Forty years in the past in August of 1983, we had these items of minutiae occupying our minds and media:
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12-year-ragged Samantha Druce becomes the youngest feminine to swim the English Channel (21 miles), at 15 hours, 27 minutes (and locks it in for apt–the minimum age for solo makes an strive to swim the Channel is now 16 years)
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John Sain of South Bend, IN builds a 3.91-meter dwelling of cards (confidently avoiding drafts)
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San Diego Comedian-Con International opens at Hotel San Diego
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La Cage aux Folles opens at the Palace Theater, NYC and runs for 1761 performances, a hit 6 Tony Awards
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Revival of the Jerry Herman musical Mame starring Angela Lansbury closes in NYC after 41 performances
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Albums released: Billy Joel, “An Harmless Man”; Elvis Costello, “Punch The Clock”; Jackson Browne, “Attorneys In Love”; Heart, “Passionworks”; Cheap Trick, “Next Plan Please”; Bette Midler, “No Frills”; Rick James, “Frigid Blooded”
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Rock singer David Crosby is at the linked time as sentenced to 5 years in Texas remark penal complex for possession of cocaine and 3 years for unlawful possession of a loaded handgun (i.e., the 5-year sentence controls) (I keep in mind he ended up serving nine months–there are conflicting accounts as to when he was released)
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Nuclear assessments are performed by the U.S. (Aug. 3 and Aug. 27), France (Aug. 4) and the united states (Aug. 18)
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Marriages: Paul Simon (41) and Carrie Fisher (26) (divorced the next year); Film director Philippe de Broca (50) weds actress Margot Kidder (34)
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Birthdays: Chris Hemsworth (39); Andrew Garfield (39); Mila Kunis (you guessed it, 39)
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High Five Songs in the U.S.: (1) “Every Breath You Take” (The Police); (2) “Candy Wishes (Are Made Of This)” (Eurythmics); (3) “She Works Laborious For The Money” (Donna Summer season); (4) “Maniac” (Michael Sembello) (no relation to this man); (5) “Is There Something I Can also gathered Know” (Duran Duran)
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Deaths: lyracist Ira Gershwin (86); actress Carolyn Jones (53); actor Simon Oakland (61)
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Fee of Living: Avg hire, $335/mo.; Gallon of fuel $.96; Ford Mustang $6,572; Avg. profits/year, $21,070; Stamp of a comic book: $.60
Fancy any Surprise guidelines, probabilities are that, like myself, you did no longer win every notify listed, however focused as a substitute on your maintain “pull listing” and let your instincts manual any other aquire(s) you made the risk to build whereas browsing at the shop. So following are immediate glimpses into my maintain alternate choices for that month and a few accompanying ideas.
Captain The united states #284
J.M. DeMatteis, Sal Buscema, Kim DeMulder
Seeing artist Sal Buscema all all over again sending Cap hurtling into action was reason sufficient to build this aquire a no brainer–however DeMatteis (as constantly, regardless of the book) scripts a memorable notify that explores no longer only the persona of Nomad’s doubts about his future, however furthermore has Cap re-analyzing his maintain compass for following his instincts in a disaster area. And even even though you would also keep in mind you agree with the scene above pegged as to its consequence, you’re going to are searching for to read the total fable to revel in DeMatteis’ therapy of the realm.
Fantastic Spider-Man #243
Roger Stern, John Romita Jr., Dave Simons
Peter Parker is over the moon about acing his first-year graduate-examine finals, however has concerns about his 2nd year given the extra amount of time he’ll wish to decide to his college and lab work. Stern’s solution might per chance even agree with you thinking of a identical storyline for the persona posted somewhere else in the PPC–are you able to bring it to mind? I sure hope so, on fable of your befuddled host is drawing a easy! 🙂
Fantastic Four #257
John Byrne
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Mr. Byrne practically writes a dissertation on why Demise believes Galactus can even gathered end questioning his actions and level of curiosity on gratifying his reason in the universe (which appears to be like to be lousy timing for the Skrulls). Meanwhile, Johnny Storm rents a loft for himself; and Reed and Sue at last near to the conclusion that the Baxter Building will not be any safe haven for his or her rising family. (Though their residing has performed a pointy 180 by the time a later fable pits them in opposition to the NYC Child Welfare Department.)
Doctor Unfamiliar #60
Roger Stern, Dan Green, Terry Austin
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Dracula wishes to accumulate his fingers on the Darkhold, currently tucked away in a secured vault in Avengers Mansion. Will Unfamiliar, the Scarlet Witch, Captain Surprise, and Hannibal King be sufficient to end the vampire lord from gaining a tome which is in a residing to raise him practically immeasurable energy?
Mighty Thor #334
Alan Zelenetz, M.D. Vivid, Vince Colletta
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To return the consciousness of Jane Foster to her maintain physique, Thor and the girl Sif need to retrieve the mystic runestaff of Kamo Tharnn. Nonetheless the ritual fails–so the set aside attain they scuttle from right here? It be a feasible sufficient remark, constructing on the authentic fable’s events, however the script by Zelenetz fails to imbue it with the spark it wishes to retain the reader’s undivided consideration as it unfolds.
Invincible Iron Man #173
Denny O’Neil, Luke McDonnell, Steve Mitchell
Tony Stark has relapsed into alcoholism, a area exploited by commercial competitor Obadiah Stane to wrest his firm some distance flung from him. Therefore, Stane sends two of his thugs to hunt down and raise the down-in-the-dumps Stark to scrutinize the humiliating behold, compounded by the dissolution of his high workers. It be an excellent remark for O’Neil to sink his enamel into–however the shortage of correct dramatic affect on these pages makes me surprise if a letterer rather then Rick Parker will agree with infused them with more affect and invested the reader more exclusively in the scenes.
Fantastic Hulk #286
Harlan Ellison/Bill Mantlo, Sal Buscema, Kim DeMulder
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Mantlo adapts a 1957 Harlan Ellison fable (which made it to “The Outer Limits” in 1964) to ship the Hulk correct into a future the set aside troopers mindlessly notice fight orders given over their helmet receivers. Mantlo ends up doing a nice take care of Ellison’s premise, whereas furthermore tapping a standard Surprise villain as the heavy.
Avengers #234
Roger Stern, Al Milgrom, Joe Sinnott
As is evident, Stern focuses essentially on Wanda’s previous whereas taking her ideas off the Vision’s recent hurt, doing a thorough job and retaining the bases as a lot as this closing date (even though longtime readers realize in hindsight that this persona will in the shatter develop into unstable and viciously flip on her teammates). The notify’s closing page serves as a teaser/lead-in to the Doctor Unfamiliar fable above.
Uncanny X-Males #172
Chris Claremont, Paul Smith, Bob Wiacek
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The X-Males salvage in Japan for the nuptials of Mariko Yashida and their teammate, Wolverine–a high opportunity for the Viper and the Silver Samurai to strike. Writer Claremont has furthermore begun implementing his plans for Storm, whose mood and notion of self will alternate thanks in segment to an opportunity meeting with Wolverine’s ragged friend, Yuriko.
Defenders #122
J.M. DeMatteis, Don Perlin, Kim DeMulder
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This notify appears to be like essentially intended to residing the stage for the Fresh X-Males (er, Defenders) lineup (the Beast, Iceman, Angel, Gargoyle, the Valkyrie, and Moondragon) by making use of the homicidal Elf With A Gun to handle the authentic non-team. DeMatteis furthermore well spotlights the marriage plans of Daimon Hellstrom (the Son of Devil) and Patsy Walker (the Hellcat).
The Thing #2
John Byrne, Ron Wilson
The Thing is given a series of his maintain with writer/inker Byrne joining with Wilson to rob a more in-depth leer at the persona, right here reconnecting with an ragged flame, Alynn Cambers, who refused his offer of marriage to decide as a substitute a career as an actress. It was her loveliness, in segment, that made her (as Alicia Masters keep it) “one of many most shapely ladies in movies, per chance on this planet”–however Byrne holds their reunion scene until fable’s outcome in allege for Ben’s recollections of their time collectively, and his misassumption that her upcoming talk over with can even allege deeper intentions on her segment for the 2 of them, to residing up their more tragic scene.
Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #81
Bill Mantlo, Al Milgrom, Jim Mooney
Spider-Man is after Masks and Dagger when it becomes apparent that a drug gang has been focused, only to stare that a obvious gun-wielding vigilante has damaged out of penal complex to raise his tag of punishment to his correct purpose, the Kingpin. On fable of the teaser ending, you might per chance per chance per chance per chance only surprise how and why the Punisher would no longer end up striking a bullet in the head of a person that epitomizes his raison d’être, which need to flip out to be the case in allege for the Kingpin to proceed as a persona–however that is vulnerable to be telling, would no longer it?
Hulk Annual #12
Bill Mantlo, Herb Trimpe
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Mantlo rounds out his tour de pressure on this post by having Bruce Banner (as the Hulk) intervene when an alien lady is retrieved by parties unknown–however when Banner is dropped at their world, he finds a war of oppression which would no longer ease even when he helps to overthrow the oppressors.
As for Surprise Group-Up #132, I did occur to win that notify that month–however leer forward to a beefy posting of its two-segment fable bobbing up. 😉 For the time being:
How about a few other mementos from August of 1983? As an illustration, a sampling of journal covers from that month:
And at last, a booking agenda for acts showing at Houston’s Rockefeller’s club in August. (The Neville Bros.? Depend me in!)
