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 .
Atlas comics
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With the success of Ms America it was decided that Spider-man needed a female counterpart and in the pages of Amazing Spider-man the year long mystry from writer Gerry Conway and Artist Rick Hoberg asking Who is Spider-girl?
Whith the suspects being :
  • Mary Jane Watson​
  • Debre Whitman​
  • Betty Brant​
  • Liz Allen​
  • Even the late Gwen Stacy or a time displaced Aunt May was rumored to be Spidergirl by the fans​
 
I hope it'll be Liz. She never gets enough attention or appreciation from fans and that's just a crying shame IMO. Being Spider-Girl would, at least, give her a larger role in the AU.
 
With Teen Titans on hiatus in 1977 Artist Dave Cochram left DC and became a free agent. Along with drawing the Star Trek series for Atlas Dave got ahold of Harvey comics where he was asked to revive their Goldenage Heroine Black Cat
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Dave took the darring choice of of convincing the publisher of Richie Rich and Casper the friendly Ghost into updating the glamorous Hollywood Detective into a hybrid of Pam Greer Blacksploitaion movies with Exorcist style horror
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However since the original comics had turned into anthology horror back in the 50s the progression made sense and was appoved
 
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  1. That is one heck of a Cockrum Costume - so very 70's!
  2. Why was Teen Titans cancelled?
  1. It's basically Storms original costume IOTL
  2. it was put on hiatus because DC was starting to get complaints from parents groups about underage heroes being put into adult situations (not helped by Fur-faces sexy time artwork)
 
With Teen Titans on hiatus in 1977 Artist Dave Cochram left DC and became a free agent. Along with drawing the Star Trek series for Atlas Dave got ahold of Harvey comics where he was asked to revive their Goldenage Heroine Black Cat
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Dave took the darring choice of of convincing the publisher of Richie Rich and Casper the friendly Ghost into updating the glamorous Hollywood Detective into a hybrid of Pam Greer Blacksploitaion movies with Exorcist style horror
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However since the original comics had turned into anthology horror back in the 50s the progression made sense and was appoved
Will she have Felicia Hardy's control powers?
 
DC comics
With the Teen Titans comic put on hiatus the DC would keep it's members in the public eye by having them show up in different titles.
Robin, BatgirlBatman, Detective comics, Batman family
SuperboySuperman family, Action comics
Kid FlashFlash
ColossusMetal Men, Doom Challengers,
Wonder girlWonder Woman
ArrowiteGreen Lantern/Green Arrow, Infinity inc, All star comics
NightcrawlerMetamorho, Warlord, and his own title
DawnstarHawkman & Dollman, Nightcrawler
WildfireDoom Challengers, Metamorpho, Green lantern
Guardian, Bumblebeetheir own series
TempestGuardian & Bumblebee, Flash,
 
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Star Wars
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After failing to get the IP for Flash Gordon Writer and Director George Lucas pitched his original idea to 20th century fox and his idea Star Wars was released on May 25th of 1977
Cast
Mark HamillLuke Skywalker
Carrie FisherPrincess Leia
Harrison FordHan Solo
Alec GuinnessObi wan Kenobi
Anthony DanielsC3P0
Kenny BakerR2-D2
Peter MayhewChewbacca
Peter CushingGrand Moff Tarkin
David ProwesDarth Vader (body)
James Earl JonesDarth Vader (voice)
With 20th century Fox's deal with CBS the tie-in Novelization was published by CBSs own Ballitene press with a comic adaptation done by CBS comics by Howard Chaykin. Both proving to be instant hits
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With the Teen Titans comic put on hiatus the DC would keep it's members in the public eye by having them show up in different titles.
Robin, BatgirlBatman, Detective comics, Batman family
SuperboySuperman family, Action comics
Kid FlashFlash
ColossusMetal Men, Doom Challengers,
Wonder girlWonder Woman
ArrowiteGreen Lantern/Green Arrow, Infinity inc, All star comics
NightcrawlerMetamorho, Warlord, and his own title
DawnstarHawkman & Dollman, Nightcrawler
WildfireDoom Challengers, Metamorpho, Green lantern
Guardian, Bumblebeetheir own series
TempestGuardian & Bumblebee, Flash,
For those confused about these postings IOTL:
  • Colossus was a Russian attempt at making their own version of the Metal men him and Wildfire are often teamed up in buddy cop stories
  • Dawnstar is a Navajo girl who discovered Thanagarian technology on her family's land, Hawkman & Hawkwoman are teaching her to use it. She was supposed to hook up with Wildfire but Cockram couldn't pass up hooking up the Angel (Dawnstar) with the Demon (Nightcrawler) so she does appear in his title
  • Wildfire is non courpral and often finds himself with fellow goofy hero Metamorpho or the Green lanterns
  • Tempest offen appears teaming up with his buddy Wally West to to fight Weather Wizard or Gorilla Grodd he would later appear as a member of the Global Guardians
  • Trevor van Eton & Tony Esteabella wanted to give Tempest his own title but the heads up felt that Mal Duncan's Guardian and his girlfriend Bumblebee would make a bigger draw for a Solo series. The duo would use their Tempest idea for their independent creation Black Lightning
 
Didn't think you'd butterfly Star Wars away. Be interesting is differant circumstanices produce a very differant EU (perhaps they take the Trek approach and only on-screen tuff is canon) or indeed if Lucas keeps his marriage perhaps he continues to make the 9 film series he originally planned.

Though a timeline where Lucas gets the Flash Gordon rights, and Star Wars is delayed/cancelled would be fascinating.
 
Didn't think you'd butterfly Star Wars away. Be interesting is differant circumstanices produce a very differant EU (perhaps they take the Trek approach and only on-screen tuff is canon) or indeed if Lucas keeps his marriage perhaps he continues to make the 9 film series he originally planned.

Though a timeline where Lucas gets the Flash Gordon rights, and Star Wars is delayed/cancelled would be fascinating.
No Star Wars wasn't butterflied away so far I don't have any changes besides the comic adaptation Publication
Honestly the only Star Wars TL I'm interested in would be one where Splinter of the minds eye became the official sequel.(though it won't happen here
Heavy Metal magazine is also still IOTL I just don't have any changes to bring that wouldn't just be copying the Wikipedia article.
 
Charlton comics survive
Gerber vs. Ditko
Steve Ditko was getting unhappy with CBS comics because of them taking liberties with his characters in the Hawk &Dove cartoon and decided to focus his energy on becoming the big name in Charlton Comics working on not only Captain Atom, but Daredevil and Peacemaker as well.
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at DC Black Guardian & Bumblebee proved to be a strong hit for the company thanks to the fans of Teen Titans wanting their characters to continue but creators Trevor Van Eeaton and Tony Estibella were annoyed about not using Tempest and decided to adapt their original idea elsewhere . Changing the African Weather shaman into Jefferson Pierce a Science Teacher from Detroit who was granted electrical powers and using his powers to clean up the streets as Black Lightning. This Idea was granted the attention of both Steve Ditko and Steve Gerber, with Both Steves trying to court the creators to publish Black Lightning under Charlton or Quack Comics respectively.
Trevor & Tony shivered at the idea at working for Diko however both men agreed that Charton was seen as a more legitimate company because they worked within the Comic book code and would get their work to more people.
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Steve Ditko's success at courting Black Lightning away from the more Radical Quack comics allowed Ditko more free rein at Charlton and Ditko used his clout to bring in some new characters.
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Steve Gerber was not happy and voued to Step up his game.
 
Sorry if I have missed anything but have the question and the creeper ended by now or are they still going.
  • Creeper is currently a member of the horror themed team known as The Nightclub with Ghost Rider, Hunchback, Phantom Eagle ,Voodoo lady and Drake , son of Dracula.
  • Question comics has ended though he still appears in issues of Mr. Scarlet, and Minute man from time to time
 
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How are some of independent press doing in this time period please? Dark Horse, Underground Comix, Heavy Metal, Fantagor, Rip Off Press etc
Is the underground scene still going strong?
 
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