tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post7154987176570785670..comments2024-03-25T11:21:33.915-04:00Comments on Diversions of the Groovy Kind: Murphy Anderson Week: "Brother for a Day!" by Bates, Swan, and AndersonThe Groovy Agenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-37239476232168676512015-11-05T14:19:46.917-05:002015-11-05T14:19:46.917-05:00This is actually the third "Private Life...&q...This is actually the third "Private Life..." feature. The first one appeared in Superman #247, the second in issue #254.The Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-30206078031517520152015-11-05T10:36:52.326-05:002015-11-05T10:36:52.326-05:00Not 100% sure, but the "Private Life" ba...Not 100% sure, but the "Private Life" back-up strip may have started with Superman #253 or #254. IIRC, the "World of Krypton" series was the second feature between #233 and #251. (#252 was a 100 Page Super Spectacular edition, with Golden Age reprints.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-39141632096873587472015-11-05T09:49:27.544-05:002015-11-05T09:49:27.544-05:00Superman never looked better than when drawn by &q...Superman never looked better than when drawn by "Swanderson," one of the best pencil-and-ink teams ever. In fact, when Jack Kirby was doing Jimmy Olsen's self-titled comic book in the early 1970's, DC assigned Anderson to ink the heads of Jimmy and Superman/Clark Kent, to keep their appearance consistent with the way they looked in the other "Superman Family" comics.TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13686814973788356726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-21879284353819543472015-11-03T17:16:13.152-05:002015-11-03T17:16:13.152-05:00Wow. That's the first time I've ever read ...Wow. That's the first time I've ever read that story. It's loads of fun. What great pencils! Murphy Anderson is one of my faves, especially when he's inking Gil Kane's pencils. They really made magic together. He will be missed.TEXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01431168763641004485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-59047963627291453592015-11-03T03:52:11.216-05:002015-11-03T03:52:11.216-05:00One of the zaniest stories ever! The jungle girl, ...One of the zaniest stories ever! The jungle girl, the annoying brat, the galaxy communication van (a.k.a. Clarkmobile) and Clark's "Chekhov's hat"! This story had it all.<br />Including the Swnaderson magic. Was this the first "Private Life" feature?Nobilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522190343375207768noreply@blogger.com