tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907494576054475084.post2429498870162320485..comments2023-11-01T00:04:43.244-04:00Comments on Secret Sanctum of Captain Video: 50's Monster Mash Blogathon: PHANTOM CREEPSBritt Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07245579677452948620noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907494576054475084.post-56787374951508852162011-08-03T01:18:56.257-04:002011-08-03T01:18:56.257-04:00Love the comics. I don't understand why the ro...Love the comics. I don't understand why the robot has a face like that though. They actually chose to make him always look like he smells something bad?KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587905976811500791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907494576054475084.post-22735846024769399142011-08-02T23:33:04.985-04:002011-08-02T23:33:04.985-04:00I first discovered the Phantom Creeps through MST3...I first discovered the Phantom Creeps through MST3K. They would show an episode of the serial as a short before the feature movie.<br />That comic is pretty cool, thanks for posting it! I had no idea that serial had comic adaptations, especially in the form of half photographs, half drawings.RVChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10475379868308526845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907494576054475084.post-45372941255219351642011-08-02T21:15:22.821-04:002011-08-02T21:15:22.821-04:00Hey, a comic tie-in. I have a wierd fondness for t...Hey, a comic tie-in. I have a wierd fondness for them, no matter the quality. I can't blame them for keeping Lugosi's beard consistent throughout. Because of the comic's style, that beard is the main thing that distinguishes him, even if you can sort of see Lugosi's features in the close-ups.Aubynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00446079492480611898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907494576054475084.post-72101845031462673572011-08-02T12:56:21.128-04:002011-08-02T12:56:21.128-04:00Glad you liked it.
I've enjoyed seeing what ot...Glad you liked it.<br />I've enjoyed seeing what other people do with similar material, including their takes on films I've covered.<br />There's always <i>something</i> someone else knows that we don't...Britt Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245579677452948620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907494576054475084.post-64914405316710624002011-08-02T12:49:34.221-04:002011-08-02T12:49:34.221-04:00I would have never dreamed of doing a blog post on...I would have never dreamed of doing a blog post on "The Phantom Creeps" comic! Great idea! This is just the kind of out-of-the-box thinking that makes blogathons legendary! Great job!Nathanael Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08959797971471060052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907494576054475084.post-34407087489820609872011-08-02T12:48:50.621-04:002011-08-02T12:48:50.621-04:00Madame Zorka's death pushes Alex over the edge...Madame Zorka's death pushes Alex over the edge quite convincingly, giving him a sympathetic side not usually found in genre villains.<br /><br />I found it odd that Lugosi played the <i>villain</i> in the feature film <b>Chandu the Magician</b>, then played the title hero in the sequel (the only time that's ever happened, AFAIK).Britt Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245579677452948620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907494576054475084.post-39956837434056023762011-08-02T12:07:13.005-04:002011-08-02T12:07:13.005-04:00Fascinating post - really enjoyed the comics (like...Fascinating post - really enjoyed the comics (like the touch of the concerned wife; that seems unusual for movie villains). Lugosi's mad Zorka seems like a re-do of his equally mad Roxor from CHANDU THE MAGICIAN, where he also had a secret ray and wanted to conquer the world. Love the Phantom's 'look,' as if carved from a totem pole.grandoldmovieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773085288675763855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907494576054475084.post-68811232638108729002011-08-02T11:42:43.440-04:002011-08-02T11:42:43.440-04:00Figures. I downsize into a one-bedroom from a two...Figures. I downsize into a one-bedroom from a two-bedroom, put most of my reference books into storage, and make a goof like this!<br />Thanks for the catch, Ivan!Britt Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245579677452948620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907494576054475084.post-35312130202428966022011-08-02T10:45:51.259-04:002011-08-02T10:45:51.259-04:00Enjoyed your post, Captain -- but you've left ...Enjoyed your post, Captain -- but you've left out a pair of Lugosi chapter plays between <b>The Return of Chandu</b> (1934) and <b>The Phantom Creeps</b> (1939): Bela did <b>Shadows of Chinatown</b> in 1936 and <b>S.O.S. Coast Guard</b> the year following.<br /><br /><b>Creeps</b>, being in the public domain, is available from a variety of DVD companies but the best print that I've seen is the one available from VCI. You might have to spend a few more pennies for it but as my grandfather always said, "It only costs a few extra bucks to go first class."<br /><br />Finally, the Classic Movie Blog Association is going to host a Guilty Pleasures blogathon later this year...and I think I might do this one as my entry.Ivan G Shreve Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.com