from Iron Man (1968 series) #222 (Marvel, September 1987), co-plot and script by David Michelinie, co-plot and finishes by Bob Layton, breakdowns by M. D. Bright, colors by Bob Sharen, letters by Janice Chiang
This scene was slightly adapted into 2013's Iron Man 3 movie, and the only reason it didn't co-star Larry Hagman was that Robert Downey felt Hagman would be too awesome for the film. And also, Hagman died in 2012.
Larry Hagman's many roles include ordinary working-class astronaut Major Tony Nelson alongside Barbara Eden in NBC's I Dream of Jeannie (1967-1970), which was picked up by Dell "We'll Adapt Anything" Comics for a short but entertaining run of two issues.
from "Suits Me" in I Dream of Jeannie #1 (Dell, April 1966), creators uncredited and unknown 9possibly Paul S. Newman and Mike Arens?)
Larry's perhaps best known to modern audiences as Texas oil baron and no-good-nik J.R. Ewing from the long-running prime-time soap Dallas, which was so popular it was spoofed not only by MAD Magazine and the usual Gang of Idiots...
from MAD #223 (June 1981), cover by Sam Viviano; "Dullus" script by Lou Silverstone, pencils and inks by Mort Drucker
...but also by the magazine you'd only buy when you couldn't find a copy of MAD on the newsstand, Cracked! Huh, it's an unusual day when you get a more accturate caricature of Larry Hagman on the cover of Crazy than on MAD. (Oh man, I do love Bob Larkin's painted covers!)
from Crazy Magazine #74 (May 1981), cover painting by Bob Larkin; "Dull As!" scipt by Murad Gümen, pencils and inks by Kent Gamble, letters by Carl Gafford
It's true: Dallas made Larry Hagman a household name and a figure recognized wherever he would go!
from "More Celebrity Silhouettes" in MAD #272 (July 1987), script by Rurik Tyler, art by Bob Clarke
Happy birthday, Larry Hagman!
Um, that's not "Cracked" magazine up there. It's the other magazine you got when Mad was sold out, Crazy!
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