Should we change this title to "The Big 4 comics industry"

  • Yes

    Votes: 5 38.5%
  • Yes but it will have to change when Image comics is formed?

    Votes: 3 23.1%
  • No Fawcett comics survives is a good title

    Votes: 6 46.2%

  • Total voters
    13
  • Poll closed .
Steve Ditko had found himself unemployed in the span of one year he walked away from Atlas for personal reasons and following that his Captain Atom series at Charlton was canceled so in the meantime Steve Ditko self published his own work with Mr.A View attachment 482338
The character caught the eye of Wally Wood who was over worked at Fawcett and Suggested he take over for Mr Scarlet
Ditko agreed and fearing that he might lose his creation with this new introduced the Question as a backup story for his first run in Fawcett Enterprise

I can accept this. In hindesight, the fear of losing his characters to big-name companies is typically Ditko. At least for now. The longer he works at Fawcett around people who, let's face is, are gonna be pretty opposed to a lot of his views, the closer he comes to being reformed.

Prematurely ending Spider-Man is most regrettable.

Logically, this can't be the end. Spidey survived without Ditko IOTL so there's no way in hell he dies here. The demand for him will be enough to bring him back VERY soon, I think.
 
Just had a thought. Back to Niatpac Levram. is there a version of Htrae in Fawcett? I assume there is so, there's another technical race, depending on how you look at it. Plus if Hell becomes as big a thing in the 70s in Fawcett as it was 30 years ago, we could see the return of this version of Satan and his demons.

Also, Uncle Dudley. Please tell me that the silver age version is finally gonna be in for some powers and a cure for the ''Shazambago'' that plagued his Golden ERarth counterpart for so long.
 
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Spider-Man was the original animated TV series based on the Spider-Man comic book series created by writer Stan Lee and by artist Steve Ditko, and was jointly produced in Canada (voice acting) and the United States (animation).[1] The first two seasons aired on the ABC television network, and the third was distributed in syndication. Grantray-Lawrence Animation produced the first season, and seasons two and three were produced by Krantz Films in New York City. The show starred the voice of Paul Soles as Peter Parker (Spider-Man). The series ran from September 9, 1967, to June 14, 1970.the series followed the Atlas Comics very closely in the first season but ventured into the crazy and bizarre by when seasons 2 & 3 were produced on a reduced budget by Krantz Films under Ralph Bakshi. Bakshi would of course return to directing Spider-man in 1985
 
View attachment 482393 Spider-Man was the original animated TV series based on the Spider-Man comic book series created by writer Stan Lee and by artist Steve Ditko, and was jointly produced in Canada (voice acting) and the United States (animation).[1] The first two seasons aired on the ABC television network, and the third was distributed in syndication. Grantray-Lawrence Animation produced the first season, and seasons two and three were produced by Krantz Films in New York City. The show starred the voice of Paul Soles as Peter Parker (Spider-Man). The series ran from September 9, 1967, to June 14, 1970.the series followed the Atlas Comics very closely in the first season but ventured into the crazy and bizarre by when seasons 2 & 3 were produced on a reduced budget by Krantz Films under Ralph Bakshi. Bakshi would of course return to directing Spider-man in 1985

Awesome. So, the first cartoon is out. That's good. Those not as good as the one in the 90s with Jim Cummings as the Shocker.
 
Does Modesty Blaise do better in this time line?
Does Fawcett or DC have the rights to the Secret Six?
Does the Secret Six do better in this TL?
 
Hopefully, under Fawcet, Ditko will be made to make Hawk and Dove's methods equally effective, rather than making Dove out to look like a useless, passive waste. If you ask me, that's why the original run was cut short IOTL. Ditko's allowed his views to get in the way of what could have been a very thought-provoking series. With both characters being treated as BOTH being right, that all changes.
 
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Does Modesty Blaise do better in this time line?
Does Fawcett or DC have the rights to the Secret Six?
Does the Secret Six do better in this TL?
  1. Modesty Blaise remains a popular syndicated comic strip with various novels and cult movies
  2. DC still owns Secret six
  3. If Jim Stalinko still does Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD then DC would probably push their spy series to compete with SHIELD &THUNDER
 
  1. Modesty Blaise remains a popular syndicated comic strip with various novels and cult movies
  2. DC still owns Secret six
  3. If Jim Stalinko still does Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD then DC would probably push their spy series to compete with SHIELD &THUNDER

What was their spy series again? Maybe they could do something with the Blackhawks?
 
What was their spy series again? Maybe they could do something with the Blackhawks?
Technically DC has 3 spy series
  1. Blackhawks (which in 67 they are going to turn them into Superheroes and fail spectacularly)
  2. The Original Secret Six (witch doesn't come out till 68)
  3. The original Suicide Squad (which came out in the 50's)
 
Technically DC has 3 spy series
  1. Blackhawks (which in 67 they are going to turn them into Superheroes and fail spectacularly)
  2. The Original Secret Six (witch doesn't come out till 68)
  3. The original Suicide Squad (which came out in the 50's)

Well, I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of what 1967 has to offer. You know, at this point in the 60s, Fawcett and their characters would probably be as big a part of British pop culture as Jerry Lewis was in France. The fact that the company had such a reach across the pond IOTL, that multiple comic companies ripped off the character after his books stopped being made, just so kids in Britain could still technically read their favourite hero's adventures is amazing. And with British creators coming to CC Beck's door ITTL, adding their own concepts and giving the Fawcett Universe a more Anglofied style and edge to it, the crossover appeal must have been amazing. It's my guess that Question, Creeper, Hawk, Dove and others would be just as welcome. Which is good, because coming into the 70s, there's a trio of British made heroes that'd be great for Fawcett. (Plus the inclusion of the Daleks will be great, not only to introduce them to the Yanks but also for Doctor Who viewers that had missed them.)
 
Blackhawks (which in 67 they are going to turn them into Superheroes and fail spectacularly)
Never understand the reason they tried to make Blackhawks in to Superhero.
They still had some War Titles in the 60's so they might have keep things either the World War Two adventures or the updated cold war adventures.
They never needed to make them Superheroes. If they were concerned about sells, they could add elements of James Bond with out destroying the core idea of a Team of Pilot fighting villains.
The Original Secret Six (witch doesn't come out till 68)
Should have done better then it did in the OTL. A group of people forced to work togather in a way similar to Mission Impossible.
Mystery as to whom is Mockingbird.
Maybe DC brings in a outsider to work on the book. Maybe Donald Westlake. He was a good writer who toyed with Science Fiction some.
Be a interesting choice to bring in to take over a title like Secret Six.

The original Suicide Squad (which came out in the 50's)
Should be the DC version of SHIELD . The Secret Agency that deals with Monsters and Aliens.
 

Love the Snazzy new Duds here. But where's Niles Caulder in all of this? Is he even part of the team anymore?

With Creeper, Hawk and Dove soon to be in the hands of their greatest enemies, DC will have to find some new creative writers and artists to make characters for it. Good luck to em.
 
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