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Posted:  04 May 2011 04:19   Last Edited By: Tim

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Fictional account of a 1950s Captain America television series starring Steve Reeves. Hope it makes for good reading~ jerod

Account of the 1950s Captain America Steve Reeves TV show.
Posted:  06 May 2011 00:07

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Steve Reeves would have been the perfect Captain America. No doubt about it.
Posted:  06 May 2011 15:37

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Yep, definitely would have been an interesting choice for Captain America.
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Posted:  12 May 2011 01:55

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Stars and Stripes- Thanks for the Steve Reeves comment on my Superman story that got this Cap one going.
Posted:  12 May 2011 03:39   Last Edited By: Stars and Stripes

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No problem, Jerod. As a Steve Reeves fan, I'm glad to read stuff about him, since he's not really that popular anymore.

Just a thought, did you ever think about making an image featuring Steve Reeves as Hercules and Thor? Might could work with all the Hercules vs. Thor fights that have happened in the past.
Posted:  13 May 2011 23:30   Last Edited By: Tim

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I'll see about giving it a go. I like Hercules a little bulkier, but Reeves is probaly more realistic. Check this older image out:

       

In March of 1966 villagers uncovered an apparent ancient ruin near Heraklion, Greece (Crete). Four consecutive summer digs revealed little more than a few pottery sherds. Lack of progress led to a loss of research funds and general abandonment of the site. Based on updated ground surveys from 2001 that indicated the previous digs might have been in a poor location, a second excavation expedition began in 2005 with a grant endowment from the Donald Blake Memorial Research Fund. This time credible finds came at a rapid pace, culminating with the uncovering of a well preserved wall tile mosaic. After several years of restoration, the site and its treasures were recently revealed to the public. Focus went towards the restored mosaic (dating to 220 BC) that archeologists believe indicates the Norse thunder-god Thor battled the Greek demi-god Hercules in ancient Greece. Quires have been forwarded to representatives of both Hercules and Thor, but no responses have been forth-with. Without confirmation or denial from either Avenger, the ancient Greek artwork remains a mystery.
Posted:  14 May 2011 16:42   Last Edited By: Stars and Stripes

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Well I'd have to say Steve Reeves was the best Hercules, and I thought his size was perfect for the movie. Looking at Steve Reeves in the Hercules movie, he just looked like the Marvel Comics Hercules. I had wondered if Stan Lee and Jack Kirby had based their character on the Steve Reeves version. This is what I found:

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The Marvel version of Hercules was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1965 as a super-strong heroic character to serve as a rival/foil for Thor and also to establish the presence of the Olympian Gods in the Marvel Universe.  A household name; Hercules is one of the most popular figures from Greco-Roman mythology and is universally known for his immense strength.  In the late 1950's and early 1960's Hercules was a well known and very popular myth-based hero in many "sword and sandal" movies.  He'd been played by several actors in these movies, but was most notably portrayed by champion bodybuilder and former Mr. Universe Steve Reeves, upon whom Jack Kirby based his design and depiction of Hercules.  Lee and Kirby's decision to create a Marvel version of Hercules to combat Thor made sense considering his mythological roots, his strength, his built-in name recognition and the popularity of "Hercules" movies at the time.  Marvel's Hercules first appeared during the Silver Age of Comics in the first and only "Journey into Mystery Annual" in the summer of 1965.

http://www.comicvine.com/hercules/29-2503/
Posted:  14 May 2011 21:45

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Hercules, or Heracles, is royalty-free, meaning anyone can make a Hercules comic book, movie, novel or toy, but cannot make Hercules look or bear a likeness similar to the Marvel's Hercules or DC or even that Kevin Sorbo's Hercules. After certain time and the name isn't being used, ...other companies can use that name, like Marvel's Captain Marvel.
  Thing is, Superman, Batman, Captain America and even Mickey Mouse and other characters that have been around for over 60 years are becoming royalty free.
  Would you or could you come out with a Captain America comic book with a whole new and different look than the Marvel Cap? Right now, Marvel has a Hercules comic book, and there is an independent comic book running using the Hercules character.  An independent movie maker has a Thor movie coming out, and awhile ago I saw a cheesey indie movie, Thor, Hammer of the Gods.
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That's a cool what if type of story. Thanks for posting it!
 
 
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