Tuesday, 27 January 2015

THE BOY WITH A SKULL IN A BOX...


Copyright REBELLION

Let's be honest now - if you carried a skull around with you in a box you'd be considered decidedly weird.  Having said that, sometime back in the '70s, I bought a life-size skull by REVELL and painted it with a greenish glow-in-the-dark paint.  One evening, me and some pals took it out with us, and you should've seen the startled looks we got as I walked around with Skully (the tooth is out there) tucked under my arm.  It really was a case of exaggerated, open-mouthed, 'double-take' stares of shock and horror.  Wotta larf.  Wotta tit!  I wouldn't do it now of course, but back then I was young, crazy and reckless (in a conservative - small 'c' - kind of way), and was up for a jolly jape or two.

Anyway, that's enough talk about my favourite subject (me) - time for a look at what brings use all here.  A four page BRIAN'S BRAIN strip from the SMASH! Annual for 1967.  O joy! 



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31 comments:

  1. baab28 January 2015 at 00:54

    I could see a re-imagining of this character in a twisted tone,that would be pretty good.

    I like the logo for some uncanny reason.
    Not suitable for the re-boot though.

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  2. Kid28 January 2015 at 00:57

    Could always call it Sam's Skull I suppose, eh? In Gothic letters.

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  3. Arfon Jones28 January 2015 at 01:18

    This would probably be the followup up to the Iron Eater...

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  4. Kid28 January 2015 at 01:21

    I'd have to check my back issues before I could say for sure, AJ, but I'd imagine you're right.

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  5. Arfon Jones28 January 2015 at 07:49

    Sorry, I was rather vague there! I meant my follow up to the Iron Eater... as in my next sculpture...

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  6. baab28 January 2015 at 09:20

    You could call it that,Kid.
    That ol' goth market wont go away.
    The Iron Eater?
    Sounds great.

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  7. baab28 January 2015 at 09:29

    T'internet is a wonderful thing.
    Did a search and would you know it popped up on AJ's blog.
    I do remember The iron Eaters,especially the matchbox.
    What is the connection between the two strips?

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  8. Kid28 January 2015 at 09:53

    Ah, right, AJ. Thought you meant a previous strip. Sounds like something I'd once read.

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    Don't know, Baab. Same artist maybe? I thought AJ was talking about a previous strip, then I thought he wasn't, now I think he was again. I'll have to look at my issues of Smash!

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  9. Arfon Jones28 January 2015 at 09:56

    Arrrgh, I knew it! Now I'm confusing everyone! (That's what I get for posting comments so late at night!)
    baab,what I meant was- Since I made a sculpture of the 'Iron Eater' I have been thinking of a "follow up" sculpture to sit alongside it and I though the brain would be a nice option. Really sorry to hijack the post Kid and confuse you all!

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  10. Kid28 January 2015 at 10:12

    Don't worry about it, AJ. I'm in a permanent state of confusion anyway.

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  11. Arfon Jones28 January 2015 at 10:18

    lol well that's something I guess! Unfortunately my state of confusion sits around me like a bubble and has a habit sucking people in if they get too close... ;)

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  12. John Pitt28 January 2015 at 12:19

    I do hope I don't confuse matters any more, but at first I thought you were both talking about The Iron Eaters - an excellent centre-spread in The Beezer, second only to The Jellymen in excitement!
    Anyway, thanks for more Brian's Brain ( yes, I remember the first post!), it was one of the highlights of Smash for me and not having had the annuals, never seen this one before!

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  13. Kid28 January 2015 at 12:59

    JP - you've confused matters even more (for me anyway)! As for Brian's Brain - there's more to come.

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    1. John Pitt28 January 2015 at 14:11

      Well, guess what? I'm going to confuse matters even more now, because SOMEWHERE out there in the wonderful world of blogs, SOMEONE on his blog has model iron eater (sponge) in a matchbox and I believe you, yes YOU! posted a comment about it! You may have enquiried whether or not the box would close?

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  14. Kid28 January 2015 at 14:22

    Just shows you how the ol' memory is failing as I heave that other foot into the grave. Gaeus a link, JP.

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  15. Kid28 January 2015 at 14:46

    Good lad, JP. I dimly remember it now, but can't recall the exact details.

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  16. John Pitt28 January 2015 at 14:59

    http://arfonjones.blogspot.com/2013/03/iron-eaters.html?m=1
    It was only AJ himself!!

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  17. Kid28 January 2015 at 15:06

    Took a look, remember it now. Getting old's no fun, eh?

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  18. Arfon Jones28 January 2015 at 16:07

    Wait! Wait! Wait! Now I'm confused...I made an Iron Eater??

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  19. Kid28 January 2015 at 16:09

    If YOU didn't, then it must've been an impostor. AJ.

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  20. Arfon Jones28 January 2015 at 16:13

    Not him again! I thought I was rid of that whole Clone Saga thing!

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  21. Kid28 January 2015 at 23:31

    Tell you what, AJ - if I see him I'll give him a battering for you. That should teach the cad a lesson.

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  22. Arfon Jones29 January 2015 at 08:40

    Be careful though, last time I approved someone giving one of my doppelgangers a good-hiding, mistakes were made and it took a long time for my wounds to heal... Well, I assumed they had made a mistake...

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  23. Kid29 January 2015 at 11:19

    Better than being flung down a smokestack and burned 'though, eh?

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  24. Arfon Jones29 January 2015 at 11:54

    Are you threatening me Kid? Look I'm sorry I caused all that confusion, really I am!

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  25. Kid29 January 2015 at 12:07

    Me threaten someone? Heaven forfend! But being flung down a smokestack is what usually happens to a clone in a Marvel comic, isn't it? Although that was the '70s - maybe things have changed since then.

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  26. John Pitt29 January 2015 at 12:16

    ....or was it on another blog that I saw the Iron Eater?....( leave it with me....)

    Click, click, click....

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  27. Kid29 January 2015 at 12:31

    Flibble-jibble-dribble! Help! I'm going crazy! When will it all end?

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  28. Dougie31 January 2015 at 10:32

    I've been very happy to see UK comics characters from the Power Comics era.

    I'd also like to see IPC's Barry and Boing again.

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  29. Kid31 January 2015 at 11:09

    Ooer! I've still to show you some Whizzers from Oz, but I'll post a Barry & Boing later today sometime, Dougie.

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