Avengers and Blue Oyster Cult

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4 total messages Started by Roy Blaise Amodeo IV Wed, 19 Feb 1986 21:58

#2613

Author: Roy Blaise Amodeo IV
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1986 21:58

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Does anyone else out there listen to Blue Oyster Cult?

I've been informed by a friend that an ancient Avengers comic had
a plot containing references to various Blue Oyster Cult songs.
The only reference that I can remember offhand had something to
do with 'Agents of Fortune'.

I do not know when this issue came out, (if it even exists (but I
think it does, after all, who would lie to a nice guy like me? ))
but I suspect that it's rather old, perhaps about 10 years or so.
I've never seen this comic personally, so I'm not even sure whether
it is the Avengers or if the Avengers just appear in it.

I'd appreciate any facts that can be unearthed. ( I wouldn't mind
owning this issue if it does indeed exist. )

( Of course if there are any ideas out there, you will MAIL them
to me, right? Just for the hell of it, I'll post a summary of the
responses ( if I get any ) regardless of whether anyone's interested
or not. )

		Thanks in advance,

					Roy Amodeo IV

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Teardrops without Fear

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Author: Soren Petersen
Date: Sun, 23 Feb 1986 00:18

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I found this gem in Daredevil (The Man Without Fear) #77.

	And then. . .it happens--
	Filling the wintered glades of central park
	with an unearthly whine--
	painting the leaf-bare branches
	with golden fire--

		THE TEARDROP EXPLODES!


For the uninitiated in both groups:

The Teardrop Explodes was a Liverpool group who made two (very good)
albums around 1980 (or thereabouts).  They had several British hits,
and broke up.  The leader, Julian Cope has made several solo records,
which I am not familiar with.  The two albums--*Kilamanjaro*(sp.) and
*Wilder* are still available where ever finer cut-outs are sold.

The issue of Daredevil in question came out in the early seventies, so
there is no question as to who originated the phrase.  Daredevil was
quite good at this point, featuring some quite spectacular Gene Colan/
Tom Palmer art, although the writing (Gene Conway) was mainly warmed over
post Green Lantern/Green Arrow "relevence".


			Have a Nice Day,
				Soren Petersen


						"Comics insult you said,
						 Well Comics are all I Read."

						-The Teardrop Explodes 
						     From  "Poppies in the
						     Field"  
						     (on *Kilamanjaro*)

Re: Avengers and Blue Oyster Cult

#2642

Author: Roy Blaise Amodeo IV
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 1986 22:34

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The comics with the Blue Oyster Cult references are:

DEMON HUNTER #1		(Sep 1975)	"The Harvester of Eyes"
   [published by Atlas Comics rather than Marvel]
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT #33	(Apr 1977)	"(Don't Fear) The Reaper"
THE DEFENDERS #58	(Apr 1978)	"Agents of Fortune"
THE DEFENDERS #59	(May 1978)	"Tyranny and Mutation"
THE DEFENDERS #60	(Jun 1978)	"The Revenge of Vera Gemini"

David Anthony Kraft and Rich Buckler are responsible for these.

Thanks to jayembee and Allen Grabert for responding.

					Roy Amodeo

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Re: Teardrops without Fear

#2745

Author: Stuart McHugh
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 1986 12:01

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For those interested, I'll tell you what some of the late Teardrop Explodes are 
doing now. Julian Cope has made two fine solo LP's, 'World Shut Your Mouth' and
'Fried'. He hasn't quite managed a hit single from these albums, but those
released were 'Sunshine Playroom', "The Greatness & perfection of Love', and
'Sunspots', which appeared as a double-pack. Troy Tate has released one solo LP,
'Ticket to the Dark' on Sire (JC is still on Mercury), and a single from this,
'Thomas'.

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