That Action Comics is from a particularly pungent (but enjoyable, like foreign cheese) period for Superman. The writers (either Cary Bates or Elliot S. Maggin!) enjoyed pitting Superman agin thinly veiled pop culture figures -- a shark turned into a man in this issue, a Popeye ringer (Capt. Strong) and some kind of Capt. Marvel knockoff.
I only just learned about these wacky Action Comics in the last few years. They don't cost much and they are a load of fun. If you don't have any, go get 'em. Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson!
That Superman period is one I remember greatly enjoying as a lad especially the Jaws homage cover. There was no greater super-villain in mainstream culture that year than a great white shark. Of course Superman should fight one!
That Action Comics is from a particularly pungent (but enjoyable, like foreign cheese) period for Superman. The writers (either Cary Bates or Elliot S. Maggin!) enjoyed pitting Superman agin thinly veiled pop culture figures -- a shark turned into a man in this issue, a Popeye ringer (Capt. Strong) and some kind of Capt. Marvel knockoff.
ReplyDeleteI only just learned about these wacky Action Comics in the last few years. They don't cost much and they are a load of fun. If you don't have any, go get 'em. Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson!
Sub-Mariner #5 with Tiger Shark on the cover is one of my favorite "shark" covers.
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That Superman period is one I remember greatly enjoying as a lad especially the Jaws homage cover. There was no greater super-villain in mainstream culture that year than a great white shark. Of course Superman should fight one!
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