February 23, 2015

“Yesterday’s” Comic> Uncle Scrooge FCBD 2005

Uncle Scrooge FCBD 2005

The lifeguards have to wear helmets.

Walt Disney’s Uncle Scrooge FCBD 2005

Gladstone (May, 2005)

“Only A Poor Old Man”
(originally published in Uncle Scrooge Four Color #386)
WRITER/ARTIST: Carl Banks
COLORIST: Susan Daigle-Leach
COVER RESTORATION/COLORIST: Rick Keene

Periodical numbering back in 1952 didn’t make much sense. This is the first ever Uncle Scrooge tale (not counting appearing in Christmas On Bear Mountain) but it’s #386 of the comic? Did it continue numbering after taking over from something else and changing the title? It’s happened.

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February 23, 2015

Morning Article Link: The Curse Of Oscar

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/148724625
The latest Academy Awards should be over by the time you read this. In the e-mailings I get from Cracked (anyone can get them…I get very few special favors for this site) they promoted two articles centered around the Awards. The one we’re looking at this morning comes from the far-off year of 2009 as contributor Cyriaque Lamar looks at the “Oscar Curse”. And by curse he means five amazing directors who let the award go their head and produced some of the weirdest crap ever to alienate their fanbase.

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February 23, 2015

“Yesterday’s” Comic> Action Comics Annual #3

Action Comics Annual #3

“I pledge to not renounce my citizenship….”

Action Comics Annual #3

DC Comics (1991)

“Executive Action”
WRITER: Roger Stern
PENCILER: Tom Grummett
INKERS:Phil Rodier, Doug Hazlewood, Carlos Garzon, & Brad Vancata
COLORISTS: Glenn Whitmore & Matt Hollingsworth
LETTERER: Bill Oakley
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Dan Thorsland
EDITOR: Mike Carlin

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February 22, 2015

Jake & Leon #236: Double-Hatin’

Some things you don't discuss in the grocery store.

Some things you don’t discuss in the grocery store.

I didn’t have time to draw backgrounds. It could have looked worse.

The Clutter Report this week is just a repost of an old Scanning My Collection article, a silly attempt to explain how Clark’s glasses work…because heaven forbid we use the simple explanation that he’s a really good actor and people don’t expect Superman HAS a secret identity, much less a mild-mannered reporter.

This week will finish the Disney Free Comic Book Day reviews before getting into the Darkwing Duck comics I haven’t covered, the four-issue adaptation of the two episode pilot being on this week’s list. I still can’t afford new comics, but you’re welcome to support the Spotlight and maybe I can again. In the meantime, I have a lot of old comics to go through and at least this speeds up the process.

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February 21, 2015

Saturday Night Showcase: Defenders Of The Earth eps 1 & 2

Defenders Of The Earth #1

Earlier this week we looked at three of the four issues of Star Comic’s Defenders Of The Earth tie-in comic. Since I didn’t get my next video (a BW Chats with Jim Salicrup) done in time I thought I would post the first episode of the actual TV series. Defenders Of The Earth brought together four of King Features’ action heroes: Mandrake The Magician, Lothar (who comes from Mandrake’s strip) and the two more well known character, The Phantom and Flash Gordon. Naturally they have kids who join in the battle because it’s a kids show. Even Ming The Merciless (Flash’s enemy) has a son in this. Why not use a variant of Aura? Beats me. Maybe she already turned good by this point, I couldn’t tell you.

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February 21, 2015

“Yesterday’s” Comic> DC/Marvel: All Access #1

DC Marvel All Access #1

“Grrr…I’m gonna getcha.”

DC/Marvel: All Access #1

DC Comics (December, 1996)

“The Crossing!”
WRITER: Ron Marz
PENCILER: Jackson Guice
INKER: Josef Rubinstein
COLORIST: Lee Loughridge
SEPARATIONS: Digital Chameleon
LETTERER: Bill Oakley
ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Chriss Duffy
EDITOR: Mike Carlin

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February 20, 2015

Friday Night Fights: Radio Free Access

While I haven’t gotten to All Access yet (that’s tomorrow), it does have a good fight in it. I’ll set up as best I can. Axel Asher is still the Access between the DC and Marvel universes. We’ve seen characters cross into each other’s universe before and even universes merge temporarily. Access and his predecessors are charged with putting everything right afterwards. And his job didn’t end because the brothers decided to get along.
Friday Night Fights clean logo

“Thunder” round 5

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