Flash Gordon - S094 - "Yetti" (7/21/63 to 11/17/63)

Updated (12.06.2011): For Missing strip page 1963_09-15, which is provided my Emile, check comments. It's B&W Turkish version.
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Story & Art: Mac Raboy 

Summary: Staying at a resort hotel in the Himalayas, a concerned Flash and Dale start making enquiries when their friend and adventurer Bill Penrose fails to turn up for a pre-climb meeting and are told that he has foolishly gone on a lone climb in search of the abominable snowman.

Following in his tracks, Flash and Dale soon find his abandoned equipment on a ledge, but are immediately surrounded by a bunch of snowmen and taken to a most unexpected location...

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Flash Gordon - S045 - Moon Pirates (1953-03-01 to 1953-05-31)

Story & Art: Mac Raboy 

Summary: Setting off for Earth in their hyper-advanced Venusian ship (see S-044 Venus), Flash, Dale and Zarkov suddenly realise that they are running out of fuel and decide to steer their craft towards the Moon’s gravity in order to arrest their freefall.

Making a rough landing near a new space station at the back of the Moon, the trio are rescued by its inhabitants, but relief soon gives way to despair as their ship suddenly disappears from the Lunar surface and Flash becomes the victim of a brutal murder attempt...

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Marvel's Son of God

Of course, this is a paraphrase of one of the sayings attributed to Jesus on the cross. It is interesting to look at some of the similarities of the Odin/Thor relationship with that of Jesus and God the Father.

If you look at the God of the Old Testament, he's very much like Odin: regal, imperious and somewhat haughty and capricious. Jesus is like Thor in some ways: came to Earth to help the humans, long-haired, etc. Of course, Thor relishes battle while Jesus was the Prince of Peace. And Odin does not judge mortals, but rather his fellow gods.

Of course, DC has also occasionally hinted that Superman is similar to Jesus, most explicitly in the trailer for Superman Returns.

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Flash Gordon - S115- The Death Planet (1971-02-14 to 1971-05-02)

Artist: Dan Barry

The story: Saying goodbye to Kara and Zarkov at Venusport, Flash and Dale begin their journey to Earth, but are soon mercilessly drawn towards an uncharted planet unable to reverse course.

Landing safely, Flash and Dale are unaware that they have been guided to the planet by the Aphrods, determined to exact revenge for their defeat on Venus by bringing their enemies to a special-built death star...

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Silly Panel Saturday

Realistically, I could pick almost any panel from the first seven pages of this story from Adventure #304, which is jaw-droppingly zany. Consider this:

Yes, I could fix your car but that would make the mechanic suspicious. Instead I'll let you drive it off a bridge:

Or this scene where he peeks into his parents' dreams:

Wacky stuff.

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Trivia Quiz #42: Answers

1. Who caused the crack in the Liberty Bell?

Superboy himself caused the crack in the Liberty Bell:

It's part of one of the nuttiest Superboy stories ever, from Adventure #296. Superboy goes back in time and helps Paul Revere, John Hancock and Ben Franklin complete their most famous actions.

2. I was a teenage hoodlum on Krypton before reforming and becoming a member of the Counter Intelligence Corps in the 30th Century. Who am I?
Dev-Em, who came to Earth in a modified bomb shelter and bedeviled Superboy before going to the future and turning over a new leaf.

3. What civic function did Pa Kent perform?

Pa Kent was a member of the parole board at the state reformatory.

4. Who saved Superboy from certain death at the hands of the Kryptonite Kid?
In an oddball twist, Master Mxyzptlk saved Superboy on that occasion, explaining that he did so because he didn't want to lose his favorite opponent.

5. To stop girls from mooning over him, who did Superboy claim was his ideal girlfriend?
In Adventure #291 (and in Adventure #183), Superboy confessed to having a crush on Cleopatra:


Of course, it is never explained how this doesn't qualify as lying, something that we are assured Superboy would never do.

Michael Rebain was the first to get #2. Anonymous got that question right and was the first to answer #3. And don't try to stump Commander Benson, as he got all five questions right, including being the first to answer #s 1, 4 and 5. Great job! Update: Kate also got #2 right.

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Frew 1144: The Devil's Library (Part 2)

Writer: Claes Reimerthi

Artist: Joan Boix

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