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From: ciaraldi@rochester.UUCP (Mike Ciaraldi)
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Subject: Re: Dangermouse and Penfold???
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Date: Sun, 7-Jul-85 23:10:20 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jul  7 23:10:20 1985
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> From: harry (Harry I. Rubin)
> 
> I've recently seen some oblique references to some characters called
> Dangermouse and his sidekick (?) Penfold.  They look to be very funny,
> are their books in fact good fun?  Does anyone know what book or books
> they appear in?  Are they still being published?  What about other similar
> characters?
> Replies to the net. 
> Thanks very much.				Harry Rubin

By a strange coincidence, the new issue of
COMICS COLLECTOR (#9--Fall, 1985) has several articles on
DANGERMOUSE!

First is an interview with Brian cosgrove, director and
co-producer of the TV series.
Now the truth comes out, about how many episodes there are
(about 140, ranging from 5 to 25 minutes), who does the 
voices, and the Origin of Penfold:

     It's quite funny, really, you see, because this is recorded
     historically that Penfold just came in off the street.
     He's not a trained assistant spy.  He just came in off
     the street one day, and Dangermouse, being a little bit
     soft-hearted, didn't have the coursage to kick him out.
     He just carried Penfold around with him.

The second article is "Dangermouse: Mouse in a Million" by
Martin Lock (of CONQUEROR fame) which points out that DM
is seen on TV, in the Sunday funnies, on videotape, in
computer games (for the Sinclair Spectrum and Commodore 64),
and even in a hardcover annual.

Finally (actually it's toward the front), there is a review of
the first three videotape compilations, which the reviewer
liked.

Now that you've read about DM, where do you see him?
He's on the Nickelodeon network on cable TV.
Sorry I don't know the time, but it's several times
each week at least.


Also in this issue,  An article by WENDY PINI
on "Women, Comics, and Elfquest", and an interview with her.
(also a picture of Wendy in her Red Sonja costume).

All in all, a good issue.
COMICS COLLECTOR is published quarterly by Krause Publications
(same company as COMICS BUYERS GUIDE) and is magazine-sized for $2.25.



Mike Ciaraldi
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