tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25254614.post2538782531473778056..comments2024-03-23T23:46:29.024-07:00Comments on The Fabuleous Fifties: Ger Apeldoornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03633862833036214748noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25254614.post-6807125791481646822012-11-18T06:35:03.692-08:002012-11-18T06:35:03.692-08:00Well, I think Martin Mystery has an apelike or nea...Well, I think Martin Mystery has an apelike or neanderthal sidekick... but frankly, it would surprise me is there is a direct link.<br /><br />This is in fact the very first Mark merlin story, so you latched on as early as you could.Ger Apeldoornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633862833036214748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25254614.post-66929527951193580612012-11-18T06:00:40.510-08:002012-11-18T06:00:40.510-08:00Of course, Mark later evilved into Prince Ra-Mon (...Of course, Mark later evilved into Prince Ra-Mon (or something like that) and that character has, I think, been briefly revived. And Martin had an ape-like sidekick, much like Java in the Metamorpho comic. So, MM may be similar to MM, but there's more different than similar, IMHO. BTW, this Mark Merlin story is one of the very first I ever read and Meskins art attracted me then because it was so "primative" and yet "sophisticated" to my young eyes.jhegenbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07082204163626888629noreply@blogger.com