9.24.2007

Electra Woman & Dyna Girl - 2001

I loved this show when I was a kid. It was part of the first season of The Krofft Supershow (1976-77). It starred soapstar Deidre Hall as Electra Woman.
If you aren't familiar with the 1970s version, here's a website for it.
Here's the unaired update of Electra Woman from 2001. It stars Markie Post as Electra Woman.
It's not good, but not as bad as I was expecting...



Just for kicks, here's the opening credits for the 70s series:

9.15.2007

Golden bondAge Comics


SMASH COMICS 6.
JANUARY 1940
The old guy's talking about blowing Black X into space on the rocket. But look at the look on his face...I'm not convinced which rocket he's planning on blowing...

HUMAN TORCH 6.
WINTER 1941
Y'know, today this cover would probably get someone sentenced to jail time...

BLUE BEETLE 29.
JANUARY 1944
Look at Miss Blue Beetle all striking a pose, "Heeeeeey!"

JUMBO COMICS 82.
DECEMBER 1945
Sheena's too busy contemplating the trunk between his legs to actually rescue him!

BLONDE PHANTOM 14.
SUMMER 1947
I got nothing. Just enjoy it. ;)

BILL WEST 9.
FEBRUARY 1951
I love the caption on this one:
"Join our COWBOY CLUB and get 4 BIG PREMIUMS!" I'll just bet! LOL!

9.13.2007

Post Super Heroes CREATE A VILLAIN Contest

This is just too classic:

It's strange how the designs and voices of the characters all seem to have jumped right out of the Super Friends. Except for Wonder Woman: she's got the voice, but the character design doesn't seem to be one that had been used before or since. Hmmm.

And did anyone win this contest?

9.11.2007

9/11 - Six Years Later.

A time to remember.

Return of the TITANS!

DC’s presentation at the Baltimore Comic Con Diamond Retailer Summit was hosted by DC’s VP – Sales, Bob Wayne, who reiterated that the TITANS EAST one-shot will lead to a new TITANS series which will star Nightwing, Cyborg, Donna Troy, Starfire, Raven and Beast Boy.

Samson and David ... Boys will be Boys

Golden-age homoerotica at it's finest:

FANTASTIC COMICS 10.
SEPTEMBER 1940
The cover reads: "SAMSON gripped the gangster pilot with one mighty arm, And with the other..." Well, look what he has in his other hand. What do you think he did next...?

FANTASTIC COMICS 11.
OCTOBER 1940
Samson wrecks the torture machine with a "mighty blow." Kinda looks like the guy he's rescuing has a mighty blow on his mind as well...

FANTASTIC COMICS 16.
MARCH 1941
The cover reads: "The mighty SAMSON smashes the war-like dictators!" What has that got to do with the cover? I guess it wouldn't have done to say: "David admires the way SAMSON handles large, hard objects!"

SAMSON 6.
JUNE 1941
Who says tentacle porn is only for wimmen?

9.10.2007

Iron Man trailer

Check out the IRON MAN trailer [if you have Quicktime].

DC Comics x A Bathing Ape Bapesta Wonder Woman

I want these shoes!!!

I want them now!

There's a toy, too.

They also come in Superman, Batman and Flash. Check out some pics here.

They're selling on eBay for over $200 a pair. Ain't gonna happen.

But they're only $100 here. Somebody stop me....

9.09.2007

SHUNKKCH!

If you thought that Black Adam was the first member of the Shazam Family to go for the eyes (INFINITE CRISIS 6. MAY 2006):

Then you must have missed CAPTAIN MARVEL JR. 115 (NOVEMBER 1952):

Guess it runs in the "family."

Ew. SHUNKKCH, indeed!

9.07.2007

Phantasmo: The Master of the World!

They just don't design super hero costumes like they used to!! Here's Phantasmo! Who premiered in THE FUNNIES #45, July 1940, from Dell Comics.

From International Hero:
Powers/Abilities: Able to separate his spirit from his body, enabling it to act independently. While unfettered by his mortal form, his spirit can grow to giant size, fly, become invisible and has superhuman strength. However it remains vulnerable to injury inflicted on its corporeal counterpart, and if the body is killed, so too would the spirit.

History: Having spent 25 years in Tibet as a student of the Grand High Lamas, an unidentified American returned home armed with their magical knowledge to fight crime. Adopting the alias Phil Anson, he would separate his spirit from his body to become Phantasmo, Master of the World; since his mortal form remained his main vulnerability, he hired bellhop Whizzer McGee as his bodyguard.

I love the cover to #48. How many hands did this have to pass through that nobody caught the coloring "error!?" "Oh, he's nekkid." "That's alright." LOL!

THE FUNNIES 45.
JULY 1940

THE FUNNIES 48.
OCTOBER 1940

THE FUNNIES 52.
FEBRUARY 1941

THE FUNNIES 55.
MAY 1941
On the cover to #52, the cowboy in green looks like he's jonesin' to dive into the prize package!
Alas, the poor baddie on #55 is being denied the phantastic Phantasmo phall...oh, sorry! But the poor guy -- he really looks upset!!