tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post2364330169227943760..comments2024-03-25T11:21:33.915-04:00Comments on Diversions of the Groovy Kind: The Grooviest President!The Groovy Agenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-30777453344982341422013-04-21T01:18:15.166-04:002013-04-21T01:18:15.166-04:00Duh, I should have checked comicbookdb.com a long ...Duh, I should have checked comicbookdb.com a long time ago. <br /><br />Using character search, then following group affiliation for the group "U.S. Presidents" and view by date of appearance, I easily found the groovy age LBJ appearances: Nick Fury 11, 1969; Kamandi 49, 1977 - the last mag on earth you'd expect to see LBJ in; What if? 5, 1977.<br /><br />I also found that George Washington appeared in Giant-Size Fantastic Four 2 (1974), Abe Lincoln appeared in Marvel Team-Up 45 along with Spidey and Killraven (must have been time travel), and all sorts of other Presidential appearances.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-84973125440694119632013-04-13T15:01:10.916-04:002013-04-13T15:01:10.916-04:00Using character search on comicbookdb.com, I found...Using character search on comicbookdb.com, I found that Eisenhower appeared in Sgt. Fury 108 "Bury My Heart At Dresden", probably as general, and in an alternate history in What If? 9, "What If the Avengers Had Been Formed During The 1950s", among others. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-28709045377414373842013-04-11T18:16:50.390-04:002013-04-11T18:16:50.390-04:00Speaking of alternate histories, Reagan makes a Gr...Speaking of alternate histories, Reagan makes a Groovy Age appearance, albeit not as President, in What If? 26, "What If Captain America Were Elected President?" (1980).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-55166328632394050392013-04-11T15:07:46.065-04:002013-04-11T15:07:46.065-04:00The Kennedy appearance was in FF 17 (1963). Doc Do...The Kennedy appearance was in FF 17 (1963). Doc Doom demands a post in his cabinet, and he's heard to say, "We must move forward and proceed with great vigor! And now, gentlemen, if you'll excuse me, it's Caroline's bedtime!"<br /><br />Did Eisenhower appear in any comics? There are certainly stories set in the 1950s, whether contemporaneous or through flashbacks, time travel or alternate histories.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-50281338736127592992013-04-09T04:36:54.520-04:002013-04-09T04:36:54.520-04:00If leaders from the Fourth Estate are included, we...If leaders from the Fourth Estate are included, we have the following:<br /><br />Avengers 27, 1966: "Chet Brinkley." After waxing near-hysterical over the global flooding caused by Attuma's latest scheme, he ends with "Good night, David!"<br /><br />Doctor Strange 180, 1969: Tom Wolfe. Doctor Strange says he hasn't seen him since he was a "Kandy-Kolored, Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby!"<br /><br />Hulk 142, 1971: Tom Wolfe, giving vague answers when asked what "radical chic" means, and whether he's going to write a nasty little article about the Hulk fundraising soiree.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-21815314423671188172013-03-11T01:06:56.499-04:002013-03-11T01:06:56.499-04:00How about other major US and world leaders?
In th...How about other major US and world leaders?<br /><br />In the Golden Age, it was pretty common for Hitler and Tojo to appear as villains.<br /><br />In the Silver Age, Adlai Stevenson and Nikita Kruschev appear in FF Annual #1, the latter complete with shoe banging in the UN.<br /><br />In the Groovy Age, there are several appearances by Henry Kissinger, at least one by Spiro Agnew, and one by Jerry Brown.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-32273797574354061622013-02-13T21:23:48.204-05:002013-02-13T21:23:48.204-05:00I set the end of the Groovy Age at the summer of 1...I set the end of the Groovy Age at the summer of 1980. Specifically the Death of Phoenix (X-Men #137); the next month the Wolfman/Perez New Teen Titans debuted, starting another age imo...The Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-8586947759904401292013-02-13T04:36:02.114-05:002013-02-13T04:36:02.114-05:00When does the Groovy Age end? Reagan made a couple...When does the Groovy Age end? Reagan made a couple of appearances in the Avengers in the 1980s....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-44495417222595602832013-02-13T00:50:16.719-05:002013-02-13T00:50:16.719-05:00The only Marvel LBJ appearances I'm aware of a...The only Marvel LBJ appearances I'm aware of are Astonish 64 and Astonish 68, both from 1965. In the latter, we hear his signature line, "Let us reason together!" <br /><br />I believe there's a JFK appearance in pre-Groovy Age FF, but I don't recall which issue.<br /><br />Captain America 155: There's a flashback scene with an unnamed White House denizen with a vague likeness to Truman, but he's still there by the end of the Korean War which happened historically during the Eisenhower administration, so I'm not sure what to think.<br /><br />Captain America 215: Definite appearance by Truman.<br /><br />Captain America 222: Captain America battles the statue of Lincoln in the Lincoln memorial.<br /><br />Captain America 250: Captain America is drafted to run for President himself!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-83780241201994954152013-02-12T16:21:32.300-05:002013-02-12T16:21:32.300-05:00Thanks for that info! I missed it in all the excit...Thanks for that info! I missed it in all the excitement, I guess. That was a little before the Groovy Age started. Did he appear in any Marvels or DCs after 1966?The Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-12796325113291851262013-02-12T16:18:33.589-05:002013-02-12T16:18:33.589-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.The Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-82443387912156868902013-02-12T16:04:41.760-05:002013-02-12T16:04:41.760-05:00LBJ appeared in Tales to Astonish 64.LBJ appeared in Tales to Astonish 64.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-19052363975732699252008-12-10T18:56:00.000-05:002008-12-10T18:56:00.000-05:00Sure is. His appearance on the cover actually spar...Sure is. His appearance on the cover actually sparked a bit of controversy back when that issue came out. Fans were looking at it as a continuity gaffe, but DC was still wary of continuity and wrote Adam Strange's appearance off as artistic license.The Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-74663814287696093842008-12-10T18:44:00.000-05:002008-12-10T18:44:00.000-05:00Hey ... is that Adam Strange in the background on ...Hey ... is that Adam Strange in the background on the splash page? Above The Flash's head?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-8842290428313257922008-11-05T14:37:00.000-05:002008-11-05T14:37:00.000-05:00Thanks, Prof.! I dig your site the most, too. I wa...Thanks, Prof.! I dig your site the most, too. I was drawn in by those Spoof stories you posted...luv 'em!The Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-24023816253718373532008-11-05T14:12:00.000-05:002008-11-05T14:12:00.000-05:00what a groovy site! looks like you and i have a lo...what a groovy site! looks like you and i have a lot of the same comics!Prof. Grewbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16132543249418576650noreply@blogger.com