tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890254836433504587.post1089372944321850853..comments2024-02-16T03:31:38.859-05:00Comments on Silver Age Gold: Ape-ril in January!!Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03555047330587368279noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890254836433504587.post-52697666801095203082010-01-08T20:38:46.785-05:002010-01-08T20:38:46.785-05:00Wasn't the use of purple on the cover supposed...Wasn't the use of purple on the cover supposed to be a big seller also?Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03555047330587368279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890254836433504587.post-4700386829036198402010-01-08T18:49:24.471-05:002010-01-08T18:49:24.471-05:00Schwartz mentions the Gorilla cover sales bump in ...Schwartz mentions the Gorilla cover sales bump in his (terrific) autobiography, Man of Two Worlds. He also notes some other features that led to increased sales, including having an image of the hero battling himself (which explains all of the doppelgangers in the Silver Age).Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05060349239296193385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890254836433504587.post-76606495901000222342010-01-08T12:56:39.193-05:002010-01-08T12:56:39.193-05:00R/E: Thanks for participating! I have added you to...R/E: Thanks for participating! I have added you to my blogroll. I hope others will join in as well. And thank you for your kind words regarding my "mission statement".<br /><br />LoneWolf: I just ran across that entry yesterday while preparing for Ape Week. Sounds great. There's no ape like an angry, man-hating ape, I always say.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03555047330587368279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890254836433504587.post-50253267600404554462010-01-08T12:07:09.841-05:002010-01-08T12:07:09.841-05:00My favorite comic book ape: Grant Morrison's D...My favorite comic book ape: Grant Morrison's Dmitri-9 (from wikipedia b/c I/m too lazy to write my own description): <br /><br />"Dmitri-9, a character vaguely resembling Detective Chimp, appearing in [the] controversial Graphic Novel The Filth; a Russian Ape who became part of the Space Programme, and came back Superintelligent, with a natural talent for killing and an advanced hatred for humans and American Space Chimps. Killed by an enraged English Mob and a speeding train."lonewolfnocubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04367156540716700694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890254836433504587.post-473280463244341982010-01-08T11:30:54.603-05:002010-01-08T11:30:54.603-05:00Aaron what an orangutan, sorry, strike that, I mea...Aaron what an orangutan, sorry, strike that, I mean ORIGINAL idea!!! I like it. My own collection is now quite limited but I'll see if I can dig up a story or two that is simian-splashed, and post it on my blog: Nov Shmoz Ka Pop.<br />best,<br />r/e<br />p.s. Every time I read your side-bar "Why the Silver Age?" I smile and feel good. Nice comments.Jay Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13482261288019583877noreply@blogger.com