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From: bjm1@Ra.MsState.Edu (Bobbie J. Mann)
Subject: Re: "Strange Sports Stories", 1960s - how to find
Keywords: DC 1960s Strange Sports Stories
Organization: Mississippi State University
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 07:34:56 GMT

mlf@wdl30.wdl.loral.com (Mike L Forster) writes:

>Hi.

>In the 1960s, I read hundreds of DC comics.  (I wish I'd kept them!)

>One series of stories was called, "Strange Sports Stories".  It
>appeared at the back of World's Finest or some other such title.

>Does anyone have information on this series of stores (about a dozen,
>I think).

>I'd like to reread them, perhaps even purchase them as a gift.


Malibu acquired the rights a while back, and has just released a 3-issue mini-
series with the same name.  Charles Marshall was the writer, Mitch Byrd was the
penciller.

Roland

>Thanks!

>>  Mike Forster   mlf@wdl1.wdl.loral.com


>-- 
>-----------  Mike Forster
>Disclaimer:  The above opinions are my own.  They are not related to the
>             official or unofficial policies of LORAL/WDL or the
>             U.S. Goverment (or my family, friends, pets, ...)
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From: j_fitzge@oz.plymouth.edu (Jesse L. Fitzgerald)
Subject: Slaine McGroth/Slaine the Horned God
Reply-To: j_fitzge@oz.plymouth.edu (Jesse L. Fitzgerald)
Organization: Plymouth State College - Plymouth, N.H.
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 92 01:00:09 GMT

	Just a word on Slaine (my favorite non-superhero character),
the story found in the Heavy Metal magazine is found in one of his
three graphic novels that I am unsure of the titles. I think "Slaine,
Trial of Venom is one of them. The first book deals with his coming
into Godhood and his slaying of Wierd-Sloth-Feg (the horned God that
refuses to die). I've been keeping a look out for these three graphic
novels but to dte I haven't found them. Hopefully he will make a
reappearence in Heavy Metal.

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From: sewon@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (WAYNE WONG)
Subject: Bram Stoker's Dracula ..
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
Date: 12 Nov 1992 13:03 EST  

Has anyone bought Dracula?  My store sold out of #1 (of course, I say to 
myself, it was polybagged with cards and mumbo jumbo!).  Anyways, I was 
wondering if it was worth hunting down.

 - Wayne.
No, I'm not interested in buying one for $10.00.
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From: lucke@plains.NoDak.edu (Kyle Lucke)
Subject: Re: Hulk
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 23:22:18 GMT
Organization: North Dakota Higher Education Computing Network

In article <1dg73mINN7kk@nighthawk.ksu.ksu.edu> lazarus@nighthawk.ksu.ksu.edu (Bart -Laz- Smith) writes:
>Yes, and I believe that PAD has also dropped hints that Dr. Robert Bruce
>"Hulk" Banner isn't as stable as we'd like to believe.  Also, I recall that
>Bart -Laz- Smith

PAD said many moons ago in a Marvel Age interview that the Hulk was going
to be increasingly irrational, bordering on paranoid at times, and that
his healing was definitely NOT done.  I can't recall the actual specifics
of the interview (it was _quite_ some time ago), but what it all came down
to, was that Bruce Banner's mental problems are not gone.

 

-- 
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Electrical Engineering Major    |       they want and that is beautiful" 
lucke@plains.nodak.edu          |   They Might Be Giants, Don't Let's Start 
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From: DCC117@psuvm.psu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: new HELLBLAZER reader...needs background...
Date: 9 Nov 92 23:18:37 GMT
Organization: Penn State University

>
>>       The First of the Fallen - the Devil, in at least some way, shape, or
>>       form.  He has it in for John Constantine because JC tricked him into
>>       drinking holy water a few issues back, and then further tricked him
>>       by selling his soul to each member of Hell's Triumvirate, setting
>>       up a situation where none of them could claim it, and they must keep
>>       John Constantine alive for fear of bringing about the Apocalypse.
>
>Not the First of the Fallen.  That's Lucifer Morningstar, as a recent issue
>made clear.  It is the Adversary himself, who was already in Hell when
>the Morningstar got there, that John pissed off.  It has recently been
>mentioned in alt.mythology that Lucifer was never Satan, but was thought os
>due to a misreading for a bible passage.

 Wrong - the devil character in "Guys and Dolls" IS called the First of the
Fallen, i.e. Lucifer Morningstar is NOT the First of the Fallen. The idea
is that when Lucifer "fell" all the way to hell, it turned out there was
already someone there...someone who had been there all along.
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From: jrd@frame.com (James Drew)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: The Death of the Earth (was Re: LSH: Evacuating the Earth)
Date: 10 Nov 1992 13:37:16 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

Ken Arromdee (arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu) writes:

>Um, that wasn't the question.  I didn't ask why Death does show up now, but
>why Death doesn't show up other times.

How do you know she doesn't?  (This is the same question as "How do you know
those *weren't* alien artifacts in Death's home in thge Sanmdan Special?")

a) Would you recognize her presence in the desturction of an alien world?  You
	are familiar with her typical humaniform representation, but what
	is her Gil'Dishpani form?  Would you recognize a human artist's
	interpretation of that.

b) How do you know she doesn't show up at other planetary-scale disasters?  How
	many have we seen (post-Crisis; i.e., since we first became aware of
	her)?  She wouldn't show for Agra-Prime, because the majority of its
	inhabitants survived, for instance.

------------------------------
                             |     There were people everywhere, wearing bits
Jim Drew                     | of leather... clothing not even Hollywood could
jrd@frame.com                | dream up.
(Furry: Randy Puritan)       |     "Ron," I said.  "That guy has leather ram's
"Innocent, but not naive."   | horns, and a cape."
B2h t w- c k s g+(p) rv p    |     "Yeah, he's dressed like thet at all these
S8/5 g l+ y+ o+ a+ u++- j++  | street fairs.  But wait 'til next month:  me and
{opinions: mine != frame's}  | Val'll take you to Hallowe'en in the Castro.
                             | Gives a whole new meanin' to 'Trick 'r Treat.'"
                             |		- Marc Lynx, "Awl's Fare"
From: jamesc@bassclar.Eng.Sun.COM (James Langdell)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: Alan Davis
Date: 9 Nov 1992 22:29:41 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems
Distribution: world
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NNTP-Posting-Host: bassclar

In article MHART00@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU, mason () writes:
>Alan Davis has worked on the following titles, that I am
>aware of:
> 
>Artist
>  Excalibur 1-7, 9, 12-17, 23-24
>  Miracle Man ??
>  New Mutants Annual 2
>  Uncanny X-Men 213, 215, Annual 11
> 
>Writer/Artist
>  Captain Britain 1-14
>  Excalibur 42-50, 54-56
>  Wolverine Bloodlust
> 
>Can anyone think of any that I missed?
> 
>-- mason


In the mid-1980's Davis also drew a number of Batman stories and a sizable 
run of Outsiders issues, also for DC.

But what you REALLY need to see are the D.R. and Quinch stories that
he and that other Alan (Moore) did earlier in England.  They've been
collected in a graphic album (I forget the publisher).  Way funny!

--James Langdell        jamesc@eng.sun.com
  Sun Microsystems      Mountain View, Calif.
From: berninge@cs.purdue.edu (James Berninger)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: LSH: Elizabeth in lettercol!
Date: 10 Nov 1992 10:27:40 -0500
Organization: Department of Computer Science, Purdue University
NNTP-Posting-Host: alice.cs.purdue.edu

In article <0eyqCTG00WDKE5mp9_@andrew.cmu.edu> Vernon H Harmon <vh00+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>Since such a big deal was made out of Elmo getting mentioned in the
>lettercol, I thought it would be nice to point out that Elizabeth
>Holden's letter (regarding #31) was printed (in what appears to be its
>entirety) in the lettercol of #38....

Hey!  Mine was in there too!  Where's *my* mention?

Jim Berninger                   ______ "This is no 'Whoops!'  This is
berninge@cs.purdue.edu          \    /  an 'Aaaaaaaauuuuuggggghhhh!'"
B0.2 f(~) w- c- g k? s- e r- p   \  /   - Harvey ("Arnold") Fierstein
Green Lantern Fan, Extraordinaire \/      "Torch Song Trilogy"
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From: asoto@dacapo.urbana.mcd.mot.com (Anthony Soto)
Subject: Re: Who should join Image
Organization: Motorola Computer Group, Urbana Design Center
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 15:50:33 GMT

In article <1992Nov3.144539.2009@cs.unca.edu>, mcmahan@cs.unca.edu (Scott McMahan -- Genesis mailing list owner) writes:
|> Michael R Escutia (mre@kepler.unh.edu) wrote:
|> : Actually, this should be "writers who should join Image".  This is my list
|> : of writers who would do Image some good, IMHO:
|> 
|> Funny, Image seems to be plotting artists and dialogue people now!
|> They don't really have writers.

Boy! Are you ever right about that!

|> : 		Peter David
|> : 		Fabian Nicieza
|> :               Gerard Jones
|> :               William Messner-Loebs
|> :               Len Strazewski
|> :               David Michelinie
|> 
|> Oh, lord no. Let them stay at marvel. Image is supposed to be
|> *different* -- the real talent seperated from the hacks.

I hope that you forgot some smileys after this because Peter David and 
Fabian Nicieza are real talent. Peter's doing very well with three different
titles right now (Hulk, X-Factor and Spiderman 2099). Fabian's done some
excellent work on the New Warriors and is trying to make something happen with
X-Force.

As far as "real talent" is concerned, the only ones really shining through
at Image are McFarlane and Larson. Their books are pretty good, and McFarlane
appears to be the only one at Image trying to get his book out on time. I
think Wild C.A.T.S and Cyberforce have potential, but time will tell.

|> : 		Chris Claremont
|> 
|> We wish. Can you image-ine the Calremont/Portacio collaboration!?!?!

I'd rather see Claremont/Lee. 

|> Other people who will join Image: Jae Lee, and Andy Kubert.
|> Getting assignments on the X men will make them think they're 
|> good. And the X force guy!

Hopefully, they will stay loyal, because with Image's penchant for being late
with their books, it will crash.
					Tony
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From: panda@Micor.OCUnix.on.ca (Elizabeth Holden)
Subject: Re: DC: John Constantine's Who's Who
Organization: M.B. Cormier INC.
Date: Sun, 08 Nov 92 12:54:07 EST

dani@netcom.com (Dani Zweig) writes:

> Thanks for the listing.
> 
> I note that a large number of Constantine's friends and relatives
> are dead.  Would you consider this 'coincidence' or 'bad luck'? :)
> 
Fate.

Malignant fate.

Namste,
Elizabeth

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From: danl@next02wor.wam.umd.edu (Neurotic Bob)
Subject: Re: Bram Stoker's Dracula ..
Organization: Workstations at Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 04:35:15 GMT

In article <1992Nov12.203206.17603@news.nd.edu>  
mkelly@chaucer.helios.nd.edu (michael kelly) writes:
> The story is pretty standard Dracula fare, but the adaptation is pretty  
horrid.
> The pacing left me frightened and confused. 

Well, I just saw a sneak preview of the film today, and that was about the  
pacing of the film, too, at least in some spots.  The film did seem a  
little cheesy to me, but then again I'm generally not a big vampire fan.   
Anthony Hopkins was good, and Keanu Reeves too, for what we saw of them.   
I'm just glad that I got paid to see it.  (I work in a theater that was  
previewing it.)

So in general, I'd say that the only reason to buy the comic would be the  
art, as the story is going to be seeming trite, rushed, etc.

		--Dan'L
From: 003695s@ace.acadiau.ca (STEPHANE ANDRE SAVOIE)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: penciller for darkstar ads
Date: 12 Nov 92 21:12:12 GMT
Organization: Acadia University

In article <BxLGG6.Azz@matilda.vut.edu.au> jed@matilda.vut.edu.au (Jed Bowtell) writes:
>From: jed@matilda.vut.edu.au (Jed Bowtell)
>Subject: penciller for darkstar ads
>Date: 12 Nov 92 08:19:17 GMT
>Who is pencilling the nice Darkstars advertisments. It is
>not Mignola. 
>Jed

 I seem to recall it being Larry Stroman pencils w/ Travis Charest inks.

KID ANARKY
From: mre@kepler.unh.edu (Michael R Escutia)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: PROS & COMICS (11/8) *SPOILERS*
Date: 9 Nov 1992 01:28:48 GMT
Organization: University of New Hampshire  -  Durham, NH
NNTP-Posting-Host: kepler.unh.edu

And here I thought I was the only one reviewing comics these days!
Drizzt, when did you start reviewing?  I havn't seen any previous editions of
PROS & COMICS before now.
				--MikE
				Still in need of a title for my column...

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From: mfterman@stroke.Princeton.EDU (Mutant for Hire)
Subject: Re: DC: Constantine's Ancestors (was: all sorts of things)
Reply-To: mfterman@phoenix.princeton.edu (Mutant for Hire)
Organization: Mutant for Hire, Inc.
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 18:38:17 GMT

In article <1992Nov10.120438.1@hamp.hampshire.edu>, jlmiller@hamp.hampshire.edu writes:
>To the best of my knowledge the only place we've heard of an
>ancestor/descendant of JC's besides the two Sandman (not Hellblazer) issues
>with Johanna Constantine) is The Book of Magic "starring" JC, where Jason Blood
>is his usual vague self. And it was written by.....Neil Gaiman. Wholly his
>invention, and no other writer has picked the idea up. Sorry.

Actually, you didn't read the last Delanio issue closely enough, when the
two John Constantines are talking to each other. In that issue Delanio
supports the Neil Gaiman idea that there have been several Constantines
throughout history.

-- 
    Martin Terman, Mutant for Hire, Mean Ol' Top, Priest of Shub-Internet
    Disclaimer: Nobody else takes me seriously, why should you be the first?
mfterman@phoenix.princeton.edu mfterman@pucc.bitnet terman@pupgga.princeton.edu
"Sig quotes are like bumper stickers, only without the same sense of relevance"
From: v129j6ed@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (This is F.U.N.)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: Batman vs Lobo
Date: 6 Nov 92 12:52:00 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <1992Nov6.045225.19991@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>, dvandom@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (David VanDomelen) writes...
>Unfortunately, accd to Diamond Previews, this series does exist.  Sigh.
>     Dave Van Domelen, doesn't trust Pitt's release date considering that the 
>cover shown in Previews was uninked pencils....

Followed By:

Lobo vs. Aunt May
Lobo vs. Boris the Bear
Lobo vs. Golden Age Lobo
Lobo vs. George Bush ( a two page story ;) )
Lobo vs. the LNH


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"You gotta take Life Cereal, baby." - Smoking Banana Peels - Dead MilkMen
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From: glitto@iastate.edu (Scott M Klabacha)
Subject: Re: Messner-Loebs and Sam Keith to Image
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 07:24:14 GMT

In article maguire@zappa.jpl.nasa.gov (Kevin Maguire) writes:
>In article <MeydXRW00WBKM2bIxK@andrew.cmu.edu>, "Joe Nathan Haralson, II"
><jh20+@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
>> 
>>  Messner-Loebs, the name sounds familiar, what has he written other than
>> the Maxx.
>> 
[most of list deleted]
>
>FLASH:  wrote all of the Wally West Flash issues (except for fillers) until
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>        Mark Waid took over recently.
>
After Mike Baron left Flash, you mean.

   gLITTOfERN
glitto@iastate.edu
From: kiemschies@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: LSH: Evacuating the Earth
Date: 12 Nov 92 14:17:37 EST

In article <8eyvqTC00WDKA5muUo@andrew.cmu.edu>, Vernon H Harmon <vh00+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
> Excerpts from netnews.rec.arts.comics.misc: 7-Nov-92 Re: LSH: Evacuating
> the Earth Terry Wong@leland.Stanfo (1182)
> 
>> You would be right given the old power level of DC superheroes.  However,
>> the power levels of all DC superheros including Daxamites have been
>> seriously reduced.  Daxamites can no longer come even close to moving
>> Neutron stars or even small planets.  A Daxamite would not be able
>> to move a large ark into orbit or push the great mass of the earth cities.
>> See recent issues of Superman, Valor, and LSH to see what I mean.
>> In fact, this makes for better writing because there is very little
>> suspense or possible plot complications when the heros are nearly
>> omnipotent.
> 
> Actually, unless I'm mistaken, you're wrong here. Superman and
> Kryptonians are less powerful post-Crisis, but Daxamites have retained
> their pre-Crisis power level.
> 
> --Vernon.
Doubt it, seeing as how Superman kicked Lar's but in an all-out fight even
though Lar was augmented by Eclipso. Also, Supergirl (who is less powerfull
than Superman) was able to stand against Lar pretty well in Valor 2. I think,
however, that Daxamites don't need to breath, and Superman does (though he did
surprise himself when he was out of breath on the moon, and still fought on)
and I believe Daxamites fly faster, but that might be disputed in upcoming
Valor issues (in which he seems to need a spaceship). Also Superman has never
really tried to fly faster than light speed, I have said before, it might be
more of a nack for Krytonians/Daximites than a power.
  This is all moot, though considering Superman's death and all those things
said about it. The impression I get is that if/when they do bring back Superman
they won't put any limit on his power. I believe he is, and will be powerfull
enough to face ANY chalange (except maybe Doomsday) INCLUDING Daxamites, while
not being so strong as to make the story to boring. Is anyone else interested
in a Kryptonian vs Daximite debate?
Organization: Sophomore, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
From: whelal@engr.UVic.CA (Wael  Helal)
Subject: Re: Hulk
Reply-To: whelal@engr.UVic.CA
Organization: University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 92 07:18:44 GMT

In article 9819@Princeton.EDU, mfterman@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Mutant for Hire) writes:
>
>>In article <1dbvodINNc1n@uwm.edu>, justice@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Michael John Stiehl) writes:
>> 	So the question is, could the Hulk in his present form change into a
>> 	human form?  I know he told Betty that she had to get used to him in
>> 	his new green Hulk form because after all he'd been exposed to gamma
>> 	rays, but it seams strange to me to think that in this new form he 
>> 	can't change into a human form.
>
>Thing was, that his body form was indicative of what personality was in
>control. The current Hulk personality isn't the Bruce Banner personality,
>hence the body doesn't look like the way Bruce Banner used to look. This
>concept was explored a bit when a geneticist commented to Banner during
>his janitor days that Bruce Banner staying Bruce Banner when his DNA had
>been mucked up was a lot more of a puzzle than the Hulk.
>
>In article <1992Nov6.123445.1@skcla.monsanto.com>, jjfink@skcla.monsanto.com writes:
>>It seems pretty apparent that Bruce has full control over his body by just
>>conceiving it.  When that guy from the U-Foes flayed him down to bones, he
>>survived and recovered.  Not healed, just got better.  When that guy who was
>>after Atalanta shot the Hulk, he really put a hole through him, and he got
>>better.  If Bruce believes he's OK, he's OK.  Doc Samson must be one hell of a
>>psychologist.
>
>Wrong. Hulk has an insanely fast regeneration ability. Even faster than ol'
>Wolvierine. That's how the Hulk was able to survive his fight with the same
>X-Man as no matter how fast Wolverine sliced into the Hulk, the Hulk healed
>almost instantly afterwards. The Hulk isn't quite as armored as people think
>he just heals fast enough to appear that way.
>
>
>-- 
>    Martin Terman, Mutant for Hire, Mean Ol' Top, Priest of Shub-Internet
>    Disclaimer: Nobody else takes me seriously, why should you be the first?
>mfterman@phoenix.princeton.edu mfterman@pucc.bitnet terman@pupgga.princeton.edu
>"Sig quotes are like bumper stickers, only without the same sense of relevance"


Wolverine once made a comment that the Hulk was like a tumor the madder the Hulk got the faster his cells regenerated. I forget which issue it was but it had the X-men in it and I think it was drawn by Tod Mcfarlane. Anybody have any ideas.
From: dougm@hal.com (Doug Moran)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: X-Postings
Date: 7 Nov 92 00:58:10 GMT
Reply-To: dougm@hal.com (Doug Moran)
Followup-To: rec.arts.comics.xbooks
Organization: HaL Computer Systems, Inc.; Campbell, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: gizmo.hal.com
In-reply-to: acadams@afterlife.ncsc.mil (Arthur C. Adams)

Just a gentle reminder that there is a newsgroup set aside for posting
about who should play which role in the X-Man Movie, and other X-related
topics: rec.arts.comics.xbooks.  Please send followups there.

Thanks.
-- 
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   dougm@hal.com      | writers unable to take notes or doodle during meetings,
 {...}!hal.com!dougm  | forcing them to pay attention or end the meeting by
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