David Hasselhoff as....

Nick Fury,  Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. ! 

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I had missed it when it first was aired, and taped it earlier this past week for viewing with my son. This movie was made before Marvel Comics started to make it big with Theatrical Movies of their super-heroes like Spider-Man, X-Men, Fantastic Four, etc.

This TV movie was not up to par with the above named theatrical movies.

David Hasselhoff tried to portray Nick Fury in the movie, but he just didn't make it for me, too much of a caricature for me...

Lisa Rinna was the 'Contessa', but she didn't come across either for me. Come to think of it... none of the actors really portrayed the characters that have a long history in the comic books.

Unfortunately there was too much background info to give to the viewer all at once, and it just wasn't done right.  This is a poor example of a comic book movie, sad to say.

For those interested in Marvel comic books, from which Nick Fury is derived, we have several listed in both our eBay Featured Store and eBay Pro Store.   

May 4th -

NEW  Spider-Man Movie !

May 5th -

FREE Comic Book Day !

Check with YOUR Local Movie Theater For Show Times!

& Then Check with YOUR Local Comic Book Store, (LCBS), to see what comic books they will be providing for FREE for the 2007 series! 

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Michael

VOODOO CHILD....

the Illustrated Legend

of  Jimi Hendrix 

I have never been one to bone up on the  rock artists' personal lives, so this graphic novel really enlightened me as to what I didn't know about Jimi !   'Far out man' !

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Michael

Long-haired Michael selling comic books at the San Diego Comic Con in the post-psychdelic era of 1973 !

Roy Thomas,

Comic Book Writer... 

... Will be a Special Guest at the upcoming San Diego Comic Con International show July 26-29, 2007 !

Roy is recognized as the first fan to make it as a 'Pro' back in 1965.  I remember when he first started writing, taking over some of the titles that Stan 'The Man' Lee had to let go as the Marvel Comics line was expanding.  Indeed it was Roy 'the Boy' Thomas who pioneered for other fans to break into the business. I especially enjoyed his run on the Avengers, and the Invaders for Marvel. 

I first met Roy at an earlier SDCC, where pictured to the right, he signed several Fantastic Four Comics for my personal collection. He was fun to talk with, and I enjoyed meeting him in person. It is hard to believe that Roy 'the Boy' is now 66 years of age and supposed to be officially  'retired'!! 

 For those interested in comic books that Roy wrote, both for Marvel and DC Comics , please check out our eBay Featured Store and eBay Pro Store! 

The History of Blackhawk.... 

'Blackhawk' was a 1950 ABC radio series that was adapted from the long-running Blackhawk comic book about the team of World War II aviators from Quality Comics. It was an unsponsored half-hour show that aired on Wednesdays nights at 5:30pm.

Michael Fitzmaurice, (1908-1967), portrayed the team leader Blackhawk. The radio series premiered on September 13, 1950 and concluded a few months later on December 27, 1950. It is thought that there were only sixteen episodes in the entire run. 

I first discovered Blackhawk in the early 1960's when it was published by DC Comics.  I did not know that the series was a continuation of Quality's earlier series, and that DC had picked up the numbering with #108.

Quality Comics had the Blackhawk feature debut in Military Comics #1 in August of 1941, and Blackhawk earned its' own comic title in 1944. 

DC Comics picked up the title in 1956. The comic became a  little outdated by the mid 1960's because it was still about the aviators adventures so DC revamped the Blackhawks into super-heroes with issues #230 - 241 but it just didn't go over sales-wise.  The revamp didn't do anything for me either.... Then the comic was changed back into its' original premise but lasted only two more issues before its' 1968 cancellation.

By the time DC Comics attempted a short 1970s run (#244 to #250) I had quit reading the series. Indeed, my original interest were the stories with the Nazi operative Killer Shark and Lady Blackhawk whom Killer Shark changed into Queen Killer Shark. Those stories piqued my interest just from the covers!  

For those interested in Blackhawk comic books, we have a large run of issues in our eBay Featured Store and eBay Pro Store.

Michael selling Blackhawk and other comics at the 1973 San Diego Comic-Con.