tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024401572816020459.post2721246725652314918..comments2024-03-28T07:17:29.768+00:00Comments on STARLOGGED - GEEK MEDIA AGAIN: 1982: FANTASTIC FOUR weekly OCTOBER COVER GALLERY (Marvel UK)SLOW ROBOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15891511135128944714noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024401572816020459.post-44001325659539044462013-09-27T08:28:54.342+01:002013-09-27T08:28:54.342+01:00I'll get my Fantasticar out of storage (AKA my...I'll get my Fantasticar out of storage (AKA my parents' spare room) and snap a picture for you as soon as I can.KlownKrustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02951875989078181671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024401572816020459.post-40935628982194364252013-09-27T08:15:13.039+01:002013-09-27T08:15:13.039+01:00Hi there!
Thanks for the quick warning about my w...Hi there!<br /><br />Thanks for the quick warning about my wayward issue count on THE COMPLETE FF. That's now fixed (so it looks like I had it right all along - hehe!).<br /><br />This collection I have has long since parted company with the Fantasticar. Could you send photos that I could post here? I'll combine them with the instruction sheets contained in the issues and make an 'event' of it. <br /><br />There were a number of back-ups that popped-up later which I was going to mention in future posts: SPIDER-MAN and DOCTOR STRANGE spring instantly to mind. I suppose its possible that Marvel were worried (ha!) that the same scenario of exhausting the back-catalogue might curse this incarnation of the FF as well (one week = one US month) although they did have 12 years of material to work through first. <br /><br />Alternatively, they either felt other strips would boost sales OR they were testing potential new launches (but the strips they selected doesn't seem to make that likely). SLOW ROBOThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15891511135128944714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024401572816020459.post-85115612272788080342013-09-27T08:05:06.994+01:002013-09-27T08:05:06.994+01:00Complete FF (the FF's first weekly) clocked up...Complete FF (the FF's first weekly) clocked up just 37 issues, not 53.<br /><br />Loved this incarnation of FF Weekly. It covered that great run of post-Kirby stories, but more importantly featured the best free gift ever - a four-part, build-your-own Fantasticar! And yes, I still have mine (though the glue's rather drying out thanks to the FF's unlikely enemy - Central Heating!).<br /><br />My other memory of this weekly was the poll to decide which character should appear as back-up strip. One offered candidate was Ghost Rider, can't remember the other - possibly the X-Men? - but I do recall that neither appeared - instead we got Iron Man, which seemed like a cheat after all the hoopla to vote. The addition of a back-up strip felt like the start of the end and before long excuses were found to chop the FF strips into smaller and smaller chunks before it merged with Spider-Man Weekly.KlownKrustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02951875989078181671noreply@blogger.com