On Dec 23, 2016, Orville Smith wrote:
Now that you mention model-kits, Cliff, there is a kit that has tempted me. It's a kit based on the Claude Rains' Invisible Man. Actually, my obsession with that character began ages before I ever saw the movie. It was when I was still a toddler during the 1950s that I had to beg my parents to buy a comic magazine at Kress Store. It was a Classics Illustrated version of the Invisible Man. C-I (Gilberton) was a company which published graphic versions of all the classics such as Hamlet, etc. What caught my eye and made it irresistible as far as wonderment was the cover-painting depicting an invisible man with his hat and goggles floating in mid-air. Being a toddler at that time, I could not really read too much, so I just dwelled on the pictures, which were enough to enthrall me.

I had to wait about two decades later in the 1970s when the Claude Rains' adaptation was shown at a local library. When it rains, it pours, because around the same time, there premiered a television series of Invisible Man starring David McCallum. So it all began with the magazine I got as toddler.

The Invisible Man magazine was neither Marvel or DC, but during the 1970s,Marvel did an adaptation of the Invisible Man too, in their title, Supernatural Thrillers. I, of course, bought that one. How about you, Cliff? Did you ever get those Classics Illustrated? I also remember my parents getting a C-I issue of the classic "War of the Worlds" (the famous Martian invasion), but being just a toddler during the 1950s, it did not have any impact on me -- that is, until I heard the impactful Radio-broadcast of Orson Welles, which, as you know, caused a nation-wide panic.

On Jan 28, 2017, ed rhodes wrote:

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On Dec 23, 2016, Orville Smith wrote:
Now that you mention model-kits, Cliff, there is a kit that has tempted me. It's a kit based on the Claude Rains' Invisible Man. Actually, my obsession with that character began ages before I ever saw the movie. It was when I was still a toddler during the 1950s that I had to beg my parents to buy a comic magazine at Kress Store. It was a Classics Illustrated version of the Invisible Man. C-I (Gilberton) was a company which published graphic versions of all the classics such as Hamlet, etc. What caught my eye and made it irresistible as far as wonderment was the cover-painting depicting an invisible man with his hat and goggles floating in mid-air. Being a toddler at that time, I could not really read too much, so I just dwelled on the pictures, which were enough to enthrall me.

I had to wait about two decades later in the 1970s when the Claude Rains' adaptation was shown at a local library. When it rains, it pours, because around the same time, there premiered a television series of Invisible Man starring David McCallum. So it all began with the magazine I got as toddler.

The Invisible Man magazine was neither Marvel or DC, but during the 1970s,Marvel did an adaptation of the Invisible Man too, in their title, Supernatural Thrillers. I, of course, bought that one. How about you, Cliff? Did you ever get those Classics Illustrated? I also remember my parents getting a C-I issue of the classic "War of the Worlds" (the famous Martian invasion), but being just a toddler during the 1950s, it did not have any impact on me -- that is, until I heard the impactful Radio-broadcast of Orson Welles, which, as you know, caused a nation-wide panic.

I had quite a few of the Aurora model kits back in the 60s. But NOT "The Invisible Man." Kong, Frankenstein's Monster, Dracula, Dr. Jekyl/Mr. Hyde.

When I was going to be an actor. One of the first jobs I had was a four one-act compilation based on the old horror movies. Frankenstein, Dracula, Phantom of the Opera and Hunchback of Notre Dame. While browsing J.C. Penny's (yes, this was THAT long ago) I found those four model kits for sale. Grabbed them, put them together and brought them to the theatre. (Slight digression, the models came with "glow in the dark" pieces for the face and hands, while on the subway, we hit a "dead zone" and all the lights went out, when they came back on, everyone was staring at me because I'd packed the finished models in an open box and all anyone saw was a guy sitting on the train with a box that GLOWED! The "glowing" also surprised our director who was backstage during a blackout and suddenly saw all the models glowing! Good times.) When the play closed after a couple of weeks, we gave the models to each of the actors that had played the monsters. I would love to find those again, but I'm told the company that owned the molds lost them in a fire!

On Jan 24, 2017, Donald Dunphy wrote:
... Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 - May 5, 2017
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On Jan 24, 2017, NYCTwister wrote:
1. JLA
2. Iron Fist
3. Ragnarok

On Jan 25, 2017, Cliffg37 wrote:

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On Jan 20, 2017, Orville Smith wrote:

The way I see it, Cliff, isn't "clouding men's minds" actually hypnotism? Even Mandrake used hypnotism sometimes. And I've even heard it theorized that the Hindu Rising Rope was actually hypnotism. Also, Mandrake could use his hypnotism to make his foes see anything,e.g., turning an assailant's gun into a snake. In comparison, the Shadow uses his hypnotism for only invisibility. Isn't that self-limiting?
Anyway,I was wondering, Cliff, what you think about the Shadow's method, especially when compared with the way that Mandrake uses it.

Indeed, Mandrake would use hypnotism as an illusion generator. This makes sense... In Las Vegas, some of the R and X rated Hypnotists get people to do things on stage they would never do in public. This is done via the illusion aspect of hypnosis. ie. You are in your bedroom getting ready for sleep... you begin to take off your clothes...

The Shadow was probably not hypnosis. For one thing it was all or nothing. When he activated his "clouding" power, no one could see him; not friend or foe. I think his power was a training to project a field of some kind that people would see what they expected to see and not him. Stephen King wrote in "Through Dragon's Eyes," that true invisibility was not possible, but there were spells that would make someone not want to look at you, and think you were not there.

The Kind of Hypnosis that Mandrake used is in my opinion far superior to the Shadow's clouding men's minds. But then, the Shadown only fought ordinary human criminals with guns and evil intentions.

On Feb 12, 2017, NYCTwister wrote:
Even though I wasn't intending to, I saw the Batman Lego movie.

Glad I did. It's hard to do satire well and they pulled it off. Very funny.

Nuff said.