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SON OF M #3
Reviewer: Zachary Ayotte
Story Title: The Crooked Path

Time is on my side, yes it is

Writer: David Hine
Artist: Roy Allan Martinez
Colorist: Pete Pantazis
Letterer: Dave Lanphear
Production: Kate Levin
Assistant Editors: Molly Lazer & Aubrey Sitterson
Associate Editor: Andy Schmiot
Editor: Tom Brevoort
Editor in Chief: Joe Queseda
Publisher: Dan Buckley
Published by: Marvel Comics

I never really liked Quicksilver.

He always struck me as a bit of a whiner even though he seemed to
have it pretty good. Okay, so he's prematurely grey, but hey, so
is Anderson Cooper and he seems to be doing all right. Really, it
didn't matter what Pietro Maximoff was facing, I just never found
him that interesting.until now that is.

We are now three issues into this six-issue story and I have to
say, I'm liking where this book is heading. At the end of last
issue, I had this terrible fear that somehow Quicksilver had
doubled himself. The prospect of two Quicksilvers may have
excited some fans but I most certainly was not one of them. I was
happy to discover that it was a time travel rather than doubling
that was responsible for two Quicksilvers in the same room. Time
travel stories can be a tricky business. Once upon a time they
were interesting to the reader but now it feels like almost every
character in the Marvel universe has had some visit with his or
her future self. In this issue, though, Hine manages to make time
travel interesting again.

The interaction between the two Quicksilvers is a great read.
They act as a perfect balance for each other. One is innocent and
unaware of where he is headed, while the other is darker, as
knowledge of the future roughens not only his exterior but also
his personality. Many of the things he says leaves the reader
with a sense of foreboding about what is to come. At times, the
second Quicksilver is genuinely creepy.

While I was quite fond of this issue, I did find myself a little
vacant in terms of what more to say about it, and had to wonder
why. After some consideration, I have decided the answer is
because this issue is a 'bridge'. To me, this is the issue that
will justify Quicksilver's seemingly darker actions over the next
three books. Over the course of this issue we progressively see
Quicksilver get darker and darker as he moves from jealousy to
murder to kidnapping and endangering the life of his own
daughter. It feels like this progression and this book are the
vehicles that will deliver us a Quicksilver in issue four that is
ready to do anything to restore what he has done wrong. Just like
his father, it would seem that Hine is transforming Quicksilver
into a man who may stop at nothing to do what he thinks is right.
Fortunately for the reader, Hine does this in a way that is
interesting, mysterious, and leaves the reader wanting more.

To accompany Mr. Hine's story is the art of Mr. Martinez. His art
suits this book perfectly. It is clean and detailed and the
consistency of his characters shows a careful control over his
craft. His images accompany Hine's words beautifully and his
future Quicksilver makes the hairs on my neck stand up. The
colouring of this book is a bit muted but suits it very well. The
scene in the garden is more vivid as well, which clearly
demonstrates the choice to surround Quicksilver with drab colors.

All in all, I think this book was a good read. It very much feels
like the middle of this story. Hine is bridging the Quicksilver
from the first two books, the one who was moping and looking to
get his powers back with the Quicksilver of the remaining three
books, who may be capable of anything. I am curious to see where
we go from here and how Pietro intends to undo what Wanda has
done and if he is in fact capable of it. I don't know that the
men and women in the big chairs would let Quicksilver restore
everything so quickly (pun intended) but Hine and Martinez have
successfully created a character who is willing to do anything to
try.

Will he actually be succesful? I guess only time will tell.

ART: 4.0
STORY: 3.5
OVERALL: 4.0

X-MEN: THE 198 #2
Reviewed by: Brian Geers, doctsunami@yahoo.com

The X-Men and the Office of National Emergency consider what to
do about the powder keg that's living in their own backyard.

Writer: David Hine
Pencils: Jim Muniz
Inks: Kevin Conrad
Colors: Avalon's Matt Milla
Letters: VC's Joe Caramagna
Cover: Juan Doe
Production: Deborah Weinstein
Assistant Editor: Sean Ryan
Associate Editor: Nick Lowe
Editor: Mike Marts
Editor in Chief: Joe Quesada
Publisher: Dan Buckley
Published by: Marvel Comics

It would be easy to write this book off as "Just Another X-
Miniseries."

Some readers might feel their money better spent on the
widescreen, action-packed extravaganza that is X-Men: Deadly
Genesis (and I can't really blame them, as it is a pretty good
straightforward tale of action, adventure, and intrigue). Others
might be feeling burned out from all of this post-House of M
stuff and simply want to move on with their lives. They might
simply see the cover and go, "X-Men? Sentinels? Yawn. That's so
late '70s."

That is perhaps the reason why David Hine's audience isn't as
large as it could be: his stories are judged by what they look
like rather than what they actually are. District X was written
off by many as being "just another Bishop book," when it was an
dramatically captivating police drama featuring some of the most
interesting and disturbing mutants the X-Books have seen in years
(and, oh yeah, Bishop was in it from time to time).

Similarly, X-Men: The 198 could be simply mistaken for merely a
"post-Decimation headcount" with a few Sentinel slugfests stirred
in for five issues and, similarly, anyone who made such an
assumption would be missing out on some darn good storytelling.

One of the most entertaining aspects of Hine's writing is that
the supposedly "minor" characters are the ones that are the most
compelling. While the "Astonishing" team puts in a considerable
amount of face-time in this issue, they don't really hog the
limelight. I can't really say I remember the last time I really
cared too terribly much about the characters of Magma or Empath,
let alone their tragically disastrous romance of many years ago,
but Hine successfully touched upon those faint and long-dormant
memories and got me interested all over again in a B-list New
Mutant and her emotion-manipulating ex.

Even though the focus is mostly on the "supporting" players, the
characterizations of the Big Guns read equally as well. Cyclops
fences with his government "overseers" in his unmistakably no-
nonsense manner. Beast remains the wise-cracking intellectual.
Shadowcat is bold and outspoken regarding being held hostage in
what is seeming more and more like a concentration camp in the
making.

Jim Muniz's pencils work together brilliantly with Hine's story.
Whether it's the seemingly harmless innocence in the features of
the kindly but supremely powerful Mr. M, the mayhem of a handful
of mutants standing up against their Sentinel "caretakers," or
the sheer creepiness of characters like the sinister Sack or
Johnny, the boy with a Lovecraftian monster embedded in his
chest, Muniz adeptly translates Hine's script into a story that
is just as gripping visually.

So far, this miniseries has been a treat to read. While one can
empathize with the plight of the 198 mutants, it is also easy to
see why humanity is so frightened of them. This series has a
little bit of something for everyone: Heartbreak, angst,
political maneuvering, civil unrest, and a bunch of unruly
mutants pounding the snot out of giant robots. The story feels as
though it's building towards a huge and gut-twisting climax in
its remaining three issues.

ART: 4.0
STORY: 4.0
OVERALL: 4.0
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COMICS OBSCURA                                        Mike Curtis
                                           shandafa@cyberback.com

[COMICS OBSCURA are facts Mike Curtis has dug out during his 30
years of collecting Superman and writing about comics. His
website for his comic imprint is www.shandafantasyarts.net ]

ONE OF YOUR STRANGER CROSSOVERS

SUPERMAN has had adventures with such odd characters as the QUIK
BUNNY and CAPTAIN CARROT, so he's no stranger to funny animals.
But this one meeting carries a large importance.  It was the
first appearance of Superman on film since the ADVENTURES OF
SUPERMAN television series with George Reeves had closed down,
and Superman had a co star in it.  In the early 1960's Colgate
Palmolive came up with an idea:  bubble bath in containers shaped
like cartoon characters.  SOAKY usually debuted two new
characters at a time, introducing them in cartoon commercials.
So Superman's first appearance on film in the 1960's was in
animated form with TENNESSEE TUXEDO.
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[10] Rich's Reviews                               Richard Vasseur
                                            richardv@sympatico.ca
                                       http://www.jazmaonline.com

[Rich has been collecting comic books for about 25 years. He
belongs to two comic book clubs Jazma and ORCA. He has been
writing reviews for Jazma's paper newsletter for about 2 years
and has his own review page at www.jazmaonline.com]

SPOILER WARNING: Some plot details may be revealed in these
reviews!

Title: Black Panther # 12
Publisher: Marvel
Writer: Reginald Hudlin
Penciler: Scot Eaton
Inker: Klaus Janson
Price: $2.9 US, $ 4.25 Can
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Comments: The hunt is on but who is hunting who? As the vampires
close in Blade is waiting. Also ready and waiting and this is a
surprise Brother Voodoo is back and in action. Blade moves with a
fluidity and look of coolness. His banter is amuzing but does not
hide the fact that he is a cold blooded killer.
  The vampires are looking menacing. Now with these four heroes
just happening to meet up these vampires are going to be the
hunted.
  It is so great to see Brother Voodoo back. He is in the
background though as the other heroes especially Blade take
center stage. Blade is drawn dynamic. All four of the heroes have
a tough guy attitude. And they are all colored. Plus Photon is in
the area. So all the colored heroes are getting featured here.
  This comic is worth getting just to see Brother Voodoo.

Title: New Avengers # 15
Publisher: Marvel
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Artist: Frank Cho
Price: $ 2.50 US, $ 3.50 Can
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
Comments: Carol Danvers is featured as a way of introducing her
new series. She is looking great very sexy and beautiful. Her
battle with Klaw is pretty one sided. Plus for some reason this
is the old version of Klaw. The writing from Mrs. Marvel's Blog
is very small, you better have good eye sight to read them or a
magnifying glass.
  J. Jonah Jameson and Joseph Robertson get invited to Avengers
Penthouse. They offer him exclusive coverage and access if he
lays off Spidey. He shakes Spidey's hand. Did you ever think
you'd see the day. The new Avengers line-up is than introduced to
the world.
  Luke Cage still doesn't have a costume. He needs one.
  Surprise surprise J.J.J. lied. He used to admire Cap and
respect him. J.J.J. used to have some integraty but not here.
  Spider-Woman is still being mysterious and may be working for
the bad part of S.H.I.E.L.D.
  Even Cap's speech doesn't seem all that inspiring. The writer
should have made it more so.
  To bad Mrs. Marvel didn't join the team she looks gorgeous.

Title: Amazing Spider-Man # 528
Publisher: Marvel
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Penciler: Mike Deodato
Inker: Joe Pimentel
Price: $ 2.50 US, $ 3.50 Can
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Comments: We see the true measure of a hero as a building
collapses Spider-Man goes in to save people. He even crawls in
after a trapped little girl.
  Spidey is fast discovering he has new abilities. Now that he
has accepted the fact he is part spider. Now that he has embaced
the Spider God. But what problems will stem from this?
  Spider-Man emerges a hero in the eyes of the press and the
mother of the little girl he saved. He still sems unsure about
himself. It is great to see MJ there to support Peter. They make
such a good couple.
  We get a glimpse of Iron Man working on a new costume for
Spider-Man. Is it orange?

Title: Red Sonja # 4
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Writers: Michael Avon Oeming with Mike Carey
Artist: Mel Rubi
Price: $ 2.99 US
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Comments: The issue starts out slow as Sonja and her brothers in
arms stand around preparing for the coming battle. One warrior
tests Sonja's Oath of only bedding those that beat her in battle.
He spends the night alone.
  As the battle starts the action is swift. Men die but Sonja
pushes on. One woman surrounded by men. Sonja looks beautiful but
she is oh so deadly. Not just deadly but down right brutel.
  Now the enchanted children look like pale things that have
crawled up from Hell. Now Sonja has a problem as she will not
hurt children. Because they most certainly will hurt her.
  The main problem with this issue is that it is never clearly
explained why these people and Sonja are fighting.
  The artwork is outstanding. The inside of the castle is well
illustrated. It looks foreboding and dark. It has you expecting
to see something menacing around each corner.
  Of course the obvious appeal is seeing this chain mail bikini
clad beauty walking around strutting her stuff!

Title: Red Sonja vs Thulsa Doom # 1
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Writers: Peter David and Luke Lieberman
Artist: Will Conrad
Price: $ 3.50 US
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Comments: Sonja fights to protect her home of Hyrkania. She
rallys her people. She shows them how to fight as she gives no
quarter. She is a merciless killer among the enemy.
  Thulsa Doom appears watching the carnage he has caused. He is
an imposing figure. The evil just radiates outward from him. The
lettering as well is done to convey words of power.
  Thulsa insinuates his way into Sonja's camp. He wants her as
his apprentice. Sonja will never serve any man or sorcerer.
  We get a taste of Thulsa Doom's powers here. But it is only a
small taste. This sorcerer is to become one of the greatest evils
the world has ever known.

Title: Red Sonja: Sonja Goes East
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Writer: Ron Marz
Artist: Joe Ng
Price: $ 4.99 US
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Comments: The art has a slight manga look and feel. Sonja looks
lovely and she was captured and sold into slavery. She is a
hellcat when she meets her new owner. Although not quite enough
of one as his bodyguards prove to much for her. Though soon
enough she gets a second chance at the greatest warriors in all
of Khitai. Their battle is fast and furious. All of them skilled
and savage fighters. Sonja though fights not only for her life
but also for the rights and freedoms of women.
  The Eastern Prince who was her "master" was just a royal who
was bored with life. After capturing Sonja his life increased in
excitement until she ended it. As she was hired to do by the
father of a  princess he had kidnapped.
  Sonja heads back to the west after collecting her gold. She is
a fighter and a sword for hire. She is also a woman you do not
want to offend. She is a She-Devil with a sword!
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COMICS OBSCURA                                        Mike Curtis
                                           shandafa@cyberback.com

[COMICS OBSCURA are facts Mike Curtis has dug out during his 30
years of collecting Superman and writing about comics. His
website for his comic imprint is www.shandafantasyarts.net ]

THE FANTASTIC FOUR IT WASN'T

One of the strangest and most obscure (today) projects STAN LEE
has been associated with was the newspaper comics strip THE
VIRTUE OF VERA VALIANT. Produced during the heyday of MARY
HARTMAN, Lee teamed with renowned strip artist FRANK SPRINGER for
this spoof of soap operas.  The strip only lasted around a year
BEGINNING IN 1976, but did have a paperback reprint, very scarce
today.
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[11] Multiverse Observer and Explorer Reviews   Paul Dale Roberts
                                                Silhouet98@cs.com
                                       http://www.jazmaonline.com

[Paul promotes amateur and professional comic book artwork,
scripts, storylines, and unpublished comic books with a
newsletter called the Peoples' Comic Book Newsletter.  Its
website is at Jazma Comic Book Newsletter Productions at
http://www.jazmaonline.com/    He is also a prominent letter
hack, as anyone who reads comic letter pages would know.  He is
in production of his own self-published comic book called The
Legendary Dark Silhouette and has copyrighted over 600 characters
for his Jazma Universe.]

SPOILER WARNING:
THE FOLLOWING COLUMN MAY REVEAL SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF THE PLOTS
OF SOME COMIC BOOKS, OR THE ENTIRE STORY. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

Name: Gorgeous Carat Vol 1
Publisher: www.blumanga.com
Price: $9.99
Creator: You Higuri
Comments: I have been to Paris, France and it's a beautiful
romantic city, too bad the people are so rude.  Anyway Gorgeous
Carat takes place in Paris, so I was instantly attracted to this
comic book graphic novel.  There is the celebration, the
champagne...alas...the flowing gowns of gorgeous Parisian women!
 Meet Florian, he is the only son of an impoverished noble
family.  He's got a problem.  In his family, they have a
heirloom, a 120 carat Flame of Mughal and it's missing!  It's
time to call Silhouette Enterprises (Private Investigations).
 Nope, they don't want Silhouette Enterprises, instead Florian
teams up with a mysterious Ray Balzac Courland and they both
investigate an abandoned castle and this castle has a very dark
secret!   Egads!  This is Manga "Brokeback Mountain", as Florian
seems infactuated with Ray.  While they are infactuated with each
other, they come across some crime lords, some evil family
members and everything else in between!  The artwork is classy.
 The story is intriguing.

Name: Kamikaze Girls
Publisher: Shojo Beat Manga
Price: $8.99
Story: Novala Takemoto
Art: Yukio Kanesada
Comments: Meet the wild Ichigo, she is a impulsive girl and she
is a member of a girls-only biker gang who believes in honor,
loyalty and a round of fisticuffs!  In this strange reality, they
seek out a legendary embroiderer that is able to make dreams come
true.  All through the story, the main characters Momoko and
Ichigo have silly escapades and misadventures.  A silly romp into
hilarious hijinks, fun and adventure.  Just like Cindi Lauper
says in her musical lyrics..."Girls Just Want to Have Fun!"
The artwork is average, but serves the bill.

Name: Blood - The Last Vampire - Night of the Beasts
Publisher: dhpressbooks.com
Price: $8.95
Creator: Mamoru Oshii
Comments: Move over Serene of Underworld: Evolution, move out of
the way Angel and clear the path Dracula, because here comes Saya
Otonashii, she is a mysterious girl with a very strange past.
 She never ages...hmmm...I wonder why?  She stalks the
night...sounds familar.  She is a hunter of monsters and she can
use a Samurai sword with precision accuracy.  This story takes
place in 1969 Tokyo, Japan.  Yes, I have been to Tokyo too, but
that is not the reason why this book attracted me.  In this story
Rei Miwa is part of a student protest group, that opposes the war
in Vietnam.  Rei meets Saya and his life will change forever.
 Rei will witness the unwitnessable (a new word created by me)
and see Saya slaughter a very powerful vampire and she will show
him a shadow world that is unfathomable to imagine!  Take a
journey Rei...but hope you can survive this nightmarish journey!
 Excellent read!

Quick MOE Sidenote:  Just received a zine called "Twilight Zine
#46".  This zine is dedicated to science fiction and is for
science fiction fans.  There are some great stories and some
great artwork!  A very fun read and I believe it's free!  If you
want a copy, inquire at: MIT Science Fiction Society, Room W20-
473, 84 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139  Email:
mitsfs@mit.edu  Website: http://web.mit.edu/mitsfs  Give it a
shot!  If you love sci-fi, you won't be disappointed!

Name: Helios - In With the New #2
Publisher: Speakeasy Comics
Price: $2.99
Created by: Mike Penny and Jason Rand
Website: www.speakeasycomics.com
Comments:  The drama in this story takes away your breath!
 Colonel Jack Shiels is attacked by an unknown assassin.  This
assassin is like The Terminator, he keeps coming back for more.
 There is a huge fight scene.  Guns are drawn and shots fired.
 Jack kills the assassin with a bullet to the forehead.  Or does
he?  The assassin seems dead, but then surprisingly he comes back
and attacks again.  The assassin says he is special.  The
assassin specializes in 'accidents' and this time he plans to use
gas and a very powerful explosive that will sanitize the crime
scene, also he has a back up team that will be the clean-up crew.
 Dear lord, at the end, it seems like Senator Strickland may be
connected to this assassin!  The artwork is topnotch!  Helios is
a tour de force of speculative intriguing action.  Mike Penny and
Jason Rand's storytelling and historiography of Helios sing the
same harmonic tune!  A tune that dares you to turn the page!  Be
prepared for the unexpected!

Name: Comic Effect #45 - Emphasizing the Fun in Reading Superman
and Superboy Comics
Publisher: Jim Kingman
Price: $3.50
Website: www.comiceffect.com
Email: jkcomeff@aol.com
Comments: Holy Hannah!  This whole issue is dedicated to the Man
of Steel - Superman!  You get a Superman/Superboy front cover and
a Superboy and Captain Marvel Jr back cover!   You get a zillion
Superman/Superboy reproduced covers throughout this whole
booklet!  The features are: Not Your Father's Superman by Murray
R. Ward; The New Adventures of Superboy, Part II by John G.
Pierce; Super-Cover-Man by Jim Kingman and some more additional
Superman covers!  One of the best features I enjoyed in this book
is A Comparative Chart of the Three Ages of Superman.  The Golden
Age Version, the Silver Age Version and the Modern Age Version
and I didn't realize their were so many variants to Superman's
life during these three ages!   There is detail upon detail upon
detail of Superman's life in this special edition.  For all
Superman addicts, this is a must-buy for your collective
resources on Superman.  Yes, this deserves to be on your shelves,
so if you ever have an argument about Superman, you can pull this
special edition of Comic Effect out and prove your point,
especially if you get into an argument with Seinfeld!  This is a
spectacular fun read!
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COMICS OBSCURA                                        Mike Curtis
                                           shandafa@cyberback.com

[COMICS OBSCURA are facts Mike Curtis has dug out during his 30
years of collecting Superman and writing about comics. His
website for his comic imprint is www.shandafantasyarts.net ]

HE LAID AN EGG

In the mid 1970's, Marvel Comics began a new service of having
their comic heroes make personal appearances at malls and such.
The original list of 5 characters included SPIDER-MAN, GREEN
GOBLIN, CAPTAIN AMERICA, and a very bad inflated HULK costume.
While these four characters made numerous visits across the
nation, the fifth character wasn't booked much and was soon
dropped.  The next list of 8 superheroes from Marvel available
for personal appearances did not include HOWARD THE DUCK.
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[12] My View                                        David LeBlanc
                                               ComicBkNet@aol.com
                                http://members.aol.com/comicbknet

David LeBlanc is the Editor of the Comic Book Network Electronic
Magazine; which won the prestigious Eagle Award for Favorite
Comic Book Ezine in 2001. He is a long-time fan of comics and the
electronic media; having been the moderator of BBS comics forums
on WME, FIDONET and the Comic Book Network.  He and his wife live
in a suburb of Worcester, MA and David works part-time at That's
Entertainment, the Eisner-winning Comics and Collectibles store.
David's favorite motivational phrase is: BEHOLD THE TURTLE, HE
ONLY MAKES PROGRESS WHEN HE STICKS HIS NECK OUT!

JEREMIAH HARM
24 pages, full color, $3.99
Keith Giffen - Plot
Alan Grant - Script
Rael Lyra - Art
Joe Prado - Digital Inks
Imaginary Friends Studio - Colors
Ed Dukeshire - Letters
John Mueller - Cover Art

Boom! Studios
www.boom-studios.com

The guys that brought you so many fun Lobo stories
from DC are in top form again. This space-based
thriller begins with a prison escape of rather
gruesome detail. The key is an alien who has had a
network grafted to her nervous system. The space
prison is run mostly by robots and computers who make
no notice of her pulling the network out of her body,
bit by bit and then eating it to leave no evidence of
her plan in the cell. The computer analysis deemed it
suicidal and did not report it. HA! During a transport
by a living guard from her cell she easily overcomes
him and the robots and uses the masking device he had
to be blind to all lockouts - allowing her to free the
mastermind of the plan and another accomplice. They
leave via a one-way teleport to a backwater planet for
some fun of their own devious kind.

The prison overseers come up with a unique plan to get
them back; they free their most dangerous prisoner,
Earthman Jeremiah Harm on condition of him recapturing
the ringleader, Dak. Harm has a score to settle with
Dak, and an idea of how to find out where they are
going. When he finds out it makes the story all the
more interesting.

This chapter is mostly introduction to the characters
and sets up the plot to get to the meat of the story.
The art suits the story with lots of interesting alien
variants and tech stuff to look at. Giffen always
defines his characters without a lot of extraneous
exposition and Grant gives them life with just the
right words. Speaking of words, our founding editor,
Ed Dukeshire, does his usual top-notch job!

It looks to be a fun ride once they get into it
deeper. At 22 story pages for $4 it may seem steep for
the average reader. Giffen/Grant fans know it is worth
it.
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COMICS OBSCURA                                        Mike Curtis
                                           shandafa@cyberback.com

[COMICS OBSCURA are facts Mike Curtis has dug out during his 30
years of collecting Superman and writing about comics. His
website for his comic imprint is www.shandafantasyarts.net ]

NOT BIZARRO BUT PRETTY CLOSE

When comic strips were huge draws for newspapers, any hit strip
would soon have an imitation.  DICK TRACY spawned a blatant copy
called DAN DUNN, which incensed Chester Gould. LITTLE ORPHAN
ANNIE spawned LITTLE ANNIE ROONEY.  This orphan girl also
traveled the countryside having adventures, although she didn't
have a Daddy Warbucks.  While Orphan Annie had SANDY and said
LEAPIN LIZARDS, Annie Rooney had her pal ZERO and said
"GLORYOSKY!"  a lot.  Unlike Orphan Annie, she never made it into
movies or radio and faded out in the early 1960's.
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