Today marks 30 years since the death of rock-n-roll legend Elvis Presley. Apparently, Elvis was a comic book fan as a young teen back in East Tupelo, Mississippi, and reportedly loved Fawcett's Captain Marvel Jr. character. Some have suggested he may have even styled his hair to resemble Cap Jr.'s unique hairstyle.
The picture on the left is one of my favorite "inside jokes" from Kingdom Come (1996), the alternate future epic by Mark Waid and Alex Ross. Instead of Cap Jr. influencing Elvis, this time around it was Elvis who inspired the look of the adult Captain Marvel Jr., who now called himself King Marvel.
For the ultimate look at the connection between Elvis and Captain Marvel Jr., you've gotta check out the amazing Secret Origin of Elvis and Captain Marvel Jr. at the endlessly entertaining (and inspiring) Dial B for Blog. Word has it that curator Robby Reed will be starting up the blog again on August 31st! Be there!
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Hey Mark...
I just wanted to say I read your blog every morning as part of my Firefox "morning coffee" routine.
And I wanted to say thank you for posts like this. Little tid bits of information and fun facts are always a good time. Your blog is truly a definitive example on what blogs/comic blogs should be.
Be well...and keep it up.
Posted by: Miles | August 17, 2007 at 09:27 AM
Hi Miles! Thanks for the kind words...they mean alot! I try to balance the blog between shorter and longer-form posts, and hopefully everyone likes the mix. Glad to hear that you do.
Posted by: Mark Engblom | August 17, 2007 at 11:22 AM
Its been 30 years since Elvis died? Man that makes me feel old. I remember when it happened. My younger brother was an Elvis freak. It never made any sense. He was the only 8 year old I knew that would save his allowance up so he could buy $3.99 Elvis albums. Back when Elvis died, nobody was into him anymore. I remember telling him that Elvis was dead and he didn't believe me. Wow.... I haven't thought of that in a long, long time.
Posted by: Rick Rottman | August 17, 2007 at 12:53 PM
Robby Reed will be back??? That is excellent news. Dial B for Blog is the best abandonned blog I ever read!
Posted by: Siskoid | August 18, 2007 at 06:51 AM
Yup. Like I said, he'll be back at the end of August. Can't wait!
Posted by: Mark Engblom | August 18, 2007 at 04:58 PM