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LATE NIGHT FRIDAY 1970s COMIC BOOK TRIVIA CONTEST - WEEK #4!!
Greetings everyone, thank you for coming back for another round of Bronze Age comic book lovin'!
Tonight, let's give it up for our special musical guest, the Black Superman himself, The Greatest...ladies & gentlemen, Mr. Muhammad Ali!!!
YouTube - Muhammad Ali - Who Knocked The Crack In The Liberty Bell?
Wow, that was different, huh? Gotta be on the lookout for that LP, especially since it features Ali's special guest announcer Howard Cosell- remember when Cosell had his own variety TV series on ABC? It put Carol Burnett to shame...not!
We'll get back to Ali a bit further down the post, but now, it's on to the game!
For any newcomers, here's da rulz:
I'll post five (5) questions about the 1970s ERA COMIC BOOK related adventures of various MEGO figures.
First person to answer all of them correctly will get a little prize package of a random '70s comic, a couple random Mego cards, and some assorted 1970s oddball goodies. Now don't get too excited...you're not gonna get anything worth a million bucks. Actually, the junk I plan to unload on the "winner"...excuse me, I mean, the fine collectible items I plan to offer as prizes will entertain you (I hope), and we'll all have a good time.
And just maybe, if you're not too careful, you just might learn something. Or not.
As far as the answers, please try to keep them all together in one post so we don't have to jump around collecting them all, and since I don't have any anti-Googling software in place I can't stop you there.
Oh, and please remember that all answers are subject to the final decision of the judge, which be me, so no arguing, it's all for fun, so let's not get crazy!
So without further ado, in the words of the Immortal Navin Johnson, "Step right up and win some crap!"
MEGO STAR QUESTION #1- LOGAN'S RUN:
I loved the film Logan's Run when it came out. I would have bought all those planned Megos because I loved the TV show as well, except I could never understand why they didn't trim that android REM's eyebrows. I mean, who creates a perfect replica of a human being then gives them bushy eyebrows?Was that on the blueprints? I digress....Anyway, Marvel adapted the film into a comic book series with great art by this newcomer they had named George Perez. In the later issues they "went beyond the film", intending to explore Logan's World, but the book was cancelled in mid-storyline after a brief run .
My question is: DURING THE MARVEL RUN, WHICH MARVEL UNIVERSE CHARACTER APPEARED (ALBEIT NOT IN THE LOGAN STORY), CREATING A MILD PRICE JUMP FOR THAT SPECIFIC ISSUE?
MEGO STAR QUESTION #2- DOCTOR WHO:
Doctor Who hit it big here in the US during the early '80s, when many PBS stations starting airing the Tom Baker episodes on Saturday nights. Marvel had been publishing a regular magazine/comic in the UK for a number of years prior, and the popularity of the show led them to reprint those '70s comics here in the USA.
My question is: THE ARTIST ON THOSE EARLY TOM BAKER STRIPS IN DOCTOR WHO MONTHLY LATER CAME STATESIDE AND HELPED CREATE A MEGA-POPULAR COMIC BOOK SERIES- WHO WAS HE AND WHAT WAS THE SERIES?
MEGO STAR QUESTION #3- SPACE:1999:
You know, when you think about Charlton Comics, it's amazing to me just how many licensed mega-properties they had. In today's market a small company like IDW or Moonstone or Devil's Due scrambles to land a property then builds a company around it. But think about Charlton, publishers of the most shoddy comics ever. At one time in the '70s they had all of the major cartoon characters including Popeye, Blondie, Flash Gordon, Beetle Bailey, the Hanna-Barbera line, Phantom...not to mention TV series like Six Million Dollar Man, Bionic Woman, Emergency, Hee-Haw, and Space:1999. It's amazing that they printed this stuff with the worst methods possible, in off-cut books with muddy coloring, juvenile stories, those atrocious story pages instead of lettercolumns. Ah, the wonders of licensing- in today's world they would never have had a shot at even one of those lines!
My question is: JOHN BYRNE, PRIOR TO BECOMING THE SUPERSTAR ARTIST ON MARVEL'S X-MEN, WAS THE REGULAR ARTIST ON SPACE:1999. WHAT CHARLTON CHARACTER WAS HIS FIRST PUBLISHED WORK DONE ON?
MEGO STAR QUESTION #4- MUHAMMAD ALI:
Told you we'd get back to Ali. Of course, Muhammad Ali vs, Superman was one of the biggest comic book releases of all-time, and not just because it was a tabloid sized comic book! At that period in time Ali was huge, bigger than life! If you ever come across a copy of the book in your travels cheap, grab it because this mag still pulls in upwards of $50.00 a copy on Ebay, even as high as $100! Why? Because it will never, ever be reprinted, because of the Neal Adams cover art, which features the likeness of tons of 1970S era celebrities watching the fight, including Mick Jagger, Jimmy Carter, Sonny & Cher, Johnny Carson, and many more. A licensing nightmare for today's lawyers to acquire permission to use again!
My question is: NEAL ADAMS WAS NOT THE FIRST CHOICE FOR COVER ARTIST ON THE BOOK, AND THE ORIGINAL PLAN DID NOT INCLUDE THE CELEBRITIES,...ALI'S PEOPLE BALKED ON THE ARTIST SO ADAMS GOT THE NOD. WHO WAS TO BE THE ORIGINAL COVER ARTIST?
MEGO STAR QUESTION #5- THE WIZARD OF OZ:
Did you know that "The MGM's Marvelous Wizard of Oz" tabloid comic was the first time DC & Marvel ever teamed up on a comic book? It was a very well-done adaption of the classic Judy Garland film. The collaboration went so well, that it paved the way for the Superman/Spider-Man book a year or so down the road. Surprisingly. Marvel did a follow-up book solo based on the original books by L. Frank Baum, but the Wizard Of Oz has never hit big in comic books, although more than a few have tried, mostly with gothic updates and more adult themes.
My question is: WHY DID DC & MARVEL TEAM-UP ON PRODUCING THE BOOK?
Ok, so there you have it. On the count of three, you may begin!
1...2...3...GO!!!
Tonight, let's give it up for our special musical guest, the Black Superman himself, The Greatest...ladies & gentlemen, Mr. Muhammad Ali!!!
YouTube - Muhammad Ali - Who Knocked The Crack In The Liberty Bell?
Wow, that was different, huh? Gotta be on the lookout for that LP, especially since it features Ali's special guest announcer Howard Cosell- remember when Cosell had his own variety TV series on ABC? It put Carol Burnett to shame...not!
We'll get back to Ali a bit further down the post, but now, it's on to the game!
For any newcomers, here's da rulz:
I'll post five (5) questions about the 1970s ERA COMIC BOOK related adventures of various MEGO figures.
First person to answer all of them correctly will get a little prize package of a random '70s comic, a couple random Mego cards, and some assorted 1970s oddball goodies. Now don't get too excited...you're not gonna get anything worth a million bucks. Actually, the junk I plan to unload on the "winner"...excuse me, I mean, the fine collectible items I plan to offer as prizes will entertain you (I hope), and we'll all have a good time.
And just maybe, if you're not too careful, you just might learn something. Or not.
As far as the answers, please try to keep them all together in one post so we don't have to jump around collecting them all, and since I don't have any anti-Googling software in place I can't stop you there.
Oh, and please remember that all answers are subject to the final decision of the judge, which be me, so no arguing, it's all for fun, so let's not get crazy!
So without further ado, in the words of the Immortal Navin Johnson, "Step right up and win some crap!"
MEGO STAR QUESTION #1- LOGAN'S RUN:
I loved the film Logan's Run when it came out. I would have bought all those planned Megos because I loved the TV show as well, except I could never understand why they didn't trim that android REM's eyebrows. I mean, who creates a perfect replica of a human being then gives them bushy eyebrows?Was that on the blueprints? I digress....Anyway, Marvel adapted the film into a comic book series with great art by this newcomer they had named George Perez. In the later issues they "went beyond the film", intending to explore Logan's World, but the book was cancelled in mid-storyline after a brief run .
My question is: DURING THE MARVEL RUN, WHICH MARVEL UNIVERSE CHARACTER APPEARED (ALBEIT NOT IN THE LOGAN STORY), CREATING A MILD PRICE JUMP FOR THAT SPECIFIC ISSUE?
MEGO STAR QUESTION #2- DOCTOR WHO:
Doctor Who hit it big here in the US during the early '80s, when many PBS stations starting airing the Tom Baker episodes on Saturday nights. Marvel had been publishing a regular magazine/comic in the UK for a number of years prior, and the popularity of the show led them to reprint those '70s comics here in the USA.
My question is: THE ARTIST ON THOSE EARLY TOM BAKER STRIPS IN DOCTOR WHO MONTHLY LATER CAME STATESIDE AND HELPED CREATE A MEGA-POPULAR COMIC BOOK SERIES- WHO WAS HE AND WHAT WAS THE SERIES?
MEGO STAR QUESTION #3- SPACE:1999:
You know, when you think about Charlton Comics, it's amazing to me just how many licensed mega-properties they had. In today's market a small company like IDW or Moonstone or Devil's Due scrambles to land a property then builds a company around it. But think about Charlton, publishers of the most shoddy comics ever. At one time in the '70s they had all of the major cartoon characters including Popeye, Blondie, Flash Gordon, Beetle Bailey, the Hanna-Barbera line, Phantom...not to mention TV series like Six Million Dollar Man, Bionic Woman, Emergency, Hee-Haw, and Space:1999. It's amazing that they printed this stuff with the worst methods possible, in off-cut books with muddy coloring, juvenile stories, those atrocious story pages instead of lettercolumns. Ah, the wonders of licensing- in today's world they would never have had a shot at even one of those lines!
My question is: JOHN BYRNE, PRIOR TO BECOMING THE SUPERSTAR ARTIST ON MARVEL'S X-MEN, WAS THE REGULAR ARTIST ON SPACE:1999. WHAT CHARLTON CHARACTER WAS HIS FIRST PUBLISHED WORK DONE ON?
MEGO STAR QUESTION #4- MUHAMMAD ALI:
Told you we'd get back to Ali. Of course, Muhammad Ali vs, Superman was one of the biggest comic book releases of all-time, and not just because it was a tabloid sized comic book! At that period in time Ali was huge, bigger than life! If you ever come across a copy of the book in your travels cheap, grab it because this mag still pulls in upwards of $50.00 a copy on Ebay, even as high as $100! Why? Because it will never, ever be reprinted, because of the Neal Adams cover art, which features the likeness of tons of 1970S era celebrities watching the fight, including Mick Jagger, Jimmy Carter, Sonny & Cher, Johnny Carson, and many more. A licensing nightmare for today's lawyers to acquire permission to use again!
My question is: NEAL ADAMS WAS NOT THE FIRST CHOICE FOR COVER ARTIST ON THE BOOK, AND THE ORIGINAL PLAN DID NOT INCLUDE THE CELEBRITIES,...ALI'S PEOPLE BALKED ON THE ARTIST SO ADAMS GOT THE NOD. WHO WAS TO BE THE ORIGINAL COVER ARTIST?
MEGO STAR QUESTION #5- THE WIZARD OF OZ:
Did you know that "The MGM's Marvelous Wizard of Oz" tabloid comic was the first time DC & Marvel ever teamed up on a comic book? It was a very well-done adaption of the classic Judy Garland film. The collaboration went so well, that it paved the way for the Superman/Spider-Man book a year or so down the road. Surprisingly. Marvel did a follow-up book solo based on the original books by L. Frank Baum, but the Wizard Of Oz has never hit big in comic books, although more than a few have tried, mostly with gothic updates and more adult themes.
My question is: WHY DID DC & MARVEL TEAM-UP ON PRODUCING THE BOOK?
Ok, so there you have it. On the count of three, you may begin!
1...2...3...GO!!!
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