Two of Teen Groove's favorite pastimes, reading
Mad magazine and watching
Happy Days, together in one post. How's that for self-indulgent sharing? From
Mad #187 (Cover dated December 1976), here's "Crappy Days" by Arnie Kogen and Angelo Torres. Enjoy, Groove-ophiles!
In a couple of weeks, there'll be millions of us flocking to the local theater to watch
Keanu Reeves star in the remake of 1951's
The Day the Earth Stood Still. Chances are, that film will bear even less resemblance to the the Harry Bates short story,
"Farewell to the Master" (published in the October, 1940, issue of
Astounding) than the original film.
In 1973, Roy Thomas read the original Bates short story, located the author to get permission to adapt the story into comicbook form, then teamed with penciller Ross Andru and inker Wayne Howard to create a more faithful adaptation of "Farewell to the Master" for
Worlds Unknown #3 (June, 1973). Here's the behind-the-scenes skinny from writer/editor Thomas, himself:
Did Thomas and company accomplish their lofty goal of doing the story right? It's up to you to decide, Groove-ophile!
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As for the rest of ya, the purpose of this blog is to (re)introduce you to the great comics of the 1970s. If you like what you see, do what I do--go to a comics shop, bookstore, e-Bay or whatever and BUY YOUR OWN!
In a couple of weeks, there'll be millions of us flocking to the local theater to watch Keanu Reeves star in the remake of 1951's The Day the Earth Stood Still. Chances are, that film will bear even less resemblance to the the Harry Bates short story, "Farewell to the Master" (published in the October, 1940, issue of Astounding) than the original film.
In 1973, Roy Thomas read the original Bates short story, located the author to get permission to adapt the story into comicbook form, then teamed with penciller Ross Andru and inker Wayne Howard to create a more faithful adaptation of "Farewell to the Master" for Worlds Unknown #3 (June, 1973). Here's the behind-the-scenes skinny from writer/editor Thomas, himself:
