telerites Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 I think we have done this before but couldn't find the thread if so. I assume Wonder Woman will top almost list but I am curious to see what others think would be in their top 5-10 from the GA. It can be personal preference but I was thinking of appeal at the time and how that appeal translates today. Given WW's media success, who knows maybe this will be a who's going to be the next new franchise for the media to give the screen to. Also I am thinking only of characters created in the GA and not characters like Roy Thomas may have developed in All-Star Squadron, for example. Mary Marvel, Namorita, Bulletgirl, Black Canary, Miss Masque, Phantom Lady, Lady Luck, Hawkgirl, etc. I personally wouldn't mind seeing Kitten all grown up on the big screen. Compared to men, the list I feel is pretty finite so please include the Jungle, Sci-fi, Western and other genres if you like. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 (edited) 31 minutes ago, telerites said: I think we have done this before but couldn't find the thread if so. I assume Wonder Woman will top almost list but I am curious to see what others think would be in their top 5-10 from the GA. It can be personal preference but I was thinking of appeal at the time and how that appeal translates today. Given WW's media success, who knows maybe this will be a who's going to be the next new franchise for the media to give the screen to. Also I am thinking only of characters created in the GA and not characters like Roy Thomas may have developed in All-Star Squadron, for example. Mary Marvel, Namorita, Bulletgirl, Black Canary, Miss Masque, Phantom Lady, Lady Luck, Hawkgirl, etc. I personally wouldn't mind seeing Kitten all grown up on the big screen. Compared to men, the list I feel is pretty finite so please include the Jungle, Sci-fi, Western and other genres if you like. Thanks 11) Wonder Woman 2) Phantom Lady 3) Blonde Phantom 4) Namora 5) Black Canary Miss Fury and Moon Girl would be 6th and 7th. Edited June 26, 2017 by N e r V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telerites Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 3 minutes ago, N e r V said: 11) Wonder Woman 2) Phantom Lady 3) Blonde Phantom 4) Namora 5) Black Canary Miss Fury would be a close 5th. I just realized i typed Namorita and Namora when i saw your list. Thx for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 I added Moon Girl too at 7th. How could I have forgotten her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Sheena Flex Mentallo and Larryw7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfcityduck Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Nelvana totally rocks! I'd rate Venus way above Namora! Hawkgirl seems under appreciated given her significance to the early GA. x2 for Mary Marvel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Lady Luck Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 1) Lady Luck 2) Lady Luck 3) Lady Luck 4) Lady Luck 5) Lady Luck Sun Girl and Blonde Phantom would be 6 and 7. telerites 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 1 hour ago, sfcityduck said: Nelvana totally rocks! I'd rate Venus way above Namora! Hawkgirl seems under appreciated given her significance to the early GA. x2 for Mary Marvel! No, but I'm surprised I forgot Venus. She would be my number 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Ma Hunkle, baby! rjpb and Larryw7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark88 Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 1. WW 2. Black Canary 3. Hawkgirl 4. Torchy (x-rated?) 5. Namora 6. Phantom Lady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkdrawer Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Miss Fury Cat-Man_America 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telerites Posted June 27, 2017 Author Share Posted June 27, 2017 I am kind of surprised not much love for Mary Marvel. She had her own book and had a long run compared to most GA characters - similar to her other Marvel Family counterparts. In addition to her own title, she took over Wow Comics and had the Marvel Family Comics tenure too. Back then, do you think she would have been #2 on the list as far as popularity? aardvark88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 8 hours ago, piper said: Sheena "My problem with Wonder Woman was that I could never get myself to believe she was that good. For if she was as strong as they said, why wasn’t she tougher looking? Why wasn’t she bigger? And why did I always feel that, whatever her vaunted Amazon power, she wouldn’t have lasted a round with Sheena, Queen of the Jungle? "No, Wonder Woman seemed like too much of a put-up job, a fixed comic strip—a product of group thinking rather than the individual inspiration that created Superman. It was obvious from the start that a bunch of men got together in a smoke-filled room and brain-stormed themselves a Super Lady....I see now that my objection is just the opposite of Wertham's: Wonder Woman wasn't dykey enough." —Jules Feiffer, The Great Comic Book Heroes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 3 hours ago, Flex Mentallo said: "My problem with Wonder Woman was that I could never get myself to believe she was that good. For if she was as strong as they said, why wasn’t she tougher looking? Why wasn’t she bigger? And why did I always feel that, whatever her vaunted Amazon power, she wouldn’t have lasted a round with Sheena, Queen of the Jungle? "No, Wonder Woman seemed like too much of a put-up job, a fixed comic strip—a product of group thinking rather than the individual inspiration that created Superman. It was obvious from the start that a bunch of men got together in a smoke-filled room and brain-stormed themselves a Super Lady....I see now that my objection is just the opposite of Wertham's: Wonder Woman wasn't dykey enough." —Jules Feiffer, The Great Comic Book Heroes Cool excerpt. Is the book worth a read? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSurgeon Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 1 hour ago, piper said: Cool excerpt. Is the book worth a read? Definitely! It came out in the early 60's I think. The origins stories/key stories for the great GA superheroes are reprinted (Supes, Bat, Plaz, The Flash, Captain America, The Spirit, Wonder Woman, Hawkman...) Feiffer has commentary about each character and how they were developed. Great read- similar to the Origins Of Marvel Comics books that Stan Lee wrote in the 70's. I read this a million times when I was a kid in the 70's and still look at it today. piper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Copies should be available, but if not, it was reprinted by Fantagraphics: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Comic-Book-Heroes/dp/1560975016/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1498571231&sr=1-2&keywords=Great-Comic-Book-Heroes-Feiffer%2F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 46 minutes ago, Flex Mentallo said: Copies should be available, but if not, it was reprinted by Fantagraphics: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Comic-Book-Heroes/dp/1560975016/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1498571231&sr=1-2&keywords=Great-Comic-Book-Heroes-Feiffer%2F Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Venus Namora Sun Girl The Black Angel Mysta of the Moon telerites 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montezuma Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 No love for Miss America? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telerites Posted June 27, 2017 Author Share Posted June 27, 2017 5 minutes ago, Montezuma said: No love for Miss America? I have always liked that cover. Very nice book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
