The sequence was Trudeau's response to the then-recently-released anti-abortion film Silent Scream. In the strips, Trudeau utilized the same cinema verite/documentary-style techniques the movie used to make his point. The movie is still distributed by religious and anti-choice groups, but has been disproven as hyperbolic and scientifically-inaccurate.
...swashbucking Donovan Flint, after single-handedly rescuing a vital Earth-bound shipment of fresh food from space pirates, is invited to a meeting with Director Farrell of The Corporation.
But when he arrives, the smiling rogue discovers getting out will be much harder than getting in...
We want to apologize for this post being a week late.
This was supposed to appear last week, and Jumpin' Jupiter was supposed to appear this week. But the birth of my first grand-niece took priority and my assistant couldn't follow my terrible handwriting on a post-it about which post went when and things went "futzy"!
Note about this story...though this never-reprinted tale appeared in the double-sized DC Super-Stars V2 #18 (1977), it's actually the first of two regular-sized issues of the proposed series which were cobbled together. You'll see the other one in the near-future...and this time on the correct order!
...ask yourself what do you know about what led to it...even before the now-legendary animated TV series aired in the mid-1990s...
Did you know about the then-heavily-promoted pilot by Marvel Animation, New World Studios, and Toei Entertainmentthat aired in syndication during September 1989?
Marvel Comics devoted much of their monthly "prozine" Marvel Age's 63rd issue to the project (including a new cover by the pilot's primary character designer Russ Heath which was also used for the first VHS release of the cartoon)!
Here's the main article...
(Note the panels running along the bottom of the pages are actually from a storyboard used during production)
In addition, there was an animators' size-comparison chart...
...and the issues's back cover was an illustration showing the characters'...backsides!
Two special treats for you...
First, the centerfold from this issue of Marvel Age by ever-amazing fan-turned-pro writer/artist Fred Hembeck about the fan anticipation for the pilot...
...and here's the pilot itself!
Note, it's from an EP (6-hour speed) VHS release.
(The slower the speed, the poorer the quality!
But a studio could fit moreshows and/or movies on a single video cassette at a bargain price!)
Note: There is an SP (2 Hour Speed) VHS from New World Video...
...released to comics stores and Tower Video (remember them)? All the others are EP (6 Hour Speed)!
...today, we show you the original, never-reprinted, 1950s story from Prize's Black Magic V4N5 (1954)!
Illustrated by Al Eadeh, this tale based on the long-established legend of the Flying Dutchman may have been written by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, or both!
The sequence was Trudeau's response to the then-recently-released anti-abortion film Silent Scream.
