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Or "What Happens When a Licensor Thinks They Can Create Super-Heroes, too." Holo-Man
was a Power Records original, created by Vincent Fusco and Donald
Kasen, written by Fusco and Kasen(plus, according to the credits, five more people!) and drawn by long-time comics pro Joe Giella.
I
guess I shouldn't be too hard on ol' Holo-Man; Power Records' heart was
clearly in the right place, it wasn't all their fault the end product
came out so ridiculously goofy. I bet if this story had been written as a
Superman tale most comics fans wouldn't bat an eye. I do love
how they keep saying the word "hologram" in excited and/or hushed tones,
as if its the most exciting technological development since the
microchip.
Clearly, they intended to do more of these, since the story ends with a cliffhanger(oh, excuse me, a superiffic cliffhanger)...but as far as I've ever seen or heard, this was Holo-Man's one shot at comic book glory.
Written and produced by Arthur Korb, sleeve art by--of course--Neal Adams. Batman sure is getting into the holiday spirit!
Merry Christmas, everybody!
Produced by Arvid Knudson and Associates.
I guess cooler heads prevailed at Power when it came time to adapt the most violent film in the series, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes.Now,
of course, I'd give my MOC Mego Ursus doll* to hear how they would've
handled it, but it makes total sense that they didn't even bother
releasing a hacked-up version and skipped the film entirely, going
straight to the final movie, Battle For The Planet of the Apes.
*which I don't own.
