Well, considering that the three previous messages to mine had been about
selling stuff, I thought the "Craigslisting" in my heading was appropriate. 
(But I have noticed that since I posted my message, those three messages no
longer exist, so I guess the powers-that-be could see my point.  Thanks.)

--- In DC_Comics_Uncensored@yahoogroups.com, "joseph d" <xxbingo2001@...> wrote:

What is it loking like, then?
  JOE

What is it loking like, then?
JOE

--- In DC_Comics_Uncensored@yahoogroups.com, "xmscity1225" <xmscity1225@...>
wrote:
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> Is it just me, or is this group looking less like a discussion group these
days?
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...what's with all the not-even-remotely-related-to DC_Comics_Uncensored
religious crap being added to the files??

Is it just me, or is this group looking less like a discussion group these days?

I thought the New Gods were initially cancelled because of a dispute between
Jack Kirby and DC, which was later resolved.  (And the way Kirby wanted things
to end was printed in a deluxe reprint version in the 1980's, plus the "Hunger
Dogs" graphic novel.)

--- In DC_Comics_Uncensored@yahoogroups.com, Darci <darci386@...> wrote:

Anyone have the background on the New Gods that Steve questioned?
  Thanks,
  Darci

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> From: Steve Allsup <steveallsup1@...>
> To: therehcomicsgroup@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wed, November 18, 2009 10:50:41 PM
> Subject: RE: [TheREHcomicsgroup] Re: Warriors and Wizards Week! Bring On the
Back-Ups: Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
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>
> The book was conceived as DC/National Comics answer to Marvel's Conan, Kull
and Thongor. It probably just did not sell to the DC fans, who can be a very
hard-headed group of geeks, but I, a Gold Key/Marvel fan bought them all at the
time and enjoyed them. Some, IIRC, were adaptations from Leiber.
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> I mean, why was New Gods cancelled? I collected those religiously too. DC
didn't need my kind around I guess.
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> To: TheREHcomicsgroup@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wed, November 18, 2009 9:37:05 AM
> Subject: [TheREHcomicsgroup] Re: Warriors and Wizards Week! Bring On the
Back-Ups: Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
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>
> Wow...Only 5 issues. I'm trying to remember why so few? The artwork was great,
the stories somewhat forgetable. But I wonder if it was the title, Sword of
Sorcery. Maybe the book was conceived as an anthology where F & GM were just one
part? Or maybe it was that "new price" of 20 cents that put a damper on sales?
> Ed C.
>
> --- In TheREHcomicsgroup@ yahoogroups. com, "Terry" <the.allens@ ...> wrote:
> >
> > From December, 1972, through August, 1973, DC comics produced one of the
finest sword and sorcery mags ever published. That mag was called, appropriately
enough, Sword of Sorcery. For four issues, the stellar team of writer Denny
O'Neil and artist Howard Chaykin (along with a host of far-out inkers) combined
their talents to adapt none other than Fritz Leiber's immortal Fafhrd and the
Gray Mouser into comicbook form (after O'Neil, Samuel R. Delany, and Dick
Giordano had first introduced the pair into the DC Universe in issues 201-202
[May-June, 1972] of Wonder Woman of all places!) Notice Ol' Groove mentioned
four issues, though the mag actually ran for five. That's because the fifth
issue's pencils were handled by Walt Simonson, who drew the Young Fafhrd back-up
in ish #4, which leads us to "The Prophecy!" (Who says this isn't the Groovy Age
of sneaky segues?)
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Anyone have the background on the New Gods that Steve questioned?
Thanks,
Darci




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From: Steve Allsup <steveallsup1@...>
To: therehcomicsgroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, November 18, 2009 10:50:41 PM
Subject: RE: [TheREHcomicsgroup] Re: Warriors and Wizards Week! Bring On the
Back-Ups: Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser

 


The book was conceived as DC/National Comics answer to Marvel's Conan, Kull and
Thongor. It probably just did not sell to the DC fans, who can be a very
hard-headed group of geeks, but I, a Gold Key/Marvel fan bought them all at the
time and enjoyed them. Some, IIRC, were adaptations from Leiber.

I mean, why was New Gods cancelled? I collected those religiously too. DC didn't
need my kind around I guess.

sma





________________________________
From: edchaczyk <echaczyk@...>
To: TheREHcomicsgroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, November 18, 2009 9:37:05 AM
Subject: [TheREHcomicsgroup] Re: Warriors and Wizards Week! Bring On the
Back-Ups: Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser

 


Wow...Only 5 issues. I'm trying to remember why so few? The artwork was great,
the stories somewhat forgetable. But I wonder if it was the title, Sword of
Sorcery. Maybe the book was conceived as an anthology where F & GM were just one
part? Or maybe it was that "new price" of 20 cents that put a damper on sales?
Ed C.

--- In TheREHcomicsgroup@ yahoogroups. com, "Terry" <the.allens@ ...> wrote:
>
> From December, 1972, through August, 1973, DC comics produced one of the
finest sword and sorcery mags ever published. That mag was called, appropriately
enough, Sword of Sorcery. For four issues, the stellar team of writer Denny
O'Neil and artist Howard Chaykin (along with a host of far-out inkers) combined
their talents to adapt none other than Fritz Leiber's immortal Fafhrd and the
Gray Mouser into comicbook form (after O'Neil, Samuel R. Delany, and Dick
Giordano had first introduced the pair into the DC Universe in issues 201-202
[May-June, 1972] of Wonder Woman of all places!) Notice Ol' Groove mentioned
four issues, though the mag actually ran for five. That's because the fifth
issue's pencils were handled by Walt Simonson, who drew the Young Fafhrd back-up
in ish #4, which leads us to "The Prophecy!" (Who says this isn't the Groovy Age
of sneaky segues?)
>
> REST AT : http://diversionsof thegroovykind. blogspot. com/2009/ 11/warriors-
and-wizards- week-bring- on-back.html
>

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Well Im 40 and you are right! Even Marvel has been doing a lot better then DC
comics 

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From: xmscity1225 <xmscity1225@...>
Subject: [DCU] Re: DC does something it hasn't done in decades
To: DC_Comics_Uncensored@yahoogroups.com
Received: Monday, 16 November, 2009, 5:54 AM


 



--- In DC_Comics_Uncensore d@yahoogroups. com, Ditkomania@. .. wrote:

...They show something that hasn't happened in comics in a very long time
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When did comic book-related stores / non-newsstand sales actually start
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--- On Thu, 12/11/09, victorp <circusfear@...> wrote:

> From: victorp <circusfear@...>
> Subject: [DCU] Batgirl
> To: DC_Comics_Uncensored@yahoogroups.com
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From: victorp <circusfear@...>
Subject: [DCU] Batgirl
To: DC_Comics_Uncensored@yahoogroups.com
Received: Thursday, 12 November, 2009, 11:20 AM


 



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nice dude, thanks for the link
i didn't know there were that many green lanterns, wow
hot pics also
i shall pass this on
happy holidays and stay away from green turkeys, lol, lol, lol... 
 Angel   




________________________________
From: ronbear91 <ronbear91@...>
To: DC_Comics_Uncensored@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, November 14, 2009 8:34:51 PM
Subject: [DCU] Cool Green Lanterns

 
Below are two sites I found that have pics of many, many GLC members. I thought
these sites were cool enough to share, if some members don't know about them.

Some of these Lanterns are not well known, but I think they are very visually
interesting, really cool looking. Among those I thought were interesting were
Garmin Vid, M'Dahna, Palaqua, Perdoo, Volk, and Voz.

I would be interested to know what Lanterns on these sites other group members
liked.

Here are the links:

http://dc.wikia. com/wiki/ Category: Green_Lantern_ Corps_members
http://dc.wikia. com/wiki/ Green_Lantern_ Corps/Gallery







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Another Smallville/Superman based RPG. Focussing on the young Farm Boys Journey
to the Legandary man of steel. This rpg is NC17 based meaning things can get
alittel "Grown Up" here.As we kick off this rpg Clark Will have Fully embraced
His Destiny and now be revealed to the world as Superman! A Story Written by his
lovely Co-Worker Lois Lane. Thanks to alittel Perception shifting Spell by
Clark`s magical friend Zatanna the world see`s two seperate entities the mild
mannerd Clark Ken`t and the Kryptonian Visitor Kal-El.

Pretty much the whole DC toybox is open for us to play.
So many Heroes have been introduced over the shows Nine seasons with more on the
way. Please feel free to take a DC Hero and put a Smallvillian Twist on them. We
will be mergeing Storys from the Films, Comics and Cartoons here.

Im hopeing for a successful RPG, Ive re-named it CW_Smallville_rpg which was a
very successful and fun rpg I ran from 2006-2007. So put on youre lead suit, be
careful of the Kryptioniate and jump on in.

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/CW_Smallville_rpg/

--- In DC_Comics_Uncensored@yahoogroups.com, Ditkomania@... wrote:

...They show something that hasn't happened in comics in a very long time
possibly 40 years ...
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40 years ago was 1969, wasn't it?
When did comic book-related stores / non-newsstand sales actually start
becomming prominent?

Diamond Comic Distributors released its Top 300 Comics, Trade Paperbacks,
and Market Share data.

They show something that hasn't happened in comics in a very long time —
possibly 40 years (according to _http://www.comichron.com/_
(http://www.comichron.com/) ): DC had the six-best selling comic books of
the month, as
ordered by retailers. Blackest Night again led the market, its fourth issue
taking
the top spot.

Marvel has taken the top six slots many times in the decade of the 2000s;
in January 2005, it took the top thirteen slots. But DC's performance
immediately stands out. The company has not taken the Top 6 in the entire
Diamond
Exclusive Era — and going further back shows few recent opportunities for
it
to have done so. The closest DC came was April 1993, when the return of
Superman began in the line; the top five titles were Adventures of
Superman,
Action, Superman, another issue of Adventures, and Superman: Man of Steel.
But
in both the Diamond and Capital lists, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter #1 from
Valiant took the sixth spot.

In 1968, when DC had seven of the top eight comic books — and as Archie
wasn't out every month, there may have been months when DC had the top six
titles on the racks. Of course this was back when DC still controlled
national
comic distribution and limited the amount of titles that Marvel was allowed
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I think it must not have been Vandal Savage or I'd have the answer by now.

--- In DC_Comics_Uncensored@yahoogroups.com, "lucas_cage2" <lucascage@...>
wrote:
>
> I need to know in which JLA graphic novel Vandal Savage
> appears and is imprisoned in the Watchtower?
>

Below are two sites I found that have pics of many, many GLC members. I thought
these sites were cool enough to share, if some members don't know about them.

Some of these Lanterns are not well known, but I think they are very visually
interesting, really cool looking.  Among those I thought were interesting were
Garmin Vid, M'Dahna, Palaqua, Perdoo, Volk, and Voz.

I would be interested to know what Lanterns on these sites other group members
liked.

Here are the links:

http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Green_Lantern_Corps_members
http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Green_Lantern_Corps/Gallery

Victor,
She got discouraged and gave up the Batgirl alter ego to Stephanie Brown (aka
Spoiler).  Batman's apparent death hit Cassandra pretty hard.
Hope this helps,
Darci




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From: victorp <circusfear@...>
To: DC_Comics_Uncensored@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, November 11, 2009 6:20:35 PM
Subject: [DCU] Batgirl

 
What happened to Batgirl Cassie?







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What happened to Batgirl Cassie?

I need to know in which JLA graphic novel Vandal Savage
appears and is imprisoned in the Watchtower?

Seriously, can you use short subject headers, so you're message would look
something like this:

Subject: Blackest Night
Body:
In the blackest night ZATANNA'S dad should play a big role! Isn't he half dead? 
I'm so tired of darkseid AND THE FLASH AND BATMAN AND..ALL THESE SUPERFICIAL
SICKOS.. THAT looK IN THE MIRROR AND TWITCH..BECAUSE I AM ONE OF THEM!

(although preferably with less capitals)

Makes it difficult to read otherwise.

You're a superficial sicko?  Or are you half dead?
I'm confused. (What else is new?)

((And again, I had to do a "Reply" to find out your full subject line . . .
otherwise all I saw was:
"In the blackest night ZATANNA'S dad should play a big role! Isn't he",
  but it didn't have what he is or isn't.))


--- In DC_Comics_Uncensored@yahoogroups.com, "John" <zamjohn31@...> wrote:

I'm so tired of darkseid AND THE FLASH AND BATMAN AND..ALL THESE SUPERFICIAL
SICKOS.. THAT looK IN THE MIRROR AND TWITCH..BECAUSE I AM ONE OF THEM!

I'm so tired of darkseid AND THE FLASH AND BATMAN AND..ALL THESE SUPERFICIAL
SICKOS.. THAT looK IN THE MIRROR AND TWITCH..BECAUSE I AM ONE OF THEM!

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From: "Ditkomania@..." <Ditkomania@...>
To:
Sent: Thu, November 5, 2009 6:07:13 AM
Subject: MEN OF TOMORROW

 
When I was still a radio talk show producer I was sent a copy MEN OF TOMORROW by
Gerard Jones in an effort to get him booked on the show. Still tucked inside the
book is the six-page "synopsis" that is provided so that the interviewer can
sound like they've read the book even though they haven't.

One of the facts that I found amazing was "Sales of comic books reached record
high levels in the United States, hovering near $350 million; they're the
fastest-growing section of bookstores." The year referred to would be 2003.

Here's what it says about Mort Weisenger
"Mort Weisinger, who would steal from others, lie about his talents, and
eventually become the abusive, but brilliant mind and editor of Superman.  His
over-identification with the man of steal led to a nervous breakdown."

It also claims
"Will eisner, who with Jerry Iger would set up a shop of comic illustrators and
writers, paying them pennies while he profited from syndicating their work. 
But he tired of running a factory and went on to create THE SPIRIT, the first 
comic aimed at adults as well as kids."

There is also this insightful passage from the book explaining why it was
the Jews that created comics
"Secret identity stories always reverberated with the children of Jewish
immigrants because they were so much about the wearing of the masks that enabled
one to be an American, a Modern, a secular consumer, but still part of an
ancient secret society, a link in an old chain, when safely among those who knew
one's secret."

I have begun reading this book and it is very well-written and clearly explains
many things that you might have heard about but don't know the
details of, such as DC Comic's connections to organized crime. If you enjoy
reading about comic book history this might very well be the best book on the
subject.

Bill

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--- In DC_Comics_Uncensored@yahoogroups.com, "Jason" <nightavenger25@...> wrote:

...As to how popular Firestorm was before being killed off. He was already in
the last two Super Friends incarnations but he was going down as writers
changed.

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The last two Super Friends?  Are you talking the cartoons from ages ago, or
something more recent?  He seemed to have a regular book until sometime before I
stopped actively following back in the mid-1990's, but beyong then, I really
don't know how much he was showing up.

There was an article on newsarama.com about it.  An interview with Dan
Didio.

But that does not look good for Hawkman and Hawkgirl.  And Hawkman is
another of my favorite characters.

Hairy chest, leather harness.  What's not to like?

JeffBearCO

darci386 wrote:
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> Jason,
> Re: "it was recently announced that DC would stop killing off characters"
> Well, they just got around to that in the nick of time. Isn't 3/5 of
> the DCU dead? The potential cast for Blackest Night must be overwhelming.
> Darci
>
> --- In DC_Comics_Uncensored@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:DC_Comics_Uncensored%40yahoogroups.com>, "Jason"
> <nightavenger25@...> wrote:
> >
> > The Killing has been done so much because they found out it made
> tons of money with Superman Doomsday so let's repeat it. However it
> was recently announced that DC would stop killing off characters just
> for the sake of sales.
> >
> > As to how popular Firestorm was before being killed off. He was
> already in the last two Super Friends incarnations but he was going
> down as writers changed. Gerry Conway the creator of Firestorm knows
> how to write him because after all he is the creator of the Nuclear
> Man. So I say it's another case of a super hero not in the right
> writers hands.
> >
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Jason,
Re:  "it was recently announced that DC would stop killing off characters"
Well, they just got around to that in the nick of time.  Isn't 3/5 of the DCU
dead?  The potential cast for Blackest Night must be overwhelming.
Darci

--- In DC_Comics_Uncensored@yahoogroups.com, "Jason" <nightavenger25@...> wrote:
>
> The Killing has been done so much because they found out it made tons of money
with Superman Doomsday so let's repeat it. However it was recently announced
that DC would stop killing off characters just for the sake of sales.
>
> As to how popular Firestorm was before being killed off. He was already in the
last two Super Friends incarnations but he was going down as writers changed.
Gerry Conway the creator of Firestorm knows how to write him because after all
he is the creator of the Nuclear Man. So I say it's another case of a super hero
not in the right writers hands.
>

He was always one of my favorites too.

He had a recent story in Brave and the Bold working with Green Lantern.

And he is supposed to have a one shot in January showing how the
Blackest Night affects magical beings.

Other than that, I had not seen much of him since Green Arrow first came
back to life.

JeffBearCO

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> Has anyone heard anything about bringing back the Phantom Stranger? I
> liked it when he appeared mysteriously (as is his way) with the JLA.
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> From: nightavenger25@... <mailto:nightavenger25%40yahoo.com>
> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 23:59:11 +0000
> Subject: [DCU] Re: Underrated Super Heroes in the DC Universe
>
> The Killing has been done so much because they found out it made tons
> of money with Superman Doomsday so let's repeat it. However it was
> recently announced that DC would stop killing off characters just for
> the sake of sales.
>
> As to how popular Firestorm was before being killed off. He was
> already in the last two Super Friends incarnations but he was going
> down as writers changed. Gerry Conway the creator of Firestorm knows
> how to write him because after all he is the creator of the Nuclear
> Man. So I say it's another case of a super hero not in the right
> writers hands.
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Has anyone heard anything about bringing back the Phantom Stranger? I liked it
when he appeared mysteriously (as is his way) with the JLA.

To: DC_Comics_Uncensored@yahoogroups.com
From: nightavenger25@...
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 23:59:11 +0000
Subject: [DCU] Re: Underrated Super Heroes in the DC Universe





















                   The Killing has been done so much because they found out it
made tons of money with Superman Doomsday so let's repeat it. However it was
recently announced that DC would stop killing off characters just for the sake
of sales.



As to how popular Firestorm was before being killed off. He was already in the
last two Super Friends incarnations but he was going down as writers changed.
Gerry Conway the creator of Firestorm knows how to write him because after all
he is the creator of the Nuclear Man. So I say it's another case of a super hero
not in the right writers hands.






















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The Killing has been done so much because they found out it made tons of money
with Superman Doomsday so let's repeat it. However it was recently announced
that DC would stop killing off characters just for the sake of sales.

As to how popular Firestorm was before being killed off. He was already in the
last two Super Friends incarnations but he was going down as writers changed.
Gerry Conway the creator of Firestorm knows how to write him because after all
he is the creator of the Nuclear Man. So I say it's another case of a super hero
not in the right writers hands.