Re: The Spirit teaser--It's not on its way, it's here.

In article <ws21-E19F64.15332528042008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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 Bill Steele <ws21@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> In article 
> <a46410fc-b206-4dcc-94f5-b9f5e4bcf9ba@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>  argento32 <aaronpynn32@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > The Phantom, this little movie had promise, it stayed fairly
faithful
> > > > and chose Billy Zane a great choice for the character.
> 
> The old Columbia serial was more faithful. In fact, IMHO one of very few

> movie adaptations of a comic that were. 
> > >
> > > Magic rings?  Kit running around with no mask/glasses on?  The
Phantom
> > > flying a plane from the outside?
> > >
> > > > The Saint, starring Val Kilmer, isn't a comic property its based
on a
> > > > book series by Leslie Charteris.
> 
> Ignoring the non-sequitur, the Val Kilmer was one of the least faithful 
> Saint adaptations. 

I'm still mystified at how the world's stupidest physicist couldn't tell 
she was treating a wound in a bald cap.
> > >
> > > I thought The Shadow was a pulp series or a radio series?
> 
> Both, and one bore little resemblance to the other. There were also 
> Street and Smith comics back in the 40s, which were sort of a crossbred,

> like the recent movie. And a recent short-lived comic series that was 
> faithful to the pulps for a while and then went off in left field. 
> > >
> 
> > > > Now does anyone remember the Marvel tv movies of Dr Strange and
the 2
> > > > Captain America tv films with reb brown?
> 
> Yes. The Strange movie was quite good. The Captain America movies pretty

> much missed the point. 

Yep.  "Son of Captain America"??  What's up with THAT?

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