Tales from the past viewed through rose tinted glasses
Monday, August 4, 2025
Major Matt Mason - the comic book that wasn't ?! by Denny O'Neil and Murphy Anderson
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The DC Explosion & Implosion plus the proposed end of Detective Comics
In 1978 DC began a marketing campaign that would introduce a wave of new comics in an attempt to gain ground on the the publishing jugge...
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As mentioned in my previous post I have been on a bit of a back-issue comic buying spree recently picking up some of the comics I eithe... -
I was probably about seven years old when I walked into my local newsagents in Cambuslang (near Glasgow) with my pocket money firmly he... -
In 1978 DC began a marketing campaign that would introduce a wave of new comics in an attempt to gain ground on the the publishing jugge...
There were also b&w ads in UK comics, McS, as you probably know - like Smash!, Buster, etc. You can lift a few from my blog if you wish, and look at my collection of Matt Mason toys at the same time.
ReplyDeleteAnd what happened to clearing out your collection? You seem to add more than you give away.
DeleteThanks Kid. I'm still clearing my comics out despite picking up 7 back issues ( for me that's a spree lol) I recently gave around 150 comics to a few charity shops in my area, all now sold. Perhaps thinning out my collection is a more apt phrase.
ReplyDeleteMajor Matt Mason was my all-time favorite Christmas present. Loved it! And I never knew about this aborted attempt to adapt the character! Thanks for sharing and for letting me know. I have back issues to hunt!
ReplyDeleteI was only aware of Major Matt Mason via US comic ads although he was also advertised and sold in the UK which passed me by at the time . Good luck with the back issue hunt Rip
ReplyDeleteA really interesting post, Paul; it's great to read a blog entry that provides new information. I do have a few issues of From Beyond The Unknown (12 to 17) that I picked up a few years back, but have never read. I'll look out for those back issues you have highlighted. I loved my Major Matt Mason toys in the 1968-1969 era, even though the string that "powered" Matt's jet pack used to get knots in it, plus the rubber that Matt and his mates was made of was starting to decompose even back then!
ReplyDeleteLike many of us, I see you're slimming down your comic collection. Have you tried selling on eBay, or have you concluded that charity shop donation is the way to go?
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ReplyDeleteHi Ian, I never had a Matt Mason action figure as a kid and wasnt aware that they were on sale in the UK until I read Crivens blog, I would have loved a Matt Mason they look amazing.
ReplyDeleteI do plan to sell some of my better 1960s - 1970s comics on eBay but most of my 1980s to date comics I have ( most purchased in sales and 3 or 5 comic packs for £3) I tend to pack up and give to charity, out of sight out of mind etc. I am finding it more difficult to let go of my old British comics (Pow,, Smash, Lion etc)