"Superman Breaks Loose"

[nightwing]

Oh yeah, almost forgot.

I have issue 238 and I'll "donate" scans asap.

[Great Rao]

The Great one said he was more than willing to put them up, but he doesn't have the issues.

The way I look at it is, if I'm going to spend my money on back issues, there are other back issues I'd rather spend it on - especially at the high prices these issues seem to go for.   And there are other stories that I'd rather spend my time adding to the site.  But I've never read it and I'm curious about it.

We've got two people who said they'd work on 234: one has to get his scanner fixed, the other is using a dial-up connection, so it's slow going.

Nightwing is down for 238.

Osgood Peabody, are you still willing to send in any issue(s)?

[Osgood Peabody]

Osgood Peabody, are you still willing to send in any issue(s)?

Absolutely.  I'll start on #235, and I can do others if needed.

Later this week, I'll try and send you some test-scans just to make sure they can get through to you, and are of sufficient quality.

[Aldous]

Great Rao,

Does the colouring for the online comic more or less match the colouring in the original printed comic book?

I only have a crisp black and white reprint of "Superman Breaks Loose." I've never seen it in colour.

For example, in the aircraft sequences, the sky goes from garish orange to pink, then bright yellow, to pink, then back to bright yellow. Was the original comic coloured like this?

[TELLE]

Who is responsible for Morgan Edge and WGBS/reporter Clark?

Jack Kirby is responsible for Morgan Edge.

Denny O'Neil is responsible for Kent's WGBS TV job.

The Morgan Edge used by Denny in Superman #233 is actually the evil clone of Edge, and not the real Morgan Edge at all.

It's the clone who takes Kent off the newspaper and assigns him to TV.

The funny thing is I've actually read the Jack Kirby and new TV job stories but had a temp short-out.  Love those Kirby Jimmy Olsens, Project Cadmus, etc.  But I also love the Silver Age Olsens (maybe more).  I also like the few 70s O'Neill Batmans I've read.

[Great Rao]

Does the colouring for the online comic more or less match the colouring in the original printed comic book?

I only have a crisp black and white reprint of "Superman Breaks Loose." I've never seen it in colour.

For example, in the aircraft sequences, the sky goes from garish orange to pink, then bright yellow, to pink, then back to bright yellow. Was the original comic coloured like this?

I don't know for certain as  I only own the Millenium reprint edition, not the original comic.  But I suspect that these are the original colors for two reasons:

1 I've compared other Millenium reprints with the their matching original editions and the colors have been the same;

2 At the time this story was first published, I'm pretty sure that the sky was often colored orange, pink, or yellow from panel to panel.  Actual blue sky colors were rarely used.[/list]

[Kal's Pal]

... It's great to see Rao adding such a historically significant tale to the site, despite his personal preferences. I myself have only read this first part through 'Superman In The Seventies', though it looks like an intriguing little saga. ... so I look foward to seeing the rest whenever that may be. But in the meantime, thanks again Rao!

[Osgood Peabody]

Great Rao,

Does the colouring for the online comic more or less match the colouring in the original printed comic book?

I only have a crisp black and white reprint of "Superman Breaks Loose." I've never seen it in colour.

For example, in the aircraft sequences, the sky goes from garish orange to pink, then bright yellow, to pink, then back to bright yellow. Was the original comic coloured like this?

Aldous - I have the original, and while the colors are more or less consistent, they don't seem quite as garish.  Probably a combination of the cheaper paper, plus 30+ years of aging.  But yes, they did change the background colors from panel to panel.