Or as Blue Falcon calls it, everyday.
Dynomutt #2
Marvel Comics (January, 1978)
No credits were given for the two stories, which is too bad.
Brigid Alverson of Comic Book Resources covers a panel hosted by ICv2 about who customers are for comics. The data makes the big two look even dumber for their focus on one demographic.
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The two groups do not appear together.
Spider-Man & Power Pack
Marvel Comics/National Committee For Prevention Of Child Abuse
EDITOR: Jim Salicrup Spider-Man: “Secrets” ORIGINAL IDEA: Nancy Allen WRITER: Jim Salicrup PENCILER: Jim Mooney INKER: Mike Esposito COLORIST: Ken Feduniewicz LETTERER: L. P. Gregory EDITOR IN CHIEF: Jim Shooter Power Pack: “Runaway” WRITER: Louise Simonson LAYOUTS: June Brigman PENCILER: Mary Wilshire FINISHER: Bob Wiacek COLORIST: Glynis Wein LETTERER: Joe RosenI saw an ad for this comic in every Marvel comic from around this time but never ordered it. I saw it in a bargain bin so I picked it up. As you can guess from the credits, this features two stories centered around alerting kids to the issue of child abuse. I find it a little harder to review in the normal layout so this is just some general thoughts.
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1937-2014
The earliest writing credit I can find for Mr. Larson is an episode of The Fugitive, which is no sci-fi show. Actually, even going over the creator credits, Larson didn’t make nearly as many sci-fi shows as you’d think, being the creator of Battlestar Galactica and Knight Rider. I don’t know if Larson was still pitching Adam’s Ark (the show that became Battlestar Galactcia at this point.
The Fugitive, for the uninformed, was a TV series starring David Janssen as a man falsely accused of murdering his wife, seeing the man who did it while on the run from the cops. You may be more familiar with the movie adaptation with Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones. William Conrad, a decent actor with his own credits, provided the narration. The series was produced by Quinn Martin, who was responsible for many crime dramas in the 60s and 70s.
In the episode “In A Plain Paper Wrapper”, which he co-wrote with Jackson Gillis, and made into a teleplay (script) by John Kneubuhl, A friend of Kimble’s current identity has a nephew come from Kimble’s town, and knows who he really is (but not the fact that he’s innocent)The boy teams with some local brats to capture him. One of those punks (you know I like kids but something is wrong with this bunch) is played by a young Kurt Russell. They’ve been trying to pool their resources to buy a gun at a time when that was a lot easier. That factors into the plot.
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“For the last time, my name isn’t Mr. Bunny Bot!”
Dynamo Joe #3
First Publications (July, 1986)
“In The Ashes” WRITER: John Ostrander PENCILER/CREATOR: Doug Rice INKERS: Brian Thomas & John Nyberg COLORIST: Rick Taylor LETTERER: Willie Schubert EDITOR: Rick OliverTell others about the Spotlight:
Dinah just prior to leaving Earth-2 to begin a new life with the Justice League on Earth-1. Art by Dick Dillin. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Who is Black Canary? While not as screwed up as Power Girl or Donna Troy’s, Dinah’s history is also a bit bizarre. Robot 6‘s Tom Bondurant looks back at Dinah, her mom, and how they were the same person at one point. He explains it there, and surprisingly Crisis On Infinite Earths helped fix her origin rather than screwing up like Karen and Donna’s.
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“Come on, guys. Painting my statue purple isn’t funny!”
Secret Origins #9
FEATURING: Star-Spangled Kid Skyman and the first Flash
DC Comics (December, 1986)
WRITER/CREATIVE EDITOR: Roy Thomas COLORIST: Carl Gafford LETTERER: David Cody Weiss COORDINATING EDITOR: Bob Greenberger “The Star-Spangled Kid & Stripesy” ORIGINAL STORY: Jerry Siegel & Hal Sherman PENCILER: Tom Grindberg INKER: Mike Gostovich “The Golden Age Flash” ORIGINAL STORY: Gardner F. Fox & Harry Lampert PENCILER: George Tuska INKER: Jerry Acerno
