tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post1912439954463624750..comments2024-03-27T11:32:34.392-07:00Comments on NOT A HOAX! NOT A DREAM!: ACTION COMICS #597 & SUPERMAN #15Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-89457036643691541582018-09-12T08:39:18.093-07:002018-09-12T08:39:18.093-07:00Same here; THUNDERCATS was where I first saw the n...Same here; THUNDERCATS was where I first saw the name "Leonard Starr". It was many years before I learned he had been a longtime, highly respected cartoonist well before he worked on that show!Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-89967052106235050382018-09-12T08:38:14.295-07:002018-09-12T08:38:14.295-07:00I agree, the explanation is no sillier than glasse...I agree, the explanation is no sillier than glasses hiding Superman's identity. I guess what kinda bugs me is that Byrne just added a <b>brand-new</b> silly thing to his modern-day reboot, while the glasses were "grandfathered in" as part of the mythos.<br /><br />I always enjoy learning about overseas reprints of American comics, by the way. Thanks for the info!Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-86377733041748235092018-09-11T00:51:55.797-07:002018-09-11T00:51:55.797-07:00I liked the Lois/Lana issue above because of Leona...I liked the Lois/Lana issue above because of Leonard Starr's inks over John Byrne's pencils. I mainly know the late Mr. Starr as a developer for the beloved Rankin/Bass classic, "ThunderCats." Plus, the Skyhook story, though creepy, definitely kept me hooked.Philip Gipsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10230732112594635093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-30980843684869031192018-09-10T12:21:47.263-07:002018-09-10T12:21:47.263-07:00Both these issues were reprinted in London Edition...Both these issues were reprinted in London Editions Magazine's <i>Superman and Justice League International</i> when I was reading it - issues #39 & #40 IIRC. #39 didn't use the original US cover - it instead combined an interior panel (Lois berating Superman) with a cropping of JLI #13 (the one where they fight the suicide squad). #40 used the Superman cover.<br /><br />It may seem but odd but at the time I had no knowledge whatsoever of Lana's pre-Crisis history as Lois's equivalent in Superboy's adventures and later as a sometimes rival/sometimes ally. So the importance of the story in confirming Lana wouldn't be part of any triangle in the modern stories completely passed me by. The hurried explanation that Jonathan & Martha come up with is silly, but believing it is as credible as not noticing Superman is Clark Kent without glasses.<br /><br />The Skyhook tale was rather dull at the time, probably because there's a promise of a physical confrontation that doesn't come off . And I know from later letters I wasn't alone in not getting the hints here about Maggie's sexuality - maybe the hints are clues that aren't so well known here in the UK, maybe LEM relettered some key dialogue or maybe we were all too young and sheltered (I was only 10). This was indeed Skyhook's first appearance and he was clearly intended to be something big - he even scored <a href="http://www.fortressofbaileytude.com/whos-who-classic-skyhook/" rel="nofollow">a Who's Who entry</a> on just one appearance - but he's been used very sparingly over the years.Tim Roll-Pickeringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12589024696145675963noreply@blogger.com