tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post6682914563407067492..comments2023-09-17T03:58:27.286-04:00Comments on The Aquaman Shrine: Adventure Comics #178 - July 1952rob!http://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-72632558718664984132012-04-22T20:44:41.613-04:002012-04-22T20:44:41.613-04:00Viva Adventure Sunday!
I don't think Ramona ...Viva Adventure Sunday! <br /><br />I don't think Ramona Fradon was particularly inspired by this story. The art is missing some of her customary verve to my eyes.<br /><br />Who would think that Black Jack would be missed so much? <br /><br />IWhy does Aquaman keep getting involved with the movie industry? "Cause it pays! Most likely, they're stringing him along. "Yeah baby, The Aquaman Story is just about ready to go into production! Just need to revise that script one more time. In the meantime, how about you and your pals working security for this pirate picture...." He's had this line fed to him from everyone from Louis B. Mayer to James Cameron. And still no picture.<br /><br />James ChattertonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-63856244017234220862012-04-22T11:36:13.223-04:002012-04-22T11:36:13.223-04:00Anthony--Yeah, I wonder why they were so determine...Anthony--Yeah, I wonder why they were so determined to create a new villain every week? Seems like extra work.<br /><br />JBS--I don't mean that my idea should have been done IN PLACE of this story, I mean I would have brought the character back, having turned him into a "real" pirate. I actually liked this story quite a bit.rob!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-51642901802445392392012-04-22T01:40:50.830-04:002012-04-22T01:40:50.830-04:00I see your point, rob, but I actually kind of like...I see your point, rob, but I actually kind of like the way this story subverts expectations; the plot of the character who gets a cool brain injury and thinks he's someone else--usually some sort of historical villain--requiring the other characters to humor him until he recovers, had been done more than once in the GA. The criminal hoax angle still strikes me as rather fresh. But what was everyone afraid of--that Aquaman would drown?Joseph Brian Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-71956150261391802472012-04-22T00:45:17.196-04:002012-04-22T00:45:17.196-04:00Again, wonder why the move away from recurring vil...Again, wonder why the move away from recurring villains to the series of one-shot foes during the 50s? <br /><br />Re: Superboy: A five-lane highway for a one-horse town? :-p The plot: a crooked professor has a class of Smallville students wear lead masks as part of a phony telepathy experiment, in an attempt to learn Superboy's secret identity.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02085791199447459918noreply@blogger.com