tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post530263314130462572..comments2024-03-27T05:54:38.797-07:00Comments on <i>bare</i>•bones e-zine: Batman in the 1970s Part 5: July and August 1970John Scolerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082147756474762000noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-35374093871036464052012-05-27T10:49:00.017-07:002012-05-27T10:49:00.017-07:00Seems to me that every super-heroine inked by Vinn...Seems to me that every super-heroine inked by Vinnie Colletta was "smokin' hot" regardless of whom the penciller was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-31014085922770990422012-05-08T17:17:19.673-07:002012-05-08T17:17:19.673-07:00Thanks for reading! It's funny how a particula...Thanks for reading! It's funny how a particular comic or story can stick in your mind all these years later. For me, it's usually covers that hit me and bring me right back to a time long ago. We love hearing your thoughts and hope you'll provide more!Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-54198262777252759902012-05-08T11:45:43.147-07:002012-05-08T11:45:43.147-07:00I can't really disagree with your assessments,...I can't really disagree with your assessments, because you guys know your stuff.<br /><br />But still, I have to tell you that, with the rosy glow of hindsight, "Target for Tonight" is my all time favorite Batman story. And why? Simply because I remember it from over 40 years ago. I was disappointed with almost all my comics at that stage, and indeed stopped reading them about two years later.<br /><br />But "Target for Tonight" seemed to me to be Batman as he was meant to be - sneaking around in the dark to solve a mystery, facing danger and booby-traps, with camp, silliness, and fantasy gothic elements temporarily forgotten.<br /><br />I concede that I've never re-read it! But it's still in a box somewhere ...dolphintornseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299220544443289606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-2581729339051088562012-02-14T05:46:24.254-08:002012-02-14T05:46:24.254-08:00Ah, the days of subscription nightmares! I made th...Ah, the days of subscription nightmares! I made the mistake of subscribing to Fantastic Four in the mid-70s for some reason. Weird that I did since I went down to the comic store every few days anyway. Musta been a special of some kind. Anyway, Marvel would ship their comics in a flimsy brown sleeve that wouldn't even cover the magazine. You'd just slip the comic out of its sheath. Three times during that year, I got nothing but a wrapper. Warren used to ship their Famous Monsters of Filmalnds in a nice sturdy manila envelope (I still have a few around here somewhere).Peter Enfantinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317575598411394944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-65285069534623694312012-02-14T05:41:14.891-08:002012-02-14T05:41:14.891-08:00JLA was my favorite comic growing up and one of th...JLA was my favorite comic growing up and one of the maybe 3 comics I ever subscribed to. The 100-page issues were great, though in those days they came severely folded in half lengthwise in the mail!Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-1865940868485429942012-02-13T16:36:17.186-08:002012-02-13T16:36:17.186-08:00Yep, that was them. They would also run Seven Sol...Yep, that was them. They would also run Seven Soldiers of Victory reprints as well.Greg M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-42559520167702120622012-02-13T16:25:41.448-08:002012-02-13T16:25:41.448-08:00Was it the JLA 100-pagers that would run JSA repri...Was it the JLA 100-pagers that would run JSA reprints from the 1940s? I dug those a lot!Peter Enfantinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317575598411394944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-74086654024117185892012-02-13T16:21:58.578-08:002012-02-13T16:21:58.578-08:00Jack,
though I've trailed off with picking up...Jack,<br /><br />though I've trailed off with picking up the reprints (it's harder to find them now), I still get excited when I do come across one I don't already have.<br /><br />Peter, <br /><br />the thing I loved most about the JLA issues back then was their "100 issues earlier" backup feature, where they recap (not full reprintings) of the earlier issues. The JLA hit a stride around the 130 issue mark, so seeing the recaps was fun. It showed just how far they came from the beginning...Greg M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-86032388110814996582012-02-13T16:00:47.359-08:002012-02-13T16:00:47.359-08:00That Allan/Allen stuff has plagued me for years. I...That Allan/Allen stuff has plagued me for years. I've got a buddy named Wayne Allen Sallee. Or is it Wayne Allan Sallee?<br /><br />Greg-<br /><br />I loved those 100-pagers so much, I'd buy Wonder Woman and JLA, two titles I wouldn't pick up if they were free. Something alluring about a big package :>Peter Enfantinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317575598411394944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-38862965674464086922012-02-13T15:45:16.109-08:002012-02-13T15:45:16.109-08:00Matthew, I took out my virtual allen wrench and fi...Matthew, I took out my virtual allen wrench and fixed the name errors!<br /><br />Greg, I am in full agreement with you on the giant reprint issues. They were a great way to read comics that were otherwise unavailable!Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-55712485195472418392012-02-13T13:58:24.051-08:002012-02-13T13:58:24.051-08:00In reference to issue 401, the thing that I find m...In reference to issue 401, the thing that I find most odd about it (though Batman's complete lack of interest in exactly how his identity was discovered is odd), was, as the panel you enclosed shows, was his burst of anger. He didn't seem angry about his ID being discovered, but rather his being outsmarted (Holy petulance, Batman!) Highly unusual for the Dark Knight (and actually more akin to the Brave & Bold Batman).<br /><br />As for the rest of the issues, I agree that Man-Bat was a great creation, and fit right in with the more Gothic (so to speak) Batman of the 70s. Having not had the opportunity to read these stories when they first came out, I enjoy them purely from a completist perspective. So while they were laughable, they're Batman. Nuff said. :-)<br /><br />And I truly love the reprint issues, especially the 100-pagers. They take pride of place in my present collection, and I have approximately 50 of them. This particular reprint issue I don't have, but I would love to find a copy sometime.<br /><br />Thanks again for your column. Can't wait until next week.Greg M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-48006322796745782962012-02-13T11:09:01.077-08:002012-02-13T11:09:01.077-08:00Nice work, as always, to which I'll add a corr...Nice work, as always, to which I'll add a correction and a comment, starting with the fact that it's Edgar AllAn, not AllEn, Poe. I became admittedly oversensitized to this woefully common error while documenting the career of Poe uber-adaptor Richard Matheson.<br /><br />As for the DC ad proclaiming the approach of "the Great One" (clearly Marvel expatriate Jack "King" Kirby), it may be bad news for some MU professors, but not this one. While taking nothing away from Kirby's status as a brilliant artist and the co-creator of many of the building blocks that make up the Marvel Universe, I can also say without hesitation that my favorite Marvel period began during his defection to DC, and ended slightly after his disappointing return to Marvel.Matthew Bradleyhttp://bradleyonfilm.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com