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By: Giovanni

Giovanni — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 08:54:17 +0000

In the second book from the top of the spine, you can read "Bob", so the complete sentence is: "Bob Harras, ha ha, he's gone! Good riddance to bad rubbish, he was a nasty S.O.B."

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Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:16:01 +0000

[...] know they were there unless someone pointed them out to you. Some are just cool little shoutouts, some have gotten people fired. Groo The Wanderer used to have a secret message in every issue, and back when I was a kid I used [...]

By: Bob Beason

Bob Beason — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:51:15 +0000

Perhaps it is worth noting for younger readers that at the time the "*=things" were created, and the Heap was brought back to publication, there was a resurgence of horror comics due to a laxing of the comics code restrictions that banned depictions of the undead.
Suddenly Vampires and Werewolves and flaming skull-headed motorcyclists were all the rage, plus a few other less successful horror-character resurrections.

By: docsavage80

docsavage80 — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:45:27 +0000

Actually, the second Swamp Thing (Alec Holland) had an origin much more similar to the Man-Thing than that of the original Swamp Thing (Alex Olsen). Remember, the HOS#92 Swamp Thing (Olsen) lived around the turn of the century in 1905, was not working for the government, and subjected to an explosion caused by a man who wanted his spouse, not his formula. Man-Thing, on the other hand, was a scientist hunted by AIM (Advanced Idea Mechanics), a criminal group that wanted the results of his research. Just substitute the Conclave for AIM and you have the Alec Holland Swamp Thing.

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By: Reno

Reno — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:41:59 +0000

That's a bit harsh with the Milgrom thing. Especially since during Harras' tenure, I had the opportunity to visit Marvel's offices. At the door of one editor was a huge picture of Jim Shooter with the headline "PORTRAIT OF A MADMAN."

But I guess that was okay since it was done inside the Marvel offices only.

By: Comics Should Be Good! » Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #115

Comics Should Be Good! » Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #115 — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:47:03 +0000

[...] In one of the very first installments of Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed, I talked about how Al Milgrom got into trouble at Marvel for sneaking an insult of exiting Editor-in-Chief, Bob Harras, into the background of a comic book that Milgrom was working on. [...]

By: invisibletopography

invisibletopography — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 14:38:04 +0000

It's fair to say, though, that "Len Wein denied it" doesn't quite constitute debunking.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 01:41:20 +0000

Yeah, I was actually considering doing that one, as well. I mean, don't get me wrong, I noted that he could still work for Marvel in the piece, but yeah, it has become an urban legend of its own that he was outright fired, and not just fired from his staff job.

By: Cyberman

Cyberman — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 23:55:18 +0000

It's worth noting that Milgrom has worked at Marvel, since the incident, most notably a 12 issue stint as inker of Thanos, although there have been other projects.

He hasn't been blacklisted or anything, which has become an urban legend on its own.

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Links? Links Pala Ha?! / Comic Book Urban Legends — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 07:43:39 +0000

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