THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST: Episode 106
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Episode 106 - Justice League of America: The Lunar Invaders
This week Firestorm and Aquaman (and Shag) have the week off, as we present this 1982 audio adventure starring the Justice League of America!
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3 comments:
Thank you, Rob, for this treat of an episode. I was nearly 20 years old when this was released in the States, and I didn't discover the book until I found a rather roughed-up copy (sans tape) in a second-hand book shop in Singapore in the late 1980s. I was a bit taken aback to open the pages and see the text in an "I Can Read" storybook format, but the layouts and artwork was on par with the comics I loved so I didn't care if I was "too old for it."
It would be a number of years before I would first hear the audio, but I did manage to confirm that it was indeed Jerry (Count Von Count/Simon Soundman/ Mr. Snuffleupagus) Nelson that had voiced Green Lantern from the good Mr. Nelson himself, whom by pure luck I had managed to briefly meet after a Jim Henson panel showing in Los Angeles in the early naughties (2000s). I had brought along the book, just in case, and he was actually surprised to see someone had brought a non-Sesame-Street-related item, but he had signed it in a very cool Sesame Street fashion ("This autograph is brought to you today by the letters, X, U, and M, and by [Jerry Nelson's signature]").
Of course, years later, our son Isamu tore up the book, but that's what toddlers do. I managed to find another copy in better condition and with the audio tape included, but it is a little less of a treasure for obvious reasons...
As I understand it, Fisher Price was producing a number of audio tape books featuring the Muppets and Sesame Street characters from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s, so the Muppet connection to these DC audio books was little surprise to me -- they are all incredibly talented actors. In fact, the Wonder Woman book in particular features "evil Maria" (Sesame Street's Sonia Manzano as The Cheetah)...
Starring Dame Judy Dench as Wonder Woman.
Seriously, I like the story...but I feel the voices are pretty "off". It's well performed, but they just don't sound like the characters to me. If I had heard this as a kid, I'd probably have thought differently.
Nice bit of back story there, Xum. The Sesame Street connection is very interesting. Imagine Frank Oz as Batman!
Chris
I think Earth 2 Chris beat me to it. I was thinking that Wonder Woman sounded like Helen Mirren.
Also if they are from the planet Orein (Or-re-in) wouldn't that make them Oreos?
Does Superman take offense when "the Batman" says: "Look aliens!"? With a voice of shock and horror.
I felt a little "uneasy" about Red Tornado "connecting" with the Justice League Satellite computer. What's the rating on this?
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