Author Archives: Tony Frazier

Out of the Vault – Batman’s First Appearance, Detective Comics #27

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Tony Frazier

Okay, so we’ve established that, according to Bob Kane’s official version, he was inspired by The Mark of Zorro and The Bat Whispers, while I personally think as much or more inspiration was drawn from 1926’s The Bat (of which … Continue reading →

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Powerful Pages – The Curse of Capistrano, by Johnston McCulley

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Tony Frazier

You probably know this story better under the title The Mark of Zorro. First serialized in five segments in 1919 in All-Story Weekly, The Curse of Capistrano was then adapted into the feature film The Mark of Zorro in 1920 … Continue reading →

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Super Movie Monday – The Mark of Zorro, 1920

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Tony Frazier

Sorry for the late update. I was very busy last week, and it has been so ungodly hot that I literally couldn’t think at times. Digger World Headquarters is unfortunately not air conditioned. Continuing our look back at properties that … Continue reading →

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Out of the Vault – The Original Green Lantern

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Tony Frazier

So I thought this would be a good tie-in with the movie, only the movie has mostly come and gone already. And really, this isn’t in any way the same Green Lantern, so I guess it doesn’t matter. Because the … Continue reading →

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Powerful Pages – Gladiator by Philip Wylie

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Tony Frazier

Philip Wylie is perhaps best known for his novel When Worlds Collide, which was made into a big budget special-effects extravaganza by producer George Pal. But every year, it becomes more apparent that his most influential novel by far was … Continue reading →

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Super Movie Monday – The Bat, 1926

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Tony Frazier

That’s right, Super Movie Monday is back to herald the beginning of a site-wide “Origins” retrospective. For the next who-knows-how-many weeks (a number which could well be  “one,” depending on how much material I develop), we’ll be examining some of … Continue reading →

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Changes

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Tony Frazier

We’re launching into a new phase of Hero Go Home, the website, so you’ll notice some changes taking place. The forum that was only visited by spambots is gone. The pages are being updated. Once the complete novel of Hero … Continue reading →

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Delay

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Tony Frazier

New content has been delayed due to a personal emergency, but will begin starting Monday. You may also be seeing some minor changes to layout as well.

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Happy Fourth

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Tony Frazier

Next week, we’ll resume new content, although in a sense, it is the opposite of “new…”

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No Zombies

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Tony Frazier

I really wanted zombies on the header this week, but they were just too much work. Inspiration could still attack tomorrow, but it looks doubtful at this point. I previously announced the final chapter would post on June 24th. However, … Continue reading →

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