Well in this case, oddly, some of the info they had WAS accurate. Like the Grape Agate is a new variety found in Indonesia, and the new agey ones were one of the few sites that referenced it. And I noted some of the basic info on other minerals was correct. At least with names like “healing crystal life” or what ever, you know to stop reading after you get to the part of what the crystals are “for”. And if you click to the next pages, you start to find “real” references.
I asked the sellers about it, and they both said it was a new variety found in only one place. It was pretty pricey, but we found a guy who sold some scrap pieces for 5 bucks. I was like, “Aw, your piece is much nicer and more purple than mine.”
Here is a pic of a NICE sample, not mine.
Yes it is. I guess I should have asked him the origins of that, as it was way before the official crossover. The Shadow DID appear in two issues of Batman in the 70s, when DC had a year of Shadow Comics, many featuring MW Kaluta’s art.
The early Batman scripts were basically rewrites of old Shadow stories, and Bob Kane has been shown to swipe some interior art from the pulps in the past. That and the characters are similar, with some Doc Savage thrown in. So Batman is derivative of The Shadow and Steranko is one of the voices who makes sure people know that.
