 Black Lightning Hong Kong Phooey Special #1 $4.99 Quantity
VERY FINE/NEAR MINT
(W) Bryan Hill, Jeff Parker (A) Denys Cowan & Various (CA) Denys Cowan, Bill Sienkiewicz Back from Viet Nam, kung fu master Hong Kong Phooey has set up his own detective agency in the inner city. Meanwhile, Jefferson Pierce (a.k.a. Black Lightning) has uncovered a plot by three assassins to collect the components of a sacred text revealing the darkest secrets of Martial Arts magic, and they'll kill anyone who owns them - including the dog who holds the last chapter of the book, Hong Kong Phooey. Plus, a tale of the Funky Phantom as he goes toe-to-toe with the Spectre in a tale by Jeff Parker and Scott Kolins. Date Available: 05/30/2018
BONUS REVIEW by "Doc" Schaefer
 While it was fun to see Black Lightning in his original outfit, I simply couldn't get past the modern life like version of Hong Kong Phooey. This serious, almost spiritual version of the beloved cartoon icon doesn't get to jump into a file cabinet, drive the all purpose car, or have the characters from the police station. Hong Kong's dialog could not have been spoken by Scatman Cruthers. This is a perfect case of why DC should have taken the real cartoon aspect of these characters and left well enough alone. These are characters which are suppose to look odd and goofy, don't have the same impact as their new life like counterparts. I give it 6 out of 10 Grahams VERY FINE/NEAR MINT
(W) Bryan Hill, Jeff Parker (A) Denys Cowan & Various (CA) Denys Cowan, Bill Sienkiewicz Back from Viet Nam, kung fu master Hong Kong Phooey has set up his own detective agency in the inner city. Meanwhile, Jefferson Pierce (a.k.a. Black Lightning) has uncovered a plot by three assassins to collect the components of a sacred text revealing the darkest secrets of Martial Arts magic, and they'll kill anyone who owns them - including the dog who holds the last chapter of the book, Hong Kong Phooey. Plus, a tale of the Funky Phantom as he goes toe-to-toe with the Spectre in a tale by Jeff Parker and Scott Kolins. Date Available: 05/30/2018
BONUS REVIEW by "Doc" Schaefer
While it was fun to see Black Lightning in his original outfit, I simply couldn't get past the modern life like version of Hong Kong Phooey. This serious, almost spiritual version of the beloved cartoon icon doesn't get to jump into a file cabinet, drive the all purpose car, or have the characters from the police station. Hong Kong's dialog could not have been spoken by Scatman Cruthers. This is a perfect case of why DC should have taken the real cartoon aspect of these characters and left well enough alone. These are characters which are suppose to look odd and goofy, don't have the same impact as their new life like counterparts. I give it 6 out of 10 Grahams |
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