tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post3594267682291199332..comments2024-03-27T19:22:03.112-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Lucy Lane On Supergirl Show - Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #57Anjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-63983167685107645902015-07-30T21:11:32.636-04:002015-07-30T21:11:32.636-04:00For those interested in reading this story, it'...For those interested in reading this story, it's also reprinted in "DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories" TPB. I don't know if it's in print anymore, but it may be a less expensive alternative than buying the actual issue.prowl72https://www.blogger.com/profile/12409697945949373702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-41962341532365682642015-07-30T12:33:36.162-04:002015-07-30T12:33:36.162-04:00BTW I maintain to this day that Curt Swan (though ...BTW I maintain to this day that Curt Swan (though he was never her prime penciler) drew the prettiest Kara Zor El of all the silver Bronze Age, she looked perfectly proportioned, realistic and dollsome with any recourse to exaggerated features...<br /><br />I'd love those unique Italian Superman stories to see print in english, if the Superman Silver Age dailies can see the light of day, anything can happen...<br /><br />:)<br /><br />JFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-73218511487752598452015-07-30T07:31:35.754-04:002015-07-30T07:31:35.754-04:00Thanks for comments and interesting stories about ...Thanks for comments and interesting stories about foreign editions of this issue!Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-19648996979975966192015-07-30T04:24:05.197-04:002015-07-30T04:24:05.197-04:00JF
Yes, Mondadori owned the rights to the whole N...JF<br /><br />Yes, Mondadori owned the rights to the whole National/DC stuff for a couple of decades along with Disney's. They were and still are one of the biggest publishing companies in Italy, so they had what we may consider an "infinite budget" for comic books production, compared to today's comics standards.<br />Disney comics have always had a huge success in Italy and the demand quickly exceeded the limited US material, so since they could easily afford a big artists and writers staff, they started to print self-produced material. They applied, on a smaller scale, the same concept to the DC stuff, which was less successful but had solid figures nevertheless, but whilst Disney was 70%IT - 30%US and growing, DC was just 10-15% produced in Italy at most.<br />Problem was, they envisioned comics as strictly kids stuff, and their artists started to edit and redact stories and art to tone them down at Mickey and Goofy level. Or they just edited stories so they could fit the book pages, as in this case.<br />When 70s approached and it was clear that superhero comics would hardly appeal the average Disney reader, they decided to drop the rights. Yes, censorship and revisionism ended, but DC heroes never managed to be popular again in Italy as they were in the silver age and their publishing history has been sparse ever since.<br /><br />Anyway, some of the self-produced Italian stories are claimed to be good (never read one, unfortunately!) but pretty hard to find. I also doubt that the original were kept at all.Nobilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522190343375207768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-80245563802124652832015-07-30T03:54:17.182-04:002015-07-30T03:54:17.182-04:00The Kara/Jimmy relationship has always been around...The Kara/Jimmy relationship has always been around, of course, it was also specifically addressed in the movie, probably inspiring the series.<br />I think it echoed the Robin/Batgirl thing that got hot in a couple of instances but always ended up friendzoned (but yes, Dick had shots with half of the female DC universe, he's an anti-Jimmy!)Nobilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522190343375207768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-41216593334509171662015-07-30T00:55:25.222-04:002015-07-30T00:55:25.222-04:00Wonky indeed. With news that Lucy will be coming ...Wonky indeed. With news that Lucy will be coming to the Supergirl TV series, I've heard more than one rumbling<br />in various places the series is going to fall into love-triangle inanity. I don't know myself, and I'm trying <br />to give the show the benefit of the doubt... Personally, I'd prefer they keep away from any romance subplots<br />for at least a season, just to give her a grounding in the superheroics, and us the audience a better sense of<br />the characters.<br /><br />My humble 0.02c<br /><br /><br />RegardsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-72478812479167629102015-07-29T18:51:27.881-04:002015-07-29T18:51:27.881-04:00Italy had extensive reprint rights to the Superman...Italy had extensive reprint rights to the Superman feature as well as authorization to generate their own Superman comics under DC license. Per "Alter Ego" magazine this means there are ORIGINAL silver age Superman stories (some featuring Supergirl) that have yet to be published in English!<br />So I don't doubt that the original story have been revised by the Italian editors.<br />Incidentally, Tony Isabella was at one point slated to be Supergirl's prime writer in the "Superman Family" dollar his plan for the character involved Kara getting into a hot and heavy relationship with Jimmy Olsen! In fact it was Isabella's plan to have Supergirl tip Jimmy to her secret ID it was gonna be big and then sadly Isabella left DC before anything could be done....the Road Not Taken...<br /><br />JF<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-37566005629490881362015-07-29T14:21:06.896-04:002015-07-29T14:21:06.896-04:00As my misty memories clear a bit, I am almost posi...As my misty memories clear a bit, I am <b>almost</b> positive the story ended on the two panels showing Kara telling Jimmy how she would like him as a husband and then flying away. The dialogue was probably changed in something like "I married you under red K influence so the wedding is void, see you around".<br /><br />The story was printed when Supergirl existence had been already revealed, so the secret weapon part was omitted, as well.Nobilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522190343375207768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-72675422175789361582015-07-29T14:09:56.013-04:002015-07-29T14:09:56.013-04:00I remember this story. I read the italian version ...I remember this story. I read the italian version looong ago, in an old comic that probably belonged to my parents, and I was not aware of the second part. So I checked the web and just discovered it was heavily manipulated!<br />Only the first part was printed and edited to be self-contained: I can't remember how it ended, exactly, but it was not presented as imaginary, so they probably splitted in the end.<br /><br />By the way, Swan and Klein drew a sexier Linda than Supergirl.Nobilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522190343375207768noreply@blogger.com