Amalgam contest results, part 1

Originally published May 9, 1997, in Comics Buyer’s Guide #1225

Well, it’s time to announce the results of the little contest we had at “But I Digress,” namely the Super-bizarre fight and amalgam universe contest.

For those who came in late (as they always say in The Phantom), we decided to sponsor a little competition in which people could put forward the sort of match-ups that weren’t especially suited to the famed “Marvel vs. DC.” In addition, you were all invited to submit concepts for particularly odd Amalgams.

I learned, after the fact, that Tony Isabella had done something similar some months ago in his column. Whoops. Now, of course, I could have just scuttled the idea, but we got so many nifty entries that I felt it’d be a waste of effort on the part of all concerned if we did that.

So here’s a cross-section of some of the entries we received. Comments in italics are mine.

 

From: Krista M., Hyde Park NY:

Hans and J’onzz

 

From:   Michael R., Vancouver, WA

1) Turok – Son of Flintstone vs. Tom and Jerry Lewis     

2) Zane Greystoke vs. Tarzandar

3) Colt 45 Where are you? in The land of the Dell Giants

4)Tin Tin & Rin Tin Tin vs.  Huckleberry Hound of the Baskervilles

5) Terry and the Pirates of Darkwater vs. Raggedy Ann and Andy Panda

6) George of the Jungle and Jim vs. Leave it to Binky Beaver

7) Mighty Mickey Mouse vs. Krazy Felix the Kat

8 ) Brer Oswald the Rabbit vs. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Scrooge

 

From: Jeffrey P., St Charles, MO

Magnus Robot Fighter vs. The Robot from Lost in Space

 

From: Jack G., Bellevue, NE

1) Cry for Dondi vs. Queen of the West: Dale Avengelyne

2) Our Barney at War vs. The Captain and the Kids

 

From: Robertson, Des Moines, IA

1) Blue Beetle Bailey

2) Captain Atom Ant

3) Sgt. Rockey and Bullwinkle

4) News Boy Legion of Superheroes

5) Kid Flash Gordon

6) Incredible Hulk Hogan’s Heroes

 

From: Nelson J., Stamford, CT

Battles:           

1) Sabrina vs. Witchblade

2) Concrete vs. Herculoids

3) Space Ghost vs. Ghostly Trio

4) E – Man vs. Mr. A

Bizarre Combos:

1) Sgt. Rocketeer

2) Plastic Mandrake

3) Gigan Thor

Real Weird:

1) Deepspace 9 ½ Weeks

2) Lobo Derek

3) ELVISION (Robot that walks like a  king)

 

From: Thomas H., Tarzana, CA

1) Cosmo Kramer the merry Martian

2) Terry and the Pirates of the Caribbean

And, one of my personal favorites:

3) Betty and Verotika

 

From: Robert L., Norwich, CT

Aliens vs. X-Men

Actually, I think Marvel did that about ten years or so ago, except the aliens were called “The Brood” at the time. Still… one wonders why Marvel and Dark Horse doesn’t produce an official crossover. It’d be like printing money.

 

From: D. Ginsberg, Oak Park, IL

1) Vizarch Comics present Archie ½

2) Harvey Pekar fights censorship in My Tropic of Cancer Year

3) Jimmy Buffet takes on 2 tough girls in the 90′s in : Strange Cheeseburgers in Paradise

4) Powerful super heroes fighting cat shaped Nazi’s in WWII in Miracle Maus.

 

Brian M., Tampa, FL

1) The Flash vs. Speedy Gonzalez

2) Ghost riders vs. Casper & Nightmare

3) Mighty Mouse vs. Streaky the Supercat

4) The Demon vs. Hot Stuff

5) Archie & Jughead vs. Beavis & Butthead

(The Archie/Jughead/Beavis/Butthead one actually gives me chills.)

6) Swamp Thing vs. Pogo

7) Hawkman vs. Woody Woodpecker

8 ) Brother Power, The Geek vs. Raggedy Ann

9) Little Lotta vs. Jabba the Hutt (a battle more in the nature of a pie-eating contest)

Amalgamated Characters:

1) The Black Pink Panther vs. The Silver Smurfer

2) Blonde Phantom Stranger vs. Phantom Lady and the Tramp

3) Mr. Weatherbeetle Bailey vs. Miss Solomon Grundy

4) Fantastic Forever People vs. Dr. Doom Patrol

5) Ren & the Stimpsons vs. Josie and the Snagglepussycats

6) Howard the Daffy Duck vs. Fritz the Krazy Katwoman

 

From: Shawn S., Darien, IL

1) Strangers in Paradise Lost

2) Bio Booster Armor MacGuyver

3) Sin City Slickers

4) Man From Atlantis Chronicles

5) Gunsmith Cats (The Musical)

6) Box Office Poison Elves

7) Two Gun Kid Eternity

8 ) Hi and Lois Lane- Superman’s Girlfriend

9) Mister Miracle Worker

10) The Savage Dragon Ball Z

11) Lady Death of a Salesman

12) Stray Bullets Over Broadway

13) Road Warrior Nun Areala

Some of the above really wandered away from the notion of dealing with individuals (Stray Bullets Over Broadway, for instance) but they were loopy enough that I opted to include them.

From: Donald G., Springfield, VA

Team-ups

 1) Whisper & Black Belt

 2) Bullseye & The Target

 3) Deadman & Lady Death

 4) Ash & The Human Torch

 5) Solitaire & Solo

 6) Donald Duck & Howard the Duck

 7) Badrock & Concrete

 8 ) Tommy Tomorrow & the Eternal Warrior

 9) Captain Carrot & Bugs Bunny

10) Dollman & Barbie

11) Vampirella & Elvira

12) Iceman & The Melter

13) Bart Simpson & Dennis the Menace

14) Claire Voyant & Prophet

15). Ren & Stimpy & Itchy & Scratchy

16) Razor & Blade the Vampire Hunter

17) Frank Castle & The Rook

18 ) Ex-Mutants & The X-Men

19) Uncle Scrooge & Richie Rich

20) Pinocchio & Woody Woodpecker

 

The silliness continues next week.

(Peter David, writer of stuff, can be written to at Second Age, Inc., PO Box 239, Bayport, NY 11705).