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Tales To Astonish #13 |
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The Martian/Venusian thing is interesting. The Twilight Zone had a similar premise in one of their episodes - a Martian who can shape-change has assumed human form to scout for an invasion, is discovered, and is gloating about this to a human who turns out to be a Venusian in disguise, who reveals the Venusians have intercepted the Martian invasion force.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_the_Real_Martian_Please_Stand_Up%3F
It's the timing that really makes this interesting to me - the Twilight Zone episode came out about a year after the comic. So... did Rod Serling read the comic and like the idea? Were both Serling and Lee/Kirby/Ayers mutually referencing a third source (and if so, what)? Or was it just one of those ideas that were "of the moment", where two different creators had the same idea around the same idea with no direct connection?
That last premise is something which supposedly happened a lot in the 60's, like with Swamp Thing and Man-Thing being invented around the same time but with neither specifically copying the other. Hard to say now exactly what really happened, though.
Posted by: ParanoidObsessive | July 15, 2014 5:52 PM
I do sort of wonder how the Groot we know and love relate to these guys...probably just the same race but he's way kinder and simpler compared to these generic "giant monsters abducting for science!"
Groot should definitely meet Squirrel Girl someday BTW.
Posted by: Ataru320 | August 3, 2014 5:52 PM
Groot actually speaks normally in his first few appearances in the Annihilation Conquest - Starlord mini. I'm not entire sure why he eventually stop saying anything other than "I am Groot"...
Posted by: Berend | July 4, 2017 1:37 PM
Be. Cause. It's. AWESOME!
Posted by: Andrew | July 4, 2017 3:22 PM
I am Groot!
Posted by: Baby | August 31, 2017 6:43 PM
One of those destructive morons has came along at some point and has decided to implement the bonehead retcon that this Groot is not Groot and the real Groot's first appearance was in Annihilation Conquest.
It accomplishes nothing. The only reason it appears to have been done is to distance the popular Groot who only says "I am Groot" from his original appearances where he was verbose. But that just proves how rubbish Marvel editors are because, as Berend notes, Groot speaks normal in Annihilation Conquest too.
Posted by: AF | February 7, 2018 5:55 AM