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One of the most--if not the most--popular Power Records LP, if its ubiquitous appearance on eBay is any indication.
The
label lists Cornel Tanassy as producer, and for the first time writing
credits are given: Joey Lapidos wrote "Stacked Cards", Joan Wile wrote
"If Music Be The Food of Death", and DC Keeper of the Flame E.Nelson
Bridwell wrote "The Scarecrow's Mirage" and "Challenge of the Catwoman."
I simply adore this Neal Adams cover--Adams makes The Riddler and especially The Scarecrow look so darn creepy. Between
that and the muffled sound they gave his voice on the record(like he
was being heard through a burlap hood) it cemented the Scarecrow in my
young mind as one of Batman's most disturbing bad guys.
One of the weirdest Peter Pan releases, I didn't even know it existed until I started researching the label for this blog.
Larry
Harmon was a guy who, mid-1960s, bought the rights to produce cartoons
and merchandise based on the legendary comedians(see here for more info on the man)--there was even a DC comic book!
Never
having been a L&H fan(Mark Evanier forgive me), this whole thing
induces no more than an indifferent shrug from me, but I do wish they
had done an Abbott & Costello one--now that's something I would've
loved to have heard!
Technically, this isn't a "Power Record",
which was Peter Pan's umbrella title for the comic book/action-oriented
adventure stories, but it simply too odd an item to pass up. This was, in my mind, tied with The Gemini Man for hardest to find Peter Pan record, since for the longest time I could not find a copy of either one. Now I guess Gemini Man takes the title. Someday...
Track:
No credits anywhere on here--Arthur Korb again?
The
cover is by Neal Adams, with inside art by Rich Buckler and Dick
Giordano. A fun little adventure, Buckler really gives the story dynamic
heft with his exciting layouts.
Wonder Woman has always been a
bigger seller in merchandising than in the comics, so I bet more kids
read this Wonder Woman story than any of her comics from this time.
My pal Brian "Plaid Stallions" Heiler sent me this article, featuring a shot of the sweet, sweet display box Peter Pan sold their Power Records in.
Finding display/promo material like this is next to impossible nowadays--after all, who would've thought to keep stuff like that?--but I'm determined to keep looking for this baby until I find one.
