PREY OF THE BANSHEE

It's well known that a certain percentage of Ripley's "facts" were nothing but pure fiction. I'm gonna have to say that I'm pretty sure this is one of the fakes.

art by John Celardo
from RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT #29, October 1971






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THE BEAGLE BOYS

For some reason, almost all of the characters created by the legendary Carl Barks got their own solo titles at some point. As unlikely as it seems, the Beagle Boys even got their own title that ran for forty-seven issues over the course of fifteen years (it's schedule was very irregular).

This story features one of the few other characters that didn't have his own book: Gladstone Gander.

from THE BEAGLE BOYS #12, 1971











I highly doubt that the character's name was coincidental. By 1971, Richie Rich was Harvey's top selling title. Perhaps the writer just got tired of using Uncle Scrooge??




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HERCULOIDS

It's pretty much a given thing that things are never as cool as you thought they were when you were a child. This here is a fine example.

I never thought too much of the Herculoids when I was little, but I never really hated it either. It was just another cartoon to watch on Saturday mornings. Whether it was good or not didn't matter, we mostly watched whatever channel had the best reception (yeah, that was like a billion years ago).

I haven't watched any of the series since then, so I honestly can't judge it fairly. This story, however, I can judge because it's right here in front of me. There's no lack of action here, but there's one annoying flaw:

from HANNA-BARBERA SUPER TV HEROES #6, July 1969



Pay attention here. The alien lands IN THE SWAMP.







Defeated by water. Now how in the heck did he manage to crawl out of that swamp in the beginning of the story? Oh well, I guess that was the advantage of being one of the anonymous writers for Dell/Gold Key; at least you didn't have to take the blame for these errors.
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Superheroes That Time Forgot: CAPTAIN NICE

Captain Nice was a TV show (done by the creators of GET SMART) that aired in 1967 on NBC. Riding the tide of the camp superhero craze, the show's premise involved police chemist Carter Nash, a mild-mannered loser who invented a secret formula that transformed him into Captain Nice. The show starred William Daniels and Alice Ghostley (of BEWITCHED).

In this installment, he attempts to catch a villain, with moderate success.

by Joe Certa
from CAPTAIN NICE #1, 1967







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