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From: m1b@rayssd.UUCP (M. Joseph Barone)
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Subject: Dec 6 CGB news
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Date: Tue, 26-Nov-85 17:51:07 EST
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Keywords: Superman, Elfquest, Marvel


	These goodies appear in the December 6 issue of CBG:

	- John Byrne is "in charge of Superman."  No other writer
can add to the mythos without Byrne's knowledge and approval.  'DC
Comics Presents' has been cancelled and a new team-up book is planned
that Byrne will also write but not draw.
	  Byrne plans to do away with Krypto, the Fortress of Soli-
tude, and the city of Kandor.  Only one piece of green kryptonite
exists; no other color variations will exist.  He won't have silly
super powers like super-hypnotism or super-ventriloquism.  It won't
occur to anyone that Superman has a secret identity so no one will
try to find out what it is.  Supergirl and Superboy will be around
only to protect DC's copyrights.  They will not be contected to
Superman.  Superman will not know that he is from another planet
for a long time because his powers will develop as he matures.

	- Elfquest has been optioned for TV by CBS as a Saturday
morning cartoon, tentatively scheduled for Fall, 1986.  These
episodes would not be based on the events in the comic but will
take place an indeterminate time after the original quest.

	- Marvel will start a new series entitle 'Strikeforce:
Morituri' penciled by Brent Anderson and written by Peter Gillis.
The premise is an alien invasion being warded off by biologically
engineered super-heroes.  It won't be part of the 'Marvel' universe.

	- Marvel always runs an ad of what is shipping in 3 weeks'
time; Avengers #266 is being shipped on December 17 that has this
on it:  "Special Epilog to Secret Wars II" and on the bottom it
declares:  "Earth's mightiest super heroes cannot save the Earth...
this little man can. But to do it will *destroy* him", referring to
the Molecule Man.  I know I'm excited!

Joe Barone,	{allegra, decvax!brunix, linus, ccice5}!rayssd!m1b
Raytheon Co,	Submarine Signal Div., Box 330, Portsmouth, RI  02871