Comments on: Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #112

By: Robert Velayo

Robert Velayo — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 04:43:43 +0000

Brute force really appealed to me as a kid. Hope it gets picked up and brought back to the normal marvel universe like what they did for rocket racoon,ultra girl, etc

By: Fred

Fred — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 02:16:16 +0000

I remember Brute Force. I'm not sure why but I'm pretty sure I picked up all 4 issues...

Yikes!

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:10:28 +0000

Really? Since neither of the examples shown (Adam Bomb and Brainy Brian) rhymes, I wonder how accurate that is

Fair question, Jim! I looked back, and yeah, it was more than 50% rhyming, so I think that still constitutes "usually," but yeah, there were enough NON-rhyming ones that I probably shouldn't have said "usually."

By: cainmark

cainmark — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:30:16 +0000

"Iâ€™m sure this almost all rumor and urban legend, but anyone else ever hear the story that Casper is the ghost of Richie Rich?"

There was story in the Sick! magazine (or was it Crazy? MArvel's version of Mad magazine at the time) That hinted at this idea back in the late 70s or early 80s, long before that Simpson's episone.

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:11:38 +0000

"Each of the cards would feature a kid with an amusing word (usually rhyming) that would go with the kidâ€™s name."

Really? Since neither of the examples shown (Adam Bomb and Brainy Brian) rhymes, I wonder how accurate that is.

By: Filrouge

Filrouge — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:37:06 +0000

The Garbage Pail Kids DID air overseas. I'm french and it was aired on our "cinquiÃ¨me chaine" (channel 5) when I was a kid. It was translated into "Les Crados" (which means more or less "The Gross"). They were regular kids that would turn from normal into Garbage Pail Kids and use their powers to solve mysteries (though I guess being faceless while your facial features were on your hand is not that useful a power).

By: john cruz

john cruz — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 22:46:55 +0000

about the garbage pail kids NOT airing on cbs back when it was scheduled to air on tv for the 86/87 tv season:

from what has been known about it,the REAL reason behind the show unable to air was due to a lawsuit established at the time by the cabbage patch kids' creator and then-licensee holder Coleco toys,citing that the characters were a complete slanderous parody of the cpk line,and he cited possible copyright infringement on the cpk toy line.i would suggest researching into that interesting angle to see if that was the actual case.

By: michael

michael — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 08:22:48 +0000

Saddest Casper ever. But boy I like the art!

By: Basara

Basara — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:07:55 +0000

Speaking of the Garbage Pail Kids, I found this classic one in a box of junk from a garage sale I'd bought stuff from.

http://home.kih.net/~doug_bundy/gpk-rhps.jpg

BTW, starting about 2-3 years ago they started putting out new GPK stickers.

By: captainswift

captainswift — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 03:44:11 +0000

Richie Rich and Casper teamed up quite often, actually. Although, Richie invariably ended the adventures believing the whole thing was a dream. Definitely not the same character in different states of life/unlife.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 23:02:13 +0000

Thanks, Evan! Correction made!

By: John Seavey

John Seavey — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 22:23:24 +0000

Forget new ROM, I want old ROM! Essential ROM, dammit!

By: d.b.

d.b. — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 20:13:12 +0000

All this talk about toys and comics is really making me miss ROM right about now. What do I have to do to get some new ROM ?

By: Bert Duckwall

Bert Duckwall — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 14:47:57 +0000

What about Sectaurs? For a "secondary" toy title, it had cool art and a story. Don't forget them.

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 07:40:57 +0000

Garbage Pail Kids. I remember the guy at the Circle K charging too much for them. Bah! Visionaries, I bought that issue, a world of technology gone to ruin. Meh.

I think that Richie Rich being Casper thing was just a joke on the Simpsons.

Kelly Jones, does it take that long to develop a signature style?

By: David Wynne

David Wynne — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 02:29:27 +0000

LtMarvel:
http://tinyurl.com/252dem

By: LtMarvel

LtMarvel — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 02:12:11 +0000

So um, are the Garbage Pail Kids available on bootleg DVDs? You know, like the first Fantastic Four movie?

By: Flush it all away

Flush it all away — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 00:03:17 +0000

oh, and that Casper cover makes me sad. Poor Casper.

By: Flush it all away

Flush it all away — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 00:01:59 +0000

Frank, I was just about to say that...and even provide another Battle Beasts link:
http://www.toyarchive.com/BattleBeasts/Figures/Figures.html

Considering that Battle Beasts predated Brute Force by 4 years, I'd bet it had at least some influence on Marvel.

FYI, I loved Battle Beasts as a kid. You got two cool, armored animals for just a few bucks.

By: Wilbur Lunch

Wilbur Lunch — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 23:47:13 +0000

Wasn't Crystar the Crystal Warrior a Marvel creation that a toy company actually licensed? But most people who are even aware of it today think it was a comic based on a toy and not the other way around?