HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: jecoleb@eos.ncsu.edu (have clue, will travel)
Subject: LNH: A Glimmer of Hope?
Originator: jecoleb@c00051-100lez.eos.ncsu.edu
Reply-To: jecoleb@eos.ncsu.edu
Organization: The Ghost Of Christmas Past Society
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 06:27:05 GMT


The silence hanging over LNH headquarters is nearly complete, as the
mighty battles rage on for the fate of... well, whoever has their fate
at stake here.

Only one hero remains here to coordinate the effort (and also clean up
the place a bit in Captain Cleanup's absence, build a new guest wing
and go up another level on GenocideMUD). Multi-Tasking Man is becoming
less and less true to himself as the war progresses, as his energies
concentrate on the one true task of saving his world.

Suddenly, in the grand tradition of Comic Cliches through history
(has Cliche Dude been at work?), the glow of Multi-Tasking Man's
terminal becomes MUCH brighter, and a portal to the UNKNOWN opens
through its monitor...

The terminal, unable to withstand the influx of FORCES GREATER THAN
MANKIND CAN CONTROL, explodes, sending him flying across the room.

As Multi-Tasking Man awakens, a faint memory flash remains, of a glimpse
of another land, a sign bearing the name "alt.comics.lnh" within, and
a voice mumbling "If you newgroup it, they will come..."

Shaking his head, Multi-Tasking resumes his sacred task, with a 
nagging voice telling him that the answers may be found in a place
called alt.config...

-- 
----------jeff the wonder llama, jecoleb@eos.ncsu.edu

------"I am a penis. Worship me."--lead singer of rock band Bicycle Face,
     vainly attempting to gain attention of the crowd at the Cat's Cradle 
     in Chapel Hill, while opening for Mojo Nixon & The Toad Liquors
--
It's not my fault, it wasn't up to you
Christmas Eve comes once a year and that will never do
Your image started fading, I closed my eyes to see
Tell me, do you close your eyes for me?
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Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 19:49:06 -0400 
From: Eric Thomas Pronko <punisher+@CMU.EDU>
Subject: LNH stuff

Can someone explain all this LNH stuff to me?
I haven't been following it (those posts were _long_) but i have glanced
at it...so could someone tell me in brief just what this LNH thing is?

Thanks,
Eric

*****************************************************
The meek will inherit the earth.  The guilty will be punished.  The
check is in the mail.  Groove is in the heart.
*****************************************************
Eric "E" Pronko            |  "blah blah blah
ep1d+@andrew.cmu.edu       |   blah blah blah
punisher+@cmu.edu          |   blah blah blah"  -me
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Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
From: rnmg1200@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (A Lady and her Walrus)
Subject: Re: hey, it's WALT simonson doing superman!
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 02:49:32 GMT

In article <6151@npri6.npri.com> murphy@npri6.npri.com (David P. Murphy) writes:
>just bought something called "Superman Special #1" (for $3.66, arrrgh!
>am i a w.s. fanboy or what?) in which walt simonson is credited with
>"storytelling" which is his way of saying "writer and artist".
>
>haven't read it yet, but i have scanned through it for signs of #2
>to no avail.  does anyone know anything about this?  does anyone like it?

Yah, it's a one-shot.  Simonson basically rewrote the story of the sand-
creature from Quarrm which appeared in Superman in the late '70s (?).  It's
basically the same story; creature from another dimension is brought here
by some scientific accident which (in the original; don't know about this one)
also destroys the world's kryptonite.  The creature assumes a pseudo-Superman
appearance--much like Matrix--and siphons off Superman's powers.  I seem to
recall the siphoning was relative to the distance between them, or somesuch.
Anyway, the sand-thingie tries to replace ol' Clarkie so it can have a life 
of its own.  Pretty neat idea, that.  Never managed to read the whole thing; I
have the final issue of that story; in it, Supes and his double fight a 
battle inside their minds which shows them what would happen if they really
did cut loose at each other:  They'd basically wreck the planet.  So, the 
beastie decides to head out of the solar system, for parts unknown.  The point
of the story, from what I've since read, was to decrease Supes' power levels
so the writers could give him more challenging villains.  Pretty neat trick,
but they forgot that his old villains would remain the same power level. :)
Been meaning to pick up the new version, since I like Simonson's work, but I
haven't had the chance yet.  So, all you old timers, how is it?  Does it 
measure up to the original?

The Walrus

Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
From: lmlc@brahms.udel.edu (Carolyn M Chandler)
Subject: Re: GBG price guide batman crossword puzzle...
Organization: University of Delaware
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1992 03:10:15 GMT

In article <stantbat.715746861@vincent1.iastate.edu> stantbat@iastate.edu (John S Sinnott) writes:
>
>
>In your analysis of the CBG x-word puzzle, you miss one point.  If you do 
>get the correct answers, does it say that you will win the prize?  What if
>two people get the right answers?
>
>This is a scam.  It has appered in other places in other forms.  Here's what
>happens:  You fill in ANYTHING.  Even something that is not a choice.  Mail
>it in with a buck.  No matter what you put down, they will right back and
>say that you got it right!  Unfortunatly, more that one person chose the 
>correct answer, so you have to do a second puzzle.  If you get this one right
>you are sure to win the $200.00.  With the second puzzle, there is a $5.00
>entry fee.  This goes on and on, untill you get tired of sending money into 
>them.  You will never get the $200.00.
>
>-John

In bold letters it claims "Everyone with no squares wrong will win $200.00
regardless of # of winners"...
-morgan
From: sl859@cc.usu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: BBB (was Re: Liefield Throws Tantrum)
Date: 11 Sep 92 00:01:17 MDT
Organization: Utah State University

In article <22332@galaxy.ucr.edu>, zeus@watserv.ucr.edu (Zeus) writes:
> Once and for all:
> 
> The only reason we EVEN discuss Rob Liefeld is, that many of us out there feel  
> that WE could do a better job art/writing.  But hey, Rob as a person is a 
> nice guy - take my word for it.  I've met him twice at two different  
> conventions, the guy wasn't stuck up.  And if you don't like him, so what - why  
> keep perpetuating this discussion.
> 
> chris

chris, 
	I don't know about your newsgroup managing system, but the last
posting on this subject seemed to come up 2 weeks ago!  Since then there
has been a wonderful comic writing convention here where we have 
demonstrated our superior skills at comic writing above the skill level
(FAR FAR ABOVE!) of good ol' Bobby Leechfield!

					wReam...
				    Ultimate Ninja!!

P.S.  Hey, I haven't been flamed in ages, so go ahead and make me
warm...  :)
From: schissel@mace.Princeton.EDU (Eric Schissel)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: LNH/LNV/BoENV continued....
Date: 7 Sep 92 20:33:41 GMT
Organization: Princeton University

A fight between Acton Lord and Action Lord is long overdue.

schissel@math.cornell.edu
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From: sl859@cc.usu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics,rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: LNH: the Last Days of
Date: 6 Sep 92 23:05:41 MDT
Organization: Utah State University

In article <69pnf4p.dani@netcom.com>, dani@netcom.com (Dani Zweig) writes:
> lf7z@midway.uchicago.edu:
>>You're in the Ultimate Crossover from Hell!" screamed the Time Crapper.  
>>"Takin' no prisoners, this time, Yankee scum," chortled Manga Man.
> 
> Now *wonder* I haven't been able to figure out what's going on here!
> You people have been doing *pre-Crisis* LNH.
> 
> -----
> Dani Zweig
	
More like a mid-life-Crisis of LNH...

					wReam...

P.S.  The poor  Captain Continuity, is doomed cuz apparently there are
now Soooooooo many dangling plot lines that he's going to be busy for
the remainder of his natural life.  I am going to start posting questions
about continuity and see if you can worm your ways out of it-- So I swear 
I will...Said Bandwagon Boy who still has no idea of what is going on!

Organization: Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 23:39:19 -0400 
From: "Steven M. Stadnicki" <ss7m+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: Grendel and Spawn

>>>Tell me of an idea that is entirely original, within RECENT memory!
>>
>>Tales From The Beanworld.
>>
>Cerebus....
Actually, Cerebus started as a Conan parody, though it's admittedly grown
significantly.  Plus, some of us don't remember 1977 that well.  *chuckle*
On the other hand, just off the top of my head, I can think of Cynicalman
(and that whole crew), Dishman, and perhaps a couple of others.  I think the
key thing here, though, is *not* originality; it's creativity, a rather
different concept.  It's not whether or not the material is original, it's
what you do with it; thus we have Sandman (various myths), Cerebus again,
Zot (Captain Marvel, more or less), MiracleMan, Bone ('Pogoish' describes it
quite well), etc, etc...

                                Steven Stadnicki
                                ss7m@andrew.cmu.edu
From: v124jw4y@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Benjamin R Pierce)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: West Coast/Iron Man-Marvel Sucks-<Spoilers>
Date: 8 Sep 92 23:55:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <1992Sep8.060644.18568@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au>, jrbell@lindblat.cc.monash.edu.au (Mr JR Bell) writes...

>The sadest thing is that Rhodey(who now wears the IM armor) was a founding 
>member of the WC Avengers.
> 
>Sad. Sad. Sad. Sad.



Actually, I think Iron Man leaving makes sense.  Think about it: Rhodey has to
deal with the death of his best friend and being the newly-appointed CEO of
Stark Enterprises, not to mention getting back into the swing of being Iron
Man again.  Getting hooked up with the WCA again is probably pretty low on his
list of priorities right now.

                                               --Ben
From: sl859@cc.usu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: LNH - Building Up to The Final Conflict!
Date: 10 Sep 92 11:55:02 MDT
Organization: Utah State University

Ultimate Ninja, followed the trail of dead and mutilated bodies
of misbegotten heroes, to the lair of the evil Crossover Queen!
He was not going to make the same mistakes the others had.  He was
a new hero selling tons of copies which naturally granted him great
immunities the others didn't have, however at the same time he knew
of the great attrocities committed by those under the influence of
Louise Simonson.  Nothing could detail the express terror he felt as
he entered the throne room of her majesty only to her evilness 
reducing the entire LNH to teeny-boppers!  Ultimate Ninja had
to act fast!  But How Fast and where was Acton Lord...
				
				wReam...
			   Ultimate Ninja!!!

P.S.  I went to a karate film last night and naturally I have my mind 
pumped with new ideas... so beware! 
:) <--- Smiley is with me!  (foreshadowing!)
From: lazarus@venture.ksu.ksu.edu (Bart -Laz- Smith)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: Dale Keown, and leaving The Incredible Hulk
Date: 10 Sep 1992 00:56:39 -0500
Organization: Kansas State University
Distribution: world
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In article <1992Sep8.220002.16217@njitgw.njit.edu>, rhr9081@hertz.njit.edu (Ray Rich) writes:
>In article <65447@cup.portal.com> Peter_A_David@cup.portal.com writes:
>>That is correct. Gary Frank will be the new penciller on Hulk--making Hulk
>>the only title at Marvel to have a writer/penciller team that doesn't have
>>a single last name between them.
>>
>>PAD
>	
>	Oooh!  Can I be editor or colorist or whatever?
>
>						Ray Rich

Yeah!  And I can be a creati... no, I got two LAST names...

--
Bart (as in Barton) -Laz- Smith
Kansas State University
The 'Cats WILL rule in '92!
"You're too young and I'm too well hung..." -- Spinal Tap









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From: kenl@idacom.hp.com (Ken Loo)
Subject: Re: Superman's Death
Reply-To: kenl@idacom.UUCP (Ken Loo)
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, IDACOM Telecommunications Division
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 23:52:00 GMT

In article <sVXkqB1w165w@micromed.com> msanto@micromed.com (mike santo) writes:
>OK, I haven't read comics for a while, but I read about Superman's 
>upcoming death in the paper today.  I remember when DC went thru the 
>infamous crisis, and the killing of Supergirl and later, of Superboy, who 
>it turned out existed in an alternate universe but not ours.  Now 
>Superman, too.  Anybody have inside info on this?  Don't tell me they're 
>going to resurrect the name with some other character?
>  And Lois killed too?
>

We all know that death in comics is rarely permanent.  Come on, get with
the game!  Superman will be killed as promised, they'll probably spend
4-6 months reflecting on the ramifications of his death, and in some
contrived manner, he will be brought back to life before the end of '93.

Do you honestly think DC will give up one of their major licensing cash
cows?  In the meantime, they get a lot of free publicity from the media
similar to when they annouced his engagement to Lois Lane, or the
introduction of the new Robin.  I predict that by the time he is 
resurrected, with a year, they'll have his marriage to Lois Lane, which
in turn will generate a new round of media exposure.

- Ken Loo

Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics,rec.arts.comics.misc
From: lmlc@brahms.udel.edu (Carolyn M Chandler)
Subject: Re: RAC
Organization: University of Delaware
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 02:26:53 GMT

But who would it hurt to get say, 3 new rac.xxx newsgroups? If these groups
were getting enought use i cant see how this would be bad. for instance
make like 5 new groups then those who arent being read enough would be
joined togther. I think many people would like not to have to see stuff
about they dont read, so by making more newsgroups we could help 
solve this for everyone.
-morgan
.02

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From: dvandom@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (David VanDomelen)
Subject: LNH writeup
Organization: The Ohio State University
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 01:32:26 GMT

Okay, I have no real idea for a story tonight, so will take this opportunity to
outline my characters so they are more likely to be used 'properly' in the 
future.

ACTON LORD
Secret ID - split from dvandom, permanently
Powers - Fiendishly clever at times, vestigal .sig powers, Power Beams (don't 
do much damage, but look flashy), ability to enhance anything to its ultimate 
level or corrupt it absolutely (often both).
Example of power use: enable Multitasking Man to do an infinite number of 
things at once, but corrupt it so he does all of them badly.
Motivation - Gain alot of power, but avoid Absolute Power (he knows its 
pitfalls all too well).  Villainous

SIG LAD
Secret ID - another permanent split from dvandom
Powers - The Everchanging Sig.  Unfortunately, this attribute also leaves him 
unstable, liable to mutate at the slightest provocation.  Other powers vary 
with mutation, such mutations rarely lasting more than a few paragraphs.
Motivation - Thwart Acton Lord, post clever sigs, generally a hero (unless he 
mutates into a villain)

DIAL "D" FOR DVANDOM
Secret ID - dvandom
Powers - with his dvandom-dial (made of Unobtainium, cannot be broken or 
stolen) he can become or split off any hero, villain or other that he chooses.
Such entities usually only last an issue or two, or until their purpose has 
been accomplished (example: X-chequer will disappear when RAC dies, Letter.Man 
after 1:30 AM Eastern time), but two have split permanently, and in fact 
appeared prior to D"D"D's first appearance.
Motivation - Something To Do.  Sometimes a villain, sometimes a hero, sometimes
one posing as the other.  Has something to do with his extensive Champions 
GMing experience.
Weaknesses - Not in very good shape, no inherent powers, but if killed in VR 
will just come back again.

X-CHEQUER
Secret ID - temporary split from D"D"D
Powers - can affect flow of funds in any area; currently preventing funds from 
entering r.a.c.
Motivation - wants to destroy r.a.c.

LETTER.MAN
Secret ID - Dave, temporary split from D"D"D
Powers - able to survive hostile timeslots, able to entrance audience for one 
hour, other misc abilities resembling talent
Motivation - None, really.

BUSH.WHACKED
Secret ID - Nolan Chance ("call me No"), Human Pincushion
Powers - Similar to Cannon Fodder, but he tries to look like someone else when 
he gets caulked
Motivation - Die for the entertainment of the viewers

     Dave Van Domelen, pulling E*calibur out of the stone (or is it the comics 
rack?)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
From: morrow@fnalo.fnal.gov (An Elmo of Their Own)
Subject: Re: RAC
Organization: Fay Vincent's Baseball Substitute
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 20:46:39 GMT
X-Posted-From: fnalo.fnal.gov
X-Posted-Through: sol.ctr.columbia.edu

In article <BuHJ9v.6Jq@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>, hucke@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Matt Hucke) writes:
> So do I... but at the beginning of the summer, the people wanting a
> superhero/misc pushed for a vote, apparently thinking they could pull it
> off since the majority of r.a.c. readers were gone for the summer... it
> failed, but it prevented the more useful marvel/dc/indy split from
> taking place.

	I've said it before, and I'll say it again.  I will vote for rac.marvel
and rac.dc ONLY on the same ballot that I vote for rec.arts.books.doubleday,
rec.arts.books.houghton-mifflin, rec.arts.movies.20th-century-fox and
rec.arts.movies.tri-star.
	Company splits are the stupidest split idea imaginable.  (With the
possible exception of rec.arts.babylon5 and rec.arts.startrek.babylon5 :-)
-- 
"Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose."                        
--Janis Joplin, "Me & Bobby MeGee"                                             
  
elmo (morrow@physics.rice.edu,morrow@fnal.fnal.gov)
From: lmlc@brahms.udel.edu (Carolyn M Chandler)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: RAC
Date: 12 Sep 92 21:53:50 GMT
Organization: University of Delaware

In article <BuHJ9v.6Jq@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> hucke@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Matt Hucke) writes:
>In article <BuFIK5.C8C@news.udel.edu> lmlc@brahms.udel.edu (Carolyn M Chandler) writes:
>>
>>Rac.Marvel		(so i/others wouldnt have to read about this stuff)
>>rac.DC
>>rac.Black & white
>>rec.marketplace
>>rac. independent or rac.Valiant/image/dark horse
>>rac.strips
>>rac.info
>>rac.misc (for discusing things like marvle vs DC or inter newsgroup things
>>to avoid crossposting.
>>
>>this setup make the most sense to me i can think of other groups 
>>but i think that all of these groups would have enough trafic to 
>>justify their exastince.
>
>So do I... but at the beginning of the summer, the people wanting a
>superhero/misc pushed for a vote, apparently thinking they could pull it
>off since the majority of r.a.c. readers were gone for the summer... it
>failed, but it prevented the more useful marvel/dc/indy split from
>taking place.
>
>
>
>-- 
>And now, Deep Thoughts, by Jack Handey:
>    If you ever fall off the Sears Tower, go real limp, so people will think
>    you're a dummy, and they'll try to catch you, because hey, free dummy!
>hucke@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu             _V_a_l_h_a_l_l_a BBS, 217-352-3682, WWIV4.21, 14.4k


Why would anyone vote NOT to have new newsgroups, someone mentioned 
the hasle of more crossposts but can this measure up to having to
read endless post about Marvel and image? I still dont see what/who 
would be hurt by forming new newsgroups. I would like to hear from someone
who would vote aganist a newsgroup rac.(vatlint+dark horse+image) and why?
-morgan
From: conty@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (OtakuRoach)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: Please put Mutant threads in rec.arts.xbooks (was Re: Excalibur #54)
Date: 8 Sep 92 21:14:26 GMT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories

In article <vyrn!9l@lynx.unm.edu>, kbos@carina.unm.edu (Kurt Bose "of Biscayzee") writes:
> 
> Fine.  What the hell is New Warriors crap diong in .xbooks, then?

Heck if I know.  Feel free to go over there and flame them, with my
compliments... B-)
-- 
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From: rlcarr@animato.network23.com (Rich Carreiro)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics,rec.arts.comics.xbooks
Subject: Re: Excalibur #54
Followup-To: rec.arts.comics.xbooks
Distribution: world
X-NewsSoftware: GRn 1.16e (7/4/92) by Mike Schwartz & Michael B. Smith
Date: 6 Sep 92 01:04:40 EDT
Organization: The Other Side of Life

[NOTE the followup!]

In article <7904@hq.hq.af.mil> rknowles@postmaster@hq.af.mil (Rick Knowles) writes:
> Hi,
> I just started reading Excalibur the last 10 issues or so and I think it's
> about the best written mag around.  However, maybe some of you long time
> readers can help me out.
>   - Who is Vixen and Jaime?

Jamie (Braddock) is Captain (Brian Braddock) Britain's and Psylocke's (Betsy
Braddock) older brother.

Vixen is an English villain who goes way back with Capt. Britain. See the
Captain Britain trade paperback.

>   - What is Saturnyne's relationship to Capt Britain?

Aha...exactly which "Saturnyne" are you asking about? :-)

-- 
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From: sasha@cybernet.cse.fau.edu (David A. Tumarkin)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: SUPERMAN -- He's Dead. Wrapped In Plastic.
Date: 8 Sep 92 21:45:35 GMT
Organization: Cybernet BBS, Boca Raton, Florida

For all those who'll be collecting Superman's death issues and such, his 
funeral issue will be polybagged with a black armband.  Cute.


                                  - Sasha



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From: ntprlr@eskimo.celestial.com (NightProwler)
Subject: Milk & Cheese
Organization: Ghost in the Shell
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 05:04:25 GMT

Has anyone other than myself run accross this hillarious title?  I saw a
couple of 1-3 page stories about these two (I forget the name of the
artist...something to do with Predator I think).

Anyone know if anything further is going to be done with these "two dairy
products gone bad"?
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