Comments on: Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #97

By: Mychael

Mychael — Wed, 28 May 2008 10:54:22 +0000

Bud Collyer was dead by the time those Sesame Street shorts were made. Lennie Weinrib was the one doing the voice of Superman in this instance. He played Magic Mongo and H.R. Pufnstuff for the Krofts, and also was the original Scrappy-Doo.

By: Dr. Mark Hill

Dr. Mark Hill — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 06:29:29 +0000

Those Superman/Batman segments on SESAME STREET were by Filmation. The original DC Filmation BATMAN/SUPERMAN HOUR would have premiered in Sept 1968 on CBS Saturday mornings, the year before Sesame Street appeared in Nov 1969. So this was actually a TV cross-over of sorts.

By: Raz

Raz — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 19:19:58 +0000

I am also one who believes that the Xcutioner song is one of the best crossovers ever done since the early DC JLA/JSA crossovers. I had been away from comics for a long while and came back after I had read several skipped issues of Xcutioners song. So I decided to go out and pcik up all the related issues. When I read it in its entirety, it was a great X-men/mutant story. It had all the right characters and showed the importance of some over others at the time. Although I wasn't crazy about the art (it was OK), it put everything together. Sure it wasn't complete and didn't finalize it all. But what comic book story really does. I mean it's a serialized adventure book. For its time and the story it told, it is still one of the greatest Marvel crossovers ever done (or executed...pun intended).

By: matt

matt — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 06:36:43 +0000

x-cutioners song was amoung the greatest of the x-men crossovers (if not the greatest). also, in response to another posting: i was a big fan of claremont's work too until the early 2000 and his horrid revamping of the x-titles. thank goodness for grant morrison that's all i have to say.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 17:49:25 +0000

The Batman one's up on You Tube now too :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtuBfV0nWcY&NR=1

By: Ken Raining

Ken Raining — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:37:25 +0000

I am going right to eBay for that Seseme St. Old School set! How cool is that?

By: Zarathos

Zarathos — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 21:48:39 +0000

X-Cutioner's Song was truly awful--art, story, even the title was bizarre and pretentious. Every issue came in a bag with a card! You can't get a more '90s crossover.

By: Lex

Lex — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 22:01:01 +0000

John Jakes? Really? Wow, that's pretty cool. My family loves historical fiction and are big fans of his.

By: mulk

mulk — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 21:09:33 +0000

I always thought the end of x-cutioners song got f'd up was because of Wizard. That the end was changed because Wizard gave it away.

By: Jim Kosmicki

Jim Kosmicki — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 15:06:49 +0000

#29 -- the Champions based on the RPG was originally published as a mini-series by Eclipse, who later published the New Wave team-book. That might be what's triggering your memory. IIRC, after the first mini-series, the Champions book moved to Hero -- where's it's been ever since (even though they only seem to want to publish cheesecake books starring the female characters).

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 14:05:13 +0000

John Jakes huh? Damn Marvel, passing over hard working guys to let big shot novelists write comics! When will the madness end?

By: Sherman B

Sherman B — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 05:54:14 +0000

An Urban Legend I am wondering about concerns Marvel and a smaller publisher. This smaller company published the Champions comic based on the RPG. I always assumed Marvel sued because they had published a Champions comic at one time. My question did this company announce a title to be called New Warriors, which was never published because Marvel somehow beat them to it releasing a New Warriors comic of their own? I remember ads from this smaller company appearing in the CBG that announced the New Warriors comic. And my apologies if this has been covered.

By: Eric S

Eric S — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 23:43:35 +0000

Oh, and those bits with Superman and Batman on Sesame Street really take me back...

By: Eric S

Eric S — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 23:41:19 +0000

Long time listener, first time caller...;)

I recall reading that Ostrander's THE KENTS was originally going to be THE LAWTONS which would've chronicled Deadshot's family in the 19th century.

Pretty easy to figure why they went the other way.

By: km

km — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 23:18:09 +0000

I love the idea of Batman and Robin chasing the Joker, but pausing to wait for the crosswalk signal. I remember these! They were aired during the heyday of the Superfriends cartoon show (I believe they used the same voices) and the total awesometasticness of the crossover nearly fried my five-year-old mind. And yes, that's exactly what happened in this short. Robin is all "C'mon, Batman, the Joker's getting away!" and Batman gives him a stern "No, Robin, that's too dangerous! We must always wait until the light is green!" I forget how they caught the Joker in the end - I remember it was because he *wasn't* watching out for something, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't a Mack truck. Maybe a police officer.

By: Steven Kendrick

Steven Kendrick — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 23:10:58 +0000

Ann Coulter, everyone. Let's give her a hand.

I have yet to see how "X-Cutioner" = "execution". It looks like ex-cutioner to me.

By: Jerky

Jerky — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 22:27:57 +0000

X-Cutioner's Song was my favorite X-story when i was a wee young teen. I bet it'll still hold well today, if for nostalgic reasons only.

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 22:25:04 +0000

In The Americans, the finale of the Kent Family Chronicles, author John Jakes actually made a reference to someone suggesting that a future book in the series could focus on a certain Kent family living in rural Kansas in the 1930's who just happen to come upon a small rocketship with a baby on board...

By: Gary

Gary — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 22:16:46 +0000

...showing that the "open hand of friendship" could also harm (actually, "bitch-slap" DOES sound better).

I think that scene was probably the best out of the entire run. I still remember it years later.

By: Mark Boyer

Mark Boyer — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 22:05:28 +0000

RE: The follow-up where Cannonball smacked Professor X in the face was kick-ass too!

Actually, (I believe you are referring to X-Force (vol.1) 19) Cannonball did not actually hit him. Cannonball swung at him, and Xavier caught his hand (like you could surprise a telepath with a bitch-slap). Cannonball then opened his hand to reveal a shivering mouse in his palm, to reveal that sometimes a closed fist can be used to protect.