.... The Green Hornet... TV Show & Comic books...

Michael

Dr Strange.... In A TV Movie and Comic Books...

Dr. Strange was a 1978 made-for-TV movie based on the Marvel Comics fictional character Dr. Strange, which was co-created by both Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.

The 1978 movie was both written and directed by Philip DeGuere. Stan Lee served as a 'consultant' on the film, which was created as a pilot for a proposed TV series, which never made it to the small screen.

The TV Movie Plot was as follows:

A young woman named Clea Lake becomes the pawn of the Sorceress Morgan LeFay. (Morgan was from the legends of King Arthur of Camelot).

The primary defender of our world against threats of a magical nature, called the Sorcerer Supreme, was a man named Thomas Lindmer (a scramble name of Merlin). 

Thomas and his man-servant Wong contact a psychiatrist named Stephen Strange, who actually is the heir to his father's potential to become Lindmer's disciple and the next Sorcerer Supreme. Strange bears his father's magical ring as a sign of this, and he has already sensed something wrong, but does not recognize the importance of what is going on. 

Lindmer must somehow convince Strange of the reality of the mystical world were the battle between good and evil is being played out on a magical level, all unbeknownst to the real world, to save Clea and thwart Morgan's plans.

This plot was based on a later series of Doctor Strange comics but just didn't flow as well on the screen as it did in the comic book series.

The TV Movie Cast were as follows:

• Peter Hooten as Dr. Stephen Strange
• Clyde Kusatsu as Wong
• Jessica Walter as Morgan LeFay
• Anne-Marie Martin as Clea Lake

By the middle of the 1970's Producers were checking out Marvel's properties for additional possible TV series, as the Incredible Hulk had been on for a few seasons and was considered successful, and Spider-Man was running for two seasons.  However this Doctor Strange just wasn't a hit for the mainstream viewing public as a TV movie.

Personally, I would not seek out this movie to view either, unless I was a Dr Strange fanatic and had to have it for my collection.... as the beginning of the film was very talkative, and without using any mystical powers or showing any costumes. 

About the best use of the cast was that Peter Hooten did resemble the Dr Strange of the 1970's comics. Otherwise the ensemble are dated as well as the music and scenes where the action took place.      

My interest in Doctor Strange goes back to the Strange Tales Comics where Dr Strange first was introduced in 1963.  He later took over the Strange Tales comic when it changed its' name to Doctor Strange. The series continued for about a year. Later he had a couple more short run solo series.  For those interested in Doctor Strange comic books, we have several in both our eBay Featured Store and eBay Pro Store.

Michael

Michael Selling Marvel Super-heroes at the San Diego Comic-Con in 1973 !

Kull the Conqueror .... the Movie ... & Comic books...

Kull the Conqueror was a 1997 film based on the Robert E. Howard character 'Kull'. The film starred Kevin Sorbo, best known for his Hercules TV role, where Xena also started! 

Michael

Kid Colt, Outlaw - Long Running Mighty Marvel Western Comic Book...

Michael Selling Westerns at the San Diego Comic-Con in 1973

Michael Selling at SDCC in 1973

Deathlok....Possible Movie Based On Comic Books...

Deathlok, ("The Demolisher"), is a Marvel Comics anti-hero cyborg, co-created by Rich Buckler and Doug Moench. The first Deathlok appeared in the comic book title, Astonishing Tales #25. There has been several subsequent characters that have used the "Deathlok" name since then.

I found that a Deathlok feature film is in pre-production by Paramount Pictures. Although no information is currently known about the latest script draft by David Self, previous rumors and scripts suggest that the movie may be using the Luther Manning Deathlok from the Astonishing Tales series, while adding in some of the personality and background traits of Michael Collins from the 1990's title. There is currently no known estimated release date.

Deathlok has appeared in one form or another in the following comic book titles:

• Astonishing Tales #25-36 (August 1974-July 1976)
• Marvel Team-Up v1 #46 (June 1976)
• Marvel Two-In-One #27 and #54 (May 1977,August 1979)
• Captain America #286-288 (October 1983-December 1983)
• Deathlok #1-4 (July 1990-October 1990)
• Deathlok (Vol. 2) #1-34 (July 1991-April 1994)
• Deathlok Annual #1-2 (1992-93)
• Deathlok (Vol. 3) #1-11 (September 1999-June 2000)
• Beyond! #2-6 (August 2006)

I personally missed out on the original Deathlok when it was first published, but have read them since, and was there for the 1990's version which was ok for the first early issues. Then it fell into the 1990's publisher craze for foil covers, special guest stars, even more high priced special covers, etc.

For those interested in Deathlok and other Marvel Comics comic books, we have several thousand in our eBay Featured Store and eBay Pro Store. 

Michael