tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830827465735526826.post6475001214374797971..comments2024-03-28T02:32:56.979-07:00Comments on Marvel University: November 1974 Part Two: The Incredible Hulk #181 Becomes an Instant Collector's Item!John Scolerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15830334036783163702noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830827465735526826.post-22040723080288899402014-10-13T06:31:54.451-07:002014-10-13T06:31:54.451-07:00Gosh, I'm blushing. Thanks for the kind words....Gosh, I'm blushing. Thanks for the kind words. I haven't started writing about it yet, but it looks like some readers take Gerber to task for the whole "killer swingers" thing in the letter pages for Tales of the Zombie #10, the last issue of the series.Professor Flynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830827465735526826.post-25935984771650862522014-10-12T08:39:07.621-07:002014-10-12T08:39:07.621-07:00Even though I've never read it, there are two ...Even though I've never read it, there are two comments about the TALES OF THE ZOMBIE issue I really like. <br />First, there's the "Must have had a bone to pick with swingers" remark. That's because countless people - including countless people you wouldn't really suspect - can be very touchy about that subject. Believe it or not, as recently as five days ago, I heard the actual word "swinger" used in a scathing way!<br />Also (and this leads to a much darker subject), it isn't much of a leap for some people from "swinger" to stereotyped hippie, and hardly any leap at all from that to the whole overworked Charles Manson idea. So it doesn't surprise me that these fictional characters go from having some harmless sexual hijinks at a party to setting up a set of murders! I'm not saying this particular writer muddled those three things, but so many people DO.<br /><br />And the facetious remark, "Gotcha - organized religion stinks."<br />It might have been less true in ' 74, butt now more than ever, organized religion gets the blame for nearly EVERYTHING that goes wrong, no matter how unconnected the two things might be. I don't actually belong to one, but that whole way of thinking about it gets really unimaginative.<br />Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09603892208775996594noreply@blogger.com