Hey! Shouldn't they be beating the hell out of each other instead of shaking hands?
Prior to seeing this photo, I thought Alyn had only worn the Superman costume once after the serials (it was a 1960 appearance in which he wore one of George Reeves' suits). I had seen two photos from this era in which Alyn was standing in a phone booth and another in which he had his costume draped over his arm, but I never thought he would suit up again. How amusing.
Hearing about Kirk Alyn wearing one of George Reeves' suit reminded how surprised I was to have read years ago that they were both 6'1". Reeves just seemed much more imposing and bigger on the screen. Maybe it was body language. I have a copy of the episode where he meets Chuck Connors, maybe I'll pop in and compare.
Marvel really started the convention of super-heroes beating on each other for little reason. DC and other publishers would sometimes do a story where two heroes clashed because of mind control or whatever, but Marvel made it a routine. I always wondered why there weren't more hard feelings after everything was explained. ("Daredevil, huh? That guy started punching me last month without even asking who I was!")
A great story, starting the high point of the early MAD. At the time, of course DC was suing Fawcett to try to get Captain Marvel off the stands. Maybe a year later, they got the way. I'm sure Kurtzman, Gaines and Wood knew about this, they were in the industry. But I wonder if the average fan picking up both ACTION COMICS and CAPTAIN MARVEL ADVENTURES had any idea the heroes were (in a way) already locked in a fight.
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Prior to seeing this photo, I thought Alyn had only worn the Superman costume once after the serials (it was a 1960 appearance in which he wore one of George Reeves' suits). I had seen two photos from this era in which Alyn was standing in a phone booth and another in which he had his costume draped over his arm, but I never thought he would suit up again. How amusing.
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Marvel really started the convention of super-heroes beating on each other for little reason. DC and other publishers would sometimes do a story where two heroes clashed because of mind control or whatever, but Marvel made it a routine. I always wondered why there weren't more hard feelings after everything was explained. ("Daredevil, huh? That guy started punching me last month without even asking who I was!")
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