSdK0dpFkvRhuliaL1jMorAFag1hskSn8y8-MbqeF-r6CEeur5tr5ddYAhnVFxAwypsZ2se-UkbE055C0j/s320/272520117_4812343578825484_3651841140902821568_n1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">1998 "New Generation" card</span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhwHRzs2OADqcKZzvQ1lRor1HqWclTcP_9lk3iHdVofkh8ShqPmToEksRtU4u4nNfS3NB5FHH7EOTsRctUn6kch_Js4PI1OM_kmr3nPuVOLgCFYx4MIuco8KeOfQIhOt_dWyluX3AXFYdU4qQBQp8-gBTgysi6xK5sk3W7f4pGLZu7EJk3vWP8RDM/s1490/272520117_4812343578825484_3651841140902821568_n112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1490" data-original-width="580" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhwHRzs2OADqcKZzvQ1lRor1HqWclTcP_9lk3iHdVofkh8ShqPmToEksRtU4u4nNfS3NB5FHH7EOTsRctUn6kch_Js4PI1OM_kmr3nPuVOLgCFYx4MIuco8KeOfQIhOt_dWyluX3AXFYdU4qQBQp8-gBTgysi6xK5sk3W7f4pGLZu7EJk3vWP8RDM/w156-h400/272520117_4812343578825484_3651841140902821568_n112.jpg" width="156" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsLfaoQvqTJAL2Vv43qwEsgjQ4K4z-iYH3BKr2C6MNNWFS9TxJxA-abFYBZywgKDsLsOMFxt0EVSjzZPl_7kEHpafXhrSDKJXRKugYfTYVrF8PJ8moLOxiG2BqEiTXj_8G_xQHxbeJaa2iqFeYYFjOZlbYE57DK6y8xm99WUj9bYT98o2Jd5jWHgb/s1551/272520117_4812343578825484_3651841140902821568_n12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1551" data-original-width="589" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsLfaoQvqTJAL2Vv43qwEsgjQ4K4z-iYH3BKr2C6MNNWFS9TxJxA-abFYBZywgKDsLsOMFxt0EVSjzZPl_7kEHpafXhrSDKJXRKugYfTYVrF8PJ8moLOxiG2BqEiTXj_8G_xQHxbeJaa2iqFeYYFjOZlbYE57DK6y8xm99WUj9bYT98o2Jd5jWHgb/w153-h400/272520117_4812343578825484_3651841140902821568_n12.jpg" width="153" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">1998 WWF ice cream bar box with Animal cut-out stand-up</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></div></span></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: times;"></span></span></p></div><div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>11.) WWE ROAD WARRIOR HAWK AND ANIMAL ELITE LEGENDS FIGURES</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>(Mattel 2010)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsg-rnjO0y2oqrgOScEP2rJngSCVeW7Az5cxbOT7WFMlxraLxuHndxKzeUgQfrTUiQ91HJXlm1EqrgeIw7SeIu-r9vxThRAplIqMs3N_LkZP6wQlhyphenhyphenu2zc-HzwxGvItjeLROBfaSB-DuI/s960/rwlegends.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsg-rnjO0y2oqrgOScEP2rJngSCVeW7Az5cxbOT7WFMlxraLxuHndxKzeUgQfrTUiQ91HJXlm1EqrgeIw7SeIu-r9vxThRAplIqMs3N_LkZP6wQlhyphenhyphenu2zc-HzwxGvItjeLROBfaSB-DuI/w400-h300/rwlegends.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Mattel got the WWE license to produce figures in 2009 after Jakks Pacific had it for almost 10 years. I have to admit, Jakks Pacific had a lot of questionable releases when it came to sculpts and quality of their product. Mattel started it off with a bang (or should I say a "Road Warrior POP")! Their Elite line didn't hold anything back as Hawk and Animal were released in the first Legends wave and shown as the bad asses we know and love. And when it comes to the Road Warriors contemporary wrestling figures of the day, this was their best release ever.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">10.) LEGION OF DOOM FOAM SHOULDER PADS AND WRIST BANDS</span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">(WWF 1991-1992, WCW 1996 and WWF 1997-1998)</span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"></p><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh30VNsUoQzjz0_HkkNS5hY4PJViHfkB7FuIbyBwxrZHFlYi4dY2O-JBU65WAqIV_F4HoONekiuYs5_zdHDNpTUjUpdV5J03PQ-KgJ-cipaYl-2Y-0CpDqBFueXqz9hk5KpcjUvoS8wU4U/s400/sss6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh30VNsUoQzjz0_HkkNS5hY4PJViHfkB7FuIbyBwxrZHFlYi4dY2O-JBU65WAqIV_F4HoONekiuYs5_zdHDNpTUjUpdV5J03PQ-KgJ-cipaYl-2Y-0CpDqBFueXqz9hk5KpcjUvoS8wU4U/w400-h300/sss6.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Fist generation of LOD shoulder pads with WWF logo.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpSluOft_UU1pDZIhyphenhyphenoK9fWf9wwfem0uELoCyhIYO3aWxLZ6Q_xPhh4vXv-d4gJkAD9xXwkLw72ta9hJxoo7kQCr6OV-QVKP0liT9Yoa7pSxxz07oy3-kmV7mVVqvfnhrXr78WUsr9U0/s1200/WSLLOD23.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="926" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpSluOft_UU1pDZIhyphenhyphenoK9fWf9wwfem0uELoCyhIYO3aWxLZ6Q_xPhh4vXv-d4gJkAD9xXwkLw72ta9hJxoo7kQCr6OV-QVKP0liT9Yoa7pSxxz07oy3-kmV7mVVqvfnhrXr78WUsr9U0/w309-h400/WSLLOD23.jpeg" width="309" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">WWF Fall/Winter 91-92 catalog first advertising the LOD shoulder pads.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYzPxDNRJphMb9dm9OqoFtDarH9RwIG86RF05JeP7QXy5Qel_TakHaCKnyYoOSo6U8T37BL6U-gHYdCrozupbTZEYZleQy_ut1SFqX6PuNThP36UEQoy6x5QZbKjTKD1mGbI00DqTjOA/s1600/sss4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1219" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYzPxDNRJphMb9dm9OqoFtDarH9RwIG86RF05JeP7QXy5Qel_TakHaCKnyYoOSo6U8T37BL6U-gHYdCrozupbTZEYZleQy_ut1SFqX6PuNThP36UEQoy6x5QZbKjTKD1mGbI00DqTjOA/w305-h400/sss4.jpg" width="305" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">WWF Fall/Winter 92-93 catalog first advertising the LOD wrist bands.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHwsAaSOvNmorjAp-Qk-yMj5keoVE5i2R_5pRDMthWcQzn5V9coQ8CwPhnKm-MrmXuX8oYWsFd0pzH7ZzdXljRNTVh-9QYg2bVOHmaQcHEpCu2zEBkEfNbKH-B4iykBaOvCTNB50MJeVI/s1440/sss5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHwsAaSOvNmorjAp-Qk-yMj5keoVE5i2R_5pRDMthWcQzn5V9coQ8CwPhnKm-MrmXuX8oYWsFd0pzH7ZzdXljRNTVh-9QYg2bVOHmaQcHEpCu2zEBkEfNbKH-B4iykBaOvCTNB50MJeVI/w400-h300/sss5.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Second generation shoulder pads sold by WCW with Hawk & Animal autographs in front.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg135DAZvIOTC7vcmAPXclQzD0nLwiosKOOgcVdDtsrsg3GCPAObYsi2wz-wbhmzFL4aSF0Cvd3tK2ZSrM1oLTISpXgFi9UL1kEFioY3M7mDQ2xBWZShV_xHKSJb0majCLqc5yughXYgiw/s904/sss7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="904" data-original-width="807" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg135DAZvIOTC7vcmAPXclQzD0nLwiosKOOgcVdDtsrsg3GCPAObYsi2wz-wbhmzFL4aSF0Cvd3tK2ZSrM1oLTISpXgFi9UL1kEFioY3M7mDQ2xBWZShV_xHKSJb0majCLqc5yughXYgiw/w358-h400/sss7.jpg" width="358" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The last ad for the shoulder pads and wrist bands that ran in the WWF catalogs in 1997 and 1998. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">No matter how you slice it, the Legion of Doom has one of the most iconic looks in the history of professional wrestling. Their image was so emulated and copied over the years that they had an endless line of wannabe wrestlers trying mimic them (it never truly worked out for them). Children were no exception either, they were trying their best to be Hawk and Animal. Whether it was pumping iron with their Hulk Hogan weights or shaving their heads to their parent's horror. And how could the WWF capitalize on all this and feed every child's need to be the Legion of Doom 24/7 while meeting all government regulatory safety standards? Well, have them put on foam spiked shoulder pads (and wrist bands if mom was willing to pay more) and then they'll be ready to smack some "gerbil-faced geeks" as all little Doomers should! </div></span><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left;"></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: times;">It should be noted, these popular shoulder pads first appeared for sale in the WWF Fall/Winter catalog 1991-1992 (the foam wrist bands were first advertised a year later in the WWF Fall/Winter 1992-1993 catalog) and they followed the LOD as merch when they returned to WCW for a short time in 1996, but they were never advertised in any WCW catalog (the WCW removed the WWF logo on the front of the pad and exchanged it with the two signatures of Hawk & Animal). When the LOD returned to the WWF in 1997, the shoulder pads (dawning the WWF logo on the front once again) and wrist bands reappeared for sale in the WWF 1997 Shop Zone Holiday Advertorial Supplement and was advertised for the last time in the WWF 1998 Go Mental Shop Zone catalog.</span></p><div><br /></div></div></span></div><div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>9.) WWF LEGION OF DOOM WRESTLING BUDDIES TAG TEAM PACK</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>(Tonka 1991) </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkw-geaVaGLqCkaCq1fs7l3DSvEGZ6SZQzkecN4lwMEkhgAjV8RvNGwsWxU_SA3piv7thWUxwicxsWaG5I3OU40LtHytH2MrnQod1CmxP2lBOC3EP2mnvBv6DO348qxEc3ETGGyosiYPk/s748/182760648_173808841295964_4186738764915110696_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="496" data-original-width="748" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkw-geaVaGLqCkaCq1fs7l3DSvEGZ6SZQzkecN4lwMEkhgAjV8RvNGwsWxU_SA3piv7thWUxwicxsWaG5I3OU40LtHytH2MrnQod1CmxP2lBOC3EP2mnvBv6DO348qxEc3ETGGyosiYPk/w400-h265/182760648_173808841295964_4186738764915110696_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8V37NEGT7KlVRP7-sGdSvSr2O5uZa4_lYRKfN9kZDd1druPXw5i2srjMDmOSevwwp_1NZE_RAdXWX7P2Mfz_SocCyQvI-CTAVSUxSGOa3UlTASo7KOKw1qIlkd60N8q9z1Czc9_frQzw/s700/wwfbuddies.jpeg"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8V37NEGT7KlVRP7-sGdSvSr2O5uZa4_lYRKfN9kZDd1druPXw5i2srjMDmOSevwwp_1NZE_RAdXWX7P2Mfz_SocCyQvI-CTAVSUxSGOa3UlTASo7KOKw1qIlkd60N8q9z1Czc9_frQzw/w400-h400/wwfbuddies.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">front</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0SiAoThBiKUDqmT1E8OjiV17uxdZVhq78JDq33n_6CY-1DcDbCByVMF-WEAEGbb0DJHS2q9rZyRgHSrEq_R2B2886b6_OmBK6HPAGKoXA06FRpvgBTezZeriQkSYe3UWj4l8stpFiJU/s917/sss721.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="917" data-original-width="807" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0SiAoThBiKUDqmT1E8OjiV17uxdZVhq78JDq33n_6CY-1DcDbCByVMF-WEAEGbb0DJHS2q9rZyRgHSrEq_R2B2886b6_OmBK6HPAGKoXA06FRpvgBTezZeriQkSYe3UWj4l8stpFiJU/w353-h400/sss721.jpg" width="353" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">back</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>The WWF Wrestling Buddies saved many a younger brother or sister from a serious injury from a "Power Bomb" or "Press Slam" throughout the years. These cute, soft, cuddly and down-right fun dolls from Tonka were the perfect wrestling opponent that made even the parents want to join in on the fun. Nothing speaks pro wrestling as well as these Wrestling Buddies because they were perfectly made for what they do best--getting the stuffing beaten out of them! A major plus if you can take a "Doomsday Device" from your Legion of Doom Buddies all by yourself.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>8.) SUPER STAR PRO WRESTLING (Pony Canyon 1989)/</b></span><b style="font-family: times;">WCW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING (FCI Incorperated 1990) VIDEO GAME</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOH58-2BWANu97GsY7qrXtrp8VSvERheomNNIf1YvY8-QLXFZV68U6OPE2YV8DVLAibFfznLsCprzpAr9qpVvOWbYGWVwpuWIToO_Rk8D1PgWKYViNYqc1bqFnoqf6OFH1C-aTieJA48/s1002/wcwSuperstar-pro-wrestling.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="1002" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOH58-2BWANu97GsY7qrXtrp8VSvERheomNNIf1YvY8-QLXFZV68U6OPE2YV8DVLAibFfznLsCprzpAr9qpVvOWbYGWVwpuWIToO_Rk8D1PgWKYViNYqc1bqFnoqf6OFH1C-aTieJA48/w400-h244/wcwSuperstar-pro-wrestling.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Super Star Pro Wrestling character selection</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></div><span style="font-family: times;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_Gn_vd9ZiW7rKdEkpCvQjv-vI0h_O03oGVDmsxIzDTTPa9YMDeUCqoJMLYzx5sh1vnngX4lD_CRm92ANWuUvTOj7x3yezWHXge2NQ2SlS98zquKpa2E-cAVFQc2l6kR8LPxH1iMa_60/s400/wcwSuperstar-pro-wrestling.png1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="400" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_Gn_vd9ZiW7rKdEkpCvQjv-vI0h_O03oGVDmsxIzDTTPa9YMDeUCqoJMLYzx5sh1vnngX4lD_CRm92ANWuUvTOj7x3yezWHXge2NQ2SlS98zquKpa2E-cAVFQc2l6kR8LPxH1iMa_60/w400-h268/wcwSuperstar-pro-wrestling.png1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Super Star Pro Wrestling (Pony Canyon) released in Japan 1989</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkgZoyzBDXdi-ZpPSjhrUUljWk0MYlhTW8He-1JXr1YXsJRYJm3k8ylR9F3jZNjODErEs_GFk-7bZ3qmdi8GAOjvl44cZSJ7EN10y6NG4yzFQacAl2jq4vcXsRA5yg_M1Tvlrj7ERL09Q/s512/wcw1.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="512" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkgZoyzBDXdi-ZpPSjhrUUljWk0MYlhTW8He-1JXr1YXsJRYJm3k8ylR9F3jZNjODErEs_GFk-7bZ3qmdi8GAOjvl44cZSJ7EN10y6NG4yzFQacAl2jq4vcXsRA5yg_M1Tvlrj7ERL09Q/w400-h300/wcw1.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WCW Wrestling character selection</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxinxVHQU-JhiOpzvXumOY-y85uG5Md9jnL-SavLAPMCtZG0Eai3qHT35FAs0PvoQKt6fuLjBmGnvOE2tRMAC6As0SLDygzBI_z-57OVsPcjJZTW97ayGwkxeRW6tbasfL9d6Kwp46N8/s345/WCW_World_Championship_Wrestling_Coverart.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="345" data-original-width="252" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxinxVHQU-JhiOpzvXumOY-y85uG5Md9jnL-SavLAPMCtZG0Eai3qHT35FAs0PvoQKt6fuLjBmGnvOE2tRMAC6As0SLDygzBI_z-57OVsPcjJZTW97ayGwkxeRW6tbasfL9d6Kwp46N8/w293-h400/WCW_World_Championship_Wrestling_Coverart.png" width="293" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WCW World Championship Wrestling (FCI) released in the US 1990<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: justify;">The very first video game that the Road Warriors ever appeared in was Super Star Pro Wrestling. It was released in Japan and published by Pony Canyon for the Nintendo Famicom system in 1989. The game features play for both one- and two-player modes in single or tag team matches and functioned very differently from any previous wrestling video game of the day. Each wrestler had a unique finisher and 8 specific moves that they could perform to which you had to choose 4 of them before each match. This made the game more interactive and kept it from becoming stale. </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: justify;">The game featured 12 wrestlers well-known in Japan's AJPW and NJPW promotions such as The Road Warriors Hawk and Animal, Antonio Inoki, Giant Baba, Jumbo Tsuruta, Genichiro Tenryu, Riki Choshu, Akira Maeda, Bruiser Brody, Stan Hansen, Big Van Vader, Abdullah the Butcher, and the non-playable boss character André the Giant. </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #202122; margin: 0.5em 0px; text-align: justify;">Super Star Pro Wrestling was released a year later in the US under the name of <span style="background-color: transparent;">WCW Wrestling</span> for the Nintendo Entertainment System and published by FCI Incorporated. The more commonly known WCW wrestlers were swapped in and replaced the same sprites of the AJPW and NJPW wrestlers, performing their exact same move-set and finisher but with new artwork to resemble the WCW star. Below is a list of each WCW wrestler that replaced the original Super Star Pro Wrestling wrestler.</div><ul style="background-color: white; color: #202122; list-style-image: url("/w/skins/Vector/resources/common/images/bullet-icon.svg?d4515"); margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; text-align: justify;">Lex Luger replaced Antonio Inoki</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; text-align: justify;">Ric Flair replaced Giant Baba</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; text-align: justify;">Mike Rotunda replaced Jumbo Tsuruta</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; text-align: justify;">Kevin Sullivan replaced Genichiro Tenryu</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; text-align: justify;">Sting replaced Riki Choshu</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; text-align: justify;">Rick Steiner replaced Akira Maeda</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; text-align: justify;">Ricky Steamboat replaced Bruiser Brody</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; text-align: justify;">Road Warrior Hawk replaced Stan Hansen (Even though Road Warrior Hawk is in both versions of the game, his WCW Wrestling version surprisingly did not replace his Super Star Pro Wrestling version.)</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; text-align: justify;">Michael P.S. Hayes replaced Road Warrior Hawk</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; text-align: justify;">"Dr. Death" Steve Williams replaced Big Van Vader</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; text-align: justify;">Eddie Gilbert replaced Abdullah the Butcher</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; text-align: justify;">Road Warrior Animal is the only one that remains unchanged.</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em; text-align: justify;">WCW Master replaced the Super Star Pro Wrestling boss André the Giant (WWF owned the rights to André at the time, but the mask on the WCW Master is reminiscent of André's "Giant Machine" gimmick he used a lot in Japan).</li></ul></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1U5KXQD5hCtVMNVrg_qPGV-KQe9H95_a3G46vYrJ7lT7TdCyhE98ol6XZ-hKbcS44if6poXYhEg9WiybqoD-GMjp3RK43jJQhdps2-4GX89gwmKpi49V7DPsPl2p-x67wUGZFb3DDAM/s600/wcwhawk.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1U5KXQD5hCtVMNVrg_qPGV-KQe9H95_a3G46vYrJ7lT7TdCyhE98ol6XZ-hKbcS44if6poXYhEg9WiybqoD-GMjp3RK43jJQhdps2-4GX89gwmKpi49V7DPsPl2p-x67wUGZFb3DDAM/s320/wcwhawk.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WCW Wrestling screen shot from the NES of Road Warrior Hawk dropkicking Rick Steiner.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu5MEEymrZHV1vKFeR-5I5_66Y7xo7I67ty7oBEYqku00vKg6Q6USq6LKstjij7vFtUMoiAat9MlYrEGf9AH1qhQYlm4wkI3vpGEyxxkQvBi0Lvr7Mu8hiiWw7mEi4G7kAOeT18PbGCco/s792/wcwshirt.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="792" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu5MEEymrZHV1vKFeR-5I5_66Y7xo7I67ty7oBEYqku00vKg6Q6USq6LKstjij7vFtUMoiAat9MlYrEGf9AH1qhQYlm4wkI3vpGEyxxkQvBi0Lvr7Mu8hiiWw7mEi4G7kAOeT18PbGCco/w400-h364/wcwshirt.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WCW Wrestling mail away Road Warriors T-Shirt</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>7.) ROAD WARRIOR HAWK AND ANIMAL TV COSTUME WITH MASK</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>(Collegeville 1986)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Ke4UppHVjjUkU8fDkvjeD_6DseQs-aE6m_cw9Zd7ThpRuoTqKVbIgVWJa23C_hnRZHo2gALtAjLhrkTjW74IgSX-yRsnxTZUd7AUUWoeBJtUXTFtjYzXFRX25wq6YecQ7lbg87tD0OE/s1080/180928610_1382808032090806_541458587419471344_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="661" data-original-width="1080" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Ke4UppHVjjUkU8fDkvjeD_6DseQs-aE6m_cw9Zd7ThpRuoTqKVbIgVWJa23C_hnRZHo2gALtAjLhrkTjW74IgSX-yRsnxTZUd7AUUWoeBJtUXTFtjYzXFRX25wq6YecQ7lbg87tD0OE/w640-h392/180928610_1382808032090806_541458587419471344_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFDWIqAWpsKrEzMHGx7Iytt6NeVEauZIpgthfQukM8ibfcv0SPPHzHEPahSZMJ5B3Uy3fIdd0cyikSHB7szDW5W_IrRN5i_SjImKow0caV7bsAWRABJrtjzzOnwqM5278DSM9SLqRbt8/s960/hc1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFDWIqAWpsKrEzMHGx7Iytt6NeVEauZIpgthfQukM8ibfcv0SPPHzHEPahSZMJ5B3Uy3fIdd0cyikSHB7szDW5W_IrRN5i_SjImKow0caV7bsAWRABJrtjzzOnwqM5278DSM9SLqRbt8/w300-h400/hc1.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Halloween has always been my favorite time of the year. There's something about the weather, the decorations and the costumes that have always intrigued me since I was a child. With all the ghouls and ghosts that come out of haunted houses that night to scare unsuspecting children, they might need some protection while they go "Trick or Treating." What could be better than being Road Warrior Hawk or Animal and putting the scare into them! Want to see a vampire jump back in its coffin? Flash Hawk's tongue and scream <i>"Ohhhh, what a rushhhh!"</i> Want to see Frankenstein's monster crumble in fear? Show off Animal's scowl and then "Gorilla Press" him over your head and throw him into a trash can! Either way, you can't lose with Collegeville's Road Warrior Hawk and Animal costumes because as scary as things can get on All Hallows' Eve, the Legion of Doom snacks on danger and dines on death!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8TXx0mKv2g2FLFpUIslyh-8aRxBILE-V166CIDD7Zsx6geb54vOLmhWMoAHSMMT13Aw54dG8tJT5yErQW6IipdHOLn2FjG2ldxqWc4dxdRtHmhy9XdZaL4sA43jfKZXCDbEaEous39k/s1954/hc4cataloge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1954" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8TXx0mKv2g2FLFpUIslyh-8aRxBILE-V166CIDD7Zsx6geb54vOLmhWMoAHSMMT13Aw54dG8tJT5yErQW6IipdHOLn2FjG2ldxqWc4dxdRtHmhy9XdZaL4sA43jfKZXCDbEaEous39k/w308-h400/hc4cataloge.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">1986 Collegeville Halloween costume catalogue </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>6.) ROAD WARRIOR HAWK AND ANIMAL THE PRO WRESTLER KESHI FIGURES</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>(Bandai 1987)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUq8k4r_B01gvLuluOarL1OUZ6S77uB4uMpXPRcr8FX158nTty18CNHypnoFIzX8HMS7haX357Rd9N6G7u2XFiUhvBkBZdBIVmgP2O9q-aBhRaVHYCEvjBt23SEX1JL6Cug7QEKrcFPKU/s1080/hc6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1080" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUq8k4r_B01gvLuluOarL1OUZ6S77uB4uMpXPRcr8FX158nTty18CNHypnoFIzX8HMS7haX357Rd9N6G7u2XFiUhvBkBZdBIVmgP2O9q-aBhRaVHYCEvjBt23SEX1JL6Cug7QEKrcFPKU/w400-h248/hc6.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYZrl9LKkEctEQq1e4XYNHK1z0lS3kw0RMWerK_AVQXJayAXu_3XXraDqLtceT9XeedztZanBZVbsSrYwHDIiHitIYexBJeXf6a38_8Q3v1-rDxLmpp3b4aKHv5tVQlyVPcEnf1R0rFXk/s632/hc6+leaflet.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="244" data-original-width="632" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYZrl9LKkEctEQq1e4XYNHK1z0lS3kw0RMWerK_AVQXJayAXu_3XXraDqLtceT9XeedztZanBZVbsSrYwHDIiHitIYexBJeXf6a38_8Q3v1-rDxLmpp3b4aKHv5tVQlyVPcEnf1R0rFXk/w400-h155/hc6+leaflet.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaflet that came inside the capsule with each figure</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3r2xn22JDD2AJkoL7Qbq0krXFgErgB5yVcuNIaKJysYatC9jit4uyLdmXIUm_WoESfg2aETDOWSNCdDvT1-ZdSf4Utf8hAuGve7gaPAcHMOce-jnv-QLRcasmO_nx5LRiFMWo-LPcZc/s632/hc6+leaflet2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="244" data-original-width="632" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3r2xn22JDD2AJkoL7Qbq0krXFgErgB5yVcuNIaKJysYatC9jit4uyLdmXIUm_WoESfg2aETDOWSNCdDvT1-ZdSf4Utf8hAuGve7gaPAcHMOce-jnv-QLRcasmO_nx5LRiFMWo-LPcZc/w400-h155/hc6+leaflet2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the leaflet.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #202122; text-align: justify; white-space: normal;"><i>Keshi</i></span><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122; text-align: justify; white-space: normal;"> (</span><span style="color: #050505; text-align: justify;">Japanese:</span><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122; text-align: justify; white-space: normal;"> 消し or ケシ) aka </span><i style="color: #202122; text-align: justify; white-space: normal;">keshigomu</i><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122; text-align: justify; white-space: normal;"> (消しゴム, literally "erase rubber") is the Japanese word for eraser. </span><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122; text-align: justify; white-space: normal;">In modern "keshi" refers to a collectible miniature figure, often of a manga </span><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122; text-align: justify; white-space: normal;">or anime </span><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122; text-align: justify; white-space: normal;">character, made of colored PVC gum rubber. </span><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122; text-align: justify;">It should be noted that The Pro Wrestler Keshi line (also called The Puroresur</span><span style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">ā Keshi line)</span></span><span style="color: #202122; text-align: justify;">, is sometimes referred to as The Pro Wrestler Erasers</span><span style="color: #202122; text-align: justify;">. Check out the complete story here: </span><span style="color: red; text-align: justify;"><i><a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2021/04/the-pro-wrestler-keshi-line-from-bandai.html" target="_blank">The Pro Wrestler Keshi Line from Bandai (1987)</a></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #202122; font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">With the world-wide success of M.U.S.C.L.E came knockoffs from other toy companies that wanted to mimic those figures and cash in on their popularity (see the Remco Mini Mashers ranked at #16 on this list). But regardless of what came after, when it came to keshi figures, Bandai was always the leader of the pack. As M.U.S.C.L.E. wrestlers/characters had more of a cosmic and fantasy design to them (with a few figures actually being based off of real wrestlers), in 1987, Bandai went full reality and based this brand new</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">2-inch figure line </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">on real superstar wrestlers from the NJPW (<b>N</b>ew <b>J</b>apan <b>P</b>ro-<b>W</b>restling) organization. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span>Bandai would sell and distribute this 10 keshi<b> </b>figure set in</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> "Capsule" Machines or "Gumball" Machines (called Gashapon Machines in Japan). There were 5 Japanese NJPW wrestler figures; Tatsumi Fujinami, Riki Choshu, Jumbo Tsuruta, Akira Maeda and Hiroshi Wajima and 5 American "mystery" wrestlers (that were HUGE stars in Japan); The Road Warriors: Hawk and Animal, Bruiser Brody, Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair. All 10 figures each came with a leaflet and in 5 different colors: </span><span style="text-align: justify; white-space: normal;">pink ("flesh"), blue, yellow, green and red. And despite being just capsule machine prizes, the detail on each figure is something to behold as they support highly realistic faces on chibi-like bodies. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 15px;">These figures are very rare and highly sought after and can get some big numbers on the secondary market, especially the pink colored figures which always command a premium.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 15px;"><div style="color: black; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>5.) WWF LEGION OF DOOM TAG TEAM PACK</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>(Hasbro 1991)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8kPZddUngFSJxg7ZnwHlkL1dvD-fbhWHPZkEdSHmIPlQdQDCx-UFD9WjK6TAM0HxN6hVQE6EcQFO1S31VE1FK09PSvV9GvG4DqBOj2MgJfrF8JfBMBp_TnyJ4-xe1SBa_CCRnoZHixK8/s640/hasbro.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="616" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8kPZddUngFSJxg7ZnwHlkL1dvD-fbhWHPZkEdSHmIPlQdQDCx-UFD9WjK6TAM0HxN6hVQE6EcQFO1S31VE1FK09PSvV9GvG4DqBOj2MgJfrF8JfBMBp_TnyJ4-xe1SBa_CCRnoZHixK8/w385-h400/hasbro.jpg" width="385" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The WWF Hasbro line started in 1990 and was released a year after the WWF LJN Wrestling Superstars line ended. Now instead of 8-inch hard rubber non-movable figures, Hasbro took it into the 4-inch figure realm, gave them articulation and added an action feature so they could perform their signature finisher (or something comparable to it). The cartoonish sculpts and bright colors perfectly captured the look and feel of the WWF Universe in the early to mid 90s. When the LOD was released on a tag team pack in the series 4 shipment, they got their very first WWF action figures. And what better way to introduce the mighty LOD by giving them the ability to perform the Doomsday Device (or the "Hawk Attack" and "Dooms-Dayer" as the packaging states) on their helpless opponents. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To this day, the WWF Hasbro line is still considered one of the best wrestling figure lines of all time. It had remarkable staying power, lasting 4 years until 1994, with a whopping 11 shipments! And today, they can sell for a ton of cash on the secondary market ("moon belly" Kamala anyone?). Plus, there's always a constant ongoing debate by toy and wrestling collectors on which WWF line was better--the LJN Wrestling Superstars or the Hasbros? Whatever your choice, there are no losers because both were awesome.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 15px;"><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>4.) ROAD WARRIORS POSTER</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>(Personalities Incorporated 1985)</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixK2pYCr-nt_qsWtaU0yqUL0vZvN7YS3EXcRW2EUSoJ2AtFxXJ6BSC_qX-aU_FPo9reQJA00pPfQiG6Wj-Yx_ZqROuTTpFHubNnGc6FHwG4TsVawNQiFDCTcQeG3Eh21lEzs3IWcPudIHDZnGAjXIiIQCm0LAr_v3TTi4URmd9frovunq8tq76G0pT=s1320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="854" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixK2pYCr-nt_qsWtaU0yqUL0vZvN7YS3EXcRW2EUSoJ2AtFxXJ6BSC_qX-aU_FPo9reQJA00pPfQiG6Wj-Yx_ZqROuTTpFHubNnGc6FHwG4TsVawNQiFDCTcQeG3Eh21lEzs3IWcPudIHDZnGAjXIiIQCm0LAr_v3TTi4URmd9frovunq8tq76G0pT=w259-h400" width="259" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMhXypxm6TP50FMKLfJfzti8lPwOwIRQdRdPyAhHcsrJdv4FyVavdXzyCVDUPNGJIsJYyMHZbhjcjx96-xkljDGrVSeRB9mCMy7CRrQtQDTotauUNbD2t0Ps_u3f04K1J5bqCW4v0VDYM/s898/hc5aa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMhXypxm6TP50FMKLfJfzti8lPwOwIRQdRdPyAhHcsrJdv4FyVavdXzyCVDUPNGJIsJYyMHZbhjcjx96-xkljDGrVSeRB9mCMy7CRrQtQDTotauUNbD2t0Ps_u3f04K1J5bqCW4v0VDYM/s320/hc5aa.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;">While the Road Warriors had countless pin-ups and pull-out posters in wrestling magazines and programs, their very first professional mainstream poster was made in 1985. And it also remains their most popular. That's a big claim to make considering during their career, there were literally hundreds of Legion of Doom and Road Warriors posters produced over the years. But it's true, it's <i>damn </i>true because THIS poster of the fearsome Road Warriors with manager "Precious" Paul Ellering also made a small but memorable guest appearance in the background of the 1988 comedy movie <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twins_(1988_film)" target="_blank">Twins</a></i> starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Devito. For those who don't know, <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twins_(1988_film)" target="_blank">Twins</a> </i>was a huge box office success that still gets played on movie channels to this very day. So next time it comes on, take a moment to pause it and pay your respects to the greatest tag team of all time.</span></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXS0-k0nbXPc3U4QaaNatgrqlEdB42T-DeYIrr0tZCbT5GoW44KffjdbUPI3WlTsSGtesyL1S7jSrl9jz-8St6gDYoc05hDNBgSameaRtgQmXoOMpdwhNk2qki2YlS20xT_XVYVeovJE/s2048/180753103_1072630576896350_7368968649099006840_n2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1026" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXS0-k0nbXPc3U4QaaNatgrqlEdB42T-DeYIrr0tZCbT5GoW44KffjdbUPI3WlTsSGtesyL1S7jSrl9jz-8St6gDYoc05hDNBgSameaRtgQmXoOMpdwhNk2qki2YlS20xT_XVYVeovJE/w640-h320/180753103_1072630576896350_7368968649099006840_n2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">In this screen shot from the movie <i>Twins </i>(1988), you can clearly see the poster of the awesome Road Warriors and "Precious" Paul Ellering.<br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibLAuPLy-0WXC8w1mukpm4POTwsMk-PEEWK-DlzKRVg6QtKBsPc7OdzjEf4wGOxXTOGGXoY2z9A4mBFPhsQ5_aykbzsYPJYmH5vkuyR-YrghNIjK2wfxNXWCl1Yr16NXbDlCKEwcJP12BQpj2AUELeDDShGLf5AP-v7csE5OZ4dbaWg_f5Vk1rF14n=s1600" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibLAuPLy-0WXC8w1mukpm4POTwsMk-PEEWK-DlzKRVg6QtKBsPc7OdzjEf4wGOxXTOGGXoY2z9A4mBFPhsQ5_aykbzsYPJYmH5vkuyR-YrghNIjK2wfxNXWCl1Yr16NXbDlCKEwcJP12BQpj2AUELeDDShGLf5AP-v7csE5OZ4dbaWg_f5Vk1rF14n=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Poster order form</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr></tr><tr></tr></tbody></table></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">3.) AWA ALLSTAR WRESTLERS TAG TEAM: LEGION OF DOOM/THE ROAD WARRIORS TAG TEAM/3 MAN TAG TEAM PACKS, BATTLE ROYAL PLAYSET AND PAUL ELLERING MAT MANIA CARD</span></b></div></div></span></div></div></span></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>(Remco 1985-1986)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW9qlcO5VOR8RJOV2TN2WDW_D7iv9fZYOEs4458zd9KDeP6g_zPOW0iCsiV6v5jFztJnMbDRWV2gWa0_ENIreIyvLeVCui8NuogpSYZqRiVXR84ZqTa32_vokTm6BomVx5ijsJjjIvPnE/s400/awa2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="363" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW9qlcO5VOR8RJOV2TN2WDW_D7iv9fZYOEs4458zd9KDeP6g_zPOW0iCsiV6v5jFztJnMbDRWV2gWa0_ENIreIyvLeVCui8NuogpSYZqRiVXR84ZqTa32_vokTm6BomVx5ijsJjjIvPnE/w363-h400/awa2.jpg" width="363" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Tag Team pack with belts (released early-1985)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></div><span style="font-family: times;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW85KEI8x6S3vk9Uuv16v7qZ8QGtz709jVVh3WpKj3lIVrUVfN2FLbO8L-ZlIruZ8JF64qMPTaYyQhpM8ZDzwUTUrVY3FQ-5aDpfG9IkvJG8O4ZZxP25FnOiXJzHMr_tbrunLVtlKt6OA/s800/awa3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="762" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW85KEI8x6S3vk9Uuv16v7qZ8QGtz709jVVh3WpKj3lIVrUVfN2FLbO8L-ZlIruZ8JF64qMPTaYyQhpM8ZDzwUTUrVY3FQ-5aDpfG9IkvJG8O4ZZxP25FnOiXJzHMr_tbrunLVtlKt6OA/w381-h400/awa3.jpg" width="381" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tag Team pack without belts (released late-1985)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_tTVxt5kSr9a_qZofoi4OEwNv4mGLBZ281qisTyTqhp28JrWXqDGuMxjwdq9NQPESspTqEmjZwpuIKLpl3Tn8uigEq4jy4CaBpeEL0xgPM4G5pASlO-yBZvhXYkOzqumfgye8PMSAtNQ/s16000/awa1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">3 Man Tag Team pack (released late-1985)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhd-B42aUmReJ8mg6d9zGxpJdmnNbigG-R1WFLqTIhsdmuY6c8vRXpwXi9xCIGl_XRdNx-QBgerhj1C0HOvQgg4rDQjVAYh2zw6mT4A7zET6M4JrDWa3_qZFz9BFMH3ZdvNlEDoYf4A6w/s411/awabattle.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="323" data-original-width="411" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhd-B42aUmReJ8mg6d9zGxpJdmnNbigG-R1WFLqTIhsdmuY6c8vRXpwXi9xCIGl_XRdNx-QBgerhj1C0HOvQgg4rDQjVAYh2zw6mT4A7zET6M4JrDWa3_qZFz9BFMH3ZdvNlEDoYf4A6w/w400-h314/awabattle.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First issue of the Battle Royal playset (released early-1985)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhOuWDNTgojOURnB5U86-LOicMkq-P-Qwqhp6AQ8kezeT-GTYk9mrw7W93xAQIEn1Xf0h5zlB3tCA-oYM-9AlRj2tqsR2BueIXSW-NKEV4HiwxBY5jcVbPcxDBPuyNf6Q_OfAK1TqX6E/s816/180668822_872244730027930_6768890894656848789_n011.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="545" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhOuWDNTgojOURnB5U86-LOicMkq-P-Qwqhp6AQ8kezeT-GTYk9mrw7W93xAQIEn1Xf0h5zlB3tCA-oYM-9AlRj2tqsR2BueIXSW-NKEV4HiwxBY5jcVbPcxDBPuyNf6Q_OfAK1TqX6E/s320/180668822_872244730027930_6768890894656848789_n011.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Re-released Paul Ellering on Mat Mania card (1986)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The AWA Remco action figure line tells the tale of AWA owner Verne Gagne and WWF owner Vince MacMahon. Both promoters were constantly battling each other on every front back in 1985 and 1986. Whether it was for ticket sales at their next big wrestling event, airtime on television for their wrestling shows or for space on toy shelves for their products, these two would stop at nothing to crush the other. Vince had the biggest name in wrestling at the time with Hulk Hogan, who Verne previously had but lost to Vince just 2 years prior. Due to Hogan's immense popularity, Vince and his WWF organization was starting to become an unstoppable juggernaut. But Verne's newly acquired and current tag team champions, the Road Warriors were also making a huge name for themselves in such a short period of time.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorN6R62bi7AaFv_ThchfAlQMzFB9PKdGF7dJbJM0-B8ewZODkRzb-sFl0ZS686LmU5hOFXuIzCBEK2HfAmWhS0w7uUAzHGat8_GEsf-hqrkKvmH1f2ms192_KkKlx0eca0s22NlM5CX8/s918/239395272_530127674923183_7844633079683678124_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="899" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorN6R62bi7AaFv_ThchfAlQMzFB9PKdGF7dJbJM0-B8ewZODkRzb-sFl0ZS686LmU5hOFXuIzCBEK2HfAmWhS0w7uUAzHGat8_GEsf-hqrkKvmH1f2ms192_KkKlx0eca0s22NlM5CX8/s320/239395272_530127674923183_7844633079683678124_n.jpg" width="313" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image on back of card</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Joining together with the toy company Remco, Verne beat Vince to the punch and released the very first wrestling action figures in the US with Remco's AWA Official All Star Wrestling line, beating out the LJN's WWF Wrestling Superstars line to toy shelves by just a few months. And Remco's biggest selling figures were...you guessed it...the Road Warriors! Yup, Verne put a lot of stock in the Road Warriors and best of all, Hawk and Animal looked the part of "action figure" just as much, if not more than Hulk Hogan did when it came to their bulging biceps and war paint. He also put a lot of stock in his current world champion Rick Martel, but it was the Road Warriors who were more commonly available in this line and came in two Tag Team packs (with belts and later in the year without them), a 3-man Tag Team pack with Paul Ellering and included in the first release of the AWA Battle Royal Playset. Paul Ellering also was re-released as a solo figure in the Mat Mania shipment that came out a year later in 1986. Not to mention, how much the Road Warriors appeared on Remco's accessory packaging (like the AWA Wrestling Ring and Steel Cage Playset) as well as them being the main focus on their advertisement campaign.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0-TiBtfKAbnfws6awNAe5THsUsQ25zJ1-6D6T1yawDcehhGLkMKrWzCjsToS3i0e-enkYk1pfxaBg2vqGzHTs6auKAqG2QKEOW0zjt5ePopIbbw_d-w2u6KMGFZEeoBK9-MHan6HtiI/s640/7e7bb1d9306e847f3b2100ff7320950f--yo-steel1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0-TiBtfKAbnfws6awNAe5THsUsQ25zJ1-6D6T1yawDcehhGLkMKrWzCjsToS3i0e-enkYk1pfxaBg2vqGzHTs6auKAqG2QKEOW0zjt5ePopIbbw_d-w2u6KMGFZEeoBK9-MHan6HtiI/s320/7e7bb1d9306e847f3b2100ff7320950f--yo-steel1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wrestling Ring (1985)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL5chC0TUqRBuoPUwratKZvpUqsYRIwIuhFjtvzi4PgeJPJXyOzWjcL95k3zGt1SPPIxLM21NV8npiMYzMl-QaPA_VqlgGOxKTGSjm3Na3kf3zzCcpUav6ixxfWi37wJsTrWqAttuLZaU/s736/7e7bb1d9306e847f3b2100ff7320950f--yo-steel.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="736" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL5chC0TUqRBuoPUwratKZvpUqsYRIwIuhFjtvzi4PgeJPJXyOzWjcL95k3zGt1SPPIxLM21NV8npiMYzMl-QaPA_VqlgGOxKTGSjm3Na3kf3zzCcpUav6ixxfWi37wJsTrWqAttuLZaU/s320/7e7bb1d9306e847f3b2100ff7320950f--yo-steel.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steel Cage Match Playset (1985)</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the end, it didn't matter that Verne Gagne beat Vince McMahon to toy shelves because the AWA Remco line lasted only two years (1985-1986) in total before it fell into toy obscurity and the WWF LJN Wrestling Superstars line went on to unprecedented success until ending in 1989. But to Remco's credit, their Road Warrior figures remain the best ever produced of Hawk, Animal and Paul Ellering and they are always in high demand on the secondary market. Matter of fact, the entire Remco line is highly desired by collectors and can sell for insane prices. Plus, they still look great beating the crap out of your He-Man figures.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz-d7fixAbM_UxyEWKkaegjyC5itNiW4QTeux7R7LwM_HUwY0JnUC2sqXdGcf3g1sCPkPv3r098gWwNLzBzFw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">REMCO AWA BATTLE ROYAL COMMERCIAL (1986)</span></div><div><br /></div></div></span></div></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkS1lTDG8LNU-2cHxWlM0iPFj_w-MiirHKh-1UPwAmAuBqJKee0n-oLM7j15iKEFodgLKAnABqMCnYmQUHtcGvOeDQWmFmETeDdeKN5SyUILTcdMCvtzwxZK3UvJHJN_YPh6dWvE6Kwv4/s1200/180668822_872244730027930_6768890894656848789_n01.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkS1lTDG8LNU-2cHxWlM0iPFj_w-MiirHKh-1UPwAmAuBqJKee0n-oLM7j15iKEFodgLKAnABqMCnYmQUHtcGvOeDQWmFmETeDdeKN5SyUILTcdMCvtzwxZK3UvJHJN_YPh6dWvE6Kwv4/w320-h400/180668822_872244730027930_6768890894656848789_n01.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When "Real" Road Warrior Hawk collides with "Remco" Road Warrior Hawk.</td></tr></tbody></table></span><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p style="color: black; font-size: medium; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 15px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwUlJSz7DTqVlChCo2NfvsQjeR1CZ52rEsudpilj4BU-FoMn61dp0uX8BKULBqQWUNV8VsUaGlWB6w7dj9Uu7b0U23oYqQt87udqPvL3tkbp6MslxA82mfJDRH7XF5csshbrA1WXa64o/s960/218639847_277189174202987_8372557467793552059_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="746" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwUlJSz7DTqVlChCo2NfvsQjeR1CZ52rEsudpilj4BU-FoMn61dp0uX8BKULBqQWUNV8VsUaGlWB6w7dj9Uu7b0U23oYqQt87udqPvL3tkbp6MslxA82mfJDRH7XF5csshbrA1WXa64o/w311-h400/218639847_277189174202987_8372557467793552059_n.jpg" width="311" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Young fan with Road Warrior Hawk showing off his Remco AWA Road Warriors figures at a K Mart signing back in 1985.</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyXwT60BRMS3uPgilYiFY_MiY5vESnMOh3QuPYQHSIPZALbGmPto7qhP2Xr5i29TWgvy-g5z4qcQa7uARd2UT2ROPIi9oF_5Kd4i5jhZztkYTxs5aMGj5Qo88S39D7UGTl1V9NSW1aDhLIiPAj3QbRoZzI8LIUx-TWfzEBJFpeZY4rl4jok3Bz3WOnLrI/s2048/275901371_302807271969495_4006114013637766680_n2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1542" data-original-width="2048" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyXwT60BRMS3uPgilYiFY_MiY5vESnMOh3QuPYQHSIPZALbGmPto7qhP2Xr5i29TWgvy-g5z4qcQa7uARd2UT2ROPIi9oF_5Kd4i5jhZztkYTxs5aMGj5Qo88S39D7UGTl1V9NSW1aDhLIiPAj3QbRoZzI8LIUx-TWfzEBJFpeZY4rl4jok3Bz3WOnLrI/w640-h482/275901371_302807271969495_4006114013637766680_n2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Newspaper article</span><b><br /></b><span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">2.) THE OFFICIAL ROAD WARRIORS T-SHIRT</span></span></span><p style="font-size: 15px;"></p><p style="color: black; font-size: medium; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>(Dan Hegstrand 1984)</b></span></p></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwL4MysZQDGDMGAh0ge97q5a2M2HxFmT7VV_RA6QWjSYLKzEkr_lOe7WHYorsyjA00Yc0nNI11JWp436CFUSzoeD5cCd3FIrueKq0mhe5B139ZrOwsJR27YJ9AFtphu28xQZiDpjrJ--7rNS_9oJu6IQj32ApZp4swWxbsC4LLnymh97mfO1JDz3Vp/s1627/275901371_302807271969495_4006114013637766680_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1627" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwL4MysZQDGDMGAh0ge97q5a2M2HxFmT7VV_RA6QWjSYLKzEkr_lOe7WHYorsyjA00Yc0nNI11JWp436CFUSzoeD5cCd3FIrueKq0mhe5B139ZrOwsJR27YJ9AFtphu28xQZiDpjrJ--7rNS_9oJu6IQj32ApZp4swWxbsC4LLnymh97mfO1JDz3Vp/w378-h400/275901371_302807271969495_4006114013637766680_n.jpg" width="378" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Dan Hegstrand's very own Road Warriors T-shirt<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5M4oN4dYJ-j2sx8b_tc8AY9xjMHFJKcarwXqLvGt_ErwqSiHy8zs9QulTq0Yn9g6mrOM3d6SpvBQ2EispgJluSBBnizzbFqg0inf6iaq0JMNSJbJfAJDubbhSOmlIUAEHw7fFW1fRo5NSYEH0mo_S8GE1wwny5H9HMIzx6Ab0ncCY9gjzhtNRsgkX/s2048/277028190_693358365434919_2582870869685761155_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="525" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5M4oN4dYJ-j2sx8b_tc8AY9xjMHFJKcarwXqLvGt_ErwqSiHy8zs9QulTq0Yn9g6mrOM3d6SpvBQ2EispgJluSBBnizzbFqg0inf6iaq0JMNSJbJfAJDubbhSOmlIUAEHw7fFW1fRo5NSYEH0mo_S8GE1wwny5H9HMIzx6Ab0ncCY9gjzhtNRsgkX/w164-h640/277028190_693358365434919_2582870869685761155_n.jpg" width="164" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wrestling magazine T-shirt advertisement</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span>Despite having literally hundreds of Road Warriors and Legion of Doom T-shirts made throughout their career, most people never knew that the Road Warriors actually started out producing and selling their very own T-shirt all by themselves. Yup, you heard that right. Hawk's younger brother Dan Hegstrand made their first T-shirt in 1984, </span><span>w</span>hen they won the AWA tag team championship on August 25, 1984 (on my 11th birthday if you can believe that) and<span> sold them to fans at wrestling events under R.W. Productions. One night, Hawk</span> got Dan into the St. Paul Civic Center and hooked him up with Bill Apter, the publisher of PRO WRESTLING ILLUSTRATED (and a bunch of other popular wrestling magazines of the day). They made a deal, and the T-shirts were eventually advertised in all the magazines Apter edited with the cover date of December of 1984 (on sale in September of 1984) until the fall of 1985 when Verne Gagne started selling officially licensed AWA T-shirts and jackets in the magazines, which included a variety of Road Warriors images on them. And the rest, as they say, is history. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1LAY9hrpv2WbUObz0VAiPFHwE5qlMwBaj7-QcispiPHprX5dIqk4b3BT3NxfleGst7GWA5cVM66iJezp4D-0iU_RZ5rvlW5QthvZ2CBE_KkEPnAQ4EhbuJpISjVFgrcA4QVEvrC8QV8/s382/180668822_872244730027930_6768890894656848789_n07.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="382" data-original-width="338" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1LAY9hrpv2WbUObz0VAiPFHwE5qlMwBaj7-QcispiPHprX5dIqk4b3BT3NxfleGst7GWA5cVM66iJezp4D-0iU_RZ5rvlW5QthvZ2CBE_KkEPnAQ4EhbuJpISjVFgrcA4QVEvrC8QV8/w283-h320/180668822_872244730027930_6768890894656848789_n07.jpg" width="283" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">white variant </td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjFK48ZOsq5lttcKMohWYXX5t0A1Xv1Fo0iaY6Ezwy2wy-EuarRwzu_XxW7GbRCWeSiFxsZabvP4u43vQaq0m2dv3ZkY4nPGtfcfVcNguy1qVaNpnBrtRpT4s3eNdUCmhzmv-ACYg783P_B470dQN-fXmom2B2GcKn_1ydZrg4tKmh_oCzD-891Sm/s2048/324454689_1312737905966250_7514013979753527281_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1538" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjFK48ZOsq5lttcKMohWYXX5t0A1Xv1Fo0iaY6Ezwy2wy-EuarRwzu_XxW7GbRCWeSiFxsZabvP4u43vQaq0m2dv3ZkY4nPGtfcfVcNguy1qVaNpnBrtRpT4s3eNdUCmhzmv-ACYg783P_B470dQN-fXmom2B2GcKn_1ydZrg4tKmh_oCzD-891Sm/s320/324454689_1312737905966250_7514013979753527281_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">red variant</span><br /><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><b>1.) WWF WRESTLEFEST ARCADE GAME</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"><span><b>(</b></span><span style="color: black;"><b>Technōs 1991)</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOCPuS1-SD5jwWesFJEx2mSZqdMptuPek6lDWvjaHnCrlDVn92MpfPYtiksvnln4S5L_h74aA1uhBgNL1ko_PR6OSl4zDUygf2APY2Et6J4gO7N3m6dDiXHqGyrGS6RYtdaopHIw9zb8/s640/Hero-Envy-WWF-Wrestlefest.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOCPuS1-SD5jwWesFJEx2mSZqdMptuPek6lDWvjaHnCrlDVn92MpfPYtiksvnln4S5L_h74aA1uhBgNL1ko_PR6OSl4zDUygf2APY2Et6J4gO7N3m6dDiXHqGyrGS6RYtdaopHIw9zb8/w640-h360/Hero-Envy-WWF-Wrestlefest.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">WWF Wrestlefest was a legendary video game that captured the true spirit of what wrestling was in the early 1990s.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;"></span></div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs067-tNrJn_GjwLwKLLDAROHQN60tHGBK3wAZmd8roGSrRm5Bvz3-lun3XZP66xwh_0KahjlgzdB-jLyJyZJaS9fcJKCQ546MPNMNJECPqHd_iLIeFlzeA3-KdZUx2GrNAcUPqkTxud0/s400/Hero-Envy-WWF-Wrestlefest20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs067-tNrJn_GjwLwKLLDAROHQN60tHGBK3wAZmd8roGSrRm5Bvz3-lun3XZP66xwh_0KahjlgzdB-jLyJyZJaS9fcJKCQ546MPNMNJECPqHd_iLIeFlzeA3-KdZUx2GrNAcUPqkTxud0/w400-h300/Hero-Envy-WWF-Wrestlefest20.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The World Tag Team Champions of Wrestlefest!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzp7Egf6IP_HImCJeIN9runW_U0a32yVyGIxugPZaX1PpL8duKNu313bI2T9ogPoeqgRFbPSUpQGtM0Iwgax-rcpfwg9UGXj4MYmsoOmB-_qfHz_kqDpoBa9mC2Zq0V-NujL0mYnHGA8/s400/roadwarriors.gif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzp7Egf6IP_HImCJeIN9runW_U0a32yVyGIxugPZaX1PpL8duKNu313bI2T9ogPoeqgRFbPSUpQGtM0Iwgax-rcpfwg9UGXj4MYmsoOmB-_qfHz_kqDpoBa9mC2Zq0V-NujL0mYnHGA8/w400-h300/roadwarriors.gif" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "courier new";"><b>"Mean" Gene Okerlund : </b><i style="font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">"It's time to fight with a powerful challenge."</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "courier new";">Road Warrior Animal<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>:<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> "Hehaha! We snack on danger, dine on death!"</i></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "courier new";">Road Warrior Hawk<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>:<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> "To bury every gerbil-faced geek we face. Raaaaaah!"</i></span></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy23Pel_2qyk-CrYA2tfmVvRhnVOtYrt-j6K_Ti644wxa9s3wInWk0AKJW6osQ81jNbeVA6MqysN9Elyv9OQSGHCE1K6oFcABuRywlB0cm49ZiZxEda-CdOGLxjhGDn1wOEAA8Gbg2EpY/s78/Hero-Envy-WWF-Wrestlefest13.gif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="78" data-original-width="78" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy23Pel_2qyk-CrYA2tfmVvRhnVOtYrt-j6K_Ti644wxa9s3wInWk0AKJW6osQ81jNbeVA6MqysN9Elyv9OQSGHCE1K6oFcABuRywlB0cm49ZiZxEda-CdOGLxjhGDn1wOEAA8Gbg2EpY/w200-h200/Hero-Envy-WWF-Wrestlefest13.gif" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Road Warrior Animal</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxuMlCyjbTRpH-wD8ON9yvlEgPKHhBq3I3x99YWSH8c7X6yK3Ba8XKsUGWBZaYT6blFr1v9p8nVBOYf99r5vi84vD8dqqe_LSOPOB7woZkzpmozrBnws3Vl02m7VPNgYT0tc8R7TN7Qo/s78/Hero-Envy-WWF-Wrestlefest12.gif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="78" data-original-width="78" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxuMlCyjbTRpH-wD8ON9yvlEgPKHhBq3I3x99YWSH8c7X6yK3Ba8XKsUGWBZaYT6blFr1v9p8nVBOYf99r5vi84vD8dqqe_LSOPOB7woZkzpmozrBnws3Vl02m7VPNgYT0tc8R7TN7Qo/w200-h200/Hero-Envy-WWF-Wrestlefest12.gif" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Road Warrior Hawk</td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22JJFnG87Ad3CCR9H5llQCV9mVyGmJ6lUuEBP4AjXuo6rnpb_j5HnfhjFY-KvjNfn5p-rGNLCaPxIuYT8aZ5o1rMldqYJmVW2RmcGbwTIXC7Ou27nV-DqKrZIdMoC4CmlwxpHkVGT97M/s320/doomday.gif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22JJFnG87Ad3CCR9H5llQCV9mVyGmJ6lUuEBP4AjXuo6rnpb_j5HnfhjFY-KvjNfn5p-rGNLCaPxIuYT8aZ5o1rMldqYJmVW2RmcGbwTIXC7Ou27nV-DqKrZIdMoC4CmlwxpHkVGT97M/w400-h300/doomday.gif" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When the LOD hit you with "The Doomsday Device" it was basically a wrap.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;">The greatest collectible of the Legion of Doom is also the greatest wrestling video game of all time--WWF Wrestlefest! This arcade game (which was the sequel to WWF Superstars that came out 2 years prior) took every other wrestling game of the day and blew it out of the water. It's a true video game classic that holds a distinct place in the arcade hall of fame and has been inspiring new wrestling video games ever since its debut in 1991. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">WWF Wrestlefest pulled no punches and adds support for up to 4 simultaneous players with its mega-enhanced 2-D graphics, play and sound that perfectly captured the look and feel of the WWF during the early 1990s. It boasted 10 playable superstars; Hulk Hogan, Ultimate Warrior, Big Boss Man, “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase, Earthquake, Mr. Perfect, Sgt. Slaughter, Jake “The Snake” Roberts and the Demolition: Smash and Crush. Each wrestler performed all their specific maneuvers including signature finishers and taunts. The grappling system was absolutely revolutionary for the time and mimicked a real wrestling match. While it functioned just like WWF Superstars with the Technōs side-scrolling “beat-em-up” style and button mashing at its finest, as the action progressed and wrestlers take damage, new moves became available. There were also voice samples, including pre-match introductions by WWF ring announcer Mike McGuirk, voiced cut scenes featuring “Mean” Gene Okerlund, the crowd cheering and booing for the baby faces and heels (the good wrestlers and bad wrestlers respectively), full match commentary and two different modes of gameplay: Saturday Night’s Main Event (Tag Match) and Royal Rumble (Battle Royal).</p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">In the “Tag Match,” much like the pervious WWF Superstars, it’s a 1- or 2-player (simultaneous) game where a player picks a character and partner to compete in a series of tag team matches (including one match inside a steel cage) to fight for the tag team titles. This time the champions you face are the fearsome Legion of Doom: Hawk and Animal who possess their dreaded finisher "The Doomsday Device!" If you manage to defeat them, you’ll go on to defend the tag team belts in another series of matches to face the Legion of Doom one more time to beat the game. Good luck. In the “Battle Royal” up to 4-players can play simultaneously in a fast-paced survival match where more wrestlers enter the ring once someone gets eliminated by pinfall, submission or being thrown over the ropes. If you can be the last man standing after every wrestler is eliminated, you win the match. There were a lot of wrestling videos games on the market back then, but they were all dwarfed in comparison to WWF Wrestlefest as it was a true anomaly and went on to be American Technōs’ best-selling arcade game.</p></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Whether you’re a rabid collector of Legion of Doom merchandise or a “classic” arcade console hoarder, a WWF Wrestlefest cabinet is a “holy grail” piece and always in high demand on the secondary market. Obtaining an original factory 4-player cabinet made directly from Technōs is a rare find indeed. Most WWF Wrestlefest cabinets available are conversion kits (refurbished cabinets of older games remade into newer ones). But regardless, this game will never lose its charm and will always be fun to play no matter how old it gets. And if there's anything that represents the Legion of Doom/Road Warriors when they were at their best, this is the item that does it and that's why it's <i>easily</i> considered their number 1 collectible ever. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpyPxkzgtEkiyEXkRzeSDxLQuIS9BWbSwY3-IJJ6t3bnUdKqD8rY4oOQVufyTf90uLpbm4yMFLtcdHttUUCqNY5QLVUBkoLHre2jBW-_QWp4nDFaESR3LrGAs4jJvgI8jp2vnZRTQCu5o/s1089/piss1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1089" data-original-width="850" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpyPxkzgtEkiyEXkRzeSDxLQuIS9BWbSwY3-IJJ6t3bnUdKqD8rY4oOQVufyTf90uLpbm4yMFLtcdHttUUCqNY5QLVUBkoLHre2jBW-_QWp4nDFaESR3LrGAs4jJvgI8jp2vnZRTQCu5o/w501-h640/piss1.jpg" width="501" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WWF Wrestlefest Flier<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9zmmXhT1VbAYcmG5e3kZDyiytfvSFYz4grnS57U4p7VZgod43xkjPRLLu83g6JXyNfUb68LbnZmoMTnQ_OFVEZGIis9VfoDSa7Y8wQaDE3uF6WlduY6G3Beb8riVEsTSZiX1IIsH5Fw/s640/132557441_209851867288526_727779248578555993_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9zmmXhT1VbAYcmG5e3kZDyiytfvSFYz4grnS57U4p7VZgod43xkjPRLLu83g6JXyNfUb68LbnZmoMTnQ_OFVEZGIis9VfoDSa7Y8wQaDE3uF6WlduY6G3Beb8riVEsTSZiX1IIsH5Fw/w300-h400/132557441_209851867288526_727779248578555993_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">My daughter Bryn with our WWF Wrestlefest arcade cabinet.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="font-family: times; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzJYia-Jah14KvSL3z6VjPMD2vT55Y3RWB7OD_ydHHYiF2f6FGohdUuc6RpSkDVyhZvjM8P_ZE_IuKxWaZcIw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Road Warrior Animal giving my daughter Bryn a promo after he signed my WWF WRESTLEFEST marquee for her back in 2016.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">* Read all about WWF Wrestlefest here: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><i><a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2017/05/wwf-wrestlefest.html" target="_blank"><b>WWF Wrestlefest: A Complete Game Analysis</b></a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">* Read all about my adventure getting a WWF Wrestlefest cabinet here:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> <span style="color: red;"><span><i><a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-wrangling-of-wrestlefest.html" target="_blank">The Wrangling of Wrestlefest</a></i></span> </span> </b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>*BONUS SECTION*</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>THE 4 MOST ICONIC LEGION OF DOOM/ROAD WARRIORS </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: times;">WRESTLING MAGAZINE COVERS OF ALL TIME</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibv_AzU8wsXnni-nHLr1YMuix6B-wUbZ_B7LIkuhHLyooZ9HXBi_hbxN184tYSbopLFFonZJ3IenYAv8PuLIbOHauF7qdAZjDp0rFW_g8GQo6B-Oim97n0PcKysuA9hjJqTCzoucRsO7w/s1564/181381884_372418317458908_4848754567362331440_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1564" data-original-width="1564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibv_AzU8wsXnni-nHLr1YMuix6B-wUbZ_B7LIkuhHLyooZ9HXBi_hbxN184tYSbopLFFonZJ3IenYAv8PuLIbOHauF7qdAZjDp0rFW_g8GQo6B-Oim97n0PcKysuA9hjJqTCzoucRsO7w/w640-h640/181381884_372418317458908_4848754567362331440_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>TOP LEFT:</b> PRO WRESTLING ILLUSTRATED #42 (March 1984) <b>TOP RIGHT:</b> WRESTLING 85 (Fall 1985) <b>BOTTOM LEFT:</b> PRO WRESTLING ILLUSTRATED #68 (May 1986) <b>BOTTOM RIGHT: </b>WWF MAGAZINE vol.9 #10 (October 1990) </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: justify;">I had to add this section in this article because anyone who grew up on professional wrestling in the 1980s grew up on wrestling magazines. Since there was no internet back then, they were basically your only news source and information center of what was going on in the world of professional wrestling, especially the federations you could never see on your local television stations. PRO WRESTLING ILLUSTRATED, SPORTS REVIEW WRESTLING, INSIDE WRESTLING, WRESTLING'S MAIN EVENT, WRESTLING SUPERSTARS, and WWF MAGAZINE were just some of the more popular wrestling magazines on newsstands at the time. But all of them were on your want lists especially when the Road Warriors were on cover. They were so different from all the other wrestlers to appear in the magazines at the time that they caught the imagination of fans all around the world. At the time when they came on the scene and started to take the world by storm in 1983, only Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair graced more covers than the Road Warriors did during the decade of the '80s. These 4 covers that I listed here are probably their most legendary and iconic, especially the PRO WRESTLING ILLUSTRATED #42 from March of 1984, which was their first magazine cover ever.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>WRESTLING'S MAIN EVENT MAGAZINE (NOVEMBER 1983), THE FIRST COVER MENTION AND ARTICLE EVER ON THE ROAD WARRIORS</b></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: times;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitFPkwN8Oq2jEmz0WyvhRF6CxD2DIB2fIMmYC0BpiBMZGl0t7AoPtQksIiKUXhRT7hpebx8wLARhV5S2uIyrBpDp9SJr-PNrREMTTMf96mCqIALmtkJvWRUAbbQ3sXw2_b2_GlotSACR89jk-7YEjtKGDi988yth7EY9efqo7HL2gfYyB0f5EsIL8y=s813" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="813" data-original-width="609" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitFPkwN8Oq2jEmz0WyvhRF6CxD2DIB2fIMmYC0BpiBMZGl0t7AoPtQksIiKUXhRT7hpebx8wLARhV5S2uIyrBpDp9SJr-PNrREMTTMf96mCqIALmtkJvWRUAbbQ3sXw2_b2_GlotSACR89jk-7YEjtKGDi988yth7EY9efqo7HL2gfYyB0f5EsIL8y=s320" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMhKNmOTJHixlLOUZTsMtITYd9c8yVXZ419DATMvYPpbdGjJ0RFKHg-cVUq8SSWEoIwT9F99eew1xPhxXtyWAscgXKbfHlwN6o4B7PZBddjwbdTOpiM7M2iEPdBVoBxsRK8pu7VkX5oTNvWKY5eO2A6BuPbJkc5aTWacM0VUALdFfnukEWi5yulkoJ=s816" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="610" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMhKNmOTJHixlLOUZTsMtITYd9c8yVXZ419DATMvYPpbdGjJ0RFKHg-cVUq8SSWEoIwT9F99eew1xPhxXtyWAscgXKbfHlwN6o4B7PZBddjwbdTOpiM7M2iEPdBVoBxsRK8pu7VkX5oTNvWKY5eO2A6BuPbJkc5aTWacM0VUALdFfnukEWi5yulkoJ=s320" width="239" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><p></p></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>AND FINALLY, A FEW OF THE BEST NATIONAL ADS SHOWCASING THE LEGION OF DOOM/ROAD WARRIORS STAR POWER THROUGHOUT THE YEARS</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMmjOt7D8cVWXQYho5CmFdf_dHtdR5R65ctXISRo6654uwufOg2FlZWVySuwlAvV4JRAU8Hmd2_rxm2FDrBn72Y18rAr2TboJzGV1vk3WgFPOfWe6DXvCcRuTI0Z-i5nfLYmjed18AFWU9gdLjseQxUgIrLZyGXzlBmtpR8f7arEsisD10VYnc0jol=s400" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMmjOt7D8cVWXQYho5CmFdf_dHtdR5R65ctXISRo6654uwufOg2FlZWVySuwlAvV4JRAU8Hmd2_rxm2FDrBn72Y18rAr2TboJzGV1vk3WgFPOfWe6DXvCcRuTI0Z-i5nfLYmjed18AFWU9gdLjseQxUgIrLZyGXzlBmtpR8f7arEsisD10VYnc0jol=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AD FOR GRMMA B'S (1980)</td></tr></tbody></table></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCN4WDF6zHMq_sThWLFS7HnbW3KQLV-OymplI79n_IqveqE3HbCdLBiKaVznjDgjhxtyNa5nJGC0dNgnfbhcnahSKCm3MphkGpEHrxK-XBMS7iuDOXaNe_agydCMqMWv8WlkCk1OtU2Y/s2015/10403032_513808692095282_2313005385285106638_n11.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2015" data-original-width="1547" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCN4WDF6zHMq_sThWLFS7HnbW3KQLV-OymplI79n_IqveqE3HbCdLBiKaVznjDgjhxtyNa5nJGC0dNgnfbhcnahSKCm3MphkGpEHrxK-XBMS7iuDOXaNe_agydCMqMWv8WlkCk1OtU2Y/w492-h640/10403032_513808692095282_2313005385285106638_n11.jpg" width="492" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">REMCO AWA ALLSTAR WRESTLERS (1985)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXkBPFFAXsLzrxVqHVI09zM8QJtE44U0dXa2Zsg9cvG1yaMVk1JGXrRBOZzepx09yXc23JeLeOZKLhZMlTCCW1sPQPy7SdfRZv8UhxHMtpq39zf6DftE_RbgzGRxYXUjnB9X4Sw5EyFRM6BOaxNLt_lKJJ99NWv72tsqOOGUHvsDHFtd_wVX-_T1e/s1513/240186260_4323476957690675_5241326002010671646_n1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1513" data-original-width="1241" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXkBPFFAXsLzrxVqHVI09zM8QJtE44U0dXa2Zsg9cvG1yaMVk1JGXrRBOZzepx09yXc23JeLeOZKLhZMlTCCW1sPQPy7SdfRZv8UhxHMtpq39zf6DftE_RbgzGRxYXUjnB9X4Sw5EyFRM6BOaxNLt_lKJJ99NWv72tsqOOGUHvsDHFtd_wVX-_T1e/w524-h640/240186260_4323476957690675_5241326002010671646_n1.jpg" width="524" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PRESS PHOTO FOR "LEARNING THE ROPES" SITCOM APPEARANCE (1988)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="624" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6kR6Bigwf83o91kX0k351BYRIQBByzw9lfp3qUHlDsjLK4DXk0MtOAG-5NivS_XDRApe_TrwHAWzsuyhLAA_ClVh2gAQtCPW3RmrmgsHPktmbJNCGkBz2lrgywzULb-3d_4UT8oEJoOg/w416-h640/wcwad.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="416" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FCI WCW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING NES VIDEO GAME COMICBOOK AD (1990)</td></tr></tbody></table></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8UnTkfO4YZm7h2PDLJO-h3ve9OyLMFGQKH6nnZcldyVmvA1gtGktHLQbRtrkgRcd25Df7PUNT6XElK8LViRJ4yorRjC96GsuT0MbnbCZlAj77CahqYhs2ZuPaNCe6Oq0WJjwksx_qV6I/s1200/wcwad.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="903" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8UnTkfO4YZm7h2PDLJO-h3ve9OyLMFGQKH6nnZcldyVmvA1gtGktHLQbRtrkgRcd25Df7PUNT6XElK8LViRJ4yorRjC96GsuT0MbnbCZlAj77CahqYhs2ZuPaNCe6Oq0WJjwksx_qV6I/w482-h640/wcwad.jpg" width="482" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">FCI WCW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING NES VIDEO GAME MAGAZINE AD (1990)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTpdvjSO3ql0SRvytWyhGTfdoEvh6sGJVLkLRXnbJq0D9Xjq9dE6njMdE9V3uIH8HfgTzHv0mEFddWrJowK1pt9tGgbW7N4iU3UV0lVnMr-CkIwSlcuMCuTdgRxr0tnm3cSMo6p0kD94k/s725/roos.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="540" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTpdvjSO3ql0SRvytWyhGTfdoEvh6sGJVLkLRXnbJq0D9Xjq9dE6njMdE9V3uIH8HfgTzHv0mEFddWrJowK1pt9tGgbW7N4iU3UV0lVnMr-CkIwSlcuMCuTdgRxr0tnm3cSMo6p0kD94k/w477-h640/roos.png" width="477" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ROOS (1990)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7TYJ4xWQIJzaHJIYH961QphKlPKHVeALNStJvH5dfbwyTujoKwYttsOLuWqp843Fexw8tubrQh0VEPUsbalAamjxWdNmjzPPqdCO3rPMP1e8bIZHF_l-IWAuj9CbS5h_bg-V1qNVBhAo/s1013/RoadWarriorsGallery1200-dart-1200x641.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1013" data-original-width="753" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7TYJ4xWQIJzaHJIYH961QphKlPKHVeALNStJvH5dfbwyTujoKwYttsOLuWqp843Fexw8tubrQh0VEPUsbalAamjxWdNmjzPPqdCO3rPMP1e8bIZHF_l-IWAuj9CbS5h_bg-V1qNVBhAo/w476-h640/RoadWarriorsGallery1200-dart-1200x641.jpg" width="476" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ZUBAZ (1990)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-55ll1SWWLaI5qIruDivA756Sy3MjWLW1jvqMenfe00csZr7V-ED7lkLArUaUMT0-Wvb3Agafn2Nqpb3Bb21MuDTLTD-f__sJdlQ_TVx2UEJokWtfiN2Yf827SjyD9YdBYVfAPAXvhY/s816/wwf.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="627" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-55ll1SWWLaI5qIruDivA756Sy3MjWLW1jvqMenfe00csZr7V-ED7lkLArUaUMT0-Wvb3Agafn2Nqpb3Bb21MuDTLTD-f__sJdlQ_TVx2UEJokWtfiN2Yf827SjyD9YdBYVfAPAXvhY/w493-h640/wwf.jpg" width="493" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">TECHNOS WWF WRESTLEFEST (1991)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: xx-large;">OHHH, WHAT A RUSHHHH!</b></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6bVRZtzfeB3jAXgqurbLRO39lL7k6i_kmI6MSohhlxQSk3IVzZB8y-Et-U3NgW2Hfiuby8JFCNFhVDj7k3GfODZzC5QdbBGituliwD8FgX8xv1L10u1H0-VxyVAwt-N2BxAA6DUVfQU/s960/171209772_4441023559261115_7570026287633653368_n2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6bVRZtzfeB3jAXgqurbLRO39lL7k6i_kmI6MSohhlxQSk3IVzZB8y-Et-U3NgW2Hfiuby8JFCNFhVDj7k3GfODZzC5QdbBGituliwD8FgX8xv1L10u1H0-VxyVAwt-N2BxAA6DUVfQU/w400-h300/171209772_4441023559261115_7570026287633653368_n2.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hangin' and bangin' with Road Warrior Animal in Trumball, CT in 2016.<br />RIP big guy.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div></span><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;">*Click the link to order Joe "Animal" Laurinaitis' </span><span style="font-size: medium;">autobiography:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Road-Warriors-Danger-Death-Wrestling/dp/1605421421/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Road+Warriors+autobiography&qid=1621130261&sr=8-2" target="_blank"><i>The Road Warriors: Danger, Death and the Rush of Wrestling (2011)</i></a></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>Check out other Hero Envy "Top" Lists:</b></span><br /><span><b><br /></b></span><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Top 50 Greatest Marvel Slugfests of All Time (1961-1999)</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a 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</span></b></div></div></div>John Ciminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10737574058335177140noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005099578513777759.post-44618651814532455772021-05-01T05:58:00.003-04:002023-09-01T10:00:56.386-04:00THE INCREDIBLE HULK RAMPAGING ON MY MAIN STREET<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> <b style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">TALES FROM THE TOY CHEST</span></b></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Stories of Childhood Toy Triumph and </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Tragedy</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkMVt92hnHRaCUGzEZ6VMQ8VGauCoUmfoVFyXPvn26G5GdKl5GFe9WNHrZzJboaBPVtAtFd3EZHwwPNUuyMpnvtRqwon2M9PxmNQ0BHvpTutmsfvpGwxkXV44gWZuedHix7VPAW5-CrfY/s1600/collection+001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkMVt92hnHRaCUGzEZ6VMQ8VGauCoUmfoVFyXPvn26G5GdKl5GFe9WNHrZzJboaBPVtAtFd3EZHwwPNUuyMpnvtRqwon2M9PxmNQ0BHvpTutmsfvpGwxkXV44gWZuedHix7VPAW5-CrfY/s640/collection+001.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">By</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">John "THE MEGO STRETCH HULK" Cimino</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">CASE NUMBER: PM-02172</span></b><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>THE INCREDIBLE HULK RAMPAGING </b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>ON MY MAIN STREET</b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqy54h8eMoyMFKPaorC30RWVKyq-8KTGKGnsUutWR4WtplbzJOtIp0fMMmLlF53x5XOfNxjEA7Zb5gYHuzDq16YTUBB4mbCLMvEa23LWTHq0Jb1jVPrYEUj-Sl3cVawFvfDxlS22EbFYM/s1420/presto.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1420" data-original-width="1019" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqy54h8eMoyMFKPaorC30RWVKyq-8KTGKGnsUutWR4WtplbzJOtIp0fMMmLlF53x5XOfNxjEA7Zb5gYHuzDq16YTUBB4mbCLMvEa23LWTHq0Jb1jVPrYEUj-Sl3cVawFvfDxlS22EbFYM/w460-h640/presto.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><b>Age:</b> 6 years</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><b>Date:</b> 1979</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><b>Place:</b> Osco Drugs<span style="font-family: inherit;"> and my parent's h<span style="font-family: inherit;">ouse</span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><b>Location:</b> Waltham and Watertown, Massachusetts</span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As a child I was always a fan of PrestoMagix and of course, the
Hulk. In 1979, the Hulk was the biggest thing in the world due to the success
of the live-action INCREDIBLE HULK series starring Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno.
And I was a 5 year old riding that Hulk hype-train straight into oblivion as
everything I did was Hulk or bust. Hell, I even cut up a pair of my maroon
Toughskin Jeans and ran around the neighborhood bare foot and without a shirt
all day long screaming at the top of my lungs to the dismay of my neighbors. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 11.5pt;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEgBNEAVdSzpbS_fRAvuicJHHkE1wK3E4RCBkVlRF6XY2HEklCSb6FwEYDAaZ1-bnHiZh_rE1aKwf5QdHxPOvl3Z363CeuT_2QBb3Wcgx4NESNbTyLl1rrhVN54j8s_NhntT_AVMeTi3I/s768/presto4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="768" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEgBNEAVdSzpbS_fRAvuicJHHkE1wK3E4RCBkVlRF6XY2HEklCSb6FwEYDAaZ1-bnHiZh_rE1aKwf5QdHxPOvl3Z363CeuT_2QBb3Wcgx4NESNbTyLl1rrhVN54j8s_NhntT_AVMeTi3I/w400-h254/presto4.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The INCREDIBLE HULK live-action series (1977-1982) began my Hulk obsession.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Anyway, when my mom bought me THE INCREDIBLE HULK: RAMPAGE ON
MAIN STREET PrestoMagix Rub-Down Transfer Game at the checkout line from the local Osco Drug for a
buck (to probably stop my insistent begging for it), I never knew how big the
connection would be to me because I was too young to notice. </span></span><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">You see, I loved everything about PestoMagix. I loved them the first time I ever saw them in a comicbook ad, I loved the title "Rampage on Main Street" and I loved how you could stick the Hulk</span></span><span style="color: #050505; font-family: verdana; font-size: 11.5pt;"> transfers on this city background fighting his greatest rouges: Juggernaut,
BI-Beast, Glob, Harpy, Abomination and even Wolverine (one of his early product
appearances). It was like I was making my very own comicbook! But PrestoMagix was a "one and done" item, being once
you used it, you basically had to get another. My mom would usually get me that
particular Hulk PrestoMagix over and over because she knew I loved it so much
(and it kept me out of her hair and "normal" for a good solid hour).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 11.5pt;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzULmc8hJYkYDfgyG4X8vMpvN1H_v-DHNHYd0CSe0Ma6jUwhVJ4YYSju-JStXL72YffCIvWJzqcZ2H7Ma9-5DcGl3PAN31JcjTANYuFAWe4pDmBUhbNsj8nsT-fc3CPWrltsOAMAyHckM/s2048/presto2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1340" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzULmc8hJYkYDfgyG4X8vMpvN1H_v-DHNHYd0CSe0Ma6jUwhVJ4YYSju-JStXL72YffCIvWJzqcZ2H7Ma9-5DcGl3PAN31JcjTANYuFAWe4pDmBUhbNsj8nsT-fc3CPWrltsOAMAyHckM/w418-h640/presto2.jpg" width="418" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The PrestoMagix ad I saw in a comicbook that captivated me and made me an instant fan.</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">About 20 years later, I happened to be looking through my
memorabilia collection and reminiscing about my youth. When I got to my complete
collection of MINT Hulk PrestoMagix sets (which I hadn't seen in years), I
noticed something I didn't before. The company that made PrestoMagix was
called American Publishing Corp. at 125 Walnut St. in Watertown, Massachusetts. By
reading that location, I was absolutely shocked!! Why, might you ask? Because I
grew up in Waltham, Massachusetts and Watertown was the next town over and the
connecting street between the two was... wait for it... <i>MAIN STREET!!! </i><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 11.5pt;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexguPxn88O9XLOtj9yVjtDmHrIHSghOO8x_u9Bt-UjYlErz4QOx9wOBtvqMUslvp2jNhTvSRgVbMkMctib4OjPzRjlNbyomgRwLh1xc2ncgTX4FZBY-zfrCSt732V-JfTRRJ0Y01NfjI/s1616/presto1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1616" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexguPxn88O9XLOtj9yVjtDmHrIHSghOO8x_u9Bt-UjYlErz4QOx9wOBtvqMUslvp2jNhTvSRgVbMkMctib4OjPzRjlNbyomgRwLh1xc2ncgTX4FZBY-zfrCSt732V-JfTRRJ0Y01NfjI/w428-h640/presto1.jpg" width="428" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The city background on the PrestoMagix game and an incredible cast of characters to play with including Wolverine (on the bottom corner on the left of the character transfer sheet).</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">All that time and I never noticed I was sticking (or transferring)
Hulk, Wolverine, Doc Samson, Rhino, Missing Link and even ZZZAX, THE LIVING
"Freaking" DYNAMO PrestoMagix pictures on a street I walked on
throughout my entire life. I know to most this isn't even a big deal (why
would it be), but to the "little" Johnny Cimino obsessed mind in me,
it was like the second coming of Christ!! And for those who care, the
actual picture of the city on the background of the PrestoMagix set doesn't
look anything like the Main Street it was based on... but I didn't care because
that was MY Main Street, and the Hulk was battling his greatest enemies on
it! He was basically protecting ME hahaha!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 11.5pt;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2fMWsX10xNMRWZJ6cgGaaufutaluagaF2wRbBnH33CV16lRT7v9bDbqvdy7TRhZQP7wifLdX7b6-zKYjN4QM5mH02b5SWQ_GN4NjKHRwz_ZvmB_f577gtK6c9QZd1Dr3sgN2_wFapqw/s1024/presto5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="1024" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2fMWsX10xNMRWZJ6cgGaaufutaluagaF2wRbBnH33CV16lRT7v9bDbqvdy7TRhZQP7wifLdX7b6-zKYjN4QM5mH02b5SWQ_GN4NjKHRwz_ZvmB_f577gtK6c9QZd1Dr3sgN2_wFapqw/w400-h261/presto5.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Main Street in the center of Waltham, Massachusetts that the Hulk PrestoMagix game was based on.</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Anyway, I took a quick trip to the building in Watertown and
found out American Publishing Corp. is long gone and has become Ivory Tower
Publishing. But in true Cimino form, I still had to smell, taste and chip away
pieces from some of the bricks on it and put them in my collection forever. Who
says I don't love this stuff?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I guess this is what I call the magic (or magix) of childhood,
and a big shout out to my poor Honduran mother who had to put up that said childhood
from her "crazed" youngest.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Gracias por las memes mamá!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><br /><br /><!--[if !mso]>
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<![endif]--></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdflQ5TpBleWz0FMoElJsSdHB1sVSzSfj6QlnOEdILZMV0THA6DKiH7QE_DeFbGJ1ByqcimEa9xLwZ7JKN_XuBQGQIegkH9c3ZH0Qi4O3qqr7C5-_fybe7dyvyDNicVawX6QACU-wbNc/s499/presto3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="357" data-original-width="499" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdflQ5TpBleWz0FMoElJsSdHB1sVSzSfj6QlnOEdILZMV0THA6DKiH7QE_DeFbGJ1ByqcimEa9xLwZ7JKN_XuBQGQIegkH9c3ZH0Qi4O3qqr7C5-_fybe7dyvyDNicVawX6QACU-wbNc/w400-h286/presto3.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"So you were in essence tearing up your own street, practically. Funny! You're lucky they didn't lock you up for mental vandalism."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>-Roy Thomas</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>to be continued...</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Other Tales From the Toy Chest:</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><b>THE HULK ROLLER SKATES DEBACLE</b><br /><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2011/11/hulk-roller-skates-debacle.html">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2011/11/hulk-roller-skates-debacle.html</a><br /><br /><b>THE STEALING OF THE SUPERHERO STAND-UPS</b><br /><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2011/11/stealing-of-superhero-stand-ups.html" target="_blank">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2011/11/stealing-of-superhero-stand-ups.html </a><br /><br /></span><div><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">BATMAN COLORFORMS AND MY DAD</span></b></div><div><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2011/11/batman-colorforms-and-my-dad.html">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2011/11/batman-colorforms-and-my-dad.html</a></div><br /><b>MY TOP 15 GREATEST TOYS EVER</b><br /><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2013/09/my-top-15-greatest-toys-ever.html">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2013/09/my-top-15-greatest-toys-ever.html</a><br /><br /><b>THE MANGLOR MESS UP</b><br /><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-manglor-mess-up.html" target="_blank">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-manglor-mess-up.html </a><br /><br /><b>SUPER MARKET SKIRMISH: THE PDQ INCIDENT</b><br /><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2014/05/super-market-skirmish-pdq-incident.html" target="_blank">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2014/05/super-market-skirmish-pdq-incident.html </a><br /><br /><b>THE TOP 10 GREATEST G.I. JOE FIGURES EVER</b><br /><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-top-10-greatest-gi-joe-figures-ever.html" target="_blank">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-top-10-greatest-gi-joe-figures-ever.html<b> </b></a><br /><br /><b>HULK OR HOLOCAUST</b><br /><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2014/07/hulk-or-holocaust.html" target="_blank">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2014/07/hulk-or-holocaust.html </a><br /><br /><b>THE WRANGLING OF WRESTLEFEST</b><br /><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-wrangling-of-wrestlefest.html" target="_blank">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-wrangling-of-wrestlefest.html </a><b> </b><br /><b> </b></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>IN SEARCH OF THE "HOLY GRAIL" OF HULK</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2011/06/in-search-of-holy-grail-of-hulk.html" target="_blank">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2011/06/in-search-of-holy-grail-of-hulk.html</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>MY TOP 10 GREATEST TOY LINES EVER</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/02/my-top-10-greatest-toy-lines-ever.html">https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/02/my-top-10-greatest-toy-lines-ever.html</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>CAPTAIN ACTION</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2017/12/captain-action-first-and-greatest-super.html">https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2017/12/captain-action-first-and-greatest-super.html</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div><br />John Ciminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10737574058335177140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005099578513777759.post-49981168135791291602021-04-01T00:09:00.060-04:002022-03-03T05:31:21.729-05:00THE PRO WRESTLER KESHI LINE FROM BANDAI (1987)<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>TH</b></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>E PRO WRESTLER KESHI LINE </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>FROM BANDAI (1987)</b></span></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Xxp4qFeybXPGYDO0fekvEvU27RXEkZIrkin_LdIIRTKy4THGjjbB5Vb0sSXswDx7elYo3edSxkkeqCimLorfTcIN6CBMlsr7LQqH60lzcopsxJK5Mnyb0H71eOaAccUj93zZjurRQ9I/s1440/hc6a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Xxp4qFeybXPGYDO0fekvEvU27RXEkZIrkin_LdIIRTKy4THGjjbB5Vb0sSXswDx7elYo3edSxkkeqCimLorfTcIN6CBMlsr7LQqH60lzcopsxJK5Mnyb0H71eOaAccUj93zZjurRQ9I/w640-h640/hc6a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">By</span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">John "THE MEGO STRETCH HULK" Cimino</span></b></div><div style="color: black; white-space: normal;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="color: black; white-space: normal;"><b><br /></b></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; white-space: normal;"><i>Keshi</i></b><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122; white-space: normal;"> (</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Japanese:</span><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122; white-space: normal;"> 消し or ケシ) aka </span><i style="color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; white-space: normal;">keshigomu</i><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122; white-space: normal;"> (消しゴム, literally "erase rubber") is the Japanese word for eraser. </span><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122; white-space: normal;">In modern "keshi" refers to a collectible miniature figure, often of a manga </span><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122; white-space: normal;">or anime </span><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122; white-space: normal;">character, made of colored PVC gum rubber. </span><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122;">It should be noted that The Pro Wrestler Keshi line (also called The Puroresur</span><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">ā Keshi line)</span></span><span style="color: #202122; font-family: inherit;">, is sometimes referred to as The Pro Wrestler Erasers in the US</span><span style="color: #202122; font-family: inherit;">. </span></div><div style="font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div></span><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #202122;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></span><p></p><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>THE KESHI CRAZE BEGINS</b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1TyxevUpmUXad9BZJ3ASVCIboXmJCTKxd-gpGrJ-7gUWHTW-rKg3SqN-twvIK7jFj1bQmqU2asqouPGOeLpTkN0eb7dlGZHPJyNV5GPAvdTLvNtzr0zRS52dy8kxfQgyzpehoRV64bPU/s1024/s-l160011.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="815" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1TyxevUpmUXad9BZJ3ASVCIboXmJCTKxd-gpGrJ-7gUWHTW-rKg3SqN-twvIK7jFj1bQmqU2asqouPGOeLpTkN0eb7dlGZHPJyNV5GPAvdTLvNtzr0zRS52dy8kxfQgyzpehoRV64bPU/s320/s-l160011.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Whether he's called Kinnikuman in Japan or Muscleman in the states, this keshi figure toy line became popular with children all over the world.</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt;">Japan released the first waves of random keshi figures of many popular characters such as Ultraman, Godzilla, Inazuman and even Spider-man (among many others) during the 1970s. As these pocket-sized (usually 2-inches) gum rubber figures became increasingly more known, they eventually started being exported outside of Japan in the late 1970s as free prizes in random Bonux packages (a Proctor & Gamble washing powder) in France and the Ukraine. However, it wasn't until 1983, when Bandai released the Kinkeshi toy line that the genre started to get a massive boost in popularity. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt;">The Kinkeshi were based </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt;">on the anime and manga stories of a wrestling superhero known as Kinnikuman </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt;">(King Muscle) created by Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi "Yudetamago" </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt;">Shimada, and boasted a total of 418 figures. In 1985, it was licensed and </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt;">produced for the American market as M.U.S.C.L.E. (</span><b style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt;">M</b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt;">illions of </span><b style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt;">U</b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt;">nusual </span><b style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt;">S</b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt;">mall </span><b style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt;">C</b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt;">reatures </span><b style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt;">L</b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt;">urking </span><b style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt;">E</b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt;">verywhere) by Mattel, but </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt;">they made a slight change in the product and used a harder rubber than the </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt;">typical keshi figure. With the release of M.U.S.C.L.E., the keshi craze became </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt;">a world-wide phenomenon.</span></p>
</span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kD20WW0NEjTDQj-uzNriTdcrJw1aSiA1rt8S1BaHZOKbNiTzysOVmZTWu7gWpOVu2oannnDPts1_VxNkixPxyqHR9rIjea11scjqQkxdaN0MDUoBYfeVeYXF3PaUK9Pl0-NRQdkoekw/s1564/168402971_144113834228320_322032791353286409_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1564" data-original-width="1564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kD20WW0NEjTDQj-uzNriTdcrJw1aSiA1rt8S1BaHZOKbNiTzysOVmZTWu7gWpOVu2oannnDPts1_VxNkixPxyqHR9rIjea11scjqQkxdaN0MDUoBYfeVeYXF3PaUK9Pl0-NRQdkoekw/w400-h400/168402971_144113834228320_322032791353286409_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Kikeshi figures first released in Japan in 1983 (top) and the M.U.S.C.L.E. figures (made from a harder rubber) that came to the States in 1985 (bottom).</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit, serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">While Mattel only used a total of 236 official figures for its line, as well as having no real back-story to the product like Bandai had in Japan, they distributed M.U.S.C.L.E. to the American public with a media blitz to capitalize on the pro wrestling craze that was currently sweeping the nation. Mattel produced 3 television commercials, a NES video game, a championship belt figure holder, a wrestling ring playset and a board game. The figures were distributed in clear, blister-packed random 4-packs, semi-opaque garbage can 10-packs, and 4 different team 28-packs (Thug Busters, Cosmic Crunchers, Mighty Maulers and Cosmic Showdown) featuring non-random assortments. It should be noted that on the back of each 4-pack and 28-pack there was an ad to order a mail-away 23" x 35" checklist poster. For a short time, the M.U.S.C.L.E. figures were also distributed as a free prize inside a Nestlé Quik 2 pound tin canister of chocolate milk powder when Mattel and Nestlé did a cross promotion together. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2zJCBfa5TEFltvahA1_jdZPC308C9lmdMwNXP0aH7fwKtPYoHYjcKu82Kd6AnMX-46ZpqFw9i_avdp-ylPQAUcFOaXf86kImic_LBF93Y1QgU8NohBDTfD-SVzJJrKQ7SbzZv3upbzM/s1600/s-l1600+%25281%25291.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1044" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2zJCBfa5TEFltvahA1_jdZPC308C9lmdMwNXP0aH7fwKtPYoHYjcKu82Kd6AnMX-46ZpqFw9i_avdp-ylPQAUcFOaXf86kImic_LBF93Y1QgU8NohBDTfD-SVzJJrKQ7SbzZv3upbzM/w418-h640/s-l1600+%25281%25291.jpg" width="418" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>The M.U.S.C.L.E. mail-away checklist poster showcasing 233 pink figures. It should be noted, as the line expanded into non-pink colors, the poster was updated with the new colors.</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;">The first series of M.U.S.C.L.E. figures were all pink ("flesh") color. The second series was a half-and-half mixture of pink and either dark blue, red, or purple figures. The third and final series contained no pink figures, only dark blue, red, purple, magenta, salmon, lime green, neon orange, and light blue (it should be noted that in all the series' released, the same figures were used over and over). </div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSnvl07BUpCQzx4aEBl8aq2tqqiOy6_MPaJcpuNQkHqOEeRov3JklC_9MypBeVgKMFAfAgg0xNA78a4fmpyr4TXteFlsnowwPW3M0ZPJDcwc4__m98mQRFIp_4Mat3xI0BRaq9wnJpwcw/s1566/s-l16001.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1145" data-original-width="1566" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSnvl07BUpCQzx4aEBl8aq2tqqiOy6_MPaJcpuNQkHqOEeRov3JklC_9MypBeVgKMFAfAgg0xNA78a4fmpyr4TXteFlsnowwPW3M0ZPJDcwc4__m98mQRFIp_4Mat3xI0BRaq9wnJpwcw/w400-h293/s-l16001.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">In the second and third series, M.U.S.C.L.E. started adding new colors but kept recycling the original figures. Here's a complete collection of colors that figure #011 Hidora King came in (from L to R outside of ring: lime green, dark blue, pink, neon orange and magenta (from L to R inside ring) purple and salmon).</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Maybe the reason why kids got so obsessed with M.U.S.C.L.E. was because it could tap into their OCD while they were trying to complete their collections. First, when all the new colors got introduced in the second and third shipments, not all figures came in those colors -- so you had to basically find out which figure came in what color all on your own and some figures in certain colors were a lot rarer than others! Second, there were 3 pink figures not shown on the mail-away checklist poster; the #234 Muscleman and #235 Terri-Bull (those two came exclusively with the Hard Knockin' Rockin' Ring) and the #236 Satan Cross (which had limited distribution and was only available during the first shipment in random 4-, or 10-packs). Third, 6</span><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;"> of the 10 figures that came with the board game were exclusive to it; 5 grape colored figures and a lime green #235 Terri-Bull (the other 4 lime green characters could still be found as random assortments). And lastly, there are about 25 (could there be more?) super rare figures that got released randomly that could've been meant for another shipment that possibly never came into fruition -- yeah, good luck with finding those guys. It's all crazy, I know, but it worked like a charm because it's estimated that an incredible 6 million to 300 million M.U.S.C.L.E. figures were produced before the line came to its end in 1988.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 11.5pt;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 11.5pt;">In Japan, the Kinkeshi line and figures kept on
coming out with different cartoons, games, products, reprints, colors, sizes
and new series' that continued throughout the '90s and into the mid 2000s. In
2008, they did a massive reprint (29th anniversary) of the original line and
added some new figures. We didn't see much official product after that until
2017, when the Kinkeshi Premium line started and continues on today.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-utfDxLV00cASZQVwd47N09Do9Rih1carl-9NehtVGja_8hO9N_VNmb9YcK7FNsNhDxbnZjpG3hOUOYoN8gvefG5RS8biOnKLlbpa3xulCFEkO_9JNG6_mJmpUh0Jbq3cc1sUnIOTdk/s500/s-l16001.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="497" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-utfDxLV00cASZQVwd47N09Do9Rih1carl-9NehtVGja_8hO9N_VNmb9YcK7FNsNhDxbnZjpG3hOUOYoN8gvefG5RS8biOnKLlbpa3xulCFEkO_9JNG6_mJmpUh0Jbq3cc1sUnIOTdk/w318-h320/s-l16001.jpg" width="318" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">The rare #236 "pink" Satan Cross figure that wasn't shown on the checklist poster and was only scarcely distributed during the first series in 4- or 10-packs.</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>ALONG CAME THE CAPSULES</b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGLB_x3s5RmdJ1WL1eKczFDnS0JsSXZvtTDvewqrQG9pXAi_kfPLtyj53cdKksjLCWJR4KXJ41fWS7Fh2m9IRErwHif-D6rB7rzlldG8HnuRXjhHUy7mmAtckUI2GGCWbzX_eIaX5J7E/s791/s-l16001.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="791" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGLB_x3s5RmdJ1WL1eKczFDnS0JsSXZvtTDvewqrQG9pXAi_kfPLtyj53cdKksjLCWJR4KXJ41fWS7Fh2m9IRErwHif-D6rB7rzlldG8HnuRXjhHUy7mmAtckUI2GGCWbzX_eIaX5J7E/w400-h400/s-l16001.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Japanese capsule machines (called Gashapon Machines) from the 1980s.</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;">With the world-wide success of M.U.S.C.L.E. came knockoffs from other toy companies that wanted to mimic those figures and cash in on their popularity. But regardless of what came after, when it came to keshi figures, Bandai was still the leader of the pack. As the Kinkeshi wrestlers/characters had more of a cosmic and fantasy design to them (with a few figures actually being based off of real wrestlers), in 1987, Bandai went full reality and based their brand new "The Pro Wrestler Keshi"</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;">2-inch figure line </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;">on real superstar wrestlers from the NJPW (<b>N</b>ew <b>J</b>apan <b>P</b>ro-<b>W</b>restling) organization. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2krUxuoExu0s40b8j2AmDgzL9YGjdzhlOGSeWEFey-Av_Ia5M7j2JtxoInT1E4ieV80Iaurk9Rma3qwS4kG-_lGrMMtflZ8MuiURs26aeN2k2_vgyrVOWmaD9mkwKxj80jzr-BrnS4ZM/s800/s-l16001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="800" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2krUxuoExu0s40b8j2AmDgzL9YGjdzhlOGSeWEFey-Av_Ia5M7j2JtxoInT1E4ieV80Iaurk9Rma3qwS4kG-_lGrMMtflZ8MuiURs26aeN2k2_vgyrVOWmaD9mkwKxj80jzr-BrnS4ZM/w320-h317/s-l16001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 15px; text-align: left;">Bandai would sell and distribute this 10 keshi<b> </b>figure set in</span><span style="font-size: 15px;"> "Capsule" Machines or "Gumball" Machines (called Gashapon Machines in Japan). There were 5 Japanese NJPW wrestler figures; Tatsumi Fujinami, Riki Choshu, Jumbo Tsuruta, Akira Maeda and Hiroshi Wajima and 5 American "mystery" wrestlers (that were HUGE stars in Japan); The Road Warriors: Hawk & Animal, Bruiser Brody, Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair. All 10 figures each came with a leaflet and in 5 different colors; </span><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: normal;">pink ("flesh"), blue, yellow, green and red. And despite being just capsule machine prizes, the detail on each figure is something to behold as they support highly realistic faces on chibi-like bodies.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: normal;"><br /></span></div></div></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_sYBmC-IgoiEAeoFtEkSStn88Ax97KwEM0RBp26ZTKbAJ0Ap03cffMku-Oc6qYNsiw3kV-ORAEZbBDw0ZAyi9D9G0r-bZps-kB6FpHewTlS6ULrmfkwkOzSyq51YcbgkHp604CyvnXo/s2015/hc6+header+card.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2015" data-original-width="1798" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_sYBmC-IgoiEAeoFtEkSStn88Ax97KwEM0RBp26ZTKbAJ0Ap03cffMku-Oc6qYNsiw3kV-ORAEZbBDw0ZAyi9D9G0r-bZps-kB6FpHewTlS6ULrmfkwkOzSyq51YcbgkHp604CyvnXo/w573-h640/hc6+header+card.jpg" width="573" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span>Capsule Machine header card (called the Daishi) showcasing the Japanese wrestlers available in this 10 figure set (from L to R: Akira Maeda, Jumbo Tsuruta, </span></span></span>Riki Choshu, Tatsumi Fujinami and (in back on the right) Hiroshi Wajima). It should be noted, in the upper back left is a picture of wrestling superstar Genichiro Tenryu in action, but unfortunately he's not included in the set.</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyZmLxa-Hk-q35WK5o4sTzaUbQQJIKJGADb0s20uzGMrOSCaKbxSyTWy27Rz_jQfqUIUavhCbTJvWtXCC-O2UhYtkYBqUK5nyw0zfAVw_KuCymVIJ-y5otMHZP-NP-hA7aq5o1Db0Wxo/s632/hc6+leaflet.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="244" data-original-width="632" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyZmLxa-Hk-q35WK5o4sTzaUbQQJIKJGADb0s20uzGMrOSCaKbxSyTWy27Rz_jQfqUIUavhCbTJvWtXCC-O2UhYtkYBqUK5nyw0zfAVw_KuCymVIJ-y5otMHZP-NP-hA7aq5o1Db0Wxo/w640-h248/hc6+leaflet.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>The front and back cover of the leaflet that you got with each figure in a capsule. It showcases both the Japanese wrestlers (painted) and the silhouettes of the "mystery" American wrestlers.</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHILJVaOwh76LEHa_GQeJLau2SiGrtRGQcPRiKRex3rnq-Azz7-eIwPox69fLNUgCxYiy9SGVoe9xMtP6nXKmuRzokhYH-kKe4XzD42Mo6RaJMU9An6UQ_UHfEkukm7gFpZs_ahVKVfY/s632/hc6+leaflet2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="244" data-original-width="632" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHILJVaOwh76LEHa_GQeJLau2SiGrtRGQcPRiKRex3rnq-Azz7-eIwPox69fLNUgCxYiy9SGVoe9xMtP6nXKmuRzokhYH-kKe4XzD42Mo6RaJMU9An6UQ_UHfEkukm7gFpZs_ahVKVfY/w640-h248/hc6+leaflet2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Inside the leaflet.</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify; white-space: normal;"> </span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sadly, The Pro Wrestler Keshi line lasted only about a year before disappearing from Capsule Machines, yet it still maintains a cult following (along with Kinkeshi, M.U.S.C.L.E. and a host of other keshi<b> </b>figures and knockoffs) from wrestling and toy collectors who still try and "collect them all." It should be noted, that despite the 5 different colors in this set, it's the pink ("flesh") colored figures that are the most desirable. Some can command hundreds of dollars each on the secondary market (see figure value list below). I have also been informed that there are a lot of counterfeit or bootleg figures out there so educate yourself on the product here and choose wisely before purchasing. </div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0tVvIayVk6Le26YYPxBQayiCl8lkm5mwhAFqc4cl4ngC4j3bJ_xgnpVMVZHe7RlLM02nNUR5d8hBI7Yz8x_jCXS2Rx8zmS3nCMtxYdio7ggGZzWNLCrPvdgz1WZKsJHi_32FnDBwMi4/s720/hc7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="405" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0tVvIayVk6Le26YYPxBQayiCl8lkm5mwhAFqc4cl4ngC4j3bJ_xgnpVMVZHe7RlLM02nNUR5d8hBI7Yz8x_jCXS2Rx8zmS3nCMtxYdio7ggGZzWNLCrPvdgz1WZKsJHi_32FnDBwMi4/w360-h640/hc7.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>The entire Pro Wrestler Keshi 10 figure set from Bandai has become increasingly more valuable throughout the years, so if you're in the market to purchase one (or all), make sure you are buying an authentic figure because there have been a lot of reproduced or counterfeit figures made.
</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-2pHVTECNdU-Gd0hR5169mpEO22RGxc9FA4Xu8sBUctxH8VJV3OM1tvnaaeN_kiQ7TtlBifesyTBrIa11DZ8n4XSpAiXKkH-WewKmaVgni7qfp5EG5VH13KhJfCAhRRIkLbolIZyBvQ/s1768/hc6a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1154" data-original-width="1768" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-2pHVTECNdU-Gd0hR5169mpEO22RGxc9FA4Xu8sBUctxH8VJV3OM1tvnaaeN_kiQ7TtlBifesyTBrIa11DZ8n4XSpAiXKkH-WewKmaVgni7qfp5EG5VH13KhJfCAhRRIkLbolIZyBvQ/w400-h261/hc6a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Inscription on the back of each wrestler.</span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: medium; text-align: start;"><b>©Z• S• コナ
B• </b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #050505;">(</span></span></span></b></span><b style="color: #050505; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">©</span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"> = copyright </span></span><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; text-align: left;">Z• S</span></b></span><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="background-color: white;">•</b></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; text-align: left;"> =</span><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; text-align: left;"> </span></b></span><b style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;">a</span><span style="background-color: white;">rtist</span></span></b><b style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </b><span style="color: #050505; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>コナ = Kona (studio location in Japan) B</b></span></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #050505; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">•</span></b><span style="color: #050505; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b> = Bandai)</b></span></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>THE PRO WRESTLER KESHI FIGURE VALUE CHART*</b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">Tatsumi Fujinami: 50.00 (100.00 pink)</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"> Riki Choshu: 50.00 (100.00 pink)</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"> Jumbo Tsuruta: 50.00 (100.00 pink)</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"> Akira Maeda: 50.00 (100.00 pink)</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"> Hiroshi Wajima: 40.00 (80.00 pink)</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">Ric Flair: 100.00 (200.00 pink)</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">Hulk Hogan: 100.00 (200.00 pink)</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">Bruiser Brody: 150.00 (300.00 pink)</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">Hawk Warrior: 150.00 (300.00 pink)</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">Animal Warrior: 100.00 (250.00 pink)</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span><b style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span><b style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">*All price listings based on MINT condition value. Price will decrease as condition and </b><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>cleanliness</b></span></span><b style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"> drops or color fades</b><b style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">. First price listed indicates the colors of blue, yellow, green and red. It should be noted that "</b></span></span><b style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;">keshi red" is sometimes mistaken for orange or orange/red and the more the color fades the more orange it looks. See picture below for an example.</b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjFOz3qT_sQ3tMvExsKXvXv-L5XOkaXZwRyHCOmBdX7Fl9WbWreVq7DMngLHShh9eqRiQsOVCSOIZwWJDEmjVjVxHML3rT2DStv0NwJpDlhXfjLw8_68O8J4iKlrAlhfMIZd2zg09xzw/s899/head.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="899" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjFOz3qT_sQ3tMvExsKXvXv-L5XOkaXZwRyHCOmBdX7Fl9WbWreVq7DMngLHShh9eqRiQsOVCSOIZwWJDEmjVjVxHML3rT2DStv0NwJpDlhXfjLw8_68O8J4iKlrAlhfMIZd2zg09xzw/w400-h251/head.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Here's an example of condition and color fading on figures and its effect on price values. The "yellow" Animal Warrior is clean, without scuff marks and still has nice color; he is valued upwards of 100 dollars. Although the "red" Ric Flair and Tatsumi Fujinami are both in nice condition and clean, they look more orange than red and suffer from major color fading; Flair can sell for around 50 dollars while Fujinami could sell for about 30 dollars.</b></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>THE PRO WRESTLER KESHI AND M.U.S.C.L.E. COMPARISON</b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjrEYuTI2lsR4QMcPwijpkCzqGWrwY9JPby4gFcZkdCCWu9kC1CKA2eH8F-7WEfXmNCLnLQxZ5f5F7BbpxIRA3eqQPiwsXcXgpZCBqe_YBAprf_mmx-93Gk3JdzTWvwNsDWEZ206-hbRE/s478/hc6c2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="478" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjrEYuTI2lsR4QMcPwijpkCzqGWrwY9JPby4gFcZkdCCWu9kC1CKA2eH8F-7WEfXmNCLnLQxZ5f5F7BbpxIRA3eqQPiwsXcXgpZCBqe_YBAprf_mmx-93Gk3JdzTWvwNsDWEZ206-hbRE/w400-h268/hc6c2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>#071 "pink" Neptuneman vs. "yellow" Hulk Hogan
</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNY0GkQVEznkLkGgQ_0dqCg0JBrGP4NRXg8jt9Rux178nQvFNPV2QusbbHRODJKlTLkmFAZ6yYga2nsvKwgTOF0W7RaJO75d09-ByWDhB5kQxwmuS1ekMgEs4-u3wmbVKeKWVHA0gWmyE/s478/hc6c.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="478" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNY0GkQVEznkLkGgQ_0dqCg0JBrGP4NRXg8jt9Rux178nQvFNPV2QusbbHRODJKlTLkmFAZ6yYga2nsvKwgTOF0W7RaJO75d09-ByWDhB5kQxwmuS1ekMgEs4-u3wmbVKeKWVHA0gWmyE/w400-h268/hc6c.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>#046 "red" Robin Mask vs. "red" Ric Flair
</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #050505; font-size: x-large; white-space: pre-wrap;">IN ENDING...</b></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Professional wrestling
has always been a popular commodity in America and Japan. During the “Golden
Age” of wrestling (1982-1992) the industry went to another level and became a
pop cultural phenomenon. Fans couldn’t get enough, as these real-life
superheroes or monsters (hey, have you’ve seen some of those guys?) came to
life and clashed for good and evil inside a wrestling ring. The top-tier of pro
wrestling superstars always had massive amounts of charisma and comicbook
accurate physiques that captured the imaginations of the youth and kept them
glued to their television sets on Saturday mornings or begging their parents for
tickets to the next event in their area. Combining wrestlers with toys and
making them action figures was an easy crossover, even when it came to the
2-inch small PVC gum rubber of keshi figures. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; white-space: pre-wrap;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgavNE6y6nUs5PoSonkX87XhQSbeX2BR8z07R0HEKFueTIIsCUp3HVveqL5ATCDzUHgIkrpqUs8YRP4rIIwmia-Kmo8nboddL4rpVRocuepwikfUkFw6UrWEON19yhn8mk_5ixOabgLL90/s640/hc6c4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgavNE6y6nUs5PoSonkX87XhQSbeX2BR8z07R0HEKFueTIIsCUp3HVveqL5ATCDzUHgIkrpqUs8YRP4rIIwmia-Kmo8nboddL4rpVRocuepwikfUkFw6UrWEON19yhn8mk_5ixOabgLL90/w400-h300/hc6c4.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Custom painted (from L to R: <span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505;">Tatsumi Fujinami, Jumbo Tsuruta, </span></span>Riki Choshu and Bruiser Brody)</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; 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<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">THE OFFICIAL ROY THOMAS</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">CHARACTERS, CONCEPTS AND CREATIONS</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">DATABASE</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://bleedingcool.com/comics/official-roy-thomas-characters-concepts-and-creations-database/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1350" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQpAhWAUykcq94XrOMYOcYUboTWQpkSMSbphhC3EvWxL6IFm_wQ_mWHr7Tx54fh6Cj62WnvawuNIkWSp9_SHUNsEZilONUvkawgxQPCR2MZjsJ0JOphgzMyzfxSkVIhc-yo1z_lMHW4Y1cgfQUqt1bLtow_tc5TTQEP8dVHdiCEJkb9MznspsAqs-/w422-h640/317147865_1135252203816967_5590757835616146427_n.jpg" width="422" /></a></div></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="font-size: large;">BY</span></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">"RASCALLY" ROY THOMAS</span></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">AND</span></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">JOHN "THE MEGO STRETCH HULK" CIMINO </span></span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">*</span></b></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: large;">"I get a thrill when I get to see Roy because I look at Roy and I think, you know, Stan co-created the characters and set up the universe, but Roy is the one who taught us all how to write. Because we all write a lot more like Roy than we do like Stan. And there's a guy that is the epitome of what we should aspire too. He's a talented guy, he remembers everything, he knows everything."</span></i></div><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: large;"><b>Tom DeFalco</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3B3uVpZFsQKgNLVnMrOYpNzYC8tdnuC-GU_UxhitJYYnY7mX7zQ3PWhZyyazCSn9ISR0HAxA0Tym9lYLZTC8334M0eHNr3kejxQHt5mKDIrbrbyM6_orvkA8slsjHgSlbIcum8IjDxc/s1600/roy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="1600" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3B3uVpZFsQKgNLVnMrOYpNzYC8tdnuC-GU_UxhitJYYnY7mX7zQ3PWhZyyazCSn9ISR0HAxA0Tym9lYLZTC8334M0eHNr3kejxQHt5mKDIrbrbyM6_orvkA8slsjHgSlbIcum8IjDxc/s640/roy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b></b><br /><br /><b>Roy Thomas:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div>What you are about to see is a Herculean labor called <i><b>THE OFFICIAL ROY THOMAS CHARACTERS, CONCEPTS AND CREATIONS DATABASE!</b></i> What’s that you say? Well, over the past year, my manager and friend John Cimino has made it his personal mission to collect and collate everything he could of my "contributions," such as they may be, to the comicbook field... and he's done such a formidable job that there are a number of concepts and characters listed which I had totally forgotten. The result is, he and I both hope, a database which will be of considerable worth to both the researcher and the casual reader. Naturally, it's not my--or John's--contention that my work over the past half-century plus has such unique merit that it should be catalogued and celebrated above that of others. Rather, he and I hope by this thorough database to inspire others to create additional databases of their own, devoted to this artist or that writer. If that happens, the field of comicbook history will be the richer for it. Now, let's get into this thing, shall we?<br /><br /><b>It's a bit hard to believe, when I look back at all the comicbook characters I was fortunate enough to get to co-create or at least co-develop.</b> But I'd grown up in smalltown Missouri loving comics, so when I got a chance to work in the field in 1965, at the ripe old age of 24, I grabbed it, and soon would be working for Marvel Comics and Stan Lee as his editorial assistant and "staff writer." I suppose Banshee was the first super-type I dreamed up, although Stan wouldn't let the character be a woman, as he should have been. I wasn't wild about the idea of making up heroes for Marvel, since I wouldn't own any part of them or be able to control their destinies past a certain point, but I did it anyway in the sense of heroes like Wolverine, Iron Fist, Warlock, the (second) Vision, Morbius, Black Knight, Son of Satan, et al. Some of them I wrote... others I never (or virtually never) scripted but turned over immediately to other talented people to scribe, and they almost always did me proud.</div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZZE9pLHWdOOK83bcFIrCLrt7OiEgNgGmdA-mKIKa5cEeCiwjKnGxiExT5LIv76gUF1GVZjUufZt6FVuXjK7f8QuazYzS16oELMPNpI5uKzzisbI9X3Av_0bWeaT38-KMyn_cFL6DNns/s960/roycharacters.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="621" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZZE9pLHWdOOK83bcFIrCLrt7OiEgNgGmdA-mKIKa5cEeCiwjKnGxiExT5LIv76gUF1GVZjUufZt6FVuXjK7f8QuazYzS16oELMPNpI5uKzzisbI9X3Av_0bWeaT38-KMyn_cFL6DNns/w414-h640/roycharacters.jpg" title="Roy and a few of his babies" width="414" /></a></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="text-align: justify;">Of course, I co-created some characters for DC, too, in the 1980s... but my Marvel list is far more extensive, since it involves the period from 1965 to 1980, and then again from the latter 1980s through at least the tail end of the 20th century. Actually, I just made up a few characters for my story in Marvel's SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #10-11 released in late 2019 and X-MEN LEGENDS vol. 2 #1-2 released in 2022, and they are included here. In other fields, Gerry Conway and I created the black Amazon Zula for the film that became "Conan the Destroyer" (even suggesting Grace Jones for the part, which worked out well)... and maybe I made up one or two for TV animation, as well... but I think I gave my best effort to the comics. Naturally, John Cimino and I know we probably forgot somebody-or-other that will later occur to us (or to someone else who sees the lists), and we hope, and trust people will let us know if they run across some character or concept that I may have played a part in and simply forgot to list. I don't want to take any credit away from anyone who deserves it--after all, I nearly always co-created characters with an artist at the very least, since the only characters I ever drew the first picture of as well as wrote were Hyperion, Nighthawk, Dr. Spectrum, and the Whizzer (of the Squadron Sinister/Supreme), 3D Man, and Union Jack (of THE INVADERS), plus audio-describes images of Man-Ape and Red Wolf and a few others that will be listed... but hopefully those folks have their own lists, which I applaud, or this database will encourage them to do so.</div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5q7QlvNVyvb-CYgbkTMDwB6B8NtEgdDNTX0Z2ld8ArHuPxaFoTwAd_yKi6gJLQtpBcffsQlqyznSXLYkdAGk5xvOT9d5zJP1gdXwvFUwoDGOifftkZIAplL5UVJdes9T6bJaxHSwPRh0/s1600/thumbnail_Roy%252C+Linda%252C+Bailses%252C+%2526+Whites+1963+restaurant+-+thanks+to+LRC.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="902" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5q7QlvNVyvb-CYgbkTMDwB6B8NtEgdDNTX0Z2ld8ArHuPxaFoTwAd_yKi6gJLQtpBcffsQlqyznSXLYkdAGk5xvOT9d5zJP1gdXwvFUwoDGOifftkZIAplL5UVJdes9T6bJaxHSwPRh0/w640-h434/thumbnail_Roy%252C+Linda%252C+Bailses%252C+%2526+Whites+1963+restaurant+-+thanks+to+LRC.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">The pioneers of comicbook fandom face front in 1963 (from L to R): Roy Thomas and then-girlfriend Linda Rahm (ALTER EGO's first photographed "Joy Holiday"), Jerry and Sondra Bails, and Bilijo and Ruth White.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>John Cimino:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></div><div>What can you say about Roy Thomas? His accolades in the comic business are almost without equal and his writing style was completely unique to anything that was being done at the time. He was the first true fanboy of the medium to break into the field and brought along a fan-like enthusiasm with a vast wealth of literary knowledge to his stories which made them deeper than anything that had been done before. While Stan Lee defined the 1960s with witty banter and contagious flair, it was Roy who took the reins from Stan and gave comic stories a new depth that even the most sophisticated reader could respect. Roy blossomed into the best comicbook writer of the 1970s (as nobody won more industry and fan writing awards during that decade) and became Stan Lee's <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<![endif]--><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">protégé</span> </span>and eventual successor as Marvel's editor-in-chief.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>ROY THOMAS AWARD HISTORY:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCCR9MO1qjtG3HKCxONri8ofpKzMCMh-8LdIe6jg4O5SSq1EPx2y-_W39itJjkHPlHs1Kg1UdEkGRYF7-CQ2KPZjDZzPCO_fxRWP4K0zqv1tlG7TFQpLj63ZD0KvQKrlE4SdcZ8BcdId3K-SW04nNd8avdLYH4eKxxcP0DiBj4seIiacapV8Lx2Tqqiw/s625/conan57.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCCR9MO1qjtG3HKCxONri8ofpKzMCMh-8LdIe6jg4O5SSq1EPx2y-_W39itJjkHPlHs1Kg1UdEkGRYF7-CQ2KPZjDZzPCO_fxRWP4K0zqv1tlG7TFQpLj63ZD0KvQKrlE4SdcZ8BcdId3K-SW04nNd8avdLYH4eKxxcP0DiBj4seIiacapV8Lx2Tqqiw/s320/conan57.webp" width="205" /></a></div><b><br /></b></div><div><ul style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; list-style-image: url("/w/skins/Vector/resources/common/images/bullet-icon.svg?d4515"); margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1962:</b> Alley Award for Best Fanzine <i>Alter Ego</i> (with Jerry Bails)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1962:</b> Alley Award for Best Strips <i>Bestest League of America </i>(<i>Alter Ego </i>#1-3, written and drawn by Roy Thomas)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1962:</b> Alley Award for Best Fiction <i>The Reincarnation of the Spectre </i>(<i>Alter Ego </i>#1-2, written and drawn by Roy Thomas)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1964:</b> Alley Award for Best Fanzine <i>Alter Ego</i> (with Jerry Bails)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1964:</b> Alley Award for Best Article in a Fanzine <i>One Man's Family </i>(<i>Alter Ego </i>#7, written by Roy Thomas)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1965:</b> Alley Award for Best Fanzine <i>Alter Ego</i></li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1969:</b> Alley Award for Best Pro Writer</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1971:</b> Shazam Award for Best Writer (Dramatic Division)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1971:</b> Shazam Award for Best Continuing Feature <i>Conan the Barbarian</i></li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1971:</b> Goethe Award for Favorite Pro Writer</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1972:</b> Excellence as a Fanzine editor, as a Comicbook Award from the New England Comic Art Convention, MA</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1973:</b> Shazam Award for Best Individual Story ("Song of Red Sonja", with artist Barry Smith, in <i>Conan the Barbarian</i> #24)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1973:</b> Goethe Award for Favorite Pro Writer</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1973:</b> Goethe Award for Favorite Pro Editor</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1974</b>: Shazam Award for Superior Achievement by an Individual</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1974: </b>Shazam Award for Best Continuing Feature <i>Conan the Barbarian</i></li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1974: </b>Irving Award for Favorite Black-and-White Story ("Red Nails", with artist Barry Smith, in <i>Savage Tales </i>#2)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1974:</b> Angoulême International Comics Festival Award for Best Foreign Author</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1974:</b> Inkpot Award from the San Diego Comic Con, CA</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1974:</b> Comic Fan Art Award for Favorite Pro Editor</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1974:</b> Fan/Writer/Editor "Imperious Roy" Award from the Creation Convention, NYC</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1975:</b> Comic Fan Art Award for Favorite Pro Writer</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1975:</b> Comic Fan Art Award for Favorite Pro Editor</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1975: </b>Irving Award for Favorite Black-and-White Story ("A Witch Shall Be Born", with artist John Buscema, in <i>Savage Sword of Conan </i>#5)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1976: </b>Irving Award for Best Writer</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1977:</b> Favorite Comicbook Writer at the Eagle Awards</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>1977:</b> Favorite Comicbook Magazine </span><span style="font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;">Savage Sword of Conan </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">at the Eagle Awards</span><span style="font-size: 11.2px; text-wrap: nowrap;"> </span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>1978:</b> FOOM Award for Favorite Marvel Writer</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>1978: </b>Guest of Honor at the<b> </b>Comic Art Convention, NYC</span></li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1978:</b> Favorite Comicbook Magazine <i>Savage Sword of Conan </i>at the Eagle Awards</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1979:</b> Favorite Comicbook Magazine<i> Savage Sword of Conan </i>at the Eagle Awards</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1985:</b> Named as one of the honorees by DC Comics in the company's 50th anniversary publication <i>Fifty Who Made DC Great</i></li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1990:</b> Lifetime Fandom Award from Diamond Comics Distributors Inc.</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1996:</b> Author That We Love at the Haxtur Awards from the Gijon Comic Con, Spain</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1998:</b> Teller of "Super" Tales Award from Kansas City Comic Con, KC</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>1999:</b> Named as the no. 5 greatest comic book writer and no. 4 greatest comic book editor of the twentieth century by a poll conducted by <i>Comics Buyer's Guide</i></li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2000:</b> Outstanding Achievement in Comicbook Writing at the Paul S. Newman Awards</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2003:</b> Guest of Honor for the Turin Comic Con, Italy</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2006:</b> Guest of Honor in Robert E. Howard's 100th Birthday Celebration for the Robert E. Howard Days, TX</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2007:</b> In Recognition of Extraordinary and Creative Contributions to American Comicbooks Award from the Montclair Art Museum, NJ</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2007:</b> Eisner Award for Best Comicbook Related Periodical <i>Alter Ego</i></li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2010:</b> In Recognition of Contributions to the Star Wars Legacy Award - Honorary Member of the 501st Legion Fan Organization </li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2010: </b>Comics Bulletin<b> </b>ranks <i>Conan the Barbarian</i> no. 7 on its "Top 10 1970s Marvels" list</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2011:</b> Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame from the San Diego Comic Con, CA</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2015:</b> The Black Circle Award from the Robert E. Howard Foundation</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2015:</b> Best Comic Writer In the 75 Years of Marvel from the Comics Festival, Germany</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2017:</b> Historic Achievement Award from the Big Apple Convention, NYC</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2017:</b> Sergio Award from the Comic Art Professional Society (CAPS)</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2018:</b> Terrific Creator Award from the Terrific Comic Con, CT</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2018:</b> Guest of Honor for the Barcelona Comic Con, Spain</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2019:</b> Key to the City Award from Jackson, Missouri (February 23rd, declared "Roy Thomas Day") </li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2020:</b> Alumni Merit Award from the Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, MO</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2021:</b> Guest of Honor in Celebrating 51 years of Conan in Comics for the Robert E. Howard Days, TX</li><li style="font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><b>2022:</b> Harvey Awards Hall of Fame from the New York Comic Con, NYC</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIdmDCutyggvp96qfIoVvSSNHXmdZbXEOieCuJPcS9EymbaqecpmZuZhYCXrR9NAHMERUI2pGqxfd7CPuGjYFq1zXq6mSUZgk2j8kX7RFw2AtLE9gYGh-axyjXXC8sAAricU91PDlVmos/s1024/lastkings1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="700" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIdmDCutyggvp96qfIoVvSSNHXmdZbXEOieCuJPcS9EymbaqecpmZuZhYCXrR9NAHMERUI2pGqxfd7CPuGjYFq1zXq6mSUZgk2j8kX7RFw2AtLE9gYGh-axyjXXC8sAAricU91PDlVmos/w438-h640/lastkings1.jpg" width="438" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stan Lee and Roy (or the Man and his protégé) in 1970 creating magic to captivate the world.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>But enough about Roy's writing skills and awards, let's get to his creations. As Roy stated above; he didn't like to create comicbook characters because he knew he wouldn't be able to own them. Well, maybe he should've practiced what he preached because own them or not, Roy Thomas<i> has indeed</i> created or I should say co-created a bunch of comicbook characters (and when we add in all the historical characters, he revamped into comicbook form, the number gets even more ridiculous). One thing I can say for certain is that there are probably only a handful of creators in the history of comics that have co-created more (even less if you want to talk about characters known all over the world that have shaped pop culture and brings in <i>billions </i>to Hollywood from movies and television for BOTH Marvel and DC--how many creators can make that claim??). How many in total, we may never know the answer for certain, but from the size of this database--<i>IT'S A HELLUVA LOT!!! </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><div>Yup, this thing is really BIG and was a monumental task to compile. Roy and I both buckled down and did months of research; we went over Roy's "official" lists, had long phone/email conversations to gather information, dug through all our comics, got some assistance from others including collaborator <b>Jean-Marc Lofficier</b> and scoured the internet so many times we lost count. What we discovered was there were so many minor and insignificant background characters that didn't have big roles in the stories or just had brief appearances, and there were also a bunch of revamped or alternate-reality versions of characters in stories from NOT BRAND ECHH, WHAT IF, CONAN, pulps, novels, literature and the like. Same can be said about certain paraphernalia or vehicles Roy co-created that were so minuscule, they found their way into comicbook obscurity. Things could've gotten pretty monotonous, but we like to be as complete as we can so we tried to get in the more important ones (can anyone say Adam Klink?), especially if someone or something had a few recurring roles or used by other writers in later years. Hey, Roy has been writing comics waaay longer than I've been alive so there's literally thousands of pages of secondary characters he put into his stories, so we're sorry if "Rocky," "Sally," "Mr. Calkin" and all the others don't make it in this database because we can only do so much. Hopefully, if anyone locates a "Roy Thomas co-creation" we didn't list and thinks it should be, let us know and we'll add it. Roy will even give you a nice shout out online on <i><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/664083247096026" target="_blank">The Roy Thomas Appreciation Board</a></b> </i>on Facebook! So, if you're not already a member, join today.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BFwLLSHNXNaB6Q2cZ5Wy7xH0RtRK5r4ZfVRSx1ahynhtGxvW7kNrqy05m_GYXfxwTCir7nOpxGpKLKb2Zr43XmTQnL-FO_hn_q-m2IAX1LI1CVAeiNhf3No6Klu3t3cdqEOJh-PRNT9AdO_067lfz4_v7gRRI989V9lbvvg4UkuBIxxnZYS8qs6Dy6o/s1613/12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1613" data-original-width="1490" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BFwLLSHNXNaB6Q2cZ5Wy7xH0RtRK5r4ZfVRSx1ahynhtGxvW7kNrqy05m_GYXfxwTCir7nOpxGpKLKb2Zr43XmTQnL-FO_hn_q-m2IAX1LI1CVAeiNhf3No6Klu3t3cdqEOJh-PRNT9AdO_067lfz4_v7gRRI989V9lbvvg4UkuBIxxnZYS8qs6Dy6o/w592-h640/12.jpg" width="592" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roy with some early acclaim in 1965</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We think you'll enjoy the fruits of our labor with these comprehensive lists we put into three categories: <span style="color: red;"><b>MARVEL COMICS </b><span style="color: black;">(split into <b><span style="color: red;">2</span></b> parts)</span></span>, <span style="color: blue;"><b>DC COMICS</b></span>, and <span style="color: lime;"><b>MISCELLANEOUS</b></span> (this category also includes all Roy's fan letters).<b> Included with each entry is a picture, listing of first comicbook appearance, who Roy co-created the concept with and any background information he wanted to include.</b> Hopefully all those mistakes on the internet about who created what (that drives Roy and I both crazy) can be put to rest. We can't save everything in the comicbook world from wannabe historian trolls and fanboy mistakes but when it comes to Roy Thomas, at least we can do our part to give you the <i>correct </i>information straight from the source (<i>so</i> <i>for crying out loud, Roy had nothing to do with the creation of Misty Knight and Polaris</i>). But we're not perfect either, so if you spot a mistake we made or have a question, let us know. This is an ever-evolving database, and we appreciate when fans give us more input to expand it further.<br /></div></div><div><i> </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdiB6M4fuE-t6OusyXWzQ5wb78L9g6Ybi3ZiReoz7c9C_e92YXCkMfhoW8C0ec42703en7JEDbT2-xuZS0B733bo2BKXzavQ_AdFhXQku7t57IuEEikPk9Cu7EbMCTM2Jj5WVdDrNW52g/s2048/roycharacters1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1392" data-original-width="2048" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdiB6M4fuE-t6OusyXWzQ5wb78L9g6Ybi3ZiReoz7c9C_e92YXCkMfhoW8C0ec42703en7JEDbT2-xuZS0B733bo2BKXzavQ_AdFhXQku7t57IuEEikPk9Cu7EbMCTM2Jj5WVdDrNW52g/w640-h435/roycharacters1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roy showcasing some of his babies. Yeah, there are a lot of them.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><div>In ending, Roy and I hope you'll enjoy this project we put our "blood, sweat and tears" into (and yes, I cried a bunch of tears). Through all the research and rewrites, I'm honestly very happy with the end result. And the best part is, despite how much information is jam-packed into this thing, I've made it really easy to understand and navigate through, you can just sit back and enjoy the experience. <b>So here's to all<i> </i>the readers, researchers and fans; a fun and accurate resource on the comicbook magic of "Rascally" Roy Thomas, one of the greatest writer/creators of popular fiction and an exclusive member of the Mount Rushmore of Marvel Comics alongside Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko.</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplc9j1gldMAeTNaGFfAg1cBI6pJGK0panYVPwM237mwSyZez1qSJv5QolLTGgWxUL-PDmOxI0MhLs-3UtdbAHLmH2kLyKDwYfcpL35mTD1brQg6T6B7aOkZm01_py3UAOvjp8TZt2j3k/s1280/roycharacters1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1016" height="640" 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style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Chris Claremont</b></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">LINKS TO OTHER "MEGO STRETCH HULK" AND</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> "RASCALLY ROY" HERO ENVY ARTICLES...</span></b></div><div><span id="goog_1532594871"></span><span id="goog_1532594872"></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpSo5n4HmiPCRvzy5QjsU0E_2lkbcNZG8xWNcP93f3hkOGw_KuJjdOpCMGt7xFti5y3lOv6_MLZp-nnQX9EuGFg5cjK-p736UNJarYpyZVYoHxknCeVgf5fpPJqDABCxALc4luK-lxkw/s1600/Roy-Thomas-John-Cimino.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img 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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">(based on character from the</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><i style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Iliad</i><span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">)</span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Adam II</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJPBFDQgQpbWMe0wyGQfdi1bIbhB7UxlXq7s4mRh6WorBf-H2hOhCNqlzDIllAXQtXFvnNs4IH-1_3QOWbQ2WNIJW_OiPScMDftPXDktH6-aIqjubLsr093xwN1JhNYz220y5THFsyHUU/s1600/adamiiaws1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="384" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJPBFDQgQpbWMe0wyGQfdi1bIbhB7UxlXq7s4mRh6WorBf-H2hOhCNqlzDIllAXQtXFvnNs4IH-1_3QOWbQ2WNIJW_OiPScMDftPXDktH6-aIqjubLsr093xwN1JhNYz220y5THFsyHUU/s200/adamiiaws1.jpg" width="153" /></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">What If #4 (1977)</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Frank Robbins</span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Adamantium</span></b><br />
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#66 (1969)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I
created and named "Adamantium" because I needed a good name for the
most powerful, harm proof metal possible in that AVENGERS issue. I chose
the name because of the use of the adjective "adamantine" which I
remembered from a book I had (and still have) collecting the plays of the Greek
tragedian Aeschylus... it's used on the first page or so of Richmond
Lattimore's translation (late 50s or early 60s) of "Prometheus
Bound." Incidentally, from that same page(s) and play I took the
names Kratos and Bia (Force and Might, in some translations), which are the
names of the two gods/whatever that, in Zeus' name, chain Prometheus to a
mountaintop, and I used that for characters that first appeared in AVENGERS #50 (you can look for them in this database). I usually have felt that my names for things
were inferior to the ones Stan Lee and/or Jack Kirby came up with, but I do think
"Adamantium" is even better than "Vibranium"... though both
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Agent Axis</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Aldo Malvagio</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Berthold Volker</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Invaders Annual #1 (1977)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Frank Robbins</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I used the <i>name </i>"Agent Axis" because it was mentioned by Captain
America in TALES OF SUSPENSE #82 (1966). While Stan Lee wrote that dialogue, I
suspect that artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby had accidentally written it
in his margin notes and Stan
just took it from there. </span>Years later, when I was looking for a
villain to face THE INVADERS, I remembered that "Agent Axis" reference
in TOS #82 and decided to create a new character with that name, since
it had been previously established in the Marvel
</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Universe. I don't know that I'd ever
even seen the original story with Agent Axis' first appearance in BOY COMMANDOS #1 (1941) from National (DC Comics) by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, so I decided to make up a triple-composite
bad-guy who was composed of one part German Nazi, one part Italian
Fascist, and one part Imperial Japanese... a new
character with an old name.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">3D Man (Charles "Chuck" Chandler)*</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Gorilla-Man (Ken Hale)**</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Human Robot (M-11)***</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Marvel Boy (Robert Grayson)****</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Venus*****</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b>*</b></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Marvel
Premiere #35 (1977)</b></span></b></span><br />
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with Jim Craig</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">With the 1940s stuff like THE INVADERS going, I wanted to do a comic set in the late 1950s, so I made up 3-D Man, even though 3-D was really a phenomenon of 1953 to 1955 or so at the latest. I gave him a costume based on the original Daredevil of Lev Gleason comics, only colored red and green instead of red and blue, and with a chest symbol. Young Canadian artist Jim Craig drew, which makes him co-creator. I named him Chuck Chandler, which was the real name of another Lev Gleason character, Crimebuster... and I borrowed and altered a couple of elements of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby's one-issue CAPTAIN 3-D as well. I had hoped it could be a real 3-D comic, but that was not to be.</span></span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b>**</b>character created by Robert Q. Sale </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b>***</b>character created by Stan Lee and John Romita </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b>****</b>character created by Stan Lee and Russ Heath (see "Crusader" down below under "C")</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b>*****</b>character created by Stan Lee and Ken Bald </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">What If #9 (1978)</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Don Glut and Alan Kupperberg</span><br />
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#50 (1968)</span></b></div>
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West Coast #90 (1993)</span></b></div>
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#17 (1969)</span></b></div>
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Ani-Mutants** </span></b></div>
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Thor #472 (1994)</span></b></div>
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Thor #475 (1994)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(Team
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">***</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">character originally named "Man-Beast" created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;"> </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Avengers
#61 (1969)</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;"> </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">While
writing fairly early issues of THE AVENGERS, it occurred to me that the group
needed a more distinctive type of aircraft. There was a thing called the
twinjet, so I made up the Quinjet, which had five rockets.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with John Buscema</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(based on </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">West African mythology) </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Gil Kane</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Morbius' lady friend, Martine Bancroft was named after a combination of Ann Bancroft and, probably, Martine Beswich, the B-movie horror actor. By coincidence, in 1977 I met Martine Beswick through Russ Jones, who stayed at my apartment in L.A. for several months right before I met my second wife Dann. </span></span></span></span></div>
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#28 (1967)</span></b></div>
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#7 (1976)</span></b></div>
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Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #10 (1989)</span></b></div>
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#69 (1970)</span></b></div>
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Meteor (Duke O'Dowd)****</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Golem
(Jacob Goldstein)**</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Sky
Shark (Elias Schleigal)* </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Spider-Queen
(Shannon Kane)****</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Strong
Man (Percy van Norton)****</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Vision
(Aarkus)*** </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Volton
(Guy Newton)****</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b>*Marvel-Two-In-One
Annual #1 (1976)</b> </span></span></b><br />
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with Sal Buscema </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">**Invaders
#12 (1977)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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with Frank Robbins</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">The "Jacob Goldstien" Golem is</span></span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: 12pt;"> a different character named Golem that appeared in THE INCREDIBLE HULK #134 (that version is listed down below under "Golem"). </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-family: times; font-size: 15px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-family: times; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">I eventually brought this Golem into THE INVADERS.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><span face="Segoe UI, Segoe UI Web (West European), Segoe UI, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;">I was aware at that time that one of my favorite artists, Joe Kubert, had drawn a WWII Golem story in 1944, which was the immediate influence on that storyline. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"> </span></span></div>
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<b>***</b>character created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby</span><br />
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#1 (1993)</span></b></div>
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domain character</span></div>
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with Dave Hoover</span></div>
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first appearance) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I
originally wanted to say that several of Timely's minor heroes had "gone
bad" and joined the Axis, since some people claimed that all
super-heroes were fascists
anyway. Marvel nixed that idea, and I understand their point... so I
grabbed the Human Meteor from Harvey's old CHAMP/CHAMPION COMICS, Spider-Queen from Fox's EAGLE COMICS created by Elsa Lesau, Strong Man from Tem/Holyoke's CRASH
COMICS, Volton from Holyoke's CAT-MAN COMICS created by Irwin Hasen,
and changed Ace's Dr. Nemesis from LIGHTNING COMICS & SUPER-MYSTERY
COMICS to Dr. Death (I think there was already a Dr. Nemesis somewhere,
maybe even at Marvel).</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;"> Bia</span></b></div>
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#50 (1968)</span></b></div>
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with John Buscema</span><br />
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Knight </span></b></div>
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Whitman)</span></b></div>
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#47 (1967)</span></b></div>
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as "Dane Whitman" with John Buscema</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(becomes "Black Knight" in AVENGERS #48 (1968) costume co-created with John Verpoorten and George Tuska)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Black Knight was a combination, visually, of the Black Knight that Stan Lee and Joe Maneely made up in the mid-1950s, with the concept Stan Lee and Jack Kirby had done as a villain of that name, complete with winged horse, in THE AVENGERS. There was also a bit of an homage in there to a
DC hero I'd liked in the 1940s, the Shining Knight. I shouldn't have
named his horse Aragorn, though. I wasn't even that great an admirer
of THE LORD OF THE RINGS.</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> John Buscema, was scheduled to be
the artist of the story that introduced Dane Whitman dressed in the Black Knight costume into THE AVENGERS, but that
wound up being a guest stint by George Tuska
when Stan Lee took John off the book for one issue to do something else. It was John Verpoorten and I that designed the costume.</span></span></span> </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Bloodwraith</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(Sean Dolan)</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Black Knight #2 (1990)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
as "Sean Dolan" with Dann Thomas and Tony DeZuniga</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(revamped as "Bloodwraith" in AVENGERS ANNUAL #22 (1993) created by Glen Herdling and Mike Gustovich)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><br /></span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Moria Brandon</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgUlgpBAJmb8er1_YTPqkAIL3jA-KsMGYQAmQqvsRSGb8KhMYrVRtEekV7rll8B2US-cNMMAVHmFZOEp4LEeaHvqMiFJjpyl-56aPOzOO_2_gnVHDdMLbwJI2Tq5M1sbQjRXa-LZAD_I/s1024/moria.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="576" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgUlgpBAJmb8er1_YTPqkAIL3jA-KsMGYQAmQqvsRSGb8KhMYrVRtEekV7rll8B2US-cNMMAVHmFZOEp4LEeaHvqMiFJjpyl-56aPOzOO_2_gnVHDdMLbwJI2Tq5M1sbQjRXa-LZAD_I/w113-h200/moria.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Avengers West Coast #100 (1993)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Dan Hudson</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div></div>
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Bullet </span></b></div>
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Goldstein)</span></b></div>
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#17 (1976)</span></b></div>
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with Frank Robbins</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Mikula
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Avengers West Coast #87 (1992)</span></b></div>
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le Basque</span></b></div>
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l'Exterminateur </span></b></div>
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David Nau (aka Francois L'Ollonais)</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dr.
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Captain
Marvel #18 (1969)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Gil Kane and John Buscema</span></div>
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Drain </span></b></div>
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Schmidt)</span></b></div>
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#2 (1975)</span></b></div>
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Brandt</span></b></div>
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Tales #1 (1971)</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Incredible Hulk #106 (1968)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Archie Goodwin, Marie Severin and Herb Trimpe</span></div>
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#65 (1970)</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Strange
Tales #169 (1973)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Stan Lee wanted to put a new hero in a revival of the title STRANGE TALES. I had made up a Phantom-looking hero called Dr. Voodoo when I was 11 or 12, so I suggested just a name to Stan: Dr. Voodoo. He thought about it a second and said, after a pause: "Brother Voodoo." I knew what he meant, so I went and got Len Wein to turn that into a character. Len did pretty much all the heavy lifting on that one, looking up voodoo and coming up with the twin's idea. When he suggested that to me, I immediately thought of the old Captain Triumph character in Quality's 1940s comics (a man who was helped by his dead twin), and mentioned that to Len. He took it from there, and Gene Colan was brought in to draw... though John Romita designed the look of the character, making him a co-creator.</span></span></span> </span></div>
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The Herod Factor #1 (1991)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(becomes "Brute" in WARLOCK #6 (1973) co-created with Ron Goulart, </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Mike Friedrich and Rob Brown</span>) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Don Thompson, Maggie Thompson and Wayne Boring</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Joey Burnett</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with John Buscema</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: 24px;"><b>Carrie Marie Butler</b></span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjy4ImnmQyw5dBTVJSdledLysO5IGl86AUZjq41Sl38dPZKgX3FXHtCxXF8N1K2D2zO_RbDMIg7t46z39lKt1soIU1ySpgYvCUeO1_j5_CVtKIIIxnlyvbMpI4giUr1vptzffcjrjWdU/s986/ff2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="982" data-original-width="986" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjy4ImnmQyw5dBTVJSdledLysO5IGl86AUZjq41Sl38dPZKgX3FXHtCxXF8N1K2D2zO_RbDMIg7t46z39lKt1soIU1ySpgYvCUeO1_j5_CVtKIIIxnlyvbMpI4giUr1vptzffcjrjWdU/w200-h199/ff2.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dr. Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #19 (1990)</span></b></div><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Gene Colan</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><br /></span>
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for Hire #1 (1972)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">In 1972 Stan Lee decided it was time Marvel had an entire comic devoted to an African-American hero, so he conferred with me and (perhaps at the same time, or perhaps by a second meeting) Archie Goodwin to create such a hero. He wanted the character to be an escaped, naturally innocent convict who tried to make super-heroing pay (unusual for the day) and who wore a rather untypical super-hero costume. John Romita basically designed the costume, with a bit of kibitzing from me, but I don't recall any specific thing that I may have suggested be part of the costume. My own contributions were the name "Cage" </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">(which
I realized later I'd seen in a list of potential character names Gil
Kane had shown me some time before). The name "Hero for Hire" and the
particular levels of power--bulletproof, but bullets would raise welts
on his skin... inspired by Philip Wylie's hero Hugo Danner in his novel
GLADIATOR.</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span>I proposed using the "Power Man" name
for Luke Cage from the villain in AVENGERS #21 (1965) created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Don
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Hulk #137 (1971)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Gerry Conway and Herb Trimpe</span></div>
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Tyger</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dr.
Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #17 (1990)</span></b></div>
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Ultra </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Fantastic
Four #177 (1976)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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with Gil Kane </span><br />
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Carter </span></b></div>
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Premiere #1 (1972)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Daredevil #69 (1970)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(based on character from the <i>Iliad</i>) </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Black Knight #1 (1990)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dr. Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #54 (1993)</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Incredible
Hulk #137 (1971)</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Fantastic Four Unlimited #1 (1993)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">X-Men
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px;">Marvel kinda "robbed" me with Morph who died on a rescue mission in the X-Men cartoon from the 1990s, I guess. I believe it was Neal Adam's idea in X-MEN #60 (1969) that the Professor X who died was actually the Changeling... he established this subtly at the time, he said, by showing a returned/rescue group of mutants captured by the Sentinels, and the only one captured who wasn't shown rescued was the Changeling. That sounded good to me as de facto editor, so I let it stand when I did the dialogue. </span></span></div>
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#31 (1967)</span></b></div>
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Thunderstrike #16 (1995)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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Fury and his Howling Commandos #39 (1967)</span></b></div>
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#92 (1971)</span></b></div>
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Four #164 (1975)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(rechristened
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#14 (1977)</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dr. Strange #175 (1968)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Gene Colan</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";"><b>D</b></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(Dam-Ayido Wede/Josue Koulev)</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Strange Tales #169 (1973)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Len Wein and Gene Colan</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(based on West African mythology) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Len Wein did the majority of the plotting on the Brother Voodoo origin, so Damballah was just a </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">god-name that he looked up and put in the story.</span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Lester
Dant </span></b></div>
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Leroy)</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Daredevil
#65 (1970)</span></b></div>
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with Gene Colan </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Carol
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Super-Heroes #13 (1968)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">(revamped as "Ms. Marvel" in MS. MARVEL #1 (1977) created by Gerry Conway and John Buscema, revamped as "Binary" in UNCANNY X-MEN #164 (1982) created by Chris Claremeont and Dave Cockrum, revamped as "Warbird" in AVENGERS #4 (1998) created by Kurt Busiek and George Perez, and revamped as "Captain Marvel" in AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #9 (2012) created by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Terry Dodson)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">When I took over the new Captain Marvel series in MARVEL SUPER-HEROES with his second story. I don't recall if Stan Lee asked me to make up a female head of security for The Cape or if it was my own idea. I named her, although I don't think the name "Carol" appears until an issue or two later. I wrote the first few stories in which she appeared, but of course others turned her into first Ms. Marvel, then Captain Marvel... and another heroine in between called Binary. I may have been subconsciously influenced in Carol's last name by that of Supergirl's secret ID... but then, Danvers is a real name, not a made-up one, so it may just be a coincidence, and certainly Supergirl had no influence on Carol Danvers as a character.</span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Red Wolf #3 (1972)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Syd Shores </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Marvel Premiere #30 (1976)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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Head</span></b></div>
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Page) </span></b></div>
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#56 (1969)</span></b></div>
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West Coast #84 (1992)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I had done a two-issue story in SUB-MARINER #34 and 35 (1971) which teamed up Namor (sea),
Silver Surfer (air), and Hulk (land) as "Titans Three" (seen in the <a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-roy-thomas-marvel-comics-characters.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Marvel Part 2 List</span></a>)--not
particularly with the idea that they would become a regular team, but of
course
if those issue sold well (and they did), that wasn't impossible. Stan Lee
liked the idea and the sales and decided they should become a new team,
which he christened "The Defenders," no doubt remembering the popular but
defunct TV show of that name. But, since
he wanted to write all Surfer stories himself, he insisted I replace
Surfer with Dr. Strange in the new book. This turned out to work well,
as he became the de facto "leader" (to the extent that non-group
grouping ever had one) of two characters neither of
whom would ever have willingly followed anybody. It was Steve
Englehart soon who, whether directly or through me, persuaded Stan to
let him bring Surfer into the team (as Stan became increasingly
reconciled to the fact that he wasn't going to be able to write
a revived SILVER SURFER mag), and soon added a new/third version of the
Valkyrie character John Buscema and I had introduced.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with John Buscema</span><br />
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Hulk #141 (1971)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I wanted a super-powered human with green hair to fight THE INCREDIBLE HULK, and I showed Herb Trimpe copies of the "Captain Tootsie" comic strip ads that ran in 1940s comics, with a hero designed originally by Fawcett Captain Marvel co-creator C.C. Beck. I had Herb add the lightning bolt and different boots in honor of that CM, but the basic look in Captain Tootsie, as Herb remembered and often stated. His real name was Leonard Samson... I presume he's the "Leonard" who's in "The Incredible Hulk" movie from 2008 and might have joined in the action if there'd been a third solo HULK film.</span></span></span> </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Avengers
#66 (1969)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Barry Windsor-Smith </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Marvel
Feature #4 (1972)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> co-created
with Mike Friedrich and Herb Trimpe (unnamed) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(becomes "Dr. Nemesis" in MARVEL FEATURE #9 (1973) created by Mike Friedrich and P. Craig Russell) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Dominus</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">X-Men
#21 (1966)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Werner Roth (pseudonym Jay Gavin) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(first
mentioned in X-Men #20 (1966)) </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Dragona</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Mighty Thor #286 (1979)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Keith Pollard </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Tales
to Astonish #94 (1967)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Bill Everett </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Strange
Tales #154 (1967)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Jim Steranko</span></div>
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Strange #172 (1968)</span></b></div>
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with Gene Colan </span></div>
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the Stalker</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Sub-Mariner
#17 (1969)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Jack Katz and Marie Severin</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with John Buscema</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(named by Mark Gruenwald) </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Marvel Super-Heroes #17 (1968)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dr. Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #17 (1990)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(based on </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">West African mythology)</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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Three (Team)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Keith Pollard</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(from </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Norse/Teutonic myth, as adapted into Richard Wagner's <i>Ring Cycle of operas</i>)</span></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Mighty Thor #294 (1980)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Keith Pollard</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">(from Norse/Teutonic myth, as adapted into Richard Wagner's <i>Ring Cycle of operas</i>)</span></span></span> </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Fear
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Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #31 (1991)</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Chester Fenton</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Captain Marvel #2 (1968)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(Phzzzrrzztlzzzz) </span></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Fantastic Four Unlimited #7 (1994)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Ghost Rider #1 (1967)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Gary Friedrich and Dick Ayers</span><br />
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Strange: Sorcerer Supreme Annual #2 (1992)</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Ramona Fradonia</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Astonishing Tales #1 (1970)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Wally Wood</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Phantom Eagle (Karl Kaufman)* </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Sir Steel (Hugh Fitzwilliam Dare)</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Silver Squire (Gordon Fitzwilliam Dare)</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Union Jack (Lord James Montgomery Falsworth)** </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Invaders #7 (1975)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Frank Robbins</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b>*</b>character created by Gary Friedrich and Herb Trimpe </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #21 (1990)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(Jonathan
Storm) </span></b></div>
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Four #162 (1975)</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Russ Brockman</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Koko</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Marv</span></b><br />
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the Model #135 (1966)</span></b></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Gears were an idea artist Stan Goldberg and I came up with together, and which I named "the Gears," when we were talking over what would be the story for MILLIE THE MODEL #135... I suppose we had that discussion in the latter months of 1965, though the issue would come out dated 1966. The group obviously reflected my fandom of the Beatles, of course; I don't know that Stan was as big an admirer, but he was aware of them and was very enthusiasm about the idea, and mentioned to me several times later that the Gears were his favorite aspect of those latter days of Millie the Model as a comics feature. I made up snatches of songs for them, usually with some idea of a (derivative) melody. I was happy that later Denny O'Neil and Stan G. used the Gears when Denny took over as writer. I saw the main two of the group as Americans, two of whom had gone to school with Millie back in Kansas. (Toto High, no doubt.) Not sure where the names Russ and Joe Brockman came from, though I have a feeling I'd known a Brockman I took their last name from. There was also Koko, the English drummer, clearly based on Ringo Starr. Not sure what the name or nationality of the fourth guy was.</span><br aria-hidden="true" /></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;" /></div></div>
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Rider</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Basically the idea of Gary Friedrich, using the name of M.E. and Marvel's western Ghost Rider (see character below under "Phantom Rider"). I worked out the precise look/design of the character--skull head with leather costume (loosely based on the black</span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> leather outfit that Elvis wore in his 1968 comeback special)--with artist Mike Ploog in a meeting which Gary didn't attend, but I can't say whether Gary and I had ever discussed the look of the new character before I talked to Ploog. Gary was the initiator, however.</span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Strange Tales #158 (1967)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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Hulk #121 (1969)</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Tales
to Astonish #94 (1967)</span></b></div>
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Evolutionary**** </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">*Mighty
Thor #472 (1994)</span></b></div>
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Thor #473 (1994)</span></b></div>
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Thor #475 (1994)</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">****</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Amazing
Spider-man #103 (1971)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(rechristened character named "Hawkeye," first appeared in TALES OF SUSPENSE #57 (1964) created by Stan Lee and Don Heck)</span><br />
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Four #171 (1976)</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(En
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#69 (1969)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with John Buscema </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dr.
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Jean-Marc Lofficier and Geof Isherwood</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(Eric
Williams) </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Marvel
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with Jean-Marc Lofficier, Stuart Hopen and Brian Postman</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Mystic Arcana: Black Knight #1 (2007)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Eternals:
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(rechristened, redefined and reinvented character named "Alexander
Summers," first appeared in X-MEN #54 (1969) created by Arnold Drake and Don
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Thor Annual #8 (1979)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with John Buscema</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Incredible Hulk #145 (1971)</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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#29 (1970)</span></b></div>
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with Sal Buscema</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(based on Greek mythology, but I dubbed him "Huntsman") </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Sub-Mariner #7 (1968)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">As soon as I left being editor-in-chief and needed additional comics to
write, I went looking for a way to write major super-heroes without
getting involved in current continuity, since I would be my own editor
and didn't especially want to coordinate much with other writers.
Writing stories set in WWII (as Stan Lee and Jack Kirby had once set Captain
America stories) was that chance. Writing Captain America, Sub-Mariner,
and (the original) Human Torch gave me three recognizable
characters to hang that comic on; I knew I could bring in other vintage
characters (or make up new ones, like Union Jack) as I went along.
Since Stan had once considered doing a comic titled THE INVADERS
co-starring the Hulk and Sub-Mariner (after he and
Marie Severin did TALES TO ASTONISH #100 (1968)), I pitched the WWII/"Big
Three" concept with that name, knowing that Stan wouldn't go for "All
Winners Squad" as too corny. Stan said, "I like the name"--probably not
remembering that, half a dozen years earlier,
he had proposed it himself as a title. And so the concept was born,
giving me a chance to use my interest in WWII (especially the U.S. Home
Front, but soon abroad as well) in a comic. I had Winston Churchill
name the group, since he would be more interested
in having the Invaders actually invade something--namely, Hitler's
Fortress Europe.</span><br />
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Premiere #15 (1974)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">My first wife Jeanie and I went to see our first (?) kung fu movie called "Kick Boxer" (aka <i>Five Fingers of Death</i>) in 1972, and it contained a "ceremony of the iron fist." I decided that, in spite of Marvel already having an Iron Man, Iron Fist would be a good name and concept for a Caucasian kung fu super-hero... we already had Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu, an Asian who was basically the creation of Steve Englehart and Jim Starlin. When Stan Lee gave me a verbal approval to star him in a series, I contacted Gil Kane and we worked out the costume and story. I had Gil give him a dragon brand on his chest, inspired by the one branded into Bullseye, a great western character created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. At Gil's urging, we took some story elements from Bill Everett's 1939 hero Amazing-Man, which itself had borrowed heavily from James Hilton's novel THE LOST HORIZON and the first movie made from it, which introduced "Shangri-La" to the world.</span></span></span> </span></div>
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Thor #239 (1975)</span></b></div>
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with Sal Buscema</span><br />
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#36 (1967)</span></b></div>
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with Don Heck </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Jamie Jacobs</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Ghost Rider #1 (1967)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Incredible
Hulk #140 (1971)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">K</span></span> </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">K'un-Lun, City of the Immortals</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Marvel Premiere #15 (1974)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Gil Kane</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(based on Chinese mythology) </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Karthon
the Quester</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Sub-Mariner
#10 (1969)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Bucky (James Buchanan Barnes)*</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Golden Girl (Gwendolyne Lou Sabuki)***</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Human Top (David Mitchell)**** </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Toro (Thomas Raymond)** </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b>*</b>character created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b>**</b>character created by Carl Burgos</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b>***</b></span><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Invaders #26 (1978)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Frank Robbins</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">****Invaders #27 (1978)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Frank Robbins</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Invaders #28 (1978)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Frank Robbins</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(Team first appearance) </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">King Agamemnon of the Argives</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Mighty Thor Annual #8 (1979)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with John Buscema</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(based on character from the <i>Iliad</i>) </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">King Priam of Troy</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with John Buscema</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">King Rudolfo Haasen Fortunov</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Astonishing Tales #1 (1970)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Kingdom of Tazza (Dimension)</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Strange Tales #144 (1966)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Steve Ditko</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Amazing
Adventures #18 (1973)</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Incredible
Hulk #136 (1971)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Eric
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Sgt.
Fury and his Howling Commandos #27 (1966)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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Fury and his Howling Commandos #35 (1966)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Kohbra</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Marvel Premiere #1 (1972)</span></b></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Gil Kane </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Sub-Mariner #4 (1968)</span></b></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with John Buscema </span><br />
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#17 (1969)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Jack Katz and Marie Severin </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Kottus the Furious</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Kraken </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(creature species)</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Tales to Astonish #93 (1967)</span></b></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Dan Adkins </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(based on Norse mythology)</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Double
feature: Thunderstrike/Code: Blue #15 (1993)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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#50 (1968)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with John Buscema</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Krimonn </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Avengers #69 (1969)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with John Buscema</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Astonishing Tales #2 (1970)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">X-Men
#25 (1966)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: times; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;">I used the Mesoamerican god </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: times; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;">Kukulkan</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: times; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;">... or at least a mortal becoming a </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: times; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;">"reincarnation" of him... as an enemy of the X-Men back in X-MEN #25 & </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: times; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;">26. I Did this because, in 1964, a </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: times; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;">girlfriend and I had driven around Mexico for a month, and visited such </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: times; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;">pre-Columbia ruins as Tula, the Aztec ruins (such as they are) in Mexico </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: times; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;">City, the Pyramid of the Sun, and the underground pyramid in Puebla, and </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: times; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;">of course I've always had a considerable interest in mythology.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: times; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Kulan Gath</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0B7eXMCJlcyHlzf5Zd_nGZ5GMt3jinxBQnisgdOof-nVTNqX6mx7e5Wq4bfKgHpAc24EPk4aUOFKxUxZkGC5OB__im3hGM7F1A8zwsBm0YRGwYECFjHDHXYNZF1zxhOR0Ma1H0vOA4AA/s502/234475864_2959047884335177_4589587284199103379_n.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="502" data-original-width="449" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0B7eXMCJlcyHlzf5Zd_nGZ5GMt3jinxBQnisgdOof-nVTNqX6mx7e5Wq4bfKgHpAc24EPk4aUOFKxUxZkGC5OB__im3hGM7F1A8zwsBm0YRGwYECFjHDHXYNZF1zxhOR0Ma1H0vOA4AA/s320/234475864_2959047884335177_4589587284199103379_n.png" width="286" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Conan the Barbarian #14 (1972)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Michael Moorcock, James Cawthorn and Barry Windsor-Smith</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">Elric creator Mike Moorcock and his pal James Cawthorn made up Kulan Gath as part of a "Conan Meets Elric" plot I invited them to write for CONAN THE BARBARIAN, which I then edited down a bit and became the stories in issues #14 and 15. Marvel and/or Conan Properties must've worked out a deal with them as Kulan Gath has been in numerous Marvel stories since, and not just Conan ones. Barry Smith and I are co-creators, since we realized the character in comics.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;">
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Liberators (Team)</span></b></div>
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#83 (1970)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">It was, perhaps, the first all-female grouping of super-heroines,
composed of the Scarlet Witch, the Wasp, Medusa, Black Widow, and
Valkyrie--even if that (first) Valkyrie turned out to be Thor's old foe
the
Enchantress in disguise. She got them together to defeat the Avengers,
but it was a very temporary victory. Too bad I didn't get the
Liberators (dropping that "Lady" bit) together again! Luckily, they reformed with a few new members in the modern age.</span></div>
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Landru</span></b></div>
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Super-Heroes #12 (1993)</span></b></div>
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with Jean-Marc Lofficier, Stuart Hopen and Brian Postman</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Mighty Thor #280 (1979)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Don Thompson, Maggie Thompson and Wayne Boring</span><br />
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Brother Voodoo and Vodu Spirit)</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dr.
Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #17 (1990)</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Tales of the Zombie #1 (1973)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Steve Gerber and John Buscema </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Le Sabre</span></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(Paul Richarde)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Marvel
Super-Heroes #17 (1968)</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">co-created with Howard Purcell </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(based on West African mythology)</span><br />
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#78 (1970)</span></b></div>
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West Coast #98 (1993)</span></b></div>
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#5 (1968)</span></b></div>
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Premiere #29 (1976)</span></b></div>
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Winters) </span></b></div>
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#39 (1967)</span></b></div>
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with Werner Roth </span></div>
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Lightning</span></b></div>
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Santos) </span></b></div>
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West Coast #63 (1990)</span></b></div>
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with Dann Thomas and Paul Ryan </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;"> </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;">I don't know if Miguel Santos, the Living Lightning was the first Hispanic super-hero at Marvel or not; that wasn't the idea when I came up with him, but he was certainly one of the first, at least. Having lived at that time in Los Angeles since mid-1976, I thought it was about time. </span></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: times;">The name was taken from Stan Lee (who else?), who way back in the late-60s TALES TO ASTONISH had made up the Legion of the Living Lightning as one of the many "secret empire"-type groups running around in those days, drawn in that case by Marie Severin. Later, when writing THOR, I liked the phrase "living lightning" so much that I had him often refer to himself as the "lord of the living lightning." But eventually, I decided I wanted that name solidly affixed to a super-hero... an electrical echo of the Human Torch, of course. (Back when I was 10-12, something like that, I had written and drawn a few stories, or at least pages, about a similar hero I called Shockman, or occasionally Shockwave... I drew him, so far as I could, to LOOK like an electric version of the Torch. So this was just reviving that idea 40 or so years later.)</span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: times;">Dann and I worked him out, since, as a Los Angeleno, she had gone to school (and later worked with) numerous Hispanics. And our neighbor across the street was named Santos... so we took the last name from that. (I think we also had a "Santos" or two get killed in that ETERNAL series we did.) Dann spoke a little Spanish, and I had learned a tiny bit when gearing up for a month-long drive through Mexico in 1964... and we decided that, like some folks we'd both run into and read about in THE L.A. TIMES, he would speak mostly English, with some Spanish words tossed in for flavor. That was only one, and perhaps not perfect, way to approach LL's speech pattern, but we did the best we could. If others came up with more "authentic" speech patterns later, fine... that was up to them.</span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="color: #050505; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">The first story with the Living Lightning (whom I tied in with the Legion of Living Lightning, partly to acknowledge the name's ultimate source) was drawn by Paul Ryan in AVENGERS WEST COAST #63... but, while Paul was a splendid artist, I was unhappy with the way LL looked in that story. I had wanted a real "crackle" to him... his human figure far less "contained" by his electrical aura than, say, the Torch's was by his flame aura. I wanted the electricity to look as if it were constantly seeking to escape the bonds of the human figure, so that as he flew his legs basically disappeared into a Mighty-Mouse-like trail of electrical crackle. That look was achieved perfectly with Canadian artist Dave Ross drew him, starting in AVENGERS WEST COAST #74.</span></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div>
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#32 (1970)</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Avengers #80 (1970)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Locust</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Dr. Strange #174 (1969)</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dr. Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #17 (1990)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Jean-Marc Lofficier and Geof Isherwood</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(based on West African mythology)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Frank Giacoia and Herb Trimpe</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dr. Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #17 (1990)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Jean-Marc Lofficier and Geof Isherwood</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(based on West African mythology)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Invaders #16 (1977)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Avengers #62 (1969)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created with John Buscema </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times;">M'Baku the Man-Ape was an idea I came up with in a hurry when I needed to phone John Buscema from the office and get him started on the next issue of THE AVENGERS, having run out of time to send him the usual written synopsis. I figured I'd have the Panther fight a bad-guy who had his own token jungle animal... and I needed something more formidable than a panther. A lion was just another cat... an elephant looked big and clumsy... Marvel already had a rhino... so I settled on a gorilla, making his fur white to contrast with the Black Panther. I gave him the broad strokes of the story, off the top of my head, in a few minutes, then said he could start penciling and I'd send him the written synopsis so he'd get it in a couple of days. He said, "Nah, I've got enough." And the art that you see in the printed comic came from that brief conversation.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Gil Kane, John Buscema and John Romita </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(Theodore "Ted" Sallis) </span></b></span></b></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Savage Tales #1 (1971)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Stan Lee, Gerry Conway and Dwight "Gray" Morrow </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I'd already made up a Heap-type character called the Glob in THE </span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">INCREDIBLE HULK, and Swamp Thing was just a little in the future, when Stan Lee decided he wanted a monster-character called Man-Thing for SAVAGE TALES #1. I didn't like the name, since we already had the Thing... but Stan was the boss. We kicked around several ideas in brief, and the one Stan decided he liked (probably his) was that of a man who's tainted by a swamp to become a Man-Thing, in some sort of spy or crime story. I went off and fleshed out the idea into a synopsis that ran 2-3 pages (it's been printed), and gave it to Gerry Conway to turn into a script for artist Gray Morrow. Whether Gerry wrote it Marvel-style or full script, I don't recall... but he followed the synopsis, so that Man-Thing has three writer co-creators... Stan, myself, and Gerry. Plus Gray as the artist, who was (as I wanted) inspired by the Heap in the design of the character.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Amazing Spider-Man #124 (1973)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Gerry Conway, Gil Kane and John Romita </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">rechristened, redefined and reinvented</span> character named "John Jameson," first appeared in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 (1963) created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">When Stan Lee wanted a second werewolf after WEREWOLF BY NIGHT, whom he named Man-Wolf, my main contribution was to have him get his changing "powers" from a moon rock. I don't know whose idea it was to make him J. Jonah Jameson's astronaut son.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Avengers West Coast #85 (1992)</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(Tom Regal) </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>X-Men #36 (1967)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">co-created with Ross Andru</span><b> </b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(Jezebel,
Daughter of Mephisto) </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dr.
Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #6 (1989)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Jackson Guice
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Mighty Thor #286 (1979)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Fantastic Four #179 (1977)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Gerry Conway and Ron Wilson </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Mime</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Mighty
Thor #297 (1980)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Keith Pollard </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">(from Norse/Teutonic myth, as adapted into Richard Wagner's <i>Ring Cycle of operas</i>)</span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Mimir</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Mighty
Thor #240 (1975)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Sal Buscema</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(based on Norse mythology) </span><br />
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Link</span></b></div>
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Brickford)</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Incredible
Hulk #105 (1968)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Archie Goodwin, Bill Everett and Marie Severin</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Incredible
Hulk #127 (1970)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">co-created with Herb Trimpe</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Giacomo Montesi</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(Custodian of Darkhold)</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dr.
Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #13 (1990)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Jean-Marc Lofficier and David Day</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Marcello
Montesi</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(Custodian
of Darkhold) </span></b></div>
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Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #13 (1990)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Jean-Marc Lofficier and David Day</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(Custodian
of Darkhold) </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dr.
Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #12 (1990)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Jean-Marc Lofficier and David Day</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Vittorio
Montesi</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(Custodian
of Darkhold) </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dr.
Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #15 (1990)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Jean-Marc Lofficier and David Day</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(Michael Morbius)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Gil Kane</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">When Stan Lee had to leave AMAZING SPIDER-MAN for four issues, he wanted Gil Kane and me to create Marvel's first vampire as a foe for Spidey, since the Comics Code had just been changed to allow vampires and werewolves. Gil and I were just going to bring in Dracula (not yet a Marvel character), but Stan said he wanted more of a super-villain. I came up with the name Morbius (not remembering it had been the name of the scientist Walter Pidgeon played in a beloved movie, "Forbidden Planet"--but of course, I was thinking of the word "morbid"), and instead of a real vampire, I wanted to do a man with a blood disease, an idea I borrowed from a late-50s movie called simple "The Vampire." (Not "Atom-Age Vampire," as some think.) Gil wonderfully designed the look of the character, and we did borrow a bit from DRACULA, especially in Morbius' origin and his sea voyage.</span></span></span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Nikolai Mordo</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dr.
Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #6 (1989)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Jean-Marc Lofficier and Tom Sutton</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Sara
Krowler Mordo</span></b></div>
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Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #6 (1989)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Jean-Marc Lofficier and Tom Sutton</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Jim
Morita</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Sgt.
Fury and his Howling Commandos #38 (1967)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dick Ayers </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">(it was staffer/letterer Morrie Kuramoto, who gave me the Japanese name "Morita.")</span></span></span> </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Saul Morris</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Patsy and Hedy #104 (1966)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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Master</span></b></div>
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#37 (1967)</span></b></div>
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with Ross Andru </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(behind
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";"><b>N</b></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">N'Kantu the Living Mummy</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Supernatural
Thrillers #5 (1973)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I
made up the name "The Living Mummy." I don't recall if Stan Lee
specifically wanted a mummy, or if it was just that he wanted some other
monster-related books and a mummy was a natural that I came up with... then I
turned it over to Steve Gerber, with general instructions... and left him to
it. Of course, I supervised the covers, etc, with Stan. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Sub-Mariner
#9 (1969)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">co-created with Marie Severin</span><br />
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Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #41 (1992)</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">co-created with Jean-Marc Lofficier and Geof
Isherwood </span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Nanali</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Fantastic Four Unlimited #1 (1993)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Dave Hoover</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Carter Napier</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Avengers West Coast #84 (1992)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with David Ross </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Ramona Napier</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Captain America Annual #9 (1990)</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(Counter-Earth
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dr.
Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #46 (1992)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Jean-Marc Lofficier and Geof Isherwood</span></div>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><b>Neferthamen</b></span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09GNVan3yc-yxHxNQ2ra-8RL7V7_C2xMBwqf4fUn9BuCTLdNVFetBKKrZuosOe-Qdk7sIqMdBHentgSVQVmwAV7P2mfARoIIbmrm-eAbhHlbQWzBuo6tRKK1Isfx9C-toGU4phILemF09Evs9Okqncr1N9ntOQOBsPcZ-WVTZi4uVqe-F72NIXT84/s318/colossushorusians.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="159" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09GNVan3yc-yxHxNQ2ra-8RL7V7_C2xMBwqf4fUn9BuCTLdNVFetBKKrZuosOe-Qdk7sIqMdBHentgSVQVmwAV7P2mfARoIIbmrm-eAbhHlbQWzBuo6tRKK1Isfx9C-toGU4phILemF09Evs9Okqncr1N9ntOQOBsPcZ-WVTZi4uVqe-F72NIXT84/w100-h200/colossushorusians.jpg" width="100" /></a></div><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Incredible Hulk #145 (1971)</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Len Wein and Herb Trimpe </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><b>Nega-Bands</b></span></span><br style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;" /><br style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnhovldXs6mOMQ5fnds_ei36SmtK7-gQQ6AOodS1x9pJ8BE8Hr794x7rfWZVCmqPzmkkW_EByXauK3APbTos2Gn-lwX-REvMu-W75TF0DsBTUG7X54WXjXhorAXfzTeTI5eGoifON1cIYd3fCN9xVOUY-46xezn7C0sS0XUOKpkzUe4LupnuJe9uk/s1007/nega-bands.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1007" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnhovldXs6mOMQ5fnds_ei36SmtK7-gQQ6AOodS1x9pJ8BE8Hr794x7rfWZVCmqPzmkkW_EByXauK3APbTos2Gn-lwX-REvMu-W75TF0DsBTUG7X54WXjXhorAXfzTeTI5eGoifON1cIYd3fCN9xVOUY-46xezn7C0sS0XUOKpkzUe4LupnuJe9uk/s320/nega-bands.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Captain Marvel #16 (1969)</span></b><br style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;" /><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Archie Goodwin, Don Heck and Gil Kane</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">The Nega-Bands were created for CAPTAIN MARVEL #17 as a means for Mar-Vell and Rick Jones to exchange places between Earth and the Negative Zones, with the "Nega-" obviously short for "Negative." Gil Kane was this artist, illustrating the concept that had originally been made up for the synopsis that had been sent to then-artist Don heck. The Nega-Bands were, as Mar-Vell remarks, "the only recorded antidote to the kind of radiation that blasted me into the anti-cosmos," which I guess I meant the Negative Zone. Their use had been forbidden in Kree culture, as Yon-Rogg says, "because they powers, they confer upon their wearer." Apparently, they worked the exchange when the one in the Earth-dimension clanged his wrists together... the one in the Negative Zone didn't seem to be able to use them to make the atomic exchange. (I suppose that technically the Nega-band seem to be on Mar-Vell's wrists in CM #16, which was written by Archie Goodwin and penciled by Heck, but the entire costume-change, etc., that occurs near the end of #16 was imposed on the story by me (acting as associate editor) while it was in the process of being drawn. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span face="Segoe UI, Segoe UI Web (West European), Segoe UI, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif" style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Herb Trimpe </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Captain America: The Medusa Effect #1 (1994)</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Amazing Spider-man #102 (1971)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Barbara Denton Norris</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Herb Trimpe </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Jackson "Jack" F. Norris</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Roger "Red" Norvell</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Mighty Thor #273 (1978)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with John Buscema</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(revamped as "Thor" in MIGHTY THOR #278 (1978) co-created with John Buscema) </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dr. Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #31 (1991)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Jean-Marc Lofficier and Larry Alexander</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(Robert Frank Jr.)</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Giant-Size Avengers #1 (1974)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">O Bengh</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(Cagliostro)</span></b></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuUe3SP1bfhyu7m8El_jswTkHTkWUGl2NGS-bG2nHxYmkK7HeB5kREH5tpkN3BZcpdOe8c9Jm9TsJYtCxz3Wy4Rcgcj9XXwICkjJ556Suq9-zOmxd0b0GkQhg9e22tq1FrIBazbx8eOxM/s895/o+ben.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuUe3SP1bfhyu7m8El_jswTkHTkWUGl2NGS-bG2nHxYmkK7HeB5kREH5tpkN3BZcpdOe8c9Jm9TsJYtCxz3Wy4Rcgcj9XXwICkjJ556Suq9-zOmxd0b0GkQhg9e22tq1FrIBazbx8eOxM/s320/o+ben.jpg" width="191" /></a><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(Mentioned) Dracula Lives #1 (1973); (Seen) Dracula Lives #5 (1974)</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Gerry Conway, Rich Buckler, Jean-Marc Lofficier and Tom Sutton</span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(based on historical figure)</span></div></div><div><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;">O Bengh, a character apparently introduced in the first Dr. Strange episode of the animated Disney+ series <i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">What If...?</i> is a bit of an anomaly... because he never really appeared in a Marvel or other comicbook, but was created for the "Book of the Vishanti" series Jean-Marc Lofficier and I were co-writing for the DR. STRANGE series in the 1990s. As Jean-Marc has recounted, he made up that name to be the real name of a character who had pretended to be the real-life magician Cagliostro in IRON MAN #149, in 1981; this was part of Jean-Marc's attempt, with my cooperation, to straighten out the tangled history of Cagliostro through various Marvel mags, starting with a Dr. Strange story in MARVEL PREMIERE #12 and winding through our "Vishanti" series.</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="color: #201f1e;">However, Jean-Marc's plot for that 1990s "Book of the Vishanti" chapter, which he wrote for me to dialogue, was never dialogued or published, though it was bought and paid for by Marvel. The NYC editors at that time changed direction with the DR. STRANGE title, taking me off it after a fairly successful run of a couple of years, and later, as Jean-Marc recounts, "the script that traces the entire history of O BENGH/CAGLIOSTRO was published on the Marvel Appendix site," where it can be viewed </span><span style="color: red;"><span>"</span><span><a href="http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/cagliostrosorcerer.htm" target="_blank">here</a>"</span></span><span style="color: #201f1e;"> by anyone interested. Jean-Marc and I were surprised that someone connected with animated series </span><i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: #201f1e;">What If...?</i><span style="color: #201f1e;"> (2021) must have perused that script and yanked O Bengh from it, to plop him into the streaming series.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;">Incidentally, Jean-Marc took the name "O Beng" from that of a legendary/mythical figure and added the final "h" to make it more exotic. </span></p></div><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Ogre</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Jean-Marc Lofficier and Geof Isherwood</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(based on West African mythology)</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dr. Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #21 (1990)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Jean-Marc Lofficier and Lee Weeks</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Fantastic Four #131 (1973)</span></b></div>
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with Ross Andru</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Omni-Wave
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#93 (1971)</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;"> </span></b></div>
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Omni-Wave Projector was Kree technology that allowed instantaneous
communication with the homeworld via hyperspace. It could also, in the
hands of a non-Kree, as it turned out, be turned into a weapon against the
Kree. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Marie Severin</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Orkie</span></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Marvel Feature #4 (1972)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Mike Fredrich and Herb Trimpe</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Osiris</span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Mighty Thor #239 (1975)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Sal Buscema</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(based on </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Egyptian mythology)</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Osprey</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(Oscar Kincaid Jr.)</span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Fantastic Four #177 (1976)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with George Perez</span><br />
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Outcast</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(Xorak)</span></b></span></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe_-TwqFC-RD6szCg2GafHKdsVux_o0hHHjE3jmDI_bjlyW1ejxFymDpu7tHdyItKMNrfMWY25VPDbxZ6W7dJwIFUmgYhx3hXt8IZqVRJNT1oErOye25hT3kRgGXAuAKiQPuQUuwg9bo29ciAVsRPUXzw1Ucv7aJWj39gckfsVdqIuUdTpCf-JdAub=s581" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="581" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe_-TwqFC-RD6szCg2GafHKdsVux_o0hHHjE3jmDI_bjlyW1ejxFymDpu7tHdyItKMNrfMWY25VPDbxZ6W7dJwIFUmgYhx3hXt8IZqVRJNT1oErOye25hT3kRgGXAuAKiQPuQUuwg9bo29ciAVsRPUXzw1Ucv7aJWj39gckfsVdqIuUdTpCf-JdAub=w200-h193" width="200" /></a><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">X-Men #33 (1967)</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Werner Roth</span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;">The Outcast was an other-dimensional alien who </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;">fought the Ancient One when he was a young man. Xorak had been created </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;">by the god Cyttorak to guard his sacred temple. Years later, when the </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;">X-Men entered that dimension in X-MEN #33, the so-called Outcast </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;">attacked them... but the mutants managed to retrieve the magical gem </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;">they were after and use it to defeat the Juggernaut.</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;">Gil Kane penciled and inked the original cover for X-MEN #33 with the </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;">Outcast menacing Angel and Iceman, with symbolic heads of Cyclops, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;">Marvel Girl, the Beast, and Prof. X on the margins. However, the Comics </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;">Code decided that the Outcast was too "frightening" and could not be </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;">used on the cover. So, someone at the office had to change the Outcast </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;">into the helmeted Juggernaut, although Gil Kane's hands for the Outcast </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: start;">remain.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Avengers #80 (1970)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with John Buscema</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(based on </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Native American mythology)</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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West Coast #72 (1991)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Holi</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Moli</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Torla</span></b><br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Incredible Hulk #140 (1971)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Harlen Ellison and Herb Trimpe</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Malicia and Reginald Parrington</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Incredible Hulk #142 (1971)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Herb Trimpe</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Samantha Parrington</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Incredible Hulk #142 (1971)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Herb Trimpe</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Patroclus</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Mighty Thor Annual #8 (1979)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with John Buscema</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(based on character from the <i>Iliad</i>) </span></span> </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Persephone</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Ghost
Rider #1 (1969)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Gary Friedrich and Dick Ayers </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The original (Western) Ghost Rider was a 1950s character co-created by Ray Krank and Dick Ayers for the Magazine Enterprises company. Stan Lee liked
the concept, so Marvel picked it up in 1967 as an "abandoned trademark,"
and I got myself
assigned to write it. However, Stan quickly changed his mind and
decided he didn't want me "wasting my time" on a Western comic, so we
assigned Gary Friedrich to do the actual script, though we plotted that
first story together. It was only later that he
became called, in reprints, Night Rider and/or Phantom Rider.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Philoctetes</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Mighty Thor Annual #8 (1979)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with John Buscema</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(based on Greek mythology) </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Phobos</span></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dr. Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #32 (1991)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Jean-Marc Lofficier and Larry Alexander </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Marvel
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Porcunius</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Incredible Hulk #158 (1972)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Steve Gerber and Herb Trimpe</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Prince Paris of Troy</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Mighty Thor Annual #8 (1979)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with John Buscema</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(based on character from the <i>Iliad</i>) </span></span></span> </span></span> </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Sub-Mariner #36 (1971)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Sal Buscema </span></div>
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<br /><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Psyche-Magnitron</span></b><br /><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQt3Z-0U-ji9VmlAhpjNE_oCmuXlSVvq5-rnccpACoWyE7ACIFN3bUlLxQQjzT3IJTpQ4_cwmOizNFi_9HOzdhfRVF6s7pd5R_AhKWMzqFm_TFA6FxzpAoblYU5DrRh-FQd6dOI1bW82A/s368/Psyche-Magnitron_from_Captain_Marvel_Vol_1_18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="350" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQt3Z-0U-ji9VmlAhpjNE_oCmuXlSVvq5-rnccpACoWyE7ACIFN3bUlLxQQjzT3IJTpQ4_cwmOizNFi_9HOzdhfRVF6s7pd5R_AhKWMzqFm_TFA6FxzpAoblYU5DrRh-FQd6dOI1bW82A/s320/Psyche-Magnitron_from_Captain_Marvel_Vol_1_18.jpg" width="304" /></a></div></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGnuJuShdJ4NUtGEZstX8PbZMswNMEBNhop-W42YFr_ucx1fyMg9UT9cg1dr12vTDNXlhZZpJthnpyZgoiuK9L8Cn72m-oDtqFJyd1oEUOccd09E3XiGMG_y8ODTYlpKcvihC_zIcQAY/s1600/psychotron1.jpg"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration-line: none;"></span></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Captain Marvel #18 (1969)</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">co-created with Gil Kane and John Buscema</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></div>
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Psychotron</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Avengers
#41 (1967)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">co-created with John Buscema</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Psychotron, invented by Dr. Yen
and overseen by the Far Eastern Communist General Ling, was a machine capable
of creating fearful delusions in people's brains, used against both the Black
Widow and Hercules in a storyline in AVENGERS #41-44. Eventually, its
mental images might cause a person to go insane. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Avengers
#88 (1971)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Harlan Ellison and Sal Buscema </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Q</b></span></span></span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><b>Qebehsenuf</b></span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5esY4j6n3k9t05uPhc7CcbJb7tSPmCMlWhstRyb0T84P9mOcmklQM7yWUaGpnBSzFlzczQlUNvfM4xo_BUP9BLHmitLghsqgHO9EaXlfcfC_IAkVsgwMFBvee73GrhMr_EgmiW1NYAQHeKD4_z4PC1egHqMuPMGo2q-7nhyG1QgU34YQlPXif4-QQ/s261/colossushorusians.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="193" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5esY4j6n3k9t05uPhc7CcbJb7tSPmCMlWhstRyb0T84P9mOcmklQM7yWUaGpnBSzFlzczQlUNvfM4xo_BUP9BLHmitLghsqgHO9EaXlfcfC_IAkVsgwMFBvee73GrhMr_EgmiW1NYAQHeKD4_z4PC1egHqMuPMGo2q-7nhyG1QgU34YQlPXif4-QQ/w148-h200/colossushorusians.jpg" width="148" /></a></div><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Incredible Hulk #145 (1971)</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Len Wein and Herb Trimpe </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><br /></span>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Quantum Bands</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with George Perez </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Quantum Bands were, if I remember correctly, my augmentation of the unnamed wristbands worn by Marvel Boy in the 1950s issues of MARVEL BOY which later became ASTONISHING. The earlier version had mostly seemed just to send out blinding light, which didn't seem strong enough to me when I aged Marvel Boy into the Crusader, aiming for him to battle THE FANTASTIC FOUR in issue #164... so I promoted them to Quantum Bands, whatever that means. They were now full-fledged force rays, ably drawn by George Perez. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(Rand-Meachum Incorporated)</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Captain
Marvel #20 (1970)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">co-created with Gil Kane </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Frankie Raye </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Fantastic
Four #164 (1975)</span></b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">co-created with George Perez </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(revamped as "Nova" in FANTASTIC FOUR #244 (1982) created by John Byrne) </span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Ann Raymond</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Sub-Mariner #14 (1969)</span></b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">co-created with Marie Severin </span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Red
Guardian</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(Alexi
Shostakov) </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Avengers
#43 (1967)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with John Buscema</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px;">The original Red Guardian was Alexei Shostakov, a test pilot and later KGB agent. He was also married to Natash Romanov, the Black Widow, although for years she thought he was dead. He had been turned into the Soviet Union's equivalent of Captain America, but soon perished in battle with the Avengers--shot by the Chinese General Hing. </span></span></div>
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Talltrees) </span></b></div>
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#80 (1970)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I wanted an American Indian hero for THE AVENGERS, so I told John Buscema to draw one who had a wolf-mask set up on his head, plus bare chest and those rawhide leggings, with a wolf buddy named Lobo. It worked out fairly well. And a</span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13.5px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">t least (so far) I'm not being condemned for having no more Native American blood than Elizabeth Warren. We did the best we could.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Mego Stretch Hulk editorial interruption: </b>Michael A. Sheyahshe had a great quote about Red Wolf in his book NATIVE AMERICANS IN COMIC BOOKS: A CRITICAL STUDY (2008):</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">“We must applaud Red Wolf for many reasons, the comic contains a character who is the first major Native superhero, one who is a complex character, more human than many other Indigenous characters, and one that even has his own sidekick.”</span></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Renegades (Team)</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Little Flower</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The Dude</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The Kid </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Ravonna Renslayer</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(Lissa Russoff)</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dr. Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #17 (1990)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Jean-Marc Lofficier and Geof Isherwood</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(based on West African mythology)</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Sub-Mariner #4 (1968)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with John Buscema</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Satan's
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Rhodes</span></b></div>
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X-Men #32 (1967)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Werner Roth</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Gary Friedrich made up that name--either for me, or maybe earlier in one of the Charlton Comics stories he wrote.</span></span></span> </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Vampire
Tales #2 (1973)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with John Romita </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">co-created with Gene Colan</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(Stan Lee gave the name) </span><br />
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#59 (1969)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
"Karl Lykos" with Neal Adams</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(becomes "Sauron" in X-MEN #60 (1969) co-created with Neal Adams)</span><br />
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Land Mutates (Group)</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Brainchild </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Gaza</span></b></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Lorelei (Lani Ubana)</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Lupo</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Piper</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">co-created with Neal Adams</span></span><br />
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Centurion</span></b></div>
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Richards of Earth-6311)</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Avengers
Annual #2 (1968)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Don Heck and Werner Roth</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Invaders
#23 (1977)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Frank Robbins</span><br />
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Scarlet Scarab is an early "Muslim hero" and an Egyptian nationalist in 1942. He had as little use for the British as for the Germans. He was a homage to the Blue Beetle, which was the second comic I ever wrote.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div>
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Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #17 (1990)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Invaders #35 (1978)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Tales
to Astonish #101 (1968)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
Naga Crown--or Serpent Crown, as I generally called it--was an artifact that
gave the wearer great powers, obtained supposedly from the god-figure Naga, who
was in many ways the equivalent of the god Set in Robert E. Howard's Hyborian
mythology. The powers it bestowed tended to vary--perhaps attuned to the
particular wearer--but the ultimate aim was for the wearer to come under the
sway of Naga. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">co-created with Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(based on Egyptian mythology) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Shou-Lao the Undying </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Marvel Premiere #16 (1974)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Len Wein and Larry Hama</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">co-created with John Buscema</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(based on Norse mythology) </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #22 (1990)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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Premiere #1 (1972)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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#29 (1970)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Sal Buscema</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(based on Greek mythology) </span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Mighty
Thor #274 (1978)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">co-created with John Buscema</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(based on Norse mythology) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">co-created with Sal Buscema</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Ghost
Rider #1 (1973)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Daimon Hellstrom is the Son of Satan, with his mother a human mortal.
In 1973 or so, Stan Lee decided he'd like to do a series called MARK OF
SATAN, along the lines of TOMB OF DRACULA. But I easily convinced him
that that might not go down well with some religious people, since Satan
(like Dracula) would sometimes have to come off as a hero... after all,
even Milton made Satan into a sort of hero in "Paradise Lost." So Stan
left it to me, and I came up with SON OF SATAN, which he immediately
approved. I named the character Daimon Hellstrom, and (except for
requiring that the hero have a trident) turned it over to writer Gary
Friedrich and artist Herb Trimpe, who did a magnificent job in
developing it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Mego Stretch Hulk editorial interruption: </b></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Herb Trimpe denies having anything to do with designing the character, claiming Roy and Gary alone designed Daimon
Hellstrom and only brought him in as artist after the character was
fully realized. Roy later said he realized that a 1960s fanzine
character created by his friend Biljo White had looked very similar. He quoted in 2001:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"... I realized that name and basic
concept had been a fanzine comic by a friend of mine, Biljo White, back
in the early '60s! He [Daimon Hellstrom] wound up looking a lot like Biljo's
character, by sheer coincidence, because I don't think Herb Trimpe and
Gary Friedrich, who did the actual story, ever saw him and I don't think
I described it much. The branded chest, a trident, and so forth... I
think it just came out looking almost identical. I explained it to
Biljo, and he understood, but it was really weird, because if you look
at his old fanzine, it's almost the same character!" </span> </span></div>
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Strange #175 (1968)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Gil Kane</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'm told that one of the Infinity Stones--the Soul Gem--was the jewel
embedded in Adam Warlock's head in MARVEL PREMIERE #1, his origin. But
so far as I know, that was mostly just a design thing that artist Gil
Kane came up with
when we worked out the look of the character together one afternoon, I
think after hours at the Marvel office... not intended to be anything
special, or at least nothing definite. </span><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">Ironically, the same "design
only" thing was true of the gem embedded in the
forehead of the Vision when he first appeared in AVENGERS #57; it was
only later that we gave it any kind of powers at all.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">
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#31 (1967)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Werner Roth</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Candy" Southern was named after the heroine of the risque 1960s novel CANDY by Terry
Southern, which was made into a fairly forgettable movie, though I
think Ringo
Starr of the Beatles may have made a cameo in it.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Invaders
#7 (1976)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">co-created with Frank Robbins</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">My concept of a WWII English character, though except for maybe a general discussion the costume was designed by Frank Robbins for THE INVADERS. I wanted a vaguely fiery feel to her, since she got her powers from the Human Torch.</span></span></span> </span></div>
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William</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">*Avengers
#72 (1970)</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created with John Buscema</span></div>
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#77 (1970)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with John Buscema</span></div>
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first appearance) </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dr.
Spectrum (Kinji Obatu)</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The
Green Lantern type of the Squadron Sinister, with primary
colors overlapping on his chest to form a white "oval." His belt/pants
should probably have been black, or maybe blue to match his mask,
instead of green. The Power Prism was a takeoff on GL's Power Ring, of
course</span>.</span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Hyperion
(Mr. Kant, Zhib-Ran)</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The first of the 4 members of the Squadron Sinister I designed for THE AVENGERS, to be an evil counterpart of Superman, kind of a parody/homage. I took the name from the Greek sun god, by way of the Shakespearean quote from HAMLET: "...that was to this, Hyperion to a satyr." I made sure that every costume line on Hyperion was different from those on Superman... boots, belt, length of sleeves, face mask, etc. And I gave him a cape that only attached to one shoulder, after the look of a 1940s character called Dyna-Man in a Harry Chesler comic. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Nighthawk
(Kyle Richmond)</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Fan Richard Kyle had once pulled a fandom hoax by making fanzine-publishers Don and Maggie Thompson print a piece about an old pulp magazine or some such thing called NIGHTHAWK... obviously supposed to be a precursor of Batman. So as a joke, I took that name which had later, but not relatedly, been a DC cowboy character first introduced in WESTERN COMICS #5 (1948), and made it the name of the Batman homage in the Squadron Sinister. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">This Squadron Sinister member was named after 1940s Timely hero who first appeared in USA COMICS #1 (1941), but with a different costume.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Avengers
#69 (1969)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Sal Buscema</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">This initial takeoff on 4 members of DC's Justice
League was the result of writer Mike Friedrich suggesting to JLA writer
Denny O'Neil and me, at a party at my apartment, that each of us find a
way to slip the other's group into the comic he was writing. A year
later, I made up the good-guy equivalent of the Squadron Sinister, the
better-known Squadron Supreme (see directly below), with additional characters
made up by Len Wein and myself. I drew the costumes of all four of
these original Squadron Sinister members on the Romita-designed character sheets and
gave them to artist Sal Buscema. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I
was really disgusted about the change in all the Squadron Supreme
costumes years later. Mine were better... more importantly, they were the
originals. Why can't all these geniuses just make up new characters to
go with the costumes in their heads?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dr.
Spectrum (Joseph Ledger) </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">2nd
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(Kyle Richmond) </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">2nd incarnation</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b>**</b></span></div>
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(Stanley Stewart) </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">2nd incarnation<b>**</b></span></div>
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#85 (1971)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Len Wein and John Buscema</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I created/named the Squadron Supreme for AVENGERS #85, but I had Len Wein do an anonymous plot (to my vague specifications), so he is
the co-creator of the characters introduced therein; American Eagle, Golden Archer, Lady Lark and Tom Thumb. I
always felt I suggested the American Eagle character as the Hawkman
type, but I don't know if Len ever "remembered" that. The others,
though, were his particular ideas. And of course more characters were added by other creators later on.</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> **(the 2nd incarnation is the "heroic" version of the character that first appeared as a villain in the Squadron Sinister in AVENGERS #69 (1969) co-created with Sal Buscema, I designed the costume)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Barry Windsor-Smith</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Starr came about before Marvel had thought seriously about licensing an Sword & Sorcery character. I went to Barry Smith to be the artist, and he fleshed out my story of a barbarian hero who was the main character in prose stories written by a pulp-style author who wants to kill him off, so that the barbarian comes into our world and slays the author instead. Barry and I later decided to carry the wonderful helmet he designed for Starr, with the horns in front like a bull's instead of on the side, over to the early issues of CONAN THE BARBARIAN.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created as "Walter Newell" with Raymond Marais and Bill Everett</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(becomes "Stingray" in SUB-MARINER #19 (1969) co-created with Marie Severin)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I <span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">needed a villain for SUB-MARINER, and wanted an underwater type (just like others I devised, like Tiger Shark and Orka the Human Killer Whale and Commander Kraken) who created a costume for his sub-sea life. I think Marie Severin designed the costume pretty much on her own.</span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Patsy and Hedy #105 (1966)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Giant-Size Invaders #1 (1975)</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Daredevil
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I had Don Heck </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">design the character from my verbal suggestion of a costume that was an embodiment of the imperial Japanese Rising Sun flag, as Japanese or Japanese-American.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">co-created with Werner Roth (pseudonym Jay Gavin) </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Marvel Feature #4 (1972)</span></b></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A 7-foot Amazon type that I conceived as an homage of sorts to characters like Kirby's Big Barda in his Fourth World by DC Comics. I asked John Buscema to give her a bandolier around her torso because a number of women's-lib types were wearing them (sometimes with real bullets) in photos in newspapers and magazines. The name Thundra, besides coming from "thunder," was probably inspired in part by Th'unda, the name of a jungle hero first drawn by Frank Frazetta and written by Gardner Fox.</span></span></span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">John Buscema designed him from my general description of a sharp-toothed guy with a fin on his costume. As I recall, after John had penciled the first story, Stan had him alter the fin so that it was far larger and extended down his back.</span></span></span></div>
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with Stan Lee, Linda Fite and Marie Severin, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(becomes "Tigra" in GIANT-SIZE CREATURES #1 (1974) co-created with Tony Isabella, Gil Kane, John Romita and Don Perlin) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">In the early 1970s I co-plotted the first issue of THE CAT with Linda
Fite, whom I assigned to be the scripter after Stan Lee came up with the
name and very general concept. Later, that character, Greer Nelson,
was transmogrified
into Tigra the Werewoman, with script by Tony Isabella. Frankly, I've
always thought that I had something to do with the "Tigra the Werewoman"
name and concept, but Tony doesn't seem to recall and neither do I.
By the time Tigra came out, anyway, I had
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Mego Stretch Hulk editorial interruption: </b></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Roy's
forgetting a little bit here on the creation of Tigra (hey, she had a
ton of contributors to her creation, so I'll forgive him). Her
first writer, Tony Isabella, described the process in the afterword for
Tigra's first appearance in GIANT-SIZE CREATURES #1: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"When the plot
was finished, Roy (Thomas, Marvel's Editor-in-Chief) called in Gil Kane
to design the new character. Gil's original sketch, done while Roy and I
prompted him, is reproduced here. You can see where Gil showed us that a
lion has a different nose than a tiger. Not only is Gil a pretty fair
artist, he knows his zoology. With some additional work by Gil, John
Romita, and Don Perlin, Tigra's appearance was finalized."</span><br />
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Lofficier") for AVENGERS WEST COAST #61, from an unnamed group seen in one panel of MIGHTY THOR #282, written by Mark Gruenwald. Jean-Marc, at my behest, did some plotting of the Immortus-connected flashbacks so that I could try to make sense of a confusing, ongoing time-paradox storyline which John Byrne had left behind when he abruptly quit the title the issue before, in the middle of the story. The Marvel editor, if he had any idea of where Byrne intended to take the story (he probably didn't), did not share it with me. We also conceived the idea of the Nexuses, which was used in the Disney+ series <i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">WandaVision.</i></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></span></i></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">The Time Keepers oversee and guide various alternative time scenarios to keep things flowing smoothly. While Mark Gruenwald utilized them afterward in a couple of issues of QUASAR, Jean-Marc and I developed them quite a bit further in our five-issue, more or less continued WHAT IF? sequence in issues #35-39. Material currently being used in the Disney+ series </span></span><i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px;">Loki </i><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">seems based as much on what Jean-Marc and I did as what Mark did... though neither of us would want to deny him due credit.</span></span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="color: #201f1e;">Incidentally, I had earlier made up a funny-animal character called the Time Keeper for two issues of DC's CAPTAIN CARROT & HIS AMAZING ZOO CREW! in the early 1980s, although Scott Shaw! did most of the writing of the actual story, which he also drew. Check out the </span><a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-roy-thomas-dc-comics-characters.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">DC Comics List</span></a><span style="color: #201f1e;"> in this database.</span></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> co-created with Sal Buscema</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(Charles
Bernard "Barney" Barton) </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Avengers
#64 (1969)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Triumvirate
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Hammerhead
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Piledriver
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Thunderboot
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#39 (1967)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Amazing
Spider-man #103 (1971)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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#49 (1968)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(based on Greek mythology) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">U</span></b></span><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;"> </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(Meranno) </span></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Invaders #3 (1975)</span></b></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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#36 (1967)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(first mentioned in AVENGERS #54 (1968)) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">When I decided to make a self-aware robot the next AVENGERS foe,</span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> I sent John Buscema the image of a similar menace from a 1951 issue of the Fawcett comic CAPTAIN VIDEO, which was loosely based on an early TV show. That killer robot's name was Machino. I named him "Ultron"--which I thought at least was an improvement on "the Ultroids," the meaningless robots I'd used in one of the first AVENGERS issues I had plotted. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(becomes 2nd "Union Jack" in INVADERS #21 (1977) co-created with Frank Robbins, </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">the </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1st Union Jack was Lord Montgomery Falsworth who first appeared in INVADERS #7 (1975), listed in the <a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-roy-thomas-marvel-comics-characters_1.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Marvel Part 1</span></a> <span style="color: red;">List</span> under "F" as the "Freedom's Five (Team)" listing</span></span></span></span>) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I knew just what I wanted this WWI and WWII English hero to look like--a walking Union Jack flag--so I drew that costume on one of the "hero layouts" or stats that John Romita had designed for such purposes. Frank Robbins was the first person to draw the character on the actual page (from my sketch), and then I was lucky enough to get Jack Kirby to draw the cover. Wish I'd saved my original "drawing."<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></div>
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#83 (1970)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(based on Norse mythology) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I wanted a sort of female Thor, but of course at first I just made her a disguise of the Enchantress in THE AVENGERS. I left the look mostly to John Buscema, though I may have said I wanted her to be blonde. Dissatisfied with that first story, I made up a second (visually identical) Valkyrie in THE</span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> INCREDIBLE HULK (that was in issue #142 and "Scrapper 142" was the nickname given to the Valkyrie in the "Thor: Ragnarok" movie from 2017), as the alternate identity of a modern-day woman. When Steve Englehart took over THE DEFENDERS, for some reason he gave the Valkyrie persona a third alternative identity, another modern woman.</span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Incredible Hulk #126 (1970)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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#38 (1990)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(first
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#57 (1968)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">rechristened, redefined, and reinvented</span></span></span>
character named "The Vision" ("Aarkus"), first appeared in MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS #13 (1940)
created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I thought about bringing the old Joe Simon and Jack Kirby Timely hero the Vision into THE AVENGERS, but when Stan Lee finally told me I could introduce a new character into the Avengers, as opposed to bringing in Hercules or Black Panther or Black Widow, he didn't like the Vision enough to approve that idea, and told me that he wanted the new Avenger to be an android. He didn't tell me why, and I never asked. So, I introduced an android, but made him a modern Vision, with a costume I asked John Buscema to alter a bit. I suspect I suggested a cowl instead of a bald head, although the jewel on his forehead (now so important in the films) may have been either my idea or, I suspect, a design elements tossed in by John. I did ask him to give Vision a chest symbol--a diamond--as a focal point, because he could make his body hard as diamond. I took that from the WWII comic hero Spy-Smasher.</span></span></span><br />
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#62 (1969)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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Super-Heroes #12 (1993)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Jean-Marc Lofficier, Stuart Hopen and Brian Postman</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">X-Men
#30 (1967)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Jack Sparling</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(rechristened
character named "Mad Merlin," first appeared in JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #96 (1963) created by Stan
Lee, Robert Bernstein and Joe Sinnott) </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Adam
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Marvel
Premiere #1 (1971)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">rechristened, redefined, and reinvented</span></span></span>
character named "Him," first appeared in FANTASTIC FOUR #66 (1967) created by Stan Lee and Jack
Kirby) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Gil Kane, who designed the costume with my input and who suggested he have the first name "Adam" to my "Warlock"--the concept was partly a takeoff on Kirby's Fourth World, but mainly a response to my love of the record album "Jesus Christ Super-Star," before it became a Broadway musical and movie.</span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Warrior
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(Julia
Koenig)</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Invaders
#16 (1977)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
as "Julia Koenig" with Jim Mooney </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(becomes "Warrior Woman" in INVADERS #17 (1977) co-created with Frank Robbins) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Jean Thomas, Gerry Conway and Mike Ploog</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">When the Code allowed werewolves again, I knew Stan Lee would like Marvel to have one. I made up a series I called "I, Werewolf," which would be narrated by a teenage werewolf, obviously a combination of Spider-Man and the 1950s hit "I Was a Teenage Werewolf." My then wife Jean helped me work out the precise plot for the first issue. I then turned that plot over to Gerry Conway to write and Mike Ploog to draw. </span></span></span> </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Daredevil #64 (1970)</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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#65 (1970)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Whirlwind</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(David
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#46 (1967)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(rechristened
character named "The Human Top," first appeared in TALES TO ASTONISH #50 (1963) created by Stan
Lee and Jack Kirby) </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Avengers #62 (1969)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">James
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Incredible
Hulk #131 (1970)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">homage to late author, first drawn by Gene Colan</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Wolverine</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(James "Logan" Howlett a.k.a. Weapon X)</span></b><br />
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Hulk #180 (1974)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Xeron
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Incredible
Hulk #136 (1971)</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(Henry "Hank" Pym) </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(revamped costume for character named "Henry Pym" who first appeared in TALES TO ASTONISH #27 (1962) created by
Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Tomo Yoshida</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">X-Men #64 (1970)</span></b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">co-created with Don Heck</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Yu-Ti
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Marvel
Premiere #15 (1974)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Z</span></b></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Zarathos</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(Spirit
of Vengence) </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Marvel
Spotlight #5 (1972)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Gary Friedrich and Mike Ploog </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Helmut
Zemo</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(The
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Captain
America #168 (1973)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Tony Isabella and Sal Buscema </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Zip-Tones </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(Rock 'n' Roll Group) </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Bruno </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Charles Chandler IV</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Herky</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Cord Ryan </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Patsy and Hedy #104 (1966)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Al Hartley</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Zodiac
Cartel (Team)</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Aquarius
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Aries
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Cancer
(Jack Kleveno)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Capricorn
(Willard Weir)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Gemini
(Joshua Link)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Leo
(Daniel Radford)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Libra
(Gustav Brandt)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Pisces
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Sagittarius
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Scorpio
(Jacob "Jake" Fury)*</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Taurus
(Cornelius van Lunt)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Virgo
(Elaine McLaughlin)</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Avengers
#72 (1970)</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">co-created
with Sal Buscema</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">*</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">character created by Jim Steranko </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(Simon William Garth) </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Tales of the Zombie #1 (1973)</span></b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">co-created with Steve Gerber and John Buscema</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(developed character named "Zombie," first appeared in MENACE #5 (1953) created by Stan Lee and Bill Everett) </span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Zusommin (Team)</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Decimator (Lachlan Carroll)</span></b></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Dreadlox (Estelle Hawkins)*</span></b></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Macabre (Maggie Langella)</span></b></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Stasis (Lester Selkirk)</span></b></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">In
mid-1974, in a Marvel editorial meeting consisting of myself (as editor-in-chief),
publisher Stan Lee, president Al Landau, and production manager John Verpoorten—and
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">possibly </i>art director John Romita—Landau
ventured the opinion that it might be smart for Marvel to launch a mag
featuring a team of super-heroes from various foreign lands in which Marvel
wanted to sell more comics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All present
immediately realized the notion’s worth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Sure, it would also benefit Landau’s company Transworld—but all that
really mattered was that it would probably be a good thing for Marvel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since Stan and I (more so me) had been
consciously looking for a way to revive the X-Men, who hadn’t had their own mag
for nearly half a decade—and since I had already co-created a
Canadian-originated character called the Wolverine with Len Wein and John
Romita in an issue of THE INCREDIBLE HULK—I at once proposed a new version of
THE X-MEN comicbook, in which a couple of the original team members would go on
a worldwide hunt to gather mutants from various nations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stan instantly approved the idea…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I quickly assigned the writer Mike Friedrich
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</span>and the result, some months later was GIANT-SIZE X-MEN #1 (May, 1975),
although by then I had resigned as editor-in-chief, and new color-comics head
Len Wein had decided to script the new series himself.</span><br />
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I recall a-right, sometime around 1969 Stan had a house letterer design the new
MIGHTY AVENGERS logo that curved in from both sides. I never liked it, and soon
found an excuse to revert to the old logo, designed (like the original FF one)
by<b> </b>Sol Brodsky, which I considered to be lackluster but at least
serviceable. But then, in the early 1970s, Gaspar Saladino, who lettered
occasionally for Marvel though he was mostly a DC guy, asked me if I didn’t
want a new logo. I told him I sure did. He came up with the new logo with the
arrow in the “A,” which I got Stan Lee to okay, and some version of it has
often been used since. Somewhere along the line, it became the basis of the
movie series’ logo, probably because it was the only AVENGERS logo with any
real character. Which makes sense, since the late Gaspar Saladino was very MUCH
a character.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Just as I was about to bring the Black Panther into a FANTASTIC FOUR
issue, in a story that mocked apartheid in South Africa (which I called
"Rudyarda" in the story), Stan Lee decided to try a new tack with T'Challa.
He'd been frustrated at the confusion between the Black Panther
character and the only slightly later Black Panther group... so he told
me to rechristen T'Challa "the Black Leopard." I did so as best I
could, but I didn't like the idea.... even though the black panther and
the black leopard are 100% the same animal. Soon afterward, Stan
decided that hadn't been such a good idea, so when T'Challa was brought
into the Avengers (probably Stan's idea, one I concurred with), he had
me just call him "the Panther." That worked for a while. Not sure when
the character got transitioned back into being called "the Black
Panther." </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">When
I took over the plotting of THE AVENGERS with issue #36 in late 1966, I
decided that the Black Widow--both because she would be another female
presence in the group, and because she already had a relationship with
Hawkeye--should join the group. Besides, I liked her then-outfit, which
reminded me of DC's Black Canary. So she and Hawkeye waltz in near the
start of #36, and I kept her around for some time, even if I don't
recall ever having it said that she had formally become an Avenger.
Certainly, the high point of that period, Widow-wise, was the
introduction of the Red Guardian and the revelation that he had been her
husband.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I thought it might be interesting to actually split Bruce Banner and the
Hulk into two separate bodies/entities, since no one had done that
before. I suppose the idea was inspired by stories in which that had
happened to Superman and Clark Kent... or maybe it was like the original
Captain Marvel trying to kill Billy Batson. I wish I'd kept them that
way for a bit longer and explore more possibilities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">When Stan Lee worked up the first story of Marvel's first Captain Marvel in
1967, at publisher Martin Goodman's direction, he left the character to
artist Gene Colan to design. Gene did a basically good job on an outfit
that was
half super-hero costume, half space-suit... but it was lacking
something, I told Stan: a chest symbol. He told me to give him one, so
I drew (I think on one of Gene's penciled drawings) a Saturn-like
ringed planet that would be the home world of the Kree.
If I'd left things there, with that chest symbol and then taking over
the scripting with the second story, it would've been all well and
good. But for some reason, I also gave Stan two (or perhaps three)
suggested color schemes for the costume--I don't think
he'd asked me to, I just did it. One or more were composed of primary
colors (red, yellow, blue, as I recall)... but for some reason I also
turned in one that was white and green, based I think on memories of
seeing stories of the DC hero the Spectre... and
memories of SUPERMAN b&w ad that I had colored that way as a kid.
For some obscure reason, Stan liked the green and white version and used
it... and I've hated myself ever since for suggesting those colors. To
me, he looks like he's wearing white longjohns.
When I worked with Gil Kane to redesign his costume in 1969, I made
sure we had primary colors that time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Jack Kirby, who created, wrote, and penciled THE ETERNALS series
(which wasn't a limited run, it was an open-ended series in the mid '70s that merely got
canceled at some stage). </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></span>By Marvel's own suggestion, I did a series in THOR (begun with John
Buscema) that was specifically designed to bring the Eternals into
the Marvel Universe, something Jack had not wanted to do while he was
handling the series. It began with THOR #283 in 1979, and ran for a
number of issues, accomplishing its purpose. </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A recent article gave Neil Gaiman credit for this circa 1990, but I did it--at Marvel's behest, ten years before that.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I don't really recall much about the explanation of Cyclops' optic
power... except that the term about his lenses being made of "ruby
quartz"--I had no idea whether that was a real thing, let alone which it
was chosen--showed
up in penciler Werner Roth's notes for one issue. I recall thinking,
without any real evidence, that maybe Werner and Stan Lee had discussed that
during the one issue Werner penciled for Stan, or during that very
brief period when I was taking over the scripting
and Werner was somehow slated by himself and Stan to be the plotter. I
probably went along with the "ruby quartz" idea as much out of not
wishing to offend Werner (from whom, after all, I had basically wrested
control of the direction of the feature, subject
to Stan) as much as anything. It seemed to work out. What difference
did it really make what those lenses were made of, etc.? </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Oh, and I don't recall anything at all about the "solar energy" thing,
though that sounds like me rather than Werner at that stage. They didn't
really work in real life anyway! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">For EPIC ILLUSTRATED #34, I decided to do an actual story about Robert
E. Howard's suicide. I assigned talented artist Sandy Plunkett to draw
the story, which follows the events of the last few minutes of REH's
life in 1936 closely--then
shows how all the fictitious worlds he had mentally created for Conan,
Kull, Solomon Kane, El Borak, et al., were splintered into a thousand
pieces when he pulled the trigger of that pistol in his family's driveway
in Cross Plains, Texas. The only thing that
didn't go as planned was that, in the two-page spread in which Howard
shoots himself, the images of all his heroes and worlds were supposed to
be shattered, like glass struck by a big rock. Sandy didn't draw it
that way, and (whether by accident or on purpose)
editor Archie Goodwin didn't follow through with my instructions to
create the shattered effect by means of Photostats, on omission which
I've always felt greatly undercut the effect of the climax. However,
it's still a beautiful piece of work. Far as I
know, Robert E. Howard didn't reappear as a character in comics until I
wrote the REH/Conan "crossover" story in SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #200 (1992).</span><br />
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after Gerry Conway became the AMAZING SPIDER-MAN writer, he and John Romita
came to me with the idea that, to shake up the series, they proposed having
Gwen Stacy die. I was never certain if it was equal-parts the idea of
them both, and it hardly mattered. I had some reservations, naturally,
but became convinced it would be a big event that might be worth doing... might
restore some of the incipient tragedy that had been a part of the earlier
SPIDER-MAN series, so the three of us bearded Stan Lee in his lair (office) and
proposed the idea. He was not in favor of it, but, faced with an idea put
forward by the writer and (probably more important) artist/guiding spirit John
Romita, and backed by the editor-in-chief, he went along with it. His
forgetting about his acquiescence later was, I suppose, mostly his way of
coping with the fact that he'd never liked the notion in the first place.
But, nearly a half century on, it's still a much-remembered and much-referenced
story, which perhaps proves something or other.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Mego Stretch Hulk editorial interruption: </b>As
every Spider-man fan knows, the death of Gwen Stacy was a monumental
moment in Marvel history and is responsible for taking comics out of the
"Silver Age" and ushering in the "Bronze Age" of comics. The reader
fan mail that swamped the Marvel offices was crazy and many letters
besides insults, rantings and even death threats demanded to know if
Gwen was already dead before her fall by the hands of the Green Goblin
or was it Spidey's attempt to catch her that caused it. Roy wrote the
shocking answer in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #125:<br /><br /> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">"It
saddens us to say that the whiplash effect she underwent when
Spidey's webbing stopped her so suddenly was, in fact, what killed her.
In short, it was impossible for Peter to save her. He couldn't have
swung down in time; the action he did take resulted in her death; if he
had done nothing, she still would certainly have perished."</span><br />
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decided--and I'm pretty sure I okayed this with Stan Lee, though it was my
idea--to alter Doc's costume to make it a bit more super-heroish, and to have
his face transformed into a blue more alien-looking visage. In that
sense, I designed it visually, telling Gene Colan pretty precisely what to
do... but I didn't draw a picture, so far as I recall, so Gene had some
leeway. His version looked almost exactly like what I'd seen in my head,
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">In 1971, when the success of the
movie "Shaft" had reached an interracial audience, Stan Lee decided it was time
to go beyond the African Black Panther and Captain America's partner
the Falcon as a support character. I think he briefly toyed with the
notion of a FALCON comicbook--how could not, NOT have?--but probably felt
the Falcon was better off where he was, and that he was perhaps not as
strong a character as was needed. When he mentioned that he wanted to
work up a new African-American super-hero who would be a bit different
and would start right out in his own comic, he asked me for my
suggestions as to the writer. I didn't feel I should do the character
myself--I had plenty on my plate--so I suggested Archie Goodwin,
although Gerry Conway, Len Wein, and others must've crossed my (and Stan's)
mind. Archie, Stan, and I--with John Romita perhaps present, I can't
recall--spent a half hour or so in deliberations within the next day or
so, and each of us contributed something to the mix. Stan's was
definitely the guiding hand, because he knew he wanted a super-hero who
was off the beaten track, off to make a living at crime-fighting (a la a
private eye), and with a different look or feel than a typical
super-hero, even a Marvel one. Romita helped provide that, of course,
with the outfit that was perfectly suited to the 1970s (whatever anyone
may think of it now), including the chains. Stan was looking for a name
for the character, and I suggested Cage--which later I realized I'd
seen some time before on a list of potential character names Gil Kane
had shown me and had consciously forgotten about. (Archie would add the
"Luke" when he did the script later.) Stan wanted an untypical name
for the mag, too... not a usual super-hero name, but something
indicating what he was. I'd recently written an AVENGERS issue titled
"Heroes for Hire," so I suggested HERO FOR HIRE as the title. As for
powers, I suggested he be very strong and bulletproof, though bullets
could cause him some discomfort by raising temporary welts on his skin,
etc.... Philip Wylie's GLADIATOR was my main inspiration here, though
Stan and I agreed that we didn't want him to have Hugo Danner's leaping
abilities (which had been borrowed by Superman years before). Archie, I
believe, came up with the precise escaped-innocent-prisoner concept,
though Stan probably contributed to that as well. And out of that
committee of three (four, counting John's concept sketch) was Luke Cage,
Hero for Hire born. George Tuska was brought in later, but he had no
hand in the character's conceptualization. I suggested Billy Mitchell
be the inker, so he could make certain that the black characters looked
authentic... and, since he was a rising newcomer, we all saw it as
likely that he might pencil the strip later... which he briefly did,
before moving on to the Black Panther series. Thus did HERO FOR HIRE
become the first black American hero to have his own comics title, and
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
Friday afternoon I went to work for Stan Lee, he handed me the fully-penciled
original art to this comic, which was primarily a romance and
romantic-adventure at that time, with a touch of humor... and told me he needed
it scripted over the weekend. I did so, indicating the word balloons and
captions on transparent overlays. He did a bit of rewriting (and,
amusingly, neither he nor I thought to add any credit to that story), and it
went out on Monday to a letterer. Probably most of the plotting was done
by penciler Stan Goldberg--who in the credits was generally "Stan G."
paired with "Stan Lee"--so I became "Roy T." to keep the
rhyme going. After that, I wrote a number of issues of MODELING WITH
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">As </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">far
as I know, the first "kung fu" comic (at least at Marvel or DC) was
SPECIAL MARVEL EDITION #15 featuring the first appearance of Shang-Chi,
the master of kung fu... and while I made a tweak or two and championed
it
to Stan Lee, it was all the doing of Steve Englehart and Jim Starlin.
My
main addition
was including the hated Fu Manchu as well as a few other characters
created by novelist Sax Rohmer... and getting rid of Shang-Chi's
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Tales of Suspense #74 (1966)</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px;">This is the first Bullpen Bulletin about me which appeared in, among other places, TALES OF SUSPENSE #74 (Feb. 1966), which would've come out in November or so of '65, and been written a couple of months earlier, at the very least.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px;"><b>Mego Stretch Hulk editorial interruption: </b>I thought it would be interesting to also list another Bullpen Bulletin that Stan Lee wrote about Roy (which came out in comics cover-dated April 1967), that Roy got furious about. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here's Roy:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I complained to Stan prior to publication about the wording of this bulletin, because I didn't like the fact that he said I liked to "shoot my mouth off" (or whatever the precise wording was). He was taken aback, as he hadn't meant it to be offensive. Matter of fact, by sheer accident later, I overheard him talking with Sol Brodsky about the item in his office... I was at my own desk next door, but those walls weren't as thick as Stan thought, even though I wasn't trying to eavesdrop. Stan, with Sol, just couldn't seem to understand why I found the wording offensive. I thought he might drop the item entirely, but he left it just as it was... no changes. I still resent it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">MARVEL TEAM-UP was all Stan Lee's idea. But he asked me to write the first
issue, to start Spider-Man and the Human Torch, so I did... making it a
rare Marvel Christmas story.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Here </span>is a two-page interview I gave to the fanzine IN-DEPTH apparently in
early to mid-1967, to interviewer Jon Wolf. I post it merely as a
curiosity, one of the first "interviews" I probably gave the fan press
after working for one or two years at Marvel. I was, of course,
restricted from giving away much information about what was coming up,
because Stan Lee had directed me not to do so. So, I tried to do what little
I could, and make a few jokes to make the interviewer feel he's gotten
SOMETHING for his time, anyway<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I
was blown away and happy to see myself drawn in that humor filler and referred
to as "Rascally Roy Thomas, muscle of the Midwest." Jack had
clearly picked up on my Missouri background. Alas, for some reason, Stan
took a dislike to that story, and wherever it was originally slated to appear,
I recall that it sat on a shelf for at least a half year before it was put into
that annual. I think Stan was the only person around the entire office
who didn't like that story, but of course he was the one that counted.</span><br />
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But I don't think I even knew anything about it until it came out and there I was, explaining how Larry Hama would be writing THE AVENGERS (the East Coast gang) and I'd be writing AVENGERS WEST COAST.</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div></div>
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was a thrill seeing my name (and my buddy Gary Friedrich's name) with humorous
quotations attributed to them on that cover--but of course all that was
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Neal
Adams, Rafael Medoff and Craig Yoe put together a book for IDW called WE SPOKE
OUT and Craig seems to feel my story in CAPTAIN MARVEL #19 was the first Silver
Age super-hero story to use the Holocaust as a story element... although I've
always said that story was Gil Kane's idea, though we did the plotting together
from his kernel of an idea. It had no particular significance to us that
I ever heard Gil mention; he just thought it would be a good story, which it clearly
was.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Guardians of the Galaxy</span></b></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2z0yCKuT4FLdDZRDzQVje8aypGLznq9z5wuTuX0NeEw2BpPdp_rteJdzO5dw893uUXZr9PdeqFhZ1sJdGDmSkrWU0B6G3Uk6mwnMIVc9ATJR9vyWkHg73sW7ErriroeiN7PJCNKY0ong/s388/chris8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="257" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2z0yCKuT4FLdDZRDzQVje8aypGLznq9z5wuTuX0NeEw2BpPdp_rteJdzO5dw893uUXZr9PdeqFhZ1sJdGDmSkrWU0B6G3Uk6mwnMIVc9ATJR9vyWkHg73sW7ErriroeiN7PJCNKY0ong/s320/chris8.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";"><b>Marvel Super-Heroes #18 (1969)</b></span></div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times;">In the late 1960s, Arnold Drake came in one morning for a meeting with Stan Lee. He had recently come over from DC, where he'd co-created the Doom Patrol and Deadman, and had been given THE X-MEN to write, but he was looking for a new assignment and hoped to sell Stan on some new comic for him to do--only he didn't have any ideas to give him, far as I can recall. When he stopped by my desk and we chatted for a few minutes, since I'd been enthusiastic about his coming to Marvel, I gave him one I'd been kicking around: In an America conquered in the very near future by and divided between the USSR and Red China (in the mode of novels like THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE and, even more so, NOT THIS AUGUST), the only U.S. defenders are a guerrilla group. I don't recall if they had any super-powers or not... my idea wasn't that far along. Arnold liked the idea and said he'd bring it up to Stan. When he came out a half hour or hour later, he said he had broached the idea, but Stan had immediately changed it so it was aliens who had conquered the Earth, with some humans and human-related guerrillas fighting them as "The Guardians of the Galaxy." That was fine by me... now my original idea was back to me, if I wanted to push it at some future time (in some ways, I suppose it contributed to my conception of the "War of the Worlds" features a few years later). Stan never seemed to remember that he had co-created not only Groot, who later became a Guardian, but the actual original idea--with Arnold Drake, the guy who would later often accuse him of swiping his Doom Patrol to make up the X-Men, a far-fetched conspiracy theory of his. I didn't like the name "Guardians of the Galaxy," because DC already had a "Guardians of the Universe," but Stan liked the name, so it stayed. I don't recall if I ever brought up the similarity to him, and Stan is unlikely to have noticed the "Universe" name when (rarely) he perused the DC comics that were sent to us. So--do I consider myself a co-creator of the Guardians of the Galaxy concept? Well, only indirectly. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";"><b>Spider-man Newspaper Strip (2000-2019)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sometime in the first few months of 2000, I dropped Stan
Lee a line saying I'd love to do some work for Stan Lee Media, Stan's
well-publicized and multi-staffed dot-com company, if he could ever use
me. He replied that, while he'd like to work with me again, I would've
had to be around L.A. to work for SLM, but that, by coincidence, he really
needed a writer to work with him on the SPIDER-MAN comic strip... to plot out
and do the first-draft script of the seven-days-a-week King Features
strip. I said that sounded fine to me (even though I'd never really
been wild about writing Spidey compared to the F.F., Avengers,
Conan, etc.). He replied with a chuckle that maybe I should wait
till I heard his offer, because the money was so minuscule... just $300 a
week. I laughed, and told him that he had no idea how little money
it cost me to live on my 40-acre place in the middle of South
Carolina. The mortgage and both our vehicles were paid off, so Dann and I
had no expenses except what we spent month-to-month. So a deal was
quickly struck, and I went to work, with my first strip (a Monday, of course)
appearing on July 17, 2000. As it turned out, although I never got a
raise in 18 1/2 years I basically ghost-wrote the strip until 2019.
I spent maybe two days a month writing four weeks' worth of strips,
and another day 2 or 3 times a year doing outlines for
upcoming storylines.</span></span><br />
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for Hire" was the name of a story I wrote in AVENGERS #77 (1970).
When Stan Lee was looking for a non-standard super-hero title for the book
about Luke Cage, probably even before Archie Goodwin added the name Luke--a
name that would emphasize the idea that this guy wanted to make super-heroing
pay--I suggested HERO FOR HIRE, thinking of that title. Stan liked it, and
we kept it for a couple of years. It eventually became the name of the Power
Man and Iron Fist duo team-up and evolved further from there.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times, times new roman, serif;"><br /></span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><b>Jack Kirby turns Roy Thomas into Sol Brodsky</b></span></span><br /><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvkck_Bzw08IWsFfdLeUu1NDk6x3UtkdfM09Tl0LfnqYQrzG9CtErVW07jaAAeltZ_l5l6LYvoZYywVzQSjhqV9rjUQ5kIBUnldu8vC3CIkvr59Ie6DuoDjE5kEzNQO5cQVQ8yXcVgcNgFqtzXQCL38GWAA3VAoPHMWjofglwwz3u19QeJTmvZ7APKME/s1008/6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="659" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvkck_Bzw08IWsFfdLeUu1NDk6x3UtkdfM09Tl0LfnqYQrzG9CtErVW07jaAAeltZ_l5l6LYvoZYywVzQSjhqV9rjUQ5kIBUnldu8vC3CIkvr59Ie6DuoDjE5kEzNQO5cQVQ8yXcVgcNgFqtzXQCL38GWAA3VAoPHMWjofglwwz3u19QeJTmvZ7APKME/s320/6.jpg" width="209" /></a></div></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqg2I3f5tSvISJOz-kbRHqJtT7Q0XDR220AOmdtNlNCfb2iiK-Ir8rvE1Ng49HDN-C4ROw2dAOFX9o-PLsBzA-8ELuOQFCRMV9SyelH9c4pUmyl0lLYUD0yQ0QSZmz1wr_ueNsjgWypk/s1600/what-if.png"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt; text-decoration-line: none;"></span></b></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">What If #11 (1978)</span></b><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times;">For WHAT IF #11 I had an idea for a weird story: "What if the Marvel Bullpen Had Become the Fantastic Four?" The idea was that Stan Lee would become Mr. Fantastic, Jack Kirby the Thing, Flo Steinberg the Invisible Girl, and I myself the Human Torch. I enlisted Jack Kirby to draw the story. However, without consulting me, Jack altered things so that it was original production manager Sol Brodsky, not I, who became the Torch. At first, I was unhappy about this and considered getting the art changed. However, I soon decided that Jack's idea (even if handled in an insubordinate way) was better than mine: Sol Brodsky had been around at the time of FF #1 (while I hadn't come along till four years later); indeed, Sol had designed the FF logo and had even inked issues #3 &4. So, I let it stand, and I'm very pleased with the result. 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And so, influenced by Raymond Jones' mid-1950s novel THIS ISLAND EARTH (but not the horrible movie made from it), I set about, with Stan's blessing, to launch what became known eventually as the Kree-Skrull War. Sal Buscema and I did the first few preliminary issues; and about the time that it needed to go into high gear, by an amazing stroke of luck, along came Neal Adams. 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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Bullpen personnel on the splash page of SUB-MARINER #19 were all
drawn by Marie Severin, without prior consultation with me or, far as I
know, anybody else. She just drew them. Above the unconscious Namor is <b>John Verpoorten</b> (with camera); behind him is <b>Marie Severin</b> herself; to her right, with glasses, is me--<b>Roy Thomas</b>; below me is, <b>Morrie Kuramoto</b>; leaning over Namor is <b>Gary Friedrich</b>; crouching behind him in an orange bikini is <b>Jean Thomas</b>; at top, running towards the group, is <b>Tony Mortellaro</b>; the bald guy at top right in a baby blue shirt is <b>Larry Lieber</b> (the man holding the child and woman with red hat surrounding Larry are Marie's friends); waving to the reader at middle right in a grey long sleeve shirt is <b>Stu Schwartzberg</b>; lower down, in the yellow Hawaiian t-shirt, is <b>Sol Brodsky</b>; beside him with the red towel is <b>Jack Kirby</b>; behind Jack in light green is <b>Don Heck</b>; grinning at the reader above the credits in orange is <b>Bill Everett </b>(Namor's creator); gasping in awe in the striped tank top is <b>Herb Trimpe</b>; above Herb, with the goatee, is <b>Stan Lee</b>; behind Stan is <b>Nancy Murphy</b>; beside Stan is <b>John Romita</b> (with white towel); the lady with the green bathing cap next to John Verpoorten is <b>Susan Lane</b>; behind Susan is <b>Frank Giacoia</b>. </span></span></div>
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(This, of course, does not count the Steve Ditko Dr. Strange dimensions, or spheres such as the Negative Zone to which the F.F. had already traveled). The second would be the introduction of the Squadron Sinister in AVENGERS #70 which lead into AVENGERS #80 with the introduction of the Squadron Supreme. 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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I made "Uru" </span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(whether or
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Larry Lieber: One incident I remember with you [Roy] and me was: I
was in the office, and you came in. You'd been poring over Bulfinch's
Mythology or something, and you said, "Larry, where did you find this
'Uru hammer' in mythology?" And I said, "Roy, I didn't find it; I made
it up." And you looked at me like, "Why the hell did you make it up?"
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going to be using it all the time. I don't know where the hell I came up
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I used to get names out of the back of the dictionary, from the
biographical section where you have foreign names, Russian, this and
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">When I took over writing THE
AVENGERS with #35, Thor had been removed as an active Avengers and made
for a time only cameo appearances, 'cause that's all Stan would allow me
to do. During the days before this, apparently, he used the rightful
name of Thor's hammer in Norse mythology, "Mjolnir," exactly twice--one
time spelled "Mjolnar." Actually, I was surprised to see this, because
Stan never used that phrase in my hearing... so my guess is that Jack
Kirby stuck the name in his margin notes to Stan and Stan picked it up
from there... but unless Jack reminded him of that name with a note,
Stan tended to forget it and either use the term "uru hammer" or just
"hammer." I didn't consciously remember "Mjolnir" ever being used in a
script by Stan when, in the 1967 AVENGERS ANNUAL, I was allowed at last
to bring in Thor (and Iron Man) to fill out the group's ranks for a
49-page epic that was, I believe, the longest one-part Marvel story up
to that date. In the chapter therein in which Thor and Hawkeye battle
the Living Laser (on p. 31, to be exact), the thunder god tosses his
weapon while referring to it as "the invincible hammer which hath ever
been called MJOLNIR!" I wrote that line specifically because I wanted
to underscore that pretty much everybody except the writers of "Thor" at
Marvel Comic had been referred to the hammer by that name for a
thousand years. After that annual, I had to go back for a time to
restricting Thor and Iron to occasional appearances, but the first
chance I got, when Stan was more amenable to letting me have the group
cast I really wanted, I brought those two (and Captain America, who'd
been exiled from the bunch for a while, too, leaving me with precisely
zero solo-title heroes in the group) back for good... and after that the
verbal references to "Mjolnir" piled up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's interesting to note that Stan began using the name "Mjolnir" more
frequently with THOR #145... because that would've come out around the same
time, or maybe just after, my 1967 AVENGERS ANNUAL. Stan proofed that
issue, of course, so maybe he saw it there and that influenced him to
start using it more often. I do seem to recall talking to him once,
probably earlier, and asking him why he never called it "Mjolnir," and
him saying that he just didn't recall the name. That's the reason I
think he got it from Jack in those earlier appearances. No big deal,
but I do think that's a case where I (even more than Jack) influenced
Stan, though I can't prove it, of course.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">When apartment-mate Dave Kaler and I met Tom Fagan at the comics
convention in NYC in July of '65, he invited us to the Rutland (VT)
Halloween parade, where he'd been appearing on floats as Batman for a
year or three. Dave and I went in the Dr. Strange and Plastic Man
costumes we'd worn at the con's masquerade. Over the next few years,
the number of comics pros attending the con slowly grew. I decided to
write a story set there, in AVENGERS #83, which included cameos of Tom,
my first wife Jean, and me... the same story that introduced the first
version of the Valkyrie. The next year, there was both a Marvel and a
DC "Rutland story"--mine in the second DEFENDERS story, again with the
three of us doing cameos in a Dormammu tale (drawn by Ross Andru), and
Denny O'Neil (who was there) working with Neal Adams (who wasn't) on a
BATMAN Grim Reaper/Holocaust survivor story. The year after that, there
were no fewer than three stories, bouncing back between Marvel and DC,
though I (and Denny) had permanently opted out of writing them. Perhaps
the height of attendance by comics pros was 1969-72, after which, for
various reasons, attendance tapered off. The big old mansion for which
Tom was "house-sitting" for several years--a good party venue--is now
bed and breakfast and advertises the Rutland Halloween parties as part
of its ambience.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Mego Stretch Hulk editorial interruption: </b>For more details on this <i>and</i> the world famous "Roy Thomas Spider-man Costume" click this link: <a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-roy-thomas-spider-man-costume.html"><span style="color: red;">https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-roy-thomas-spider-man-costume.html</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
"sanctum sanctorum" phrase is Stan Lee's, not mine, and is an actual
English expression from Latin for the "holy of holies." My own
contribution was to set that place, Doc's mansion, at 177A Bleecker Street
10012-1406 in Greenwich Village, NYC, on the corner of Bleecker and Fenno Place
in the heart of Greenwich Village. My official apartment-mate was Gary
Friedrich, from late 1965 to a few months into 1966. However, soon after
we moved in, Bill Everett became a "guest," usually 4 or so nights a
week... occasionally less or more. The "177A Bleecker Street "
appeared on the final page of DR. STRANGE #182... the second-from-last issue of
the series. I added it because I wanted to show a telegram which had
originally been addressed to Dr. Stephen Strange and which, after Eternity's
actions, now read "Dr. Stephen Sanders." I needed an address to
make the telegram look more authentic, and I didn't just want to fudge it--so I
gave it the address where Gary, Bill, and I had lived for about six months.</span><span color="inherit" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span color="inherit" style="font-family: times; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span color="inherit" style="font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: center;">I should say that the first time I used the "177" number </span><span color="inherit" style="font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: center;">(without the "A") for an address in a Dr. Strange story occurred in </span><span color="inherit" style="font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: center;">issue #159, on the splash page, where Doc is standing not specifically </span><span color="inherit" style="font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: center;">on Bleecker Street but before a big hole in the ground where his mansion </span><span color="inherit" style="font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: center;">had lately stood...and across the street the number "177" is clearly </span><span color="inherit" style="font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: center;">written above a doorway. I suppose it could be said that in Marvel </span><span color="inherit" style="font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: center;">Comics 177 was across the street from 177A, though I wasn't thinking </span><span color="inherit" style="font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: center;">along those lines at the time</span><span><span color="inherit" style="font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: center;">. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">I was reminded when the original b&w art for DS #182, p. 11, was reprinted in the back of the Marvel Masterworks volume, that address was NOT in the original art as penciled and inked. The telegram address there just reads "DR. STEPHEN STRANGE, M.D." with two lines of faked lettering for the rest of the address. On this original art, there are various lines written by me leading to the margin (whose editorial notes are cut off, alas) in which I changed a lot of the dialogue in panels 4 & 5... including one to those two lines of "faked lettering" on the address. This is clearly where/when I decided, after the story was fully written, to give Doc the address of 177A Bleecker Street. And to help set Doc's new secret identity, I completely rewrote at the last minute all of Wong's dialogue in panel 4, so that it would underscore the notion of Doc needed a different identity.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Shuma-Gorath</span></b><br /><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAarWmdnGbQ2W6OwoCgbo2YvMeUs072VLErA75qn_YfuJlOqtSpsRZC_HKWKZLIp9VktpYM4BRzuAHFWEmG72EwB4CX__i7KXL29Yi1Zxrk7lUiEQZRb2gFp7f1yXU3QZZ4cre1-Ao53Rya7LmylTG0hSihVF6o_8A7Zj1xuUDaCFqA_RbRBZOGMDX=s836" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="537" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAarWmdnGbQ2W6OwoCgbo2YvMeUs072VLErA75qn_YfuJlOqtSpsRZC_HKWKZLIp9VktpYM4BRzuAHFWEmG72EwB4CX__i7KXL29Yi1Zxrk7lUiEQZRb2gFp7f1yXU3QZZ4cre1-Ao53Rya7LmylTG0hSihVF6o_8A7Zj1xuUDaCFqA_RbRBZOGMDX=s320" width="206" /></a></div></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMYqy0danAwvcybh0hnRHknabLBKVQ7OknWdQwWYPGM6WdzDhNAePQt7xFqV3Q7C-gZ5myqG4VqFoXAba1xSdhyphenhyphenLXUdkrTaRWGvuceiuB1soX3bA24693YsjBS99LNtWvF8aAInOC2G8/s1600/Sanctum_Sanctorum_from_Strange_Tales_Vol_1_117.webp"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration-line: none;"></span></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Marvel Premiere #5 (1972)</span></b><br /><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times;">Shuma-Gorath was a name made up by Conan creator Robert E. Howard and used only in the long-unpublished vignette that was eventually published as "The Curse of the Golden Skull," a story of pre-Cataclysmic days in which Kull (not yet a king) is an offstage character who has mortally wounded a vile sorcerer called Rotath of Lemuria. I turned the events of "Golden Skull" into a 3-page prologue of CONAN THE BARBARIAN #37, which was drawn by Neal Adams... but I left REH's lone reference of "the iron-bound books of Shuma-Gorath" out of the CONAN prologue for reasons of space. Still, I loved the name "Shuma-Gorath"; so, when, in the 1972 revival of a Dr. Strange series in MARVEL PREMIERE, I decided to add a Lovecraftian/Cthulhu-Mythos aspect to Strange's adventures, I asked new Marvel (but veteran DC) scripter Gardner Fox to use the name "Shuma-Gorath" as the mysterious menace behind the new ongoing storyline. He's first mentioned in MARVEL PREMIERE #5 (1972), page 5, as "the dread Shuma-Gorath." Of course, it was Steve Englehart and Frank Brunner, a few issues later, who took that concept, ran with it, and built on it to make Shuma-Gorath what he became in the Marvel Universe.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-man</span></b><br /><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_SEy8y1eMSC8ixGE8TIh-E_xTx7EecUVR1diG5g84tWIvJ7M5cxXSNQlTGAGKOIVPtj9ujGqt08ZkXkweOfi0jIUb9UoUhpt5P9h1vp9aJaSdnnIsgdtmNBn5mChnrvR_I5ojQJYvRyoeEYkMF2RWYu0YpykBruVzD1Tls-zgUvygV-YRP8GFxzAZYk/s363/8a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="363" data-original-width="274" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_SEy8y1eMSC8ixGE8TIh-E_xTx7EecUVR1diG5g84tWIvJ7M5cxXSNQlTGAGKOIVPtj9ujGqt08ZkXkweOfi0jIUb9UoUhpt5P9h1vp9aJaSdnnIsgdtmNBn5mChnrvR_I5ojQJYvRyoeEYkMF2RWYu0YpykBruVzD1Tls-zgUvygV-YRP8GFxzAZYk/s320/8a.jpg" width="242" /></a></div></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMYqy0danAwvcybh0hnRHknabLBKVQ7OknWdQwWYPGM6WdzDhNAePQt7xFqV3Q7C-gZ5myqG4VqFoXAba1xSdhyphenhyphenLXUdkrTaRWGvuceiuB1soX3bA24693YsjBS99LNtWvF8aAInOC2G8/s1600/Sanctum_Sanctorum_from_Strange_Tales_Vol_1_117.webp"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration-line: none;"></span></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-man (1976)</span></b><br /><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times;">Gerry Conway asked me to take the role of Marvel advisor on the SUPERMAN VS. 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I only learned about any possible link between Jasper and myself years after the fact, when Mark Evanier (who had been Jack's assistant during the early 70s) told me that Jack had said as much to him. Of course, that hardly means a one-to-one connection, just a starting point for a character who was basically nearly a one-dimensional stereotype. And of course Stan Lee wrote all Jasper's dialogue, so much of what fans think of as Jasper was contributed by Stan. I found Jasper a reasonably interesting character, but too shallow to really take hold on the imagination. Weirdly, when the name was used for an MCU character, it was applied to a totally different type... a true villain, if I recall a-right. 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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sometime in 1972, after some weeks of production manager John
Verpoorten, assistant art director Frank Giacoia, and myself (as just "story
editor") operation as an uneasy retirement, I was very unhappy with the
arrangement and was actually considering accepting an offer from
Carmine Infantino at DC. I felt that, under Stan Lee as the new publisher
and president, I should be the company's editor, in charge (subject to
Stan) of art as well as script, because I felt that Frank G., while a
wonderful inker, really couldn't handle the combination of art
overseeing and cover generation. Gil Kane gave me good advice: Just
hang in there a little longer, "my boy," and everything I wanted would
come to me. Only days later, Stan called me in to complain about the
covers Frank was laying out, among other things, and wanted me to
oversee him more closely. I told Stan I couldn't really do that,
because he had created the three of us as equals. Thinking it over,
Stan decided I should become the editor, not just story editor, with
full authority subject to himself. He asked me to choose between two
titles: "executive editor" and "editor-in-chief." I chose the latter,
which sounded more like a sleeves-rolled-up kind of thing... I made sure
the hyphens were a part of it. Now, why Stan didn't just name me
"editor" as he had been for the past three decades, I've no idea... so
that, technically, I became the first person ever to hold the post of
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I seem to have done re Storm was to stick my head into a meeting Len Wein, Dave
Cockrum, and maybe one or two other people were having about the new characters
they intended to add to the X-Men when that mag was revived. They
mentioned they were having a problem straightening a few of them out... they
had a man named Typhoon with weather powers and another (who may or may not
have been African American--I don't recall) named the Black Cat, long before
the Spider-Man character (though long after the Harvey one, of course).
They felt that Black Cat was going to be redundant, with all the other
"cat" heroines popping up lately, and I said, off the cuff, according
to Dave, "Why not make the girl Typhoon?" Then I left. I
guess that's how Typhoon wound up as an African American woman--renamed Storm
by Dave and the gang. I wouldn't remember much of this except that Dave
repeated the story in a 2003 interview printed in ALTER EGO #163... and I think Len told the story earlier, in some
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I've no hard memories of what synopses I wrote for that series, but Joe pointed out that one of the episodes dealt with a mysterious woman who is tracking down Namor for the entire series, who in the end turns out to be his grandmother, the mother of his father, sea captain Leonard McKenzie. I don't know if I wrote that one, but if so it may have served as an accidental template for SUB-MARINER #9 a year or two later, in which a middle-aged Betty Dean is revealed at the end. On the other hand, if I didn't write that one, chances are I never saw it... I don't necessarily know that I was charged with "reviewing" whatever Subby synopses were written in 1966 in the Marvel offices for that TV series, and I never did see most of the episodes on TV.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Synthozoid/Synthezoid</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Qq6ni7lQEzIyIn1F4H466yKNw9gIPlTqel1IQ0c3rY4SErjDmqFkwjq3F3V_yjp53ajy8zg6ZEc-g-M1pE5QdkgqqUu09_U2shF_TJkPlgJg1KEAPHZv8eCsvBjpnOsnxvjg-Wdfg70/s523/Avengers_Vol_1_57.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="523" data-original-width="340" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Qq6ni7lQEzIyIn1F4H466yKNw9gIPlTqel1IQ0c3rY4SErjDmqFkwjq3F3V_yjp53ajy8zg6ZEc-g-M1pE5QdkgqqUu09_U2shF_TJkPlgJg1KEAPHZv8eCsvBjpnOsnxvjg-Wdfg70/s320/Avengers_Vol_1_57.jpg" /></a></div></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUB4pGqAUTwOBe0w0-EsI9g2Rfi9zJuwNvjtOGmxrNxzDCIBsGq1Kbs_dWE1hA6Eq-3T0gborlxecIE4dtWT0WCUtYX-i6xZ_YPsSE9MfF7LVuSFw4cDmTda6BmGh0FKg0Zbdhk5IFPDA/s1600/storm.jpg"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration-line: none;"></span></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Avengers #57 (1968)</span></b><br /><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-family: times; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">I coined the word "synthozoid" for whatever kind of android the Vision was ("an artificial human," according to Hank Pym)... I first spelled it that way in THE AVENGERS #57, p. 9... a term that Hawkeye says Pym had coined earlier, a line that's a lead-in to the story in #58. Maybe it got spelled "synthezoid" later, maybe even by me... I dunno.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-family: times; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div></div>
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Jim Starlin showed me the designs (and names) for several Titan characters he
had drawn and wanted to use, I said that "Thanos" was a great name,
and I thought he should take that character and beef him up. Whether
I said so or not, I had in mind his being a sort of Darkseid type of character,
but what Jim did with it was up to him. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Mego Stretch Hulk editorial interruption:</b>
Roy's forgetting a little bit of the details here as Jim stated in an
interview for COMIC BOOK ARTISTS #2 that what Roy actually said to him
was "Beef him up! If you're going to steal one of the New Gods, at least
rip off Darkseid, the really good one!" And that's way too awesome of a
quote to leave out when discussing the creation of Thanos.</span><br />
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It was done, at least by Stan Lee and me, Marvel-style, with Jack Kirby breaking down the story into storyboards from a detailed synopsis, at least on my part. Then I added the dialogue, etc. The result, despite HERBIE, was closer to the FANTASTIC FOUR comics than any of the shows before or after, at least for several years. We made relatively few concessions to a super-young audience. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I think the first episode I did was an original story, "The Phantom of Hollywood." I also did one on "The Olympics of Space." I did 4 or 5 total, every one that Stan didn't do except one that Christy Marx did... but I don't recall what they were. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I'm proud of my work on it... since I don't care much generally for working in animation.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">The Incredible Hulk </span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;">(Live-Action Series)</span></b><br /><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5IBn7Rc-3YfEJkr9RRMKm3FW3sMmmiVjFpSBNGTJW8rV4vzaAYGbuVinRFtyVQqq_UYAIop2E1sgrIfArAtjyB5x-qsECXQYtwqrsxCFMHSkFyCoV50G2wAdAOss7x-dTyWbPqkaF2dw/s500/hulknovel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5IBn7Rc-3YfEJkr9RRMKm3FW3sMmmiVjFpSBNGTJW8rV4vzaAYGbuVinRFtyVQqq_UYAIop2E1sgrIfArAtjyB5x-qsECXQYtwqrsxCFMHSkFyCoV50G2wAdAOss7x-dTyWbPqkaF2dw/s320/hulknovel.jpg" /></a></div></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRspxr2FnUhudMT4_1Q4qjFjO3NU1MWSuiJjFhX0GyTmghWvzbveTgmbfkPw7cJRzqh5qW7wbghKtfMeDYXE0gdkn3UYaAwg2YUuf3eE_qW9otxtOOHVit4d6NToT_CTPsNRju5fC1NM/s1600/Thanos-on-a-skull-throne.jpg"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration-line: none;"></span></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18pt;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The Incredible Hulk Video Novel (1979)</span></b><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: times;">By that time, I had moved to Los Angeles, some months past. My friend Alan Waite and I visited the set of the filming of the first "Incredible Hulk" TV movie, courtesy of assistant director Tom Blank, and saw the filming of the scene in which the Hulk breaks out of that big iron-lung-type machine, in the presence of the female scientist, who later dies in that pilot. Soon afterward, after the movie was a hit, Marvel asked me to put together the "video novel," which meant going to the Universal lot and going over the whole movie, shot by shot, with some film technician, so that he could pull the images I felt we needed to tell the story in the allotted number of pages in the book. Oddly, though it was pretty much a one-time experience, I don't remember a lot of the details about the doing of the thing, except that I had to oversee it from start to finish, and I think it came out pretty well. I suppose I did have Kenny Johnson's screenplay at the time, would almost had have to have it, wouldn't I? If so, maybe I still do, among the dozens piled up in a closet, from "Rebel without a Cause" through "What about Bob?" and a bunch of those I wrote with or without Gerry Conway.<br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: times;">One interesting side note of the project was that, at the start of working with that technician, he showed me one or two test shots (just still) of the original actor who was to play the Hulk, the towering but lanky Richard Kiel. I remember that one shot showed Kiel striding if not trotting down what looked like some country road. I recall that, at the time, he looked to me more like the original relatively gaunt version of the DC monster Solomon Grundy than he did like the Hulk (We all learned later than some bigwig's kid didn't feel that Kiel looked right as the Hulk, and that's how Lou Ferrigno got the part.) A year or so later, I met Kiel... he was to play the caveman lead in the sitcom "Arrgh and Dr. Dan" which I had developed for Charles Fries Productions, but which never went past a meeting or two with network people... and he was a friendly guy. When he learned that I had seen test shots of him as the Hulk, he enlisted me to try to get hold of one of them for him, just as a souvenir, but I couldn't really help him. Did any of those ever turn up? I'd love to see them again. Anyway, it does seem to me that I heard that Richard had gotten hold of them some time before he passed away, and I was glad to hear that. Still, Ferrigno was a better choice for the Hulk, since the camera could make him look taller than he was... and he had the right build for the Hulk. But I always hated the particular fright-wig they had Lou wear.</span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: times;">I've told my other stories re the Hulk TV movie elsewhere, so I won't go into that again. 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Stan had a very rough idea for the story, which he gave me verbally in a couple of sentences. I took that and turned it into a written plot... finishing up and mailing it before I joined wife Jeanie at a party at production manager John Verpoorten's apartment in lower Manhattan (it may well have been a Halloween party, but if so, not a costume affair). Unfortunately, when we gave it to Gerry Conway to dialogue, I forgot to ask Gerry to give me a plotting credit (with or without Stan being listed), and he neglected to do so on his own. I didn't bother to correct that when the first issue of TOMB OF DRACULA went through the office. I've always regretted that...but then, Gerry wrote a plot (Moby Dick in space) that became the basis of a HULK two-parter, for which he was paid the proffered sum of $25, but credit was never intended to be a part of that bargain. I guess we came out even. 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the concept. I know that Tony Isabella did the real development with
it. My hope
was that it would be Marvel's answer to WEIRD WAR TALES, without being
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I stepped down as editor-in-chief, I wanted to do some projects that would
dis-involved me with the Marvel mainstream and thus having to coordinate
plots. The Conan and other Robert E. Howard-related titles already fit
that description, but I almost immediately made up two new ones: THE
INVADERS, because it was set in WWII, and WHAT IF, because it would be about
alternate realities. It was an attempt to do open-ended stories within a
closed system, if that's not a contradiction in terms. Each issue would
be a new adventure with new heroes, getting past the barrier of "Imaginary
Stories" at DC... catching a bit of the "Earth-Two" feel of
Julie Schwartz's magazines, which Stan Lee otherwise hadn't ever really
liked. But I took the term "what if" from a common expression
that Stan often used in connection with notions for stories. Just as he
had once wanted to do a comic called THE INVADERS (with Hulk and Namor), I
figured that if I had a name Stan already liked because (whether he
realized/remembered it or not) he had basically made it up or at least wanted
to utilize it, I was already halfway to my goal. And both concepts were
approved with just a couple of sentences between Stan and me, probably in late
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Conway and I did a couple of
drafts for an X-MEN film circa 1984 for a company
that had a deal with Orion Pictures--unfortunately for us, just before
Orion
went bust. We weren't allowed to do the X-Men the way we wanted: there
were a couple of new mutants in it (a Japanese young woman, as I
recall),
Professor X could walk, etc. Gerry and I discussed it in ALTER EGO #58,
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Aetius</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #16 (1982)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Adrian Gonzales</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(based on historical figure) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #38 (1984)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Tony DeZuniga</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #32 (1984)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ron Randall</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Justice League of America #193 (1981)</b></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Rich Buckler and Jerry Ordway</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The All-Star Squadron was my concept for a super-hero group, originating
at the outset of America's entry into World War II, that would be
potentially composed of virtually every Golden Age hero in the stable of
DC Comics and Quality Comics--with occasional sidetrips to the Fawcett
group's Captain Marvel and his "family." My idea was to build that
group around a small super-active core of a few members of the Justice
Society of America (starting with Hawkman, Dr. Mid-Nite, and the Atom)
and DC minor stars Robotman, Johnny Quick, Liberty Belle, and the
Shining Knight, plus such Quality characters as Plastic Man and Phantom
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>(William Blake Everett)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew #14 (1983)</b></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #1 (1981)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Warlord #48 (1981)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon </span><br />
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">ARAK was a concept created by Roy & Dann Thomas with artist Ernie Colon for DC Comics in late 1980. The genesis of the series was Dann's (actually, Danette Couto's, since we were not yet married, nor had she legally changed her first name at that time), when she suggested the notion: "An [American] Indian discovers Europe." We developed it from there, from Dann's original vision of a young Indian, near death, picked up far out in the Atlantic by a wandering Viking ship. Arak joins the Vikings and, once grown to manhood, wanders amid the Europe around the turn of the 8th/9th centuries, encountering historical figures such as Charlemagne (as "Carolus Magnus," the Latin form of "Charles the Great"), Harun Al-Rashid of Baghdad, et al., as well as mythical figures like Malagigi (the Merlin equivalent in the Arthurian-style legends that grew up about Charlemagne), Prester John, etc.--and purely fictitious ones like Valda the Iron Maiden and, later, Satyricus the satyr.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Argalia</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #1 (1981)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(based on a character from the poem <i>Orlando furioso</i>)</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Argor</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Arthur Gordon Pym) </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Young All-Stars #16 (1988)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, Jean-Marc Lofficier and Michael Bair</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(revamped character named "Arthur Gordon Pym" for comics, originally from the novel THE NARRATIVE OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM OF NANTUCKET (1838) created by Edgar Allan Poe) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Armordillo</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew #2 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, Alfredo Alcala and Scott Shaw!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Atari Force (Team)</b></span></span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Li San O'Rourke</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Lucas Orion</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Lydia Perez</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Martin Champion</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Mohandas Singh</b></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Atari Force #1 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Gerry Conway and Ross Andru </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">While Gerry and I did discuss the Atari Force team concept at an early stage, virtually all the real work was done by him.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Atom Man</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Heinrich Melch)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>World's Finest #271 (1981)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Jack C. Harris, E. Nelson Bridwell and Rich Buckler</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(revamped character for comics, originally based on the "Atom Man" from a sequence on the radio show THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN from 1945 or 46) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Rich Buckler and I turned Atom Man into a costumed super-villain; in the radio show he simply radiated kryptonite rays, etc. It should be noted that Atom Man from the radio show was whom the Atom Man in the "Atom Man vs Superman" (1950) serial was based on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Axis Amerika (Team)</b></span></span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Fledermaus (Flieder Maus)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Gudra the Valkryie* </b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Horned Owl (Grosshorn Eule)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Sea Wolf</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Ubermensch (Overman)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Usil, the Sun Archer </b></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Young All-Stars #1 (1987)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, Vince Argondezzi, Michael Bair and Brian Murray</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>*</b>character created by William Moulton Marston, Robert Kanigher and Harry G. Peter </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">("Gudra" is indeed based on a character created by Marston, Kanigher and Peter... BUT their character was named "Gundra," and I accidentally </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">left the "n" out of it.)</span></span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Baledor, Lord of the Mystic Mound</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #3 (1981)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Barmak</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #38 (1984)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Tony DeZuniga</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Baron Ovis</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #19 (1983)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Adrian Gonzales</span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Baron Von Vermin</b></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUXHtE2EMmIOSPYi9aFDDRJaYq7hU8-kVdyE1cSkB0A_JXERq3iKJi5L8JbIKJTdXwqeegm-CBjz2C-n5WP3690j0Sjd2M1zApj5_6AO7TD3mho2eBAEGi6TCv_J2J2nRThjhfY_qi14/s399/cap6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="393" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUXHtE2EMmIOSPYi9aFDDRJaYq7hU8-kVdyE1cSkB0A_JXERq3iKJi5L8JbIKJTdXwqeegm-CBjz2C-n5WP3690j0Sjd2M1zApj5_6AO7TD3mho2eBAEGi6TCv_J2J2nRThjhfY_qi14/w197-h200/cap6.jpg" width="197" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew #6 (1982)</span></b></span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Scott Shaw!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Belphegor</b></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #5 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Leon Bergstrom</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Jonni Thunder #1 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Dick Giordano</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Black Pope</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #7 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Gerry Conway, Dann Thomas, Mike W. Barr and Ernie Colon</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Conrad Bloch</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Green Lantern #138 (1981)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Marv Wolfman and Joe Staton</span></div>
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Bow Zar</b></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCbogV7W7pPYBR9_5Gy8MH8PIq-e_63CzckHMTTLlMCqnh_O9CC2LbDnB8PO2kfLul3S_y1kledIZ-vCjwqgfUPuLIPjEc20cbuQbPLhvWYEOUGjoWPsiVXbLdHKvaFmeTi8uIhMhaXM/s720/cap7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="464" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCbogV7W7pPYBR9_5Gy8MH8PIq-e_63CzckHMTTLlMCqnh_O9CC2LbDnB8PO2kfLul3S_y1kledIZ-vCjwqgfUPuLIPjEc20cbuQbPLhvWYEOUGjoWPsiVXbLdHKvaFmeTi8uIhMhaXM/s320/cap7.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew #7 (1982)</span></b></span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Scott Shaw!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Boyd, the Robin Wonder</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew #14 (1983)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, E. Nelson Bridwell and Scott Shaw!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew #2 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, Alfredo Alcala and Scott Shaw!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #13 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Brother Philip</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #1 (1981)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #13 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Brother Urias</b></span> </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #13 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Brunello</b></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #16 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Adrian Gonzales </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Frederick Cantrell</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Infinity, Inc. #1 (1984)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Jerry Ordway</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #10 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #41 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Tony DeZuniga</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Carcharo</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Infinity, Inc. #25 (1986)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Todd McFarlane </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Carlo</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #13 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>AJ Caruthers</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Infinity Inc. #6 (1984)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Jerry Ordway</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Chau Ch'eng</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #47 (1985)</b></span></b></span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, Jean-Marc Lofficier and Tony DeZuniga</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Clarence "Slim" Chance</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Jonni Thunder #1 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Dick Giordano</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Charon</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #12 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(based on Greek mythology) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Chelchak</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #14 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Chroma</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Infinity, Inc. #14 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Todd McFarlane</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Claudus</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #26 (1983)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ron Randall </span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Cold Turkey</b></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3nQ22GC5XBT0xFsETtBa8Za1BNUyEf-vpd1wRwFxOFQTWSGlistxMzwZgpUFYhgwRLnmseLL_-dSRjXMRF9lHXJ9HgWAW0k783bUD5KK27PEgSL5MRphNrBAXAB5s1Ac2ooRaYvfCVLg/s448/cap11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="383" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3nQ22GC5XBT0xFsETtBa8Za1BNUyEf-vpd1wRwFxOFQTWSGlistxMzwZgpUFYhgwRLnmseLL_-dSRjXMRF9lHXJ9HgWAW0k783bUD5KK27PEgSL5MRphNrBAXAB5s1Ac2ooRaYvfCVLg/w171-h200/cap11.jpg" width="171" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew #13 (1983)</span></b></span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, E. Nelson Bridwell and Scott Shaw!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">COLD TURKEY was a concept that came to me one day as a villain in CAPT. CARROT. A visual equivalent of the term for quitting something suddenly and totally, the character himself was inspired by DC villains Icicle and the later Captain Cold</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Commander Cometas</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #15 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Adrian Gonzales </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Constantine VI</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #16 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Adrian Gonzales</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Cyclotron </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Terrence Kurtzberger) </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>All Star Squadron #21 (1983)</b></span></b></span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Jerry Ordway</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(rechristened character named "Terry Curtis," first appeared in ACTION COMICS #21 (1940) created by Jerry Seigel and Joe Shuster) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Jake Simmons)</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>All Star Squadron #21 (1983)</b></span></b></span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Jerry Ordway</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Delan</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #28 (1983)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ron Randall </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>All-Star Squadron #45 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Tim Burgard and Arvell Jones</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (the costume was originally worn by a character named "Siegfried the Speedster" worn by Jay Garrick the original Flash created by Gardner Fox and Harry Lampert, who first appeared in WONDER WOMAN #240 (1978) created by Gerry Conway, Jose Delbo and Joe Giella) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Digger O'Doom</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew #14 (1983)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, E. Nelson Bridwell and Scott Shaw!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Dinar-Zad</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #35 (1984)</b></span></b></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b> </b></span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ron Randall</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Arthur C. "Sparky" Dobbs</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Jonni Thunder #1 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Dick Giordano </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Dr. Hoot</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew #14 (1983)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, E. Nelson Bridwell and Scott Shaw!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Dr. Love</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Benjamin Love)</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Infinity, Inc. #18 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Todd McFarlane</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Dr. Midnight</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Elizabeth Chapel) </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Infinity, Inc. #19 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created as "Elizabeth Chapel" with Dann Thomas and Todd McFarlane</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(becomes "Dr. Midnight" in INFINITY, INC. #21 (1985) co-created with Dann Thomas and Todd McFarlane) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Dragon King</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>All Star Squadron #4 (1981)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Rich Buckler </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Dyanna of the Golden Arrows</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #27 (1983)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ron Randall </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Dziewona</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Warlord #48 (1981)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New Teen Titans #16 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Jerry Ordway, Dann Thomas and Scott Shaw! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew #14 (1983)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, E. Nelson Bridwell and Scott Shaw!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Eye of Horus</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Blue Beetle #54 (1966)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Bill Fraccio</span>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(originally in Charlton Comics, based on Egyptian mythology)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Brad Farley</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>All-Star Squadron #13 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Adrian Gonzales</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>All-Star Squadron #5 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Rich Buckler</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Feline Faust</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew #14 (1983)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, E. Nelson Bridwell and Scott Shaw!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fireball </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Sonya Chuikov)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Young All-Stars #22 (1989)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ron Harris</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Firebrand</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Danette Reilly-Arthur) </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Justice League of America #193 (1981)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Rich Buckler and Jerry Ordway </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fog</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Nebel) </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>All-Star Squadron #44 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Paul Kupperberg and Arvell Jones </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Frogzilla</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew #3 (1982)</b></span></b></span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Scott Shaw!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>G</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Glamazons (Gang)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Gladys </b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Myrtle </b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Unnamed member</b></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Jonni Thunder #3 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Dick Giordano</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Golroth, Guardian of the Golden Bough</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #28 (1983)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ron Randall </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Great White Owl</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #33 (1984)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ron Randall </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Green Flame</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Beatriz da Costa)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Infinity, Inc. #32 (1986)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Todd McFarlane</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(rechristened character named "Green Fury," first appeared in SUPER FRIENDS #25 (1979) created by E. Nelson Bridwell and Ramona Fradon) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #17 (1983)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Adrian Gonzales </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Haakon of Ultima Thule</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #17 (1983)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Adrian Gonzales </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Harlequin</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Marcie Cooper)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Infinity, Inc. #14 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Todd McFarlane</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Khodja Hassan</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #47 (1985)</b></span></b></span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, Jean-Marc Lofficier and Tony DeZuniga</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Hastor</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Helene Astar)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Infinity, Inc. #34 (1987)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Todd McFarlane </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(in the background and unseen in INFINITY, INC. #30 (1986)) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Julian Hayden</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Infinity, Inc. #4 (1984)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, Gardner Fox and Jerry Ordway</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Myrna Hayden</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Infinity, Inc. #4 (1984)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, Gardner Fox, Jerry Ordway and Joe Kubert</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>He-No</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #33 (1984)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ron Randall </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Hector Hamhock</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew #14 (1983)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, E. Nelson Bridwell and Scott Shaw!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Helix (Team)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Mister Bones (Robert Todd)*</b></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak, Wind-Walker </b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Baby Boom (Babe)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b> Kritter</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Penny Dreadful</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Tao Jones</b></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>*Infinity, Inc. #16 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, Mike Machlan and Todd McFarlane</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">I not only conceived Mr. Bones on my own (though conferring with Dann, he was my idea, where other Infinity, Inc./Helix characters were sometimes initiated by her or by both of us together)... but I drew the first picture of him, costume, skull and bones design, etc., clearly influenced by the old Black Terror character visually, plus Blazing Skull and Ghost Rider at Marvel. Besides that: the first professional drawing of Mr. Bones--the final design of the costume--was done by Mike Machlan. Mike, as per instructions, followed my costume and look exactly, except that he gave Bones the high boot look he sported, and maybe had improved on the cape/cowl a bit. That drawing was later published in INFINITY, INC. #15 (and the fourth All Star Companion). So, while I've no quarrel with Todd being considered the "co-creator" of Mr. Bones (however he may have now evolved into, yech, Director Bones), Todd was only the THIRD person to draw Mr. Bones' basic look. By the standards used for, say, Wolverine, Todd would no more be the co-creator of Mr. Bones than Herb Trimpe is currently considered of Wolverine...although again, as I said, I'm willing to count all three of us as the co-creators of the visual aspect of Bones... though only I conceived the original character, named him, wrote him, with Dann's help.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Infinity, Inc. #17 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Todd McFarlane</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(Team first appearance) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #9 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #1 (1981)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Hooty the Owl XIV</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Infinity, Inc. #20 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Todd McFarlane</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Hourman</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Richard "Rick" Tyler)</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Infinity, Inc. #20 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Todd McFarlane </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(character and son of "Rex Tyler" (the first "Hourman"), first appeared in ADVENTURE COMICS #48 (1940) created by Ken Fitch and Bernard Baily)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Brainwave Jr. (Henry King Jr.)*</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Fury (Hippolyta "Lyta" Trevor-Hall)**</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Jade (Jennifer Lynn "Jennie" Hayden)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Northwind (Norda Cantrell)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Nuklon (Albert Julian Rothstein)***</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Obsidian (Todd James Rice)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Silver Scarab (Hector Sanders Hall)</b></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>*All Star Squadron #24 (1983)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, Mike Machlan and Jerry Ordway</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>**Wonder Woman #300 (1983)</b></span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">"Hippolyta Trevor-Hall" co-created with Dann Thomas and Ross Andru and "Fury" (the super-heroine) co-created with Dann Thomas, Mike Machlan and Jerry Ordway</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>All-Star Squadron #25 (1983)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, Mike Machlan and Jerry Ordway</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(Team first appearance)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>***</b>(Nuklon's first appearance is in ALL-STAR SQUADRON #25, he was revamped with a new costume and renamed as "Atom Smasher" in JSA SECRET FILES AND ORIGINS #1 (1999) created by James Robinson, David S. Goyer and Scott Benefiel) <b> </b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Artemis aka Tigress (Artemis "Bryn" Crock)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Fiddler (Isaac Brown)*</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Hazard (Becky Sharpe)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Icicle (Cameron Mahkent)**</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Shade (Richard Swift)***</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Wizard (William Zard)****</b></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Infinity, Inc. #34 (1986)</b></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>*</b>character created by Robert Kanigher and Lee Elias</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>**</b>son of the original "Icicle" ("Joar Mahkent") created by Robert Kanigher and Alex Toth </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>***</b>character created by Gardner Fox and Everett E. Hibbard</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>****</b>character created by Gardner Fox and Irwin Hasen</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Irene</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #16 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Adrian Gonzales</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #4 (1981)</b></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Iron Munro</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Arnold Raymond "Arn" Munro)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Young All-Stars #1 (1987)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, Michael Bair and Brian Murray</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Abu Jahl</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #35 (1984)</b></span></div>
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ron Randall</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Johannes</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #19 (1983)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Adrian Gonzales</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Josephus</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #7 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Gerry Conway, Dann Thomas, Mike W. Barr and Ernie Chan</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Just'a Lotta Animals (Team)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Aquaduck</b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Batmouse</b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Crash</b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Elong-Gator</b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Firestork</b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Green Lambkin</b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Green Sparrow</b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Hawkmoose</b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Martian Anteater</b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Rat Tornado </b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Stacked Canary</b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Super-Squirrel</b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Wonder Wabbit</b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Zap-Panda </b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew #14 (1983)</b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> co-created with Dann Thomas, E. Nelson Bridwell and Scott Shaw!</span><br />
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Just'a Lotta Animals was the
original formation of the Zoo Crew team, and I think even Gerry Conway may have had a hand in some
of the names, as perhaps did Dann Thomas. However, DC decided it wanted new
characters and a new
group name, because they would've had trouble selling a TV cartoon with
animal dopplegangers of Superman, Batman, et al.--the license-holders
of those characters would probably have objected. So that JLA went on a
shelf for a year or two, and then came back
in CAPTAIN CARROT AND HIS AMAZING ZOO CREW!... but it actually pre-dated the latter.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kallinikos III</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #17 (1983)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Adrian Gonzales</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(based on historical figure)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kamikaze</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Tetsujiro Yoneda)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Young All-Stars #4 (1987)</b></span></b></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, Brian Murray and Howard Simpson</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew #14 (1983)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, E. Nelson Bridwell and Scott Shaw!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Keres</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #13 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Alfredo Alcala</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(based on Greek mythology) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Khiron</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #10 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(based on Green mythology) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #5 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon </span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kongaroo</b></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQMa6jYhv-ygoaUpxbKlz6hkxCz3W6-FspvfrBo0Lafbv5jrfiztUc-WW0Qmle5cENhJ-zJRvGHXd5Tmgop5kmokFp1AmS0FuU7Kmi054K2SjuQYc40c3nG5Ap-9CJABl1BvHiePH1P4/s483/cap2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="403" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQMa6jYhv-ygoaUpxbKlz6hkxCz3W6-FspvfrBo0Lafbv5jrfiztUc-WW0Qmle5cENhJ-zJRvGHXd5Tmgop5kmokFp1AmS0FuU7Kmi054K2SjuQYc40c3nG5Ap-9CJABl1BvHiePH1P4/w167-h200/cap2.jpg" width="167" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew #3 (1982)</span></b></span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Scott Shaw!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kuei</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Young All-Stars #22 (1989)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ron Harris</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(name and look are from Chinese mythology) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Terri Kurtzberger</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>All-Star Squadron Annual #2 (1983)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Jerry Ordway </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>L</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lady Corinna</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #2 (1981)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(based on historical figure)</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lady Lorelei</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>All-Star Squadron #38 (1984)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Rick Hoberg </span><br />
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I don't recall anything specific about Lady Lorelei (except that,
besides Tokyo Rose, Lord Haw-Haw, and Axis Sally), I was "inspired" to
use that name by the combination of the Lorelei in ALL-STAR COMICS #39
and the song "Lorelei"
by the Gershwins, as I often listened to it on the record by Ella
Fitzgerald. But yeah, if ALL-STAR SQUADRON had endured as long as I wanted it
to, I'd probably have got around to making her an onstage character,
though I had nothing more specific in mind.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lex Lemur </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew #14 (1983)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, E. Nelson Bridwell and Scott Shaw!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Liutgard</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #5 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lord Hessa</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b> </b></span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lord of Serpents</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #36 (1984)</b></span></b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b> </b></span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ron Randall</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lord Yoritomo</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #50 (1985)</b></span></b></span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, Jean-Marc Lofficier and Tony DeZuniga</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(based on historical figure)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lui the Pious</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #13 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(based on historical figure)</span> </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>M</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Makados</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #15 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Adrian Gonzales</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Marius</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #9 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mayor Czarniak</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Infinity, Inc. #5 (1984)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Jerry Ordway</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sargent McGuffin</b></span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Jonni Thunder #1 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Dick Giordano</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mekanique</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Infinity, Inc. #19 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Gerry Conway, Dann Thomas and Todd McFarlane</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Atropos</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Clotho</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Lachesis</b></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #14 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(based on Greek mythology) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Montagu</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #9 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Maria Montez</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Infinity, Inc. #26 (1986)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Todd McFarlane</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mora</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Infinity, Inc. #26 (1986)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Todd McFarlane</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #33 (1984)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ron Randall </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #47 (1985)</b></span></b></span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, Jean-Marc Lofficier and Tony DeZuniga</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(based on historical figure)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mudd</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew #4 (1982)</b></span></b></span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Scott Shaw!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Nergal, Prince of Plague</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #43 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Tony DeZuniga</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #9 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>All-Star Squadron #44 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Paul Kupperberg and Arvell Jones </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>America vs. The Justice Society #1 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Rafael Kayanan</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Oni</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #50 (1985)</b></span></b></span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, Jean-Marc Lofficier and Tony DeZuniga</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(based on Japanese mythology) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Infinity Inc. #1 (1984)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Jerry Ordway </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Ottar</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #31 (1984)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Owl Robot</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew #5 (1982)</b></span></b></span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, Chad Grothkopf and Scott Shaw!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Peers of the Kingdom (Team)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Archbishop Turpin</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Astolpho of Mercia</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Carolus Magnus***</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Duke Namo of Bavaria</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Farrau the Saracen</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Ganelon</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Malagigi*</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Ogier the Dane</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Olivar</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Rinaldo</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Valda the Iron Maiden (Daughter of Bradamante)** </b></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>*Arak: Son of Thunder #2 (1981)</b></span></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">(from <i>"the legends of Charlemagne"</i>)</span></span><i> </i></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>**Arak: Son of Thunder #3 (1981)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">("Carolus Magnus" first mentioned in this issue) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #4 (1981)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(Team first appearance, all characters except "Valda" </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">are from <i>"the legends of Charlemagne"</i></span></span>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>***</b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">"Carolus Magnus" is the Latin form of the name "Charlemagne," who is a true historical character</span></span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Pepin</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #13 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Phantasmo</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Jean-Marc de Villars)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Young All-Stars #22 (1989)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, Jean Marc-Lofficier and Ron Harris</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Phantom of the Fair</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Gerald Zimmerman)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Secret Origins #7 (1986)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Michael Bair</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">(re-thought up character called "Fantom of the Fair," first appeared in AMAZING MYSTERY FUNNIES #7 (1939) created by Paul Gustavon)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Picos</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #16 (1982)</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Adrian Gonzales </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Pope Hadrian</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #7 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Gerry Conway, Dann Thomas, Mike W. Barr and Ernie Chan</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(based on historical figure) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew #14 (1983)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, E. Nelson Bridwell and Scott Shaw!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>President Mallard Fillmore</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew #5 (1982)</b></span></b></span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Scott Shaw!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Prince Daka</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>All-Star Squadron #42 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Arvell Jones</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(revamped character for comics called "Dr. Tito Daka," originally from "The Batman" (1943) serial created by Victor McLeod, Leslie Swabacker and Harry L. Fraser) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Prince Ecgfrith of Mercia</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #37 (1984)</b></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(based on historical figure) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Professor Thule</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Young All-Stars #16 (1988)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, Jean Marc-Lofficier and Michael Bair </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Queen Ereshkigal</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #43 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Tony DeZuniga</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(based on Mesopotamian mythology) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Queen Fastrada</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #13 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(based on historical figure) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Ralph-124C4U</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew #6 (1982)</b></span></b></span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Scott Shaw!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Real American </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>All-Star Squadron #38 (1984)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Rick Hoberg</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Red Nails Dobbs</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Jonni Thunder #2 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Dick Giordano</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Rema</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Infinity, Inc. #26 (1986)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Todd McFarlane</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>James Rice</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Infinity, Inc. #12 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, Don Newton and Tim Burgard</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jeremy Rice</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Infinity, Inc. #33 (1986)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, Todd McFarlane and Ron Harris</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Shirley Rice</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Infinity, Inc. #33 (1986)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, Todd McFarlane and Ron Harris</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Rishi</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #48 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, Jean-Marc Lofficier and Carmine Infantino</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Jonni Thunder #2 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Dick Giordano</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Detective Michael Sanchez</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Jonni Thunder #1 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Dick Giordano</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Satyricus</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Starski N. Hatch)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew #16 (1983)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, Rick Hoberg and Scott Shaw!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew #14 (1983)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, E. Nelson Bridwell and Scott Shaw!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Shamus </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Jonni Thunder #1 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Dick Giordano</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sharizad</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #32 (1984)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ron Randall </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">just another name for the Arabian Nights legendary character "Scheherezade")</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Huo Shih</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #17 (1983)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Adrian Gonzales </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #42 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Tony DeZuniga</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sigvald the Skull-Splitter</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #1 (1981)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Silver Scarab II</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Infinity, Inc. #38 (1987)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Martin King</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Helen Alexandros)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Wonder Woman #288 (1982)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Gene Colan</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Snowman</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Klaus Kristin)</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Batman #337 (1981)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Gerry Conway and Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez </span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sportsman</b></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Martin Mantel Jr.)</b></span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiV8wEoox4zlsyapZnL88icPihvVlxKxKe1xkRLsOQwMRMoqatChhL74GeTEK05khL-2Ik9Jzga3MBSsVB-MgGZSWK2vswXJv1SzHdV2MB5KZ2TAPZ8usP5Cn1eG4AGqWr8Exr52CKhGYbtMORFuBs2D4FqpojmUOCJswViMtxUsvn4XzlQ49PovQd/s270/sports.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="186" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiV8wEoox4zlsyapZnL88icPihvVlxKxKe1xkRLsOQwMRMoqatChhL74GeTEK05khL-2Ik9Jzga3MBSsVB-MgGZSWK2vswXJv1SzHdV2MB5KZ2TAPZ8usP5Cn1eG4AGqWr8Exr52CKhGYbtMORFuBs2D4FqpojmUOCJswViMtxUsvn4XzlQ49PovQd/w138-h200/sports.jpg" width="138" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Batman #338 (1981)</span></b></span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Gerry Conway and Irv Novick</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I got a "plot assist" credit on BATMAN #338, which was a misnomer and came about when Gerry wrote the credits. I had done, I believe, a full plot for the story... I called the antagonist the Sportsman from the very beginning, though perhaps Earth-One's equivalent of Sportsmaster. I remember being annoyed when I read the credits, but by then it was too late to get them changed. I got paid, anyway.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Squire</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Percy Sheldrake)</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Young All-Stars #22 (1989)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ron Harris</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(rechristened character named "The Knight," first appeared in BATMAN #62 (1950) created by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Star-of-Dawn</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #33 (1984)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ron Randall </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sun Devils (Team)</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Anomie "Anne" Zitar </b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Clone One**</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Clone Two**</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Clone Three**</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Myste (Mi-Yin)** </b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Pook </b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Scyla</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Shikon </b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Rik Sunn</b></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Sun Devils #1 (1984)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Gerry Conway and Dan Jurgens</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(Team first appearance) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>**Sun Devils #2 (1984)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Gerry Conway and Dan Jurgens</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I
worked with Gerry Conway on the general concept of the team. Our
original idea was to revive the Blackhawks in the future, but DC decided
we should make it a new group entirely... so we (perhaps both of us,
maybe just Gerry, maybe even just I) came up with the name "Sun Devils."
Basically, it's the concept we both had, with a new name. Gerry came up with just about everything else.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sunshine</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Jonni Thunder #1 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Gerry Conway, Dann Thomas and Dick Giordano</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Tarantula </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Jonathan Law)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>All-Star Squadron #24 (1983)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Jerry Ordway</span>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(revamped costume for character named "Tarantula" who first appeared in STAR-SPANGLED COMICS #1 (1941) created by Mort Weisinger, Lee Harris and Harold Wilson Sharp)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">When I reintroduced Tarantula in ALL-STAR SQUADRON #18 (1983), I had him have a best selling book called ALTER EGOS: THE MYSTERY MEN OF WORLD WAR II.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #16 (1982)</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Adrian Gonzales</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(based on historical figure) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jim Thunder </b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Jonni Thunder #1 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Dick Giordano</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jonni Thunder</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Thunderbolt aka Mzzttexxal)</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Jonni Thunder #1 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Gerry Conway, Dann Thomas and Dick Giordano</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Thunderbolt</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Zzlrrrzzzm)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Infinity, Inc. #41 (1987)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Vince Argondezzi</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Tigress</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Paula Brooks)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Young All-Stars #6 (1987)</b></span></b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">rechristened the Golden Age character at a younger age with Dann Thomas, Howard Simpson, Michael Bair and Brian Murray</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(first appeared as "Huntress" in SENSATION COMICS #68 (1947) created by Mort Meskin and an unknown writer)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Derek Trevor</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Infinity Inc. #48 (1988)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Vince Argondezzi</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Trouble </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Infinity, Inc. #16 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Todd McFarlane</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Harrison Trump</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Jonni Thunder #2 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Dick Giordano</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Utnapishtim</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #42 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Tony DeZuniga</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Weather Weasel</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew #14 (1983)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, E. Nelson Bridwell and Scott Shaw!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Wen-Chi</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #47 (1985)</b></span></b></span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, Jean-Marc Lofficier and Tony DeZuniga</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Widukind</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #4 (1981)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ernie Colon</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Wildcat</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Yolanda Montez)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Infinity, Inc. #12 (1985)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, Don Newton and Tim Burgard</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(inspired by the original "Wildcat" from SENSATION COMICS #1 (1942) created by Bill Finger and Irwin Hasen)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Wuz-Wolf</b></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDROtWQPEkt7w6xJGnc5HTxuNVtLlcxRX9Oja7mtAW2AYBRdEzIE51D4HemCwcJrKaavbxu5ZpewGQVgiOMj8Rk3xBJ5U4FAGDiKCHIq2Z3vSP4nfhmbSOmY7sfWtpBlG2g_pRhN7HMVI/s496/cap9.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="496" data-original-width="453" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDROtWQPEkt7w6xJGnc5HTxuNVtLlcxRX9Oja7mtAW2AYBRdEzIE51D4HemCwcJrKaavbxu5ZpewGQVgiOMj8Rk3xBJ5U4FAGDiKCHIq2Z3vSP4nfhmbSOmY7sfWtpBlG2g_pRhN7HMVI/w183-h200/cap9.JPG" width="183" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew #10 (1982)</span></b></span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, E. Nelson Bridwell and Scott Shaw!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">WUZ-WOLF was my idea of what to do with A. Wolf (a.k.a. Wolfie), the main antagonist in the old DC series PETER PORKCHOP, once Scott Shaw! had suggested adding Pig-Iron to the line-up of CAPTAIN CARROT & HIS AMAZING ZOO CREW! Wolfie turns into a werewolf... only, on Earth-C, he's a Wuz-Wolf.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Xandox Son of Xandox</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Arak: Son of Thunder #25 (1983)</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Adrian Gonzales </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Yolk</b></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzaWzv5kKF9vflTt2PT7nsOHvX4_k4ERnuqiImdXJc8pMNyUIafmsfbEtH7sAgaczcMPAhFBs16Or1TrCjfzcYn4U68moaqyIK56-HSuIgqrvJlX_Ei1ZhK-PgrWoDI5W6yLTpMIIO3_U/s378/cap5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="365" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzaWzv5kKF9vflTt2PT7nsOHvX4_k4ERnuqiImdXJc8pMNyUIafmsfbEtH7sAgaczcMPAhFBs16Or1TrCjfzcYn4U68moaqyIK56-HSuIgqrvJlX_Ei1ZhK-PgrWoDI5W6yLTpMIIO3_U/w193-h200/cap5.jpg" width="193" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew #5 (1982)</span></b></span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Scott Shaw!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Young All-Stars (Team)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Dan the Dyna-Mite (Daniel Dunbar)*</b></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Flying Fox***</b></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Fury (Helena Kosmatos)*****</b></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Iron Munro (Arnold Raymond "Arn" Munro)***</b></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Neptune Perkins****</b></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Tsunami (Miya Shimada)**</b></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>*</b></span></b></span>character created by Mort Weisinger and Paul Norris </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>**All-Star Squadron #33 (1984)</b></span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Rick Hoberg</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>***Young All-Stars #1 (1987)</b></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas, Vince Argondezzi, Michael Bair and Brian Murray</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">(Team first appearance)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>****</b></span></b></span>character created by Gardner Fox and Joe Kubert</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>*****</b>"Fury" first appeared in YOUNG ALL-STARS#1 (1987) as seen above as she was always part of the Young All-Stars team concept. There was a story I did with Dann Thomas and Tom Grindberg in SECRET ORIGINS #2 (1987) which may have come out first or around the same time, but it was not her first appearance.</span></span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Zoo Crew (Team)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Alley-Cat-Abra (Felina Furr)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>American Eagle (Johnny Jingo)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Captain Carrot (Roger Rabbit)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Fastback (Timothy Joseph Terrapin)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Pig-Iron (Peter Porkchops)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Rubberduck (Byrd Rentals)</b></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Yankee Poodle (Rova Barkitt)</b></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>New Teen Titans #16 (1982)</b></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Scott Shaw! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Very soon after it debuted, CAPTAIN CARROT AND HIS AMAZING ZOO CREW! was
optioned for a CBS cartoon show. Both a "bible" for the show and a
pilot script were written by then-prominent animation writer Jeff Scott
(the working
name of one of the sons of longtime comicbook artist Norman Maurer and
his wife Joan, the daughter of Moe Howard of the Three Stooges. The
show was fairly faithful to the comic, except that the character
Alley-Kat-Abra was dropped...
I can only surmise they didn't want to deal with magic as a
super-power. I remember that they also, understandably, changed the
name of the city "Gnu York," which works in print but not on audible TV,
to "New Yak." Seems like there was even talk of doing
some sort of live-action team-up with Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman. However, I don't recall ever
seeing any real animation or designs of the show and it was never quite
made. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>* </b></span></span><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>THE DC COMICS</b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>CONCEPTS, CREATIONS</b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>AND MORE... </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>* </b></span></span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Black Adam's second appearance</b></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2NCSBEdi6QtzW8OIOudgon8JA6rd4VX5YjeG-4O-T4JK9UZVbO8nfnwzEOxN0KF2Rqc17-alLB1ZdBcXYMRPo2r9U5Lz1NwwhXMFD6CHx95eHfNIFJSDiKpqj9qArCMa5yTfXC8Mj5fo/s1280/alter1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="902" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2NCSBEdi6QtzW8OIOudgon8JA6rd4VX5YjeG-4O-T4JK9UZVbO8nfnwzEOxN0KF2Rqc17-alLB1ZdBcXYMRPo2r9U5Lz1NwwhXMFD6CHx95eHfNIFJSDiKpqj9qArCMa5yTfXC8Mj5fo/s320/alter1.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div><b>Alter Ego #7 (1964)</b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">What most people don't seem to know (and why should they?) is that, in all probability, the SECOND appearance ever of Black Adam visually... after the lead story in MARVEL FAMILY COMICS #1 in 1945... was the cover I had Biljo White draw (and it WAS my idea) for the first issue of ALTER EGO of which I was editor/publisher, V1#7 in 1964. I had Biljo White draw the cover, and one of the interior illos for my article on the Golden Age Marvel Family, titled "One Man's Family." The article won a fan award, the Alley, for that year, by the way... and has been credited by many from that era with first introducing them to Captain Marvel and the gang (since XERO's late-60 "The Big Red Cheese" in the "All in Color for a Dime" series reached only 100-150 people, while ALTER EGO V1#7 had a print run of around 1000, plus a later reprinting of at least several hundred, even though it was distributed and advertised only through the mail.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Captain Marvel (SHAZAM!)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Billy Batson)</b></span><br />
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<b>Secret Origins #3 (1986)</b><br />
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In the early 1980s DC had finally
realized that their light-hearted revival of Captain Marvel in SHAZAM!
wasn't working, although there had been some nice latter art by Alan
Weiss and Don Newton and some better scripts by Nelson
Bridwell. So managing editor Dick Giordano had no problem with me
deciding, in SECRET ORIGINS, to alter the re-telling of the origin to
make Billy Batson the main ingredient in both his and Cap's
incarnations. So artist Jerry Bingham and I (he drew another
ultra-realistic treatment of the World's Mightiest Mortal) put Billy in
charge of Cap's Superman-level body, which I believe is the first time
that had been done. Dann and I followed it up, not long afterward, with
the SHAZAM! A NEW BEGINNING series (with
darkish artwork by Tom Mandrake) which made that approach canonical for
the post-CRISIS One-Big-Earth, where the SECRET ORIGINS version had
been a revamping of the Earth-Two Cap/Billy. The four-issue series sold
well, but DC screwed around, and we never got
a chance to launch the ongoing monthly series we should have had to
follow it up. Dick later apologized to me for that business, but it was
too late. This version of Captain Marvel is still used today and inspired the character in the SHAZAM! movie in 2019.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Captain Thunder</b></span><br />
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<b>A new incarnation of Captain Marvel Jr.</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Several
years before I conceived the notion of a "Captain Thunder" super-hero
for an independent comicbook, I had contractual first dibs on doing the
Shazam/Captain Marvel heroes at DC. I had Don Newton draw an African American,
teenage "Captain Thunder" who would replace Captain Marvel Jr. in the
"Marvel/Shazam Family." Except for a single drawing of that hero and
his teenage alter ego, however, which was published in THE COMICS
BUYER'S GUIDE #538 in 1984 (as inked, ironically, by Jerry Ordway),
nothing was ever done with that concept. He was never drawn in any pages
or stories, published or un-.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Dann Thomas makes comicbook history </b></span></div>
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<b>Wonder Woman #300 (1983)</b></div>
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Although I had quit writing the WONDER WOMAN title several issues
earlier, DC asked me to return to write its anniversary 300th issue, a
giant-size comic. Although Dann had worked with me on the plots to my
previous issues, I
had then thought it too early to push for a credit for her--but in
#300, I did. She also wrote a first draft of much of the issue's
dialogue. I wrote in a credit for her as "Danette Thomas," then still
her legal name. Although Joye Murchison had scripted
a number of WW stories in the latter 1940s, Dann thus became the first
woman ever to receive an official credit as a writer of the Amazon's
adventures. (By happy coincidence, DC also assigned newcomer Jan
Duursema to pencil one chapter of WW #300, so that
she became the first female artist to receive a credit on the
character, at the same time. And, as they say, it was ABOUT time.)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>First DC and Marvel Comics intercompany </b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>collaboration</b></span><br />
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<b>MGM'S Marvelous Wizard of Oz (1975)</b></div>
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In 1975, Marvel and DC discovered that each of them had a potential
WIZARD OF OZ in the works. DC had gotten the rights to the film and had
someone, perhaps Shelly Mayer, lined up to do breakdowns. Meanwhile
(though I don't
know if this was Stan Lee's suggestion, or mine, or what...probably
Stan's), John Buscema and I had started adapting the L. Frank Baum
novel, which is in the public domain. Stan and Carmine Infantino got
together and decided it would be a joint Marvel/DC venture
adapting the film, although all the personnel would be supplied by
Marvel (John, Tony DeZuniga's studio, and myself). We were allowed to
use the story and dialogue from the film, but none of the lyrics of the
songs. This became the first Marvel/DC joint
venture, followed shortly by SUPERMAN VS. THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN.<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b> Funky Flashman and </b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Houseroy</b></span><br />
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<b>Mr. Miracle #6 (1972)</b></div>
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The "Funky Flashman/Houseroy" episode in the early 1970s was Jack Kirby taking a
shot at Stan Lee when he left Marvel and began working for DC... I was
standing in Stan's office when he was talking about that issue of MR.
MIRICALE--"raging" is too strong a word, but he was both angry and hurt
by what Jack had done. Even if Stan years later told people that the
story didn't bother him, he was just soft-pedaling his earlier
reaction... or maybe by then he'd forgotten. Sure, I was unhappy about
it, too, but Jack's attack was clearly made at Stan, not me... I was
just collateral damage, and I recognized that.<br /></div></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b> Genomorph</b></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZW46jbYD3fXxeAymEuDEzX96wWt03hGoZ4RusjCsNM19mU1IKH-pBrnheLpWpVo6bL7OJJeXh_sheB4Qlxba59ka9ool9udt1yi5hDSKHKiUdfE3n5KoLolDH-21C4Zt-hMVC8whsD6p6svbtmNlF5au67bMQLP3rkHXk1Za9oR_YMWKobvdBARB5/s625/312914730_494588242405820_5749665750464792023_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="409" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZW46jbYD3fXxeAymEuDEzX96wWt03hGoZ4RusjCsNM19mU1IKH-pBrnheLpWpVo6bL7OJJeXh_sheB4Qlxba59ka9ool9udt1yi5hDSKHKiUdfE3n5KoLolDH-21C4Zt-hMVC8whsD6p6svbtmNlF5au67bMQLP3rkHXk1Za9oR_YMWKobvdBARB5/s320/312914730_494588242405820_5749665750464792023_n.jpg" width="209" /></a><br /><div><b>Infinity, Inc. #18 (1985)</b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Genomorph" is the term that Dann Thomas and I created for INFINITY, INC. #18 (Sept. 1985) as their DC equivalent of Marvel's "mutants." Some of the first genomorphs were the six members of Helix (Mr. Bones, Tao Jones, Penny Dreadful, Arak Wind-Walker, Kritter, and Baby Boom), who were developed by the evil geneticist Dr. Love. As Tao Jones says in INFINITY, INC #18, they were called "genomorphs" " 'cause our genes sure were changed." "Gen" is from "generic," and "morph" means change. The term has since been used in "Young Justice" and other DC series. I'm informed that the term was actually used at least occasionally in scientific treatises as far back as 1949, but apparently it never caught on, and the later DC usages are probably based on the term's usage in INFINITY, INC., without acknowledging the original source of the term.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>JLA / Avengers (1983)</b></span><br />
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<b>Co-created with Gerry Conway and George Perez</b></div>
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After Marvel rejected much of Gerry Conway's synopsis, to the fury of Dick
Giordano and others at DC, it was given to me to do
a re-write of the plot. Working with Dann, I did that. I don't know
the disposition of that, because I think the project was killed before
any other work was done. Dick's feeling--and mine--was that someone(s)
at Marvel just plain didn't want that book
done. Naturally, I resented it when DC and Marvel revived the project
years later and Gerry and I were cut out. But Gerry'd had the honor of
writing the very first DC/Marvel super-hero crossover, and I of doing
the WIZARD OF OZ, which was the first DC/Marvel
collaboration, period, so we survived. If we want fairness, we'll play
chess, not blackjack in a system loaded for the house.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>JLA: Barbarians (2000)</b></span><br />
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<b>Last work of John Buscema </b></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
last project on which John Buscema worked before his death in 2000 (I
believe) was JLA: BARBARIANS, an Elseworlds graphic novel--which was
first to be published as 5 or 6 individual issues. He completed the
pencils for the first issue and was working on the inking (with, if I
heard a-right, his granddaughter) when his cancer abruptly returned, and
he passed away.</span></span> My original concept was basically KAL-EL
THE BARBARIAN, in which baby Kal was rocketed to Earth in what was
(unnamed) the Hyborian Age, but DC insisted I change it to the JLA.
John did concept drawings of the JLAers as barbarians, and of Captain
Marvel/Shazam as the villain. But they never even responded to my
repeated suggestions that they honor John's final work by publishing
that issue and having Sal and/or others complete the story. A few pages
& the concept art have been published in ALTER EGO, but most of the
issue remains unpublished to this day. </span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />
<div class="x_moz-cite-prefix"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Superman's Metropolis (1997) </b></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA63rdpZiandHLA815CtiAJSIRwDZt-g9P4JzvmYicYuEYFmvMiK06tjVb_nc3LzpShJDYlHy-Kyrjt44s7cXcyWvAaIuxabGLFryB_sX9fBlcZdX4t3s8MYtOkLoJyiAysilPDMzqzTA/s381/250px-Superman_Metropolis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA63rdpZiandHLA815CtiAJSIRwDZt-g9P4JzvmYicYuEYFmvMiK06tjVb_nc3LzpShJDYlHy-Kyrjt44s7cXcyWvAaIuxabGLFryB_sX9fBlcZdX4t3s8MYtOkLoJyiAysilPDMzqzTA/s320/250px-Superman_Metropolis.jpg" /></a></div><b>The first time I wrote for DC's Elseworlds publication </b></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix"><b><br /></b></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Very soon after the first one (GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT), I had proposed to DC and editor Denny O'Neil that I do an Elseworlds graphic novel of Batman vs. Dracula in the era of Stoker's book. The general idea was approved, except I remember I had to wait for some sort of formal approval in order to write a synopsis and get paid. Next thing I knew, but at least a year or so later, DC announced Doug Moench's Batman/Dracula series/g.n. I immediate contacted Denny to remind him that I had got there first. He told me that the one did not preclude the other... but still, I was never able to get any approval to go ahead with my version.<span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif"> </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">Jean-Marc (not sure how much Randy was involved) suggested we approach DC about putting Batman in a revamp of the movie "Metropolis"--but Batman was felt to be over-exposed at the moment (imagine that!), and they pushed us into Superman instead... a much better idea, not least because Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" was pretty certainly a source of the name of Clark Kent's adopted hometown. Jean-Marc probably did most of the plot-adapting, though we coordinated, since I was to be the writer of the dialogue and helped make the project doable. I liked the art very much, except that I felt that Clark should have looked a bit more in face and physique like the one in the comics... after all, the idea was that basically the same Kal-L/Kal-El had come to Earth, only in an alternate universe... he wouldn't have grown up looking physically different from the one we knew. Liked the costume changes, the development we made of the story. After that, by design, Jean-Marc and I went different directions... he did the other two sequel movie-adaptations BATMAN: NOSFERATU and WONDER WOMAN: THE BLUE AMAZON, while I went on to SUPERMAN: WAR OF THE WORLDS, JLA: ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU, and what would have been a never-approved BATMAN: THE TIME MACHINE, which would have brought the Morlocks to turn-of-the-20th-century London.</span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix"><div style="text-align: start;"><span face="Segoe UI, Segoe UI Web (West European), Segoe UI, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif" style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Segoe UI, Segoe UI Web (West European), Segoe UI, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif" style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show</b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Animated Series)</b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJCZoARBwH-MVaMcbxr_zXpXXXbUVPlmzmn-glmbDPue_tKID8Ch8HzZ401bs-ol3xEmfJHAA5cLsE6apoZEz9o3HEZi7epY9fnJeyKMTXX45xrbrkB5jGk0NChbMhSOSCLv6buMZCX3E/s1600/plasticman.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="736" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJCZoARBwH-MVaMcbxr_zXpXXXbUVPlmzmn-glmbDPue_tKID8Ch8HzZ401bs-ol3xEmfJHAA5cLsE6apoZEz9o3HEZi7epY9fnJeyKMTXX45xrbrkB5jGk0NChbMhSOSCLv6buMZCX3E/s320/plasticman.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"> Plastic Man/Plastic Family/Baby Plas 61 episodes (1979-1981)</span></b></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><br />Yech! My experience at Ruby-Spears Studios working on the PLASTIC MAN cartoon was less fun than it was working on THE NEW FANTASTIC FOUR cartoon. I only worked on one episode. I can't recall much about it, except that it involved, at one point, a rich guy I named William Randolph Scott, two famous names (Hearst and a cowboy star)... and Ruby-Spear changed that, ruining the joke. I didn't apply to write any more episodes after that for them, although I was part of a group coming up with possible notions in the early 80s for a Jack Kirby-designed Indiana Jones copy.</div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jerry Thomas</b></span><br />
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<b>Justice League of America #16 (1962)</b><br />
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"Jerry Thomas" was an off-stage character created by writer Gardner Fox
(and doubtless editor Julius Schwartz) for JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #16
in 1962. He was a fan who had drawn his own fannish JLA story and sent
it in to
the JLA, as revealed near story's end. They told us later it was
designed to be a tribute to Jerry Bails and myself, for our fannish
efforts (which included starting ALTER EGO in 1961). Since then, Jerry
Thomas has appeared onstage once or twice, I believe--I
think in CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS, if nothing else. In late '64 or
early '65 I myself sent Julie a JLA sample script I had written in which
Jerry Thomas appeared onstage and played a prominent part in the story,
wielding an other-dimensional pen he found
which forced the JLA to repeat whatever ridiculous actions Jerry drew
them doing in a parody comic he created, "Bestest League of
America"--named after the MAD-style group I had created for ALTER-EGO
#1. But I never heard any response, and never got it back...
and don't think I was bright enough to have made a carbon copy at the
time.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Oddballs</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>(aka the Misfits) </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Team concept co-created with Gary Friedrich and Stan Goldberg</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b> </b> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Here's a page of original art of Oddballs--I'm almost 100% certain the script isn't mine. Probably Gary Friedrich's or somebody else's, but I was the guy who created the concept with its four members and sold it to DC. Stan Goldberg penciled... not sure if he inked or not. The four teenagers changed names a time or two. AIRHEAD I think was fairly consistent. EARTHA was originally, I believe, called MIASMA, but then that name turned out to be taken or some such thing. The fire-guy was originally PYRO, but I'm not sure what name (starting with a "T") was to be lettered in instead. Something related perhaps to "Torrid"? HYDRO-TEEN was probably originally just HYDRO and again we had to change it. He is closest to the old Hydro-Man character created in the 1940s by Bill Everett. Marvel eventually had a Hydro-Man who was a total ripoff of Bill's character, but I don't know if that came before or after the early-80s time when Stan and I worked out details of THE MISFITS... which I believe DC wanted to rename THE ODDBALLS... or was it the other way around? The villain is THE SILVER SKATER, clearly a takeoff on Kirby's Black Racer.</span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> DC publisher
Jenette Kahn announced she was looking for some new humor titles with a
fantasy feel, I think it was. When she first saw the written proposals,
she allegedly
told the editor who brought them to her (probably Dick Giordano): "Roy
really goes for the jugular, doesn't he?" I don't know she meant that
in a good or bad way (but she bought both of them, right?), but I was
proud to hear it.</span></span></span><br />
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<b>All-Star Squadron #18 (1983)</b></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">For some years now, I've been asked by various
people if I made up that term... or met others who assumed I did. As it
turned out, I didn't... but I am credited in Wikipedia with "the first
known printed use of [the term] 'retroactive continuity' referring to the
altering of history," at least. As that piece correctly notes, in
the letters section of ALL-STAR SQUADRON #18, I referred to what I was
basically doing in that favorite title of mine--the writing and overseeing of
new stories that were intended to take place between other, older stories that
had been published, in this case, nearly four decades earlier--in this
paragraph:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"As to what Roy himself (myself) is trying
to do, we like to think an enthusiastic ALL-STAR booster at one of Adam Malin's
Creation Conventions in San Diego came up with the best name for it, a few
months back: 'Retroactive Continuity." Has kind of a ring,
don't you think?"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've no idea, at this late date, who that person
on the West Coast was, or whether he/she was personally speaking to me or just
holding forth on a discussion panel, when he/she used that term... and
apparently it does go back a bit further. But, at least as implied by
Wikipedia, it quickly spread to other areas, and is today a common term.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; vertical-align: baseline;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And no, I didn't make up
the word "retcon," either, which I don't much care for.<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"> I do know I prefer that term to
"continuity implants," which sounds like synthetic breast
enhancement. Actually, that kind of thing in one form or another has been
going on at least since DC editors had various writers make up early events in
the lives of Superman and/or Batman that hadn't been covered in their actual
origins and the like. At Marvel in the 1960s, what was the notion that
Captain American had been frozen in ice since 1945 until AVENGERS #4 but
retroactive continuity? I suppose I seized on it with a vengeance for
series like THE INVADERS (set in WWII) and 3-D Man (set in the 1950s) and even
in a certain sense WHAT IF? Stan himself had no special interest in
retroactive continuity, but if it made a good story and sold comics, it was
fine by him. When I went to DC in 1980-81, I went all out in ALL-STAR
SQUADRON and later perhaps in SECRET ORIGINS, but there had been other such
stories before me even of the JSA, such as Paul Levitz's JSA origin and the
group's alleged 1951 retirement after a bad experience with a Congressional
investigating committee. In my mind, retroactive continuity is neither a
good thing nor a bad. It all depends on how it's done.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I
came up with idea for a humorous/satirical sword-and-sorcery feature in
the very early 1970s, when Barry Smith and I were doing CONAN THE
BARBARIAN. Barry drew a sample page (of panels, I believe, not a
concept drawing as such), but I remember little about it, except that
the idea from the start was that Thudd was the dumb barbarian of the duo
and Blunder (sometimes spelled Blundar) was a failed sorcerer or
sorcerer's apprentice. When Jenette Kahn sent out a call sometime in 1984 for humor features, I responded with "The Misfits/Oddballs"
concept (as seen above), and "Thudd and Blunder." For
some reason, the powers-that-be at DC decided I could write only one of
them at most... and I think I opted for the former, the teenage heroes. "Thudd and Blunder" was given to the talented Jim Engel who came up with the character designs and was set to write it while John Costanza was to do the art and I would do the editing. Sadly, nothing was
ever published of either concept. Jim has written of a woefully unhappy
and anger-producing experience with DC over "Thudd and Blunder" and
other humor projects at that time, which I believed was written up in
COMIC BUYERS GUIDE or some such place, but I was not involved in that.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Alter Ego (character)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Ron Lindsay) </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Alter Ego #1 (1986)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Ron Harris designed the costume and drew the stories</span><br />
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Alter Ego is a super-hero I created in 1986 when, fresh from my DC
contract, First Comics editor Mike Gold asked me for a (creator-owned)
comic. Working with Dann, I came up with the idea of a boy (Rob
Lindsay, named after a
pen name of Jerry G. Bails, founder of the original ALTER EGO) who puts
on a mask he finds in an old comicbook and is instantly transformed
into a super-hero called Alter Ego--who exists in the world of old
comicbooks. In the original series of four issues,
it was the world of 1940s/World War II comics. Some years later,
working with original artist Ron Harris, we did a special issue in which
Rob and Alter Ego encounter the world of late-40s crime comics. The
hero is also used as one of the two so-called "maskots"
of the current ALTER EGO magazine.</div>
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<b>Alter-Ego (Vol. 1) #1 (1961)</b></div>
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<b>Alter Ego (Vol. 2) #1 (1998)</b></div>
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<b> </b><b>Alter Ego (Vol. 3) #1 (1999) </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b>
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<b> (flip cover of ALTER EGO (Vol. 3) #1)</b><br />
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I was with ALTER-EGO (the name was hyphenated for its first four issues)
from its beginnings, in March of 1961, officially "co-editor" (but
really just a contributor of art and text) to Dr. Jerry G. Bails, who
founded and named
the fanzine. I took it over with issue #7 in 1964, after another
editor/publisher (Ronn Foss) had handled #5-6 after Jerry moved on to
other things. I put together #7-9 before I went pro... #10 in 1969-70
with help from Marvel production manager Sol Brodsky...
and #11, the final issue of vol. 1, came out in 1978, with Mike
Friedrich as editor/publisher and me as a contributor. I revived AE
(Vol. 2) in 1998 as part of the TwoMorrows magazines COMIC BOOK ARTIST,
but after five issues it was decided (by others more
than me) that ALTER EGO should in 1999 become a separate publication
again, as Vol. 3. That one is still going on to this very day. <br />
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<b>Charlton's GO-GO #3 (1966)</b></div>
co-created with Gary Friedrich and Bill Dubay<br />
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"Badman and Robber" were the names of comicbook super-heroes I thought
my mother was reading to me about at age 4, and I assumed they were
crooks because of those names (and the fact that they wore masks). Soon
I discovered they
were actually Batman and Robin. With my blessing in Charlton's GO-GO
#3 & 4 (Oct. & Dec. 1966), my friend and fellow writer Gary
Friedrich put them as costumed crooks into the "Blooperman" feature he
had taken over at Charlton.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Barx Brothers</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Animated Series)<br /></b></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWI9jvhYJDss-aBXvjzFttuMB4GKWd7ivvuyScQ_4AUKM1gs8rWKoit6gB87Q6zaVPmayIS65T26n8OBDdSCkA9cR1jpiA0o9Lx_LYSGUknFvS4P6e6o7w2LIux_67FlFFbNVT8aG1Le_IgW5FZQhqhy09JTmEj09aNCnKWOzYHc1ku_a29YaWfaZ/s699/roythomas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="699" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWI9jvhYJDss-aBXvjzFttuMB4GKWd7ivvuyScQ_4AUKM1gs8rWKoit6gB87Q6zaVPmayIS65T26n8OBDdSCkA9cR1jpiA0o9Lx_LYSGUknFvS4P6e6o7w2LIux_67FlFFbNVT8aG1Le_IgW5FZQhqhy09JTmEj09aNCnKWOzYHc1ku_a29YaWfaZ/w400-h259/roythomas.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><b>Barx Borthers (1979)</b></div>co-created with Dann Thomas and Scott Shaw<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"The Barx Brothers" was an idea for a comicbook or strip that Roy, Dann, and artist Scott Shaw! came up with in 1979, around the time they were working together on CAPTAIN CARROT AND HIS AMAZING ZOO CREW! It was basically the Marx Brothers as pooches... but they never went any further with it than the concept and this beautiful drawing by Scott. I don't think Dann wanted a credit or she'd have had one on the drawing. Roy had become a Marx Brothers fan when he saw the then-new "Love Happy" on the screen in the late '40s... but he was probably already a Groucho fan from the radio.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>BeeGees Conquer the Universe</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Movie)<br /></b></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhklLQBoeQ8onyKMJRol7BkUr3G6TeGxyVY8OZtdXZ6kQoGPhVPfQYfmyDXSbc_fdSnL8_5DLhA7TDj9FPgEyBxwfIFKHCKDimSZOhnWJeEi2Sn3ABCFNxy86Y-FnkINTnCaItXHVvr6CA/s900/BeeGees.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="597" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhklLQBoeQ8onyKMJRol7BkUr3G6TeGxyVY8OZtdXZ6kQoGPhVPfQYfmyDXSbc_fdSnL8_5DLhA7TDj9FPgEyBxwfIFKHCKDimSZOhnWJeEi2Sn3ABCFNxy86Y-FnkINTnCaItXHVvr6CA/w265-h400/BeeGees.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div><b>BeeGees Conquer the Universe (1977)</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The "BeeGees Conquer the Universe" is from a movie project Alan Waite and I (and I think Universal asstant director of the "Hulk" movie Tom Blank) were working on, in conjunction with some guy who had ties, supposedly, to the BeeGees just a year or so before "Saturday Night Fever" put them back on the map. My title. The idea was to have the BeeGees in a movie utilizing a bunch of their hits to date, plus maybe some new songs, in a story about an invasion of aliens, with the BeeGees carrying the fight back to the home planet, a la Kree-Skrull War. The poster was done by Rick Hoberg.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Behemoth </b></span><br />
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<b>Star Wars #9 (1978)</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Bêlit, Queen of the Black Coast</b></span><br />
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<b>Giant-Size Conan #1 (1974) </b>(dream and mention)</div>
Robert E. Howard character <br />
(first full appearance, adapted and developed for comics in CONAN THE BARBARIAN #58 (1976) with John Buscema)<br />
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In Robert E. Howard's Conan tale "Queen of the Black Coast," Bêlit was a
Shemite woman who had become leader of a band of black corsairs,
raiding the coast of the Hyborian Age equivalent of Africa. Conan
became her first mate
and lover, and they sailed together for perhaps three years, before she
was killed by a monstrous flying ape. Her spirit returned just long
enough to help Conan slay the ape. Then he burned her body in a funeral
pyre that floated off the coast, and returned
north. She appeared in most issues of CONAN THE BARBARIAN from #58
through #100, and in occasional retro stories since. It should be noted that Bêlit made her first unofficial comicbook appearance in 1952 in Mexico,
starring in her own series called REINA DE LA COSTA NEGRA (QUEEN OF THE BLACK COAST), written by Loa and Víctor Rodríguez and drawn
by Salvador Lavalle.</div>
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<b>Adam Stranger** </b><br />
<b>Aquarium-Man</b><br />
<b>Aukman* </b><br />
<b>Cash </b><br />
<b>Green Trashcan</b><br />
<b>IPOM (Infinitesimal Particle Of Matter)** </b><br />
<b>Lean Arrow</b><br />
<b>S'amm S'mith </b><br />
<b>Superham**</b><br />
<b>Wombatman** </b><br />
<b>Wondrous Woman</b><br />
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<b>Alter-Ego #1 (1961)</b></div>
I'll take the blame with creating and drawing these parody characters<br />
(Team first appearance)<br />
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<b>*Alter-Ego #2 (1961)</b><br />
Yup, this one too<br />
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<b>**Alter-Ego #3 (1961)</b><br />
And these guys<br />
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"The Bestest League of America" or BLA was a parody of DC's Justice League of
America that I first made up on my own (both writing and drawing) in
late 1960, and which became a part of the first three issues of
ALTER-EGO in early 1961,
with another story and some solo cartoons over the next year or three.
Again with my blessing, Gary Friedrich brought them into GO-GO #5 &
6 (Feb. & April 1967), having new artist Richard "Grass" Green (a
pop fan-artist and friend of mine) draw them, too,
into the "Blooperman" feature. It was a 3-part parody that first introduced
six members: Green Trashcan, The Cash, Wondrous Woman, Aquariuman, &
S'amm S'mith, and the Martian Manhandler.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aukman,
Wombatman, Superham, Adamn Stranger and IPOM were introduced in the following
issues.
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<b>Black Cannery (or Blank Canary) </b><br />
<b>Dr. Fat</b><br />
<b>Dr. Mid-Noon</b><br />
<b>Hourman? (not sure he got a name)</b><br />
<b>Johnny Blunder</b><br />
<b>Mr. Horrific </b><br />
<b>Sandhog </b><br />
<b>Spectacle</b><br />
<b>Starfish </b><br />
<b>Wilycat</b><br />
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<b>Alter-Ego #1 (1961)</b></div>
I did all work on these guys<br />
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This was actually my SECOND parody of the JSA, though the first
published. Back in the early 50s, when I fell in love with MAD #4-5 and
the rest, I drew one using just the later-1940s members (no Dr. Fate,
Spectre, Hourman, Starman,
Sandman), but all I remember was that the boss was Mean Lantern, who
functioned much like Boss Hawk in MAD #5's "Black and Blue Hawks,"
lording it over the others. I remember that there was a Wildcat takeoff
instead of a Johnny Thunder or Black Canary (don't
recall the name)... and Hawkman may have been Hogman that time around.
No memory of the rest, and that early-50s artwork hasn't survived as so
many of my other fan-art things have. Somewhere in a closet I still
have my ALL-GIANT COMICS from circa 1948 when
I was 7... two issues of BUCK ZZIT, my copy of Buck Rogers... KING KAT
(half O. Soglow's "Little King" and half the MARMADUKE art style from
Quality's funny-animal comic)... and WIZARDO, ACE SORCERER, inspired by
several things, including Fawcett's PINHEAD
AND FOODINI comic... oh, and pieces of a giant VARIETY COMICS with
Phantom Lady (visually based partly on Black Terror) and Cat-Man aka
Zooman, who was a combination of Batman and Tarzan... coincidentally,
almost identical to the first incarnation of Catman
that Irwin Hasen had drawn in the early 40s and which I never saw till
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Conan the Barbarian #4 (1971)</b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div>
Robert E. Howard flower<br />
(adapted and developed for comics with Barry Windsor-Smith)<br />
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The Black Lotus was created by Robert E. Howard in "The Slithering Shadow," and is part of the Cthulhu Mythos. The legendary flower has long influenced fiction and fantasy.</div>
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<b>Star Wars #7 (1978)</b></div>
co-created with Howard Chaykin<br />
(a variety of a creature from the film)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Captain Thunder and Blue Bolt</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Captain Thunder and Blue Bolt #1 (1987)</b></span></div>
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and Dell Barras</span><br />
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Captain Thunder and Blue Bolt are a father-and-son super-hero team,
creator-owned by Roy & Dann Thomas, and published in 1987 and since
by Dennis Mallonee's Heroic Publishing. It was perhaps the first
super-hero series to deal
with a generational gap and quarrel between father and son. It was
optioned for a movie in the 1990s by Joe Wizan, producer of "Jeremiah
Johnson" and other films, although no screenplay was ever done. The
option for the film was shared with the publisher
and all artists who had worked to date on the series, including
especially E.R. Cruz and originating artist Dell Barras. From time to
time, Heroic has continued to issue new CT&BB stories written by the
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Carmilla</b></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIq_RhnToXqiCydRmNt-x27BLxg1FFi-043tHiJb6SHrqqQpk_QRLBaNxHCcVtxZyKda0nQaLNdetdkAST01t9kWlfiHeoiH163WfG51y9MLH5IF6ve3SQraZqOfLZBcnt6xr4amvzc9M/s800/thumbnail_carmilla-nuestra-senora-de-los-vampiros.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIq_RhnToXqiCydRmNt-x27BLxg1FFi-043tHiJb6SHrqqQpk_QRLBaNxHCcVtxZyKda0nQaLNdetdkAST01t9kWlfiHeoiH163WfG51y9MLH5IF6ve3SQraZqOfLZBcnt6xr4amvzc9M/s320/thumbnail_carmilla-nuestra-senora-de-los-vampiros.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Carmilla: Nuestra Senora de los Vampiros #1 (1999)</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">J. Sheridan Le Fanu character</span></div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(adapted and developed for comics with Isaac M. Rivero and Rafael Fonteriz)</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In 1999, when I was working with the small startup company Dude Comics in Spain on the ANTHEM series, I also adapted J. Sheridan Le Fanu's pre-DRACULA novel CARMILLA, featuring a female vampire... probably the first in literature. The artists were Isaac M. Rivero and Rafael Fonteriz. The adaptation of the novel proper, set in the mid-19th century, was framed by a modern-day sequence in which the undying Carmilla is attacked by several rapacious men. It turns out she's the only one in the group who is undying. The intention was to continue the series with a modern-day-set comicbook, but Dude collapsed soon afterward. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Cloud-Riders (Gang)</b></span><br />
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<b>Warto</b><br />
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<b>Star Wars #8 (1978)</b><br />
co-created with Howard Chaykin<br />
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Howard Chaykin and I based Serji-X Arrogantus on fellow artist Sergio <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: times;">Aragonés.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>AJ Colosso</b></span> <br />
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<b>Son of Vulcan #50 (1966)</b><br />
co-created with Bill Fraccio<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Conan</b></span><br />
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<b>Conan the Barbarian #1 (1970)</b><br />
Robert E. Howard character<br />
(adapted and developed for comics with Barry Windsor-Smith)<br />
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In the late 1960s readers were writing in
telling Marvel it should license Conan or some other sword-and-sorcery
character from the paperbacks that were then out. I'm not sure Conan
was mentioned by name all that often. Finally
Stan decided we should do that, and he asked me to write a memo to
publisher Martin Goodman spelling out why Marvel should license such a
hero. I did that, and Goodman approved the idea, with $150 per issue as
the limit. We were first going after Lin Carter's
Thongor (Stan liked that name the best, and we figured the most popular
hero, Conan, wouldn't be available the small sum we had to offer). But
Carter's agent stalled for months, trying to get us to up the
offer--and that led me, finally, to drop a line to
Glenn Lord, the literary agent for the Robert E. Howard estate, down in
Pasadena, Texas, to see about Conan himself. Lord accepted the
offer--which I had impulsively upped to $200 an issue--though we had no
rights under that contract to adapt any actual stories;
we worked that out informally later. I wrote the first issue largely
because, if the publisher wanted that extra $50 back--and that's why I
wound up writing (as well as basically editing) the first decade of
CONAN THE BARBARIAN. As for the look of the character--it was
based mostly on that of Starr the Slayer, the character Barry Smith and I
had made up for a 7-page story in CHAMBER OF DARKNESS #4 (listed in the
Marvel Comics Characters and Creations List Part 2),
and Barry in
turn based his work on that of Frazetta,
far as I know... although the charging-bull helmet was, I believe, his
own idea, which we just transferred on to Conan later. <br />
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Conan the Adventurer </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Animated Series)</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaaxfTOcTF3ckjHfQ9qqE6tgyoZkiTuahMi_to4x63yJ6TPmzrnjWmYebT-JeqFN2t0269tSGwBlaNFgHST-L2HuW9SB_GAXdmu2jVgcT5dEYrNrns89sFDXh2B6_Pb7f4z-35gxaEFW8/s1920/the-90s-animated-series-conan-the-adventurer-fueled-kids-with-massive-amounts-of-testosterone-social.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaaxfTOcTF3ckjHfQ9qqE6tgyoZkiTuahMi_to4x63yJ6TPmzrnjWmYebT-JeqFN2t0269tSGwBlaNFgHST-L2HuW9SB_GAXdmu2jVgcT5dEYrNrns89sFDXh2B6_Pb7f4z-35gxaEFW8/w400-h225/the-90s-animated-series-conan-the-adventurer-fueled-kids-with-massive-amounts-of-testosterone-social.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Two Seasons with 65 episodes (1992-1993)</b></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix"><br /><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">Back in the 1990s, producer Christy Marx arranged for me to write maybe half a dozen episodes of the "Conan the Adventurer" animated TV series. With her permission, I brought in Carla Conway and we worked together on them. We couldn't have our names on the series at that time, for the most part, because for technical reasons the writers had to be French (or Quebec-French, or whatever). Somehow Carla and I got a credit on the episode "The Heart of Rakkir." I don't recall anything about that story and the other stories we did, though, because I mostly had Carla take the lead on them. I was very grateful to Christy... one of the few people I ever helped out in the comics business who later returned the favor. That meant a lot to me.</span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix"><br /></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix"><span face=""segoe ui" , "segoe ui web (west european)" , "segoe ui" , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "roboto" , "helvetica neue" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix"><span face=""segoe ui" , "segoe ui web (west european)" , "segoe ui" , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "roboto" , "helvetica neue" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px;"><div style="color: black; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Conan the Adventurer </b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Live-Action Series)</b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNIaOwL5Mvl4UdOgd1XnkmNhtteQINuwaTjtgqVlNMoAoHQLXYa-T-nVgpWd3XWRnEExMBOz7AUYgIjQWbY9hUzAlMVw2Jjk_R2IisQSB6QZb0DUStMb2v9P5jeX_p5S9mycU8aJ91Kcg/s500/conann.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="353" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNIaOwL5Mvl4UdOgd1XnkmNhtteQINuwaTjtgqVlNMoAoHQLXYa-T-nVgpWd3XWRnEExMBOz7AUYgIjQWbY9hUzAlMVw2Jjk_R2IisQSB6QZb0DUStMb2v9P5jeX_p5S9mycU8aJ91Kcg/s320/conann.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><b>One Season with 22 episodes (1997-1998)</b></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><br /><span color="inherit" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Around 1997, in conjunction with my then-writing partner Janis Hendler (who had written and produced on TV shows like "Fall Guy" and "Knight Rider," and for whom I had written two teleplays for her and her then-husband's short-lived series "Super Force"), my agent Dan Ostroff got us a writing-and-producing gig with Max and Micheline Keller's series "Conan the Adventurer"--this was the live-action series, not the animated one. It stared Ralf Moller, a German who was an old buddy of Arnold Schwarzenegger's, except that he was taller. As the Wikipedia entry on the series says, it was "loosely based on the fantasy hero Conan the Barbarian." Unfortunately, between budget and other considerations, including I think a fundamental mis-conception of what Conan is and should be, the series wasn't very good (although Moller, I felt, was fine) and lasted just one season. They basically insisted on surrounding Conan with several buddies--maybe one of them was the female warrior called Karella, I forget now--instead of his being the basic loner he should be. Of course, to a great extent that mistake was also made in the second Schwarzenegger Conan film, but maybe that was an inevitability. At least in the first "Conan" film, with all its faults as an REH adaptation, there was only him and Valeria.</span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span color="inherit" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span color="inherit" style="font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">For some reason, although Janis and I worked on two or three episodes before we were cut loose, for reasons never explained. I know that we contributed a bit to the first episode or so, which I believe adapted (in part) "Tower of the Elephant," but I don't recall that much of the experience beyond the fact that, when faced with coming up with something new for an early episode, Janis and I worked on a teleplay adapting "Lair of the Beast-Men," which had been an original story I'd written for CONAN THE BARBARIAN #2. But, although I had written several screenplays, including two that had been filmed in one fashion or another, and Janis had extensive credits in TV (we had previously co-written the first draft of the "Beware the Greeks Bearing Gifts" episode of "Xena, Warrior Princess"), others were credited with the final screenplay. But of course, movies and TV have set up a very competitive system re screenwriting, in which, for a second writer or pair of writers to receive credit, they have to</span><span color="inherit" style="font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> </span><i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">really </i><span color="inherit" style="font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">do a lot of rewriting, which means that they have a strong vested interest in declaring all of the first writers' dialogue (as well as as much of the plotting as they can get away with) to be unusable, and to throw away "good" lines as well as "bad," to make it difficult for the original writers, in Writers Guild compulsory arbitration, to claim that any of what is up there on the screen is actually theirs. (That's why agent Ostroff, as the lights came up from our viewing a screening of "Conan the Destroyer" circa 1983, remarked, "You know, if you watch this movie with the sounds turned off... it's your picture." Which was only a partial exaggeration.)</span></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span color="inherit" style="font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span color="inherit" style="font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">While I had nothing to do with that episode, one later introduced Red Sonja. This was because of Conan Properties lawyer/co-founder Arthur Lieberman, who had previously pushed Universal to turn its long-running live-action show at its theme park into "The Conan and Red Sonja Show," at a time when she hadn't yet appeared in anything but comics. Arthur always wanted to build up Red Sonja... which made sense, since at one point he walked away from the REH properties, giving up all interest in the straight REH characters in terms of future use, but retaining Red Sonja as a separate entity. </span></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span color="inherit" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span color="inherit" style="font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Besides contributions to those first two or three episodes, I believe Janis and I also submitted very short suggestions for several more, but I doubt if any of them were used. I have pleasant memories of a big party at the Kellers' mansion up in the Hollywood Hills or something, and sitting at the sofa with Janis and looking up, and up, and seeing Ralf Moller towering over us, a genial smile on his face. His German accent reminded me of Arnold's, of course... but I think that was the idea, in the Kellers' mind. Unfortunately, Hollywood mansion or no, schlock is schlock, and the cheesy production values (along with the mis-conception) probably doomed the series from the start. 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Because Gerry Conway and I had by then sold a couple of screenplays, I suggested we be hired as a team, which we were. We worked with a young Australian Ed had hired named Roger Donaldson, who had earlier moved to New Zealand and directed a small movie titled "Smash Palace" that had received good critical notices in the U.S. We first came up with an original synopsis with Thoth-Amon as the villain, but Ed decided he didn't want to do that particular story, so Gerry and I worked with Donaldson and an actor/write colleague of his, mostly in quarters rented by Ed at the famed Chateau Marmont in L.A., on a new storyline, which became the basis of our first-draft screenplay on what was then titled "Conan II" or "Conan, King of Thieves." We had been forbidden to utilize any characters from the first film except Conan himself, although later two of them were carried over by renaming a couple of the characters Gerry and I came up with. For that draft we also created the "black Amazon" we tentatively called Zula, using the name of the male hero I had come up with for the Marvel color comics. 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Later, against Gerry's and my advice, Barry's services were dispensed with, though we did utilize one element he had suggested in his illos... a fighting between good and evil gods to start off the movie. That became Dagoth and whoever. (Crom? Mitra? 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Another director was "in place" for a little while... William Dear, who had directed ex-Monkeey Michael Nesmith in "Elephant Parts." We did a "revised first draft," which really ought to be called the second draft if labeling was more honest. We went on, either under Dear or with no director firmly "in place," to do three more drafts, each time, we felt, at Dino's direction, getting further and further from what we felt Conan and the movie ought to be. Just before the fifth and final draft (or was it the sixth... I'd have to check), Richard Fleischer was hired as director, mostly on the strength, it seems, of the 1958 movie "The Viking" (which, oddly for one of my youthful inclinations, I don't believe I've ever seen). I had admired Fleischer work on the Disney movie "20,000 Leagues under the Sea" and, to some extent, his direction of the American half of "Tora, Tora, Tora." However, Fleischer made it clear to us in our first (and just about only) meeting with him that he was just doing it for the money this late in his career... and he went on, I think, to basically prove his words. While we didn't have permission to do so in that upcoming draft, Gerry and I wanted to add in a sequence from my original story for CONAN THE BARBARIAN #115, my last color CONAN the first time around, in which Conan makes a deal with a sorcerer to acquire a talisman for him in exchange for his bringing Belit (in the movie, of course, it would be Valeria) back to life. Fleischer was interested, so I loaned him my spare copy of CTB. Naturally, I never got it back. I virtually never got anything back that I ever "loaned" to a producer or director in Hollywood.<br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">After that final draft, Gerry and I were relieved of duties on the picture--but well enough paid for our services--not just a Fleischer decision, I hasten to add. Fleischer did incorporate our "resurrection of Valeria" idea in the next draft, which was by (English?) movie veteran screenwriter Stanley Mann, who had written such beloved films as "The Mouse That Roared." Gerry and I had to fight, through the Writers Guild West, to receive any credit whatever on the film; Dino tried to remove our names entirely and give the full credit to Mann, even though virtually all the characters and situations were ours... including, indirectly, the "resurrection of Valeria," even though we had never had the chance to put that in the screenplay. Just about the only important scene in the film that was totally Mann's and Fleischer's--and I'll admit that I think was the best thing about the film--was the way Zula was introduced, tethered by an angry village and fighting for her life. A truly inspired scene. <br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">But of course, Gerry and I had not only created Zula but had basically cast her. As I've related in more detail elsewhere, Gerry Conway had come up with the idea of suggesting singer Grace Jones for the part (unfamiliar with her, my own choice was Pam Grier, who would also have been good, I'm sure)... and we made that suggestion directly to Jane Feinberg, of the then-big casting company of Fenton & Feinberg, at a meeting of the three of us and producer Dino at Dino's private cabana on the grounds of the Beverly Hills Hotel, in between having to sit through unendurable sessions of Dino watching soccer on TV. We--actually, Gerry started the ball rolling, and I merely chimed in--did so directly to Feinberg in despair. Gerry and I had been asked, at this late stage of our still being "on the movie," while working on what would become our final draft, because Dino wanted to start casting the parts well before he had a final script. (As it would turn out, he was still our draft and three or more Mann-drafts away from that point.) Gerry and I mostly just sat across the table from each other, while Dino and Feinberg talked across the table from our left and right. But when it came to Zula, and Dino suddenly announced casually that with her "I was thinking I might go Asian" (in terms of casting) with her, it was too much for Gerry. He turned to Feinberg and said, "Actually, Roy and I were thinking of someone like Grace Jones for the part." Dino was, I'm sure, taken aback... we were there simply advise and consent, not offer an alternative to a way he wanted to go... but Feinberg sparked to the idea at once, said that sounded great to her, and she'd have to talk to Jones' people to see if she could act. (She'd never had an acting role before, far as we knew.) Dino seems to have accepted this, and very soon... not long after Gerry and I were bounced from the picture... we heard that Jones had been hired. She and Arnold were the best things about the movie that was soon retitled "Conan the Destroyer." Good title...I had never cared much for "Conan, King of Thieves" anyway.</span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">When we found out that Dino as producer planned to give full writing credit to Stanley Mann, we resorted to Writers Guild West, which makes the final determination on credits in all dispute cases. Gerry and I spent days going over our five or so drafts, and the several by Mann, and making our cast for why we should get--not shared credit with Mann, but sole credit, since we had created the characters and situations, and that counts for a fair amount with the Guild. Otherwise, a new writer would just come in, keep the same basic characters (probably with new names) and rewrite all the dialogue, tossing away good lines and bad, just to shore up his/her own position. We figured, if we're gonna dispute, let's go for broke. The Guild, probably correctly, awarded Mann the "written by" credit... but gave us "story" credit...and that carried with it what they call a "full screen credit"... in other words, our two names and credit were alone on the screen for a couple of seconds, not simply shared with Mann's. The Guild's decision was final. It meant that we would receive thousands of dollars from videotape and other reissuing of the film on tape (later on DVD, etc.). There was lots more at stake than just the ego of seeing our names up on the screen a second time (after Bakshi's/20th's "Fire and Ice").<br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Postscript: By time the Guild made its decision, apparently the film had already been finalized in a way that it would cost Dino and Universal (probably mostly Dino) a lot of money to change, to add in a new "title card" with credit "Story by Roy Thomas & Gerry Conway." So Dino's rep called us and offered us decent money-- I forget if it was $10,000 apiece or $10,000 divided between the two of us, but something in that range) if we would forego having the title card in the film. We would, of course, still receive the videotape and future moneys just as the Guild had decreed, but we would save Dino a larger sum of money. Gerry and I thought about it for all of two seconds before laughing out loud over the phone and telling Dino's man to go ahead and add the title card. I never turned down that much money with a smile at any other time.</span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We felt good later when, at a party at Dino's Beverly Hills fast-food restaurant (which would later be closed when rats were found in the kitchen--ironic, since Dino had taken out a scene with a rat in our screenplay, declaring "No rats!"), Arnold Schwarzengger, whom I had met briefly not long before the first "Conan" movie started filming and whom Gerry had never met, came up to us-- he recognized me, I guess--and after a few words said, "I always liked your script the best!" Funny thing is, while I didn't think at that moment that he probably meant it, I realized later that he was probably telling the truth, since he apparently had been a little reluctant to sign on to the sequel, since the budget was less than the first one, etc., etc... and it was after reading our first draft that he finally signed on for sure. Bless his heart! Hope we see a "King Conan" movie with Arnold one of these days!</span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;" /></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix"><br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Alter Ego #1 (1986)</b></span></div>
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<b>Jolli</b><br />
<b>Unnamed members</b><br />
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<b>Star Wars #7 (1978)</b><br />
co-created with Howard Chaykin<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Crom</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Conan the Barbarian #7 (1971) </b></span></b></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(first mentioned)</span></span></span></span></div>
Robert E. Howard character/god<br />
(adapted and developed for comics in KING CONAN #8 (1981) with John Buscema)<br />
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Crom first appeared as an onstage character in the novel CONAN THE AVENGER (1968) by L. Sprague de Camp and Bjorn Nyberg.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Cyborg (unnamed)</b></span><br />
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<b>Star Wars #7 (1978)</b></div>
co-created with Howard Chaykin<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Hugo Danner</b></span></span><br />
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<b>Marvel Preview #9 (1976)</b><br />
Philip G. Wylie character<b> </b><br />
(adapted and developed for Marvel Comics with Rich Buckler)<br />
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Hugo Danner is the protagonist of Philip Wylie's circa-1930 novel
<i>Gladiator, </i>and was in many ways probably an influence of Siegel
and Shuster's Superman. So I arranged to adapt the novel in Marvel's
black-&-white magazines. The first half was adapted by Rich Buckler
and myself in MARVEL PREVIEW #9, but the second
half was never prepared. It appeared under the title "Man-God" because
Marvel had a villain named Gladiator.<br />
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<b>Young All-Stars #10 (1988)</b></div>
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(adapted and developed for DC Comics with Dann Thomas and Brian Murray)</div>
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A few years later, at DC Comics, I made
Arn "Iron" Munro of THE YOUNG ALL-STARS the son of Hugo Danner and a
young woman from the novel. Near the end of that series, I brought an
older Hugo Danner into YAS for its final few issues.
There I developed what might have happened to Danner if he had not been
struck and killed by lightning in South America at the end of the
novel.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Dark Crystal</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Savage Sword of Conan #11 (2019)</b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div>
co-created with Alan Davis<br />
(mentioned in SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #10 (2019)) <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jimm Doshun</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>(The Starkiller Kid)</b></span><br />
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<b>Star Wars #8 (1978)</b></div>
co-created with Howard Chaykin</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I called this character "the Star-Killer Kid" because one of the two original names I heard from George Lucas (back in '76) for Luke Skywalker was "Luke Starkiller."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Merri Shen Doshun</b></span><br />
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<b>Star Wars #9 (1978)</b></div>
co-created with Howard Chaykin<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Elric</b></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>of Melniboné</b></span><br />
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<b>Conan the Barbarian #14 (1972)</b><br />
Michael Moorcock character<br />
(adapted and developed for comics with Michael Moorcock, James Cawthorn and Barry Windsor-Smith)<br />
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For CONAN THE BARBARIAN #14-15, I invited Michael Moorcock, creator and
author of Elric, to come up with a synopsis in which Elric traveled to
the Hyborian Age, Conan's sphere. He concocted a 2- or 3-page synopsis,
at least,
with his friend and sometime collaborator, James Cawthorn. I simplified
it a little (taking out a character or two and another subplot) and was
quite happy with the resulting story.</div>
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<span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>F</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>FE-9Q</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Effie)</b></span><br />
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<b>Star Wars #8 (1978)</b></div>
co-created with Howard Chaykin<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fire an</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>d Ice </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Animated Movie)</b></span></div>
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<b>Fire and Ice (1983)</b></div>
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all characters co-created with Ralph Bakshi, Frank Frazetta and Gerry Conway</div>
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"Fire and Ice" was an animated film for which Gerry Conway and I wrote
the screenplay in the early 1980s, for producer/director Ralph Bakshi
(and, less directly, for co-producer Frank Frazetta). It was an
original sword-and-sorcery
story, which started with a few verbal scenes described to us by
Bakshi, with Gerry and I instructed to tie it all together and come up
with a story. The heroes are Larn and Darkwolf (who, however,
accidentally never got named in the film till the credits
at the end), the heroine Teegra, the villain Nekron (I believe that's
how we spelled it--I'd used that name in DR. STRANGE years earlier). It
was written as a live-action screenplay, because it was shot in
rotoscope, with animators basically tracing over the
filmed figures of live actors. The stated attempt, at the beginning,
was to make the movie as close as possible to an animated version of
what Frazetta was doing in his oil paintings and drawings for Conan and
related paperbacks. It was eventually distributed
by 20th Century-Fox, but was a flop; it has since, they tell me, become
a cult film. I find it difficult to watch, because Gerry and I, as we
had told Ralph we would have to do, wrote about a 120-minute
screenplay, which he cut down to 78 minutes in filming,
meaning that most of the relationships between characters was lost.
Gee, I don't know why it was a failure. Interesting working for/with
Bakshi, though... he was a fascinating character, sort of like Archie
Bunker with talent.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>First comicbooks I created </b></span><br />
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<b>I started making my own comicbooks circa 1947</b></div>
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The first comicbook I drew, at age 7 or
perhaps 8, was the 50- or 52-page ALL-GIANT COMICS, drawn on some sort
of strange, rough paper with binder holes, tied with string at two
places. It was an anthology comics made up up characters who were all
giants in one way or another: Elephant Giant (a size-changing hero who
appeared in the first and last stories in the issue), Goliath (a
good-guy based on a Toth-drawn time villain in ALL-STAR COMICS #38,
which is how I can date the comic more exactly), Giant Caveman (wore a
leopard skin with a strap over one shoulder, and a Mercury/Flash winged
helmet... had a girl assistant with similar outfit, I think), a King
O'Mighty (a sort of knight), maybe one or two more. Filed away
somewhere, still tied with string, is all but the final page (2 sides,
front and back), which is lost. Very, very crude, of course.</div>
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Over
the next few years I drew more comics: a Superman based on the look of
Kirk Allyn in the first Superman serial... two big issues of BUCK ZZIT,
my Buck Rogers-style spaceman... KING KAT AND PRINCE PURR (a
funny-animal comics drawn in two different styles, one a straight
imitation of O. Soglow's "Little King," the other a more
animation-style, based on comics style like Quality's MARMADUKE
MOUSE.... WIZARDO, ACE SORCERER... a humor comic about a sorcerer and
his stupid apprentice, inspired by the Fawcett TV-comic PINHEAD AND
FOODINI... PHANTOM-MAN, a Black Terror type in a supernatural
dimension... a giant comic (forget the name) that had stories of
Phantom-Man, Cat-Man (aka Zooman), who was a combination of Tarzan and
Batman, and several others... and, around the age or 12 or so,
ALL-AMERICAN COMICS, another 40- or 50-pager, one JSA-type story with
various heroes of the Liberty Legion, including Phantom-Man, Cat-Man,
Sir Ollie (humorous relief--half Alley Oop, half Sir Oakey Doakes),
Tornado (a deadringer for the original Atom), Green Lantern (G.A.
version, just swiped), Acrobat (a Batman type minus cape), Black Beetle,
and several others. Maybe the last real comic I drew, circa 1955 when I
was 14 or so, was MARVEL COMICS, with a second Liberty Legion group,
consisting of still-extant heroes from various companies: Superman,
Batman, and Wonder Woman from DC... Sub-Mariner from Timely (HT and Cap
had already been canceled again)... Plastic Man and Blackhawk...
C.B./Chuck Chandler and Slugger of the Little Wise Guys from
Gleason/Biro. I didn't finish the middle part of this, but what's
finished I colored. The splashes of the latter two comics were printed
in one of the ALL-STAR COMPANION volumes.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Flea </b></span><br />
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<b>Alter Ego #6 (1963)</b></div>
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I did all the work on this guy</div>
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Parody of Archie's hero The Fly. Also mention of Archie-group parodies
The Cougar, Black Hoodlum, Flea Girl, and The Windshield. Yeah, I know
"Windshield" isn't that great a name to parody The Shield... but with
the hero onstage being The Fly, I found it impossible to resist.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Amaiza Foxtrain</b></span></div>
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<b>Star Wars #8 (1978)</b></div>
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co-created with Howard Chaykin</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I particularly liked creating Amaiza with Howard, mainly because she was named after a character in an early-1950s comic strip I had liked and collected, "Chris Welkin, Planeteer."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Gullivar Jones </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">(Warrior of Mars)</span></b></div>
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<b>Creatures on the Loose #16 (1972)</b></div>
Edwin L. Arnold character<br />
(adapted and developed for comics with Gil Kane and Bill Everett)<br />
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Gulliver Jones was the hero of the early-20th-century novel LT. GULLIVER
JONES: HIS VACATION by Edwin Lester Arnold, several years before Edgar
Rice Burroughs wrote A PRINCESS OF MARS. Richard Lupoff, in an
introduction to a
1960s paperback reprint of the book (as GULLIVER OF MARS), postulated
that the novel may well have been an influence on ERB, so when DC got
the rights to John Carter in the early 1970s, I assigned Gil Kane to the
penciling and did a more action-packed adaptation
of the GULLIVER book, I believe changing the spelling to "Gullivar." I
named a magic carpet maker in the first segment "Lupov" in honor of
Lupoff. I wrote the first couple of stories to get it going, but was
too busy to continue it after that and it was
turned over to others. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Hedji</b></span><br />
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<b>Star Wars #8 (1978)</b></div>
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co-created with Howard Chaykin<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>High-Hound </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>(creature species)</b></span><br />
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<b>Star Wars #9 (1978)</b></div>
co-created with Howard Chaykin<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Robert E. Howard</b></span><br />
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<b>Savage Sword of Conan #200 (1992)</b></div>
co-created with John Buscema<br />
(based on the creator of Conan) <br />
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<span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: black;">----</span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">J</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jabba the Hut</b></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixanNvEYNKtYGegIi-d-qVUewjED7SGokmflvVhFVV_uuLulRSKvef1qrR1Uhqaf7ZalBuHPjvMZOFyafkNA1hxCqIOH3lYZC9X4xNGtlQaiUpFHQlXuiDySUqoNqb1j7KiYZQcAFdhOo/s960/Jabba-The-Hutt-Marvel-Comics.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="960" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixanNvEYNKtYGegIi-d-qVUewjED7SGokmflvVhFVV_uuLulRSKvef1qrR1Uhqaf7ZalBuHPjvMZOFyafkNA1hxCqIOH3lYZC9X4xNGtlQaiUpFHQlXuiDySUqoNqb1j7KiYZQcAFdhOo/w400-h209/Jabba-The-Hutt-Marvel-Comics.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><b>Star Wars #2 (1978)</b></div><div>George Lucas character</div>(adapted and co-created for comics with Howard Chaykin)</div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">As everyone familiar with Marvel's 1977 STAR WARS comic knows, it contains four-color versions of several scenes that were either never filmed or else were cut from the finish movie before it was released. A couple of those occurred in the first issue and involved Luke Skywalker's home life (and friends) on Tattoine. But there was also a scene in the original screenplay that featured Jabba the Hutt, who at that point had not been designed or described... so when Howard Chaykin illustrated that, he just made up a more or less generic alien to fill the space. No one (including probably George Lucas) really knew at that stage what Jabba was supposed to look like. George had no idea if there'd be a </span><i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">second </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">"Star Wars" film, let alone a third one!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jaxxon</b></span><br />
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<b>Star Wars #8 (1978)</b></div>
co-created with Howard Chaykin</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jaxxon the green rabbit was a character I decided to introduce in the STAR WARS comic, beginning in issue #8. The main storyline, approved in broad outline in a conference I had with George Lucas, was a sort of "Seven Samurai"/"Magnificent Seven" arc, though I didn't make up the individual characters who would team up with Han Solo and Chewbacca still later. I seem to recall seeing, in the rough cut of "Star Wars" that I'd seen at George's place in San Anselmo in February ('77), a few months before the film opened, an alien in the "cantina sequence" that looked a bit like Porky Pig to me... though, when seen closer in later stills, there was far less resemblance. That was my basic inspiration for putting a character who combined Bugs Bunny and C.L. Moore's pulp-mag hero Northwest Smith into the STAR WARS comic. Howard Chaykin did a magnificent job of realizing the character, and thus is in every way Jaxxon's co-creator. I named the character after a combination of "jack rabbit" and my hometown of Jackson, Missouri. I was told later by George's then-right-hand-man Charley Lippincott, by phone, that George felt the storyline was TOO close to "Seven Samurai," and that he particularly hated the green rabbit. Those were the final straws, on top of the growing list of restrictions on what I could and couldn't do in the comics series and my sense that I wasn't going to have any more fun writing it, that led me to immediately quit the series, effective with issue #10. Others--both fans and pros--liked Jaxxon, however, and my writing successor Archie Goodwin, who clearly didn't get the memo, used him in a story a few issues later... only to be told by the great Star Wars organization that Jaxxon was never again to appear in a comic. That edict last for years, of course.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Keepers of the Dark Crystal</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Savage Sword of Conan #11 (2019)</b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div>
co-created with Alan Davis<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Don-Wan Kihotay</b></span><br />
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<b>Star Wars #8 (1978)</b></div>
co-created with Howard Chaykin<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Adam Klink</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
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<b>Son of Vulcan #50 (1966)</b></div>
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co-created with Bill Fraccio<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>King Kull</b></span><br />
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<b>Conan the Barbarian #1 (1970)</b></div>
Robert E. Howard character<br />
(adapted and developed for comics with Barry Windsor-Smith)<br />
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KING KULL was, of course, an earlier sword-and-sorcery hero of Robert E.
Howard's than Conan. Kull appeared in print circa 1929, Conan three
years later. I worked Kull (in a "flashback" into CONAN THE BARBARIAN
#1, because it
was from the start my intention to develop a KULL book if CONAN took
off. The first Kull story in Marvel was "Skull of Silence," adapted by
Bernie Wrightson and myself in an issue of TOWER OF SHADOWS. Then came
the book KULL THE CONQUEROR (originally drawn
by Ross Andru and Wally Wood, but then for some time by Marie and John
Severin), later re-dubbed by Stan Lee KULL THE DESTROYER, though I didn't
write that much of it. I did the first few issues, and then returned
later to jump-start the series again with the
adaptation of "By This Axe I Rule" by Mike Ploog and myself, after
which I turned the book over to other hands for good. I did adapt a few
Kull stories in the b&w SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN, though, and I talked
Stan into starting a b&w magazine KULL AND THE BARBARIANS
to co-star the likes of King Kull, Red Sonja, and Solomon Kane... but
that one got off to a bad start (with #1 being a reprint, due to bad
scheduling) and it lasted only a couple of issues, though there was a
special a couple of years later.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>King's Gambit (Team)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Bishop (Bishop Nevsky) </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>King (Ilyan) </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b> Knight (Sly Maki)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Queen (Sonya)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Rook (Timbluk) </b></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Captain Thunder and Blue Bolt #8 (1988)</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">co-created with Dann Thomas and E.R. Cruz </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
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King's Gambit - a group of several hero/villains, representing the King,
Queen, Bishop, Knight, and Rook in a chess game, introduced into the
late-1980s comics series CAPTAIN THUNDER & BLUE BOLT. The "pawns"
were to be criminals
or others utilized to be fall guys or minions of the group. The
originating artist was E.R.Cruz. I had come up with such a group as a
possible TV project in the early/mid-1980s, when working with co-writer
Gerry Conway, but the comics group was, except for
name and general concept, an entirely new one. </div>
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<span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>L</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lady Serra</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Savage Sword of Conan #10 (2019)</b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
co-created with Alan Davis<br />
(character named after my grand-niece Serra) </div>
<br />
<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Les Ghouls (Movie)</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/S5wMQzsx_XI" width="320" youtube-src-id="S5wMQzsx_XI"></iframe></div></span><b>Fan Film (1958)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #131313; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Les Ghouls is a 12½-minute, mostly black-&-white film made circa 1958 by a group of six teenagers in Jackson, Missouri, including Roy Thomas and Gary Friedrich, who went on in the 1960s to become writers and editors at Marvel Comics. It was intended as an homage to/ripoff of the 1948 movie classic Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, just filmed for a lark. It was filmed largely in black-&-white despite the relative difficulty of obtaining that kind of film even then. John Short, who owned the (new) movie camera, served as primary director; Roy Thomas scripted the movie (in synopsis form) and supplied all art and lettering appearing in the film. There were vague plans to eventually either record a soundtrack or to at least have the cast members accompany showings by narration and dialogue, but those plans never materialized.</span></span></div><span style="color: #131313; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">
CAST:
Slim--------------------------------------------------- Gary Friedrich
Slat ---------------------------------------------------- Ron Lowes
Dr. Sturdley ------------------------------------------ Andy Leonard
Melvin ------------------------------------------------ Lyle Hutteger
The Monster ------------------------------------------ John Short
Werewolf ---------------------------------------------- Roy Thomas</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="color: #131313; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Limbo Legion (Team)</b></span></div>
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<b>Air Boy* </b></div>
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<b>Captain Combat** </b></div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<b>Double Dare***</b></div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<b>Holy Terror****</b></div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<b>Scarlet Streak*****</b></div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<b>Vic Volt****** </b></div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<b>Yankee Doodle*******</b></div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"> </span><b>Alter Ego #1 (1986)</b></div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
public domain characters </div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
co-created with Dann Thomas and Ron
Harris </div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br />
</span><b>*</b>rechristened character named "Sky Man," first appeared in BIG SHOT
COMICS #1 (1940) created by Gardner Fox and Ogden Whitney</div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<b> </b></div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<b>**</b>rechristened character named
"Captain Battle," first appeared in SILVER STREAK COMICS #11 (1941) created by
Jack Binder and Carl Formes</div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br />
</span><b>***</b>rechristened character named "Daredevil," first appeared in
SILVER STREAK COMICS #4 (1940) created by Jack Binder and Jack Cole </div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br />
</span><b>****</b>rechristened character named "Black Terror," first appeared in
EXCITING COMICS #9 (1941) created by Richard E. Hughes and Don Gabrielson
</div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<b>*****</b>rechristened character
named "Silver Streak," first appeared in SILVER STREAK COMICS #3 (1940) created
by Joe Simon and Jack Binder</div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<b>******</b>rechristened character
named "Blue Bolt," first appeared in BLUE BOLT COMICS #2 (1940) created by Joe
Simon </div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br />
</span><b>*******</b>rechristened character named "Fighting Yank," first appeared
in STARTLING COMICS #10 (1941) created by Richard E. Hughes and Jon L.
Blummer </div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The Limbo Legion is the super-hero group I put together in the
WWII/1940s world of comics into which Alter Ego existed. It was
composed of heroes who, except in name, were identical to public domain
comics super-heroes. </span><br />
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<b>Star Wars #7 (1978)</b></div>
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co-created with Howard Chaykin<br />
<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lord Ruthven</b></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgPdI2PxVkZoJcPWfHWIREGHfArybLSJ6xUre9oLa9zDbhtMpcKtcTDt7fp0I4-zXcIjXtxOn8X2vf6itw650rOpzfzzY-jqLbXeJtl_mBg1yO8VSI651cPJxYvJ_XWBYO3Zpgj22GTQ/s440/lord.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="399" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgPdI2PxVkZoJcPWfHWIREGHfArybLSJ6xUre9oLa9zDbhtMpcKtcTDt7fp0I4-zXcIjXtxOn8X2vf6itw650rOpzfzzY-jqLbXeJtl_mBg1yO8VSI651cPJxYvJ_XWBYO3Zpgj22GTQ/s320/lord.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><div><b>Vampire Tales #1 (1973)</b></div>John William Polidori character<br />(adapted and developed for comics with Ron Goulart and Win Mortimer)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lord Ruthven was one of the first vampires in English literature, from the story "The Vampyre" by John Polidori (published 1819), personal physician to the poet Lord Byron. "The Vampyre" came out of the same four-person conversation as Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN, a year earlier. I had the story adapted (with help from Ron Goulart, I believe) and drawn by Winslow Mortimer, and it appeared in the first issue of VAMPIRE TALES. I never got around to bringing Lord Ruthven into other Marvel stories, since I wrote very few monster-hero tales... but I believe other people did.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
<span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> M</b></span></span><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Men of the Shadows</b></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGzyx0BLLpmFO27t29ucDj_TmCVmuIXnK0gTvS16UJJopum0a778GMRPtF02rdfHPzE6fsamKsjeNs92scLee7E7ZwJSkcJSgiKFnBxG1EgdInyzelaGWtmQtzeOM4yz-mofvLn_KIvY/s1090/myth.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1090" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGzyx0BLLpmFO27t29ucDj_TmCVmuIXnK0gTvS16UJJopum0a778GMRPtF02rdfHPzE6fsamKsjeNs92scLee7E7ZwJSkcJSgiKFnBxG1EgdInyzelaGWtmQtzeOM4yz-mofvLn_KIvY/s320/myth.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Robert E. Howard's Myth Maker (1999)</span></b></span></b></span></span></div><div>Robert E. Howard characters</div><div>(adapted and developed for comics with Richard Ashford, John Bolton, Rich Corben, Tim Sale, Kelley Jones, Rafael Kayanan, Jeff Jones, Mark Shultz and Michael Kaluta)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">That's the name editor/publisher Richard Ashford and I came up for a very loosely amalgamated group of Robert E. Howard-created characters in 1999 for the Cross Plains Comics title <i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">Robert E. Howard's Myth Maker. </i>The concept was for these relatively minor REH creations to encounter each other in some mysterious world or dimension to which they are all drawn, by whom or for what purpose they know not, and where they relate stories to each other while waiting to figure out what else may be in store for them. This gave us an excuse to adapt REH stories with artwork by Rich Corben, Tim Sale, and Kelley Jones, as well as a few others as inkers, colorists, and letterers. It became the only time I worked with the three aforenamed artists, so I'm glad it happened.</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The REH characters in this quasi-grouping were John Kirowan (hero of one of REH's stories), James Allison (a stand-in for REH himself in several of his "racial-memories" stories such as "Marchers of Valhalla"), the Mad Minstrel (title character and narrator of an REH poem), and the Moon Woman (ditto). The presence of the latter did not dissuade us from calling the group informally "Men of the Shadows"--sort of like the X-Men with its contingent of female mutants. </span></p></div></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Niord</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Supernatural Thrillers #3 (1973)</b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div>
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Robert E. Howard character</div>
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(adapted and developed for comics with Gerry Conway and Gil Kane)<br />
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"The Valley of the Worm" is considered one of Robert E. Howard's best
stories, though it doesn't star a continuing character. It is about a
warrior named Nior in a far-distant era of the past, and his battle with a gigantic
wormlike monstrosity,
and was written by REH as if it were the prototype of all the dragon
stories (St. George, Beowulf, Siegfried, et al.). Gil Kane loved the
story, so I got him to pencil it, and Ernie Chan to ink. After it was
penciled, however, I was going through a bit too
much turmoil in my personal life at that stage to take the time to
write the dialogue for the second half, so I asked Gerry Conway to do
that. It appeared in an issue of SUPERNATURAL THRILLERS, and has been
reprinted a time or three, including in a 2019 TRUE
BELIEVERS $1 comic.</div>
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<span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: lime;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span></b></span></span><span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: lime;"> O </span> </span> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Old One</b></span><br />
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<b>Star Wars #9 (1978)</b></div>
co-created with Howard Chaykin<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Pakim</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Savage Sword of Conan #10 (2019)</b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div>
co-created with Alan Davis<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Pera</b></span><br />
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<b>Star Wars #7 (1978)</b></div>
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co-created with Howard Chaykin<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Pig-face and Boyfriend</b></span><br />
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<b>Star Wars #8 (1978)</b></div>
co-created with Howard Chaykin<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Ramiz and others</b></span><br />
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<b>Star Wars #7 (1978)</b></div>
co-created with Howard Chaykin<br />
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<b>Star Wars #8 (1978)</b></div>
co-created with Howard Chaykin<br />
(second appearance with a different look)<br />
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These characters looked completely different from the last panel in STAR WARS #7 to the opening splash panel in STAR WARS #8 because Howard and I simply forgot what they looked like. Readers have tried to speculate what happened between issues and looked deep into it to find reasons. But to be honest, it was just a simple mistake. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Red Sonja</b></span></div>
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<b>Conan the Barbarian #23 (1973)</b></div>
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co-created with Robert E. Howard and Barry Windsor-Smith</div>
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Circa 1972-73 I decided I wanted a red-haired
swordwoman in the comic who would be a sometime foil for Conan... red-haired
because Belit had black hair and Valeria was a blonde. When I saw a
reference in an article by one Alan Howard to a "Russian she-cat" or
some such thing in the Crusader-type story "Shadow of the Vulture" by
Robert E. Howard, I was intrigued and asked Glenn Lord if he had a copy of that story from
the 1930s, which he did. We worked out a deal so that I could have it
adapted in CONAN THE BARBARIAN, and of course the estate would own the character.
I simply changed the name from Red Sonya to Red Sonja to make her a slightly
difference character... and retain the integrity of the original. Barry
designed the look of the character, though we may have talked over the
chain-mail shirt... but since I never liked the "hot pants" shorts
look, I was ripe to change to the "iron bikini" when Esteban Maroto
sent in his drawing of same some months later... or did it first appear in
Steranko's magazine? So Howard created Red Sonya of Rogatino... and he
and I, in what L. Sprague de Camp used to call a "posthumous
collaboration," co-created Red Sonja, She-Devil with a Sword. That's
not to take anything away from Barry, who first drew the character, but he knew
nothing about Red Sonya till I gave him a copy of the story and I explained
that we were gonna turn it into a CONAN THE BARBARIAN issue/story.<br />
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Red Sonja</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Movie)</b></span></div><br style="text-align: justify;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FeCW37_JF2TGIcfXTFi1BVfHor0bJS2xyxujxGk1Rn7Nxfj-Z6BR-bMUJ7xLmAP5qdUjFNwfsX1d7U6YSFxEV_yxHOS_5hshxzoDp6t6AXorLGn0HAKPXBWv43UABYK0oL_10YIu-BY/s450/Red_Sonja_1985_poster.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FeCW37_JF2TGIcfXTFi1BVfHor0bJS2xyxujxGk1Rn7Nxfj-Z6BR-bMUJ7xLmAP5qdUjFNwfsX1d7U6YSFxEV_yxHOS_5hshxzoDp6t6AXorLGn0HAKPXBWv43UABYK0oL_10YIu-BY/w320-h400/Red_Sonja_1985_poster.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Red Sonja (1985)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Far as I know, the Red Sonja rights got split off from the rest of the Robert E. Howard legacy and properties when Arthur Lieberman, one of the co-founders of Conan Properties, Inc., took RS as his share in a split (maybe when the company was purchased by the current Swedish owners or thereabouts). He told me he decided he'd rather have all of one property than a small piece of all of them. Arthur passed away maybe a decade ago now, and his son Luke Lieberman, an attorney like his father, owns Red Sonja Properties and keeps me in the loop to some extent about the current state of the projected "Red Sonja" film, for whom a writer, director, and maybe even star have been decided.</span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Around 1983, coming off the five drafts we had written (mostly for producer Dino DeLaurentiis) of the film that became "Conan the Destroyer," Dino offered my partner Gerry Conway and me a deal to write a screenplay for the "Red Sonja" movie. This was after at least one draft by George McDonald Frazier, author of the famous "Flashman" novels. However, there was no "back end"--allowance for moneys if the movie were actually made, money from the profits, etc., as we had had in "Conan II" and every other film we (and most screenwriters) were offered... Dino was notoriously cheap... and our agent wouldn't let us take the deal. (Ironically, the next period of two or three months became the only length of time over a several-year period during that period that we didn't make any money from any screenplay work.) Ralph Bakhi (for whom we had written "Fire and Ice" and an unproduced screenplay titled "Cage," about a hero unrelated to the Marvel one) and comics writer Doug Moench were offered the screenwriting assignment next, and did at least one draft, which I've never seen, unlike the Frazier one. Then writer Stanley Mann, who had been the final screenwriter on "Conan the Destroyer" (as well as on "The Mouse Than Roared" and other, better pictures before it), inherited the "Red Sonja" assignment and became the screenwriter of record. Gerry and I made no contribution to the picture as it came out.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Romantic Story #87 (1967)</b></span></div>
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<b>First romance story with Gary Friedrich</b></div>
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Around 1967, when Gary Friedrich was getting married for the second time
and planned a short honeymoon at a major hotel in the Times Square
area, he asked me if I'd help him out by ghosting a romance story for
him for Charlton--my
choice. I couldn't say no, though I had never written a love
story and had no desire to do so. I started a story I titled "If You
Love Me, Fight for Me!" about a girl who ditches her boyfriend because
he won't stand up to arrogant males. But I
got a writer's block around the end of page 4 or so, anyway halfway
through the story. I just couldn't bring myself to finish it, my
distaste was so strong. So when the honeymoon was over, Gary picked up
the story at the point where I left off... by having
the guy get martial arts lessons. But then he doesn't fight for the
girl anyway, 'cause she's not worth it. I should've thought of that.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Conan the Barbarian #7 (1971) </b></span></b></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(first mentioned)</span></span></span></span></div>
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Robert E. Howard character/god <br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Shape</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Charlton Premier #1 (1967)</b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div>
co-created with Richard "Grass" Green<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I had created the Shape (even drawing the design of his look, costume and all) and had totally plotted the story, but then let Grass do the rest, since I couldn't "legally" work for Charlton anymore anyway, since I was on staff at Marvel. He was basically a sort of alien Plastic Man type.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Oncho Shen</b></span><br />
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<b>Star Wars #9 (1978)</b></div>
co-created with Howard Chaykin<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Simino </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Savage Sword of Conan #10 (2019)</b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div>
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co-created with Alan Davis<br />
(character based on my friend and manager John Cimino)<br />
Click the picture of Simino to go to the "Bleeding Cool" news article about this character. <br />
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Skunk Bear </b></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxP7ca3g2uP-5aCBb3KdGINsXLNyHilXrHon8PQg2uNICfcpzkM-JmXb6ZPgzpF4nkVamqXLbVS9QssHt28npj4mNKT-iiP7ccqDM1XsKZuZudxNjAmGYddmgYNpdp9_oneylEpjVtzTbbdz6SIPJxTfXgrfJSmn-6I2qOj20LxmSvem6FaLkgJRhp-w/s800/8a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="517" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxP7ca3g2uP-5aCBb3KdGINsXLNyHilXrHon8PQg2uNICfcpzkM-JmXb6ZPgzpF4nkVamqXLbVS9QssHt28npj4mNKT-iiP7ccqDM1XsKZuZudxNjAmGYddmgYNpdp9_oneylEpjVtzTbbdz6SIPJxTfXgrfJSmn-6I2qOj20LxmSvem6FaLkgJRhp-w/s320/8a.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Alter Ego #6 (2023)</span></b></span></b></div><div>co-created with Ron Harris</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Son of Vulcan #50 (1966)</b></span></span></div>
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<b>My first published work</b></div>
<br />
Pat Masulli, the main editor of Charlton at the time, sent a notice out
to me and a couple of other fanzine editors, soliciting sample comics
stories for BLUE BEETLE, SON OF VULCAN, and maybe CAPTAIN ATOM. The
idea was that we should plug this search in our
fanzines, but (a) I only came out with ALTER EGO once or twice a year
at most, so wouldn't have an issue out for a while, and (b) I was
selfishly far more interested in selling a story myself than in passing
the word. So I just sat around that very weekend,
after a week of teaching high school, and I banged out a 20-page story
for SON OF VULCAN, partly because he was a Thor imitation and partly
because I figured if others sent sample strips they were more likely to
send them for the other strips, so I'd have
less competition. I guess I was a bit wily--maybe even
"rascally"--even then. Masulli bought the story immediately, though I
was disappointed to learn I'd be paid only $4 a page. But hey, the $80
for that story compared well with the $100 or so a week I
made teaching, and it was done in only a couple of days--and had been
fun besides. He asked me to try a BLUE BEETLE, which I did immediately,
and he bought that, too. But then I had to go off to NYC for my
Superman/DC job, and Mort Weisinger immediately
let me know that I could not continue to work for bargain-basement
Charlton if I had a job at DC... later, Stan Lee wouldn't have wanted it,
either. So I pushed the guy I was staying with at the time, Dave Kaler,
who did wind up writing CAPTAIN ATOM with Steve
Ditko for a time. By the time the SON OF VULCAN comic came out, one or
two MILLIE comics had already come out, so it wasn't my first published
work. When Stan read the copy of SON OF VULCAN I had, he said, "It's a
good thing I hired you before I read this!"
I don't know how much he might've been joking.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Specter and Count Dis </b></span></span></div>
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<b>Alter-Ego #1 (1961)</b></div>
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I didn't create the Spectre, of course... but did make up an entirely new
background, backstory, etc., to go with the character, rather like what Julie
had done with Hawkman at DC. He was still Jim Corrigan, though a
different Jim Corrigan... with the ego of Corrigan's mind becoming the Spectre,
and the id becoming the evil Count Dis. This was a two-part prose version
of his origin, with just the couple of illustrations. Count Dis almost
made it into pro comics; in the 1980s Steve Gerber asked me if he could
introduce Dis into a DC SPECTRE series he was going to do and I said fine by
me, but then Steve got into a disagreement with DC, I believe, and didn't do
the series. The first Spectre/Dis illo was in ALTER-EGO #1... and they
then appeared on the cover of #2. All art of Spectre and Count Dis, and
of the BLA in #1-3, was traced from my typewriter-paper sheets onto spirit
duplicator masters by editor Jerry Bails, making him the de facto
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Star Wars</b></span></span><br />
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<b>Star Wars #1 (1977)</b><br />
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STAR WARS: In February 1976, after he couldn't get through to Stan Lee
himself, Charles Lippincott, George Lucas' media projects director,
approached me through our mutual friend Ed Summer, and, at a
show-and-tell at my NYC apartment,
convinced me to try to get Marvel to do an adaptation of the upcoming
film STAR WARS. Charlie and I made an informal presentation to Stan and
others, and it was agreed that Marvel would put out a several-issue
adaptation in an attempt to publicize the film.
Marvel paid no fee up front, but had to agree to get at least two
issues of any adaptation on sale before the premiere of the movie, which
turned out to be in late May of 1977, so that actually three of the six
issues of the adaptation were on sale before
the film's premiere. George and Charlie wanted Howard Chaykin to be
the artist, which happened... although Chaykin needed others to ink him
after the first issue on the grueling monthly schedule. The first three
issues sold quite well before the movie premiered,
but of course after that the sales were astronomical, and the early
issues were reprinted, etc., etc., etc. I left the series after the
first ten issues, and my main contributions to Marvel's STAR WARS
series--besides the fact that it was done at all--were
Jaxxon the green rabbit and a few other characters in issues #7-10 that are listed here.<br />
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<b>Mego Stretch Hulk editorial interruption: </b>While getting Star Wars was a big deal, it was much bigger than most people think because it actually saved Marvel Comics. But don't let me tell you this, read below and let former Marvel editor-in-chief Jim Shooter tell you, this is from his blog.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Roy Thomas Saved Marvel</b> </span></span></span></h1>
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As previously mentioned, Marvel was a mess throughout the mid-1970’s and
during my two years as “associate editor,” from the beginning of 1976
through the end of 1977. Almost every book was late. There were
unscheduled reprints and fill-ins, and we still just plain missed issues
here and there. Many books, despite my best efforts to shore up the
bottom were unreadable. Not merely bad. Unreadable. Almost all were
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There were a few exceptions. Roy’s color <i>Conan</i> and B&W <i>Savage Sword</i>. <i>Master of Kung Fu</i> by Moench and Gulacy. Wolfman’s <i>Tomb of Dracula</i>, with Gene Colan and Tom Palmer art. Those were good books. Len’s<i> Fantastic Four</i>, I think, was enjoyable, too. A couple of others, maybe.<br />
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A few books had parts that were great and things not so great about them that crippled them.<br />
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We can debate the above at length….<br />
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However, what can’t be debated is that sales were bad and falling.
It was almost all newsstand sales then, by the way. This was before the
Direct Market was a significant factor. The comics overall were
breakeven at best. Upstairs, the cheesy non-comics magazine department
was losing millions. It seemed like the company as a whole was in a
death spiral.<br />
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Then Roy proposed that we license some upcoming science fiction movie called <i>Star Wars</i> and publish an adaptation.<br />
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Jeers and derision ensued—<i>um</i>, not within Roy’s earshot of course. But he was in California.<br />
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The Prevailing Wisdom at the time said “science fiction doesn’t
sell.” Adapting movie with the hokey title “Star Wars” seemed like
folly to most.<br />
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By the way, Prevailing Wisdom also decreed:<br />
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“Westerns don’t sell”<br />
“Romance doesn’t sell”<br />
“Fantasy doesn’t sell”<br />
“Female characters don’t sell”<br />
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And more. You get the drift.<br />
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What sold, said the Prevailing Wisdom, were male super heroes and
male dominated groups, especially the marquee stars like Spider-Man or
the Fantastic Four. Not so much the “third-string” characters like
Daredevil. And there had to be lots of action against marquee super
villains interlaced with some soap opera. That was about it. That’s
what the “kids in Fudge, Nebraska” wanted. Period.<br />
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The Great Proponents of Prevailing Wisdom were Marv and Len.<br />
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As I said in an earlier post, a bunch of us hung out a lot after
work, including them, a few other staffers, freelancers and me, and we
talked shop a lot. Hung out doing what? Well, there were after work
dinners, poker games, visits to bookstores…. Marv and Len were
physically unable to pass any bookstore that wandered into their path.
Various geeky activities—for instance, Marv had the entire <i>Prisoner</i> TV series on film and hosted an all-night <i>Prisoner</i> marathon at his place one Friday night. That sort of thing.<br />
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Anyway, when the Prevailing Wisdom reared its head, as in Len or Marv
saying “Westerns don’t sell” or whatever, I usually said, “Show me a
good one.”<br />
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That generally sparked jeers, derision and some debate.<br />
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One of the counters to my challenge was—and I am not making this up. I cannot write fiction well enough to make this up—“<i>Good</i> doesn’t sell.”<br />
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Generally, proof was cited. “<i>Warlock</i> is good, but it doesn’t sell, nothing by McGregor or Gerber sells….” Etc.<br />
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My counter was that, while each of those examples had good, even excellent things about them, they also had negatives. Even <i>Warlock</i>, which was sometimes a daunting read. Sorry Jim. It was colored murkily, too <i>dense</i>—too
many words, too many panels—convoluted at times AND usually well off
the Marvel mainstream. I would have loved to have seen <i>Warlock</i>
in a premium format with room to rock and a little more accessible. No,
I don’t mean “simplified,” “dumbed down,” homogenized or compromised in
any way. I mean accessible. Easier to get into, easier to hop aboard
the ride. And, no, I’m not suggesting “more Marvel mainstream.” Not
necessary.<br />
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Anyway….<br />
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There was a lot of opposition to <i>Star Wars</i>. Even Stan wasn’t keen on the idea.<br />
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Even I wasn’t. I had no prejudice against science fiction, but
wasting time on an adaptation of a movie with a dumb title described as
an “outer space western?”<br />
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I was told—don’t know for sure—that George Lucas himself came to
Marvel’s offices to meet with Stan and help convince him that we should
license <i>Star Wars</i>. I was told that Stan kept him waiting for 45
minutes in the reception room. Apocryphal? Maybe. Roy would know.
But if so, it still reflects the mood at the time.<br />
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(ASIDE: Lucas, by the way, again, as I am told, but I’m pretty sure
this is true, was a partner in Supersnipe Comic Book Emporium, a comics
shop on the Upper East Side. A clue to his persistent interest in
comics and a comics adaptation.)<br />
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I don’t know how Roy got it done. I was just the associate editor,
and not privy to much of the wrangling that went on. But, Roy got the
deal done and we published <i>Star Wars</i>.<br />
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The first two issues of our six (?) issue adaptation came out in
advance of the movie. Driven by the advance marketing for the movie,
sales were very good. Then about the time the third issue shipped, the
movie was released. Sales made the jump to hyperspace.<br />
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<i>Star Wars</i> the movie stayed in theaters forever, it seemed.
Not since the Beatles had I seen a cultural phenomenon of such power.
The comics sold and sold and sold. We reprinted the adaptation in every
possible format. They all sold and sold and sold.<br />
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In the most conservative terms, it is inarguable that the success of the <i>Star Wars</i>
comics was a significant factor in Marvel’s survival through a couple
of very difficult years, 1977 and 1978. In my mind, the truth is stated
in the title of this piece.<br />
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<b>--Jim Shooter (7/5/2011)</b><br />
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<span><span><div><span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Super Force</b></span></span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">(Live-Action Series)</span><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfVPEWJO2EdTEvAx-pb-v6UjdeoAz233Ob5XtFgQsetOQp4hvkHNsPwA2_cM8GjYiy57HMEgKYmU7aH_s4Y2qcG6q5P5IclbEcepf4Rlki6cIYVy0gV-Xs8phj0JkY9hwXr7mSnicrXtA/s475/25000sf.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="258" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfVPEWJO2EdTEvAx-pb-v6UjdeoAz233Ob5XtFgQsetOQp4hvkHNsPwA2_cM8GjYiy57HMEgKYmU7aH_s4Y2qcG6q5P5IclbEcepf4Rlki6cIYVy0gV-Xs8phj0JkY9hwXr7mSnicrXtA/s320/25000sf.jpg" width="174" /></a></div></b></span></span></div></div></span><div><span></span><div><span></span><div><span></span><div><span><span><span><b><span><b><span><b>Two Seasons with 48 episodes (1990-1992)</b></span></b></span></b></span></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">SUPER FORCE was a 1990-1992 syndicate TV series about a returned astronaut in the early 21st century who becomes a crimefighter with advance weaponry and like. Two of the show's creators were my friends Larry Brody and Janis Hendler, whom Dann and I had introduced a few years earlier at one of our parties and who had subsequently gotten married (though they are now long divorced)... so as a thank-you they invited me to write a couple of episodes of the series. One of those, though heavily rewritten, was used in the first of the two seasons, but I can't for the life of me remember which one it was on the online list. I wrote a second script, "Cerise," which was a woman's name, that wasn't used because the series didn't last long enough. It was the use of my first SUPER FORCE script which put me over the top for eligibility to a Writers Guild of America West pension, which I've been getting for the past nearly two decades--so I owe Janis and Larry for that. (Around 1980-81, Janis had also, when a script editor, helped Gerry and me sell our second screenplay, the never-produced "Snow Fury," adapted from a 1950s SF/horror novel about snow that eats people.)</span></span></div></div></div><div style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Swordquest</span></b></span><br />
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co-created with Gerry Conway, George Perez and Dick Giordano<br />
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Swordquest was a concept of Atari video games, but the particular
characters and basic concepts for plots (including the
Earthworld/Airworld/Fireworld/Waterworld) were made up by Gerry Conway and me
in conjunction with Dan Hitchens and Tod Frye of Atari.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Tarzan </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>(John Clayton II) </b></span></span></div>
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Edgar Rice Burroughs character</div>
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(adapted and developed for comics with John Buscema)</div>
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I've been a Tarzan fan since I first saw Johnny Weissmuller in the 1943
movie "Tarzan's Desert Mystery," when I was about three... and a fan of
the Tarzan novels since I was maybe 8 or 10 and began to read the
hardcover collection
(of virtually everything but TARZAN OF THE APES, the first book) in the
Jackson, MO, public library. In 1977, when Marvel finally got the
rights to Edgar Rice Burroughs' characters (we had tried a few years earlier, but DC beat
us to them when Gold Key gave them up), I wrote
the TARZAN comic, though I'd have preferred to do the WARLORD OF MARS
comic. With John Buscema, I adapted TARZAN AND THE JEWELS OF OPAR and
several of the JUNGLE TALES OF TARZAN, but did no "new" stories. I quit
a year later in a dispute with Marion Burroughs,
ERB's daughter-in-law, who was then in charge of the company. But,
with Jim Sullos of today's ERB, Inc., I'm writing three ERB scripts at
present: TARZAN (new adventures, originally with Tom Grindberg and now
with Benito Gallego)... TARZAN OF THE APES (adapting
that novel and, in its proper chronological place in the middle of that
story, JUNGLE TALES OF TARZAN; art by Pablo Marcos), and the
Martian/Barsoom books, beginning with A PRINCESS OF MARS, with art by
the Mexican artist Pegaso. Grindberg and I are about
to begin a second Barsoom strip, THUVIA, MAID OF MARS, adapting the
fourth Martian novel--just because I wanted to work with Tom again.
Pegaso and I will carry on adapting the earlier Martian novels, as we
move into THE GODS OF MARS.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Thoth-Amon</b></span></div>
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<b>Conan the Barbarian #7 (1971)</b></div>
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(adapted and developed for comics with Barry Windsor-Smith)</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Thulsa Doom</b></span></div>
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<b>Monsters on the Prowl #16 (1972)</b></div>
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Robert E. Howard character</div>
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(adapted and developed for comics with Marie Severin)</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Thundarr the Barbarian </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Animated Series) </b></span></div>
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<b>Two Seasons with 21 episodes (1980-1981)</b></div>
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<span face=""segoe ui" , "segoe ui web (west european)" , "segoe ui" , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "roboto" , "helvetica neue" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px;">I wrote (maybe with Dann's help) ONE episode--and I actually think I only wrote about half of that and Steve Gerber wound up completing it, because I found I had no patience for working in animation... I just hated working on that kind of script... I had no great bent for it, and I didn't like writing for the youngest viewer that TV cartoons were aimed at then... so I finished very few cartoons. Only one I can think of offhand was one "Plastic Man" for Ruby-Spears, and I was quite unhappy with the way that turned out. I had approached Steve to see if I could try a "Thundarr," and he said yes because of course I had been so instrumental in getting him into Marvel in the early '70s... but it just didn't work out for me. It wasn't that Steve rejected what I wrote... I just didn't finish and turned over to him what I had. I have no idea what the subject matter was. I kind of liked the idea of "Thundarr," though, inspired as it was by Conan, with a post-apocalypse theme. I'd have loved to write it as a comicbook, if it hadn't been aimed at kiddies.</span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>To Tell the Truth Appearance</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwUkiOv0CyzzcILeYyBcqyuSXu1VRxazznBhduTZ-fEDqmoZIT3_AIKlNB9rFbTq2Pm2LoZad4LX2ocUkcmAL1TxwK6m0KP8HoNmgpI7XfJhci5pxkl5U34rdXcHY_LkI-2ZfdnB1xhY/s1200/148577638_4269798089716997_2068350221424251715_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="1200" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwUkiOv0CyzzcILeYyBcqyuSXu1VRxazznBhduTZ-fEDqmoZIT3_AIKlNB9rFbTq2Pm2LoZad4LX2ocUkcmAL1TxwK6m0KP8HoNmgpI7XfJhci5pxkl5U34rdXcHY_LkI-2ZfdnB1xhY/w400-h263/148577638_4269798089716997_2068350221424251715_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div><b>Game Show (1969-1978) from the 1975 or 1976 Season</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div></div><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">Back in 1975 or so, in the last year I lived in NYC, I got some new, youngish English neighbors across the hall, a nice couple. Turns out they knew some TV people, and that led to my being asked to be what I think of as a "ringer" on the show "To Tell the Truth," in which three people claim (to a panel of celebrities) to each be a certain person... though of course only one of them really is. The guests aren't usually celebrities, although I seem to recall Stan may have been on that show earlier... which would only show you that he wasn't a true celebrity then, because otherwise he'd have been recognized, no contests. The person that another ringer and I had to pretend to be was a Mormon businessman who made a certain kind of dehydrated food that Mormons could store in large quantities with little space, because of Mormon strictures that their families were supposed to always keeps a certain amount of food on hand at all time for emergencies. The other ringer and I, before the show was filmed, were given a sheet or two on which we could learn hopefully enough about the main guest's business that we could fool the panel. At the end, after the three celebrities voted on which of the three of us was the real whatshisname, the famous line uttered by the main host was: "Will the REAL ------ please stand up!" It was a famous catch-phrase, and you still occasionally hear it today.</span><br style="animation-name: none; background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; transition-property: none;" /><br style="animation-name: none; background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; transition-property: none;" /><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">I don't recall much about the episode (they had three groups of guests-plus-ringers in each episode), except that at one point I sort of annoyed celebrity Kitty Carlisle (actress, and widow of famous producer/playwright Moss Hart--she'd been in one of the Marx Brothers movies as a young actress, I think) by something I said. Anyway, I couldn't have been too great, because none of the three celebrities voted for me being the "real" guy.</span><br style="animation-name: none; background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; transition-property: none;" /><br style="animation-name: none; background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; transition-property: none;" /><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">Other thing I recall is that five half-hour episodes were filmed the same day, so we all sat around backstage for several hours. Worth it, though, because I met and had a nice conversation with Leonard Woolf (I think that's the spelling), whose recent book THE ANNOTATED DRACULA I had bought and read, so we could discuss DRACULA... always good to talk about blood-suckers when you're doing a TV show.</span><br style="animation-name: none; background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; transition-property: none;" /><br style="animation-name: none; background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; transition-property: none;" /><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">Weirdly, a few weeks later, I was contacted (I forget if it was by the show directly or by the neighbor-across-the-hall) and asked if I would be a "ringer" again, on another show. I was amazed, because I said the celebrities, who mostly tended to be the same ones for several years at a time, would likely remember me... "I even insulted Kitty Carlisle!"... but they said they wouldn't. (Or maybe, I thought, if they did, they'd pretend they didn't.) Anyway, I was very close at that time to moving to L.A. in July of '76, so I politely declined.</span><br style="animation-name: none; background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; transition-property: none;" /><br style="animation-name: none; background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; transition-property: none;" /><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">To the best of my knowledge, since I didn't know when it would air, I've never seen that episode of "To Tell the Truth." Maybe it's just as well.</span><br style="animation-name: none; background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; transition-property: none;" /><br style="animation-name: none; background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; transition-property: none;" /><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">Kitty Carlisle, wherever you are now, please forgive me!</span><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span>
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Robert E. Howard character<br />
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Valeria of the Red Brotherhood was a beautiful female mercenary who was
created for the long story "Red Nails" by Robert E. Howard. After Barry
Smith and I adapted that story, I--and later others--used her in
additional stories,
including some solo adventures. I gave her an origin in an issue of
SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN... based, if I recall a-right, on Dark Agnes story
by REH.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Wolfshead</span></b></div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3QaBT6w9WxxWory2Rq-nIlCZm5FPfO3caoIbdXw3Bg8NdG5z5e3YdviHmjBwQIVZUpxdwsiAVmrZF4VgRx2lhj-wI1O-qbNBLbVyjA37h7g7roK3hu__2kWQqiccUe3h8shqtxAfJMA/s718/258823788_2243067482499929_7906432923271449295_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="467" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3QaBT6w9WxxWory2Rq-nIlCZm5FPfO3caoIbdXw3Bg8NdG5z5e3YdviHmjBwQIVZUpxdwsiAVmrZF4VgRx2lhj-wI1O-qbNBLbVyjA37h7g7roK3hu__2kWQqiccUe3h8shqtxAfJMA/w130-h200/258823788_2243067482499929_7906432923271449295_n.jpg" width="130" /></a></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="text-align: center;"><b>Wolfshead#1 (1999)</b></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="text-align: center;">Robert E. Howard character<br /> (adapted and developed for comics with Steve Lightle and Tony DeZuniga)</div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">"Wolfshead" was one of the earliest prose stories sold to </span><i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">Weird Tales </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">by Robert E. Howard. Just as I'd done with Conan, Kull, Red Sonya, etc., I wanted to bring that character to comics. Set in western Africa during the Age of Exploration, "Wolfshead" tells the story of not of a man who becomes a wolf--but a wolf that becomes a man! The character, De Montour, was introduced in a vignette by REH, then continued in "Wolfshead." With artist Tony DeZuniga, I adapted it... originally to be in a magazine by Heroic Publishing. It was finally published by Cross Plains Comics (of which I was sort of a junior partner as well as resident writer) in 1999, and I added a modern-day frame with Steve Lightle as the artist, since de Montour was supposed to be unable to perish. My concept was to tell stories of de Montour/Wolfshead across the ages... in every one of the past several centuries. He'd have met Carmilla the she-vampire... Lord Ruthven... Dracula... the Phantom of the Opera... even Guy Endore's "Werewolf of Paris." Unfortunately the under-capitalized Cross Plains Comics lasted only long enough for one beautiful issue of </span><i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">Wolfshe</i><i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">ad </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;">to be printed. I've always wanted to return to it.</span></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: lime; font-size: xx-large;"> </b><b style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">X</span></b><b style="color: lime; font-size: xx-large;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><span><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Xena: Warrior Princess </b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Comics and Live-Action Series)</b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqPIQ63c9luYE9YksEDzKzcn5PnARlrfZuokgpm3Zl39_mCL_PW080N_SkKZr6DnB9zSsGxcRpXVSyGtSg2Wl_HfojcDTVpj_arHr-cv00URqr3507viOOl6qT4ujh5n3aqEyRCOiX90/s901/Xena-Warrior-Princess-Movie-Art-Film-Print-Silk-Poster-Home-Wall-Decor-24x36inch.png_.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqPIQ63c9luYE9YksEDzKzcn5PnARlrfZuokgpm3Zl39_mCL_PW080N_SkKZr6DnB9zSsGxcRpXVSyGtSg2Wl_HfojcDTVpj_arHr-cv00URqr3507viOOl6qT4ujh5n3aqEyRCOiX90/s320/Xena-Warrior-Princess-Movie-Art-Film-Print-Silk-Poster-Home-Wall-Decor-24x36inch.png_.webp" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-size: medium;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-size: medium;"></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><b>Six Seasons with 134 episodes (1995-2001)</b></div><span face=""segoe ui" , "segoe ui web (west european)" , "segoe ui" , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "roboto" , "helvetica neue" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"></span><br style="color: black; font-size: medium; text-align: justify;" /><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="color: black; font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I wrote the earliest XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS comics for Topps... following up from a few HERCULES comics based on the series that had spawned XENA. Wrote a number of issues.</span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My then writing-partner Janis Hendler and I wrote the first draft of a "Trojan War" teleplay, "Beware the Greeks Bearing Gifts," I think it was called, for the XENA TV series' first season. We were fairly happy with that script, which recast Helen as a brainless but beautiful twit whose first question when she met Xena was what the clothing styles were back in Greece these days. However, though what we had written had been basically approved in advance, plotwise, by the show runner we met with, they then went in a different direction, turning Helen into an early spokeswoman for women's liberation, who spurns her husband Menelaus at the end and goes off to "find herself." I could barely stand to watch the show once, let alone twice. However, although probably not a single word and very few situations from our script remained, we were given co-credit on the screen, and occasionally I still receive a small residual check for it. God bless the Writers Guild West--the kind of union I like, because it doesn't limit the number of members in any way, shape, or form.</span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Another minor plus of the XENA experience was getting to converse for a little while with Sam Raimi, one of the show's main producers/developers, who had previously directed the film "Darkman" and would soon go on to excellently helm the first three "Spider-Man" films. We discussed how lucky he was that Conan wasn't available to him when he was starting his various series, so that he and his partner wound up with HERCULES instead. Of course, that meant that XENA became a household word ahead of, probably, RED SONJA... but Big Red will have her chance yet.</span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="color: black; font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span face=""segoe ui" , "segoe ui web (west european)" , "segoe ui" , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "roboto" , "helvetica neue" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span face=""segoe ui" , "segoe ui web (west european)" , "segoe ui" , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "roboto" , "helvetica neue" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: x-large;"><b style="color: lime;">Y</b></span></div><div class="x_moz-cite-prefix" style="color: black; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><span face=""segoe ui" , "segoe ui web (west european)" , "segoe ui" , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "roboto" , "helvetica neue" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: lime;"><span style="color: black;"> ----</span> </span></span></b></span></span><b style="color: lime; font-size: xx-large;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></b></span></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Z</b></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Conan the Barbarian #84 (1978)</b></span></b></span></b></span></span></div>
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co-created with John Buscema</div>
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(I verbally designed the character to John:
Mohawk haircut, tiger-skin, different shade of dark skin, etc.)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Zula (movie)</b></span><br />
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<b>Actress and model Grace Jones</b></div>
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Zula the female warrior in the "Conan the Destroyer" (1984) movie was
co-created by Gerry Conway and me. And despite all the problems we had
with that movie, Gerry and I both had in mind Grace Jones to play the part. We were
ecstatic when she got the role.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>*</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: lime;">FAN LETTERS </span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: small;">(IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER)</span></span></span></b></span><br />
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Here is a section of what we used to call LOCs (SF fandom talk for
"letters of comment," which comics fandom picked up in the early days)
of mine that were published in comics between 1960 and my turning pro in
1965 and thus ceasing to write to comics
editors (or at least, I was now writing memos instead of letters). John
and I thought it might be fun if I went over these 19 letters (21 if you count my letter sent to the Senate when I was 13 years old and my humorous letter in 1976 to ALL STAR COMICS when I was already in the industry), in the order in which
I wrote them, and scribbled a few notes about
anything I might remember about why and how I wrote them. Maybe it'll
inspire some others to do the same.</div>
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First off, the fact that there are only 19 letters, divided between
DC and Marvel, over a five-year period shows that I was not the
"letter-hack" that many other fans of that day were, in particular the
likes of Guy H. Lillian III, who must've had dozens
of letters published in Julius Schwartz's DC comics alone. And Marvel
had some regular letter-writers, as well. A few of them, like myself,
wound up working in the comics field like Don McGregor and Dave Cockrum; most of the others did not, and
many of them probably never wanted to. They
just wanted to sound off about what they liked and didn't like in the
latest issue of this or that comicbook. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Letter Defending Comics Against Juvenile Delinquency (June 1954) </b></span></div>
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I had written occasional letters to comics since I was a kid, once
getting an answer from the editor of Ajax/Farrell (c. 1954, at age 13)
when I suggested they add a character with a particular name (Wonder
Boy) to their lineup
of new super-heroes; turns out there'd already been one back in the
early '40s and he was already coming back, as indeed he did a few weeks
later. I wrote letters to DC in particular from time to time... and in
the mid-50s wrote to several companies (DC,
Timely/Atlas, Lev Gleason, and Quality) to try to get them to "team up"
their characters. Rarely did I get an answer... though one letter from
DC said they couldn't put me in touch with other comics collectors
because trading comics might spread disease!
I even wrote to the Senate subcommittee on juvenile delinquency in 1954.</div>
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<b>Mego Stretch Hulk editorial interruption: </b>I typed out Roy's letter pictured above word for word (even misspellings) and line for line, so you can read it clearly below. Enjoy.</div>
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307 Greensferry Road</div>
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Jackson, Mo.</div>
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June 28, 1954</div>
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Dear Sirs,</div>
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Recently the EC Fan Club Bulletin published an appeal for action.</div>
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It stated that comics in general, and horror and crime comics in par-</div>
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ticular, are under attack. Several sullen individuals and weird groups</div>
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are attacking them. So these EC people, who publish a fine line of</div>
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comics (I am EC FAN-ADDICT No. 19214), asked that all people interested</div>
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in the preservation of comics of all kinds should give you their</div>
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views. So here are mine.</div>
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There are several groups of comics. There are:</div>
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CRIME COMICS. This includes regular crime comics.</div>
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HERO COMICS. This includes guys like Superman.</div>
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HORROR COMICS. This includes the monster tales.</div>
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HUMOR COMICS. Such as MAD, PANIC, etc.</div>
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ANIMAL COMICS. This includes not only animals, but Little Lulu, etc.</div>
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COWBOY COMICS. This includes Roy Rogers, etc.</div>
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SCIENCE FICTION. The best of them all, like WIERD, SCIENCE FANTASY.</div>
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ROMANCE COMICS. This includes the love tales.</div>
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TEEN"AGER COMICS. Such as Archie, Cookie, The Kilroys.</div>
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You kill one of these, and- poof.</div>
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Take for instance, horror comics.</div>
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Somebody kills horror comics. Horror and crime are related somewhat,</div>
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so crime dies next. With crime dies the hero comics. Next come the</div>
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people and kill Cowboys. By this time science fiction is out, and</div>
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romance is next. Teen-agers follow. Then humor mags, if they didn't</div>
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already go out with horror. Finally Little Lulu and her animal friends</div>
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go.</div>
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So please, don't start something that can end in even King Aroo</div>
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and Li'l Abner disappearing from the comic page.</div>
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Yours truly,</div>
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Roy Thomas, Jr., 13.</div>
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P.S. I think my parents share this point of view.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Green Lantern #1 (July/August 1960) </b></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Maybe I should state up front--this
wasn't my <i>first </i>letter to a comicbook. Back in the mid-1950s, when
Ajax/Farrell had briefly revived an old super-hero or two including THE BLACK
COBRA and PHANTOM LADY, I wrote a letter suggesting that they add a kid
character to the lineup, to be called WONDER BOY. Little did I know that
there had actually been a Wonder Boy in comics before I was reading them.
An editor--probably Robert Farrell himself--wrote back and didn't mention the
old hero but did tell me they already had a WONDER BOY comic in the works...
and sure enough, within a month or two, there he was, making a fifth Ajax
super-hero title along with the above pair, THE FLAME, and SAMSON. I'll
admit it crossed my mind that they had taken my idea, but I didn't worry about
it; I was just glad to see the comic. Naturally, I wrote a follow-up
letter suggesting that they combine those five heroes in a super-hero group a
la my beloved Justice Society of America, but they didn't do that... nor
did any of the comics last more than three or four issues.</span></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I also wrote a letter or two to DC,
I believe, inquiring if they had any old copies of the defunct ALL-STAR COMICS
lying around. I suggested perhaps someone they knew had copies and they
could send me his address so I could trade with him/her... and that led to a
postcard that said that DC couldn't encourage trading old comicbooks as they
was a way to spread disease!</span></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I don't recall if, by very early
1960 when I wrote the above letter, I had previously written any to THE FLASH,
the first of the Silver Age revivals. It seems like I must have--because
there's no letters of mine appearing in THE FLASH, and yet the first original
art I was sent by editor Julius Schwartz was the entire "Three
Dimwits" story from whatever issue that tale appeared in. But then,
although Julie was sending that art to me because it was a letter or two from
me about bringing back the Three Dimwits, supporting characters in the Golden
Age "Flash" series, that had caused him to have Gardner Fox and
Carmine Infantino do that story. Seems strange if I had no letters, ever,
in FLASH, but maybe I didn't.</span></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I could have, though... because when
I wrote the letter reprinted in GREEN LANTERN #1, spurred by one of GL's
SHOWCASE issues (clearly, at least the second had been on sale by the time I
wrote), I actually scribed no fewer than THREE near-identical letters, and
mailed them separately to the unnamed "editor" of THE FLASH,
SHOWCASE/GL, and I think to the new Justice League of America which had
appeared in THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD. Naturally, all three of these
missives went to Julie, and he printed one of them in GL #1. </span></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Some of my suggestions, doubtless in
line with those of others, bore fruit. GL did indeed soon gain a sidekick...
his Eskimo mechanic Pieface (soon Pie)... though not a revival of Doiby
Dickles, a character I'd loved in the old comics. (Doiby made appearances
later, though, when the Earth-Two GL was revived.) And while GL never met
a new Harlequin, what was Carol Ferris' somnambulant secret identity of Star
Sapphire (a name taken from a 1940s Flash villain) but her equivalent? I
suggested a foe named "Shockman," based on a sort of electrical
version of the Human Torch I had made up as a super-hero for my own stories as
a kid... maybe the Weaponers of Qward and their quivers full of lightning-bolts
filled that bill. </span></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">At that time I was still going to
college in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, commuting from my parents' home in
Jackson, MO, about ten miles away. It was another letter of mine to Julie
about ALL-STAR COMICS, that November, that would lead him to give me Gardner
Fox's home address... and Gardner in turn would put me in touch with Jerry
Bails, which would help bring about my part in the early <span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">days of ALTER
EGO. You just never know how these things are going to turn out...</span></span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>Mego Stretch Hulk editorial interruption: </b>GREEN LANTERN #2 (1960) introduces Thomas "Pieface" Kalmaku, which could well be Roy Thomas' very first co-creation. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Flash #116 (November 1960) </b></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">I gave Julie a couple of good ideas in my letter to this issue.
Well, one good idea... and one which, at least if my fellow readers'
wishes are considered, one that wasn't so good.</span><br />
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</span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The not-so-good notion was the revival of Winky, Blinky, and Noddy,
the Three-Stooges-based comedy relief who had been introduced in the
Golden Age Flash feature back in the early 1940s, also sometimes called
the Three Dimwits. Julie wrote in his answer
that he felt they were too "outrageously cartoony" to fit in the modern
FLASH, but that h might just try it sometime. I didn't figure he
would, but then came THE FLASH #117 (Dec. 1960)--the very next
issue!--and there they were, exquisitely drawn by Carmine
Infantino, and again written by their originator, Gardner Fox (although
I don't think Fox had written a Silver Age Flash story before that, and
wouldn't again until the much more popular "Flash of Two Worlds" in
#123, the next year. Julie rewarded me by sending
me the original art to that entire story... and I'm sad to say that I
was stupid enough, over the next few years, to trade the pages off for
old comics and the like. (Hmm... I notice that, for some reason, I
wrote out my name as "Roy Thomas, Jr." at the
end of this letter. Wonder why... I didn't generally use the "Jr." in
my correspondence with comics.</span><br />
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</span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">I also suggested that Kid Flash's costume be differentiated from the
older Flash's in some way... up till now, they were identical. I
thought that, since Kid Flash was just supposed to be wearing a
hand-me-down from Barry Allen, he'd just cut off the top
to show Kid Flash's hair or some such thing... but ere long, Kid Flash
got his own costume, differently colored from his mentor's.</span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">My youthful enthusiasm (I was 20,
and should've expressed myself much better--but then, that's true now, as well)
was brimming over in this letter, too. Did I really think Amazo was the
greatest super-villain ever? Hard to believe. I did like him, though,
partly because he partook of the powers of all the JLAers (I liked the Mimic in
the Lee/Kirby X-MEN later for the same reason), partly because, with those
pointy ears, he reminded me of the Sub-Mariner, I suspect. Notice that
I'm already pushing for an "InJustice League," to match the two
InJustice Socities of the 1940s ALL-STAR. I was pushing for Green Arrow
and Adam Strange, too. It particularly seemed weird to meet that Aquaman
would make it in and GA wouldn't, since they were, I knew, roughly the same age
as comics characters, and I knew from seeing MORE FUN covers in old comics ads
that GA had even once been a cover feature, something Aquaman never had been.</span></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Funny that Julie said they intended
to keep the JLA at seven members for a while... but within a couple of years,
not only were Superman and Batman appearing more but Green Arrow and the Atom
had joined, with Hawkman waiting "in the wings," so to speak.
But I was as thrilled as anyone to hear Julie's response that they might revive
some of the old JSA heeoes. (Sorry that the last line of Julie's reply is
cut off on the copy from the site.)</span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Julie still wasn't putting full
addresses on his letters pages (company policy at the time, apparently), but we
were just thrilled that he printed our name and hometowns. This letter
seems like a response to Julie's response to my letter in JLA #1, doesn't
it? Naturally, I was pushing Hawkman, especially as drawn by Joe Kubert,
which had been my favorite solo feature back in the 1940s. Dr. Fate was
just a good-looking character to me then... I had acquired a coverless copy of
ALL-STAR #21 from 1944 back in around 1949 or '50 as a Cub Scout, from the son
of our den mother, and I fell in love with the look of the character.
This was when he wore the half-helmet, of course... and indeed ALL-STAR #21 was
Dr. Fate's final appearance in the original JSA. By the time this letter
appeared in print, however, the Hawkman situation had gone much further, since
B&B #34 saw the beginning of a three-issue trial run of a new Hawkman, also
drawn by Kubert. See the next note, re the very next issue of BRAVE & THE BOLD #35.</span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Mego Stretch Hulk editorial interruption: </b>As Roy just stated above, he absolutely loved Joe Kubert's Hawkman when he was a kid. I find it a strange coincidence that some fifteen years later he got a fan letter published in the same issue that the Silver Age Hawkman would first appear <i>and </i>that it was drawn by Joe Kubert himself. If the comic gods were ever looking out for someone, it was Roy Thomas. </span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Julie had gotten the idea of having
four "prominent" fans write reviews of the first revival issue of
"Hawkman," so they could appear in B&B #35, the second
Kubert/Fox/Hawkman issue. Jerry Bails got pride of place, of course,
probably because he was a college professor. I don't recall meeting
Ronnie Graham, but Ron Haydock was a fan whose work appeared in Jerry's
ALTER-EGO #4... and indeed, he and I and Don Glut jammed a little rock session
at Don's home in the Hollywood area in 1967 or '77. Sadly, Ron H. was
killed not too long afterward... somehow struck by a car while hitchhiking
between L.A. and Las Vegas. </span></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Julie sent us each "silver
proofs" of the story pages of B&B #34, 3 or 4 months before the issue
came out... just enough time for us to comment. I don't recall if we had
to send the silver proofs between us, or if Julie had four copies made. I
do know we didn't get to keep them! I liked the idea so much that, in
1970, I sent proofs of CONAN THE BARBARIAN #1 to a number of prominent PROS so
I could have letters from them in CTB #2... guys like Harlan Ellison, REH
literary agent Glenn Lord, et al. Julie mentions the silver proofs, which
of course were in black-&-white, so I couldn't tell that Hawkgirl's hair
would indeed be colored red.</span></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I was always and already pushing for
the wings to be added to Hawkman's helmet. Jerry was against that idea
since, as he logically pointed out, hawks didn't have wings growing out of the
sides of their heads. But I'd loved those wings on the comics of 1945-48,
and eventually, by the second three-issue "Hawkman" tryout in BRAVE
AND BOLD, Julie added them. We fans, because we wrote reasonably well and
often, probably influenced Julie more than we should have. Still, out of
that, we helped ourselves get things like Earth-Two and the return of the JSA,
the Atom, wings on Hawkman's helmet, etc., etc.--and the Three Dimwits, of
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">One important note: This is
one of the early letters pages in which Julie decided to print the full
addresses of correspondents, despite the fact that DC brass wasn't wild about
the idea. (The latter always worried, understandably, that some pervert
would use the full addresses to contact some young person. But Julie took
a chance, and there don't seem to have been any major repercussions... except
comics fandom, which was tremendously aided by the practice. When Jerry
Bails launched ALTER-EGO, hyphen and all, he could send out copies to people
whose addresses he found in Julie's letters pages, among other places.)</span></span></div>
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same time as BRAVE AND BOLD #35. I was, and remain, enthusiastic about
JLA #2, which was a new echo of 1948's ALL-STAR COMICS #39, "Invasion from
Fairyland." Jerry and I were still pushing the idea of a
double-size, 25c comic along the lines of the 1940s ALL-STAR, with the JLA
together at the beginning and end, and seen in chapters in between with art by
the likes of Infantino, Kane, Andru, Fradon, etc. Can't really anything
like that until the '80s when (I think it was in JLA #200) I suggested a
similar notion to then-writer Gerry Conway, who ran with it and produced a
memorable issue.</span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Obviously, I was smitten with Carmine
Infantino's artistic rendition of the Three Dimwits (Winky, Blinky, and
Noddy) as I had never been with the original version drawn by E.E.
Hibbard, never a favorite artist of mine. Still,
I can see why other fans felt they just didn't fit with the more
serious (almost plodding) nature of the early-1960s Flash stories. It's
clear from my longish letter that I was also in favor of deeping the
connections between characters (and series) at DC,
by co-starring the Flash with not just Kid Flash and the Elongated Man,
who after all were merely supporting characters in his title, but also
with Green Lantern--and, going beyond that, with other heroes of the JLA
who weren't edited by Julie. Julie, however,
knowing the realities of office politics, just teamed Flash and GL...
just as he would later team Hawkman and the Atom, without trying to
Indian-wrestle Superman or Batman, or even Aquaman or J'onn J'onzz, away
from their solo editors. When Stan came along,
of course, he could play fast and loose with team-ups and battles,
because he was THE editor, and almost THE writer. He had an accidental
advantage that Julie never possessed.</span></div>
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I was thrilled to learn I'd get all the
original art for the Flash/Dimwits story... and the more fool me for
trading them all away over the years, mostly for old comics that I
probably don't even own any more. The inherent value
of a piece of original Infantino art, beyond just being something
pretty to look at, never really occurred to most of us fans. Jerry,
too, traded comics original art pages like they were cards in a game of
Old Maid.</span></div>
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shout-out to the unnamed colorist of this issue, which is probably the reason
Julie printed this particular letter. Years later, I wanted, as did
others, to add coloring credits to the Marvel comics, but I kept thinking of
our haphazard and harried production schedule, which would probably result in
several comics going out to the printers every month with the space left blank
in front of the word "colorist," since that credit would have to be
added at the office, after the rest of the issue was lettered. I've been
given credit for bringing coloring credits to Marvel, but I think it may have
been Len Wein, who edited the color comics after I stepped down as
editor-in-chief in late 1974.</span></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">By sheer coincidence, my letter
follows that of another future pro, Don McGregor, whom I would hire at Marvel
while editor-in-chief. Don and I have parted company long since, over
disagreements which make little sense to me, but I'm still glad to have had
some small part in furthering his career, just Julie, Mort, Stan, and others
did for me. </span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This would have been the first of my
DC letters that could have been, and probably was, written after I had made the
connection with Jerry Bails in November, with him conceiving the idea and soon
the name of ALTER-EGO just two months later, with copies being in the mail two
months after <i>that, </i>at the very end of March. Note that I
congratulated Julie on printing full addresses in his letters pages. It
was a big deal... and Julie deserves the credit for being first out of the
gate. Just another reason that he is one of the two most important
comicbook editors of the 1960s (you figure out the other one).</span></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The last two paragraphs of my
missive are an unabashed plug for ALTER-EGO... which Julie had, by letter,
invited me to write. Julie, as many know, had been one of the seminal
science-fiction fans back in the 1930s, along with Mort Weisinger, Forry
Ackerman (co-founder of the influential FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND magazine),
and others... he was co-founder/editor of one of the very first SF fanzines...
and he wanted to give a similar boost to comics fans. Julie was always
prouder of having been a SF fan and later writer's agent than he was of being a
major force in the Silver Age of Comics. Just look at the title of his
co-written autobiography: MAN OF TWO WORLDS. I directed readers
toward Jerry Bails in his Detroit suburb (Inkster, Michigan). I don't
recall how many responses Jerry got, but it was a lot.</span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This is the first published letter
to use my address in Sullivan, Missouri, where I spent my first year teaching
English, from Sept. '61 to May '62. I had the entire top floor of a big
three-story house owned by a nice old lady I virtually never saw, with my
fellow English teacher Bob Hopkins in a smaller space in the second floor (he
wound up picking up more than 100 Big Little Books before the year was over,
after our discussions about the comics and BLBs he'd loved as a kid--he's the
guy who first told me what the letters were in the last name of Bill Everett's
art signature--and he wound up writing a DOC SAVAGE article for one of my AE
[Vol. 1] issues). It was during this period that I got more involved with
fandom, spending every minute I could spare or steal from my teaching
activities, I blush to admit.</span></span></div>
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the JLAers fighting each other, something the JSAers had never really
done. At this time, of course, Stan and Jack's FANTASTIC FOUR was just
getting going, and upped the ante in competition for Julie's books in my
eyes. Julie, however, was mostly content with wondering who was faster,
Superman or the Flash. Believe it or not, that was indeed an oft-asked
query in early fandom... right up there with, "Who's stronger, Thor or the
Hulk?"</span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This was only the third letters page
in the series, so I'm proud that I sneaked in there. Later comics artist
Alan Weiss had a letter in the very first one, in FF #3. Naturally, as
was the case in both the letters I wrote to DC and Marvel, only a part of it
was printed. By this time, Stan had long since seen (and commented on to
Jerry Bails, mentioning my name) the review I had written of FF #1 that had
been printed in Jerry's COMICOLLECTOR #1, out within two or three weeks of when
FF #1 had gone on sale at the beginning of August '61. I never wrote nearly
as many letters to Marvel as I did to DC, because I was far more likely to get
a personal response from Julie than from Stan. But I did write more
letters than were printed, of course. Note that no fewer than two future
editors of ALTER EGO had letters on that page; Ronn Foss, who would edit and
publish issues #5 & 6 in Vol. 1 after Jerry quit doing it, has a letter at
the end of the LP. We bookend it, by sheer coincidence.</span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Back to using my Jackson, MO,
address, probably because my single year of teaching at Sullivan, MO, on the
old Route 66, had ended in May of '62. Apparently I had changed my mind
and wanted to see more, not less, of Superman and Batman in the JLA. As
people know nowadays, but we didn't then (though we half-guessed), it was
office politics that kept DC's two best-known heroes either out of issues
entirely or at least downplayed, because Superman editor Mort Weisinger and
Batman editor Jack Schiff were possessive about their heroes and didn't want to
see them "watered down" by appearing in yet one more comic.
Julie used me to offset the previous letter in that issue, from Paul
Gambaccini, whom I wouldn't meet in person until one night in London in the
1980s... by which time the young American had turned into a major personality
on BBC radio.</span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">FF #11 hadn't exactly been one of
the most popular of issues, if Stan could judge by the fan and pan mail Marvel
got on it... though I don't know if it's sales were necessary down. The
readers loved the "Day with the FF," but except for me and perhaps a
few others, readers seemed to hate the Impossible Man in the second
story. It really had reminded me of a book I'd read a couple of years
before, Fredric Brown's MARTIAN GO HOME, in which a whole bunch of little green
aliens come to Earth to annoy the populace and they can't find any way to get
rid of them. I've no idea, though, if either Stan or Jack read that
book... nor I can remember, just this minute, how the Earthmen finally get rid
of the Martians. I do know that, because of fan reaction, it was a dozen
years--and a lot of persuading on more than one occasion by yours truly--before
Stan could be talked into letting the Impossible Man appear a second
time. Ironically, because of the offbeat story that George Perez and I
did on that occasion, with Impy invading the Marvel offices and interfacing
with Stan, Jack, George, myself, John Verpoorten, and Archie Goodwin, that
second Impossible Man appearance has been reprinted a number of times, more
often than the usual FF issue from that period.</span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Mego Stretch Hulk editorial interruption: </b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The
comic story that Roy is talking about that he did with George Perez is FANTASTIC FOUR #176 (1976). I
should also point out that Roy performs one of the greatest heroic acts of his life in that story--saving Stan Lee from getting
bonked on the head by Impy! Maybe this was a small form of revenge on Stan, who kept him dormant for so long, but I digress.</span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This particular LP starts off with
one from another future comics star, artist Dave Cockrum, some time before his
work on either LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES or THE X-MEN. And it ends with one
from Jim Harmon, prominent comics and old-time radio fan, who had written
perhaps the first SF fanzine article ever about comicbooks--way back in
1957! Jim had also written the "All in Color for a Dime" piece
for XERO #3 on the Justice Society of America... before there even was an ALTER
EGO. So this LP contained letters from (counting myself) two of the greatest
vintage fans ever of the JSA. All that would've been needed to complete
the Trifecta would've been a letter from Jerry Bails as well.</span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">These missives, of course, deal with
the first-ever JLA/JSA team-up, back in JLA #21... one of the biggest events of
the Silver Age that didn't involve the creation of a new character.
I remained a fan of Dr. Fate, the more so now than I had been earlier, when his
chief charm had been his costume and helmet. By now, although not
generally a fan of magic heroes in comics (I never felt comfortable with them
because I didn't feel I could understand their powers and limitations even as
well as I could understand those of, say, Green Lantern--except, of course,
that the original GL was also magic-based, really), I had read enough of the
early-40s exploits of Fate that I felt this decidedly Lovecraftian super-hero
was one of the great. Little did I realize that, a couple of years later,
I would be dialoguing Steve Ditko-plotted-and-drawn stories of Dr. Strange,who
would become the best-known magical hero ever to come out of comicbooks... and that
I would, afterward, thoroughly enjoy stints on DR. STRANGE first with Gene
Colan as artist, then with Jackson Guice. Ironically, though, I rarely
got a chance to write Dr. Fate as he had originally been conceived by Gardner
Fox, because the half-helmet version who belonged to the timeline of ALL-STAR
SQUADRON was a much lesser character, considerably watered down.</span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">He still LOOKED great, though!
And, as I once had Magneto say, "perhaps... clothes do make the man."</span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Needless to say, I was thrilled to
have my comments on the first of the important "Crisis on
Earth-Whatever" stories "immortalized" by Julie in a letters
section.</span></span><br />
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Here's another LP with a letter from me on it--and again it's headed by one
from still-fan Dave Cockrum! A couple of other future pros were on hand,
as well... the "Jack Harris" is probably the future DC editor, for
whom I wrote a story or two when I first signed with DC in 1980... and Wayne
Howard, who became an assistant to Wally Wood and later a pro artist on his
own. </span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In my letter, I mention an
experience I had that began to crystalize for me the idea that Marvel comics
were reaching a quite different audience from DC's. I mention that I
bought a copy of FF ANNUAL #1 (the Sub-Mariner one) for "my girlfriend's
Washington University roommate." That was Miriam "Mimi"
Gold, roomie of Linda Rahm, the girl I'd gone with from 1957 till summer of
'63. Mimi and several of her friends in that "honors dorm" on
the St. Louis campus had read a few Marvel comics I'd loaned them, because
they'd said they needed something fun and non-heavy to read in between Yeats
and Wordsworth, so I was helping out. A bit later, having no more Marvels
to loan out at one point, I gave them a handful of DC comics, mostly Julie's
JLA, etc. The word quickly came back, could get them more of the other
ones, because these were too childish for them. Talk about a control
group! Stan, as much as Julie, loved references to college students
reading their comics... and there were some who did like JLA, though you had to
get yourself into a different, less sophisticated mindset to do so, I
think. That's what I'd always done, from SHOWCASE #4 on... and never had
to do as much with the better Marvel comics. Which doesn't mean Stan's
comics were more legitimate than Marvel's... they were aimed at somewhat
different audiences... still, it did contribute to Marvel bypassing DC in sales
by around 1972. </span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I said I wasn't yet ready to concede
it was "The Marvel Age of Comics"--but I didn't need to. The
rest of the comics-reading world was doing it for me. Stan, Jack, and
Steve did it all on their own.</span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The FFs are it, then when it comes to Marvel. I did write to Stan once as a fan when I missed a SPIDER-MAN issue, the one that introduced Sandman, and he sent me a copy from the office files... but that letter didn't get published. </span></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I don't recall being quite so wild
about Kanigher and Andru's METAL MAN as I seem to be in this letter, but I did
feel that they got to be more than just copies of the Fantastic Four (which may
be what I said in the letter, and RK changed it to JLA--or maybe I did say
"JLA"--what I said fits in any case). Note that I was
interested in comics-reading being "more respectable than
before." After all, I was pushing 23 when I wrote that letter, and
maybe I felt I needed a bit of an excuse for what others doubtless saw as a
weakness on my part, especially given the fact that I was an English teacher of
impressionable young minds. So what did I do to try to make METAL MEN
more respectable? I suggested Kanigher create a metal PET for them.
I was surely thinking of Robbie, Robotman's talking robodog in the latter, more
humorous days of that DC strip. It could have worked, though... Robbie
was a good character. And I had that kind of thing at least partly in
mind years later when Dann and I created Kritter, the "canine" member
of the mutant-style group Helix in INFINITY, INC. Of course, Kritter
wasn't really a dog... he was a young person who just looked like a dog.
But then, Robbie wasn't a real dog, either. But, that way lies madness.</span></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Apparently young readers, said RK,
liked the giant monsters I deplored as too ubiquitous. Maybe in the long
run that's why METAL MEN didn't stick around. I mean, the FF had started
out fighting giant monsters, too, in #1 and #3... but they were soon replaced
by the Skrulls, the Sub-Mariner, and Dr. Doom. METAL MEN never made that
kind of quantum leap... but it was still a fun book, and I'm glad DC put out a
couple of hardcover Archives of it before they discontinued that much-missed
series. (DID the Metal Men ever get a pet? I don't think so--but I
don't think I kept on reading the comic for that much longer.)</span></span></div>
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one of the first and most outrageous I met when I worked briefly at DC the next
year. Easier to laugh about if you didn't know the almost depraved depths
to which his cruelty could go.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #54 (January 1965) </b></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This may well be the only letter I
ever wrote to any of Mort Weisinger's Superman line of comics... certainly I
didn't write many of them... but though I overstated my love for that story of
Herko, "The Alien Who Loved Lois Lane," I had been enraptured by it,
particularly because of Kurt Schaffenberger's art. I suppose I probably
knew by then that Schaffenberger had drawn Captain Marvel and Marvel Family
stories in the later years of my Fawcett favorite...and that, though I couldn't
say, was most of its charm for me. I used Herko in an issue of ALTER EGO
around that time as well, redrawn by Biljo White. </span></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The letter-response was probably
written not by Mort, but by E. Nelson Bridwell, the Oklahoma fan (about 10
years older than my 24-year-old self) who was then Mort's assistant--and whom,
though I didn't know it yet, I would be hired to replace in June of '65, a few
months after this comic came out. I don't know if this letter had
anything to do with Mort offering me a job around the late winter of '65, or if
it was just the issue or two of "my" ALTER EGO I'd sent him, tied to
my exchanges with Julie Schwartz, a fellow editor and boyhood friend. If
it did, then it's one of the most important letters I ever wrote. </span></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I don't know when DC changed the
heading of the JLA Mail Room section from that shot from one of the BRAVE AND
BOLD issue to the far better drawing that is seen here. But seeing it
reminds me... one of the last things I think I influenced Julie Schwartz to do
during my fan days was to change from the one drawing to the other. I
suggested it in a letter, and he quickly made the change... I didn't and don't
care if he ever acknowledged it or not. all he had to do was add Hawkman
and one or two other characters to the drawing...and voila! A much better of a
header drawing!</span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">My letter is about the third JLA/JSA
team-up... which, as it happened, was one of the first things I saw, at some
truckstop or road restaurant in Arizona after my then-girlfriend Marlene and I
returned from a one-month drive around Mexico in the summer of '64. It
had made a great welcome back to the States... even if the cover of the second
part of the third "Crisis," the issue I was commenting on, wasn't up
to the previous month's cover, one of the great iconic JLA/JSA covers
ever. I used the letter--again, it would have been after a suggestion
from Julie, as I was never pushy about that kind of thing--to plug ALTER EGO,
which I had only recently taken over from Ronn Foss, after he'd taken it over
from Jerry. By the time JLA #33 came out in late '64, ALTER EGO #7 was
out, with its Marvel Family cover feature, and I was launched in the world of
fanzine-publishing... even though, as it turned out, I'd do only three issues,
over the course of about a year, before the siren call of pro comics would make
me too busy to continue A/E. Once again, Julie used the occasion to
mention how he'd gotten his own start in a fanzine--a science-fiction one--back
in the 1930s.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Blackhawk #211 (August 1965) </b></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This is weird. I have no remembrance
that I ever sent in a letter trying to sell old BLACKHAWK comics I had (being a
teacher, I always needed money), but clearly the editor (George Kashdan?)
encouraged that... just look at the rest of the letters on that page! By
then I was living in the south part of St. Louis County, 10 or so miles north
of Fox HS in Arnold, MO, where I'd been teaching since fall of '62.
(There's another "Big Name Fan" in that letters page, too... Don Foote...
though I never met him, only heard about him.)</span></span></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This issue would've gone on sale
around May or June of '65, by which time I was at most a few weeks away from
moving to NYC to go to work for Mort... and only two weeks further away from
jumping ship the day I met Stan Lee. But, though I didn't care much for
the BLACKHAWK book as it was at that time, and indeed felt it had suffered ever
since Quality had sold it to DC, BLACKHAWK had been a beloved comic since I was
six or seven, at least... just about the time they were switching from the
marvelous-looking Grumman Skyrocket planes to generic-looking jet
fighters. </span></span></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I've no idea if I sold any BLACKHAWK
comic due to my "ad." If so, they were left over from my
experience of the previous summer, when I left for six weeks to drive with
Marlene first to New Orleans, then to Mexico City and around that country,
coming up again through Arizona. I had put out an ad to sell a lot of
comics--needed money to reimburse for the trip, etc.--did I say I was a high
school teacher?--and had kept the prices deliberately low, as some of us
idealistically tried to do, so as not to "gouge" people. My
ever-suffering mother in Jackson handled the money-handling and mailing for me,
bless her. When I got back, I found out that, because my prices were
fairly low, instead of their going to a lot of people (including my future NYC
apartment-mate Len Brown of Topps), then mega-dealer Howard Rogofsky swept and
bought the great majority of them, just like that. It was a great lesson
in economics, as my wife Dann has reminded me anytime I mention it.
Nothing against Howard, though... he was well within the law (of supply and
demand).</span></span></span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>All Star Comics #58 (January/February 1976) </b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">When Gerry Conway went back to DC Comics for the first time, in 1975
(he'd started out there several years before, writing mystery stories),
he and I kicked around some ideas for comics he might do there. One I
suggested was to revive ALL-STAR COMICS as
the vehicle it had been, back from 1940-1951, for the Justice Society
of America. After all, the JSA was fairly popular guest-starring in one
or two JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA issues a year, and contained both
great characters on its own and dopplegangers
of Flash, Green Lantern, et al. Gerry ran with the idea, and I had no
more to do with it after the mere suggestion. In fact, I kind of
disapproved of both the "Super-Squad" approach and bringing in a
grown-up Robin, Star-Spangled Kid, and newie Power Girl,
but that was Gerry's business, and he did it quite well. As a gag as
much as anything else, he invited both Jerry Bails and me, as two of the
most pre-eminent JSSA fans there were, to write letters that could be
printed in the very first revival issue--#58,
which picked up the numbering from 1951, just as THE FLASH in 1959 had
begun with #105, picking up the numbering from FLASH COMICS #104 a
decade earlier. </span><br />
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</span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Jerry and I both complied, and I wrote my letter--Gerry may have
suggested this--from the (true) angle of a kid who had subscribed to
ALL-STAR COMICS back around the turn of 1950-51, had received one copy
of ALL-STAR with the JSA, and then eleven issues
of ALL-STAR WESTERN, with the Trigger Twins and the like, so I figured
DC owed me eleven comics. I realized that I really shouldn't be doing
that, since I was under contract as a writer and editor for Marvel...
but I couldn't resist. I figured (hoped) Stan Lee
wouldn't mind, or at least wouldn't make too big a deal about it. I
was a big enough ALL-STAR fan that I took a chance.</span><br />
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</span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">That became, in a sense, my last LOC (letter of comment) to a comicbook, I suppose.</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">John "THE MEGO STRETCH HULK" Cimino </span></b></div>
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<i>It's the small things in life that can sometimes be the most meaningful. The memory from a simple smile, a good laugh or a sweet kiss can last a lifetime, even a thousand lifetimes. People lose sight of that and it's a shame. True magic is everywhere and in everything no matter how insignificant. Look. Feel. Listen. Open yourself up to the world and do it honestly and you will see that magic is all around you...</i><br />
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I’m sitting back and thinking of Stan "The Man" Lee after
returning from Marvel’s exclusive New York AVENGERS: ENDGAME premier last night
and seeing his final cameo appearance. It was a surreal feeling as I went to
the event with another comic legend, my good friend and mentor Roy Thomas and his wife Dann who was
invited and flown in from South Carolina. Hanging with all the Marvel creators and staff (past and present), watching the movie and having a good time was a great experience. Standing there at such an important event mingling with everyone I realized, I've come a long way since reading comicbooks in my bedroom as child.<br />
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You see, I've been into
Stan Lee and his Marvel Universe all my life. Despite what age I was or where I stood, Stan Lee was always there. Whether it be in comicbooks, television shows, cartoons, movies, comic cons or floating in my head when I looked to the stars and dreamed, Stan Lee was always a presence to make me happy and put my mind in a better place. His characters and words somehow guided me along and brought me to where I stand today. But now living in a world that
no longer has him in it leaves me heartbroken. And maybe, I'm a little more
saddened by this than most because I was with him and Roy Thomas right before
he passed.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roy and Dann Thomas with me at the exclusive Marvel Avengers: Endgame premier in New York.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marvel's Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada gives a speech on the passing of Stan Lee and thanks all the early pioneers of Marvel Comics that helped Stan create the universe that has taken over pop culture (of course Roy is honored in that exclusive club). And FYI, that bald head on the left is Frank Miller.</td></tr>
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You should know that it wasn't easy to get those two legends together -- it was actually
a three-year debacle. The bad handlers around Stan made it impossible for me to
set up a meeting or dinner between the two because they wanted Stan for his money and
their own evil agendas. Shady s<span class="textexposedshow">henanigans were
always used to keep them apart. It was frustrating because Roy wanted to see
him and he knew Stan wasn't doing well health-wise.</span></div>
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In 2018, things finally changed when the state of California stepped in and most of the leaches were out of Stan's
life. But now, he wasn't the Stan Lee of old that always had a sparkle to him;
he was tired, missing his wife Joan (who passed almost a year earlier), sick
with Aspiration Pneumonia and looking every bit of 95 years in age. For months he was depressed, didn't
want to see anyone and ready to leave this earth. But I knew if he saw Roy
Thomas; his protégé and respected colleague, it would bring some happiness and light back
to him (and make Roy happy as well). </div>
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I had a connection and friend named Chandler Rice help me get in touch with Stan's new handler Jon Bolerjack, this time a
good kid who truly cared about Stan and his well being. Jon would go out on daily lunches with Stan and talk about life and the good times from Stan's past. When he found out Roy wanted
to come by for a visit, Stan instantly wanted to see him (I knew I was right). Roy and Stan only saw each other sparingly within the last decade and the last time Roy had been to Stan's house in Beverly Hills, CA was back in the 80s and that was only for a few minutes, so this meeting was long overdue. And the timing couldn't have been better, I made this Roy's birthday (November 22nd), Thanksgiving and Christmas gifts all rolled into one. BOOM!</div>
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Fast forward to a quick flight and drive on November 10th and the
first thing Stan did was flash a BIG smile when Roy walked into the room where he was sitting overlooking the view of his backyard. "Roy!" Stan said, "Hello Stan." Roy answered. Then Stan said, "You know Roy, getting to 100 isn't what it was always cracked up to be." I got so
emotional because of the looks on their faces. Through my relentless persistence and dedication to make this reunion take place, I was able to give them <i>that</i> pure tender moment -- a much needed moment of happiness in Stan's life. It
was like my gift back to him for all the moments he gave to me throughout my childhood and through my tough times. The whole thing seemed surreal, but when my mind came back to reality, I felt proud -- <i>very proud</i> of what I managed to accomplish. Some people may say magic doesn't exist in the real world, but that's <i>exactly</i> what happened in that moment.</div>
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Eventually Stan looked at me and said, "Hi John." Which totally shocked me, but I had my game face on so I stood firm. I walked over to Stan and knelt down in front of him. He then held my hand (I<i> </i>remember his touch being very cold) and said, "Take care of my boy Roy." It was bittersweet because of the
chaos he had to go through in the last few years of his life from all the
deceptive people around him, he didn't want that to happen to Roy. I promised
Stan that I would always protect Roy, have his back and that I loved him. Stan, still holding my hand,
smiled and said "God bless you, John."<br />
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The rest of the time was like a blur to me, I cannot remember what they were talking about because I was in awe sitting at Stan and Roy's feet thinking "I'm literally sitting at the top of Mount Olympus right now, how the hell did I get here?" It ended when we took a few photos together with the
last one being Stan, Roy and myself. When Roy and I started to leave Stan waved at us and said once again, "God bless you guys." I got a little choked up as I whispered to Roy while walking out of Stan's house, "I don't think he'll make it to the end of the year." Less
than 48 hours later on November 12<sup>th</sup> Stan "The Man" Lee
was dead. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The last photo ever taken of Stan Lee. It was an absolute honor to be in it with these two legends.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is a picture of Stan Lee's backyard. What's interesting
about it was when Stan was a little kid living in Manhattan, he would
always look out his windows and see the brick buildings right next to
it, which he hated. He always dreamed to one day have a place of his own
that when he looked outside he would have a beautiful view. When Roy and I visited Stan at his home in Beverly Hill<span class="text_exposed_show">s, Stan was sitting in his big comfortable chair
overlooking his backyard and staring at his incredibly, beautiful view.
After Stan passed less than 48 hours after we left, Roy told me that he
remembered when Stan told him about that dream and he thought it was
ironic that when we walked into the den where Stan was sitting, he was
doing just that.</span> Yes, Stan
was tired and ready to leave this earth, but it's comforting to know he
was in good spirits doing what he wanted just hours before his passing.
Looking out at his beautiful view and laughing along with Roy Thomas
talking comics. As for me, it was a thrill to sit back and watch it all happen.</td></tr>
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As sad as that was, it reads like a fairy tale.<br />
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Or should I say -- a comicbook.<br />
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But there's still a little bit more to this "last gathering" I haven't mentioned yet. <br />
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As I said earlier, most people don't believe in magic in the real world, but it's funny how some things work out that can be considered a little more than coincidence.<br />
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The XXL Taschen book <a href="https://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/graphic_design/all/06380/facts.the_stan_lee_story.htm?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8bvbucXz4gIVxwOGCh3S4gtoEAAYASAAEgJv3_D_BwE" target="_blank">THE STAN LEE STORY</a> came out as a special "limited edition" of only 1000 copies and was released in early 2019 (almost two months after Stan's passing). While there were many other books on Stan's life available and
coming out that he knew about, this was THE book that Stan SPECIFICALLY chose Roy
Thomas to write. It took Roy about 5 years to complete with some added assistance from Rhett Thomas (no relation, but a super-talented guy nonetheless), Roy and Stan looked through a finished copy when we visited so Stan could see it before it got released to the public (watching them flip through the pages together was incredible). To look back in retrospect, when you think about the perfect timing this all went down and the fact that it could well be the last book Stan ever saw, it's absolutely mind-boggling.<br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">Magic? I think so. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> THE STAN LEE STORY "limited edition" copy is a ginormous book which celebrates the life of
Stan Lee. It could well be the last book Stan ever saw when he was
alive. That's what I call a Mighty Marvel Magic Moment at its finest.</td></tr>
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When I got the news of Stan's passing, I quickly called Roy and told him. We talked for over an hour about the crazy timing of it all. While Roy thought it was coincidental, I thought of it more as spiritual. I guess we'll never know for sure, but Roy quickly wrote out a page about it (a shortened version) and asked the Managing Editor of Taschen, Nina Wiener to include it in the upcoming "mass-market" edition of <a href="https://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/graphic_design/all/04610/facts.the_stan_lee_story.htm?change_user_country=US&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8bvbucXz4gIVxwOGCh3S4gtoEAQYASABEgKIfPD_BwE" target="_blank">THE STAN LEE STORY</a> as an afterword. That edition of the book was still in production at the time and became available on July 2019. Even the last photo of Stan and Roy I took was included and was a great last minute tribute to both of these legends and made a perfect bookend to Stan's life.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So glad to see the last picture of Stan Lee and Roy Thomas together included in the "mass-market" edition of THE STAN LEE STORY.</td></tr>
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Looking back on this experience now, to actually become a small part of a major event in comics history and more importantly; the last few happy moments of Stan's life was something I could've never imagined. Being uncompromisingly persistent and determined to get those two comic icons (and my two real life heroes) together despite the obstacles, so they could simply sit back and celebrate their gift of friendship was well worth the trouble. Plus, it's a great story that can inspire my daughter and show her that
real magic is out there in the world and if she tries hard enough, she
can grab it and make impossible things happen.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roy writes me a heartfelt message in a "limited edition" copy of THE
STAN LEE STORY that he gave to me as a thank you gift. Just knowing how
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<b>Blog entry: July 4, 2019 </b><br />
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Independence Day!<br />
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Time to celebrate the birthday of the greatest country in the world with my daughter Bryn! What could be better than to go see SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME at the theater with her? This was IMHO the <i>best </i>Spider-man movie ever made and the first solo Spidey film since Stan passed. Yet another bittersweet moment because out of all the characters he co-created, Spider-man was Stan's favorite. After the movie ended I told my daughter it was a little sad knowing that Stan never got to see this, especially since it captured the magic of Spider-man and his world so well (a major shout out to movie writers Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers and director Jon Watts). Stan would've loved that. Plus, the little homage at the very end of the credits giving a dedication to both co-creators; Stan Lee and Steve Ditko was a great tribute.<br />
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the essence of what Stan Lee and Steve Ditko put into all those <i>Spider-man</i> comics they produced together. I know Stan would've enjoyed it...</td></tr>
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Ah, such is life. People pass on and time moves forward. That's the way it works whether we like it or not. All we can do is keep collecting memories, do the best we can and put love into the world. I guess that's what I'm trying to do here with this write-up. <br />
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<i>God bless you, Stan</i>.<br />
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<b>Blog entry: July 25, 2019 </b> <br />
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My daughter's birthday!<br />
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I released this write-up today as a special gift of inspiration to my baby girl. As she grows older, and her world gets bigger may she never forget the special moments she creates in her life. I'm sure she'll have some great stories to tell.<br />
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And while this Stan Lee story is personal to me, we all have a little Stan Lee story
because <i>his </i>magic managed to touch every one of us in some way. Whether it was watching a Marvel movie, laughing at his cameo appearances, meeting him at a signing, taking a picture with him, or just reading his work and becoming inspired, "The Man" was able to give us all a bunch of smiles and leave his mark on the world.</div>
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<b>Epilogue: November 6, 2019</b><br />
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I had to make an addition to this blog because a little more of that magic I've been going on and on about sprinkled me with a little more storybook favor. As the faiths would have it, the new "All Stan Lee" tribute issue of ALTER EGO #161 was released today at comic shops everywhere (you can order it in the link below). And believe it or not, it got released almost exactly a year to the day since Roy and I visited Stan at his home on November 10th, 2018, and his passing on November 12th. Okay, you may chalk that up to a pretty cool coincidence. But did you know that the issue was supposed to be released in late October, but it somehow got delayed? Okay, okay, maybe you're still saying it's just a coincidence so calm down John, but coincidence or not, Roy Thomas surprised me by putting my story on getting them together for the last time and making it the introduction to the issue--that's something that doesn't happen every day! BOOM!!! <br />
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I did the guest editorial introduction in the most respected comic magazine on planet earth on one of the most important topics in the history of the magazine; <i>"The Death of Stan Lee."</i> And considering all the talent and legends that are in that issue celebrating Stan's life, you have to believe magic had something to do with it because I'm the guy who set the tone for the issue and I don't have any of the accolades they do. What an absolute honor! Bleeding cool also picked up the story, check it out in the link below.<br />
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Wow. Somewhere in the ether Stan Lee and ALTER EGO founder Jerry Bails are smiling.<br />
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Wow. I'm still doing my best to inspire my baby girl and showing her
that magic is truly out there in this crazy world. And if she can reach high enough to grab it,
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Wow. Thanks for the memories comicbook gods now and forever.</div>
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<b>BLEEDING COOL</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>THE "OFFICIAL" MARVEL COMICS ROY THOMAS APPRECIATION PRINT</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-official-marvel-comics-roy-thomas.html" target="_blank">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-official-marvel-comics-roy-thomas.html </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>THE LAST SPIDER-MAN DAILY NEWSPAPER STRIP</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-official-roy-thomas-characters.html">https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-official-roy-thomas-characters.html</a></span><br />
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<b><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">THE LAST SPIDER-MAN </span></span></b><br />
<b><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">DAILY NEWSPAPER STRIP</span></span></b><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>BY</b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">"RASCALLY" ROY THOMAS</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">AND</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">ALEX SAVIUK </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"> (Edited by John "THE MEGO STRETCH HULK" Cimino)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sometime in the first few months of 2000, I
dropped Stan Lee a line saying I'd love to do some work for Stan Lee
Media, Stan's well-publicized and multi-staffed dot-com company, if he could
ever use me. He replied that, while he'd like to work with me again,
I would've had to be around L.A. to work for SLM, but that,
by coincidence, he really needed a writer to work with him on the
SPIDER-MAN comic strip... to plot out and do the first-draft script of the
seven-days-a-week King Features strip. I said that sounded fine to me
(even though I'd never really been wild about writing Spidey compared to
the F.F., Avengers, Conan, etc.). He replied with a chuckle that
maybe I should wait till I heard his offer, because the money was so
minuscule... just $300 a week. I laughed, and told him that he had
no idea how little money it cost me to live on my 40-acre place in the
middle of South Carolina. The mortgage and both our vehicles were paid
off, so Dann and I had no expenses except what we spent month-to-month. So
a deal was quickly struck, and I went to work, with my first strip (a Monday, of
course) appearing on July 17, 2000.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As it turned out, although I never got a
raise in 18 1/2 years I basically ghost-wrote the strip (though, until
recent years, with his often hands-on editing), it was a great gig.
I spent maybe two days a month writing four weeks' worth of strips,
and another day 2 or 3 times a year doing outlines for
upcoming storylines.<br />
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After Stan cut back his activities a few years ago, following installation of
his pacemaker, etc., I worked primarily with his longtime assistant,
Michael Kelly, with some indirect verbal input from Stan, and in some ways
I liked that even better, since Stan and I were only about 80% on the same
page as to what made a good comic strip. Despite his well-known (and
correct) views on how important the writing was to the success of Marvel
Comics from 1961 on, he would often talk about how it was the artwork that
sold the strip. I didn't think that reflected the realities of the
situation, particularly after John Romita left the strip a few years after
it began, and as the printing of the strips grew smaller
and smaller. Stan's brother Larry Lieber was a good journeyman
penciler (and Alex Saviuk considerably better), but the artists didn't
really have the scope, especially in the dailies, to do the kind of artwork
that was going to excite readers the way, say, Milt Caniff once had in <i>Terry
and</i></span><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><i><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">the Pirates. </span></i><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The sight of Spidey or Dr. Octopus in a strip might draw people
in, but the writing had to bring people back, day after day, since Spidey
and Peter and MJ and Doc Ock would always look basically the same,
squeezed into small panels--with no "full-page spreads" like in the
comicbooks. And yes, I wrote a bit more text and dialogue than he did...
but that was partly because, otherwise, I wasn't sure people could really
follow the strip from day to day... or at least, no new readers would be
brought in if it was hard to start reading the strip at any given point. </span></span><br />
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For the most part, he liked what I submitted, accepted most (not all) of
my ideas for stories... and until a few years ago often
"suggested" (or insisted upon) alterations in them. For
some years, he would rewrite a panel or balloon here and there, or even
more... while other dailies or Sundays would sail through without a single
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The major change I tried to effect, after the
first "Spider-Man" movie, was to go back to a time when MJ and
Peter weren't married. Stan agreed, and seemed halfway enthusiastic
about the change at first, and we did one whole storyline (involving Electro)
that way. But then Stan changed his mind, and I saw at once that I
wouldn't be able to change it back. So I wrote a "Dallas"-type
scene in which Peter woke up (after going to sleep in Aunt May's apartment
as a single young man) to find himself married (again) to Mary Jane... and
that's the way we kept it from then on. Actually, I was increasingly
happy with that, as an alternative to the bouncing around of the
comicbooks, in which MJ and Peter totally forgot each other and their
marriage, and who-knows-what occurred. Left increasingly to my own
devices, and building on MJ's modeling career in the comicbooks, I
gradually took her from working in a computer store to becoming a Broadway star
and movie actress, playing a super-heroine called "Marvella"
(before the female Captain Marvel was a big deal, or maybe even was around
at all)...but I kept her and Peter, somewhat incongruously, in their
relatively small Manhattan apartment (except when they were in L.A., of
course)... although they occasionally shopped around for something bigger.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In recent years, I had taken increasingly to using guest stars:
Wolverine, Iron Man, Thor, Black Widow, Ant-Man, Namor, Iron Fist and
Luke Cage. We never bothered to try to follow the current Marvel
continuity, which Stan didn't want to do... the more so, I suppose, as
from time to time it was given increasingly to violent wrenches and
re-starts, such as when MJ and Peter were abruptly uncoupled. If
there were eventually several Spider-Man universes in the comics (with
different Spider-Men, a Spider-Girl, whatever), well, our comic strip
universe was yet another one... just about the only one, in recent years,
in which Peter and MJ were a married couple, continuing the original
direction of decades of the comicbooks. We were all kind of proud of
that.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When the strip died (i.e., was killed), the Mammon Theatre where MJ's hit
play was running was shuttered by damage (in a Spidey-related fight, of
course), and "Marvella II" had flopped, so the two of them took
off to Australia for a vacation, and I wrote a couple of weeks of
a continuity (along with a full outline approved by Michael
Kelly) involving the villain the Kangaroo. Then Marvel decided to
kill the strip and not print the final couple of weeks, and I declined to
rewrite the last published strip or twoto turn it into a "goodbye"
strip. My feeling was that I had accepted the snuffing of the strip, and
didn't takeit personally... it was just a business move (although when I was
told the strip was being killed I wasn't told—perhaps</span><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">because those who informed me didn't know--that Marvel was
planning to either revive the strip with a new team or to start a new strip
that might not be a Spidey strip per se, but more the equivalent of DC's
latter-day successor to its <i>Superman </i>strip, <i>The World's Greatest
Heroes, </i>which had featured the whole panoply of DC heroes). I felt
that I had written what I had written for the strip, and they were welcome to
do whatever they wanted to with the script (as long as I was paid for what I
had done, naturally), but I preferred never to touch it again. When I'm
done with something, I'm done with something.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Alex Saviuk, bless him, graciously reworked the
final strip to show the two of us in it, and to add a "'Nuff
Said!" headline on the Daily Bugle. He was perhaps a better
sport about things than I was... and I admire him for that, since he had spent
well over two decades penciling the Sunday <i>Spider-Man </i>and then had only
recently been promoted to seven-days-a-week penciler... only to see the strip
almost immediately canceled so that he was out of a regular gig. I hope
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Naturally, I was sorry to see the strip end (the
more so because it signaled the finale of the only long-lasting adventure strip
launched in the past half century), just at the time when I could finally have
begun to</span><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">receive on-strip credit for the work I did...
although of course I did have that for two years on the <i>Conan the
Barbarian</i> comic strip at the end of the 1970s. But at least,
once Stan wrote vaguely, maybe a decade ago, in his introduction to the
hardcover</span><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">volume <i>Marvel Visionaries: Roy Thomas, </i>that
I "help[ed]" him with the Spidey strip, everybody with half a brain
knew what I was contributing to the strip anyway. That didn't bother
Stan, and it didn't bother me.</span><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
strip was Stan's, and I was happy to co-write or write it under his name...
although I wouldn't have been willing to go on writing it anonymously once he
had passed on, had that alternative been suggested to me.</span></span></span></div>
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well as with Larry, Alex, and the ever-amiable Joe Sinnott--with Joe
spelled occasionally by Jim Amash or Terry Austin) on the <i>Spider-Man</i>
strip was an enjoyable experience, and I'm grateful to Stan for offering
me that "pittance" back in 2000. The strip became the last
of our many collaborations of one sort or other, which began when, in early
July of</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-size: small;">1965,</span> <span style="font-size: small;">I inherited a <i>Modeling with
Millie </i>story that he had previously talked over (I suppose) with penciler
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The LAST SPIDER-MAN Daily newspaper strip! It’s been a fabulous time
for me being part of such an iconic character for so long. I’ve drawn
Spider-Man in comics and newspapers for 32 years in a row and unless I
get another crack at him NEXT year that run will come to an end. But I
am digressing a bit; I’m here to talk about the newspaper strip which
for me OFFICIALLY started in the spring of 1977 probably around
April-May. I say OFFICIALLY because back in 1980, John Romita, Sr. who
was still drawing the entire strip at that time called me and asked if I
had the time to ghost lay out some Sunday strips for him since he was
incredibly busy with everything else he had on his plate for Marvel.
John lived (and still lives, I believe) in the town next to mine on
Long Island when I was there and I actually met him about 10 years
earlier since I was in high school with his sons. (that’s right, I went
to high school with JR, Jr.— he IS four years younger than me to the
day and when I was a senior he was a freshman and today looks 20 years
younger than me!) I was in a club in school with the older son Victor
who over time found out I was interested in drawing comics and came to
me one day and said “… my father draws comics — would you like to meet
him?” Of course I knew that but I would never impose. We met soon after
that. What happened after that is another story!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">BACK TO THE STRIP: I
did at least 4 Sunday layouts for John on vellum tracing paper and he
took it to the next level and beyond yet saving him a ton of time. I was
really happy and excited just to be called to assist him, first of
all, and then get the privilege and honor of working with one of my
comic book artist “heroes." IDW just recently published that volume of
reprints and it was fun to see our collaborations again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">FORWARD to
1997: Ralph Macchio at Marvel calls me up and asks if I would be
interested in penciling the Spider-Man Sunday strip since fill-in
penciler, old time artist Fred Kida wanted to leave. Of course I agreed — I would get to work directly with Stan Lee and Joe Sinnott! I put a
package together of my <i>Web Of Spider-Man</i> and <i>Spider-Man Adventures</i> books
and sent them to Stan. His assistant Mike Kelly called a few days later
and said Stan liked the work but wanted to see how I would handle a
“horizontal” strip in a six panel grid format. I admit, I was a bit
surprised by that request since with my 20 years of experience at that
time I figured I showed what I can do in just the comic books. But I
went ahead and penciled a six panel episode of an encounter with
Spider-Man saving J Jonah Jameson from a few muggers with the end panel
having an ungrateful JJJ waving his fist at Spidey as he swung away from
the scene. I sent that in and a few days after returning home from
running errands I found a message from Stan Lee on my answering
machine. <i>“Hi, Alex… this is Stan Lee. I LOVE your work and I’d love to
work with you. It doesn’t pay that much but think of the GLORY!”</i>
Actually the page rate was as much as I was making at the time so I couldn’t complain. No raise in 22 years (but from what I understand
things haven't changed that much for mainstream freelancers even today.)
I got my first script a few days later and in May 1977 I penciled a
Sunday in the middle of a Kingpin storyline which was inked by Joe
Sinnott , lettered by Stan Sakai and was published in August 1977.
Sundays were always drawn 3 months ahead of publication. What a rush to
see those preview Xeroxes and then the colored version in the newspaper (which I had to hunt down! There were no papers in Florida where I
lived carrying the strip but the local Barnes & Noble sold out of
town newspapers so I managed to find one that published the Sundays).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">FORWARD to Feb 2003: Got a call asking me if I could ink a week of
Dailies drawn by Larry Lieber because inker John Tartaglione needed to
go to the hospital for a procedure. John ended up being OK after that
week but I had a blast inking Larry’s pencils since I really never inked
anybody else other my own pencils for my <i>Web Of Spider-Man</i> covers.
Sadly that November, I got a call that John Tartaglione had passed away
at 82 because he lost the fight with his particular illness. At the
same time I was asked if I would be able to take over the inking of the
Dailies. Affirmative….</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">FORWARD to July 2018: Larry Lieber wants to
retire at 87 after 25+ years (maybe 30+?) and I inherit the penciling
duties! Pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. I thought the Stan Lee
would live forever especially since a few years ago when he got his
pacemaker. He said he was the next Tony Stark and felt stronger than
ever. Unfortunately and sadly as we all know, that didn't happen and
Marvel decided the strip shouldn’t go on without STAN LEE at the helm.
But I am forever in Stan Lee’s debt for having me join him, Joe Sinnott,
Roy Thomas and letterers Stan Sakai, Kenny Lopez, and Janice Chiang for
all these years in bringing our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man to our
readers each and every day for these months and years! It’s been a joy,
an honor and privilege which I will never forget!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The final published Sunday strip of Spider-man (3/17/19)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The final published strip of Spider-man (3/23/19)<br />
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<b>MEDIA LINKS TO THIS ARTICLE</b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">SYFY WIRE</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b><a href="https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/roy-thomas-on-amazing-spider-man-comic-strip" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;">https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/roy-thomas-on-amazing-spider-man-comic-strip </span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <b>BLEEDING COOL</b></span></span><br />
<a href="https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/03/23/last-spider-man-newspaper-strip-writer-roy-thomas/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/03/23/last-spider-man-newspaper-strip-writer-roy-thomas/ </span></span></a><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">LINKS TO OTHER "MEGO STRETCH HULK" AND</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"> "RASCALLY ROY" HERO ENVY ARTICLES...</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>THE ROY THOMAS SPIDER-MAN COSTUME</b></span></div>
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<a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-roy-thomas-spider-man-costume.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-roy-thomas-spider-man-costume.html </span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>THE UNCANNY BUT TRUE CREATION OF THE WOLVERINE</b></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-uncanny-but-true-creation-of.html">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-uncanny-but-true-creation-of.html</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>DAYS OF GRIMLOCK, ELVIS PRESLEY AND ROY THOMAS </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/05/days-of-grimlock-elvis-presely-and-roy.html" target="_blank">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/05/days-of-grimlock-elvis-presely-and-roy.html </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>THE "OFFICIAL" MARVEL COMICS ROY THOMAS APPRECIATION PRINT</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-official-marvel-comics-roy-thomas.html" target="_blank">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-official-marvel-comics-roy-thomas.html </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>THE SECRET ORIGIN OF THE JIM STARLIN THANOS BUST</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-secret-origin-of-jim-starlin-thanos.html" target="_blank">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-secret-origin-of-jim-starlin-thanos.html </a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>MY MARVEL CAMEO</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/11/my-marvel-cameo.html" target="_blank">https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/11/my-marvel-cameo.html </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>THE LAST GATHERING WITH STAN LEE</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-last-gathering-with-stan-lee.html" target="_blank">https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-last-gathering-with-stan-lee.html </a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>THE OFFICIAL ROY THOMAS CHARACTERS, CONCEPTS AND CREATIONS DATABASE</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-official-roy-thomas-characters.html">https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-official-roy-thomas-characters.html</a></span><br />
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John Ciminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10737574058335177140noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005099578513777759.post-66937316837387823062019-03-01T09:02:00.000-05:002019-08-11T21:25:37.665-04:00SEE THAT'S ME BARBARA FRIEDLANDER!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>“SEE THAT'S ME BARBARA FRIEDLANDER!”</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Barbara Bloomfield</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">(Edited by John "THE MEGO STRETCH HULK" Cimino) </span> </b></span> </div>
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Swing With Scooter</span></b></i> </div>
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Ask me how I got started writing an article for this blog and I'll tell you it’s
because I happened to Google myself on the internet. And so, there I was, that is, there I was
under the name of Barbara Friedlander, a name I had two last names ago.
So, to the world of DC Comics during 1963-1970ish, I was the Mother and Creator of the comic <i>Swing with Scooter</i> (not exactly the Mother of Dragons, but just
as daunting) and I wrote and edited romance comics along with Jack
Miller. I knew most of the editorial staff, the bullpen, and the
talented freelance writers and artists. </div>
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Let’s not forget the then
President of DC (called National Periodical Publications at the time), Mr. Jacob S. "Jack" Leibowitz, the Vice President, Mr. Harry Donenfeld, and
the folks in the accounting and clerical department, which is where
I started. I consider myself a relic of that time. When I was
nineteen I began as a fish out of water taking subscriptions and any odd
job, Mr. Aurthur Gutowitz, the head of clerical, handed me. He hired me, but
he often said, “Barbara, you don’t belong here. You should be married.”
He echoed my Mother’s sentiments, and so there I was in the mindset of
most young women of the time; get married and have kids. At nineteen,
you want to find yourself, but you don’t always know where to look. </div>
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So, here I am many years later and I go ahead to find myself
again, this time it's with Google. It gives me an update on just who I was back then, and it
dawns on me, that the stuff I discover is amazing! I then tell my kids about my life in comics and
they say, “How come we didn’t know about this?” It was very exciting to rediscover my past life so naturally, I went back
on the net and started buying back some of the issues I wrote and edited. I tell my kids, “See that’s me Barbara Friedlander!” The next thing I did was go to Heritage Auctions. I had bought antiques from them in the
past when I was an antique dealer and I remembered they had a comic book
division. As luck would have it, I got to speak
with comic aficionado, Joe Mannarino.</div>
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Joe knows all about comic
books; he evaluates them and the original artwork and like all the smarties in the field, he knows everything past and
present. We reminisce and I'm reminded of all the DC folks
walking the halls of the Grolier Building, where DC was once
located in NYC. He puts me in touch with Richard Arndt, who is heavy
into comic lore and loves the darker side of the field. He knows many of the writers and artists I worked with, and more
info starts flooding back to me; BINGO! Richard soon interviews me for <i>Alter
Ego</i>, Roy Thomas’ holy grail comic history magazine which is a who’s who in the comic book world.</div>
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Roy
had met me years ago in passing at DC. He even remembered me! Now I am
stoked, and so I put together a kind of “Look Book” and email it to a
few people who I think might find it a missing link to DC history.
Along the way, the Look Book goes to Jacque Nodell, creator of
Sequential Crush, an online blog dedicated to all things romance. We
click and do an interview about the silver age DC romance titles, which
of course are my special baby...Snap! </div>
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I get invited to
TERRIFICON in 2018, where I meet Roy Thomas again and do a Romance Comic panel with Paul
Kupperberg. He had met me, quite by a fluke, years back, at an Antique
Show, and he knew my name from comic book history. I was flattered but
the importance of the meeting eluded me at the time. Paul, as I learned, was an
editor at DC and has written romance and action stuff. He was kind and
totally into comics, too. I began to notice that people are so involved in this special field and are
interested in moving it forward and preserving the genre. This time my
kids are there with me and I'm blown away by the sincerity of all the comic fans. My
kids are astounded and wonder, “Why did you give this up?” Naturally, I
have no good answer. These serendipitous
turn of events lead Roy Thomas to introduce me to his manager -- John Cimino! So,
I fasten my seat belt and come along for the ride because he likes driving fast. </div>
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More than
anything, I want the readers to know what the DC mindset was back then,
hell, it was the mindset of the time. So, Baby Boomers gave me my
title and then there was a thing called the Korean Conflict. We were
busy keeping America safe, fighting bad guys around every corner, this was what the comic books were made for -- good guys versus bad guys. DC had SUPERHEROES, and with
very, very few exceptions, men wrote and drew those heroes. Lois Lane
and Diana Prince may have hit home for a few females who took typing
and had a smart nose for a good story. As you might have guessed,
most of their actual talents were, ordering coffee, working switch boards, taking dictation and adding numbers.<br />
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Back then, high schools and
secretarial schools offered typing classes, and later dictation, for
those who wanted to be secretaries or bookkeepers. I don’t recall any guys in
those classes, most took shop, forget about home economics. So, as a female, you
were destined to be a Betty the homemaker, Marilyn Monroe Sex Goddess,
or file clerk extraordinaire. Being a stinky typist, and out of the
running for sex goddess, I was on the hunt for me. One thing I've
learned over the years, we can fry eggs and fly to the moon, but if
we’re lucky we can make our own choice. We are not, and never have been,
one trick ponies. </div>
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There was one huge computer, it resided on the other
end of the DC building. It handled all the subscriptions, and at the time,
including the distribution of <i>Playboy</i>, and other publications. It was a
very huge thingy and was so sensitive to dust, heat and bad input,
let’s face it, it was a relic, but it was DC’s step into the future.
Meanwhile, while the 20th century was forging ahead on the distribution,
DC itself was run like a "mom and pop" shop.
Printing operations and all the operation kudos with pats on the
back never happened. Creators and artists were expected to
hatch ideas and plot twists without exception or big Daddy would raise hell and make you
feel like kryptonite kicked you in the butt. </div>
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Most comic book groupies
have heard the sad tale of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster ownership battles with DC over Superman. It
ain’t pretty and it doesn’t have a happy ending. I’ve heard what I
consider the “real” version of the story, and although I knew most of the people
involved, you create something fresh and original, you damn well better
protect it. Intellectual property is the right to claim and reap the
momentary benefits that you “gave your heart and soul” to, and if you
are considering a career, don’t sign your genius away. Sheer luck had propelled the Donenfelds and Liebowitz’ company into
what every red blooded kid needed at the time -- red, white and blue good guys. By
using capes and muscles, and a group for talent they often took for
granted. They had let two, down on their luck guys, Siegel and
Schuster, print what they thought was another piece of junk so that
their unused printers would get a workout. For $130 bucks gold was printed in <i>Action Comics </i>#1. One day, I'll tell the full story in detail. </div>
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other comic book horror story was concerning Batman. Bob Kane was the artist
and I met him numerous times. I also met Bill Finger, but even though he was
the main creator and writer, he was treated like dirt by
editor Mort Weisinger and a few others. Mort was not known for kindness; I
think he was envious of talented people (he was a mega bad guy) and got a
kick out of creating conflicts where there were none. But DC had its fair
share of good editors and a few of them liked working for sales. I
knew this because I worked in that division. And I knew comic books are sold by
their covers and without distribution you’re dead in the water and
that’s why the pressure was always on. </div>
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You may have heard that DC stood for “Detective Comics”, I
think, knowing the nature of the men behind the scene, “Donenfeld Comics” was a more
accurate name. The company was a small, down on their luck (due to the Depression), lack of business, little "mom and pop" operation. This also meant
they employed relatives, and guess what happened next? Skip ahead a few
years and some of those lucky ducks made it to the big time at DC. </div>
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Enter
me, still taking subscriptions, and as you may have guessed, mostly for
the action comics. Many of a terrific adventure story knows no bounds,
so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that prisons and youth facilities
were among our biggest fans. To no one’s surprise, they sent cash for
their books and I’m sure they were never disappointed. I have never
fully understood why comic books got such a bad rap. The writers were
well educated and well read, and the language they employed kept the
reader fully engaged. The art became more and more sophisticated and if
these two factors continued to go unnoticed by mainstream educators,
it’s hard for me to understand exactly why.<br />
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I was a <i>Betty and Veronica</i>, <i>Archie</i>, and <i>Katy Keene</i> fan, and I had never read a romance comic until I
was at DC, then BINGO I was hooked. Why? Simple. I was a fan of Bette
Davis, Joan Crawford, Barbara Stanwick, Greta Garbo, and Lana Turner. All the
glamour girls who loved and lost and learned the road to true love was
one of life’s great lessons. Yes, I was hooked and I also saw the need
for continuing dramas, soap operas. Who, in their right minds didn’t
get so involved in all the plot twists? These cliff hangers were made
for readers who wanted more from their glamorous heroines. The
characters I created were career girls, reporters, and models. Some
were mysterious with hidden pasts and deep dark secrets. I wanted them
to be more than just pretty faces; they had to do more then go bananas
over unapproachable guys with tally sheets for feelings and abs for
brains. In those early days, these were just ideas that percolated in
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<i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>No one stands so tall as when he stoops to stuff</b></span></i></div>
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I worked with another young
woman, named Jane. We were "IT" when it came to deluxe grunt work, coffee
runs, filing, but then Jane had to take sick leave. This coincided
with Mr. Donenfeld‘s inspiration to send out a multiple page mailer to
all our comic book subscribers. This included old subscribers, and lists
of lists, from well, you’d have to ask Irwin Donenfeld (Harry's son) about that. Oh, and all the
pages had to be sorted, folded, stamped, and have addresses adhered.
Remember the "mom and pop" mentality that existed? This was before
Kinney National Services and then Time Warner expanded National Periodicals into a bigger, more professional company.<br />
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Let me just say that there were close to
eight or nine hundred envelopes and papers to be stuffed and NO
accountant, personal secretary, or mail boy were asked to help. I mean
they had important jobs to do, so Irwin asked the Editors, you know, the
men in charge of the actual books? NUTS! Why hire
temporary help when you could get a bunch of “Gold Bricks” that were just sitting
around reading comic books to help out with the hump work? I got together with all the editors and production department to take care of this insane task. I organized the piles of papers and we
created an assembly of stuffers and folders and then I made up a motto
of sorts, because this was too crazy not to give it a name, “No one
stands so tall as when he stoops to stuff.”<br />
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John Ciminohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10737574058335177140noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005099578513777759.post-39238546904102094422019-01-01T00:05:00.007-05:002021-06-01T19:31:42.522-04:00THE TOP 5 GREATEST FEATS OF STRENGTH OF THE INCREDIBLE HULK<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">GREATEST FEATS OF STRENGTH OF </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">THE INCREDIBLE HULK</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jason Tait </span></span></b></div>
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<b>(edited by John THE MEGO STRETCH HULK Cimino)</b></div>
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When I first discovered John Cimino, it
was an old video where he and his friends were sitting in a basement
discussing Superman versus the Hulk. Powerless to resist the bait, I
clicked. Unbeknownst to me, I unleashed a tornado of comic knowledge,
hurricane-force winds of passion, and undying loyalty to the modern
myths and legends that have forged generations of creativity. It was
like my childhood had spawned a loud—very loud—personification of my
imagination…in "supa-dupa" form! It was like looking in a mirror…only the
reflection was better looking…more muscular…more charismatic…and…okay,
it wasn’t like a mirror, at all. It was better. Bigger. More
colorful. And I’ve been hooked, ever since. From his manic childhood
quest to find the perfect Elastic Hulk to his friendship with living
legend Roy Thomas, I’m always astonished at the adventures of John—half
man, half amazement. I would like to thank John for giving me the
flattering opportunity to write and contribute to “Hero Envy” The Blog
Adventures. <b><i>BOOM!!</i></b></div>
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What better time than the dawn of a new
year to delve into everyone’s favorite green goliath and his top five
greatest feats of strength! Strength: it’s the great equalizer in a
child’s mind, it’s the elusive trait in an adult’s. No one ever prays
for weakness; no one ever wishes they were less strong. It’s a trait
that has been both admired and feared. How apropos, then, that Marvel’s
strongest has also been admired and feared throughout his existence.
But, unlike most superhero stories, the story of the Hulk and Bruce
Banner has never been about how powerful he is or how he has risen above
when pushed to his limits, no, instead it is about the fact that there
is no limit to his power, leaving the reader to wonder if Banner can
restrain his own rage from destroying everything he loves. While most
superpowers are glorified wish fulfillment, Banner’s is a curse,
acquired through an act of selfless sacrifice and heroism. This really
sets the Hulk apart from most superheroes and makes him unique in a
genre filled with variety.<br />
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According to the official Marvel web
site, right now, as of this writing, they state this about the Hulk:
“His physical strength is potentially limitless, given it grows
exponentially as his emotional distress grows.” Notice it didn’t say
his strength grows in direct proportion to his emotional distress; no,
it grows <i>exponentially</i>. The first ever published, in-continuity, canon
description of the Hulk’s strength being “limitless” was in 1962. When
this hit the stands, no one was outraged. The letters column wasn’t
being bombarded by fans gnashing their teeth at the preposterousness of
someone so strong.<br />
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But it seems like when fans do have a
problem with it is when it’s actually shown and not just said. For
example, the Hulk beats someone’s favorite hero, now it’s terrible
writing. Hulk beats a villain faster or with more ease than someone’s
favorite hero did, suddenly it’s lazy storytelling. The Hulk does
something that a <i>reader</i> feels he shouldn’t be able to, and suddenly it’s
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The Hulk’s madder/stronger dynamic has
been referenced more than Batman’s cape…but no one would ever say that
Batman doesn’t have a cape. Marvel has repeated the Hulk’s limitless
strength dynamic ad nauseam for well over 50 years but do a Google
search and you’ll inevitably find some guy on a random message board
saying that it’s not true or that it doesn’t “make sense."<br />
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Believing
that a man could get bombarded with so much lethal radiation that it
causes him to gain 900 pounds, turn green, and then turn back to human
again is no problem at all…but saying that he gets stronger when he gets
madder—and there’s no limit to his anger—is suddenly far-fetched,
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If you subtract every single time the Hulk
has ever called himself the strongest, there still is no character in
the history of comics that has been cited as<i> the</i> strongest (by
narration, other characters, and creators) more than the Hulk. And yet,
ironically enough, no other character has been cited as *not* being the strongest (by angry fans on the internet) more than the Hulk. </div>
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bottom line is, Marvel has made it abundantly clear that the Hulk has
no limit to his strength, so whether some like that or not, or agree
with it or not, they just have to just accept it (and in case you
couldn’t tell, not only do I accept it, I love it, revel in it, lather
up in it, and generally sprinkle my day with reminders about it).<br />
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Another
aspect of the argument is the obligatory, “If the Hulk has limitless
strength, why didn’t he beat (insert favorite hero name here)?” It’s
been established in the comic that Banner is so afraid of the Hulk
hurting innocents that he is constantly reining him in. When the Hulk
fights a hero, Banner knows that despite any disagreements, they’re on
the same side; his opponent is not innately evil or wanting to kill.
This explains why the Hulk and Thor locked up for an hour in <i>Defenders </i>
#10 (1973), yet when the Abomination had his strength <i>doubled</i> and was going
from planet to planet killing entire populations (including women and
children…you know, like that thing Thanos does), it made the Hulk so
angry that he beat down the Abomination in a mere few panels<i> </i>(<i>The
Incredible Hulk</i> #270 [1982]). This was a character that almost killed the Hulk
at one point…who now had his strength doubled…but the killing of
innocents caused the Hulk’s strength to escalate <i>exponentially</i> in an
<i>instant</i> and he beat the Abomination so badly that years later, he was
still terrified at the thought of ever fighting the Hulk again.<br />
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There’s
another aspect of the argument, something to the effect of, “What’s the
point of making a character so strong that he can’t be beaten?” To
agree with this would be to agree that the only thing one needs to
defeat another is superior strength. But as we’ve seen many times in
comics (and the real world) superior strength does not guarantee
victory. Some say a character that powerful loses any hope of drama in
storytelling, but to me, it would be much more fun (and a creative
challenge) as a writer to put a character that strong into situations
where his strength was meaningless. One example was when Jim Wilson
(the Hulk’s one-time sidekick) was dying of AIDS (<i>The Incredible Hulk </i>
#420 [1994]). Despite the Hulk’s immeasurable power, he was helpless to do
anything to save his friend. It was quite an emotional tale and one
where those big muscles gained him nothing. Here is a superhero with
the power to save people…who wants to do the right thing…but yet is
powerless to save who he wants to. It's the tragedy of the incredible
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Getting back to his physical strength, the Hulk is used
more than any other character to show a benchmark of strength. He’s the
gold standard by which all other strongmen and women are judged. There
are numerous entries in handbooks and character biographies that
mention “Hulk-like strength” and use examples of said character fighting
the Hulk as evidence of their power. The very fact that there are
myriad message boards littered with posts trying to prove that he<i> isn’t</i>
the strongest may be the greatest indicator that he, indeed,<i> is</i>. There
is a big difference between, “haven't found a limit,” “no known limit,”
and "limitless". Many characters haven't found a limit to their
strength, power, etc., simply because they haven't engaged in formal,
limit-finding tests.<br />
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But those characters aren't described as
having "limitless strength". The Hulk's limitless strength has been
referenced in-continuity every year since his creation. As world
renowned comic historian Peter Sanderson said, "The Hulk is the standard
of physical strength for the greatest comic characters." And now,
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars </i>#4 (1984)</b></span></div>
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Many
consider this the Hulk’s greatest feat of strength ever, but it just
barely makes it into the top five. During Marvel’s first major
limited-series superhero crossover, <i>Secret Wars,</i> the appropriately named
Molecule Man (who has the power to control, you guessed it, molecules)
levitates a mountain range “which would dwarf the Andes” and hurtles it
at the good guys. The shock of the mountain range landing could be felt
on the other side of the planet they were on. While most of the heroes
were hurt or knocked out from a recent battle, the responsibility (and
the mountain range) fell upon the Hulk to prevent the miles of rock from
killing his crony. The classic cover says it all: “Beneath one
hundred and fifty billion tons, stands the Hulk--and he’s not happy.”
Iron Man estimated that there were two miles of rock above them.
Hawkeye stated that they couldn’t dig out of it in a month. </div>
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This is
probably the most oft-cited strength feat of the Hulk and perhaps one of
the most controversial. While the Hulk does state that he is bracing
the weight, critics like to pull real-world physics into the argument
and state that the Hulk simply couldn’t support the entire mountain
range, as it would collapse under its own weight. This kind of argument
is actually self-defeating, because if we bring physics into the
equation, then the feat is actually far more impressive than even what
the cover stated. A mountain range which dwarfed the Andes was dropped
on them from miles above. The Hulk didn’t just brace the weight…he
<i>caught</i> it, multiplied by the<i> mass plus speed equals force</i> of its decent
from the sky. </div>
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Once you bring actual physics into the picture, the
amount of weight that the Hulk <i>prevented from hitting the ground</i> far
outweighs the 150 billion tons that was advertised on the cover. A
gargantuan object like that would create an astronomical amount of force
while traveling at that velocity. The Hulk didn’t just brace that
weight; using only his body, he <i>stopped</i> miles of rock from crushing
everyone else. If you bring real-world physics into the argument, then
you have no choice but to calculate the speed/force equation that
reveals that the Hulk didn’t just catch the weight of the mountain (150
billion tons), but the weight of the mountain multiplied thousands of
times.<br />
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I’ll gladly be the first to admit that the Hulk didn’t catch
the full force, weight, and momentum of the entire mountain range. But
there were two miles of mountain above their heads (which even
calculating a fraction of the range would still far outweigh the stated
150 billion tons). And this wasn’t a loose mound of rock and dirt; Thor
was standing on top of the mountain range, hitting it to try and
rescue the heroes. It was dense enough to cause Thor’s “mightiest
blows” to sound like a slight tapping to the heroes below.<br />
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The
people that want to discredit this feat by using real-world physics end
up making it even more impressive than originally thought. Add to this
that the Hulk incarnation that performed this feat is the fan-named
“Banner-Hulk” (while in Hulk form, Banner had control), which is
universally considered one of, if not the weakest incarnations of the
Hulk, and you’ve got yourself one giddy, cackling writer sitting at the
keyboard. </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">4. The Hulk knocks out Pre-Crisis Superman </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Marvel
Treasury Edition #28: Superman and Spider-Man </i>(1981)</span></b></div>
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To truly appreciate how
such an event could be ranked ahead of the senses-shattering Secret
Wars mountain feat above, one must understand the magnitude of
Pre-Crisis Superman’s abilities. Ask most diehard comic fans about
Pre-Crisis Superman and the responses usually include variations of
“ridiculously overpowered,” “no way to hurt him without Kryptonite,” and
“thank God they de-powered him over the years.” There are three
strength feats that Superman fans have cited most when trying to best
any of the Hulk’s strength feats. The first is Superman bench pressing
5.972 sextillion metric tons from <i>Superman</i> #13 (2012). In the second example,
he’s pushing against the equivalent of 200 quintillion tons in <i>All-Star
Superman</i> #1 (2006). The third example shows him towing 13 planets on a chain
from <i>Superboy</i> #140 (1967). All three are impressive, mind-boggling feats, to
be sure (these feats will be referenced later in the list, so bring a
pencil, just in case there’s a quiz). Anyway, after first meeting in
<i>Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man: The Battle of the Century</i> (1976) the duo
met again, years later, and they brought the Hulk and Wonder Woman with
them (undoubtedly due to the popularity their respective TV shows
garnered). Inevitably, the Hulk and Superman get into a fight and the
Hulk K.O.’s the Man of Steel. Without using Kryptonite. Wow! Who else
can actually lay claim to knocking out <i>Pre-Crisis</i> Superman?<br />
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However,
for years, I really disliked this issue. The knockout was very
underplayed in the issue and the rest of the fight looked like a low-end
showing for the Hulk. I couldn’t understand why Marvel would allow
their top strong guy to have such a poor performance against their
<i>distinguished competition</i>! But after years of ignoring the book, I
finally went back and, under careful analysis, realized that this was
one of the Hulk’s better showings. Here’s why: If you look at panel 1,
Superman is looking <i>at</i> the Hulk, and talking <i>to</i> him. Also, you’ll
notice that the artist, legendary Big John Buscema, specifically drew
“motion lines” around the Hulk’s hand to show that the Hulk is, indeed,
moving (these details will be important later). </div>
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Panel 2 shows the Hulk
talking to Superman and punching him. Now, all of the Superman
apologists like to say that the Hulk sucker-punched Superman. This is
THE "go-to" argument for Superman fans (and, strangely enough, Thor fans
when talking about <i>The Incredible Hulk Annual 2001</i> and other
fights). Superman was looking <i>at</i> the Hulk and talking <i>to</i> him before the
Hulk punched him. Superman was suckered? This is obviously not the
case, as we saw Superman looking at the very hand that punched
him...before the Hulk even clenched it into a fist. Shouldn't
Superman's Super-Hearing allowed him to hear the rubble give way as the
Hulk reared back for a punch? And what about his Super-Reflexes and
Super-Speed? This is a guy that has tied Flash in a footrace. The
Flash. The freaking Flash. Can’t Superman let him have anything?
Anyway, Pre-Crisis Superman got clocked by the Hulk. Faster than a
speeding bullet, indeed. </div>
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Moving right along to panels 3 & 4: why
would anyone that could fly, "slam brutally into the concrete of a
bustling pier" as his "limp body plunges to Earth" unless they were
knocked out? And it wasn't the force of the punch that knocked him into
the pier; the Hulk punched him straight <i>up</i>. Miles away, he came <i>down
</i>and slammed into the pier, full of innocent civilians. If Supes was
anything other than unconscious at the time, he would've moved, braced,
recovered, not risked property damage, human casualties, etc. The fact
that he didn't, clearly indicates that he was knocked out. </div>
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Superman
wasn't seen again until two pages later. Let that sink in…two pages
later. And it was two pages of the Hulk wreaking havoc, by the way, not
two pages of “while at the same time” exponential action shots like Lois
Lane shopping for Batman-themed pajamas or something.<br />
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So, to recap: </div>
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A. Superman was trying to protect innocent people from the Hulk's
rampage. In other words, he was trying to stop the Hulk. </div>
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B. Hulk
punched him. It took two PANELS for Superman's “limp body" to travel
from where the Hulk punched him, to where he landed. </div>
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C. It took two
PAGES for Superman to get back to the Hulk. </div>
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This can only mean: </div>
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A.
Superman can't fly <i>back</i> to the fight faster than the Hulk can punch him
<i>away</i> from the fight, or </div>
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B. Superman suddenly stopped caring about the
innocent people he was originally trying to save and took his sweet time
coming back to the fight, or </div>
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C. Superman took so long<i> walking</i> back
because he was scared of the Hulk, or </div>
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D. Superman was knocked out. </div>
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Superman finally recovers and comes back. Take note of the brilliant
wording chosen for the end of the fight. The key words here are “but”
and "and". The narration says of Superman, “He does not budge. But the
Hulk grows ever more furious, his strength growing geometrically with
each passing second--and the outcome of the strange duel is in
doubt.” So, the Hulk's blows have no effect, at first. To the reader,
the Hulk is getting owned; the end of the fight looks obvious. Then,
the narration says the outcome is in <i>doubt</i> (by the way, so much for
those fans that say the Hulk needs sufficient time to "ramp up", since
his strength was growing <i>geometrically</i> by the <i>second</i>). Superman fans
will also point to the text as proof that Superman is stronger than the
Hulk. The text in question says the Hulk can shatter mountains and
Superman can move (not shatter) planets. How are you supposed to move a
planet if you can't fly? Add to that, Superman’s cool telekinetic power
that assists him when moving large objects, and you've got one cool
little power that Ol' Purple Pants doesn't have. So, Superman fans that
use this argument aren’t proving that Superman is stronger than the
Hulk, they’re proving that he’s a better flyer than him. The Hulk can't
fly...and when he can, people get mad and call it "bad writing" (i.e. a
weaker base-strength grey Hulk smashing an asteroid twice the size of
<i>planet</i> Earth in <i>Marvel Comics Presents</i> #52 [1990]).<br />
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Furthermore, other than
the clear knockout, Superman fans point out that the Hulk’s blows later
were having no effect on the Man of Steel. This is neither proof of
superior strength nor assured victory. For example, in <i>The Incredible
Hulk</i> #283 (1983), the Hulk breaks free of a plastithene trap. The Leader’s
plastithene humanoids has taken direct hits from Thor wielding Mjolnir,
unharmed. Would anyone even consider for a second that those humanoids
are stronger than Thor? No way. And Thor later defeated said
humanoids, so one panel of a character hitting another unharmed does not
constitute greater strength or guaranteed victory. This argument can
also be countered by the expertise of master draughtsman John Buscema.
Remember those “motion lines” he drew around the Hulk’s hand while Supes
was pontificating about something goody-two-shoesy? Well, he also drew
them around Superman’s head and body <i>after</i> Superman said he couldn’t be
moved, and in the same panels that talked about the Hulk’s escalating
strength forcing the outcome of the duel to now be in doubt. *insert
school-girl giggling here* </div>
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<b>*Check out the complete "Hulk vs Superman" rivalry here:</b> <br />
<a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2013/04/hulk-vs-superman.html">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2013/04/hulk-vs-superman.html</a></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">3. The Hulk overpowers Thor who was
enhanced to be ten times stronger than normal </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The Incredible Hulk</i> #440 (1996)</span></b> </div>
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Who’s stronger than Thor? How about Thor when he’s boosted ten times
his normal strength! In this issue, the military come to Thor in an
attempt to get him to end “the menace of the Hulk” once and for all.
The issue explicitly states that Thor has entered into the "Warrior
Madness", which amplifies Thor's strength 10 times his usual strength
level. Before entering Warrior Madness, Thor says that he will not hold
back, that he will end the Hulk’s menace, and that it will be their
last fight ever. During the fight, Thor tells the Hulk that he is going
to kill him. The Hulk holds Thor down using only one arm. The Hulk
ends the fight at the exact time he wants to; he sees a nuclear bomb
coming toward them and punches Thor to safety. Also worth noting: the
Hulk in this issue was unable to get overly angry--if he got too mad, he
reverted back to Banner.<br />
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So, to recap, a Hulk that was
unable to reach levels of strength that he was accustomed to reaching,
defeated (via battlefield removal) and overpowered a Thor that was ten
times stronger than he had ever been in any previous fight with him…a
Thor that admitted he was not holding back and was trying to kill the
Hulk.<br />
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"Trying" being the operative word, here. </div>
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This, as they say, is
the proverbial mic drop. </div>
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<b>* Check out the complete "Hulk vs Thor" rivalry here:</b> </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2011/09/hulk-vs-thor.html" style="text-align: left;">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2011/09/hulk-vs-thor.html</a></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">2. The Hulk overcomes the
weight of a star </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Infinity</i> #6 (2013)</span></b> </div>
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In speaking of the Hulk, an
intergalactic Mary Sue named Thanos gave the order, "Kill this beast for
me...make it suffer." So, Proxima Midnight (a member of the glorified
Thanos Boy Band “The Black Order”) conjured the weight of a star onto
the Hulk. She did this from behind the Hulk, while he was running,
taking him completely by surprise. But this did not crush the Hulk or
even cause him to fall flat on the ground. Instead, he was supporting
all of that weight on his hands and knees (meaning he <i>overcame</i> the
weight by <i>preventing</i> it from laying him flat). <i>And then he raised
himself up</i>. Even if he wasn't standing completely up straight (which he
may have been, but it is hard to tell with absolute certainty from the
art), he was still overcoming the weight of a star, going from his hands
and knees (horizontal) to just his knees (vertical). And not just any
star, but a supernova. Our sun is not even close to having the mass of a
supernova. In order for a star to go supernova it has to have a mass
<i>greater than <b>at least</b> 8 solar masses. </i></div>
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The mass of our sun is
approximately: 2,327,400,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons. Now
multiply that by *at the very least* 8 and you have the<b> minimum </b>amount
of weight that the Hulk overcame. </div>
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Yeah, you’re going to need to
get that pencil, now.<br />
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This is far greater than the aforementioned
Superman feat of 5.972 sextillion metric tons. It’s also more than
Superman’s 200 quintillion ton accomplishment. Actually, it's
undoubtedly even greater than the infamous <i>Pre-Crisis </i>Superboy towing
planets feat. There are 13 planets visible in the Superboy panel versus
a mass that is 8 times greater than our sun. Keep in mind, it would
take approximately 1.3 million Earths to fill up our sun (for those of
you not good at math, 1.3 million > 13). And the Hulk overcame the
weight of something <i>at least</i> 8 times greater than our sun. And what
does that say about his durability, too? Remember, the Superboy feat
was a <i>flight</i> feat aided by strength. The Hulk didn't have the luxury of
relying on a second power to help him out; he had to do it with raw
strength alone. </div>
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Now, put your pencil down and grab a pillow and place
it on the ground, because your jaw is about to hit it. If you combine
all three of those titanic Superman feats and add them together into one
colossal weight, the Hulk feat <i>dwarfs</i> it. </div>
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And (drum roll,
please), the Hulk did all of that...and he wasn't even *that* angry. No
one killed Betty or Rick Jones (insert other battle board minutiae
here). He didn't "go World Breaker". And he did it <i>immediately</i> upon
getting the weight dropped on him. In other words, there was no
"significant time to <i>ramp up</i>" required. He was taken by surprise—he
didn’t see the threat coming. He didn’t have time to make himself angry
by punching himself in the face or by thinking about drivers that don’t
wave after you let them into your lane. He simply did what he always
does—be the strongest. </div>
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And that's not even his greatest feat of
strength! </div>
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And now, a pause, as I take the rest of the day off and spend
it rolling around on the ground hugging myself. </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">1. The Hulk
finally stops holding back </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>The Incredible Hulks</i> #634-635 (2011)</span></b> </div>
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Bruce
Banner’s greatest fear is that he would lose control of the Hulk and
that his unleashed fury and power would destroy the world and everything
he holds dear. In writer Greg Pak’s storyline <i>Planet Hulk</i> (2006-2007), readers got
to see a Hulk angrier than ever. It was a justified, righteous anger,
but it was still, at times, frightening and never without consequence.
In its follow up, <i>World War Hulk</i> (2007), we see a Hulk returning to Earth to
face those responsible for events that came from his banishing to outer
space and led to the death of his loved ones. At the end of World War
Hulk, readers got a tiny glimpse of an incarnation of the Hulk simply
known as The Worldbreaker. Overcome with emotion, the Hulk begins to
walk forward, and one single footstep (not a stomp, mind you, just the
beginning movement of walking away) almost snaps the Eastern Seaboard of
North America into the ocean. The Hulk immediately stops himself,
knowing his greatest fear is not only a real, palpable possibility, but
also mere steps away from coming to fruition. In Pak’s magnum opus, <i>The
Incredible Hulks</i> #630-635 (2011), each issue features the Hulk stronger than
the issue before. Fans gave witness to the Hulk facing familiar foes
who were once peers, but were now elevated magnitudes more powerful than
they once were…and a Hulk dispatching them with relative ease. But the
pièce de résistance came in Pak’s final two issues where it is revealed
that during Planet Hulk, World War Hulk, indeed, even the prior issues
in the story arc, the Hulk was <i>holding back</i>. </div>
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So. Um, take all those
feats above…and put them into the context that they were performed <i>with
restraint</i>.</div>
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The Hulk, wishing no harm to others, is mystically
transported away from Earth and into the Dark Dimension, a place in
which no<i> innocent</i> beings reside. The Hulk, at last, could stop worrying
about collateral damage and harming others and forego restraint. But
he wasn’t there alone; notice there were no innocent beings there. Also
present were Hulk enemies Armageddon, the Bi-Beast and the Wendigo, who
were both augmented exponentially beyond their normal operating levels,
and a mystically-enhanced Fin Fang Foom, who was called the most
powerful creature on Earth at the time (which included the
aforementioned trio above). Add to that gruesome foursome an entire
army of Mindless Ones that was so powerful that the combined power of Dormmamu
and Umar could not defeat, so they simply constructed a mystical
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Also present is Red She-Hulk, whose power
has been mystically augmented to match the Hulk’s, meaning that the Hulk
may fight her with no fear of harming her at all. The Hulk starts
fighting the Red She-Hulk and the radiant force of Worldbreaker's blows
against someone else—a collision—literally vaporizes all of the
abovementioned baddies…and the entire planet they’re standing on. </div>
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You
still got that pillow? </div>
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So, the entire army of Mindless Ones,
Armageddon, Bi-Beast, Wendigo, and Fin Fang Foom, and the planet they
were on were destroyed instantly—flash-fried—because the Hulk punched
someone <i>else</i>. He didn’t punch them or the planet directly; he jumped up
above the landscape and the force of his colliding blow with someone
else broke the world.<br />
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It's the physically strongest we've ever seen a
character be. Sure, characters have broken worlds before, but no one
has ever done it by punching someone else. That distinction, and that
level of strength, belongs to the Hulk and the Hulk alone. What having
unlimited rage and strength means, though, is that he can become even
stronger than that. And, in fact, we see him do just that merely a few
pages later. Thinking this is surely the zenith of the power level
shown in this story, the reader is proved wrong as we see the Hulk
increase exponentially beyond what was just shown and grow hundreds of
feet tall, while seething with gamma energy. There was no telling how
powerful he was at this level, but it served to prove that no matter how
powerful the Hulk gets, he can potentially keep getting even more
powerful. This is because there is <i>literally</i> no limit to the scope of
his rage & power. It's a level that takes him past any & every
conventional superhero by exponential leaps and bounds into abstract
realms of strength that have never been seen on a comic page before or
since.<br />
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Alas, like all good things, we’ve come to the end of our
incredible list. But don’t make the mistake that others have. Some
fans can read the last item on the list and cite it as the cap or limit
to the Hulk’s strength. But even a feat as astounding as that one is
simply the farthest we’ve seen the Hulk’s strength go down an infinite
road.<br />
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<i>Jason Tait has been a fan of comic books as long as he can remember.
His special talents include drawing, playing guitar, and the ability to
break his left hand with almost any object. Mr. Tait has a
preoccupation with the Incredible Hulk that some might call borderline
psychosis, but he likes to think of it as cute and endearing. While he
does possess one of the largest Hulk collections on Earth, he insists
that he has, indeed, kissed a girl before. </i></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">"RASCALLY" ROY THOMAS</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">(Edited by JOHN "THE MEGO STRETCH HULK" CIMINO)</span> </span> </span></b> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">No sense denying it: I really wanted to do a Marvel movie cameo. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Of
course, I never thought there was much chance of actually getting to do one,
back during the days when it was almost solely Stan Lee making those
fleeting but eagerly anticipated appearances. When Chris Claremont
popped up in an<i> X-Men</i> movie (or two), I didn’t much mind, since Chris
had been so integral to the success of the revived <i>X-Men</i> comic in the
1970s and beyond. But then, when other writers and artists also started
showing up in the Marvel films, or at least were being scheduled to do
so—well, it wasn’t that I begrudged any of those creators their time
onscreen. Far from it. Each one of them deserved it. But, I have to
admit, I couldn’t see why they were being invited to do cameos and I
wasn’t. Maybe I’d missed my only shot when I became “just” a name on a
1940s wartime bandstand in <i>Avengers: Age of Ultron</i>? (Not that that
hadn’t been and isn’t still much-appreciated! Thanks again, Joss
Whedon!) </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THE ROY THOMAS PLAYERS written on the bass drum front from <i>Avengers: Age of Ultron </i>(2015)</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Anyway, whatever my feelings, I still wasn’t inclined
to be pushy about a possible cameo. I mentioned it once in an e-mail to
someone at Marvel and then forgot about it. Well, almost. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">So,
if you happen to spot me in prison gear in the fourth episode of season 3
of Marvel/Netflix’s <i>Daredevil </i>series… well, you can blame it on John Cimino.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">As
a friend and associate for the past few years, John’s been running the
“Roy Thomas Appreciation Board” on Facebook—which he inaugurated and
named. (Me, I’ve never been on Facebook in my life, though my wife Dann
has to check it out occasionally in connection with her job teaching
economics at a local tech college.) Of late, John has also arranged for
me to attend a number of comics conventions at a fee that made it
worthwhile for Dann and me to overcome our reluctance to travel in these
days of arrogant airlines and the long shadow of terrorists. And
somewhere along the line, John decided—even though I told him to forget
it, it was never gonna happen—that he was going to “get” me a cameo. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">And
he did… or, at least, he played a crucial part in my doing one. Not in
a theatrical movie, as it turned out, but in a Marvel/Netflix episode,
which actually was just fine by me. I won’t go into the machinations of
how it happened—let’s just say that in the end the Marvel folks were
very accommodating and enthusiastic about it. I particularly have to
thank Marvel’s Joe Quesada and David Bogart for setting things up. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roy (pointing to one of his many co-creations) with his agent, manager, friend, fiend and foe John Cimino, who got the ball rolling. The rest was comicbook history.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">
I was given the choice of doing a cameo either in the third season of
<i>Daredevil</i> or the second of <i>The Punisher</i> or maybe the third of <i>Jessica
Jones</i>. Sure, <i>Iron Fist</i> or <i>Luke Cage</i> or <i>The Defenders</i> would’ve all been
more logical, due to my part in the co-creation of those three concepts;
but the former trio were scheduled first, and I saw no reason to worry
overmuch about which series it was. After all, I <i>had</i> been the second
regular scribe of <i>Daredevil</i>, back in 1969-70, succeeding Stan (Wally
Wood had dialogued one issue, or I’d have been the series’ second
writer, period) from #51-72, except for #71--just a bit under two
years as the chronicler of the Man without Fear. My villainous
additions to DD’s rogues gallery were hardly my proudest hour—the likes
of Stunt-Master, The Torpedo, Crime-Wave, and somebody called
Kragg—though I’ve always felt that Death’s-Head, Brother Brimstone and infamous DD informant Turk Barrett
weren’t bad additions to the canon; and I think I did okay by
pre-established bad-guys like Mr. Fear, The Stiltman, and a couple of
others. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Infamous Daredevil informant Turk Barrett (co-created by Roy Thomas) played by Rob Morgan in the Marvel Netflix series'.<span class="irc_su" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Anyway, I had been an early partner on Gene Colan’s long
and fabled run on <i>Daredevil</i>—so I immediately opted for<i> DD</i> over the other two series.
I was given the choice of my cameo taking place in either one
of two scenes scheduled to be filmed in January 2018 for season 3,
episode 4: either as a well-dressed patron of a Manhattan bar (I
believe I was told it might involve The Kingpin—they mostly insist on
just calling him Wilson Fisk, but to me he’s The Kingpin—but I could be
wrong about that) or else as a prison inmate in another sequence, which I
assumed also involved The Kingpin, and which was to be shot in a
building that had once been an actual prison. I opted for the latter,
mostly because the projected time frame for its filming was “sometime
between Jan. 8 and Jan. 18,” while the earlier scene might’ve required
me to be flying on or around New Year’s Day, 2018—not the greatest time
to be at an airport. Actually, I lucked out in more ways than one. NYC
was the victim of a horrendous snowstorm during the earlier period. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">As
it turned out, the cameo would require me to arrive in NYC on Thursday,
Jan. 11, for a shooting on Friday, Jan. 12; I’d be able to fly back
home the next day. Dann and I were planning to buy an extra ticket so
she could come along, but in the end she decided she’d be better off
staying back on the “farm,” since it was such a short trip and she’d
have had nothing to do but sit around watching a TV monitor for several
hours. Also, she was recovering from the really bad flu strain that had
been going around… maybe it was even a touch of pneumonia… which, as it
turned out, would hang on into March. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Getting there was
definitely not half the fun, as an old airlines ad used to say back in
the days when air travel was a less horrific experience than it often is
now. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Events started piling up even pre-airport. Two days before
departure, I had to drive our nearly 15-year-old dog Onslow to our
veterinarian to be put to sleep. This caused me to miss an opportunity
that day to have two huge round bales of hay delivered to our place, for
our dozen Scottish highland cattle to feed on while I was away. So I
arranged for the local hayman to deliver them the following
afternoon—the last day they could arrive before the date I was to leave.
But, alas, on Wednesday the 10th, he’d barely driven his big truck and
its huge trailer off the two-lane Highway 6 and onto the
several-hundred-foot gravel road (“Bluebird Trail”) that leads to our
door than, amazingly, one of his oversize tires blew. He informed me
that it would take till the following morning for him to get hold of a
spare and have it put on, which meant that his truck and trailer (plus
those big bales) would sit there on our road overnight. It also meant
that, on the morning of the 11th, I’d have to throw out several regular
bales from our sheds to the cattle, since I had no idea when he’d be
able to deliver the hay the last few hundred feet from where the truck
now sat to our field. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Come 9:00 Thursday morning, I’d fed the
cattle, as well as the other animals that needed feeding (six pigs,
donkey Edgar Rice Burro, 20 goats in two fields, a horde of free-range
guinea pigs, two guinea fowls, four chinchillas, and our trumpeter horn bill Barbra… plus helping Dann feed our six always-ravenous dogs)…
and I took off in the Impala, leaving her the Silverado pickup, which is
the way she wanted it. As I drove down our road, the hayman and his
grandson were just getting to work removing the blown tire on his truck,
so I said a brief hello, then headed for the airport in Charlotte,
North Carolina, a bit over two hours away. I hadn’t wanted to take a
chance on any missed connections either way by flying out of the airport
in Columbia, SC, which was just under an hour from our place… so we’d
booked a direct flight from Charlotte to LaGuardia in NYC. And I was
leaving way, way early—thanks to Dann’s admonitions. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I got
nearly to Columbia on Highway 26—a little less than halfway to
Charlotte—when I suddenly spotted some sort of dark object in the lane
directly ahead. It looked like it might be the usual debris—part of a
tire from a car or truck, a phenomenon that seems almost ubiquitous on
South Carolina’s highways—but definitely not best to run over it.
However, there were cars in the adjoining lanes, so I couldn’t do much more than slow down a bit, swerve slightly, and hope for the best. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">No
go. A moment after I winged the object, I could tell I had an instant
flat—luckily, not a blowout. I pulled over to the shoulder, got out,
and saw that the right front tire was flat as the proverbial pancake.
There was no sign of whatever I’d hit; I still have no idea what it was. Luckily, Dann had insisted I take my new cellphone that I’d been
avoiding using (or learning much about) for months… so I called her
even before I made an attempt to reach Triple-A for road service. My
plan at that point was simply to get the spare tire put on and return
home. Even though I’d left home a full 5 hours before my 2:00 P.M.
flight to NYC, I was still over an hour from Charlotte… and I wasn’t
stupid enough to try driving that far on the undersize spare. I figured
I’d just drive back home and call the Marvel folks and tell them thanks
but I couldn’t make it… act of Crom, and all that. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">But Dann
phoned AAA for me, and the guy got there in 20-25 minutes and did a good
and fast job (you bet I tipped him!)… and meanwhile, she’d reminded me
that, by “good luck,” I’d had the flat only about 10 minutes away from
the Columbia airport. She called Hertz there and arranged for me to
pick up a rental car. She’s a truly resourceful woman, is my wife. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">By
the time all was said and done, I’d lost about an hour and a half due
to the blowout… but I was on the road again and made it to the Charlotte
terminal gate a half-hour before takeoff… actually, 5 or 10 minutes
before they even started boarding! Fortunately, traffic hadn’t been
especially heavy… there’d been a light drizzle, but nothing more, and no
road accidents to slow things down as there often are… and I found the
long-term parking lot on first try even though I’d never driven to that
airport without Dann along. Wonder of wonders, I’d even found a parking
spot at the Columbia airport right off the bat. </span><br />
<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The lovely Dann Thomas is the living and breathing Supergirl in Roy's life. She's always there in a pinch to save Roy from whatever life throws at him.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Anyway, things
went well from that point. I guess I got all the weekend’s bad luck out
of the way by the time I reached Charlotte. I got to the Pearl Hotel
(in Manhattan’s Broadway theatre district, an old haunt of mine in
between ’65 and ’76) by 5:00 P.M. or so, and could meet David Bogart for
a delicious and leisurely dinner at 6:00. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Next morning, at
9:30 in the hotel lobby, I met up with the equally genial Brian Overton,
another Marvel exec I’d met before. (He, David, Dann, and I had had
dinner together for my previous trip to NYC.) It was Brian’s appointed task
to accompany me for the day and help out with anything that came up, so
that I wouldn’t be an undue burden on the TV people. Instead, I would
be an undue burden on Brian, but he was a good sport about giving up his Friday. He’d be the one who got to watch the TV monitor much of the
day. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">We got to the location—a now-unoccupied prison on Staten
Island—by a bit after 11:00 A.M., in a professionally driven vehicle. A
young lady named Sarah was there to meet us and escort us to one of the
trailers. Hey, wow—I had my own trailer! Definitely a first. The
only other time I’d been on a TV (or movie) set, excluding a commercial
or two, had been during the shooting of the first <i>Incredible Hulk
</i>TV-movie circa 1977; but there I’d just been standing around at the
outer edges, watching as a green-painted Lou Ferrigno smashed his way
out of a big “iron lung” in which he had supposedly transformed from the
absent Bill Bixby. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">In the trailer this 2018 morning were two
different-sized short-sleeved orange prison jumpsuits… they’d gotten my
sizes and the like earlier, but clearly were taking no chances. Ditto,
there were two t-shirts, so I could wear one under the jumpsuit, since
parts of the prison were chilly. Plus fluffy white socks and the
right-sized off-white shoes with no laces… I guess so they’d come off if
an inmate tried to make a break for it. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I’d brought along a
book to read in case things got boring—A. Scott Berg’s big fat and very
good biography of Woodrow Wilson, which I’d recently picked up at a
Goodwill store, of all places —but folks showed up so quickly to take me
to makeup that I decided to leave it in the trailer, along with my
personal clothes, etc. Just because he’s a nice guy, though, Brian
stuck that heavy book in his own pack and dragged it around all day. I
never did touch it again until long after the cameo was over. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">This
day’s scene and several others were being shot at an abandoned prison
that, I was told, had been used as a location in previous Marvel/Netflix
shows. I wasn’t sure what I’d be doing in the scene… nobody had said…
but I hoped I was up to whatever was required. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">First
requirement after the prison garb was makeup, in another trailer. A
couple of very professional young ladies sat me down. First, one
rearranged my hair… she even cut off a strand here and there, with my
blessing. Then I was moved to a chair where my tattoos were to be
added. Tattoos? Hadn’t thought of that…but I suppose they figured it
would make a Jasper Sitwell type like me look a bit more hardened. The
young lady—who sported her own very real tattoos—had a bunch of fake
ones laid out before me, ready to apply, and I was given a choice.
There were skulls, and knives, and knives in skulls, and a few others…
oh, and a sizable black spider. Given my own hatred (if not downright
fear) of spiders, plus my various associations with Spider-Man over the
years, I naturally opted for that. It was applied to the back of my
right hand. We all agreed it would be fun to continue the arachnid
motif, so they “tattooed” a bunch of webbing on the left side of my
neck, and on my right forearm. Plus another very tiny spider near my
left thumb, which I couldn’t imagine anything but a telephoto lens
could’ve possibly picked up. Still, it did add to the authenticity, and
they seemed happy that I was so willing to go along with whatever they
felt best. Oh, and they also added makeup that made it appear as if I
had a slightly split upper and lower lip… as if someone had given me a
fist sandwich in the mouth. </span><br />
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<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Everyone connected with the show was
unfailingly polite, and they seemed genuinely happy to have me there…
I’d like to think it was because I made it plain, quite sincerely, how
much I enjoyed the Marvel/Netflix shows. The director, Alex Garcia
Lopez, came up and said a few enthusiastic words before rushing off… the
young scriptwriter, Lewaa Nasserdeen, who was on set for the day to
make script changes if any were needed, was very friendly. (His
official title was “Ringside Writer on Set for Episode 304.”) We both
got a kick out of the fact that this was his very first time writing <i>
Daredevil</i>—while my first <i>DD</i> work was just a year or so shy of being five
decades ago. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Also present was Mary-Margaret Kunze, listed on
the sheet Marvel had sent me as “Marvel Executive on Set” for episode
304. She, too, was fantastically friendly and courteous, and, despite
having plenty of other things to do all day, would check in every so
often to make sure everything was going okay for me; so did one or two
other people. I tried not to be a burden; the most I ever accepted, and
not till sometime in the afternoon, was a bottle of water, out of which
I took a couple of sips. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">To my surprise, I learned that The
Kingpin (Vincent DeNofrio) wasn’t in this particular scene after all,
and wouldn’t be on the set that day. I’d hoped to get a chance to tell
him how much I’d enjoyed his portrayal of Robert E. Howard, creator of
Conan, et al., in the excellent 1996 movie bio <i>The Whole Wide World</i>. I
had since learned, to my surprise, that he’d even been involved in that
project as a producer. He’s been excellent in <i>Men in Black, Jurassic
World,</i> and other films as well.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Instead—but this was certainly
not a disappointment—I was introduced to Charlie Cox, who plays
Daredevil/Matt Murdock. Having been impressed by his work on the first
two seasons, and in <i>The Defenders</i>, it was a distinct pleasure to meet
him. I figured he’d just shake my hand and hurry off, but he had a few
free minutes, and we had a chat about the show. I’ve been in a
situation or two where I’ve had to fake my feelings about a movie or TV
show. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">In this case, I could truthfully tell Charlie how, as a
former writer and later editor of <i>Daredevil</i> (and as a reader of the
comic from its 1964 debut), I thought he and the cast and the show had
all captured just the right feeling. Sure, it’s more of a Frank Miller
<i>Daredevil</i> than a Stan Lee/Roy Thomas one, but that’s what they were
trying to do… and as far as I was concerned, they’d done it. Karen,
Foggy, The Kingpin, Stick… all excellent. Plus that wonderful
extended-shot fight scene in the first season, which had lasted two
harrowing minutes onscreen, and which all concerned were quite proud of.
They’d followed that up with another extended battle in the second
season… and I learned that January day that one of the other sequences
that would be filmed at the prison, although probably not scheduled to
be shot that very day, would be a really extended fight scene,
throughout level after level of the building. It was going to be by far
the longest of the three—the projected running-time I heard was twelve
minutes! I figured it would be sensational. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I found Charlie
Cox a genuinely friendly guy… either that, or he’s an even better actor
than I gave him credit for. I didn’t realize at the time that I’d seen
him before in TV series like <i>Downton Abbey</i> and <i>Boardwalk Empire</i>… but I
did notice that he had a British accent (he’s part English, part Irish,
and part Scottish, apparently) when he wasn’t playing an American
attorney and a masked super-hero. For his part, he seemed pleased that a
guy who’d written the <i>Daredevil</i> comic liked the show and wasn’t worried
about any inconsistencies between comicbook and TV. He said he hadn’t
been aware of the comics before landing the role of Murdock/DD, but that
he’d read a mound of them since to familiarize himself with DD’s world.
He half-joked that he figured that, if The Defenders had a leader, it
would be Daredevil. I told him I totally agreed with him… which I did. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I noticed that he had a sizeable scar on his forehead,
partially hidden by his tousled hair. It looked pretty real, but I
assumed they were courtesy of the makeup department. He smiled: “Yeah,
they’re from my last fight.” Daredevil tends to get beat up a lot. His strength is that he gets back up and triumphs
in the end. We shared a laugh about the scene at the start of the
second episode in season 1, an aerial view of him lying badly hurt in a
dumpster. We also discussed the gradual way his costume had evolved
over the first episode. At first, I’d been worried that Marvel/Netflix
was going to give him that early quasi-costume (mostly just a scarf
wrapped around his head) permanently instead of some version of his
familiar red/black outfit; but then came the line in which Murdock
refers to his outfit as “a work in progress,” which had brought a
chuckle. (Actually, Charlie and I discussed various things over the
course of two conversations we had that day, so I’ve lumped together
most of what I recall at this point.) </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roy and Daredevil actor Charlie Cox talk shop...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and both agree that the Daredevil character should be the leader of the Defenders.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Charlie moved on, since he
obviously had other things to do. In the course of things, I forgot to
introduce him to Brian Overton, who was behind me… I think I was
assuming that, since Charlie knew everybody else there, he knew Brian,
too… but Brian hadn’t been on the set before any more than I had. They
did finally get introduced, though. I was a bit out of my comfort zone
myself, but I didn’t want to neglect Brian, who was providing me with
much-needed support, as was Mary-Margaret. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Also nearby, I spotted
a trio of my fellow “inmates”—as evil-looking a mixed-race threesome as
I’d seen—well, since the circa-1960s day I’d been on a college “field
trip” to an actual, operating maximum-security prison in southern
Illinois. I sure didn’t want to share a cell with any of those guys. I
figured they were “in” for murder and/or rape, while I was clearly just
an embezzler. If I was guilty at all! </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">About this time, someone
came by to ask if everything with the jumpsuit, etc., was working out. I
replied that I was a bit worried about the shoes… they were the right
size, but they seemed loose and my heel sometimes slipped out when I
walked, so that I could keep them on only by kind of balling up my toes.
Quickly, another pair was brought… the same size, but somehow just
different enough that they stayed on throughout the day. These guys
clearly came prepared, which didn’t much surprise me. The
Marvel/Netflix shows didn’t get to be as good as they’ve been because a
bunch of amateurs were working on them. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Soon, I was escorted to
the main set, where, as it turned out, the cast and crew would spend the
entire afternoon up till roughly 5:00 shooting and reshooting a single
scene that would run, at most, two or three minutes on-screen.
Realizing this as things rolled along made the process even more
fascinating to me, because it meant that, if I stuck around the set
instead of running off to the restroom or the caterer or to watch the TV
monitors or just to lounge around until we extras were next needed, I
could see every single take that would later show up in the aired
episode… always assuming, of course, that the entire scene didn’t wind
up on the cutting-room floor (along with my cameo) or need additional
shooting later. So that’s what I did. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I soon learned that the
scene involved Matt Murdock (who for some reason was pretending to be
Foggy Nelson) talking to an inmate who’s brought into the visitors’ room
where prisoners are allowed to talk across tables to family members or
friends. The scene was to be shot in what were basically two rooms,
which were basically open to each other… except for a partial wall
(maybe 8 or so feet long) at one end, which enabled various crew members
to keep out of the camera’s line of vision when they weren’t needed.
In the main room was the table to which a uniformed prison guard
escorted the inmate to talk to Murdock (he was a fairly lean, bearded
guy who reminded me of an old comicbook buddy from the 1970s, artist
Russ Jones), plus another table (which had its own inmate-and-visitor
pair) a few feet away, in Murdock’s direct line of sight. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">In the
other, same-size “room” were the rest of us—but at four tables, at each
of which sat a different grouping. I was at a table almost to Charlie’s
right, maybe 15 feet away from him. Across from me, wearing a “little
black dress,” sat a dark-haired woman named Marie (I could kick myself
for not remembering her last name!). I learned over the course of the
afternoon that she did this TV “extra” work part time. For her regular
job, she worked in a bookstore and did quilting, she said. She lived in
New Jersey… Hoboken, I think. I mentioned I was going to be at a
comics convention in Secaucus at the end of April. She was very
amiable, and gave me pointers on what we’d be doing: silently
pretending to talk as husband and wife, as background to the main scene
being enacted at the table with Charlie and the bearded prisoner. I was
more or less parallel with Beard (the bearded “prisoner”)… Marie with
Charlie. A few feet to my left was a table where an African-American
“inmate” faced a couple of members of his own family. Directly behind
me, back to back, was another prisoner, whose real name was Dave, facing
his leather-jacketed male visitor… and there was another such
table-grouping directly behind the African-American group. A couple of
“guards” moved among our four “inmate” groupings, obviously to keep
order. There were several warning signs on the walls posting the
prison’s rules, not all of them visible on this day to the filming
cameras. So my “cameo” was basically going to consist of work as
an “extra”—but that was about what I had expected. Sure, I’d have
loved it if they’d made me the prison guard who brought in Beard… but
I’d take what I could get, and was appreciative for it. Marvel hadn’t
had to give me a cameo just to humor me, after all. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roy watching how things get done on the <i>Daredevil</i> set.</td></tr>
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<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">The
<i>Daredevil</i> scene shot that afternoon begins with a guard escorting in the
bearded inmate, who seems happy to see Murdock, though he’s a bit
confused because he’d been told he was going in to meet with Matt’s
one-time law partner, Foggy Nelson. Matt gives a vague explanation for
telling the prison staff that he’s Nelson, then tries to elicit some
information from the inmate. Their faces move closer together, and
their voices get deliberately low… so low that I couldn’t make out what
they said for a time, though I was later assured that mics would pick it
up. After a minute at most of this, Beard suddenly leaps up angrily
and slugs Murdock in the jaw across the table, screaming: “I don’t know
this man! Get me out of here!” A couple of burly guards rush up and
pull Beard backwards, down the 15-to-20-foot length of that room—and
past near where Dave the prisoner sits, turning to stare (like all of us
had been told to) at this explosion of violence. Beard manages to gasp
out to Dave: “I told him nothing! I told him nothing!”—clearly
concerned for his own life if someone (The Kingpin, probably) thinks
he’s been squealing to Murdock. (In one of the earliest takes, Beard’s
shoes came off when he was dragged away. I wasn’t the only one who had
problems with those prison shoes!) Matt sits at the table a moment,
rubbing his chin where Beard had struck it. Then a guard comes in to
escort Matt out, but tells “Mr. Nelson” that he’ll have to sign a paper
before he leaves, due to a blow having being struck. Matt tries to wave
it off, but the guard says he can’t let him go until he signs it.
Murdock mulls this for a moment—after all, he’s going to have to sign
this paper as Foggy Nelson—then resignedly says “Okay” and walks out
behind the guard. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A layout of the<i> Daredevil</i> set drawn by Roy.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">And that was it. Obviously, all I knew—all
any of us extras knew—was what we saw happening at that time, and there
was no need for us to know more. I had a suspicion, based on that
extended fight-scene that I knew was a part of the episode, that Murdock
was walking into a Kingpin-set trap… but I’d have to wait till the
series debuted before I’d know for sure how everything hung together. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Since
before the sock in the jaw we weren’t supposed to be paying any
attention to Murdock and Beard at the nearby table, but only to each
other, Marie and I “talked” away silently, sometimes smiling, sometimes
frowning, occasionally gesturing slightly. One bit she came up with was
pointing at my spider hand tattoo, as if it was a new thing. At other
times, she referenced my split lip with a slight gesture, and I shrugged
it off… just one of those things that happen in prison. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I tried
to imagine I was saying things like “How’re the kids?” or “How’s my
mother?”—things like that. Early on, I had a tendency to actually let
some of the words come out in a very low whisper, but Marie warned me
against that, as you couldn’t be sure some sensitive mic might not pick
it up, so I quickly broke myself of that. In between takes, she told me
at one stage that part of what she’d been “saying” to me was “I’m sorry
I had to turn you in to the cops, but like, we needed the money.” I
thought that was funny, so later I would mouth words about how I was
going to wring her neck when I got out in 25 years. (By which time I’d
be 102; I’d told her she was far too young to have an oldster like me
for a husband, and she seemed a bit surprised at my age, bless her
heart.) Of course, it was only Marie’s and my personal conceit that we
were husband and wife; probably more realistically, she could have been
playing my daughter… or just some weirdo who liked to visit guys in
prison. Whatever. We had a good time. Marie had been an extra in
other series, including one I like, <i>The Americans</i>. She said that on
that one, she had once donned two different sets of clothes for
two different scenes… and when the TV people cut things together, it
turned out she was in one group of people who were looking at another
group of people… which<i> also</i> included her. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first shot of Roy's cameo talking with fellow extra Marie with "dubbed" line (seen here with sub-titles). The second shot of Roy was a quick pan shot from this perspective. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The third shot and perspective of Roy's cameo. Look at that intensity! Somebody get this man an Emmy Award--he's a natural!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Marie soon noticed that
I was being treated a bit differently from the other extras, and she
asked about the situation. I explained I’d been a Marvel writer and
editor for many years, and still worked on a <i>Spider-Man</i> newspaper strip…
so I was doing a sort of cameo, which they’d graciously invited me to
do. Because she was a bookseller, at some point I mentioned the big
2014 book <i>75 Years of Marvel</i>, and she seemed to recall seeing a couple
of those at the store where she worked. I told her I was working on
another big book, this one about Stan Lee, which would probably hit her
store sometime later this year. (I didn’t know at the time that only
the deluxe $1500 edition of Taschen Publishing’s 444-page The Stan Lee
Story would debut at the end of 2018, with a more general-audience
edition scheduled to follow only after that one has sold out.) </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I
earlier used the phrase: “in between takes”—and man, there were a lot
of takes. I can’t imagine that every two-or-three-minute sequence takes
five hours to shoot, counting coverage… but the director clearly wanted
to get this one just right. The entire scene, or bits of it, was shot
dozens of times. At least some of the cameras were apparently focused
on us at the same time as they were covering Matt and Beard… or perhaps
were sweeping between us. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have had us be
acting while the other scene was being filmed. Sometimes they just
concentrated on the two-man scene while the rest of us just sat there
watching… and at a couple of times during the day, we were all dismissed
while shooting between Charlie/Matt and Beard went on. On those
occasions, all the other extras who’d been in that room/area left, and
it was just me sitting there, watching the shooting and re-shooting. (I
had asked if that was okay, to make sure I wouldn’t be in the way.) I
found it anything but boring. It was intriguing to see seven, eight, or
even more guys (not counting the actors and extras) each doing his/her
thing… sometimes an appearance of chaos, but of course each person was
doing his/her job, whether filming, maneuvering a boom mic, etc., and
the end product would be a brief scene that would look as if it had all
happened in a couple of minutes, instead of being stitched together from
footage shot over a period of something like five hours. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">They
even brought in a dolly track at one point, just so the camera could
move in for a closeup of Matt solo, musing—perhaps before the bearded
prisoner was brought in. Or else while he was rubbing his chin, after he'd been slugged. I forgot.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">At one point, when they were filming
just him, rubbing his chin after being slugged and the bearded inmate
dragged away, Charlie called out my name—I had no idea he’d known I was
even there, let alone remembering my name—and asked if I’d mind moving
to the bench where the inmate Dave had sat. I think that Dave had been
his “eye-line” reference, or some such thing. (Forgive me if I don’t
get all the nomenclature right; I was just picking this up as I went
along, and had never made any attempt to study filmmaking terminology,
not even when I was co-writing and selling screenplays back in the
1980s.) Later, I realized from comments made between the crew that at
some point in the scene the “eyeline” was me, then switched to Dave.
Glad to be of service. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">On at least two occasions during the day
when there was a more general break, members of the crew approached me
rather diffidently, not wanting to bother me, but to express their
appreciation for my work. One guy particularly mentioned <i>Conan the
Barbarian</i>. There wasn’t time for much of a real conversation, but I
tried to make it clear how much I was enjoying seeing <i>Daredevil</i>
transformed from a comicbook into a successful TV-style series. It was
nice to feel appreciated by a bunch of pros, each of whom was clearly good at their job, or they wouldn’t have been there. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">At
some time during such a break, when the other extras were off at the
caterer a door or two away (they were serving noodles, which I didn’t
find too tempting anyway), Charlie came over and sat down and engaged me
in conversation again for a few minutes. Among other things, he
wondered if I was enjoying sitting through the same scene over and over.
I assured him I was… it was easier for me to watch it than it must be
for him to do it over and over, acting as if each time was the first
time something spontaneously happened. Then he went back to work… as
did I, in my lesser way. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">A few minor things went wrong.
Unfortunately, from the leftover snow of a few days before, some slush
and ice had worked its way inside. I learned during my one brief
absence from the visitors’ room (a trip to the bathroom, which was a
considerable distance away) that the floors of the old prison were wet
and slippery in places. I got by okay, but when Marie returned from one
of the breaks, a couple of the crew were solicitous of her. Turned out
she’d slipped and fallen on some of the icy slush, though fortunately
she was only slightly bruised, and she carried on as if nothing had
happened. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">For me, the closest thing to an unpleasant happening
occurred with one of the burly guards who would drag off the bearded
inmate. He was a big guy with a mustache and a deep voice, quite
articulate, and we exchanged a comment or two about the music that had
been played off and on that day. Earlier, in the part of the prison
where I first met Charlie, the writer, and the director, they’d played a
few bars of “Jailhouse Rock” by Elvis—always welcome to my ears.
Someone remarked about that song and movie being from a long time ago.
“November 1957,” I responded. The cover date of <i>Fantastic Four</i> #1 isn’t
the only bit of historical trivia I know. Later, early on in the set
area, there’d also erupted some “Fulsom Prison Blues” by Johnny Cash,
and everybody started singing along with it spontaneously. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I
mentioned to this guard/extra that those two prison songs came close to
exhausting my knowledge of that kind of music, and he mentioned a song
by Merle Haggard. I said I hadn’t heard that one, though I think I’d
seen Haggard with Willie Nelson when I lived in New York. I said,
though, that I wasn’t really a country music fan… I was more interested
in Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis. “That pedophile!” he spat out with genuine, sudden anger. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I
responded, lightly, that there are indeed those who think he actually
murdered one girlfriend in Memphis some years back (I’m not one of
them)—but pedophilia? I quickly realized he was referring to Jerry
Lee’s marrying his 13-year-old (second?) cousin back around ’58. I
opined as how that was a romance, if a bit unorthodox… and not totally
unusual, especially at that time, in the South. But he was having none
of it. He went off on a brief but impassioned rant about how Jerry Lee
had “traumatized” that poor girl, how she’d be screwed up for the rest
of her life, etc. I didn’t feel it would help much for me to mention
that she had later authored (or co-authored or whatever) a book about
their life together a couple of decades earlier, titled <i>Great Balls of
Fire</i>, and she seemed to have come through it reasonably well, or felt
she had. By then, the guard/extra was off on a tangent about the ruling
class of some east-European nation who had used up all of some edible
foodstuffs grown there for some other profitable purpose, leaving the
country’s people to starve. I ceased trying to follow his train of
thought. He said at some stage that he enjoyed pointing out things
(like the “foodstuff/starvation”) bit to people and watching their eyes
as they learned something new and unexpected. I guess he included me. I
nodded, and that pretty much ended that conversation. He did fine playing one of the guards dragging the bearded guy out of the visitors’ room, though. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Eventually,
it was all over. Marie came in to say they’d told her that they
wouldn’t need the extras (the inmates and their families) anymore in
that scene, but that she wanted to say goodbye, and we each said,
truthfully I think, that we’d enjoyed working together. She was
sticking around, because there was to be more shooting in the evening of
another scene, and she might be called on to do extra work in it as
well. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I left, rejoining Brian. He’d been outside with other crew
members and the like for these past several hours, often watching what
was going on via monitors. I apologized for spending the whole day on
the shooting set, but I’d gotten intrigued. I know the old saying:
“The most exciting day on your life is your first day on a movie set.
The most boring day of your life is the second.” I think it would take a
bit longer than that for it to get to me, though. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Anyway, then
it was back to the trailer to change back into civvies, and I said
goodbye to the actually rather comfortable orange prison outfit. Then I
was taken back to makeup so the ladies could remove my four tattoos.
They took off the webbing on my neck and arm (it took more than just
soap and water)… we all forgot about the tiny spider near my left thumb,
which remained… but when they came to the spider on the back of my
right hand, I told them I’d like to keep that. “Really?” they said.
“It’ll take a couple of weeks to fade off… it won’t just wash off real
easily with soap and water.” I said that was fine, and they seemed
pleased that I was going to keep a souvenir of the experience. Or maybe
they just thought I was gonna go back home and pretend I was this
spider-tattooed badass. </span><br />
<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Then, into the van and back to Manhattan.
It had taken an hour and a half to get to the prison on Staten Island,
but it took a bit longer (it being rush hour) to get back. Brian,
Mary-Margaret, and I shared the van, driven by an amiable guy named Bob.
Mary-Margret answered a few of our questions about shooting these
Marvel/Netflix series… and Brian gave me the hot-off-the-presses news
that Marvel had just recovered the rights to publish <i>Conan</i>. (I had
mixed feelings about that: on the one hand, it would probably at least
mean a better reprinting of my 1970s material than I felt had been done
at Dark Horse; on the other hand, DH publisher Mike Richardson had been
talking to me about doing a Conan series at Dark Horse, and now
that possibility was out the window. Oh, well, c’est la vie.) </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I
was the last to be let off by the van, right outside the Pearl Hotel
(and across from the theatre where <i>The Book of Mormon</i> was playing).
Brian still had a couple of hours’ trip back to his home in Connecticut.
He deserved some kind of medal, by my lights. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I didn’t feel
like just heading back to my room, though, even if I had to make an 8:00
flight the next morning and Dann had made me promise to leave a wakeup
call for 3:00 A.M.. I had a very good cheeseburger at a grill next to
the hotel (it’s hard to get bad food in NYC, since there’s so much
competition), then wandered down Seventh Avenue to 42nd or 41st. I had
been all over this area back in the day, especially between 1965 and ’68
when I’d been a 20-something single guy living in New York… and mostly
loving it. I passed the Winter Garden Theatre and remembered seeing
Barbra Streisand there in <i>Funny Girl</i>… twice, once from a box seat. I
remembered<i> The Odd Couple</i> with Art Carney and Walter Matthau… <i>Man of La
Mancha</i>… <i>That Championship Season</i>… the 1972 revival of <i>A Funny Thing
Happened on the Way to the Forum</i> with Phil Silvers… <i>Pippin</i>, also circa
’72, when Martin Goodman took a bunch of us to a preview (he hated the
musical; my date and I loved it). The “Great White Way” is much
brighter now than it was then—there are but for a little while I
was 25 again, just wandering around in my own personal Wonderland, much
as I’d done two-thirds of my life ago. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">But hey, being in New York, then L.A…. working in comics, and for a time in movies… it’s all been a Wonderland. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">And, hopefully, it’s not nearly over. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Thanks, Marvel. You made an old comicbook writer/editor very happy. </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Late October 2018 Addendum </span></b></div>
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<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">But wait—there’s more! </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Since
Marvel had requested that I not post this mini-memoir or any photos
related to my cameo until a week after its Netflix debut on Friday,
October 19th, that means I had time to add a couple of reactions to the
cameo as aired. I saw at least the first part of episode 3 the night it
“opened,” thanks to Dann—who streamed it for me even though she was
hard at work with the final preparations for our big annual Halloween
party, which would take place the following night. (John Cimino and his
daughter Bryn were flying down to the party from the Boston area—hence
the photo of John and me with a freeze-frame of the cameo on our
upstairs TV, taken on the 20th… well, actually, in the wee small hours
of the 21st.) </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John watching Roy reenact his legendary cameo in <i>Daredevil</i>. The man's a natural and can perform his own stunts.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">When the sequence came onto the screen, I was
prepared for the worst: that all the visitors’-room footage had wound
up on the cutting-room floor, in favor of just closeups of Matt Murdock
talking to the bearded inmate. Or, since we in that room were only
extras, after all, for the editing to be done in such a way that even I
couldn’t spot myself. And I knew where to look!</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">So imagine my
surprise—no, my shock—when I found myself the sole person focused on in
the first glimpse of the visitors’-room, past Matt’s blurred head.
What’s more, as I realized only when John pointed it out to me later, I
even had a line of dialogue! Well, it was a word, and then a sort of <i>"hmmm,"</i> spoken by someone else, “dubbed” in as my response to a line from the extra across the
table… but they’d actually made the prisoner I played into a character
with a “speaking part.” I didn’t notice “my” dialogue at first, because
both voices speaking in that scene were male—and I’d been sitting
across the table from an attractive woman named Marie, remember. But
Marie wasn’t seen in that shot—Matt/Charlie’s head hid her—so the film
folks had opted for having two male voices rather than introducing a
woman’s voice into that scene. Sorry, Marie. Hey, the camera didn't pick up any of my tattoos, either.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Anyway, there I
was, sitting lumpily at a table, pretending to talk, with words put in
my mouth by a voice actor I’d never meet. It reminded me of the Marvel
method of dialoguing comics after the pictures were drawn: Gil Kane
once referred to that system as being “a bit like adding sound to a
silent movie.” Which is pretty much what’d been done in that <i>Daredevil</i>
shot. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">A few seconds later, there was a fleeting glimpse of me
again. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">There
was even a <i>third</i> shot, which took in most of the visitors’-room, myself
included—all of us standing and gawking at the aftermath of the punch.
This is the only shot, really, that made much use of the dozen of us
who’d played inmates, visitors, and prison guards in that area. In that one, at least you could see Marie's definitely feminine hand on the table opposite me.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">The scene was a kick for me to behold--even if I couldn't watch the whole episode that Friday night. I've still only had time to watch the entirety of the first five episodes.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">T</span><span style="font-size: small;">hanks, one and all, for indulging me in writing down these words, phrases and thoughts at length, while they’re reasonably fresh in my mind. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">At a dinner with Roy Thomas and Steve Englehart back in the summer of 2017, I made a promise to them that I was going to get Roy a cameo appearance in something even if it was the last thing I ever did. A little more than a year later, Roy is seen in all his glory in HD on<i> Daredevil</i> season 3 on Netflix. It felt really good to accomplish such a goal because I had to battle the "Rascally One" all the way.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Talking with Roy for countless hours on the phone, in e-mails, on road trips and even as bunk buddies into the wee hours of the morning, I think I have a pretty good understanding of what makes the man tick and how he gets through his daily life (a BIG shout out to his wife Dann for helping him out with the latter). I know Roy well enough by now to say he's EXTREMELY humble and a little--dare I say it--pessimistic. So sometimes I gotta twist his arm to make him see the plans I've drawn out for him. It can be a little difficult, but he's--ever so slowly--beginning to see the light as many of my predictions have been coming true... much to his surprise. And when he complements me on my promoting, marketing and "dragon tongue" negotiating skills, I always tell him it's easy. I'm just selling the Roy Thomas brand and his legacy speaks for itself.</span><br />
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to include this little "epilogue" because I'm not only proud to see
Roy's amazing cameo and "dubbed" spoken word on the screen--I'm also
emotional about it. Yup, I get a little choked up every time I watch it. I have to say that it was really well done and much better than I expected. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">A big thank you
to the Marvel head-honchos Joe Quesada, David Bogart and Brian Overton
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<span style="font-size: small;">My job is now to get Roy a cameo on the movie screen because let's be honest, we all want to see him there. With more of his co-creations making their way into the MCU with upcoming movies such as; <i>Captain Marvel, Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3, Morbius, The Living Vampire </i>(yeah, I know that's being made by Sony), and many more in the works, the world will be craving for more. So don't blink an eye because you just might see "Rascally" Roy Thomas with his</span><span style="font-size: small;"> beautiful golden locks pop up again. </span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-secret-origin-of-jim-starlin-thanos.html" target="_blank">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-secret-origin-of-jim-starlin-thanos.html </a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-last-gathering-with-stan-lee.html" target="_blank">https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-last-gathering-with-stan-lee.html </a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>Roy Thomas is a legendary comic-book writer and editor, who was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He is known for co-creating some of comics' greatest characters including Wolverine, Carol Danvers, Morbius, Iron Fist and Ghost Rider. He introduced the pulp magazine heroes Conan and Red Sonja and sci-fi fantasy </i><i><i>Star Wars</i> to Marvel Comics. He's </i><i>also known for his championing of Golden Age comic-book heroes -- particularly the 1940s superhero team the Justice Society of America. Roy had lengthy writing stints on Marvel's X-Men and Avengers, and DC Comics' All-Star Squadron and Infinity, Inc., among many other titles, books and a couple of movies. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2011 and currently edits the comics-history magazine Alter Ego and works with Stan Lee on the Spider-man newspaper strip.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>John Cimino</b></span>
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<span style="font-size: small; line-height: 18px;"><i>John
Cimino is a Silver and Bronze Age comic, cartoon and memorabilia expert
that runs a business called "Saturday Morning Collectibles</i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="line-height: 18px;">." </span></i><i><span style="line-height: 18px;"><i><span style="line-height: 18px;">He buys, sells, appraises and gives seminars</span></i> on everything pop culture, so if
you got something special, let him know about it. He contributes
articles to </span><a href="http://twomorrows.com/" style="line-height: 18px;" target="_blank">ALTER EGO, RETROFAN, BACK ISSUE and THE JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR from TwoMorrows Publishing</a><span style="line-height: 18px;"> and </span></i><i style="line-height: 18px;">has appeared on the AMC reality show <a href="http://www.amctv.com/shows/comic-book-men" target="_blank">Comic Book Men</a>. </i><i style="line-height: 18px;"><i style="line-height: 18px;">John also hangs with Roy Thomas, bringing him to a Comic Con near you</i>. </i><i style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">Contact him at <a href="mailto:johnstretch@live.com">johnstretch@live.com</a> or follow him on Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/megostretchhulk/" target="_blank">megostretchhulk</a>.</i></span><br />
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<b>(cautiously edited by John "THE MEGO STRETCH HULK" Cimino)</b><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">My pal John Cimino came up with this notion about a
colored drawing that would depict me with most of the Marvel heroes (and
a couple of villains) with whose creation I'd been associated. I
really liked that idea, because I'd always loved those oft-reproduced
drawings of Jack Kirby, John Buscema, John Romita, Herb Trimpe, et al.,
sitting at a drawing board with "their" heroes swirling about them...
and I'd even written a panel like that for Stan Lee when I wrote a story
for the STAN LEE MEETS... series a few years back. John engaged a
talented young artist named Joe St. Pierre to do the drawing, and it turned
out beautifully, with Yours Truly sitting at a typewriter and all these
characters coming (at least partly) out of my head. Then, with the help of Brian Overton, John got
Marvel's okay--indeed, Marvel kindly handled the printing of the
posters--to sell the posters, with a proportion of the money going to
the Hero Initiative, the comic book industry's own charity, and we were
off and running. </span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">When John released the print to the masses, he told me to write a little something to advertise it. This is what I came up with:</span><br />
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<i><span class="text_exposed_show">"I couldn't be happier or prouder! For the first time ever, I have a <span class="text_exposed_show">color
print ready for sale that features a pandemonious panoply of some of
the greatest heroes and villains I was privileged to write over the
years for Marvel Comics--some I co-created, others I merely helped
develop. So, next time you see me at a comics convention, my buddy John
Cimino and I will have these available for purchase, and I'd be happy
to sign it for you, with a percentage of the money going to the comics'
own Hero Initiative charity. Talk about win-win!"</span></span></i><br />
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Here's a list of all the characters that made the cut onto the print, and how I, along with some of the best comic book writers and artists ever, came up with them.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Wolverine </span></span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">- I came up with the name Wolverine because I wanted to do a </span></span><br />
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Canada. I told Len Wein that he should be, like the beast itself, both </span></span><br />
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short and very fierce/bad-tempered. Len sometimes forgot that I'd given </span></span><br />
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him in THE INCREDIBLE HULK. I consider the four of us to be the co-creator </span></span><br />
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of Wolverine, and I regret that Herb wasn't listed as a co-creator in </span></span><br />
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the "Logan" movie. Artist Dave Cockrum may or may not have shown me his </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">
notion of a character called the Wolverine, one of a number of Legion of </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">
Super-Heroes types he'd created... I don't recall... but I already knew </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">
what a wolverine was. If I had taken the name from Dave, then I </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">
wouldn't have been debating in my mind for a short time, before the </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">
meeting with Len Wein, about whether to call the hero Wolverine or </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">
Badger. I decided on "Wolverine" because that sounded fiercer than </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">
"Badger," a word that has the connotation of "to annoy," while </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">
"wolverine" sounds a bit like a wolf. In fact, John Romita has said </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">
that when assigned to design the character, he thought a wolverine was a </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">
female wolf. I chose Len because he was a good writer, but if Len had </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">
preferred not to do so, there would've still been a Marvel Wolverine who </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">
was Canadian, short, and vile-tempered... but he would've lacked Len's </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">
particular virtues. I presume it was Romita who came up with the claws...and</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">others later (Len and Chris Claremont) who decided they and his skeleton were</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">made of Adamantium, the metal I'd made up for THE AVENGERS earlier. For the</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">full story click here: <i><a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-uncanny-but-true-creation-of.html" target="_blank">THE UNCANNY BUT TRUE CREATION OF THE WOLVERINE</a>.</i> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">
<br />
<b>Warlock </b>- based on Stan Lee/Jack Kirby character Him from FANTASTIC FOUR <br />
- co-designed and co-re-created by Gil Kane, who designed the costume <br />
with my input and who suggested he have the first name "Adam" to my <br />
"Warlock"--the concept was partly a takeoff on Kirby's Fourth World, but <br />
mainly a response to my love of the record album "Jesus Christ <br />
Super-Star," before it became a Broadway musical and movie.<br />
<br />
<b>Killraven</b> - in my basic concept for the Marvel sequel to H.G. Wells' WAR <br />
OF THE WORLDS, inspired partly by Hunt Bowman in the PLANET COMICS <br />
series "The Lost World" and co-created for Marvel by artist Neal Adams <br />
and myself. Named by Gerry Conway, who dialogued the first story.<br />
<br />
<b>Banshee</b> - maybe the first villain I co-created for Marvel, a mutant from <br />
X-MEN, first penciled by Werner Roth from my suggestion of his general <br />
look as a slightly older mutant than the X-Men, Irish, flying, <br />
sonic-powered, etc.<br />
<br />
<b>Sunfire</b> - co-created with artist Don Heck for X-MEN; he designed the <br />
character from my verbal suggestion of a costume that was an embodiment <br />
of the imperial Japanese Rising Sun flag, as Japanese or Japanese-American.<br />
<br />
<b>Ghost Rider</b> - basically the idea of Gary Friedrich, using the name of <br />
M.E. and Marvel's western Ghost Rider. I worked out the precise look/design<br />of the character-- skull head with leather costume (loosely based on the black </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">leather outfit that Elvis wore in his 1968 comeback special)--with <br />
artist Mike Ploog in a meeting which Gary didn't attend, but I can't say <br />
whether Gary and I had ever discussed the look of the new character <br />
before I talked to Ploog. Gary was the initiator, however.<br />
<br />
<b>Starr the Slayer</b> - a Conan/sword-and-sorcery type hero that I conceived <br />
for an issue of CHAMBER OF DARKNESS, before Marvel had thought seriously <br />
about licensing an S&S character. I went to Barry Smith to be the <br />
artist, and he fleshed out my story of a barbarian hero who was the main <br />
character in prose stories written by a pulp-style author who wants to <br />
kill him off, so that the barbarian comes into our world and slays the <br />
author instead. Barry and I later decided to carry the wonderful helmet <br />
he designed for Starr, with the horns in front like a bull's instead of <br />
on the side, over to the early issues of CONAN THE BARBARIAN.<br />
<br />
<b>Tiger Shark</b> - enemy of SUB-MARINER. John Buscema designed him from my <br />
general description of a sharp-toothed guy with a fin on his costume. <br />
As I recall, after John had penciled the first story, Stan had him alter <br />
the fin so that it was far larger and extended down his back.<br />
<br />
<b>Luke Cage, aka Power Man</b> - In 1972 Stan Lee decided it was time Marvel <br />
had an entire comic devoted to an African-American hero, so he conferred <br />
with me and (perhaps at the same time, or perhaps by a second meeting) <br />
Archie Goodwin to create such a hero. He wanted the character to be an <br />
escaped, naturally innocent convict who tried to make super-heroing pay <br />
(unusual for the day) and who wore a rather untypical super-hero <br />
costume. John Romita basically designed the costume, with a bit of <br />
kibitzing from me, but I don't recall any specific thing that I may have <br />
suggested be part of the costume. My own contributions were the name "Cage" </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">(which I realized later I'd seen in a list of potential character names Gil Kane had shown me some time before). The name "Hero for Hire" and the particular levels of power--bulletproof, but bullets would raise welts on his skin... inspired by Philip Wylie's hero Hugo Danner in his novel GLADIATOR. It was later that I decided he should have a super-hero name, and gave him that of a previous villain, Power Man.<br />
<br />
<b>Thundra</b> - a 7-foot Amazon type that I conceived as an homage of sorts to <br />
characters like Kirby's Big Barda in his Fourth World by DC Comics. I <br />
asked John Buscema to give her a bandolier around her torso because a number of <br />
women's-lib types were wearing them (sometimes with real bullets) in <br />
photos in newspapers and magazines. The name Thundra, besides coming <br />
from "thunder," was probably inspired in part by Th'unda, the name of a <br />
jungle hero first drawn by Frank Frazetta and written by Gardner Fox.<br />
<br />
<b>Carol Danvers, now Captain Marvel</b> - When I took over the new Captain <br />
Marvel series in MARVEL SUPER-HEROES with his second story. I <br />
don't recall if Stan asked me to make up a female head of security for <br />
The Cape or if it was my own idea. I named her, although I don't think <br />
the name "Carol" appears until an issue or two later. I wrote the first <br />
few stories in which she appeared, but of course others turned her into <br />
first Ms. Marvel, then Captain Marvel... and another heroine in between <br />
called Binary. I may have been subconsciously influenced in Carol's last name <br />
by that of Supergirl's secret ID... but then, Danvers is a real name, <br />
not a made-up one, so it may just be a coincidence, and certainly <br />
Supergirl had no influence on Carol Danvers as a character.<br />
<br />
<b>Stingray</b> - Needed a villain for SUB-MARINER, and wanted an underwater <br />
type (just like others I devised, like Tiger Shark and Orka the Human <br />
Killer Whale and Commander Kraken) who created a costume for his sub-sea <br />
life. I think Marie Severin designed the character pretty much on her own.<br />
<br />
<b>Tigra the Werewoman</b> - a tricky one. I have this vague memory that that <br />
idea and name were mine, but even if they were, it was Tony Isabella and <br />
the artist who did all the work of changing the former Cat into a new <br />
and more werewolf-oriented character. Tony told me he doesn't recall <br />
if he or I came up with the precise name and concept. Either way, Tony <br />
did the stories and development, with the artist (Don Perlin?), and is <br />
at the very least the co-creator of Tigra, along with the artist.<br />
<br />
<b>Spitfire</b> - my concept of a WWII English character, though except for <br />
maybe a general discussion the costume was designed by Frank Robbins for <br />
THE INVADERS. I wanted a vaguely fiery feel to her, since she got her <br />
powers from the Human Torch.<br />
<br />
<b>Union Jack</b> - I knew just what I wanted this WWI and WWII English hero to <br />
look like--a walking Union Jack flag--so I drew that costume on one of <br />
the photocopies or stats of the character design sheet that John Romita <br />
had come up with for such purposes. Frank Robbins, and then Kirby on <br />
the cover, caught that feeling perfectly in THE INVADERS. Wish I'd <br />
saved my original "drawing."<br />
<br />
<b>Valkyrie</b> - I wanted a sort of female Thor, but of course at first I just <br />
made her a disguise of the Enchantress in THE AVENGERS. I left the look <br />
mostly to John Buscema, though I may have said I wanted her to be blonde. <br />
Dissatisfied with that first story, I made up a second (visually identical) Valkyrie in THE</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">INCREDIBLE HULK (that was in issue #142 and "Scrapper 142" was the nickname given </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">to the Valkyrie in the THOR: RAGNAROK movie), as the alternate identity of a </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">modern-day woman. When Steve Englehart took over THE DEFENDERS, for some <br />
reason he gave the Valkyrie persona a third alternative identity, another <br />
modern woman.<br />
<br />
<b>Doc Samson</b> - I wanted a super-powered human with green hair to fight THE <br />
INCREDIBLE HULK, and I showed Herb Trimpe copies of the "Captain <br />
Tootsie" comic strip ads that ran in 1940s comics, with a hero designed <br />
originally by Fawcett Captain Marvel co-creator C.C. Beck. I had Herb <br />
add the lightning bolt and different boots in honor of that CM, but the <br />
basic look in Captain Tootsie, as Herb remembered and often stated. His <br />
real name was Leonard Samson... I presume he's the "Leonard" who's in <br />
the second HULK movie, and might have joined in the action if there'd <br />
been a third solo HULK film.<br />
<br />
<b>Iron Fist </b>- My wife Jeanie and I went to see our first (?) kung fu <br />
movie... I forget the name just now... and it contained a "ceremony of <br />
the iron fist." I decided that, in spite of Marvel already having an <br />
Iron Man, Iron Fist would be a good name and concept for a Caucasian <br />
kung fu super-hero... we already had Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu, an <br />
Asian who was basically the creation of Steve Englehart and Jim Starlin. <br />
When Stan gave me a verbal approval to star him in a series, I contacted <br />
Gil Kane and we worked out the costume and story. I had Gil give him a <br />
dragon brand on his chest, inspired by the one branded into Bullseye, a <br />
great western character created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. At Gil's <br />
urging, we took some story elements from Bill Everett's 1939 hero <br />
Amazing-Man, which itself had borrowed heavily from James Hilton's novel <br />
THE LOST HORIZON and the first movie made from it, which introduced <br />
"Shangri-La" to the world. I called our city "K'un-Lun," a city of the<br />
gods in a book I had called CHINESE MYTHOLOGY.<br />
<br />
<b>Black Knight</b> - he was a combination, visually, of the Black Knight that <br />
Stan Lee and Joe Maneely made up in the mid-1950s, with the concept Stan <br />
and Kirby had done as a villain of that name, complete with winged horse, in THE AVENGERS. There was also a bit of an homage in there to a DC hero I'd liked in the 1940s, the Shining Knight. I shouldn't have named his horse Aragorn, though. I wasn't even that great an admirer of THE LORD OF THE RINGS.</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> John Buscema, was scheduled to be
the artist of the story that introduced him into THE AVENGERS, but that
wound up being a guest stint by George Tuska
when Stan took John off the book for one issue to do something else. John Verpoorten and I designed the costume.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br />
<b>The Vision</b> - I thought about bringing the old Simon and Kirby <br />
Timely hero the Vision into THE AVENGERS, but when Stan finally told me <br />
I could introduce a new character into the Avengers, as opposed to <br />
bringing in Hercules or Black Panther or Black Widow, he didn't like the <br />
Vision enough to approve that idea, and told me that he wanted the new <br />
Avenger to be an android. He didn't tell me why, and I never asked. So <br />
I introduced an android, but made him a modern Vision, with a costume I <br />
asked John Buscema to alter a bit. I suspect I suggested a cowl instead <br />
of a bald head, although the jewel on his forehead (now so important in <br />
the films) may have been either my idea or, I suspect, a design elements <br />
tossed in by John. I did ask him to give Vision a chest symbol--a <br />
diamond--as a focal point, because he could make his body hard as <br />
diamond. I took that from the WWII comic hero Spy-Smasher.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Ultron </b>- When I decided to make a self-aware robot the next AVENGERS foe,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I sent John Buscema the image of a similar menace from a 1951 issue of the Fawcett </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">comic CAPTAIN VIDEO, which was loosely based on an early TV show. That killer robot's</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">name was Machino. I named him "Ultron"--which I thought at least was an improvement on</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">"the Ultroids," the meaningless robots I'd used in one of the first AVENGERS issues I had plotted. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br />
<b>Havok </b>- Arnold Drake, when writing X-MEN briefly, gave Scott (Cyclops) <br />
Summers a brother who might or might not be a mutant. When I was asked <br />
by Stan to take over the next issue, I definitely made him a mutant. <br />
And when Neal Adams came aboard as artist, I asked Neal to design a <br />
costume and I planned to call him Havok, from the Shakespearean quote in <br />
JULIUS CAESAR: "Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war!" Neal came up <br />
with a wonderful costume and added gimmick, in which the concentric <br />
circles on his chest showed how much energy he was emitting, and got <br />
larger as his power expenditure increased.<br />
<br />
<b>Hyperion</b> - the first of the 4 members of the Squadron Sinister I <br />
designed for THE AVENGERS, to be an evil counterpart of Superman, kind <br />
of a parody/homage. I took the name from the Greek sun god, by way of <br />
the Shakespearean quote from HAMLET: "...that was to this, Hyperion to <br />
a satyr." I made sure that every costume line on Hyperion was different <br />
from those on Superman... boots, belt, length of sleeves, face mask, <br />
etc. And I gave him a cape that only attached to one shoulder, after <br />
the look of a 1940s character called Dyna-Man in a Harry Chesler comic. <br />
(As revealed elsewhere, this initial takeoff on 4 members of DC's <br />
Justice League was the result of writer Mike Friedrich suggesting to JLA <br />
writer Denny O'Neil and me, at a party at my apartment, that each of us <br />
find a way to slip the other's group into the comic he was writing. A <br />
year later, I made up the good-guy equivalent of the Squadron Sinister, <br />
the better-known Squadron Supreme, with additional characters made up by <br />
Len Wein and myself.) Unlike any of the other characters on the Joe St. <br />
Pierre drawing except Union Jack, I drew the costumes of all four of <br />
these SS members on the Romita-designed character sheets and gave them <br />
to artist Sal Buscema.<br />
<br />
<b>Dr. Specrtum</b> - the Green Lantern type of the Squadron Sinister/Supreme, <br />
with primary colors overlapping on his chest to form a white "oval." <br />
His belt/pants should probably have been black, or maybe blue to match <br />
his mask, instead of green. The Power Prism was a takeoff on GL's Power <br />
Ring, of course.<br />
<br />
<b>The Whizzer</b> - Squadron Sinister member named after 1940s Timely hero, <br />
but with a different costume.<br />
<br />
<b>Nighthawk</b> - fan Richard Kyle had once pulled a fandom hoax by making <br />
fanzine-publishers Don and Maggie Thompson print a piece about an old <br />
pulp magazine or some such thing called NIGHTHAWK... obviously supposed <br />
to be a precursor of Batman. So as a joke, I took that name (which had <br />
later, but not relatedly, been a DC cowboy character) and made it the <br />
name of the Batman homage in the Squadron. Again, as with the preceding <br />
three, I drew the costume. I was really disgusted when the costume was <br />
changed a few years later. In fact, I feel that about the change in <br />
all the Squadron Supreme costumes. Mine were better... more <br />
importantly, they were the originals. Why can't all these geniuses just <br />
make up new characters to go with the costumes in their heads?<br />
<br />
<b>Morbius, the Living Vampire</b> - When Stan had to leave AMAZING SPIDER-MAN <br />
for four issues, he wanted Gil Kane and me to create Marvel's first <br />
vampire as a foe for Spidey, since the Comics Code had just been changed <br />
to allow vampires and werewolves. Gil and I were just going to bring in <br />
Dracula (not yet a Marvel character), but Stan said he wanted more of a <br />
super-villain. I came up with the name Morbius (not remembering it had <br />
been the name of the scientist Walter Pidgeon played in a beloved movie, <br />
"Forbidden Planet"--but of course, I was thinking of the word "morbid"), <br />
and instead of a real vampire, I wanted to do a man with a blood <br />
disease, an idea I borrowed from a late-50s movie called simple "The <br />
Vampire." (Not "Atom-Age Vampire," as some think.) Gil wonderfully <br />
designed the look of the character, and we did borrow a bit from <br />
DRACULA, especially in Morbius' origin and his sea voyage. I wish he <br />
were controlled by Marvel now, because he'd have made the perfect star <br />
of one of the Marvel/Netflix shows.<br />
<br />
<b>Man-Thing</b> - I'd already made up a Heap-type character called the Glob in THE </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">INCREDIBLE HULK, and Swamp Thing was just a little in the future, when <br />
Stan decided he wanted a monster-character called Man-Thing for SAVAGE <br />
TALES #1. I didn't like the name, since we already had the Thing... but <br />
Stan was the boss. We kicked around several ideas in brief, and the one <br />
Stan decided he liked (probably his) was that of a man who's tainted by <br />
a swamp to become a Man-Thing, in some sort of spy or crime story. I <br />
went off and fleshed out the idea into a synopsis that ran 2-3 pages <br />
(it's been printed), and gave it to Gerry Conway to turn into a script <br />
for artist Gray Morrow. Whether Gerry wrote it Marvel-style or full <br />
script, I don't recall... but he followed the synopsis, so that <br />
Man-Thing has three writer co-creators... Stan, myself, and Gerry. Plus <br />
Gray as the artist, who was (as I wanted) inspired by the Heap in the <br />
design of the character.<br />
<br />
<b>Werewolf by Night</b> - When the Code allowed werewolves again, I knew Stan <br />
would like Marvel to have one. I made up a series I called "I, <br />
Werewolf," which would be narrated by a teenage werewolf, obviously a <br />
combination of Spider-Man and the 1950s hit "I Was a Teenage Werewolf." <br />
My wife Jean helped me work out the precise plot for the first issue. I <br />
then turned that plot over to Gerry Conway to write and Mike Ploog to <br />
draw. So Werewolf by Night has four creators. (Later, when Stan wanted <br />
a second werewolf, whom he named Man-Wolf, my main contribution was to <br />
have him get his changing "powers" from a moon rock. I don't know whose <br />
idea it was to make him J. Jonah Jameson's astronaut son.)<br />
<br />
<b>Brother Voodoo</b> - Stan wanted to put a new hero in a revival of the title <br />
STRANGE TALES. I had made up a Phantom-looking hero called Dr. Voodoo <br />
when I was 11 or 12, so I suggested just a name to Stan: Dr. Voodoo. <br />
He thought about it a second and said, after a pause: "Brother <br />
Voodoo." I knew what he meant, so I went and got Len Wein to turn that <br />
into a character. Len did pretty much all the heavy lifting on that <br />
one, looking up voodoo and coming up with the twins idea. When he <br />
suggested that to me, I immediately thought of the old Captain Triumph <br />
character in Quality's 1940s comics (a man who was helped by his dead <br />
twin), and mentioned that to Len. He took it from there, and Gene Colan <br />
was brought in to draw... though John Romita designed the look of the <br />
character, making him a co-creator.<br />
<br />
<b>Red Wolf </b>- I wanted an American Indian hero for THE AVENGERS, so I told <br />
John Buscema to draw one who had a wolf-mask set up on his head, plus <br />
bare chest and those rawhide leggings, with a wolf buddy named Lobo. It <br />
worked out fairly well in THE AVENGERS.<br />
<br />
<b>3-D Man</b> - With the 1940s stuff like THE INVADERS going, I wanted to do a <br />
comic set in the late 1950s, so made up 3-D Man, even though 3-D was <br />
really a phenomenon of 1953 to 1955 or so at the latest. I gave him a <br />
costume based on the original Daredevil of Lev Gleason comics, only <br />
colored red and green instead of red and blue, and with a chest symbol. <br />
Young Canadian artist Jim Craig drew, which makes him co-creator. I <br />
named him Chuck Chandler, which was the real name of another Lev Gleason <br />
character, Crimebuster... and I borrowed and altered a couple of <br />
elements of Simon and Kirby's one-issue CAPTAIN 3-D as well. I had <br />
hoped it could be a real 3-D comic, but that was not to be.</span></span><br />
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wear at comic cons together. Hey, why not? And they're pretty cool too.</td></tr>
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Thomas is a legendary comic-book writer and editor, who was Stan Lee's
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Wolverine, Carol Danvers, the Vision, Iron Fist and Ultron. He introduced the pulp magazine
heroes Conan and Red Sonja and sci-fi fantasy </i><i><i>Star Wars</i> to Marvel Comics. He's </i><i>also
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that runs a business called "Saturday Morning Collectibles</i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="line-height: 18px;">." </span></i><i><span style="line-height: 18px;"><i><span style="line-height: 18px;">He buys, sells, appraises and gives seminars</span></i> on everything pop culture, so if
you got something special, let him know about it. He contributes
articles to </span><a href="http://twomorrows.com/" style="line-height: 18px;" target="_blank">ALTER EGO, RETROFAN, BACK ISSUE and THE JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR from TwoMorrows Publishing</a><span style="line-height: 18px;"> and </span></i><i style="line-height: 18px;">has appeared on the AMC reality show <a href="http://www.amctv.com/shows/comic-book-men" target="_blank">Comic Book Men</a>. </i><i style="line-height: 18px;"><i style="line-height: 18px;">John also hangs with Roy Thomas, bringing him to a Comic Con near you</i>. </i><i style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">Contact him at <a href="mailto:johnstretch@live.com">johnstretch@live.com</a> or follow him on Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/megostretchhulk/" target="_blank">megostretchhulk</a>.</i></span><br />
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<span data-offset-key="fi6nu-0-0"><span data-text="true"><b><span style="font-size: large;">JOHN "THE MEGO STRETCH HULK" CIMINO </span></b></span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="fi6nu-0-0"><span data-text="true">I always seem to get asked a lot about my relationship with comic legend Roy Thomas, and while I am his full-time manager and agent, we are really close friends and brothers at heart because we have a lot in common. First off, we were both former school teachers and both HATED it and wanted to move into the world of comics. Roy obviously became one of the most important icons in the history of the medium; co-creating some of the most iconic characters in comics such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolverine_(character)" target="_blank">Wolverine</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Danvers" target="_blank">Carol Danvers</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Rider" target="_blank">Ghost Rider</a>. I didn't have his talent, but did pretty good in the industry myself by being a regular contributor to a bunch of comic magazines from <a href="http://twomorrows.com/" target="_blank">TwoMorrows Publishing</a> and in the process, opening a bunch of opportunities for my daughter Bryn, who has incredible talent (Roy's words, not mine). Her magnificent story can be read at this link: <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2017/10/27/waltham-eighth-grader-gets-artwork-published-national-comics-magazine/mhrfqCupKR0ZqdHVQGhgFL/story.html" target="_blank"><i>"Waltham eighth grader gets artwork published in national comics magazine."</i></a> And her cute interview for the highly respected WORD BALLOON podcast can be heard here:</span></span><span data-offset-key="fi6nu-0-0"> <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/wordballoon/2018/08/10/paul-kupperberg-dc-bronze-age-revisited-bryn-cimino-welcome-to-comics#.W20x-2xA18k.facebook" target="_blank"><i>Paul Kupperberg DC Bronze Age Revisited-Bryn Cimino Welcome to Comics.</i></a><span data-text="true"> But before either Roy or myself got into the teaching field we were both trying our luck in the music arena. </span></span><br />
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<span data-offset-key="2j4n0-0-0"><span data-text="true">For 10 years (1993-2003), I was the singer in a underground hardcore band called </span></span><a href="http://www.knivesoutrecords.com/artists/grimlock/" target="_blank"><span class="_247o" data-offset-key="2j4n0-1-0" spellcheck="false" start="81"><span data-offset-key="2j4n0-1-0"><span data-text="true">GRIMLOCK</span></span></span></a><span data-offset-key="2j4n0-2-0"><span data-text="true"> and got pretty successful putting out a good body of work during those years;<i> </i>a demo cassette, a 7" record and three albums<i> </i>(</span></span><span data-offset-key="2j4n0-2-0"><span data-text="true"><span data-offset-key="2j4n0-2-0"><span data-text="true">A big shout-out goes out to </span></span><a href="http://www.knivesoutrecords.com/" target="_blank"><span class="_247o" data-offset-key="2j4n0-3-0" spellcheck="false" start="191"><span data-offset-key="2j4n0-3-0"><span data-text="true">KNIVES OUT RECORDS</span></span></span></a><span data-offset-key="2j4n0-4-0"><span data-text="true"> for currently re-releasing our discography and merchandise and making us bigger and more popular than we've ever been</span></span>).</span></span><span data-offset-key="2j4n0-4-0"><span data-text="true"> Roy was always impressed with the success I had in music and showed his support by buying our albums and shirts. He even posed for a picture with one of my albums and the picture was so good that it will be available as a special limited insert card in the re-release of our <i><a href="https://knivesoutrecords.bandcamp.com/album/crusher" target="_blank">CRUSHER</a></i> album coming in late 2019 (check the </span></span><a href="http://www.knivesoutrecords.com/" target="_blank"><span class="_247o" data-offset-key="2j4n0-5-0" spellcheck="false" start="644"><span data-offset-key="2j4n0-5-0"><span data-text="true">KNIVES OUT RECORDS</span></span></span></a><span data-offset-key="2j4n0-6-0"><span data-text="true"> page for details). But I impressed Roy because being a hardcore Elvis Presley fan since the '50s and starting up a few bands himself, Roy's REAL dream was to be a rock n' roll star touring the world. Even more so than writing comic-books (yup, you heard that right). While <i>I </i>wanted to be a comic-book star like he was, rather than in music. This weird dynamic gave us a very interesting bond that has blossomed into a true friendship.</span></span><br />
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My "king of kings" shot at the Worcester Palladium in Worcester, MA. in 2003<br />
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rarely known or written about. And maybe, just maybe you'll understand why he's always wearing my damn <a href="http://www.knivesoutrecords.com/artists/grimlock/" target="_blank">GRIMLOCK</a> shirts. It all started with this email:</span></span> </span></span></div>
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<i><span data-offset-key="c4uif-0-0"><span data-text="true">Today I ran across this slightly expanded version of an article I wrote a couple of years back for the Jackson, Missouri, newspaper. They printed it... without payment (so I still own it)... and I had to nag them to get a copy, but I'm glad I did it... even though I'd done it largely so my mother could read it, and they hung onto it for a year before printing it, and she died in the meantime. It was meant to remember two vanished Jackson landmarks-- the long-gone Palace Theatre where I ushered, etc., for years, and the Roll-O-Fun, the skating rink that had just recently been torn down. I thought you might get a kick out if... quite a contrast, I'm sure, with your activities with <a href="http://www.knivesoutrecords.com/artists/grimlock/" target="_blank">GRIMLOCK</a>.</span></span></i><br />
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<span data-offset-key="2t39u-0-0"><span data-text="true">I read with extreme interest, over a year ago now, my old high school friend Beverly Hahs’ excellent piece on the Palace Theatre and all the worthies who worked her lobby, projection booth, aisles, and balcony before she disappeared forever, after all those years of being nestled between Ideal Grocery on the corner side and bars with names like Breezy’s and Blick’s on the other. Beverly forwarded to me the Cashbook Journal’s invitation to write my own reminiscences of the Palace, where I worked at least half a dozen years… and I was mentally gearing up to do so when my class-of-’58 fellow JHS graduate John Short mailed me a copy of its Jan. 28, 2015, edition. And there at the bottom of page 1 was an article on the demolition of the Jackson Skating Rink—or the Roll-O-Fun, as it was known back in the day. </span></span><br />
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<span data-offset-key="7o1d4-0-0"><span data-text="true">I’d been going to movies at the Palace since 1943-44. The first movie I recall seeing there (or anywhere) was “Tarzan’s Desert Mystery” starring Johnny Weissmuller, when I was three. The clunky giant spider at the film’s climax made such a strong impression on me that I couldn’t resist mentioning the experience to the fabled Johnny/Tarzan himself one night in 1975, when, as guests at a Texas comics convention, the two of us and Johnny’s diminutive European wife sat nursing our drinks in a hotel disco. Well, his wife and I nursed ours, but Johnny packed ’em away, probably to dull the pain he felt since a bad fall after which doctors had predicted—inaccurately—that he’d never walk again, let alone swing on vines or give out his trademark Tarzan yodel. But I digress, as is my wont.</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="59j5j-0-0"><span data-text="true">I don’t recall a lot of “hard facts” about the Palace that weren’t ably covered by Beverly… just that it contained several hundred seats (I’m told its total capacity was 550), perhaps a quarter or so of which consisted of the balcony. That balcony, for the first year or three I worked there, still had what was then called a “colored section,” up in the far right corner and set off from the rest of the balcony by a railing, the only place African-Americans (the term then was “Negroes,” of course) could be seated. When it was full—and it only had a couple of dozen seats, all of them made of wood—no more tickets could be sold to African-Americans. That section was already an awkward anachronism by the time I arrived, but it didn’t instantly die with the 1954 Supreme Court decision outlawing segregated schools. It did fade away over the next few years, though; and while I’m sorry to admit that previously I’d accepted it as just “the way things are,” I don’t recall anyone on staff expressing regret when it was done away with and “Negroes” were allowed to be seated anywhere in the theatre. Nor do I recall even one unpleasant incident after the movie house was fully integrated. I’m kinda proud of the Palace, and of Jackson, for that. </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="a2bse-0-0"><span data-text="true">The job of movie usher is a vocation all but extinct in movie theatres nowadays, and it faded out even in the Palace’s later years. One usher for the balcony, and one (or, on weekends, two—one for each aisle) downstairs… using their flashlights to help patrons to their seats and shushing the noisier patrons, mostly (but not always!) kids and teenagers. From the knuckle-dragging specimens of the latter, we’d sometimes receive unveiled death threats in response to our admonitions. The theatre could still get a bit crowded during the mid-’50s, an era when the farmers and townspeople still roamed the main streets in droves on Saturday nights… and Lord help us if a “Ma and Pa Kettle” movie was playing! Then there’d be standing room only, and we ushers would have to split up couples when singleton seats opened up here and there. There was a movie about mule-farmers—“Scudda-Hoo, Scudda-Hay,” with Lon McAllister—that drew such crowds they had to bring it back for a rare second engagement, though I think that was when I was just a kid patron, not an usher. </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="1h0cq-0-0"><span data-text="true">Increasingly by the latter ’50s, I, like others, filled additional jobs at the Palace… as popcorn boy, then also as soda-and-candy seller when Marv added a soda machine and candy shelf on the opposite side of the lobby, near the water fountain, bathroom, and stairway. Later, I even sat in the front booth and sold tickets from time to time, spelling Bertha; my mother Leona Thomas had done the same thing earlier. The one thing I refused to do was learn to run the projector, as I didn’t want to be stuck in that little booth up at the back of the balcony, changing reels every twenty minutes (or seven, after a cartoon). Even if I hadn’t screwed it up (which I would have!), it would’ve ruined the magic of the movies for me. Hey, even Hugh Blackman wasn’t perfect. One night circa 1960 when I was in the audience watching “The Old Man and the Sea” based on the Hemingway novel, Spencer Tracy was wrestling with that “big fish” he’d caught—a reel change came—and suddenly there was cowboy Alan Ladd walking into a ranch house. The previous theatre showing “Old Man” had shipped one wrong reel (and not that right one) to the Palace, so while seven minutes later it was back to fishing and fighting off sharks, the handful of Jackson patrons that night never did get to view the omitted reel. Luckily, I’d seen the movie a few weeks earlier in a Cape Girardeau theatre.</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="dtl9l-0-0"><span data-text="true">One habit Gary and I in particular had, that Marv could never break us of, with cajoling or threats: we wanted to see movies as early as we could, so we’d often drive over to Cape to see them (as per “The Old Man and the Sea” above). By contract, there was at least a week or two delay before a movie playing at the Esquire or Broadway (or even the Rialto—forget about the low-budget Orpheum) could play in Jackson, and Marv didn’t like it being known that some of his staffers were seeing movies earlier in Cape. Our argument that we wouldn’t be paying to see the movies in Jackson anyway fell on deaf ears…we were setting a bad example for other Jacksonian teens, apparently… but we kept on going, and just tried to avoid talking about them near Marv. But he knew. </span></span><br />
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<span data-offset-key="bmml5-0-0"><span data-text="true">Gary and I had become really good buds by that time, despite his being 3-4 years younger than I was. (He still is.) I had pretty much control of my family’s 1952 Chevy (zero to 60 in about as many seconds), so he and I and some other guys, not all of them Palace staffers, would tool around after the show closed for the night, pooling our resources to buy a dollar’s worth of gas. Palace employee Ronnie Lowes was one of us… we called him “Gus-Gus” after the chunky mouse in “Cinderella,” and he kind of got to like the name. We called ourselves “the Gaberlunzies,” an archaic word that meant “wandering beggars.” </span></span><br />
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<span data-offset-key="34vmg-0-0"><span data-text="true">Jim (“Crunch”) Wilson, one of the Palace’s owners as well as a staffer, often accompanied us. His brother Kent and Bill Heyde and Linton Loetje had long since moved on to universities out of town, but starting in ’58 I was commuting from Jackson to SEMO every day, so I wasn’t going anywhere until at least ’61, when I planned to graduate in three years by going during summers. One Saturday morning in there somewhere, Marv dispatched Jim, Gary, and me—and maybe one other person—with orders to go find a Christmas tree for the theatre. Since we weren’t given any money to buy one, we knew that meant we should chop one down at the side of some back-country road. Jim had an idea where, so we were soon chopping away. Alas, the farmer who owned the land spotted us from a distance. We sped off with the tree, but he must’ve recognized Jim or “my” car or something, because by the time we got back to town, he’d already phoned the theatre and Marv had already agreed to pay him for the tree. I suppose things could’ve gone a lot worse for us tree-thieves. But we were only following orders.</span></span><br />
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<span data-offset-key="dogbg-0-0"><span data-text="true">One evening in 1959, when I was the official ticket-taker, I had Gary spell me while I walked up a few doors to Fulenweider’s Drugstore to check out the week’s new comic books. I was enthusiastic about the fact that super-heroes were making a comeback, starting with a revived version of DC Comics’ super-fast Flash from the 1940s… and that night, I stumbled across a new incarnation of another childhood favorite: Green Lantern, whose power ring could create anything he could think of. Gary and I both read the comic that night. Gary never became the comics fan I was, but he’d read Mad as a kid, just like I had. Still, if anybody’d told us that night that, a decade later, the two of us would already be looking backward at several years spent as comic book writers and even editors, we’d have thrown them out of the Palace on suspicion of being drunk—or worse.</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="doqfp-0-0"><span data-text="true">Sometime in ’60 or early ’61, I finally decided to quit, even though I really needed the meager bit of money the job paid, since I wouldn’t graduate till that July. I was really teed off at Marv about something—maybe rightly, maybe wrongly… it doesn’t really matter. So, anyway, there was this thing I did that really made Marv see red: I was given to doing hand-stands on the bullet-shaped trashcan in the lobby, and he had chewed me out about it once or twice. So, the afternoon I decided to quit, Marv walked in to find me doing one of those trademark hand-stands, and he couldn’t believe his eyes. I leaped down and told him I was quitting, and I walked out, feeling very proud of myself. (In retrospect, it’s hard to see anything to be proud of, but I was young.)</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="51qs5-0-0"><span data-text="true"> And so ended my career at the Palace. I went back to see movies there occasionally (after a decent interval) and of course paid for my ticket. After a while, Marv stopped scowling at me every time I walked in, and a few years later, when I became a teacher or later a comics writer in New York, we were friendly. He even got me absentee ballots once or twice so I could vote in local (as well as Presidential) elections, until the time limit ran out on that. </span></span><br />
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<span data-offset-key="c2frq-0-0"><span data-text="true">The Palace itself by then had pretty much cut back to only being open on weekends… maybe Friday through Sunday… and a few years later, probably after I’d split for New York, it finally closed for good. I remember getting a sad feeling the first time I came home and there was no longer a Palace Theatre sign and boxoffice there. And you know what? I’ve never been back to Jackson since—the last time being five or six years ago, when my mother still lived there—that I didn’t drive down that street at least once, and get a lump in my throat for what wasn’t there. </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="dfcug-0-0"><span data-text="true">My own connection with the Roll-O-Fun/roller-skating rink—and Gary’s, I suspect—wasn’t as long or strong as with the Palace, but for me, at least, it goes back to the early ’50s or so, which I think is when it opened. I could figure out the general era I did the most skating (my years in the 7th-8th grades, more or less) if I bothered to Google when Teresa Brewer’s pop song “Ricochet Romance” was a hit… I must’ve heard in a zillion times while rolling around the rink, and I loved that song. </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="2sokq-0-0"><span data-text="true">Then, for a number of years I didn’t do much skating—other interests, don’t you know—and by 1962 I was a high school English teacher at Fox School in Arnold, just south of St. Louis County. But I still came to my parents’ home in Jackson many weekends, for a couple of summers I took graduate classes at SEMO, and sometime around 1962, Gary and a couple of “new guys” started a rock’n’roll band and Gary asked me to be the vocalist. </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="8crmq-0-0"><span data-text="true">This harked back to 1958, when Gary, Palmer (Pal) Hacker, and I had been in a JHS skit shilling for Tom Heyde (Bill’s younger brother), who was running for student body president. As an early and avid Elvis Presley fan, since the day in early 1956 when I first heard “Heartbreak Hotel” on the radio at Kerstner’s drugstore), I’d charcoaled on a pair of sideburns and got a banjo to stand in for a guitar (not that I could play either), with fellow Elvis fan Gary on drums and Pal on piano. We were “Evitz Pretzel and the Trans-Jordanaires,” entertaining Washington’s troops at Valley Forge in between their ping-pong tournaments. </span></span><br />
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<span data-offset-key="9d1e4-0-0"><span data-text="true">There’s even a crossover with the Palace Theatre here: later that year, after my piano-playing friend and classmate John Short had won the JHS talent contest homaging rocker Jerry Lee Lewis (as “Jerry Lee Moose”), Marv hired the four of us to do a special one-night live performance on its stage—to what turned out to be a sold-out crowd—even though we couldn’t get John’s piano up on the stage, so people had to stand to get a good view of him pounding away. (The movie that night was a totally forgettable feature starring David Janssen about a couple of kids lost in Japan that otherwise would probably have pulled a dozen people, so we felt good about that.) During that year or so, Gary, Pal, and I were also asked to do our act at high school dances, at a Rotary (Optimist?) lunch meeting, and even at the annual hosiery-mill party. (There, we purposely offended the hosiery-mill execs by covering an Eddie Cochran movie song, “You Gonna Make No Cotton-picker Outta Me,” whose lyrics we changed to “You Ain’t Gonna Make No Hosiery-Knitter Out of Me”—even though my mother worked there at the time!) We also placed third one night at a Homecomers talent contents before an audience of hundreds… and when a semi-professional group of hula-dancers won another night, we purposely offended the final night playoff’s judges by donning grass skirts and doing a song called “Hawaiian Rock,” which had been a mild hit for Tommy Sands.)</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="24vol-0-0"><span data-text="true">So now, circa 1962 or maybe late ’61, Gary asked me to sing with his new band—the Gaberlunzies, what else?—though we later had to change our name to the less inspired Galaxies because no one could spell or even remember “Gaberlunzies.” Singing was all I could do, since I didn’t play an instrument. The lead guitarist was a tough but likeable Elvis lookalike from Cape named Rocky Bierschwal, who was fresh out of reform school (he’d spend a few spells in prison later, I’m sorry to say, but he was a great guy), and a quiet SEMO student named Frank. Somehow, I even got the band to pay for my microphone. </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="g6ee-0-0"><span data-text="true"> And our main weekly gig was—the Roll-O-Fun, under Woody and Jean Seabaugh. </span></span><br />
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<span data-offset-key="btn23-0-0"><span data-text="true">Oh, we played other spots in the Cape area and even occasionally further afield, but the Roll-O-Fun was our venue most Friday nights, after the skating had ended for the evening. In the early days before the two of us broke up, my longtime girlfriend Linda Rahm (who lived just a few hundred feet up the hill on West Main) would sit on the sidelines slipping me a thermos of hot tea to keep my throat from going raw. Rocky, convinced I was actually sneaking in liquor, once grabbed the thermos and swigged down its contents—only to promptly spit it out: “It’s $#%&% tea!” </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="bfvht-0-0"><span data-text="true">We had good crowds, generally, even if I recall we rarely wound up with more than $10-$20 apiece for the four of us. For me, though, it was heaven. I never liked being a teacher… and I think I probably liked singing rock’n’roll even more than I’d later like writing comic books. The teenage dancers were just a blur to me, because I refused to wear my glasses when I sang. Rock’n’roll singers didn’t wear glasses—except for the late Buddy Holly, and I’d never liked anything by him except “That’ll Be the Day”—so I preferred being half-blind than being some “four-eyes” up there at the mike.</span></span><br />
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<span data-offset-key="acnd9-0-0"><span data-text="true">Our staples were songs by Elvis and Bobby Darin, among others—and Gary and I would team up occasionally on duets like “Paula” and “Speedy Gonzales.” The band usually played only a handful of instrumentals (“Walk Don’t Run,” “Sleepwalk,” etc.), so I rarely got a chance to dance.</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="4n4no-0-0"><span data-text="true">Things were usually pretty uneventful during our Roll-O-Fun stints, but we had our moments—like when Rocky took offense, one night while we were setting up, at some insult Gary spat at him and got him down on the floor, somehow managing to pummel him without really hurting him. “I just had to teach him a lesson,” Rocky told me softly after he’d allowed Frank and me to pull him off Gary—something we couldn’t have done with a derrick if he hadn’t let us. Rocky got easily bored, though. I think we were able to prevent him from ever actually splitting totally during one of the breaks, but from time to time he was known to sit on the amp with his back to the dancing floor while playing.</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="atfg5-0-0"><span data-text="true">Woody and Jean were nice to work for, even if we kept trying to pry more money out of them. They were fair, and they never tried to take advantage of us. The only time I recall Woody being unhappy with me was when Linda showed up once wearing a new style of “hip-huggers,” with a bare midriff; he kept mumbling that he wished she’d “pull her pants up.”</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="45c0v-0-0"><span data-text="true">We played the Roll-O-Fun and a few other area spots for a couple of years—and then the Beatles happened, at the turn of ’63-’64. Since no one in the band but me wanted to sing, we couldn’t really do their songs well… and over the next few months, we sort of went away.</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="9gsj3-0-0"><span data-text="true">The Roll-O-Fun itself, I’m glad to say, lasted some years longer. Beholding an empty lot where it used to be wouldn’t fill me with quite the same sense of loss as does the irredeemable black hole left by the demise of the Palace Theatre… but there’d be a pang there. No way there wouldn’t.</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="7k8vn-0-0"><span data-text="true">But Gary and I—and I hope Marv and Bill and Jimmy and “Gus-Gus” and Rocky and Frank, as well—remember the good times, while the bad memories mostly fade away like morning dew. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>THE UNCANNY BUT TRUE CREATION OF THE WOLVERINE</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-uncanny-but-true-creation-of.html">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-uncanny-but-true-creation-of.html</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>THE "OFFICIAL" MARVEL COMICS ROY THOMAS APPRECIATION PRINT</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>THE SECRET ORIGIN OF THE JIM STARLIN THANOS BUST</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>MY MARVEL CAMEO</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>THE LAST GATHERING WITH STAN LEE </b></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>"So with the design in hand by Marvel art director John Romita and the idea and definition under the supervision of Roy Thomas and Len Wein, Herb Trimpe brought the character to life, first as a cameo at the end of Hulk #180, and then as full story material in Hulk's #181 and 182."</i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Len Wein (2015)</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">
I first wrote an article about the history behind the creation of Wolverine in <a href="http://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=98_54&products_id=1161" target="_blank">BACK ISSUE #76 (October, 2014)</a>. But for this write-up, I wanted to go a lot more in-depth. While there are many articles and books written on the origins of Marvel's most popular mutant over the years, there is also a lot of misinformation. So much so that fans, historians and even comic creators alike are not fully aware of who was truly behind the creation of the character. So what can a mere-mortal, like myself do to educate the masses on this convoluted mystery? Why not have my good buddy and the co-creator of Wolverine himself, Mr. Roy Thomas help me put an end to the confusion once and for all. No more false information. No more exaggerations. And no more bogus claims. Here are the facts, <i>and nothing but the facts </i>on the true history behind creating one of comicdoms most popular and influential characters ever -- James Howlett aka Logan aka Weapon X aka the Wolverine!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "Let's Get Small" issue of BACK ISSUE #76 (2014) that I first wrote the history of Wolverine in for TwoMorrows Publishing. Without a doubt one of the best comic-book magazines on the market today.</td></tr>
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The idea and concept of Wolverine was birthed by then Marvel editor-in-chief Roy Thomas. Being the successor to Stan Lee as the head-honcho editor of the company were some pretty big shoes to fill. But Roy understood the dynamics of the comicbook business pretty well. He had been a comic fanboy since he was a wee young lad, so to him, the job was pretty simple: make captivating and interesting stories to sell a bunch of comics. Period. In 1974 it occurred to Roy that something like 5% or so of Marvel's
readers were Canadian, so it seemed well past time that there should be a
Canadian superhero in a Marvel comic. And why not base that character
on a tough and fearsome Canadian animal? A wolverine perhaps? Why not.
And Wolverine was a great name! Roy also briefly considered the name
The Badger, but the connotations of the word "badger" included
pestering, bothering... i.e., being annoying. While a wolverine was not
only a fierce little beast that was known to attack animals far larger
than itself--its name also was close to the word "wolf," and thus a much
more dramatic word than "badger." So "Wolverine" it was!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roy's idea for a Canadian character was based on the wolverine (also spelled wolverene). It is also referred to as the glutton, carcajou, skunk bear, or quickhatch, and is the largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae. It is a stocky and muscular carnivore, more closely resembling a small bear than other mustelids. A solitary animal,
it has a reputation for ferocity and strength out of proportion to its
size, with the documented ability to kill prey many times larger than
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The wolverine is found primarily in remote reaches of the Northern boreal forests and subarctic and alpine tundra of the Northern Hemisphere, with the greatest numbers in northern Canada.</td></tr>
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Here's Roy explaining the creative process of creating Wolverine:<i> </i><br />
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<i>I told Len Wein to write the character because I had liked the accent he had given Brother Voodoo earlier (Jamaican for a Haitian character, but at least it had character, and Len did it well). I gave it to him because he was one of Marvel's best writers, and because I was busy just being editor and writing the various Conan comics.</i></div>
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<i>I had only three requirements of the Wolverine, all of which I gave to Len in my office: (1) He was Canadian, and announced as such right away. (2) He was short, because a wolverine is a small animal. (3) He had a quick temper, because wolverines are known for being fierce and taking on beasts far bigger than they are. </i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>-Roy Thomas ALTER EGO #76 (2014)</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div>
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the <b>blueprint</b>. The <b>idea</b>. The <b>concept</b>. The <b>groundwork</b>.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The advertisement Roy Thomas used to promote<i> </i>THE INCREDIBLE HULK #181 features the coming of the dreaded deadly Wolverine that was seen in three issues: DAREDEVIL #115,<i> </i>MARVEL PREMIER #19 and THE MIGHTY THOR #229. These comics came out a month after THE INCREDIBLE HULK #180 that had Wolverine appear in the last panel of that issue.</td></tr>
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Len Wein went off to write and develop the Wolverine as a character. The costume and look were designed by John Romita, who was
the Marvel art director. It was John who added the claws, and ironically the metal Len wanted
the claws to be made from was Adamantium which was also created by Roy
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AVENGERS #66 (1969) first introduced the Marvel Universe to the hardest metal on planet earth -- Adamantium. Written by Roy Thomas with art by Barry Windsor-Smith.</td></tr>
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<i><i>Since art director John Romita remembers me asking him to design a
wolverine costume, I may have looked at it once or twice before Herb
Trimpe drew it into the story. Nor did I have any special contact with
Len or Herb about the character after that. I had done my job by coming
up with the general concept and name of the character called the
Wolverine, who would be introduced as a villain (but, of course, at
Marvel, that didn't mean he wouldn't be a hero any day now, and I
wouldn't have bothered conceiving a Canadian super-character who was
ONLY going to be a villain, would I? That might just annoy Canadians,
when I was trying to give them an extra reason to buy Marvel comics).
After that, Len did his part, which included developing the Wolverine. I
consider that I, Len Wein, John Romita, and Herb Trimpe are all the
co-creators of the Wolverine, in that chronological order--no one else
was involved, unless you want to count the colorist.</i></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>-Roy Thomas ALTER EGO #76 (2014)</b><i><br /></i>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Wolverine character sketch conceived by John Romita.</td></tr>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Artist Dave Cockrum may or may not have shown me his</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> notion of a character called the Wolverine, one of a number of Legion of</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> Super-Heroes types he'd created... I don't recall... but I already knew</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> what a wolverine was. If I had taken the name from Dave, then I</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> wouldn't have been debating in my mind for a short time, before the</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> meeting with Len Wein, about whether to call the hero Wolverine or</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> Badger. I decided on "Wolverine" because that sounded fiercer than</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> "Badger," a word that has the connotation of "to annoy," while </span></span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">"wolverine"
sounds a bit like a wolf. In fact, John Romita has said that when
assigned to design the character, he thought a wolverine was a female
wolf. I chose Len because he was a good writer, but if Len had
preferred not to do so, there would've still been a Marvel Wolverine who
was Canadian, short, and vile-tempered... but he would've lacked Len's
particular virtues. </span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">It was also Len who came up with the idea of making Wolverine a mutant and his claws made out of Adamantium (which I liked, naturally, since I'd invented that metal), John Romita designed the look/costume pretty much independent of Len and me. But certainly, Len did a great job. I knew he would. That's why I had him do the first story rather than someone else. At any rate, in the long run, the most important writer of Wolverine was Chris Claremont, not Len or me... but we were the first.</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b><br /></b></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>-Roy Thomas (2014)</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc8QDPKyVO8bBDuwFR69ltRMBmimATZevuzxFrTwrrY4OpNwMQWnqIuWFAmQHTaDFOUzFSzz3ITSrVBXUpYRJoiCLkmfnc8Zbf0gGrrn1p5P_DqoGasmm_GswjQAL8vnMmEx4wzpQpXgWZt3nm5ex1TW-2fuwVVMJ3NoOXafU91CFlnQmTJQ_OTvXi/s999/286748637_797508798296725_5992862865138306238_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="999" data-original-width="694" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc8QDPKyVO8bBDuwFR69ltRMBmimATZevuzxFrTwrrY4OpNwMQWnqIuWFAmQHTaDFOUzFSzz3ITSrVBXUpYRJoiCLkmfnc8Zbf0gGrrn1p5P_DqoGasmm_GswjQAL8vnMmEx4wzpQpXgWZt3nm5ex1TW-2fuwVVMJ3NoOXafU91CFlnQmTJQ_OTvXi/w278-h400/286748637_797508798296725_5992862865138306238_n.jpg" width="278" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THE INCREDIBLE HULK #181 (1974) Wolverine is now the Marvel Universe's newest Mutant.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
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Herb Trimpe drew what Roy, Len and John formulated in THE INCREDIBLE HULK #180-182 (October to December 1974). And as much as I
personally would also like to credit Herb as an "official" co-creator of Wolverine, Marvel does
not consider him one. He
just got paid for the job and that's all he was legally entitled too.
Even Herb himself stated he had nothing to do with the creation of the
character. He was just the artist doing what he was told. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Trimpe in 2009 said he "distinctly remembers" Romita's sketch, and that, <i>"The way I see it, [Romita and writer Len Wein] sewed the monster together and I shocked it to life! ... It was just one of those secondary or tertiary characters, actually, that we were using in that particular book with no particular notion of it going anywhere. We did characters in </i></span><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">The [Incredible] Hulk</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> all the time that were in [particular] issues and that was the end of them."</span> </i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>-Herb Trimpe (2009)</b><br /></span><br />But Roy insists:</div><div style="text-align: justify;">
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<i>I myself have always considered Herb a co-creator of Wolverine. If he
isn't, then neither is George Tuska a co-creator of Luke Cage (which I
do consider him to be), because he, too, "just drew the story" of a
character written by Stan, Archie Goodwin, and myself and visually
designed by John Romita. </i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>-Roy Thomas ALTER EGO #76 (2014)</b><i><br /></i><br />
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<b>Roy Thomas (1940-)</b><br />
Created the concept and blueprint of Wolverine and had the final say in the overall creative process (subject to publisher Stan Lee, who did not get involved in the process). It was Roy who came up with Wolverine's name, attributes and nationality. He wrote all THE INCREDIBLE HULK covers #180-182 and oversaw and directed THE INCREDIBLE HULK #181 advertisement seen in DAREDEVIL #115, MARVEL PREMIER #19, and THE MIGHTY THOR #229.<br />
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<b>Len Wein (1948-2017)</b><br />
<b> </b>The developer and writer of Wolverine as a character in the Hulk story and in the first "New X-Men" story. Len gave Wolverine his voice, made him a mutant, named him Weapon X and had his claws be made out of Adamantium.</div>
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<b>John Romita (1930-2023) </b><br />
Wolverine's visual designer. It was John who gave Wolverine his claws and created the overall look of the character without any input from Roy or Len.</div>
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He first drew the stories to feature Wolverine, which involved depicting how he moved, reacted, fought, etc. Unfortunately, Herb is not considered an "official" co-creator of the character by Marvel because he just copied the original sketch of Wolverine that John Romita drew in the last panel of THE INCREDIBLE HULK #180.<br />
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Roy, Len, John and Herb were 4 equal parts in the creation of the Wolverine character. But, as we all know, comicbook characters and stories continually evolve. And when new writers and artist come along and take over stories and concepts, new ideas formulate. These creators listed here were most responsible for bringing Wolverine out of the doldrums of a "back-up" character and changed him into a full-blown Marvel Comics superstar!<br />
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Kane (1926-2000)</b><br />
Accidentally changed Wolverine's mask on the cover of GIANT-SIZE X-MEN #1 (1975) from the original design that John Romita came up with
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<b>Dave
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<b>John Byrne (1950-)</b> <br />
His art modernized Wolverine/Logan and gave him the iconic look and feel that has become the standard for every other artist to this very day.<br />
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<b>Chris Claremont (1950-)</b><br />
<b> </b>The father of the X-Men wrote and developed the
heart and soul of Wolverine. He fleshed out and streamlined the past,
present, and future of the character and gave him his Clint
Eastwood as Outlaw Josie Wales and Dirty Harry attitude/personality/speech that
comic fans adored. <i>"I'm the best there is at what I do. But what I do isn't very nice."</i> Claremont's work is the foundation and the
benchmark for who Wolverine is, and all writers just expand on the
concepts that he had already laid out. He's also the guy who gave Wolverine the name: "Logan" (and that's a great name, bub) and invented the word/sound "SNIKT!"<br />
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I have to give a mighty shout out to the actor who has superbly portrayed Wolverine on the big screen from 2000-2024. Nobody can claim to have made the character more recognizable to a world-wide audience. Len Wein himself said, <i>"When I got my first glimpse of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, my breathe caught. In that single instant, he was Wolverine."</i> And to be honest, when most people think of Wolverine, they think of Hugh Jackman.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From a popular Italian gameshow in 2020.<br />
"Which superhero has been created because editor Roy Thomas wanted to increase sales in Canada?"</td></tr>
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<b>Writer: </b>Chris Claremont (co-plotter) <b>Artist: </b>John Byrne (co-plotter) <b>Inker:</b> Terry Austin</div>
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a doubt, THE UNCANNY X-MEN<i> </i>#133 (May 1980) is one of the most iconic Wolverine issues ever, and the
one most responsible for cementing him as the fan favorite, breakout
character in the<i> </i>title. While Wolverine had a few "cool" moments to shine since issue #94 as a background character. It wasn't until issue #109 that he really started moving into the forefront of the X-Men stories and began capturing the reader's imagination. Whether you think it was because of Chris Claremont's writing, John Bryne's art, Terry Austin's inks or a combination of all three, Wolverine just kept getting better and better. Like his silent take down
of a guard in the Savage Land in issue #116, his off panel escape from
Alpha Flight in issue #121 and his rising from the sewers in issue #132 saying, <i>"Okay suckers -- you've taken your best shot! Now it's MY TURN!"</i>
(Which is one of the most iconic images and cliff-hangers in comicbook
history). But issue #133 features the extensive of all those moments, as
Wolverine takes on a group of Hellfire Club mercenaries and mounts a
rescue operation all by himself. Thrusting him into the spotlight
for the first time! It put Wolverine onto the path towards becoming
not only the most popular<i> </i>X-Men</span><span style="line-height: 20.7833px;"> character, but arguably, the most popular character at Marvel. </span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If there was ever a time for Wolverine to capture readers imagination, THE UNCANNY X-MEN #133 did it in spades! The opening page sent them on a wild ride never seen before in the history of comics. </td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 20.7833px;">In
the issue, Hellfire Club mercenaries are searching the
basement to confirm Wolverine's death when he suddenly emerges from the
shadows and attacks them. Quickly dispatching of the mercenaries,
Wolverine intimidates the fourth into <span style="font-family: inherit;">surrendering</span> before pressing him for information about the Hellfire Club (this was another truly iconic moment for the Wolverine<span style="font-family: inherit;">-</span>mythos and comic-book </span></span><span style="line-height: 20.7667px;">history in general</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 20.7833px;"> because never had a superhero used such methods to scare a </span></span><span style="line-height: 20.7667px;">villain).</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 20.7833px;"> Wolverine
was becoming this new type of darker and more violent hero who would go
to extreme methods to get the job done. It was such a bold new concept
that readers couldn't help but jump on the Wolverine bandwagon and
express to<i> </i>even<i> </i>non-comic-book readers how cool this character was. Wolverine truly was the forerunner </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.7667px;">of the "anti-hero" that ushered in the Modern Age of Comics and this issue was the beginning of it.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was revolutionary to have a comicbook superhero act so brutal to his enemies. Wolverine was the prototype character to pave the way for all the other anti-heroes who followed and ushered in the Modern Age of Comics. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you look at the silhouettes closely, you'll notice that it's all the co-creators of Wolverine and what they brought to the character. Panel 1) is Roy Thomas, panel 2) is John Romita, panel 3) is Len Wein and in panel 4) all the co-creators shout for Herb Trimpe to "open the curtain" and present Wolverine to the world (like he did with his art in THE INCREDIBLE HULK #180-182).</td></tr>
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color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><i>The alteration of Wolverine's mask between THE INCREDIBLE HULK #180-182 and GIANT-SIZE X-MEN #1 really has nothing to do with me... or at least it HAD nothing to do with me, until I scripted X-MEN LEGENDS #1-2 in 2022, and used that story to, among other things, give a canon rationale for the change. I was acting as a contractual writer/editor by the time GIANT-SIZE X-MEN #1 really got underway, even though I had set the ball in motion in summer of '74... so I had no direct part in the change. What happened, apparently, was that John Romita designed the Wolverine look and costume, which Herb Trimpe penciled faithfully in the three HULK issues. Some months later, while Dave Cockrum was penciling the interior of GSXM #1, Gil Kane drew the main figures of the new X-Men for the cover. Gil, whether from carelessness or because he didn't much care for the Romita mask (I'd guess the former), gave Wolverine a considerably different mask than Romita and Trimpe had drawn, and that Dave was drawing inside. Dave, who was also working on the cover, liked the new Kane look and decided to adapt it into his own drawings, and so Logan's mask changed fairly drastically between the HULK and GSXM issues.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px;"><b>-Roy Thomas COMIC BOOK RESOURCE (2022)</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><b>MARVEL LAUNCHES EXCLUSIVE INCREDIBLE HULK #181 FOIL ENHANCED ROY THOMAS ADAMANTIUM EDITION PRINT (2022)</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><b><br /></b></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilATL_V16zdkIePKFrB_p9tqoWJXnUER18OhT5wro83kkEtuLn7vF5KKK9fvp6i7dBgehTvE7EsFQ9_VZlnc-0uKGsTyRmswlKNVa1Vj5oXnQHhbYKW2B1JiPo99ims9jEM1KUvSivS7zfDggoITOhJWPHHXxGIEKMkqiqS7WtNnb85RFCJmQIsooPMQc/s1428/414658758_7093191560763071_9041628014147022015_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="999" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilATL_V16zdkIePKFrB_p9tqoWJXnUER18OhT5wro83kkEtuLn7vF5KKK9fvp6i7dBgehTvE7EsFQ9_VZlnc-0uKGsTyRmswlKNVa1Vj5oXnQHhbYKW2B1JiPo99ims9jEM1KUvSivS7zfDggoITOhJWPHHXxGIEKMkqiqS7WtNnb85RFCJmQIsooPMQc/w448-h640/414658758_7093191560763071_9041628014147022015_n.jpg" width="448" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Only available at Comic Cons Roy Thomas is attending.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>READ MORE ARTICLES ON WOLVERINE:</b></span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">MARVEL ARTICLE ON ROY THOMAS RETURNING TO WOLVERINE</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/marvel-visionary-roy-thomas-kicks-off-a-new-era-of-x-men-legends-this-may">Marvel Visionary Roy Thomas Kicks Off a New Era of ‘X-Men Legends’ | Marvel</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">John "THE MEGO STRETCH HULK" Cimino</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">MY TOP 10 GREATEST TOY LINES EVER</span> </span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;">In another write up on </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>TALES FROM THE TOY CHEST</i>, I wrote about <i><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2013/09/my-top-15-greatest-toys-ever.html" target="_blank">"My Top 15 Greatest Toys Ever."</a> </i>But in this article I wanted to expand more on just those "single" toys that I loved. This time I'm going to go a step further and rank my favorite toy lines as a whole. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">The toy
lines that continually kept me asking my mom to go back to the toy store so I could get another figure or accessory to keep the adventures going with
that particular group of characters. Basically, the whole enchilada when it comes to fun!</span> </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I was born in 1973, but the years I had the most fun in (that I can remember clearly) are from 1978 to 1989. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Many of those toys that I got into during that time are kind of what defined me as the person I am today (for better or worse). So, I always had a serious stake in toys. </span>But sadly, after those prime years, toys were never really the same for me and I basically lost interest in collecting and playing with them. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Now, while I do respect the quality and technology of the toys today, all of them seem to lack a certain amount of <i>charm</i> than the ones I grew up with. Today, you get perfect art on the packages
and perfect articulation on the figures. And with all the accessories and electronics
they come with, all the imagination falls by the wayside. Back in my day
we were lucky if the head on the figure moved. But did we care? No way,
because we still had hours of fun regardless.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Who knows, maybe some of these toy lines that I have listed here will take you back to your youth. Maybe you'll even agree at their rankings and maybe some you won't. Maybe you'll think I left out some of your favorites and maybe you'll let me know about it. But either way, it was a fun write up to compile and I hope you enjoy it. So, without further delay, I give you my top 10 greatest toy lines ever. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>10.) SHOGUN WARRIORS (1978-1980)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The Shogun Warriors, like the Micronauts before them, and the
Transformers after them, was a toy line that consisted entirely of
Japanese toys and characters repackaged for the US market. Originally manufactured by a toy company named Popy (which was an
off-shoot of Bandai), the "Shogun Warriors," as they were
renamed by the toy company Mattel, were launched in the US in
1978.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Most children in the US had no idea who these characters were. Mattel
simply put them all in the same "universe" and labeled the line "Shogun
Warriors." But most of
these characters did not actually cross over with one another and each
had their own cartoon and comic books in Japan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The Shogun Warriors line consisted of a few different types of figures.
The most popular were the 24" vinyl figures that featured shooting
fists and missiles and had wheels on their feet. These figures were like a kid's dream. They were simply massive -- and were full of cool action features. In Japan, they were called "Jumbo Machinders," and there were over a
dozen characters produced for the Japanese market. For the US and
Mattel's line, their were seven figures: Great Mazinga, Raydeen,
Gaiking, Diamos, Dragun, Godzilla and Rodan. Sadly, a few changes were made to some of the figures for the US market
as we received "dumbed down" versions of the figures to keep things
within budget for Mattel to produce. In essence, these were not
direct imports, since Mattel even went so far as to change the molds on
some of the figures. It would seem that they licensed the molds and then
produced the figures from themselves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">But the 24" figures were not the only ones to be changed. There was also
a 5" die-cast line that were made from the original, popular
and classic Popy molds. These figures were what Popy was known for in
Japan. There, the figures were called "Chogokins" after the fictional
metal that Great Mazinga was made of in the cartoons. These figures
also featured shooting fists and missiles. The first issue of these figures featured
the articulation of the original's, but in the
second releases, Mattel took away some features in order to keep costs
low by reducing the articulation and sticker detailing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The smallest figures in the line were 3" and featured the most
characters, consisting of 10 different figures. These were small and
poseable, but didn't have any of the action features of their larger
counter-parts. They were also made of mostly plastic, unlike the heavy
die-cast figures in the 5" line. There was also a line of different vehicles -- most of which were
the ones that combined to create the different giant robots in their
respective cartoons (although they didn't actually have this feature as
toys).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">One of the most popular vehicles at the time was the "Solar Saucer" which featured a launching 3" Grendizer robot. Grendizer was another hugely popular cartoon character in
Japan (and my personal favorite of all). The European market, however, received the larger version of
the "Solar Saucer" with the fully-poseable, die-cast 5" Grendizer (known as Goldrake in Europe) from the
original Popy line. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Also the 24" Grendizer was only available there and not in the US. </span>Both toys are highly sought after by US Shogun
collectors and they carry a hefty price tag in good condition. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Finally, there was the holy grail of the Shogun line: the Shogun
Combatra Deluxe Set which is tough to find. Again, like most toys lines of the time, Shogun Warriors only lasted a
few years, but it's still beloved by toy collectors worldwide for its
obvious nostalgia, amazing designs and awesome action features. If you
grew up in the '70s, there's no doubt that you owned at least one of
these figures in one form or another.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>9.) M.U.S.C.L.E. (1985-1988)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The M.U.S.C.L.E. figures were based on the Japanese toy line called Kinkeshi. Kinkeshi were based on a manga and anime called "Kinnikuman," and some figures were based on anime-only characters. The main hero was Kinnikuman,
who, in the US, was called "Muscleman" and was the leader of the "Thug
Busters." He was described as the "greatest wrestling champion." The
only other named figure in the US line was Buffaloman, who was renamed "Terri-Bull," and was said to be the leader of the "Cosmic Crunchers."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Although the bread and butter for Mattel were the M.U.S.C.L.E. figures,
they naturally had accessories to offer, too. The Hard Knockin’ Rockin’ Ring Wrestling Arena, which let you
and a friend stick your M.U.S.C.L.E. figures into plastic clamps and
bash them back and forth like Rock’em, Sock’em Robots. There was also
the Battlin’ Belt carrying case, modeled after the WWF’s World
Championship belt, which held 10 figures and could be worn around your
waist. This being 1986, there was, of course, a Nintendo game (though it’s
generally considered to be one of the worst video games ever made). One
of the more unusual offers for the M.U.S.C.L.E. line was the Mega-Match
board game, where matches were played by twirling the arrow of a
cardboard spinner. The one must-have item for any serious fan of M.U.S.C.L.E. was the
mail-away poster. By sending in two proofs of purchase, kids could
receive a 23 inch by 35 inch full-color poster that showed all 233
M.U.S.C.L.E. figures. Not only did it look cool hanging on your wall, it
was the only official index of figures available for the toy line.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Later in the series, Mattel tried shaking things up by offering the
same figures in different colors other than the standard flesh tone plastic. In
all, there were nine additional colors used, including dark blue, neon
green, orange, and even pink. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">M.U.S.C.L.E. was an immediate success, with industry magazine
"Playthings" naming them one of the 10 Best-Selling toy lines of 1986.
However, its heyday was short-lived. According to Martin Arriola, a former lead designer at Mattel, the
company never completely owned the M.U.S.C.L.E. property; some
percentage of M.U.S.C.L.E. revenues had to be paid to the original Kinkeshi toy company, Bandai. Therefore, even though sales were strong,
Mattel always considered M.U.S.C.L.E. a second-tier product, behind
lines they did own, like Masters of the Universe. So when the toy
industry was completely turned on its head in 1987 by the explosive
popularity of the Nintendo Entertainment System, most toy companies were
left scratching their heads and scrambling to make up for lost
revenues. This meant that many weaker toy lines got the axe, including
secondary lines that came with licensing baggage like M.U.S.C.L.E. By
1988, the M.U.S.C.L.E. figures were unceremoniously discontinued.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>8.) THE SUPER POWERS COLLECTION (1984-1986)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">In 1984, DC Comics awarded the master toy license of their characters to Kenner, hot on the heels of Mattel's Masters of the Universe toy line. The initial pitch seemed to be heavily influenced by Kenner's popular Star Wars line with multiple playsets, vehicles and accessories for Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Teen Titans, and many others. Darkseid and his minions were the main adversary for the heroes to battle against. Although classic villains such as the Joker, Lex Luthor, Penquin, Brianiac and the Riddler (an Argentinian import figure) were included in the line.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Winning the DC Comics license away from Mego Corporation
and Mattel with their emphasis on action and art, Kenner devised hidden
mechanisms within the figures that would trigger an action when the
figure's legs or arms were squeezed. This emphasis on each figure's
"super power" led to the naming of the line -- The Super Powers Collection! Each figure in the first two series were also packaged with a mini-comic featuring that character's adventures. In all, three series of figures and accessories were released, but after three years of production the line
collapsed. Regardless, this line was always better than Mattle's Marvel Comics Secret Wars line that went toe-to-toe with it. POW!! Take that Jim Shooter!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>7.) MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE (1982-1988)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Masters of the Universe (commonly abbreviated MOTU and sometimes referred to as "He-Man," after the lead hero) is a media franchise created by Mattel. The main premise revolves around the conflict between the heroic He-Man, real name Prince Adam, and the evil Skeletor on the planet Eternia, with a vast line-up of supporting characters in a hybrid setting of medieval sword and sorcery and sci-fi technology. Later spin-offs, especially She-Ra, Princess Of Power, also featured He-Man's sister She-Ra and her struggle against the Evil Horde,
along with other planets/settings; however the main premise usually
remained the same. Since its initial launch, the franchise became a pop culture phenomenon, spawning action figures, cartoons, movies, comic books, and newspaper strips. This toy line was so popular that they defeated Kenner's Star Wars line on toy shelves and cancelled it.Yeah, He-Man really was the most powerful man in the universe at this time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Created by Mattel
in 1981, the MOTU line was first released as 5
1/2" action figures in 1982 (as opposed to the 3 3/4" size used
by Kenner's Star Wars and Hasbro's G.I. Joe).
Brief descriptions of the characters would appear on the toy line's
unique packaging and box art (with illustrations by Errol McCarthy,
William George and others); however, the lore of Masters of the Universe
would really first be explored through mini-comics that accompanied the toys through the duration line. He-Man and his arch-enemy Skeletor were the
first released in action figure form, along with other core characters
of the entire series; Man-At-Arms, Beast Man and Battle Cat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Later on that year, first wave of action figures in 1982 would also include Teela, Mer-Man, Stratos and Zodac.
Also alongside the first wave of figures were the Battle Ram and Wind
Raider vehicles and the Castle Grayskull
playset. Additional waves of action figures, creatures, vehicles and
playsets were released every year until 1987, with the final two oversea releases from the original line
coming from Italy in 1988.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>6.) ELASTIC (1979-1980)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">In
1979, Mego Corporation was enjoying their 25th anniversary. But despite
reaching such a milestone, the time for celebrating was not on their
radar. A year earlier in 1978, Star Wars toys came along and dominated
the entire industry like never before. It was bad enough that Mego
passed on the Star Wars license in 1976, because now, along with every
other toy company, they were playing catch up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">During
the last three years, another toy manufacturer, Kenner, who had the
Star Wars license was doing well with another toy called Stretch
Armstrong. He was a 12" corn syrup filled latex figure that could
stretch into many different positions. By 1979, the toy proved to be so
popular that Kenner introduced a variety of new figures into the line
including the Stretch Monster and Stretch X-Ray. All the Stretch
Armstrong figures remained unchallenged on the toy shelves because no
other toy did what they did. Mego recognized this and wanted to do
something similar. Already owning the licenses for the Marvel Comics and
DC Comics characters since 1972, Mego knew they could challenge Stretch
Armstrong's market share with more well known properties possessing a
stretching gimmick. I mean, who wouldn't want a stretching Superman or
Batman figure even though it had nothing to do with their superpowers?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">With
Mego obtaining "insider information" on how to make these figures, they
went about creating a stretch line of their own. Basically all Mego did
was swap the wording of "stretch" to "elastic" on the box, designed a
similar type of latex figure, but made it a little bigger and
transformed them from generic characters into world famous comic book
superheroes. Spider-man, Hulk, Superman, Batman and Plastic Man (which
was the first toy ever of the character). And for the youngsters, Mickey
Mouse, Casper the Friendly Ghost, and Donald Duck were added in early
1980.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Sadly,
by the Spring of 1980, the Elastics proved to be more trouble than
they were worth for Mego and sales quickly declined. And after losing a lawsuit
to Kenner a few months later for gaining that "insider information," the
entire Elastics line was cancelled and fell into toy obscurity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>5.) G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO (1982-1994)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">G.I. Joe
was originally a line of figures produced from 1964-1969 by Hasbro. They
were 12" figures that represented all branches of the U.S. armed
forces. The development of these figures led to the coining of the term
"action figure." From 1970-1976 Hasbro renamed this line to "Adventure
Team G.I. Joe" and added a host of comic-like characters and villains.
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<span style="font-size: small;">But
it was in 1982, that saw the highly successful
relaunch of this toy line. Now renamed to "G.I. Joe: A Real American
Hero" with new figure molds scaled down to 3.75" (to mimic the
Star Wars figures) and with new characters, vehicles, playsets, and a
complex background story involving an ongoing struggle between the G.I.
Joe Team and the evil COBRA Command which seeks to take over the world
through terrorism, this toy line quickly became a pop culture
phenomenon. It was so big in fact, that in 1985, both "Toy Lamp"<i> </i>and "Hobby World"<i> </i>ranked
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero as the top selling American toy. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><i>"YOOO JOE!" </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">One of the most popular products during the WWF's
massive growth in becoming a pop culture phenomenon was their LJN "WWF Wrestling Superstar Figures." While
Star Wars and G.I. Joe led the charge for small action figures, LJN's
wrestling figures went BIG (standing about 8" tall). Also,
most action figures had articulation and came with a growing number of
accessories. These wrestling figures are as stiff as a King Kong
Bundy punch. And most of them came without accessories save for maybe a hat, belt or cane. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Despite their shortcomings in the articulation
department, these figures were actually a lot of fun to play
with and could seriously pound on each other. LJN also did an excellent job of capturing the likenesses of the
wrestlers and WWF personalities. They might not have the same level of
detail as today's wrestling figures,
but it's still easy to tell who the wrestlers were with all the charm the '80s characters had to offer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Each figure was packaged with small posters. They were rolled up and stored at
the base of the packaging. Also, the packages had a file card on the
back, similar to those found on G.I. Joe figures from the same period. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Today, LJN WWF figures
can command big money on the secondary market, particularly for unopened
mint figures. Some of the most valuable figures came at the end of the
line's run, which is often the case for figures and toys as the
decreased popularity which means smaller print runs. The final series
came out in 1989, and were made by Grand Toy in Canada and not
LJN. The figures switched to a new black card and were a mix of a few
new figures and several repackaged wrestlers from earlier lines. These
black cards are much tougher to find than figures from previous series as the series declined in popularity.
As a result, they are generally much more expensive.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>3.) CAPTAIN ACTION (1967-1968)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">In 1964, Stanley Weston (1933-2017) went to Hasbro with the idea of an
articulated doll in the form of a
soldier with accessories. Hasbro took his concept and came up with G.I.
Joe, the first modern action figure for boys and the first to carry the <i>action figure</i>
moniker, which was an attempt to remove the term "doll" from a boy's
toy. Being well school in the importance of licensing fan favorite
properties based on television and comic characters, Weston founded his
own company called American Leisure Concepts (ALC). He was so good at
licensing big names in pop culture, that he would come to represent an
impressive list of clients and properties including DC Comics, Marvel
Comics, and King Features Syndicate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Weston couldn't have predicted a better time to capture the license to
the DC and Marvel heroes because beginning in January of 1966, the
live-action Adam West <i>Batman</i> series hit television and nearly
every kid in America wanted to be a costumed crime-fighter. Weston (who
was a big comic fan) took note and brought the idea of a new,
articulated, twelve-inch action figure to Ideal executive (and G.I. Joe
co-conspirator) Larry Reiner. Weston first proposed <i>Captain Magic</i>,
a many-in-one hero, who could adopt the guise of several heroes. The name was eventually changed to <i>Captain Action</i>, and Ideal released the first super hero action figure to retailers in 1966, just in time to cash in on the super hero craze.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The
original Ideal base figure for the line was Captain Action that came
with a blue and
black uniform, lightning sword, belt, ray gun and mini-poster. Separate
costume kits of Superman, Batman, Aquaman, Lone Ranger, The Phantom, Flash Gordon, Captain America, Sgt Fury and Steve Canyon were available. Each costume kit came with accessories
to complement each character. The next wave in 1967, added Spider-Man,
Buck Rogers, the Green Hornet, and
Tonto with collectible
flicker rings in each box. The flicker rings were also added to the
first wave of Captain Action character costume kits in updated boxes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">In
1967, Captain Action proved popular enough to expand the line, adding
a
partner called Action Boy, who could change into costumes of Robin, Superboy and
Aqualad (for some reason these costumes didn't come with flicker rings).
An arch-enemy was introduced called Dr. Evil, who was a blue-skinned
alien. And a line of four female
figures called the <i>Super Queens</i> which featured Batgirl, Mera,
Supergirl, and Wonder Woman (they were individually based on singular
characters and didn't change into outfits).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">More
accessories and playsets came along but unfortunately by 1968, the Captain Action line declined in sales and
Ideal discontinued it. Even with DC Comics releasing a comic book that
year couldn't bring back interest in the character and the series was
cancelled after only five issues. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The Remco AWA All Star Wrestling toy line was an action figure line ba<span class="text_exposed_show">sed
on the wrestlers of the American Wrestling Association
Promotion (known as the AWA). The toys were made of a solid plastic pose, with movable waists,
legs, arms, and heads. Most came with accessories, from outfits to
championship belts. This was actually the first line of wrestling
figures available for sale in the United States, preceding the very
popular LJN WWF Wrestling Superstars line which also debuted in
1985 (ranked at number 4 on this list).<br /> <br /> This set is unique for releasing figures in 2 or 3 packs
as opposed to single figure packs. The only figures available in single
figure packs was the final series in the collection, the highly
collectible Mat Mania series released in 1986.<br /> <br /> By today's postmodern
sculpting standards, the AWA figures were ugly, some even uglier than
their real life AWA namesakes, and that's probably why I love them so
much. And they were basically the same size as the Masters of the Universe figures which the Road Warriors beat the shit out of for fun on a regular basis. Come to think of it, the Road Warriors beat the shit out of all the action figures I had and still remain tag team champions to this day -- <i>Oohhh, What a Rushhhh!!!</i>.</span></span><br />
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to their scarcity and sky-high value. Getting a complete set is almost impossible and will
most likely cost you a fortune. But hey, that's the fun of toy collecting.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">If there was ever a toy line that defined the word "charm" when it came to pure awesomeness, it has to be Mego Corporation's "World's Greatest Super-Heroes!" that came to toy shelves in 1972. The popularity of this line of 8" figures created the standard
scale for the 1970s and featured several popular superhero and villain
figures from both DC and Marvel Comics. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Earliest figures of </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Batman (with removable mask), Robin (with removable mask), Aquaman and Superman</span> were released in a solid box.</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> The design was quickly changed to a window style box along with blister cards and "Kresge" cards and </span>Spider-man, Captain America, and Tarzan figures would quickly follow. The next year saw the Supergals Assortment which included Supergirl, Batgirl, Wonder Woman and Catwoman and the Superfoes Assortment featuring Riddler, Mr. Mxyzptlk, Joker and Penguin. Shazam! also arrives to the line with the release of vehicles and playsets.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">More heroes were eventually introduced; the Hulk, Iron Man, Lizard, Falcon, Green Goblin, Green Arrow, Mighty Isis, the Fantastic Four, Thor, Conan, the Teen Titans and the exclusive Alter Ego figures of Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson and Peter Parker. Also the Fist Fighters figures of Batman, Robin, Joker, and Riddler were launched along with more vehicles, accessories and playsets.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">While the art on the packages got updated and changed throughout the years, it still couldn't prevent the line from ending in 1983 with the entire Mego toy company soon to follow. Regardless, the legend and spirit of the "World's Greatest Super-Heroes!" toy line still lingers on today with a ton of knock offs and reproductions that continually get released. They are also highly collectible with some figures reaching astronomical numbers to acquire them on the secondary market. There is no doubt in my mind that they will always be one of the most influential toy lines ever created and without a doubt my favorite of all time. </span><br />
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<b>THE HULK ROLLER SKATES DEBACLE</b><br />
<a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2011/11/hulk-roller-skates-debacle.html">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2011/11/hulk-roller-skates-debacle.html</a><br />
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<b>MY TOP 15 GREATEST TOYS EVER</b><br />
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<b>THE MANGLOR MESS UP</b><br />
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<a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2014/05/super-market-skirmish-pdq-incident.html" target="_blank">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2014/05/super-market-skirmish-pdq-incident.html </a><br />
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<b>THE TOP 10 GREATEST G.I. JOE FIGURES EVER</b><br />
<a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-top-10-greatest-gi-joe-figures-ever.html" target="_blank">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-top-10-greatest-gi-joe-figures-ever.html<b> </b></a><br />
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<b>HULK OR HOLOCAUST</b><br />
<a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2014/07/hulk-or-holocaust.html" target="_blank">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2014/07/hulk-or-holocaust.html </a><br />
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<b>THE WRANGLING OF WRESTLEFEST</b><br />
<a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-wrangling-of-wrestlefest.html" target="_blank">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-wrangling-of-wrestlefest.html </a><b> </b> <br />
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<a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2011/06/in-search-of-holy-grail-of-hulk.html" target="_blank">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2011/06/in-search-of-holy-grail-of-hulk.html</a></div>
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<a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2017/12/captain-action-first-and-greatest-super.html" target="_blank">http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2017/12/captain-action-first-and-greatest-super.html </a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>THE INCREDIBLE HULK RAMPAGING ON MY MAIN STREET</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-incredible-hulk-rampaging-on-my.html">https://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-incredible-hulk-rampaging-on-my.html</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><b>TH</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">
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Cimino is a Silver and Bronze Age comic, cartoon and memorabilia expert
that runs a business called "Saturday Morning Collectibles</i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="line-height: 18px;">." </span></i><i><span style="line-height: 18px;"><i><span style="line-height: 18px;">He buys, sells, appraises and gives seminars</span></i> on everything pop culture, so if
you got something special, let him know about it. He contributes
articles to </span><a href="http://twomorrows.com/" style="line-height: 18px;" target="_blank">ALTER EGO, RETROFAN, BACK ISSUE and THE JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR from TwoMorrows Publishing</a><span style="line-height: 18px;">, runs the Roy Thomas Appreciation Board on Facebook and </span></i><i style="line-height: 18px;">has appeared on the AMC reality show <a href="http://www.amctv.com/shows/comic-book-men" target="_blank">Comic Book Men</a>. </i><i style="line-height: 18px;"><i style="line-height: 18px;">He also represents some of comicdoms biggest stars and brings them to a Comic Con near you</i>. John likes to think he's the real Captain Marvel, people just don't have
the heart to tell him he's just an obsessed fanboy that loves to play
superheroes with his daughter Bryn. </i><i style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">Contact him at <a href="mailto:johnstretch@live.com">johnstretch@live.com</a> or follow him on Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/megostretchhulk/" target="_blank">megostretchhulk</a>.</i></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">By</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">John "THE MEGO STRETCH HULK" Cimino</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">with special guests:</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Michael Eury</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Joe Ahearn </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Ed Catto</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">and </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Wes McCue</span></b></span><br />
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<b>CASE NUMBER #19681969</b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">CAPTAIN ACTION:</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">THE FIRST AND GREATEST SUPER HERO ACTION FIGURE</span></span></b><br />
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In 1964, Stanley Weston (1933-2017) went to Hasbro with the idea of an articulated doll in the form of a
soldier with accessories. Hasbro took his concept and came up with G.I. Joe, the first modern action figure for boys and the first to carry the <i>action figure</i> moniker, which was an attempt to remove the term "doll" from a boy's toy. Being well school in the importance of licensing fan favorite properties based on television and comic characters, Weston founded his own company called American Leisure Concepts (ALC). He was so good at licensing big names in pop culture, that he would come to represent an impressive list of clients and properties including DC Comics, Marvel Comics, and King Features Syndicate.</div>
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Weston couldn't have predicted a better time to capture the license to the DC and Marvel heroes because beginning in January of 1966, the live-action Adam West <i>Batman</i> series hit television and nearly every kid in America wanted to be a costumed crime-fighter. Weston (who was a big comic fan) took note and brought the idea of a new, articulated, twelve-inch action figure to Ideal executive (and G.I. Joe co-conspirator) Larry Reiner. Weston first proposed <i>Captain Magic</i>,
a many-in-one hero, who could adopt the guise of several heroes. The name was eventually changed to <i>Captain Action</i>, and Ideal released the first super hero action figure to retailers in 1966, just in time to cash in on the super hero craze.<br />
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original Ideal base figure for the line was Captain Action that came with a blue and
black uniform, lightning sword, belt, ray gun and mini-poster. Separate costume kits of Superman (two different cape variations), Batman (two different cape and brief variations), Aquaman (two different color variations on outfit), Lone Ranger (four different colored outfit variations), The Phantom (two different gun variations), Flash Gordon (variations to costume and gun holster), Captain America, Sgt Fury (three face mask variations) and Steve Canyon (two different green colored outfits) were available. Each costume kit came with accessories to complement each character. The next wave in 1967, added Spider-Man, Buck Rogers, the Green Hornet (two different variations of slacks), and Tonto (two colors to his outfit and weapon variations) with collectible flicker rings in each box. The flicker rings were also added to the first wave of Captain Action character costume kits in updated boxes.<br />
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In 1967, Captain Action proved popular enough to expand the line, adding three more box variations of the original character with accessories including a parachute, mini comic and a flicker ring. As well as a partner called Action Boy (which had a second variation that came with a spacesuit), who could change into costumes of Robin, Superboy and Aqualad (for some reason these costumes didn't come with flicker rings). An arch-enemy was introduced called Dr. Evil, who was a blue-skinned alien that came in two variation boxes. Also a line of four female figures called the <i>Super Queens</i> which featured Batgirl, Mera, Supergirl, and Wonder Woman (they were individually based on singular characters and didn't change into outfits).<br />
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More accessories came along; a vehicle called the "Silver Streak," that could fit both Captain Action and Action Boy in it and had actual firing missiles. Accessory packs including: a four foot working parachute, a jet mortar, a directional communicator, a power pack, a survival vest and a weapons
arsenal. Several playset/carry cases were designed as well: the Silver Streak Hideout, the Action Headquarters (which was a Sears exclusive and came with a Captain Action figure and Batman costume kit), the Action Cave and the Dr. Evil's Sanctuary. Not to mention a Ben Cooper costume, a swim ring float, a swim raft (which is said to be the rarest of all Captain Action collectibles), and a promotion with Kool Pops that had a mail-away Captain Action card game. All this was an
attempt by Ideal to build up the toy-line and focus on Captain Action
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Unfortunately by 1968, the Captain Action line declined in sales and Ideal discontinued it. Even with DC Comics releasing a comic book that year couldn't bring back interest in the character and the series was cancelled after only five total issues. Although the Captain Action line was produced
for only two and a half years, it's still a cult favorite among toy collectors today. The figures, costume kits and accessories (many of which are very delicate) have
become incredibly expensive and are pretty hard to obtain in
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Throughout the 1970s, Captain Action leftover uniforms and boots were
used on knock-off; blow-molded figures from China (where the original
was cast and assembled). Ideal itself also reused the original body molds of Captain Action
to rush a Star Wars-like toy to the market called the Knight of Darkness in
1977. As expected, that figure didn't fair well and was quickly discontinued.</div>
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After 30 years off the market, Captain Action was revived in 1998, by retro toy company Playing Mantis. In addition to Captain Action and Dr. Evil, costume kits that were released boxed with Captain Action figures were The Lone Ranger (in red and black outfit), Tonto, Flash Gordon, Ming the Merciless (with a new flesh-tone Dr. Evil figure), The Green Hornet, and Kato. More boxed costume kits were
issued separately: Green Hornet, Kato, Lone Ranger (in blue outfit),
Tonto, The Phantom, and Kabai Singh. Also revived was Action Boy (now called Kid Action, due to Hasbro owning the rights to the name Action Man)
and retro long box packaging for Captain Action and Dr. Evil. The
changes made little difference in overall sales and the second
coming of Captain Action ended in 2000.</div>
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Since 2005, Ed Catto and Joe Ahearn formed Captain Action Enterprises (they were joined by Michael Polis in 2017). Together they have been producing new
Captain Action figures and costume kits, including statues, toys, comics, trading cards,
books, collectibles and apparel for a new generation. No matter how tough the challenge, you can never keep a good hero (and toy property) down.<br />
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Today, the Captain Action community is bigger than ever. While there are many fans of all ages within the it, there are a select few "older guys" that have become the voices of authority on all things Captain Action (or is it -- Dr. Evil?). These guys grew up during the super hero boom of the '60s and took Captain Action on spectacular adventures when it was the cool new toy on the shelves. Now as adults, they each brought the legend of Captain Action to new generations in their own unique way. If you're interested in Captain Action today, I'm betting at least one of these guys is the reason you're here (including myself). As a special HERO ENVY treat, four of those Captain Action masters are coming out of their "Quick Change Chambers" to titillate you with their words of wisdom. Let them tell you why they love Captain Action and Action Boy so much, why it's a toy line that will never go away and what are their favorite outfits ever! </div>
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And while I'm no expert (actually, I wasn't even born anywhere near the time Captain Action came out), I just want to throw in my two-cents for my favorite Captain Action costume kit. It's none other than the Amazing Spider-man -- the wall-crawlers very first and <i>greatest</i> action figure! It's not only the coolest outfit of the bunch (with the best accessories), but I love it so much that once Captain Action dawns the suit, he instantly becomes my best friend. <i>THWIPP!!!</i></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...discuss politics on strolls through the city...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and hang out with his older brother; <a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-roy-thomas-spider-man-costume.html" target="_blank">the 1964 Roy Thomas Spider-man costume</a>.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>CAPTAIN ACTION CAME TO MY RESCUE</b></span></div>
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<b>By Michael Eury</b><br />
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I repeatedly lost my
eight-year-old mind in 1966. It was if the Pop Culture Gods smiled upon
me time and time again, blessing me with Adam West as Batman, the
Monkees, Filmation’s Superman cartoons, Space Ghost, the Green Hornet,
and my favorite childhood toy, Ideal’s Captain Action. Whereas my other
childhood heroes only visited once a week (twice, in Batman’s case),
Captain Action was not limited to a “same Bat-time” period—he was always
there for me, to rescue me from boredom or loneliness (or homework).
Sometimes he fought evil with his lightning sword, other times he subbed
for Superman or Batman or Aquaman. His greatest power, though, was his
ability to pique my imagination, teaching me to create a plot and
develop its potential—all through play. Decades later, during a bout of
career floundering after a stretch as a comic-book editor and writer,
the Captain Action history book I wrote for TwoMorrows Publishing helped
me reinvent myself as a comics historian. Thanks, Captain Action, for
coming to my rescue time and time again. </div>
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My Top Captain Action/Action Boy Costume Kits:</div>
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1.<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif , "emojifont"; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span>Batman </div>
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2.<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif , "emojifont"; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span>Robin (the mask looks like a Dick Sprang drawing)</div>
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3.<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif , "emojifont"; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span>Superman </div>
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4.<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif , "emojifont"; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span>Superboy (what a goofy array of accessories)</div>
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5.<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif , "emojifont"; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span>Spider-Man</div>
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<b>Michael Eury is the editor-in-chief of the Eisner Award-nominated <a href="http://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=98_54" target="_blank"><i>Back Issue</i></a> magazine and the author of numerous comics history books including <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Captain-Action-Original-Super-Hero-Figure/dp/1893905179" target="_blank">Captain Action: The Original Super-Hero Action Figure</a>. </i>In some circles he's considered to be the living and breathing embodiment of Captain Action (it's a small circle).<br /><i></i></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">MY LOVE FOR ALL THINGS RETRO</span></b></div>
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<b>By Joe Ahearn</b></div>
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My love for all things retro lead me to a hobby which has turned
into a successful business venture. In the mid 1990s, I began
recollecting some of the original action figure sets I had as a boy
from both G.I. JOE and Captain Action. When Hasbro began to reissue the
original G.I. JOE's as collectibles, it lead me to the idea of doing the
same for Captain Action.</div>
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My Top Captain Action/Action Boy Costume Kits:<br />
<span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f1019bb951b12ac"><span class="_3oh- _58nk">1. Batman</span></span><br />
<span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f1019bb951b12ac"><span class="_3oh- _58nk">2. Superman</span></span><br />
<span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f1019bb951b12ac"><span class="_3oh- _58nk">3. Captain America (2012 reissue)</span></span><br />
<span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f1019bb951b12ac"><span class="_3oh- _58nk">4. Spider-Man (2012 reissue)</span></span><br />
<span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f1019bb951b12ac"><span class="_3oh- _58nk">5. Iron Man (2013 reissue)</span></span><br />
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<b>Joe spearheaded the Captain’s
return to toy shelves in 1998 after a two year battle, brokering the concept to
a mid-west toy and collectibles company called Playing Mantis. They had
recently had success reviving the Johnny Lightning brand of die cast
cars from the 60s and also reissuing all of the old monster and figural hobby
kits made by Aurora in the 60s and 70s. Joe was hired as a product
development consultant to the line during its run. There’s something to
be said for being at the right place at the right time and Joe was, allowing
him to acquire the rights to Captain Action in 2005, partner with Ed Catto and
establish <a href="http://www.captainaction.com/" target="_blank">Captain Action Enterprises</a> which continues to grow and
flourish most recently adding on Michael Polis in 2017, as a new partner and
CAE's Entertainment Brand Manager.</b></div>
<br />
<br />
<span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f1019bb951b12ac"><span class="_3oh- _58nk">
</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">TRADITIONAL ITALIAN DINNER</span></b></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>By Ed Catto </b></div>
<br />
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<span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f3fc51119afa29e"><span class="_3oh- _58nk">My
fascination with TV’s Batman was magnified every Sunday. After my
family’s traditional Italian dinner, my dad took me to Pauline’s
Newsstand, where I could buy one comic each week. I was soon surrounded
by superheroes, in comics and in Hanna Barbera and Filmation cartoons.
And when Santa Claus left a Captain Action, and several costume sets,
under the Christmas tree, there was no turning back for "little" Ed
Catto.</span></span></div>
<br />
<span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f1019bb951b12ac"><span class="_3oh- _58nk"> </span></span><span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f1019bb951b12ac"><span class="_3oh- _58nk">My Top Captain Action/Action Boy Costume Kits (as a kid): </span></span><br />
<span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f1019bb951b12ac"><span class="_3oh- _58nk">1. Batman </span></span><br />
<span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f1019bb951b12ac"><span class="_3oh- _58nk">2. Aquaman </span></span><br />
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<span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f1019bb951b12ac"><span class="_3oh- _58nk">4. The Phantom </span></span><br />
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<span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f1019bb951b12ac"><span class="_3oh- _58nk">2. The Phantom</span></span><br />
<span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f1019bb951b12ac"><span class="_3oh- _58nk">3. Lone Ranger</span></span><br />
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<b><span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f2208e677090e72"><span class="_3oh- _58nk">Ed loves building brands and helping them find their true potential. With 20+ years total spanning the agency/consulting side, solid, classic CPG grounding and an entrepreneurial stint, Ed possesses a unique, proven blend of marketing, strategy, and business leadership skills. Throughout his career, Ed has always steered his activities to the “fun stuff” – including kids marketing and entertainment, in both the B2C and B2B arenas.
Ed is also co-founder and partner at <a href="http://www.bonfireagency.com/" target="_blank">Bonfire Agency, LLC,</a> a firm dedicated to helping brands navigate the geek-infested waters that comprise a universe of passionate pop culture consumers, creators, publishers, retailers, distributors, organizers and advocates – in ways that embrace, not exploit, these passions.
Part of being a brand builder is finding new life for old brands. As a self-styled “retropreneur”, Ed brings back old toy and entertainment brands for today’s audiences. Most recently, Ed’s shepherded the rebirth of Captain Action, the original super-hero action figure in comics, collectibles and even a national toy line launching in fall of 2011 at major retailers such as Toys R Us.</span></span></b><br />
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<span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f8a4078c5d68d4"><span class="_3oh- _58nk">My earliest 'toy memories' are of my grandmother's gift of a set of Bonanza 'Full Action Man' dolls. The term 'action figure' was not yet part of my vocabulary or my Dad's, who was more than a little dismayed that his sons were playing with dolls!
Then came Johnny West and the next year- in the wake of Batmania inspired by Adam West's TV portrayal -was all about a new doll that could become Batman... and Superman... and a whole gaggle of comic book heroes! Captain Action!
I remember having Batman, Captain America and Tonto sets as a wee lad and when I'd played out their outfits to rags and lost or broken the fragile accessories, a scrap of red fabric became a loincloth and Captain Action changed into Tarzan! </span></span><br />
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<span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f8a4078c5d68d4"><span class="_3oh- _58nk">Flash forward 20 odd years: I'd collected comics including Batman for a few years, 'full-blown adult onset Batmania' for the TV version was reignited by a <i>Starlog</i> magazine interview with Adam West. Then, during an afternoon spent poring over comics and toy talk with an old school chum, he intoned: "You've got a lot of Batman toys but do you remember THIS GUY???"
There, swinging at the end of a thin, white Batrope, dressed in gray and blue plastic, twirling in slow motion was... CAPTAIN ACTION!!!
It was like stepping back in time to 1966! Immediately Captain Action became the focus of my collecting efforts and, later, the jumping off place for a whole new segment of the action figure milieu: customizing. </span></span><br />
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<span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f8a4078c5d68d4"><span class="_3oh- _58nk">Flash forward another 20... okay, 30 years: I've bought, sold and traded three respectable Captain Action collections, made hundreds of custom rubber gloves, masks and doodads for that stalwart plastic hero and connected with Captain Action aficionados from around the globe. And still I get a thrill from seeking a piece or part for my latest Captain Action collection or crafting a new accessory and hearing from another 'grownup kid', "I love it! It's just like Ideal should have made!" </span></span><br />
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<span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f8a4078c5d68d4"><span class="_3oh- _58nk"><span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f8a4078c5d68d4"><span class="_3oh- _58nk">1. Captain Action (the man himself, he's the centerpiece of an Ideal collection)</span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f8a4078c5d68d4"><span class="_3oh- _58nk"><span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f8a4078c5d68d4"><span class="_3oh- _58nk"><span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f8a4078c5d68d4"><span class="_3oh- _58nk">2. Batman (of course)</span></span> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f8a4078c5d68d4"><span class="_3oh- _58nk"><span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f8a4078c5d68d4"><span class="_3oh- _58nk"><span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f8a4078c5d68d4"><span class="_3oh- _58nk">3. The Phantom (because 'purple') </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f8a4078c5d68d4"><span class="_3oh- _58nk"><span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f8a4078c5d68d4"><span class="_3oh- _58nk"><span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f8a4078c5d68d4"><span class="_3oh- _58nk"><span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f8a4078c5d68d4"><span class="_3oh- _58nk">4. Space Ghost (I had to make it because Ideal never did)</span></span> </span></span> </span></span> </span></span><br />
<span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f8a4078c5d68d4"><span class="_3oh- _58nk">5. Ultraman (excited by the Japanese prototype, I made my own) </span></span><br />
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<b><span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f61154b03623b8"><span class="_3oh- _58nk">Wes was born to William and Mary in December during the Swingin' 60s. Sharing a birth date with Jonathan Frid of 'Dark Shadows', Rick Savage of Def Leppard, 'Charlie's Angels' Lucy Liu and pop sensation Britney Spears.
He was enamored early in life with cowboys, spacemen and superheroes by the magic of television and comic books.
An idyllic childhood in rural Pennsylvania was followed by a stint of illustration studies under Donald R. Klopp and Robert A. Nelson. A series of mundane occupations have been intertwined with rock 'n' roll, wine, women & song.
At this writing, Wes resides in a mountain cabin in West Virginia where he crafts Captain Action accessories from thin air, chewing gum and melted crayon wax.
If you're inclined toward popular culture in general and Captain Action in particular, you can find his group, Classic Plastick, on Facebook</span></span></b><br />
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Cimino is a Silver and Bronze Age comic, cartoon and memorabilia expert
that runs a business called "Saturday Morning Collectibles</i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="line-height: 18px;">." </span></i><i><span style="line-height: 18px;"><i><span style="line-height: 18px;">He buys, sells, appraises and gives seminars</span></i> on everything pop culture, so if
you got something special, let him know about it. He contributes
articles to </span><a href="http://twomorrows.com/" style="line-height: 18px;" target="_blank">ALTER EGO, RETROFAN, BACK ISSUE and THE JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR from TwoMorrows Publishing</a><span style="line-height: 18px;">, runs the Roy Thomas Appreciation Board on Facebook and </span></i><i style="line-height: 18px;">has appeared on the AMC reality show <a href="http://www.amctv.com/shows/comic-book-men" target="_blank">Comic Book Men</a>. </i><i style="line-height: 18px;"><i style="line-height: 18px;">He also represents some of comicdoms biggest stars and brings them to a Comic Con near you</i>. John likes to think he's the real Captain Marvel, people just don't have
the heart to tell him he's just an obsessed fanboy that loves to play
superheroes with his daughter Bryn. </i><i style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">Contact him at <a href="mailto:johnstretch@live.com">johnstretch@live.com</a> or follow him on Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/megostretchhulk/" target="_blank">megostretchhulk</a>.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>THE TOP 25 GREATEST HULK </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">If you're a regular reader of this blog (or read into my pen name) you know that I'm a big fan of the Hulk. In a past blog, I posted <a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2015/01/my-top-30-greatest-super-heroes-of-all.html" target="_blank"><i>"My Top 30 Greatest Super Heroes of All Time"</i></a> where I rank my best of the best superheroes, you can probably guess where the Hulk comes in (go read it anyway, it's a hoot). I've even posted many other informative articles on the Green-Skinned Goliath during the years. But in this write up, I'm going to go all out because I always have a need to carry "the classic Hulk-banner of hope" to the rubes. And yes, the key word here is <i>"classic" </i>because I'm not really a big fan of the character (or comics) today. If you want to know more about this it can be read in full here: <a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2016/12/my-top-20-greatest-hulk-stories-ever_3.html" target="_blank">"<i>My Top 20 Greatest Hulk Stories Ever."</i></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">While I was already familiar and loving super heroes because of the <i>Super Friends </i>and 1967 <i>Spider-man<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></i>cartoons, and watching the live-action <i>SHAZAM! </i>and Spider-man segments on <i>The Electric Company</i>
as a child, nothing, but nothing could prepare me for the impact that
The Incredible Hulk would make <span style="font-family: inherit;">i</span>n my life. My first
exposure to the Green Goliath was when my mother made me go to bed early
because she thought I would get nightmares if I saw the live-action
made-for-TV-movie; <i>The Incredible Hulk</i> starring Bill Bixby and
Lou Ferrigno back in 1977 (it was the first "pilot" episode). I peeked
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secretly watched the whole thing and became a Hulk-addict before I
went to sleep. It was that simple. Not Superman, not Spider-man,
not Batman, not <i>anything </i>impacted me the way the Hulk did. It was a mind-altering experience for my impressionable 4 year old brain. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Then <i>The Incredible Hulk </i>live-action
series began rolling in 1978 that kept me glued to the tube every
Friday night until its end in 1982. If that wasn't enough, during that
time the Hulk became a national phenomenon and Hulk-merchandise was
everywhere you looked. This would lead me to want to get the greatest toy ever
in 1979; <i><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2012/03/mego-elastic-superheroes.html" target="_blank">The Mego Elastic Hulk</a></i> (read about that debacle here: <i>"<a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2011/06/in-search-of-holy-grail-of-hulk.html" target="_blank">In Search of the Holy Grail of Hulk</a>"</i>). And as the fates would have it, the first comic book I was ever given was <a href="http://marvel.wikia.com/Incredible_Hulk_Vol_1_247" target="_blank"><i>The Incredible Hulk </i>#247 (1980)</a>
on my 7th birthday. There was no turning back now. I constantly ran
around my neighborhood with no shirt, bare feet and ripped up <i>Toughskin jeans</i> or an occasional <i>Ben Cooper Hulk</i> costume that managed to survive Halloween night. All I wanted in life was the Hulk and that's the way it was going to stay. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">So that's my love for the character. But the Hulk already existed for more than 15 years before I ever knew about him.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> C</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;">reated by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;">, the Hulk first appeared in <i>The Incredible Hulk</i>
#1 (1962)</span>. He is cast as the
emotional and impulsive alter ego of the withdrawn and reserved
physicist Dr. Bruce Banner. The Hulk appears shortly after Banner is
accidentally exposed to mega doses of gamma rays from the blast of a
test detonation of a Gamma Bomb (or G-Bomb) he invented. Subsequently,
Banner will involuntarily transform into the Hulk, during times of anger, fear or stress thus
leading to extreme complications in his life.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Today, the Hulk's popularity is bigger than ever as he has been appearing in blockbuster movie after movie as well as having merchandise all over the world. He also appears in so many Marvel titles that it's almost impossible to keep track of them all. But, like I said at the beginning, although the Hulk is more widely known than ever before, he isn't the same character he once was in the comics as different incarnations and interpretations of him appear in stories (it's a damn travesty if you ask me). So in keeping with <b><i>my</i></b> <i>"classic" </i>Hulk theme in this article; I'm posting <b><i>my</i></b> 25 favorite Hulk comic book covers that captured <i><b>my</b> </i>imagination and defined the character in <i><b>my</b> </i>mind. And since it's the Hulk (whom I have such a personal history with), I had a hard time picking just 25 favorites. So, just for fun, I added in 5 <b>Honorable Mentions</b>. Overall, you might look at this list and think that other "legendary" or "contemporary" Hulk covers should've been included, but they probably didn't do much for me. Who knows, maybe you'll agree with some and maybe you won't, either way the Hulk will always remain one of Marvel's most enduring characters and a personal favorite. Enjoy the gamma-irradiated power like I did. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>8.) THE INCREDIBLE HULK #193 (1975)</b></span><br />
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that runs a business called "Saturday Morning Collectibles</i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="line-height: 18px;">." </span></i><i><span style="line-height: 18px;"><i><span style="line-height: 18px;">He buys, sells, appraises and gives seminars</span></i> on everything pop culture, so if
you got something special, let him know about it. He contributes
articles to </span><a href="http://twomorrows.com/" style="line-height: 18px;" target="_blank">ALTER EGO, RETROFAN, BACK ISSUE and THE JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR from TwoMorrows Publishing</a><span style="line-height: 18px;">, runs the Roy Thomas Appreciation Board on Facebook and </span></i><i style="line-height: 18px;">has appeared on the AMC reality show <a href="http://www.amctv.com/shows/comic-book-men" target="_blank">Comic Book Men</a>. </i><i style="line-height: 18px;"><i style="line-height: 18px;">He also represents some of comicdoms biggest stars and brings them to a Comic Con near you</i>. John likes to think he's the real Captain Marvel, people just don't have
the heart to tell him he's just an obsessed fanboy that loves to play
superheroes with his daughter Bryn. </i><i style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">Contact him at <a href="mailto:johnstretch@live.com">johnstretch@live.com</a> or follow him on Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/megostretchhulk/" target="_blank">megostretchhulk</a>.</i></span><br />
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Back in 1974, toy creator James O. Kuhn invented the all time classic toy,
Stretch Armstrong. When <i>Kenner</i> released this latex corn syrup filled super figure
to toy stores in 1976 the reaction was extraordinary. A year later due to
popular demand <i>Kenner</i> released Stretch Armstrong's arch-nemesis, the Stretch
Monster. After more figures got released <i>Mego Corporation</i> decided to copy Kuhn's idea
and create their very own line of stretch figures in 1979 (check out my full analysis here: <i><a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2012/03/mego-elastic-superheroes.html" target="_blank">The Mego Elastic Superheroes: A Complete Collector's Analysis</a></i>). Throughout the years other
toy companies would often try to duplicate these figures with all different
shapes, sizes, and fillings (although most are famously known for being filled with corn syrup that a lot of kids secretly ate). Sometimes the results were good and other times
the results were bad (really, really bad). But they all had one thing in common: strrrrretching fun! So in honor of the hundreds of stretch figures that have
come since Stretch Armstrong's beginnings, I (who has been a stretch figure
collector, dealer and historian for decades) have decided to rank the
best of the best!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Legendary toy creator, the late-great James "Jeep" O. Kuhn. He created Stretch Armstrong as well as other notable toys such as the Easy Bake Oven. Simply put, this guy was a toy genius and a corn syrup manufactures dream.</td></tr>
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But<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>how does one rank
a stretch figure? Well, I based each figure (plus variations) on
character popularity, head-sculpt, body, color, detail, tones, chunkiness,
authenticity, and overall fun. Not to be biased on my favorites (because I would've been), I also asked a few fellow collectors, dealers and friends to help me put this together. Together we ranked all our favorites in the stretch world and put together a pretty solid list. So sit back and enjoy the 20 greatest stretch
figures ever!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">20. KING KONG BUNDY</span></b><br />
LJN (1987)</div>
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Cracking into the top 20 is the King Kong Bundy stretch figure! Ironically, this figure was not filled with corn syrup, “The Wrestling Superstars Stretch
Wrestlers” figures were filled with a powder substance. Because of this and the
weak latex skin they had (which made them burst apart when they were stretched
too far), they didn't stretch as well as their corn syrup counter parts.
But even with these flaws the stretch wrestlers were still just as fun as any stretch figure especially when you put
them in a ring and tied them into wrestling holds. The figure itself looks authentic
to the actual wrestler in head-sculpt, body and outfit. But its best feature is
the overall thickness (Bundy was the chunkiest wrestler along with George “The Animal” Steele
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TOYBIZ (2005)</div>
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A stretch toy is a perfect gimmick for a Mr. Fantastic toy because the character has the power to... well... strrrretch. So
this figure is as authentic as you can get. That is also why
the 1st version of this figure makes the list (even though the outfit design is
based on the 2005 movie with the “4” symbol in the upper right-hand corner
rather than the center), it has the feel of the original classic suite
with colors and tones. A 2nd version exists that had an updated
paint job to resemble the movie's costume and later in 2006, a 3rd
version came out to resemble the animated series that was on television at the
time. But all in all, this figure is the best of them because of how close it
looks like the Stan Lee and Jack Kirby comic-based original. The only reason I ranked it as low as 19 on this list is because the head-sculpt bears the likeness of actor Loan Gruffudd (who played Mr. Fantastic in the movie) and not the Reed Richards of the comics and he sucked... NUFF SAID. <br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">18. THE MASK</span></b></div>
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HASBRO (1995)</div>
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With a very limited release many people never got to
appreciate this stretch figure. The head-sculpt of Jim Carrey portraying Stanley Ipkiss is this toys biggest asset
with dead on color, big teeth and smirk likeness. The body, even with it's
limited detail and paint job (some figures don't have any paint detail while some
do) is still pretty close to the overall look of the character. Plus, the Mask
is a perfect choice for a stretch figure due to his powers to change shape and put himself in extreme positions.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>17. STRETCH X-RAY</b></span></div>
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KENNER (1978)</div>
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While the UK version had a Stretch Armstrong see through body and was pretty cool,
it's the American version with it's long and lanky frame that exemplifies the
true horror that is Stretch X-Ray and gets him into 17th place on
this list. The head-sculpt is so full of alien evil that even his enemy Stretch
Armstrong has to be rolling in his sleep at night in cold sweats. And you can't go wrong with
the overall quality, durability and lasting power of a <i>Kenner</i> stretch figure
which are by far the best made of the bunch.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">16. DONALD DUCK</span></b></div>
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MEGO (1980)</div>
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<i>Mego</i> did a great job on the design of all their Disney
characters and this rare Donald Duck<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> stretch </span>figure is no exception to the rule. It possesses a great head-sculpt and
outfit that resembles all the lovable goodness of the character. While it lacks
the overall size and chubbiness that makes a great stretch figure great, you can't deny the
relevance and pure fun of this toy. <i>Mego</i> had a tough time trying to mimic the
quality of the <i>Kenner</i> stretch figures back in the day so finding this toy in
good shape is a very tough task to accomplish.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>15. RANDY SAVAGE</b></span></div>
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LJN (1987)</div>
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Randy Savage was one of the most popular wrestlers from the '80s and had a bunch of figures based on his likeness released during that
period. It was no surprise that <i>LJN</i> released a stretch figure of him and did a
fantastic job (matter of fact <i>LJN</i> did a great job with every stretch figure
from this line). But the Macho Man is just on another level than the others with a
fantastic head-sculpt, outfit and body that resembles the wrestlers exact
detail. The only knock on this figure is its powder substance and weaker latex
skin that hurt its stretching ability. But that by no means can keep this
figure out of the top 20 and rank well among the others.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">14. STRETCH SERPENT</span></b></div>
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KENNER (1978)</div>
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The mega-rare and mega-valuable Stretch Serpent is a cool and unique looking stretch. It is one of the true holy grails of stretch
collecting and locating one is harder to find than the actual Loch Ness Monster
of Scotland. A Stretch Serpent that was repaired and complete with box and
instructions sold for a hefty 12,500 back in 2008, and it's head appeared on an episode of <i>Pawn Stars</i>. But this list is not
based on value and rarity -- it's based on playability and greatness. The Serpent
looks great in every way with it's big yellow eyes and green scaled body
with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>long flowing tail. But it's lack of
versatility hurts this figures overall ranking to be higher up on this list.
Most stretch figures have a little more to offer with play value due to their
arms and legs. The mighty Stretch Serpent has no such luck and that's the reason it is kept out of the top 10. Even so, this stretch figure is an all
time classic and will always be sought after by collectors.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">13. MICKEY MOUSE</span></b></div>
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MEGO (1980)</div>
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As one of the most enduring and iconic characters ever
created the Elastic Mickey Mouse is second to none when it comes to popularity.
<i>Mego</i> did a fabulous job and made this stretch totally authentic to the
character in colors, shape, outfit and head-sculpt. What holds this figure out
of the top 10 is it's overall size and chunkiness (it's a tad on the light
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">12. STRETCH ANDRO</span></b></div>
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TSUKUDA (1977)</div>
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The Stretch Andro (nicknamed the Tsukuda Monster) is actually
a Japanese import version of the Stretch Monster made by <i>Kenner</i>. It has the
same body as the Monster but a brand new head-sculpt that gives this version a
life of it's own. Variants historically are cheaper knock-offs of the original
but this figure is anything but that and clearly has a place in the top 20.
There is even a scarce smaller 6 1/2” variant of the Stretch Andro available
that lacks the overall detail of its 13” big brother. His enemy is the <i>Tsukuda</i>
version of Stretch Armstrong named “Mr. X” that was also available but that version
falls flat and cannot crack the top 20. A superb job from <i>Tsukuda</i> on this
stretch for making it original and fun.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">11. BATMAN</span></b></div>
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MEGO (1979)</div>
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By far the most important and valuable stretch figure in
existence and one of the most rare is the Elastic Batman! A mint one sold for a whopping
15,100 in 2006 and single-handedly started the stretch figure phenomenon. Another one which was damaged but complete sold for 7,500 in 2008. But once again,
scarcity and value have no place here when ranking a stretch figure. <i>Mego</i> did a great job with the Dark Knight Detective in
outfit, color and tones but it's the lack of expression in the head-sculpt that
keeps this stretch out of the top 10. He needs to be more menacing -- it's Batman for god sake!! Not to
mention the blocky bat symbol, gloves and boots with no coloring
or detail hurt its overall appeal. But even with those negatives, the Elastic Batman cannot be denied
in the fun department because of the characters sheer popularity and greatness.
It also remains one of the top 10 most wanted Batman toys ever made so it will always be a treasured toy among collectors.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">10. HULK HOGAN</span></b></div>
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LJN (1987)</div>
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Breaking into the Stretch Top 10 is the most popular wrestler ever -- Hulk Hogan! There is no doubt he is the absolute best and most valuable stretch figure
from the <i>LJN</i> “Wrestling Superstars Stretch Wrestlers” line. With a perfect head-sculpt and body this stretch cannot be denied it's ranking. Sure, his boots
should have been yellow instead of black and it's weak latex skin with powder
substance filling make this toy lack “full stretch fun," but this is Hulk
Hogan! And the Hulkster is the most collectible wrestler
ever! Back in 1987, when Hulkamania was running wild all over the world, this
was one of the best Hulk Hogan toys to get period!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">9. SUPERMAN</span></b></div>
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MEGO (1979)</div>
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The <i>Mego</i> Elastic Superman had some of the same negatives as the Elastic Batman
figure (which ranked in at number 11 on this list); blocky “S” symbol with no color separation, no boot detail and
color, plus no skin color for his hands. But this figure also has a few things
that give it total authenticity and flying it into the top 10 faster than a
speeding bullet! A sticker decal of a yellow “S” to be stuck on the back of the
cape, a great outfit with perfect tones and colors, and a fantastic Christopher
Reeves-like head-sculpt that captures all the magic that is Superman. And being
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">8. THE INCREDIBLE HULK</span></b></div>
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DENYS FISHER (1979)</div>
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The ever elusive UK exclusive <i>Denys Fisher</i> Stretch Hulk is a
variant of the <i>Mego</i> Elastic Hulk. <i>Denys Fisher</i> was a company in Europe licensed
under <i>Kenner</i> and <i>Mego</i> which produced versions of Stretch Armstrong, Stretch
Monster, and the like overseas. In 1979, they went after the Hulk's popularity pie
that was all the rage in the late '70s and made a stretch Hulk figure
that was only available in Europe. This Hulk has a flawless head-sculpt that is
true to the Green Goliath with traditional trademark snarl. His colors and
outfit are top notch and make this figure as authentic as they
come. <i>Denys Fisher</i> also produced this stretch with great quality so it's
much more durable and reliable for hours of stretching fun. The
only knock is the overall size of the Hulk. <i>Denys Fisher</i> used the same mold as Stretch
Armstrong to produce the body and thus he lacks his Hulk-like mass that fans expect. Still, this figure remains as one of the most wanted Hulk
collectibles ever.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">7. HOMER SIMPSON</span></b></div>
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CHARACTER TOYS (2005)</div>
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Being the star of the greatest animated series of all
time, Homer Simpson does one better than a lot of the other stretch figures just on
popularity alone. Looking at this figure you can see it's as authentic as you can get in head-sculpt, body, colors, tones, and outfit (which is hilarious to see Homer in his
“tighty whities”). However, the underwear is molded onto the body and not cloth
(which would've made the figure more fun when stretched). But Homer's biggest asset and jettisoning it into 7th place is his hilarious bulk. This guy is thick and so stock full of corn syrup that he's a stretch figure lovers dream!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>6. CASPER</b></span></div>
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MEGO (1980)</div>
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The only thing hurting Casper from entering into the top 5 is that
he's not as popular as a few other big names on that list (to be honest, Casper's greatest popularity was during the '50s and '60s which was a looong time ago). But this stretch figure is
better than most of them because <i>Mego</i> did such a great job on the head, colors and body which is made into lovable
chunkiness with his plump round belly. It's totally authentic to the character
in every way and yet remains true to what a stretch figure should be. It's such a
shame that this Casper figure is so rare because anyone who loves a stretch figure should have one.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">5. THE INCREDIBLE HULK</span></b></div>
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MEGO (1979)</div>
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And now entering the top 5 is the <i>Mego</i> Elastic Hulk! This may surprise many of you readers out there because anyone who knows me knows I'm in love with this toy (read my story about it here: <a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2011/06/in-search-of-holy-grail-of-hulk.html" target="_blank"><i>In Search of the Holy Grail of Hulk</i></a>). But, like I said in the intro, I had to be unbiased when ranking these stretch figures and I had to take into consideration what other dealers and collectors listed. So may the stretch gods have mercy on my soul because the Elastic Hulk is<i> not</i> the greatest stretch figure of all time!!<br />
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<i>Mego</i> was
always known for their excellent head-sculpts with amazing detail and this one is no
exception. This Hulk figure could well be the best Hulk ever produced by <i>Mego</i>
(all their Hulk figures have been top notch). It is totally authentic to the
character in colors, tones, outfit, and body with the sheer size that only the
Hulk could pull off. This stretch remains one of the biggest and heaviest
figures ever made and is also one of the most in wanted. It is widely recognized as one of the true holy grails of all Hulk collectibles and considering how rare
it is, it will always sell for big bucks in the collectors market (a mint one
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>4. PLASTIC MAN</b></span></div>
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MEGO (1979)</div>
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If there was any character that would be a perfect fit to be a stretch figure it
would be Plastic Man (believe it or not, this was his first figure ever made and that's pretty surprising since the character has been around since the '40s). <i>Mego</i> went all out in the authenticity of this figure with head-sculpt, colors, tones, outfit, and body.
It is probably the most perfect stretch ever made based on a character and
remains one of the most elusive. It's anyone's guess which figure is more rare; Elastic
Plastic Man, Elastic Batman or the Stretch Serpent, for they all are impossible to find. While he's not as wanted as the other heroes from the <i>Mego</i> “Elastic Superheroes” line, he
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">3. STRETCH ARMSTRONG</span></b></div>
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KENNER (1976)</div>
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The vintage original and founding father of all the stretch
figures is the wrestler known as Stretch Armstrong. He has many variants in
other countries (some having different names like “Elastic Man” from France or
“Mr. X” from Japan). Later in the '90s <i>CAP Toys</i> remade Stretch Armstrong while introducing new characters to the toy line, unfortunately it didn't last long. But you can never keep a good stretch down! In 2016, <i>Hasbro </i>brought back the original Stretch Armstrong because, let's face it, the original was always the best. It's really hard to rank<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this figure because he is basically the measuring stick to all the others figures. Stretch Armstrong is essentially the quintessential stretch! His only knock at not
being the top dog on this list is his cool factor. Sure, he looks cool for what
he represents (a blond-haired muscular man) but the other two above him just
look cooler.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">2. THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN</span></b></div>
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MEGO (1979)</div>
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The Elastic Spider-man was the most produced and most sold
figure in the entire <i>Mego</i> “Elastic Superheroes” toy line. That's because the popularity of everyone's favorite wall-crawler is second to none (he's easily one of the top 3
greatest superheroes ever created). Plus the figure just looks super-jazzy cool in every
way so kid's had to have one. It's totally authentic in colors, tones, outfit,
design and possesses the best head-sculpt <i>Mego</i> produced in the entire line.
It's constant demand makes this toy sell regularly in various conditions with
prices ranging between 400 to 4,000 dollars depending on condition. It also ranks as a premier
Spider-man memorabilia piece to collectors and despite the few that are still available,
it's very difficult to find in flawless condition. As amazing as this figure is
only one other stretch can claim to be greater than Spider-man...<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">1. STRETCH MONSTER</span></b></div>
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When Stretch Armstrong hit the shelves in 1976, as a
stretching wrestler, kids couldn't get enough. Who would've thought that a year later <i>Kenner</i> would
produce an adversary for that hero to fight and take it to such extremes in
creativity. The Stretch Monster was totally different in every way and looked
so incredibly cool. The head-sculpt is second to none in detail and expression,
the body is flawless and it's scaly skin just adds to the terror that this
monster can strike into the hearts of innocents.<br />
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A year later <i>Kenner</i> tried
another attempt at making another villain for Stretch Armstrong to fight named
Stretch X-Ray (who ranks at number 17 on this list) but that figure was no where near the level of the Stretch
Monster. There were a few oversea versions of the Monster made (such as
the Stretch Andro from Japan ranked at number 12 on this list) due
to it's popularity. He was also remade by <i>Hasbro </i>in 2016, but that figure comes no where close to the originals overall look.<br />
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When you look at the rankings on this list you could always make an
argument for the stretch figures between 20 thru 2. But there can be no doubt
that the menacing and desirable Stretch Monster ranks as the greatest stretch ever made! It
should be noted that when I was asking for a top 20 list from others, the
Stretch Monster was almost unanimously voted as the top stretch. And even in today's market
the first stretch figure a collector wants seems to always be the Stretch
Monster so there can be no denying this figures influence and greatness in the world of stretch.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new";">About
a year ago I wrote an article on this blog about my experience discovering and
then purchasing my favorite video game ever; the WWF Wrestlefest arcade game
(check it out here: <a href="http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-wrangling-of-wrestlefest.html" target="_blank"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red;">Tales from the Toy Chest: The Wrangling of Wrestlefest</span></i></a>). Since then I began to analyze the
game more and more. I wanted to understand it. Searching the internet for more
information, I realized there wasn’t much out there. Sure, there was a lot of reviews about how awesome it was and who was in it. But there was very little
on the actual gameplay and strategy behind it. What wrestler was better at
what? Who did more damage? What moves did they perform? And were there any
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always, when these questions and thoughts hit my head, it gets my creative
juices and OCD flowing. And that, my friends, is what this write-up is all
about. Every single thing you could ever want to know about the WWF Wrestlefest
arcade game. Yup, another exhaustive and extensive analysis by yours truly on
the greatest wrestling video game the world ever produced. And that's saying a lot since this game hit the arcades in the summer of 1991 so you could say that I'm writing this article a few years too late. But what the hell, I just bought the cabinet a few years ago so it's new and fresh to me. Who knows, maybe you were
waiting for something like this to come out? Maybe you weren’t. But either way you know it’s
going to be good and a ton of fun. <i>BOOM!!!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Q. </b>Was WWF Wrestlefest the successor to WWF Superstars?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>A.</b> Yes. WWF Superstars came to arcades in the summer of 1989 by Technos. They expanded the roster and gameplay to unprecedented heights two years later with Wrestlefest. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Q.</b> How come Technos stopped making WWF arcade games after Wrestlefest in 1991?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>A. </b>Technos only had the rights to make WWF games for the arcade, which is the reason the game never got released on a home port. They lost the rights shortly after Wrestlfest was produced. Acclaim had the exclusive rights to make WWF video games for consoles while Ocean Software had the rights to make WWF video games for home computers.</span><br />
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</b>Was an updated version of Wrestlefest made?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>A.</b>
Yes, on February 21, 2012 THQ released a remake of this game on the iOS
featuring both current and former wrestlers, retitled WWE WrestleFest and the
less I talk about this the better. Only the Technos 1991 arcade classic is what
I care about and what I’m talking about in this write-up. I absolutely HATED wrestling after 1992 and never really followed it ever again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Q.</b>
I know</span><span style="font-family: "courier new";"> Wrestlefest was a
conversion kit for other machines. But was it also sold as an original cabinet?
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<span style="font-family: "courier new";"><b>A.</b> Yes, it came as a dedicated Technos
cabinet and they are pretty rare to find.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Q.</b>
Why is it sometimes I play 4 matches before getting to the Legion of Doom, and
sometimes 5?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>A.</b>
There is a modifiable dipswitch in the arcade cabinet which the owner can change. Those
of you who have RAINE (more info on this below) are able to change this manually. For you techies who
like this sort of thing, it's the first switch of Dipswitch B (11h).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Q.</b>
When was Wrestlefest made?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>A.</b> Demolition consists of Smash and Crush on this roster, and THAT combination didn't last very long. Judging by the
fact that Mr. Perfect is still here and at the same time as Sgt. Slaughter, I
would presume that the Ultimate Warrior is the WWF Champion and this is set just after
WrestleMania VI and just before Summer Slam of that year -- summer 1990.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Q.</b>
Why was Randy Savage not included on the roster?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>A.</b> Sadly, during the making of this game he was in semi-retirement. What is even more upsetting is that when this game hit the public in the summer of 1991 he was back in action and a full-time wrestler once again. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Q.</b>
Can I pick Demolition individually and make them team up with another wrestler?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>A.</b> No. You can only pick them as a team. You can use them individually only in the Royal Rumble mode.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Q.</b>
How do you taunt?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>A.</b>
You can't. Only the CPU is capable of doing this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Q.</b>
Can you pick the Legion of Doom/Road Warriors?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Q.</b>
I always hear you can play Wrestlefest on your computer with a MAME, RAINE and ROM but what are those?</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">A</span></b><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>. </b>MAME and RAINE are video game emulators that are
programs that simulates the inner-workings of a video game console (ex. Nintendo
64, Sega Genesis, etc.). A "ROM" is a file that contains all the
information from a video game cartridge for an individual game. Therefore, if
you wanted to play Sonic the Hedgehog, you would need a Sega Genesis emulator,
and a Sonic the Hedgehog ROM to use in conjunction with it. MAME and RAINE are
two popular Arcade machine emulators. They are able to emulate numerous numbers
of games due to each arcade game having "drivers" which work kind of
like individual emulators within the emulators -- but you don't need to worry
about drivers. All you need for MAME is the emulator, and the game. Arcade
games have several individual ROMS which are included in the zip files you find
online -- but YOU DO NOT NEED TO UNZIP THE ZIP FILE when you get it. Just place
the zip file in the "Roms" folder in the MAME directory and run MAME,
and it should detect it automatically. More information on this can be found online, so look there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Q.</b> Can I get MAME on my phone to play Wrestlefest?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>A.</b> </span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span dir="ltr"><span class="_3l3x _1n4g">Yes, but I can only give instructions for an Android as
that is the phone I use but I'm sure it's just as easy for those of you that use Apple. Here are the steps:<br /><br />1. Download MAME4droid from the Play Store (<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.seleuco.mame4all&hl=en&fbclid=IwAR0ars9_htTpxV1f6_fGJ-J7yePQqmFyXjp24SbkYJFgD54iHlT_pXJH3bA">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.seleuco.mame4all&hl=en&fbclid=IwAR0ars9_htTpxV1f6_fGJ-J7yePQqmFyXjp24SbkYJFgD54iHlT_pXJH3bA</a>)<br /><br />2. Open MAME4droid as this will then create the folder index necessary for the app for find your installed games (ROMs).<br /><br />3.
Go to (<a href="http://www.freeroms.com/mame.htm">http://www.freeroms.com/mame.htm</a>). The ''Mame'' section is the only
one where you can find games that work with the MAME4droid emulator.
Click on ''W'' and you will find various old school wrestling games such
as WrestleWar, WWF Superstars, WWF WrestleFest, WWF Wrestlemania: The
Arcade Game, etc..<br /><br />4.
Download the games (ROMs) you want and DO NOT unzip them. Leave them
zipped and using a file manager app place the files in the MAME4droid
> roms folder.<br /><br />5. You're done! Open MAME4droid,
choose your game with the joystick, click ''B'' to load it, click
''coin'' to add coins and ''start'' to get to the home screen of the
game.</span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">L
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">K
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Wrestlers'
finishers are in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">BOLD BLOCK CAPS</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">= Submission: indicates that it is a submission move, that is, the move will continue draining
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1. The opponent breaks out of it and knocking you down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2. The move is broken up by outside
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>3. All the opponent's energy is drained,
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">There
are two prone positions: horizontal and diagonal. When your opponent lies
diagonally they are nearing the end of their energy bar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Each
wrestler has four grapple moves which are performed two at a time in rotation.
For example; when starting on a fresh wrestler Hulk Hogan will do a Body Slam followed
by a Snap Mare until their energy reaches a certain level. Then he will switch
between an Atomic Drop and a Suplex. This does not always apply to the CPU, and
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;">HULK HOGAN</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Weight<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: 303lbs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">From<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: Venice Beach, CA</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Birthday<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: August 11</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Trademark
Hold : Legdrop off the ropes</span></div>
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<b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">"Whatcha gonna do
when Hulkamania runs wild on YOU?"</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Although
most of his moves are pretty generic, the Immortal Hulkster is a devastating opponent
capable of a great offense with big damage. He is one of only two wrestlers in the game that has a combo-finisher (the other is the Ultimate Warrior); his Big Boot/Legdrop can
cripple opponents and carry him to victory. As the face of the WWF, it should be no surprise that he dominates the game because can
take a ton of damage and excel at either the tag-team or Royal Rumble modes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Saturday
Nights Main Event Tag-Team Match:</b> How could you go wrong with having Hulkamania on your side? Hogan is easily one of the best tag-team
partners you can have in the game. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Royal
Rumble:</b> The Hulkster is a true force in this match. His Big Boot move can be
devastating to all the groups of wrestlers in front of him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Punch
= P</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Kick<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Run<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P+K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Whilst
Running</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Shoulder
Tackle = P/K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Clothesline<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P/K (When opponent is weaker)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Headlock<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>From Headlock: Body Slam</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Irish
Whip = K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Back
Body Drop = P/K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Big
Boot<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P/K (When opponent is weaker - capable of
knocking down as many opponents that are in front of him)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Pick
Up<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P (By Head)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Elbow
Drop<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P+K (By Head)</span></div>
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Crab = P+K (By Feet) = Submission</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Pin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Behind
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Sleeper
Hold = P = Submission</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Restrain<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= K</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;">MR. PERFECT</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Weight<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: 257lbs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">From<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: Minnesota</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Birthday<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: March 28</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Trademark
Hold : Perfect-plex</span></div>
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<b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">"I'm absolutely... PERFECT!"</span></i></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">There's not many wrestlers with as much finesse as Mr. Perfect. His
finisher; The Perfect-plex, doesn’t do much in terms of damage but he’s able to
execute it early on in the match. He also makes up of his lack of damage
potential by being the fastest/quickest wrestler in the game.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Saturday
Nights Main Event Tag-Team Match:</b> Mr. Perfect is a tag-team master. His
quickness/speed to tag in and out and to cover the distance of the ring when
he’s hurt is second to none. This makes him an absolutely "perfect” partner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Royal
Rumble:</b> Mr. Perfect is a little less “perfect” in the Royal Rumbles due to not
having a Body Slam move to throw out healthy opponents when near the ropes. He must
rely on his speed and Back Body Drop to eliminate the opposition so most of the
time he will have to do it the old-fashion way; by pinning or submitting his
opponent. But his Running Dropkick maneuver is very useful due to its range and
ability to knock down more than one opponent which can be extremely useful when
wrestlers tend to bunch up in the Rumble match. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Punch
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Kick<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Run<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P+K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Whilst
Running</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Flying
Dropkick = P/K (capable of knocking down as many opponents that are in front of
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Clothesline = P/K (When opponent is weaker)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">In
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Headlock<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>From Headlock: Standing Dropkick</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Back Suplex</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">PERFECT-PLEX</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Irish
Whip = K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Against
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Back
Body Drop<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P/K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Reverse
Knife Edge = P/K (When opponent is weaker</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"> - capable of knocking down as many opponents that are in front of him</span>)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Pick
Up<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P (By Head)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Stomp<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P (By body)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Elbow
Drop<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P+K (By body)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Figure-Four
Leglock = P+K (By feet) = Submission</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Pin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Ground
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Knee
Drop = P</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Pin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Behind
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Sleeper
Hold = P = Submission</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">From
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Axe-Handle
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">From
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;">JAKE "THE
SNAKE" ROBERTS</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Weight<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: 249lbs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">From<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: Stone Mountain, GA</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Birthday<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: May 30</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Trademark
Hold : The DDT</span></div>
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<b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">"Trust
me..."</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Jake
is more of a cerebral wrestler to use in this game. A little strategy and
cunning can go a long way to see his true potential. Although he is very
average when matching up against the other heavy-hitters, his finishing DDT
maneuver easily ranks as one of the most devastating. Late in the game this
will surely even the odds in your favor if you can hit an opponent with it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Saturday
Nights Main Event Tag-Team Match:</b> Jake is a solid partner and his DDT finisher is a big asset to any team he's on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Royal
Rumble:</b> Jake is probably better suited for the Rumble match than in a tag-team
match due to the fact that he can hit his DDT on opponents getting
fatigued to eliminate them quickly soon after.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Stationary</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Punch
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Kick<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Run<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P+K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Whilst
Running</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Spinning
Elbow = P/K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">High
Knee<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P/K (When opponent is weaker</span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"> - capable of knocking down as many opponents that are in front of
him)</span>)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">In
Grapple</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Headlock<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>From Headlock: Body Slam</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Snap Mare</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gut Wrench Suplex</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">DDT</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Irish
Whip = K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Against
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Back
Body Drop<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P/K</span></div>
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Clothesline = P/K (When opponent is weaker)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Ground
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Pick
Up<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P (By Head)</span></div>
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Drop<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P+K (By body)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Figure-Four
Leglock = P+K (By feet) = Submission</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Pin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Ground
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Knee
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Pin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Behind
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Sleeper
Hold = P = Submission</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Restrain<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">From
Turnbuckle Against Standing</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Bionic
Elbow = P/K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">From
Turnbuckle Against Prone</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Knee
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;">EARTHQUAKE</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Weight<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: 460lbs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">From<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: Canada</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Birthday<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: June 22</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Trademark
Hold : Earthquake Vertical Splash</span></div>
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<b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">"You're gonna feel a living earthquake!"</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">There
is no denying the fun and power of Earthquake in this game. He can take a ton
of punishment and cause tremendous damage with his move-set and Vertical Splash finisher. But
by being the biggest and heaviest cat in the game, he's also the slowest. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Saturday
Nights Main Event Tag-Team Match:</b> Being very slow tends to give Earthquake a
slight disadvantage in a tag-team match. But after you hit his finisher on a
downed opponent, you won’t care.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Royal
Rumble:</b> Earthquake, as you expect, excels in a Rumble match. His damage
potential, Body Slam and finisher do the job every time. Also his Bear Hug is
key to getting a quick submission elimination to an already fatigued opponent
when they come his way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Punch
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Kick<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Run<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P+K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Whilst
Running</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Gut
Smash<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P/K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Clothesline
= P/K (When opponent is weaker)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">In
Grapple</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Headlock<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>From Headlock: Body Slam</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Headbutts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Powerslam</span></div>
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</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bear Hug = Submission</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Irish
Whip = K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Against
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Reverse
Knife Edge = P/K </span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">(capable of knocking down as many opponents that are in front of him)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Big
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Ground
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Pick
Up<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P (By Head)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Stomp<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>=
P (By body)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Elbow
Drop<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P+K (By body)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Boston
Crab = P+K (By feet) = Submission</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Pin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Ground
Attacks (Diagonal)</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">VERTICAL SPLASH</span></b><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Pin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Behind
Opponent</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Sleeper
Hold = P = Submission</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Restrain<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">From
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Bionic
Elbow = P/K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Splash
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Weight<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: 318lbs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Birthday<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: May 25</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Trademark
Hold : The Cobra Clutch</span></div>
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<b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">"Drop and give me
20 you maggots!"</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Slaughter
is a very crafty and skilled wrestler with one hell of a mean streak. But where
Technos came up with his finisher, I'll never know. For one thing, he doesn't call it
the Cobra Clutch (Slaughter is supposed to do a CAMEL Clutch) and the move he
demonstrates in this game ISN'T a Cobra Clutch at all (Ted DiBiase' finisher, The Million Dollar Dream is a Cobra
Clutch). The move he does seems to be some sort of temple-grinding-noogie submission (?). Even with all that jazz, his so-called “Cobra Clutch” finisher still doesn’t do
much in terms of damage. It’s his
Chestbreaker move that causes his opponents to quiver in pain and "Atten-hut." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Saturday
Nights Main Event Tag-Team Match:</b> Being a little slower than the other
wrestlers tends to hinder Slaughter a in a tag-team match.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Royal
Rumble:</b> As a big man Slaughter is very capable in the Rumble match. He can use
his Body Slam early on to eliminate fresh wrestlers and sneak attack a downed
wrestler and apply his Cobra Clutch finisher on them. Just make sure they are
really hurt or they will break free and you will be the one laying on the mat
when they escape.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Punch
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Kick<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Run<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P+K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Whilst
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Shoulder
Tackle = P/K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">In
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Headlock<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P</span></div>
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CLUTCH</b> = Submission</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Irish
Whip = K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Against
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Back
Body Drop = P/K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Ground
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Drop<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P+K (By body)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Boston
Crab = P+K (By feet) = Submission</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Ground
Attacks (Diagonal)</span></div>
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Drop = P</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Behind
Opponent</span></div>
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Hold = P = Submission</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Restrain<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">From
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= P/K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">From
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Splash
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;">"THE MILLION
DOLLAR MAN" TED DiBIASE</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Weight<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: 260lbs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">From<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: Seasonal Residences</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Birthday<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: January 18</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Trademark
Hold : The Million Dollar Dream</span></div>
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<b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">"Everybody’s got
a price."</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">A
superb wrestler that is tremendously well-rounded. Full of technical and brawling knowledge, DiBiase's only problem is what to use next. Be a little careful when
slapping The Million Dollar Dream on an opponent as it doesn’t do much damage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Saturday
Nights Main Event Tag-Team Match:</b> DiBiase is well suited for the tag-team match
due to his speed, move-set and ring generalship. He’s a master in this match plain and
simple.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Royal
Rumble:</b> Dibiase suffers in this mode from not having a Body Slam move to get a
quick elimination early in the match when near the ropes. Most of his eliminations
will come by using his Back Drop in the chaos when opponents are running at him. DiBiase most
likely needs to submit or pin his opponent to get to victory.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Punch
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Kick<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Run<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P+K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Whilst
Running</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Spinning
Elbow = P/K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Knee
Smash<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P/K (When opponent is weaker)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">In
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Headlock<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>From Headlock: Backbreaker</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Irish
Whip = K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Against
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Standing
Clothesline = P/K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Ground
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Pick
Up<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P (By Head)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Elbow
Drop<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P+K (By body)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Figure-Four
Leglock = P+K (By feet) = Submission</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Pin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Ground
Attacks (Diagonal)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Fist
Drop = P</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Behind
Opponent</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Sleeper
Hold = P = Submission</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Restrain<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">From
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Bionic
Elbow = P/K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">From
Turnbuckle Against Prone</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Elbow
Drop = P/K</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;">THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Weight<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: 275lbs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">From<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: Parts Unknown</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Birthday<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: Unknown</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Trademark
Hold : Gorilla Press</span></div>
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<b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">"Feel the power
of the Ultimate Warrior!"</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">The
Ultimate Warrior is sheer force in the ring, and can be literally unstoppable. He
has the ability to occasionally “no-sell” other wrestlers moves and even
finishers by just getting up after taking a big hit (and damage) making his ability
to recover absolutely extraordinary. Other than Hulk Hogan, he is the only other wrestler in the game capable of a combo-finisher; his
Gorilla Press/Warrior Splash can cripple the opposition. This guy
is ferocity personified and totally indomitable in Wrestlefest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Saturday
Nights Main Event Tag-Team Match:</b> The consummate tag-team partner due to his
damage, speed and recovery.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Royal
Rumble:</b> All his moves and abilities are geared for the chaos that comes with
this type of match. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Stationary</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Punch
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Kick<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Run<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P+K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Whilst
Running</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Clothesline<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P/K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Flying
Clothesline = P/K (When opponent is weaker - capable of knocking down as many wrestlers that
are in front of him)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">In
Grapple</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Headlock<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>From Headlock: Snap Mare</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Body Slam</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Piledriver<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">GORILLA
PRESS</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Irish
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Against
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Back Body Drop = P/K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Ground
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Pick
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Elbow
Drop<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P+K (By body)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Boston
Crab = P+K (By feet) = Submission</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Pin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Ground
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Splash = P</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Behind
Opponent</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Sleeper
Hold = P = Submission</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Restrain<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">From
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Axe-Handle
= P/K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">From
Turnbuckle Against Prone</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Knee
Drop = P/K</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;">THE BIG BOSS MAN</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Weight<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: 357lbs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">From<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: Cobb County, GA</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Birthday<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: May 2</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Trademark
Hold : The Boss Man Slam</span></div>
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<b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">"You're gonna
serve hard time, punk!"</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Given
a low profile against the other big names, The Big Boss Man is far
more fearsome than this suggests. As the “second” biggest guy in the game, Boss
Man doesn’t suffer from the same penalties that the slow moving Earthquake
does. Plus he benefits from a lot of grapple moves that can really put the
hurting on opponents when in close.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Saturday
Nights Main Event Tag-Team Match:</b> Boss Man makes a great partner who can help
keep opponents close to his corner especially with his Boss Man Slam finisher.
Yes, he’s slower than most but even so, it’s not by much.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Royal
Rumble:</b> Boss Man can rule the Royal Rumble and is second to no one in this
match. While he’s able to toss opponents out early, he can also surprise many
of them with a well timed Boss Man Slam. And the scary part is he can manage it
over and over on several fatigued opponents running towards him. It can be
pretty devastating so be careful when facing him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Stationary</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Punch
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Kick<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Run<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P+K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Whilst
Running</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Gut
Smash<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P/K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Knee
Smash = P/K (When opponent is weaker)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">In
Grapple</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Headlock<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>From Headlock: Body Slam</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Irish
Whip = K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Against
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Back
Body Drop = P/K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Ground
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Pick
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Elbow
Drop<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P+K (By body)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Boston
Crab = P+K (By feet) = Submission</span></div>
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Splash = P</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Behind
Opponent</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Sleeper
Hold = P = Submission</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Restrain<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">From
Turnbuckle Against Standing</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Bionic
Elbow = P/K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">From
Turnbuckle Against Prone</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Splash
= P/K</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;">SMASH OF DEMOLITION</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Weight<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: 285lbs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">From<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: Parts Unknown</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Birthday<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: Unknown</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Trademark
Hold : Suplex</span></div>
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<b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">"I'm gonna kick your stinkin' teeth in!"</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Sadly, Smash
is possibly the most 'vanilla' wrestler in the game. All his moves are generic, so generic in fact that his finishing move is -- The Suplex?! Yup, you read that
right, a simple suplex. And why couldn't Demolition perform their double-team move in this game is beyond me? But the great thing about Smash is that despite his primitive move-set, he's able to generate high damage consistently and excel in both Tag-Team and Royal Rumble
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Saturday
Nights Main Event Tag-Team Match:</b> They are Demolition… nuff said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Royal
Rumble:</b> Smash is equally effective in this mode as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Punch
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Kick<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Run<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P+K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Whilst
Running</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Shoulder
Tackle = P/K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">In
Grapple</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Headlock<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>From Headlock: Body Slam</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Powerslam<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Irish
Whip = K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Against
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Body Drop = P/K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Ground
Attacks (Horizontal)</span></div>
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Drop<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P+K (By body)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Boston
Crab = P+K (By feet) = Submission</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Ground
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Behind
Opponent</span></div>
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Hold = P = Submission</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">From
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Axe-Handle
= P/K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">From
Turnbuckle Against Prone</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Splash
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;">CRUSH OF DEMOLITION</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Weight<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: 315lbs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">From<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: Parts Unknown</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Birthday<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: Unknown</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Trademark
Hold : Backbreaker</span></div>
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<b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">"Graaahhh!"</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Crush
is a seriously strong hombre that can match up with the best of them. He has a much
more spectacular finisher than his partner Smash, which also does some major
damage. And just like his tag-team partner, Crush is well-suited for both the Tag-Team and Royal Rumble matches.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Saturday
Nights Main Event Tag-Team Match:</b> They are Demolition… nuff said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Royal
Rumble:</b> Crush is equally effective in this mode as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Punch
= P</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Kick<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Run<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P+K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Whilst
Running</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Shoulder
Tackle = P/K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Dropkick<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P/K (When opponent is weaker - capable of knocking
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">In
Grapple</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Headlock<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>From Headlock: Body Slam</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Neckbreaker<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Irish
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Against
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Back
Body Drop = P/K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Ground
Attacks (Horizontal)</span></div>
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Drop<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P+K (By body)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Boston
Crab = P+K (By feet) = Submission</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Pin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Behind
Opponent</span></div>
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Hold = P = Submission</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Axe-Handle
= P/K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Knee
Drop = P/K</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;">THE LEGION OF DOOM</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">"Mean" Gene
Okerlund : <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">"It's time to fight with
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<b><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Road Warrior Animal<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>:<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">
"Hehaha! We snack on danger, dine on death!"</i></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Road Warrior Hawk<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>:<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">
"To bury every gerbil-faced geek we face. Raaaaaah!"</i></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">The
Legion of Doom are without a doubt the boss of bosses in Wrestlefest. They are
the undisputed tag-team champions that can perform the most devastating
finisher in the game “THE DOOMSDAY DEVICE!” If you get hit by this start paying
or praying because it’s basically a wrap. As individuals they function much
differently than the other wrestlers. They have more of an arsenal of wrestling
maneuvers, more health (approximately 2.5 longer than normal energy), they do
more damage, they recover quicker on average and they are able to perform their
high-damage power moves early on in the match. While they are not playable characters in the arcade, they can be if you possess RAINE, the
Wrestlefest ROM with a couple of drawbacks (see below). It seems to me that
they WERE intended to be selectable as they have unfinished portraits. But they
must have been pulled later on. Why, Tecmos, why? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">To get the Legion of Doom enter
RAINE, load Wrestlefest and select:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">New</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a box should appear with the following
fields:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Name:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Addr:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Data:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Info:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Name and Info are irrelevant to the Computer, so put anything helpful to you. 'Name'
is what the cheat will be called in the list, so name it whatever you like. Edit the fields
with the addr(ess) and data given from the list. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Character
Select (P1):</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Addr
: 001c0607</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Data
: xx </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>where 'xx' is one of the following:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>00 Hulk Hogan</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>01 Jake Roberts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>02 Ultimate Warrior</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>03 Big Boss Man</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>04 Hawk*</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>09 Ted
DiBiase</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>0a Smash</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>0b Crush</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Character
Select (P2):</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Addr
: 001c0191</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;">ROAD WARRIOR ANIMAL</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Weight<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: 285lbs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Birthday<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: Unknown</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Trademark
Hold : CLOTHESLINE OFF THE TOP TURNBUCKLE (THE DOOMSDAY DEVICE)</span></div>
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<b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">“We snack on danger, dine on death and dead men don't make money.”</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Animal
is simply the strongest character in the game and possibly the most fearsome
single opponent you can face. The damage he can dish out is almost unfair. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Saturday
Nights Main Event Tag-Team Match:</b> One-half of the WWF Wrestlefest Tag-Team
Champions of the World! What more do you need to know? </span><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Beware
of Animal's "Hoist" (the set-up to The Doomsday Device) -- if you are positioned
incorrectly Hawk will not jump and you will effectively have to reset the game.
Animal will keep the opponent on his shoulders indefinitely.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Royal
Rumble:</b> First thing you need to know is that in this match you can relax and have no fear of Animal using his "Hoist" move. And that's a BIG problem for everyone else because Animal is without a doubt the KING of the Royal Rumble! Using him as a
playable character really gives you a massive edge over all your opponents.
What makes him so special is that Animal will only perform his Body Slam
maneuver against full-health opponents when near the ropes which makes tossing
them out an easy task. Get to wrestlers before they become fatigued, win the
lock up, get them in a headlock, drag them towards the ropes and throw them
out. Rinse and repeat. There’s no telling how many opponents you will end up
tossing out before the match is through. Animal can also Gorilla Press an
opponent out of the ring when other wrestlers are getting hurt. Of course there
is no guarantee you will always win such a chaotic match, but the odds are
always in Animal’s favor. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Punch
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Kick<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Run<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P+K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Whilst
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Shoulder
Tackle = P/K </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Headlock<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>From Headlock: Body Slam</span></div>
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Drop</span><br />
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Drop<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P+K (By Head)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Boston
Crab = P+K (By Feet) = Submission</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Ground
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Elbow
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Pin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Behind
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Hold = P = Submission</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">From
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Axe-Handle
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">From
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Knee
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 14pt;">ROAD WARRIOR HAWK</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Weight<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: 287lbs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">From<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: Chicago, IL</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Birthday<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>: Unknown</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Trademark
Hold : CLOTHESLINE OFF THE TOP TURNBUCKLE (THE DOOMSDAY DEVICE)</span></div>
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<b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">“OOOOOOOOHHHHH WHAT A RUSH!”</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">While
Hawk lacks a little of the overall power that Animal possesses, he makes up for
it in speed and arsenal. Nobody in the game has such an array of moves that are
geared to knock down clusters of wrestlers at any time. He's simply a wrecking ball of terror. And when using Hawk,
you can pound on the opposition as long as you like not being fearful of
“hoisting” your opponent for The Doomsday Device like Animal does. So enjoy the
carnage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Saturday
Nights Main Event Tag-Team Match:</b> One-half of the WWF Wrestlefest Tag-Team
Champions of the World! Hawk is actually better than Animal in this
mode due to his greater speed and ability not to be hindered in any way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Royal
Rumble:</b> While Hawk ranks second to Animal in this match (only because he will
sometimes randomly do a Standing Dropkick before a Body Slam when near the
ropes with a healthy opponent), he is absolutely devastating against the clumps
of wrestlers in front of him. Use his Flying Dropkick or Flying Clothesline effectively
and watch the bodies hit the floor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Punch
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Kick<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Run<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P+K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Whilst
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Clothesline
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Flying
Dropkick = K (capable of knocking down as many opponents that are in front of
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Flying
Clothesline = P/K (When opponent is weaker - capable of knocking down as many opponents that
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">In
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Headlock<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Body Slam</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Irish
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Back
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Dropkick
= P/K (When opponent is weaker - capable of knocking down as many opponents that are in
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Elbow
Drop<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= P+K (By Head)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Boston
Crab = P+K (By Feet) = Submission</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Pin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Fistdrop
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">Pin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>= K</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1. After the Restrain move (K from behind), your partner (in tag mode) will be allowed in and can kick or punch the
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2. When the opponent is in a headlock (P in
grapple), you are free to drag them about.
If you roam over to your corner and tag (P or K), your partner will leap from
the turnbuckle and smash 'em over the head. This also allows both wrestlers in
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>3. If you tag your partner then press P+K
by a prone opponent's legs, they are free to do any ground attacks. (In 1P
mode, just dump your opponent near your corner with their feet pointing at your
corner. The CPU should do the rest.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"> 4. If you are playing with another player on the same team, you can still Punch and Restrain an opponent even if you are on the outside of the ring. Simply press (P or K) when an opponent is near you. Be careful because this can happen to you if you are too close to your opponents corner. </span><br />
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a quick Body Slam, Back Body Drop or Road Warrior Animal's Gorilla Press you can throw
your opponent out of the ring. Here, your moves will do more damage than usual. There are also metal steps and video monitors up
for grabs, both of which do BIG damage. If your opponent stays in the ring,
take the opportunity to double-team his partner. Let your mate do the
grappling, and just when the other guy gets up, lay the Smack down with a
foreign object. Beware however, as the CPU will always grab an object if he is
standing over it. And make sure you keep track of the time because you have only a 20 count to get back into the ring.</span></div>
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soon as both of you are back inside the ring, the ring is reset, as if nobody
had been outside. You are even plucked from the top rope if you
were contemplating to jump from it. A great tactic is to climb the top rope immediately
after hurling someone outside. If you leap at the earliest possible moment,
they will stand still awaiting your Turnbuckle attack!</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">"Choose 2
wrestlers and make team. Use combination play and keep beating some games. Finally fight
with ‘WWF Wrestle fest’ champion 'The Legion of Doom'."</span></i></div>
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is no easy technique to get you through this part of the game, but it helps
to rely on double-teaming and fast tags -- energy regenerates quickly for the
partner outside of the ring. Whenever possible throw the CPU scum out of the
ring for double-teaming malarkey. Watch for the words "POWER UP" in the illegal
man's energy bar -- this means that they will win every grapple and inflict
double damage. Tag them in as soon as possible; they will shake the ropes to alert
you to this fact. Going outside of the ring loses the POWER UP advantage.</span></div>
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Legion of Doom are seriously deadly opponents and it helps to try to beat them
by count out rather than pin. Regardless, have your quarters ready and by god,
watch out for the Doomsday Device.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Ways to win: </b>Pin, Submission, or opponent is counted out of the ring. </span><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">“Choose 1 wrestler and
beat wrestlers one after another come to fight with. Get them out of the ring of
get fall, and be a champion.”</span></i></div>
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Royal Rumble has a simple flaw which is exploitable with anyone except Ted
DiBiase and Mr Perfect. Right at the start or for any fresh wrestlers, grab and
smack 'em in a headlock. Walk them to the nearest ropes. When you reach them,
turn around and press a button. This will send them soaring over the ropes with
a Body Slam (this is why the two mentioned above cannot do it -- they do not
have a Body Slam)! Do not be put off if they Snap Mare or do another move, just
pick 'em right back up again and repeat and they will do a Body Slam next. This is
what makes some wrestlers so effective in this match. As stated above in
Section 3, Road Warrior Animal is particularly dangerous because he doesn’t have another
move if he performs this pattern, it’s always a Body Slam.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;">There are a few "cheap" tricks to survive some situations in Wrestlefest:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1. When slugging it out with the CPU, hit him with a Punch and step back. Repeat this and after the fourth Punch lands it will always knock your opponent down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2. When in the Royal Rumble and it's down to just you and two CPU opponents (sometimes this can work against four CPU opponents), they will not touch you and fight it out between themselves if you go to either the top or bottom of the ring and run back and forth. Keep rebounding off the ropes as they will walk back and forth trying to follow you but never actually engaging you, they will always engage each other. This is a great trick to heal a little damage while letting your opponents continue to hurt each other. But make sure you keep track of the timer, if it runs out, you all lose. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 10pt;"> 3. Having more money than the opposition will always give you the win no matter how good they are at this game... <i>BANG!!!</i></span><br />
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that runs a business called "Saturday Morning Collectibles</i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="line-height: 18px;">." </span></i><i><span style="line-height: 18px;"><i><span style="line-height: 18px;">He buys, sells, appraises and gives seminars</span></i> on everything pop culture, so if
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superheroes with his daughter Bryn. </i><i style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">Contact him at <a href="mailto:johnstretch@live.com">johnstretch@live.com</a> or follow him on Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/megostretchhulk/" target="_blank">megostretchhulk</a>.</i></span><br />
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