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Floyd R. Turbo

(26,546 posts) Wed Apr 18, 2018, 11:50 AM Apr 2018

Happy 80th 🎂 Kal-El aka Superman aka Clark Kent!

Published on April 18, 1938 (cover-dated June), by National Allied Publications, a corporate predecessor of DC Comics, it is considered the first true superhero comic; and though today Action Comics is a monthly title devoted to Superman, it began, like many early comics, as an anthology.

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Happy 80th 🎂 Kal-El aka Superman aka Clark Kent! (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Apr 2018 OP

His 80th? The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2018 #1

Oh tha-anks. Kittycow Apr 2018 #2

Yes. It saw it had made the notable anniversaries list at Wikipedia. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2018 #3

Understanding Zippy in 6 Easy Lessons mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2018 #4

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,693 posts)

1. His 80th?

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 11:54 AM

Apr 2018

Kittycow

(2,396 posts)

2. Oh tha-anks.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 12:03 PM

Apr 2018

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,446 posts)

3. Yes. It saw it had made the notable anniversaries list at Wikipedia.

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 12:07 PM

Apr 2018

As well it ought to have done. One of the over-the-air networks used to air the TV shows from the '50s, both the black-and-white and the color ones. I haven't seen them in a while.

Well, let's link to the intros. The black and white intro had a Southern Pacific Daylight for the powerful locomotive:

By 1957, the powerful locomotive was a Southern Pacific EMD E7:

Thanks for the thread.

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,446 posts)

4. Understanding Zippy in 6 Easy Lessons

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 02:01 PM

Apr 2018

http://zippythepinhead.com/pages/aaaunderstanding.html

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