tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post8040533290811167888..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: Comics Week at Boston 1775Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-87388626615080659312007-11-10T20:43:00.000-05:002007-11-10T20:43:00.000-05:00In researching comics recently, I’ve come to the c...In researching comics recently, I’ve come to the conclusion that if you search online hard enough, you can find panels from <I>any</I> Marvel or DC comic book ever published.<BR/><BR/>And sure enough, <A HREF="http://bullyscomics.blogspot.com/2007/06/flag-day-bonus-ben-franklin-plagiarist.html" REL="nofollow">here are</A> some of the panels showing Captain America’s encounter with Betsy Ross and Benjamin Franklin. And, wonder of wonders, it’s from a story written and illustrated by Cap’s co-creator, Jack Kirby! <BR/><BR/>The giant-sized 1976 edition is a collector’s item, but those pages have been reprinted in <A HREF="http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?id=2090" REL="nofollow">trade paperback form</A>.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-69999492136105654962007-11-10T20:20:00.000-05:002007-11-10T20:20:00.000-05:00There was a great Captain America -- oversized! --...There was a great Captain America -- oversized! -- issued during the Bicentennial in which Cappy was sent through time by a Buddhist monk in short-shorts. He ended up in Revolutionary America -- where his uniform was spotted by one Ms. Betsy Ross. It gave her ideas. Oh no! A time loop! He went running down the cobbled street, holding his blue-coifed head and yelling "Aiiieee noooooo..." ...<BR/><BR/>mtaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com