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BlueTracer Member |
posted October 07, 2002 06:43 PM
  
DC are doing a lot of 'outside additional' lines such as Tor, THUNDER Agents etc. What, i wonder are the chances of a Green Hornet line. I am aware that Now Comics had the rights in the early 90's. Does anyone know the current situation? IP: Logged |
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BlueTracer Member |
posted October 08, 2002 10:54 AM
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jape Member |
posted October 08, 2002 02:44 PM
The rights have probably reverted to Green Hornet Inc. Archive fans should note there was a big archive-style hardcover collection of the first 12 issues of the Now Green Hornet series published in 1990 that I'd recommend if you can track it down. How much of a presence did the Hornet have in comics in the 40s? IP: Logged |
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jape Member |
posted October 08, 2002 02:45 PM
The rights have probably reverted to Green Hornet Inc. Archive fans should note there was a big archive-style hardcover collection of the first 12 issues of the Now Green Hornet series published in 1990 that I'd recommend if you can track it down. How much of a presence did the Hornet have in comics in the 40s? IP: Logged |
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James Friel Member |
posted October 08, 2002 04:11 PM
According to Overstreet, the 1940s Green Hornet title ran 43 issues from 1940-1949. The first 6 issues were published by Holyoke, then Harvey took over from #7 on. In many of the later issues at least, (I'm not familiar with the early part of the run), there were backup features like Shock Gibson and The Man In Black, both by Bob Powell, and Stuntman and Kid Adonis, both by Simon & Kirby. If the run is ever reprinted, it should include the whole title, not just the Green Hornet stories. IP: Logged |
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jape Member |
posted October 08, 2002 05:42 PM
sorry about the double post - PC hiccup. Was there a 60s comic strip based on the TV series? Apologies if these are obvious questions, the Hornet never seem to make much of an impact on my side of the Atlantic. IP: Logged |
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srca1941 Member |
posted October 08, 2002 08:35 PM
Here's the breakdown of Green Hornet up to the Now series using only the Green Hornet stories: Volume 1 (247 Pages) Volume 2 (253 Pages) Volume 3 (251 Pages) Volume 4 (261 Pages) -Steve ------------------ IP: Logged |
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BlueTracer Member |
posted October 09, 2002 02:21 PM
Thanks for the info everyone. I think i'll see about tracking down a copy of that hardcover IP: Logged |
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Gareth-Simon New Member |
posted December 01, 2002 03:09 AM
does anyone have the full details of that reprint? full title, publisher, date etc.? IP: Logged |
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jape Member |
posted December 01, 2002 06:28 AM
My copy has got a 1990 copyright date and is co-published by Bonus Books and Now Comics. The ISBN is 0929387465. It's called, imaginatively enough, 'The Green Hornet' but also has gold flash on the cover saying 'Collector's Edition'. The publishing data inside describes it as 'The Green Hornet Special Hardbound Collector's Edition.' IP: Logged |
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Zongo New Member |
posted December 05, 2002 03:35 AM
I don't know if anyone is interested, but you might want to check out my Green Hornet Audio Archive I'm selling on Ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=69&item=743091001&rd=1 or you can do an ebay search for Audio Archive. IP: Logged |
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Scott Nichols Member |
posted December 05, 2002 09:38 PM
The NOW hardback was "remaindered" through Diamond a couple years ago at $10. -Scott IP: Logged |
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Dr. Van Thorp Member |
posted December 06, 2002 02:26 AM
I don't think that the "Archive" concept would be very workable with a character that has been intermitently licensed to so many different comics publishers. Based on my memories of the Now Comics series, I can't imagine these varied comics fitting together into any kind of coherent whole. IP: Logged |
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Steven Utley Member |
posted December 06, 2002 02:06 PM
I would settle for a Green Hornet collection similar to the recent Shield trade paperback. I'm a longtime fan of Lee Elias', and, if memory serves, he illustrated at least a few of the post-WW2 GH stories when, presumably, he happened to be caught up on his BLACK CAT assignments. IP: Logged |
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BlueTracer Member |
posted February 15, 2003 06:21 AM
BUMPed for interest. IP: Logged |
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batfan63 New Member |
posted February 15, 2003 07:24 AM
I believe the Dell comics or Gold Key had the rights during the 1960s show. Just for the record, the NOW Comics Green Hornet in the 1990s ran two series. You can tell which numbers by the price--one series cost $1.75 an issue and the second series cost $1.95. They also printed a few mini-series. It was a great comic, and I believe Doug Moench was the writer of the series--but don't quote me. The NOW Comics line also published a few special Kato mini-series that were equally impressive. I would advise going to Mile High Comics and checking out the availablity. I was fortunate enough in my town that a now defunct comic dealer had a nearly full run of both series and the mini-series' related to them and sold them to me for a package price of $10.00. Luck smiles some days. IP: Logged |
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Green Hornet Member |
posted February 15, 2003 12:15 PM
DC will never do a GH Archive. The rights to this character belongs to GHInc. and believe me they do not want this character to resurface. I don't have any idea why not, it could create a whole new fan base. There had been a motion picture in the works in the early 90's, but it just faded into obscurity. Did anyone ever see the Tonight show in which George Clooney made the announcement that he was starring in the role? This was pre~Batman. Bet he wishes he would have stayed on with the "risky" new concept instead of a dead, ruined Bat~francise. They even had a Black Beauty designed. (Not sure if it had been built yet.) So here I have been waiting for 13 years to see this movie,(along with Wonder Woman), which we will never see. I think the failure of the Shadow with Alec Baldwin scared the producers off maybe. If you can find the Now Comic series, I feel the character was faithfully and respectfully handle by them. Good stuff. For anyone who is really interested, and cannot find the comics, I have a few I am willing to part with including the first issue. (I bought duplicates of some important and special issues). steinbach85@hotmail.com IP: Logged |
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