tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12464833.post2563553542702844518..comments2024-03-09T13:14:56.299-08:00Comments on Silver Age Comics: Digging for the Gold WatchUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12464833.post-15400599541864297802011-12-29T13:39:52.597-08:002011-12-29T13:39:52.597-08:00Isaac Asimov wrote a novelization based on Fantast...Isaac Asimov wrote a novelization based on Fantastic Voyage's screenplay. Because he wrote so fast, and because of delays in production, the novel was published before the movie was released. Consequently, many people assumed the movie was based on the book, when it was really the other way around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12464833.post-8383264013814692922011-12-23T20:39:17.226-08:002011-12-23T20:39:17.226-08:00I believe Asimov wrote Fantastic Voyage.I believe Asimov wrote Fantastic Voyage.sensecommonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08785950886615945974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12464833.post-13011854575978501212011-12-20T18:32:51.608-08:002011-12-20T18:32:51.608-08:00Great post! John D. McDonald's story is one of...Great post! John D. McDonald's story is one of my all time favorites and I have read it many times. Never knew about this comic. I'll have to track it down to read. Merry Christmas!Golden Age of Comic Books Podcasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07399750153792461582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12464833.post-54719371759502819022011-12-20T18:31:27.087-08:002011-12-20T18:31:27.087-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Golden Age of Comic Books Podcasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07399750153792461582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12464833.post-8250225430338483912011-12-19T13:33:32.966-08:002011-12-19T13:33:32.966-08:00Henry Jones guest starred in two episodes of "...Henry Jones guest starred in two episodes of "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1967-68 season). He played a villain whose stopwatch could freeze or reverse time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12464833.post-12511380627453254712011-12-17T21:10:26.280-08:002011-12-17T21:10:26.280-08:00DC's Strange Adventures #50 (Nov. 1954) had a ...DC's Strange Adventures #50 (Nov. 1954) had a story with a similar premise (the villain's stopwatch freezes time while he commits crimes). It was reprinted in Detective Comics #372 (Feb. 1968). Don Rosa's "On Stolen Time" in Donald Duck Adventures #24 (May 1992) also featured a time-freezing stopwatch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12464833.post-41910754944673785482011-12-17T10:27:20.536-08:002011-12-17T10:27:20.536-08:00Of course, the Bible has a time-stop plot in one o...Of course, the Bible has a time-stop plot in one of its stories, too. Some 2,000+ years ago. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12464833.post-57633873597691614362011-12-17T06:04:23.671-08:002011-12-17T06:04:23.671-08:00An episode of "The Twiight Zone" had a s...An episode of "The Twiight Zone" had a similar plot. I presume the screenplay was based more or less directly on one of the stories you referenced. A nice piece of literary sleuthing! --JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12464833.post-83063165387586573242011-12-16T12:33:20.938-08:002011-12-16T12:33:20.938-08:00Nice digging! Going further back we can also find ...Nice digging! Going further back we can also find L. Frank Baum's short story <a href="http://www.americanliterature.com/Baum/SS/TheCaptureofFatherTime.html" rel="nofollow">"The Capture of Father Time"</a>, published in <i>American Fairy Tales</i> in 1901.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.com