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Rare Doctor No comic book on Ebay!

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  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited February 2018 Posts: 17,816
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    The UK publication apparently didn't have that problem.

    Was the ethnicity issue so difficult in the U.S. at the time, that even a secondary character in a comic book couldn't be coloured?

    It's the Americans. The land of the free. That explains it!
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
    Posts: 13,055
    Forward thinking. Race didn't matter. Like nationality didn't matter for Jimmy and Clarence in Casino Royale 1954.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    Posts: 17,816
    RichardTheBruce wrote: »
    Forward thinking. Race didn't matter. Like nationality didn't matter for Jimmy and Clarence in Casino Royale 1954.

    That's one way of looking at it, though I doubt it was their motivation of course!
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    I highly believe Bond and Leiter switched nationalities there because the protagonist had to be American in an American show, so the audiences would be interested in seeing it. Climax! was an American show if I remember correctly, unless someone tells me it wasn’t.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited February 2018 Posts: 17,816
    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    I highly believe Bond and Leiter switched nationalities there because the protagonist had to be American in an American show, so the audiences would be interested in seeing it. Climax! was an American show if I remember correctly, unless someone tells me it wasn’t.

    Yes, that's correct. It was first broadcast on the CBS channel in colour. It was recorded on B/W film though. I just recently watched half of CR '54 on You Tube and really enjoyed it. Been meaning to watch it for years. Must watch the other half this weekend. I've kept it as a special year for myself but now feels like the right time!
  • 001001
    Posts: 1,575
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    The UK publication apparently didn't have that problem.

    Was the ethnicity issue so difficult in the U.S. at the time, that even a secondary character in a comic book couldn't be coloured?

    It's the Americans. The land of the free. That explains it!

    Not all Americans are to blame.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    Posts: 17,816
    001 wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    The UK publication apparently didn't have that problem.

    Was the ethnicity issue so difficult in the U.S. at the time, that even a secondary character in a comic book couldn't be coloured?

    It's the Americans. The land of the free. That explains it!

    Not all Americans are to blame.

    Of course not. I was referring to those who were. Sorry to tar you all with the one brush.
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