Comments on: 365 Reasons to Love Comics #159

By: Ben Herman

Ben Herman — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 17:32:19 +0000

I thought that issue of Power of Shazam where Hoppy showed up was great. I was always very fond of that series in general. Da Ordster did fantastic work on it. I was quite sad when it got the axe.

By: Levantine

Levantine — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 00:33:03 +0000

Isn’t he getting an action figure in the new Captain Marvel line from DC Direct. A two-pack with Billy IIRC

By: Kenn MFP

Kenn MFP — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 22:20:03 +0000

Bill, how can you think everyone would dislike Hoppy? I first saw him in that DC Comics Presents – a great Superman and Captain Marvel team-up that started with Clark going into the broom closet to change, pulling open his shirt, and seeing a red jersey with a golden lightning bolt. And saying something like, “This red uniform? This puny little cape?”

Best of all, it was a two-parter, with this cover of the second issue:

http://www.comicvine.com/comic/dc-comics-presents/2943/21267/&i=33378

Hoppy is definitely a reason to love comics for me!

By: MarkAndrew

MarkAndrew — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 20:54:56 +0000

And to connect it to the day beforeâ€™s entry, Chad Grothkopf inked several issues of Captain Carrot!

Oh wow. I never noticed that!

By: The Kirbydotter

The Kirbydotter — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 15:55:25 +0000

Aside from CC Beck, Ordway was the only one to do Captain Marvel justice. He managed to bring the Big Red Cheese to a modern public in a new, yet classic way.

By: The Kirbydotter

The Kirbydotter — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 15:47:20 +0000

C’mon! USAGI YOJIMBO already!

By: Graeme Burk

Graeme Burk — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 15:22:39 +0000

And to connect it to the day before’s entry, Chad Grothkopf inked several issues of Captain Carrot!

By: MarkAndrew

MarkAndrew — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 08:38:27 +0000

Ha! Hoppy is the only Golden Age comic I actively collect. (At least when I can find ‘em for ten bucks or less. Which is rarely.)

They’re usually surprinsingly enjoyable stories, as well.

By: fourth worlder

fourth worlder — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 07:04:40 +0000

But if you do super-team month, please don’t spend half of it on the Legion of Super-Pets.

By: fourth worlder

fourth worlder — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 07:02:58 +0000

zzzz….

somehow rabbit week is even slower than duck week….

here’s an idea: most important or interesting alien world and / or alien race.
here’s another: super-team week (month?.

just please stop before we get to cat week.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 03:52:08 +0000

Mostly because it didn’t stink of hedonism and self-righteous social agenda.

Well, okay, some hedonism.

By: stealthwise

stealthwise — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 03:48:13 +0000

Winick’s work may stink of hedonism and self-righteous social agenda, but Barry Ween was really good.

By: Evan Waters

Evan Waters — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 03:36:27 +0000

There was a reference to Hoppy in FKATJL, which seemed to establish him as existing in the DCU (prior to New Earth, of course).

By: Conor E

Conor E — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 03:04:01 +0000

Exiles was the only book by Winnick I liked. It was also the only Chuck Austen book I liked, the thing was idiot-proof.

Here’s hoping for at least a cameo in the Captain Carrot revival…

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 02:27:37 +0000

Well, since Earth-S has been brought back as “Earth-5,” Hoppy could come back. He was in World’s Funniest: his arrival drove a already-ticked Mr. Mxyzptlk into a rage, and he destroyed Earth-S. Evan Dorkin…good times. Does anybody remember who drew the Earth-S pages?

By: Tom Fitzpatrick

Tom Fitzpatrick — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 02:19:10 +0000

You guys really hate Judd Winick, don’t you?

I remember way back when he was doing Exiles for Marvel.
Those were pretty good.

By: Ian Astheimer

Ian Astheimer — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 02:05:28 +0000

Well, it could be worse. Judd Winick could be writing him. (Ouch.)

Don’t even kid, man. Just don’t.

By: Adam Jones

Adam Jones — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 02:04:29 +0000

Shazam, indeed.

By: hifidigitalboy

hifidigitalboy — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 01:30:04 +0000

My first contact with Hoppy was on Crisis on Infinite Earths. Wasn’t this when DC decided to introduce the Marvel Family into it continuity? All I have to say was it was a great moment for me.