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Fawcett Comics published a Hopalong Cassidy comic book one-shot in 1943, [12] followed by an ongoing series from 1946 to 1953 (numbered #1 through 85), [13] when the company ceased publishing. DC Comics took over the title in 1954 with issue #86, [14] publishing it until issue #135, in 1959. [15]
In the films, Hopalong, or "Hoppy", and his white horse, Topper, travel through the Old West while dispensing justice, usually with two companions: one young and trouble-prone with a weakness for damsels in distress, the other older, comically awkward and outspoken.
June - Firefly is created for Detective Comics #184. July - Detective Chimp has his first appearance in The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #4. August - Our Army At War and Star Spangled War Stories (Volume One) has its first issue. Phantom Stranger has his first appearance, being the titular character of Phantom Stranger #1. October - G.I ...
In 1935, Boyd was offered the supporting role of Red Connors in the movie Hop-Along Cassidy, but he asked to be considered for the title role and won it. [6] The original character of Hopalong Cassidy, written by Clarence E. Mulford for pulp magazines, was changed from a hard-drinking, rough-living, redheaded wrangler to a cowboy hero who did not smoke, swear or drink alcohol (he drank ...
Hayden's screen debut was in Hills of Old Wyoming (1937), a Hopalong Cassidy film. [2] In 27 films, [3] [self-published source] he played Lucky Jenkins, [2] one of a trio of heroes in the Cassidy Westerns starring William Boyd. In 1941 Columbia Pictures hired Hayden to appear with its leading cowboy star Charles Starrett in eight Westerns ...
Batman Returns began as a victory lap for Burton, who had successfully stage managed the 1989 original into a pop culture force after years of never-were attempts by the likes of Ivan Reitman and ...
The Red Triangle Gang made their first appearance outside Batman Returns in the 2022 comic book Robin #15. [148] [149] A holiday book was released in 2022, Batman Returns: One Dark Christmas Eve: The Illustrated Holiday Classic, by Ivan Cohen. [150]
Mulford was born in Streator, Illinois.He created Hopalong Cassidy in 1904 while living in Fryeburg, Maine, and the many short stories and 28 novels were adapted to radio, feature film, television, and comic books, often deviating significantly from the original stories, especially in the character's traits. [1]