Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Crossover Covers: Ghost Pirates from the Beyond

In this issue of Marvel Comics' black and white Doc Savage comic magazine (in my opinion, one of the best translations of Doc to comics form), Doc and the Amazing Five investigate the death of a friend of his, a quest that leads them to Casablanca, where they wind up meeting a potential ally at an establishment called the Blue Parrot. In the classic film Casablanca, the Blue Parrot was the bar owned by Signor Ferrari. Therefore, this story will be listed in Volume 3.

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  1. MatthewMarch 4, 2014 at 9:34 AM

    That's cool. There's a Blue Parrot restaurant in Colorado. A not so good Italian place.

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  2. Sean LevinMarch 4, 2014 at 9:44 AM

    Apparently, the Blue Parrot also appeared in an issue of Master of Kung Fu:
    http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/warmflash.htm

    Since Rick Blaine appeared in another issue, I'm guessing Doug Moench was a Casablanca fan.

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  3. MatthewMarch 4, 2014 at 11:09 AM

    Who wrote this issue of Doc Savage? Was it Moench?

    The character Warmflash looks a lot like W.C. Fields. Moench is almost certainly a fan of old movies.

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  4. Sean LevinMarch 4, 2014 at 11:14 AM

    Yep, Moench wrote it.

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