tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post1933560112484940487..comments2024-03-27T05:54:38.797-07:00Comments on <i>bare</i>•bones e-zine: Batman in the 1970s Part 14: November and December 1971John Scolerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082147756474762000noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-38910826932785742122023-07-29T09:17:49.163-07:002023-07-29T09:17:49.163-07:00Glad we could help!Glad we could help!Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-6292135298926608752023-07-28T16:17:38.359-07:002023-07-28T16:17:38.359-07:00Nice, I just got this "Batman for a night&quo...Nice, I just got this "Batman for a night" story , but in the Swedish comic from 1972. It had no credits listed and www.comics.org did not have the image.<br />But found it by your photo here and you had written the name Jan Paxton :)<br />So thank for your site. Maybe will get help some more times :)Sonnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774115103275083858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-86189000385590295772012-11-05T04:37:23.997-08:002012-11-05T04:37:23.997-08:00@Matthew Bradley Here you can find the whole story...@Matthew Bradley Here you can find the whole story about the "first" Marvel/Dc crossover courtesy of EngleHart/Conway/Wein <br /><br />http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2010/10/01/comic-book-legends-revealed-280/Ronconautahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12644199312156727426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-76111802419026228692012-11-04T16:52:39.954-08:002012-11-04T16:52:39.954-08:00The Alan in The Night of the Reaper is none other ...The Alan in The Night of the Reaper is none other than Alan Weiss. Dick Grayson's other friends were Bernie Wrightson and Gerry Conway. Alan was so fixated on floats because he was peaking on LSD. They mention him staying awake for three days to cram for an art exam and Dick says, "Right! And gulping coffee and who knows what else to keep his eyes open." <br />The book Marvel Comics: the Untold Story go into it a little more regarding the Tom Fagan parties etc and Alan Weiss' love of LSD.Dale Rawlingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482074551320381028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-45869380762424722452012-07-18T10:19:41.308-07:002012-07-18T10:19:41.308-07:00Roy Thomas was a regular at Tom Fagan's Hallow...Roy Thomas was a regular at Tom Fagan's Halloween parties, and I think he coordinated some of the Rutland stories while Marvel's EIC. BATMAN 237 is great. Wonderful images and, even at 25 pages, paced at bullet speed. I believe the Cain character is Mark Gruenwald. I like the unusual structure that seems to promise one thing (Robin solo!) and turns out to be something else. Didn't you guys like PSYCHO? :)Marty McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02084642122976337263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-14493375291643439242012-04-17T17:58:38.579-07:002012-04-17T17:58:38.579-07:00I have not seen a Defenders comic in decades, but ...I have not seen a Defenders comic in decades, but as I recall her, Valkyrie is welcome to march in my parade any time!Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-13312966945984059882012-04-17T07:54:01.838-07:002012-04-17T07:54:01.838-07:00Sorry, should've made it clearer that JLA #103...Sorry, should've made it clearer that JLA #103 is the Halloween/Phantom Stranger story Greg mentioned. It should also be noted that future Defender the Valkyrie made her first appearance in an earlier Rutland outing in AVENGERS #83.Matthew Bradleyhttp://bradleyonfilm.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-57882828442949161872012-04-17T07:46:48.078-07:002012-04-17T07:46:48.078-07:00Yes, the Rutland/Fagan thing was a Marvel staple a...Yes, the Rutland/Fagan thing was a Marvel staple around that time, too, and I remember being equally surprised at seeing the odd (or VERY odd) DC costume thrown into the mix there as well.<br /><br />On his website, Steve Englehart had this to say about his Beast story in AMAZING ADVENTURES #16: "I was pals with Gerry Conway, who wrote THOR [#207], and Len Wein, who wrote JUSTICE LEAGUE [#103], and somehow we decided to plot a story that ran through all three books - even though JLA wasn't from Marvel, and even though their books were much bigger than mine. Gerry, Len, Len's then-wife Glynis, and I appear in all three plotlines, each of which stands on its own but also fits into one larger story. (They came out at the same time but Marvel's cover dates were a month ahead of DC's.)"Matthew Bradleyhttp://bradleyonfilm.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-77933301841336472532012-04-16T16:01:42.207-07:002012-04-16T16:01:42.207-07:00I believe his name was Tom Fagan, and from what I&...I believe his name was Tom Fagan, and from what I've read, this wasn't just a DC thing. The parade apparently shows up a couple of times in Marvel comics too. <br /><br />This is starting to have all the earmarks of a cult... :-)Greg Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-37509939142965163112012-04-16T15:52:39.161-07:002012-04-16T15:52:39.161-07:00I also read something online that said that a big-...I also read something online that said that a big-name fan lived up there and would host an annual party. For me, the story doesn't hold up, and not being one of the 1971 in-crowd makes it even more obscure. Thanks for reading!Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-2547777004973207732012-04-16T13:55:55.137-07:002012-04-16T13:55:55.137-07:00Enjoyable as always, fellows, though we'll hav...Enjoyable as always, fellows, though we'll have to agree to disagree on Batman 237. It's always been one of my favourite Batman stories of the 70s, and a pride of my collection. <br /><br />I'm almost 100% positive that the whole Rutland, Vermont thing was something at least some of the DC writers did, because the JLA showed up there in one issue about the same time. It was a Halloween story (with the Phantom Stranger, naturally). I just uncovered this article on Wikipedia:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutland_Halloween_Parade<br /><br />As for how all those Marvel characters show up at the party, I can only surmise that their appearance was Harlan Ellison's contribution to the story. It would be just like him to say "Fuck em! Use some Marvel characters!" :-)<br /><br />See you next time, guys!Greg Mnoreply@blogger.com