Friday Night PRIZE Fight: Never Accept Free Dance Lessons

So I didn’t really earn a spot in the Prize Fight this tournament. Seriously, I brought at least two Godzillas and still lost. I think I’m losing faith in humanity. This tournament was named for Bobby “Boogaloo” Watts, who would dance into the ring. So the fights for this Prize Fight requires dancing as part of the theme. I’m going to stretch this one like Plastic Man!

Friday Night Prize Fight logo

Boogaloo Prize Fight!

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Today’s Comic> The Multiversity: Society Of Superheroes

Multiversity Society Of Superheroes

“Look out! The Marvel Zombies have gone multiversal!”

The Multiversity: Society Of Super-Heroes #1

DC Comics (November, 2014)

Conquerors Of The Counter-World
WRITER: Grant Morrison
PENCILER: Chris Sprouse
INKERS: Karl Story & Walden Wong
COLORIST: Dave McCaig
LETTERER: Carlos M. Mangual
I couldn’t tell you which variant cover I picked up
EDITOR: Rickey Purdin
GROUP EDITOR: Eddie Berganza

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Morning Article Link: The Difference Between Superhero & Superheroine

Worlds' Finest #20

If you think that superhero men are as sexualised as women Comics Alliance’s Andrew Wheeler is here to tell you why you’re wrong…by asking women comic readers!

“Yesterday’s” Comic> Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #1 (Hamilton)

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #1 (Hamilton)

It’s not flying, it’s “jetting”. Which hadn’t been introduced into the show yet.

Saban’s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #1

Bruce Hamilton Company (December, 1994)

“The Menace Of Dracula”
credits come from Grand Comics Database because they aren’t in this issue
WRITER: Donald D. Markstein
ARTIST/LETTERER: Grey Morrow
COLORIST: Summer Hinton
DIALOG LETTERING: “typeset”
EDITORS: John Clark & Gary Leach

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Testing for the ’66 Batman And Robin

I do enjoy when they throw the Riddler's own gag at him.

I do enjoy when they throw the Riddler’s own gag at him.

When you think of the 1960’s Batman, you think of Adam West and Burt Ward. We’ve called it “the Batman with Adam West” and thanks to the comics Batman ’66. But we could have called it Lyle Waggoner‘s Batman.

Actually, not really. When they tested Adam West and Burt Ward they knew they had the right team, but by rights they needed to test another team as well. Enter Lyle Waggoner, who was probably best known for The Carol Burnett Show a year later and would get to work with another DC superhero with Linda Carter on Wonder Woman and The New Adventures Of Wonder Woman. He was tested with Peter Deyell and admittedly this is a name I don’t recognize. Imagine if the producers had decided this was the better team-up, though?

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Today’s Comic> Batman ’66 #13

Batman '66 #13

And I thought I had issues with Dawn Of Justice.

Batman ’66 #13

DC Comics (September, 2014)

“Don’t Change That Bat-Channel!”
WRITER: Gabe Soria
ARTIST: Dean Haspiel
COLORIST: AllenPassalaqua
COVER ART: Michael & Laura Allred
LETTERER: Wes Abbott
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Aniz Ansari
SENIOR EDITOR: Jim Chadwick

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Morning Article Link: Famous Copycat Superheroes

New Crusaders #6

Captain America may owe his existence to the Shield, one of Archie’s old superheroes. And that’s not the only connection Cracked contributor Monte Richard found. How about the potential predecessor to Cyclops, Spider-Man, the Punisher, and unless you think Marvel has all the copycats Aquaman. Some of them have more than one potential influence.