tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post1718066088089616906..comments2024-03-25T11:21:33.915-04:00Comments on Diversions of the Groovy Kind: The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Toys in ComiclandThe Groovy Agenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-45750880029374866562016-12-19T17:30:30.067-05:002016-12-19T17:30:30.067-05:00Love the covers. Wish the Big Jim comic by John Bu...Love the covers. Wish the Big Jim comic by John Buscema and Dave Hunt was in there, too.Neil A. Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15497193747203392010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-58205075046652121792016-12-19T12:11:36.511-05:002016-12-19T12:11:36.511-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Neil A. Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15497193747203392010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-22360680392151238222016-12-19T08:37:18.106-05:002016-12-19T08:37:18.106-05:00Check out this post... http://diversionsofthegroov...Check out this post... http://diversionsofthegroovykind.blogspot.com/2008/11/famous-first-fridays-captain-action.htmlThe Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-65801479487571595332016-12-18T21:36:06.420-05:002016-12-18T21:36:06.420-05:00IIRC, the Captain Action figure had different cost...IIRC, the Captain Action figure had different costumes (sold separately) of different heroes, including Batman, Aquaman, Superman, Sgt. Fury, Spider-Man, Flash Gordon, Steve Canyon, and the Lone Ranger. I wonder if it was hard for the toy company to make licensing deals with all of those different copyright owners? (DC, Marvel, King Features, etc.) <br /><br />DC's comic book had to use a different premise, of course. (Although Superman made a brief appearance in #1.) CA was an archaeologist who discovered magic coins that gave him the powers of the gods and heroes of mythology. The coins had been left by aliens who had visited Earth in ancient times. Of course, they were thought of as gods, and our myths and legends were based on them. <br /><br />The comic may have been influenced by Erich Von Daniken's Chariots of the Gods, which popularized the "ancient astronauts" theory in the late 1960's. But then, the idea had been used in science fiction long before that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-23383032044242915762016-12-18T00:38:55.892-05:002016-12-18T00:38:55.892-05:00Had Captain Action, Action Boy, and Dr. Evil. Also...Had Captain Action, Action Boy, and Dr. Evil. Also some of the alternate costumes: Superman, Captain America, the Lone Ranger, and the Phantom. And I had the first two issues of DC's comic. <br /><br />Never had Hot Wheels (either the toys or the comics), but that cover looks familiar. I must have seen a house ad for it.TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13686814973788356726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-70923160596464058492016-12-16T13:42:49.232-05:002016-12-16T13:42:49.232-05:00Yep! Had the Hot Wheels! Also a rubber Batman th...Yep! Had the Hot Wheels! Also a rubber Batman that I gifted to my little brother for a birthday and promptly started playing with when he unwrapped it, lol! We still laugh about it 45 years later.Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-21664307496731957202016-12-16T13:29:09.381-05:002016-12-16T13:29:09.381-05:00Notice how many of these titles are Marvel. The m...Notice how many of these titles are Marvel. The much maligned Jim Shooter was doing his best to expand the audience for comics.keythd23https://www.blogger.com/profile/00690368680707726203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-4251420364207841712016-12-16T10:27:52.514-05:002016-12-16T10:27:52.514-05:00"Micronauts" was the only toy-related co..."Micronauts" was the only toy-related comic I bought, and I loved it. On the other hand, I was never inspired to buy even one toy from the line, so does that make the comic a success or a failure?David Morefieldhttp://davidmorefield.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-6809830240755227262016-12-16T03:19:23.221-05:002016-12-16T03:19:23.221-05:00The only tie-in that I recall liking was from the ...The only tie-in that I recall liking was from the tail end of the Groovy Age was Atari Force. Garcia-Lopez did some nice work there,especially on Erin "Dart" Bia O'Rourke-Singh,yahoo!Paul Houserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777963638787147664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-13663909770548513542016-12-16T02:05:10.028-05:002016-12-16T02:05:10.028-05:00One of the Shogun Warriors". Mazinga to be pr...One of the Shogun Warriors". Mazinga to be precise. I still have it standing in the corner on the top of a cabinet where i keep my music records. If i think about it, it is one of my few remaing toys from my childhood. And i am turning 50 next year in April.<br />Greetings from Germany. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com