By Michael Eury Table of Contents The Other Nice–Terrific War ..........................................................................143 The Return of the Original Yellow Tornado ................................144 The MAD Adventures of Captain Klutz ........................................145 INTRODUCTION: Goin’ to a Go-Go 4 AN INTERVIEW WITH DICK DeBARTOLO ...................... 147 Fatman, the Human Flying Saucer ......................................................148 CHAPTER 1: Campfire 6 Not Brand Echh .............................................................................................................151 Eclipso ...........................................................................................................................................7 Fruitman ...............................................................................................................................156 Superman and the Giant Cyclops .............................................................9 Sinistro, Boy Fiend ...................................................................................................158 Magicman and Nemesis ........................................................................................12 Fearless Frank ...............................................................................................................159 The Teen Titans ..............................................................................................................14 Captain Costello and Captain Splendid .......................................160 Metamorpho, the Element Man ..................................................................17 AN INTERVIEW WITH RAMONA FRADON.........................21 CHAPTER 4: Camp Runamuck 162 Dial H for Hero ...................................................................................................................23 Bondmania .........................................................................................................................163 Harvey Thrillers ..............................................................................................................25 Irwin Allen’s Fantastic Voyages ..............................................................174 Captain Action................................................................................................................31 AN INTERVIEW WITH BILL MUMY .....................................178 Dell’s Monster Super-Heroes ........................................................................36 Batmania ..............................................................................................................................182 Palisades Park ...................................................................................................................41 Jan and Dean Meet Batman .....................................................................190 AN INTERVIEW WITH VINCE GARGIULO .........................43 AN INTERVIEW WITH DEAN TORRENCE .......................192 Batman All Star Dairy Products ...............................................................45 It’s A Bird… It’s A Plane… It’s Superman .......................................198 Batman Mini-Comics ................................................................................................47 AN INTERVIEW WITH BOB HOLIDAY .............................. 200 Super-Hero Paperbacks ......................................................................................50 Tarzan, TV’s Most Famous Swinger ..................................................205 Blackhawk, Junk-Heap Heroes ..................................................................60 The Green Hornet ...................................................................................................206 Aquamania ..........................................................................................................................63 Dick Tracy, Sixties Super-Cop ..................................................................209 B’Wana Beast ..................................................................................................................67 Wonder Woman TV Pilot ...................................................................................212 Saturday Morning Super-Heroes ............................................................214 CHAPTER 2: Camptown Revivals 68 Hanna-Barbera Heroes ......................................................................................225 I.W. Super Comics ........................................................................................................69 Filmation’s DC Super-Hero Cartoons ..............................................237 The Shadow .........................................................................................................................71 Marvel Super-Hero Cartoons .....................................................................239 Captain Marvel ...............................................................................................................73 America’s Best TV Comics ...........................................................................242 Doc Savage ........................................................................................................................77 The Spirit ...............................................................................................................................79 CHAPTER 5: Band Camp 244 Fighting American ........................................................................................................81 Beatlemania ....................................................................................................................245 Plastic Man ........................................................................................................................83 AN INTERVIEW WITH JOE SINNOTT ............................... 249 The Owl ....................................................................................................................................87 Swing with Scooter ................................................................................................251 Super-Hip ............................................................................................................................253 CHAPTER 3: Campus Clowns 90 Surf’s Up! ............................................................................................................................255 Jerry Lewis, One-Man Justice League ................................................91 Monkeemania and Comic Books ...........................................................257 Herbie the Fat Fury ..................................................................................................98 AN INTERVIEW WITH JOSE DELBO ................................ 263 Super Goof ........................................................................................................................100 The Cowsills ...................................................................................................................265 Pureheart the Powerful & Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. .......101 The Archies ....................................................................................................................268 The Inferior Five ...........................................................................................................104 Go-Go ........................................................................................................................................110 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ................................................................. 270 The Mighty Heroes ..................................................................................................115 BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................ 270 AN INTERVIEW WITH RALPH BAKSHI ..............................118 ABOUT THE AUTHOR .....................................................................271 Super Luck .........................................................................................................................125 Miracles, Inc. .....................................................................................................................126 Super Presidents ......................................................................................................128 AN INTERVIEW WITH TONY TALLARICO ......................136 The Nice–Terrific War .............................................................................................138 Chapter 1 CAMPFIRE Uh-oh ... Now I know how toothpaste feels! YEEOW! HAW! I’ll squeeze the elemental juice out of you, fella! DC Comics. © #68. TM & The Brave and the Bold Detail and dialogue from THE SUPER-HERO EXPLOSION Split personality! ECLIPSO Gordon vs. Hero and Villain Eclipso on the Toth-drawn in One Man House of Secrets #67 cover. TM & © DC Comics. Let’s get this out of the way from the get-go: Eclipso scared the heck out of me when I was a kid. In 1966, I had just started buying comics at age eight when the “Hero and Villain in One Man!” was winding down his original three-year blip of fame. As I scoured the racks searching for Batman funnybooks, I’d avert my eyes when stumbling across those issues of House of Secrets starring Eclipso. As drawn by Jack Sparling, Eclipso was horrifying, with his pointy demon ears, blue half-moon face, and swollen-lipped evil snarl. But I scared easily back