tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post1387976453692470333..comments2024-03-28T18:40:59.101+00:00Comments on CRIVENS! COMICS & STUFF!: THE AVENGERS THREE AND A HALF - A LITTLE-KNOWN HULK TALE...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-71169524657605486622020-09-20T16:02:27.794+01:002020-09-20T16:02:27.794+01:00Even if it were Luis Bermejo, it certainly isn'...Even if it were Luis Bermejo, it certainly isn't 'pure', as the pages have been resized and the panels 'drawn up' by clumsier hands. The style certainly looks familiar to me, but it doesn't scream Bermejo at me in the way that it does to you, CM. It just doesn't resemble his style as seen in The Missing Link/Johnny Future strips.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-40776307303952068672020-09-20T15:47:21.480+01:002020-09-20T15:47:21.480+01:00The British Hulk------Surprised no one else seems ...The British Hulk------Surprised no one else seems to have noticed that the artwork is pure Luis Bermejo. he was working for "Power" at the time. He even puts himself in the strip as the wagon driver (Luis) who, unknowingly, brought Dr Banner into Spain (Luis's home country). Look up photos of Mr Bermejo in his heyday<br />and compare them to the Luis of the strip. An obvious caricature of himself.<br />Craig Maddockscraig maddockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03203740775518563319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-50328276078298536892016-07-17T19:27:28.663+01:002016-07-17T19:27:28.663+01:00No bother, glad you enjoyed it.No bother, glad you enjoyed it.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-14986965173605925142016-07-17T15:59:42.541+01:002016-07-17T15:59:42.541+01:00Good lord - it's like I've entered an alte...Good lord - it's like I've entered an alternate universe, where The Hulk was a character from 'The Valiant' or 'Battle Action' - amazing! Thank you so much for sharing this! :-DLorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009311296128549965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-55426962765493746662015-02-03T13:03:16.404+00:002015-02-03T13:03:16.404+00:00I'll have to check the chronology in my Smash!...I'll have to check the chronology in my Smash! volume, JP, and get back to you on that. I did notice that they HAD reprinted Avengers #1, which I wasn't sure about, as they didn't start with Spider-Man (AF #15) and the Hulk #1. (They later reprinted the first part of Hulkie's origin in Fantastic in 1968.)Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-76227290962239946412015-02-03T12:57:17.855+00:002015-02-03T12:57:17.855+00:00I must have missed all those issues - 36, 37, 38, ...I must have missed all those issues - 36, 37, 38, etc.as I can only remember seeing the first 3 Avengers in Smash. Were there also some Hulk/FF scraps next or did they then go straight to D-D?John Pitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035300858247327343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-33806116932981405722015-02-02T22:35:44.637+00:002015-02-02T22:35:44.637+00:00They didn't, JP - they'd started it in #36...They didn't, JP - they'd started it in #36.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-18984904599172525302015-02-02T21:59:09.419+00:002015-02-02T21:59:09.419+00:00Cheers Kid, you're a star and a gent, sir!
I ...Cheers Kid, you're a star and a gent, sir! <br />I didn't know they started Avengers #4 in that ish as well!John Pitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035300858247327343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-7708919822031208022015-02-01T14:59:15.867+00:002015-02-01T14:59:15.867+00:00Done, JP.Done, JP.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-29269496755504258752015-02-01T14:11:42.336+00:002015-02-01T14:11:42.336+00:00Kid, when you get to your Smash's, is there an...Kid, when you get to your Smash's, is there any chance of updating this post with the cover of that iconic #38?<br />( here's that begging bowl again! )<br />Cheers.John Pitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035300858247327343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-86608508621768386332015-01-22T23:23:59.671+00:002015-01-22T23:23:59.671+00:00Drop in any time, JP. The Hulk's always worth ...Drop in any time, JP. The Hulk's always worth a visit.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-11096697701073513572015-01-22T23:22:22.827+00:002015-01-22T23:22:22.827+00:00I just HAD to revisit this again!I just HAD to revisit this again!John Pitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035300858247327343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-22543634372600293052013-02-02T12:15:28.604+00:002013-02-02T12:15:28.604+00:00Only that they appeared in the Hulk's own U.K....Only that they appeared in the Hulk's own U.K. comic (called Hulk Comic, funnily enough) in 1979, and were more in line with the TV series. There's a book being released in July featuring all the British Hulk strips.<br /><br />Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-85964789346740969472013-02-02T11:51:16.732+00:002013-02-02T11:51:16.732+00:00No worries , Kid , - I"m treating ALL your st...No worries , Kid , - I"m treating ALL your stuff with the utmost reaped and a huge helping of t.l.c.!! What can you tell me about some more UK -only Hulk strips from the 70s, as I missed out on these?John Pittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-37348973830247210882013-01-30T22:56:20.154+00:002013-01-30T22:56:20.154+00:00It was well-worth the hunt 'though, eh? Mind a...It was well-worth the hunt 'though, eh? Mind and don't break anything while you're rummaging around.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-27188212846896099202013-01-30T20:42:07.600+00:002013-01-30T20:42:07.600+00:00Found it!! - But I had to stop off SO MANY times o...Found it!! - But I had to stop off SO MANY times on the way! So thanks for sharing this with us . I'm REALLY enjoying going through all your old blogs! I reckon I'm going to be in here for some time yet........John Pittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-41419811210245440622013-01-11T22:19:02.335+00:002013-01-11T22:19:02.335+00:00JRS, I don't think resizing the pages to U.K. ...JRS, I don't think resizing the pages to U.K. dimensions did the story any favours. However, if it had been first seen in its original-drawn format (U.S. size), it probably wouldn't seem any worse than some of the TOS Hulk tales of the '60s. (Maybe.)Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-85571392625478868392013-01-11T21:31:33.988+00:002013-01-11T21:31:33.988+00:00Historically interesting, but man that really suck...Historically interesting, but man that really sucks.<br />James Robert Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281049641681225389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-56587457955506738272012-05-16T02:37:36.113+01:002012-05-16T02:37:36.113+01:00Hi, John, and welcome to this humble blog. I don&#...Hi, John, and welcome to this humble blog. I don't have any details as to who wrote and drew the strip, although no doubt there's someone out there who'd recognise the style. The writer may have got the Hulk's dialogue spot on, but for Bruce Banner to use the word 'fellow' is decidedly British, don't you think?<br /><br />However, there's a new reprint book, entitled 'Hulk: From the UK Vaults' coming out in July which, as well as featuring original UK produced strips from a 1979 Hulk weekly, will also print the strip from Smash #38. I'd be surprised if writer and artist details weren't included.<br /><br />You can read about this book at http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hulk-steve-moore/1110838676?ean=9780785159742<br /><br />If that doesn't work, Google Barnes & Noble/Hulk: From the UK Vaults. Thanks for dropping by - don't be a stranger now.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-91496744903025413852012-05-16T01:39:34.544+01:002012-05-16T01:39:34.544+01:00Thank you kid for posting this and I'd like to...Thank you kid for posting this and I'd like to thank my brother nick for sending this link. Great stuff didn't realize that their are more of these stories still out there and unseen. I loved the Hulk,s dialogue really captured his early period.Are there any story credits? If not are there any experts on your side who can possibly identify them. <br />Cheers<br />John CaputoJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346648674720108187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-62118539885082113222012-05-15T19:42:30.094+01:002012-05-15T19:42:30.094+01:00Nick, see my comments above yours for info on upco...Nick, see my comments above yours for info on upcoming reprints.<br /><br />Barry, if you send me your email address through the comments section, I WON'T publish it, but I'll email you back with my contact details.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-41941077721570340842012-05-15T18:50:45.355+01:002012-05-15T18:50:45.355+01:00This is great material and I am glad you filled in...This is great material and I am glad you filled in information for us isolated in the US.<br /><br />IS there a way I can privately email you?<br /><br />BarryBarry Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03833042323353543770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-85255569529834786982012-05-15T18:22:51.690+01:002012-05-15T18:22:51.690+01:00Kid,
Thanks for sharing. I love seeing stuff like...Kid,<br /><br />Thanks for sharing. I love seeing stuff like this. You'd think it would be reprinted somewhere after all this time. Whoever wrote it got the Hulk's tough guy dialouge of the period down. The art is interesting, it looks like there are some swipes by diverse artists such as Neal Adams and Larry Lieber.<br /><br />I've read somwhere that there are other new stories that appeared in foreign editons featuring characters such as the Silver Surfer and Ant-Man. Hopefully they will see print one day.Nick Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096100224095280865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-81099821943956675482012-05-15T10:55:39.079+01:002012-05-15T10:55:39.079+01:00baab, I was amazed in later years to find out just...baab, I was amazed in later years to find out just how many artists in British comics were Spanish or whatever. They defined the look of our comics for years.<br /><br />I've also just found out that there's a book coming out in July reprinting British Marvel's Hulk tales - including the one from Smash!Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-58069976022213222522012-05-15T04:46:52.373+01:002012-05-15T04:46:52.373+01:00I really enjoyed that.
Is the 'british' co...I really enjoyed that.<br />Is the 'british' comic look a 'spanish' artist thing?<br /><br />The strip took hulk somewhere else i thought or just twisted its ankles a little..yes ,pretty good.<br /><br />One thing though Kid,the interlude had me going off searching the old web for info <br />(I did chap yer door but you were still oot)<br /><br />In doing so I found a few Alan Class links.<br />Your reminder of his name in a previous comment set a wee light off in my head at the time and I promised to spend some time researching those comics in more detail.<br /><br />Of course I forgot to do it...until tonight.<br />made a lot of bookmarks.<br />Another nostalgia burst on its way.baabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388667792167744260noreply@blogger.com