As the price sticker indicates, I pulled this out of my local shop's dollar bins; but I thought I might have read it before? I checked my Humble Bundle library and it wasn't in there; so maybe I'm wrong, or have another copy of this somewhere. Might have to find the rest now!
Monday, August 22, 2022
You have to make the sound effect yourself, but that's part of the fun!
I'm old enough to have had a Six Million Dollar Man action figure, which I loved very much; and I know I watched the show, but I have absolutely no recollection of it. The sound effect maybe, but that's it, and that I could've gotten from the Power Record. I should've been all in on this one; in fact, I thought I was! From 2019, the Six Million Dollar Man #1, written by Christopher Hastings, art by David Hahn. Like 9 covers for the first issue, but none were on the GCD until I uploaded this substandard one!
Set in 1974, this is day one as a spy for Steve Austin, who seems really, really upbeat and cheery about it: Steve had occasional bouts of depression over his 'condition,' and may have been over-compensating a bit. Japanese spy Niko Abe is less impressed with him, thinking the CIA would've sent a battalion to investigate a possible ICBM, but they didn't want to step on the toes of connected businessman Takeshi Amari. Steve explains he can investigate, claim to be a lost tourist if discovered, and was chock-full of bionics that could do a lot. Niko remains skeptical.
On Ansa Island, the two quickly find the missile, and the KGB had just arrived with a nuclear payload. ("Bionic eye," Steve explains.) Steve is able to throw around the guards easily enough, but one in a devil mask and sharp suit recovers, gets back in the fight, and severs one of Steve's legs! And he didn't come alone...
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You really do need the noises to complete the entire experience. Did you ever watch the reboot? Wait, I think the Bionic Woman got the reboot treatment on NBC but they never did a proper Six Million Dollar man reboot. Probably because adjusted for inflation he'd be way over the 7 figure budget limit.
Another nagging question, and I think it's been asked before on some other show spoofing both the 6 Million Dollar man and Bionic Woman is using the tech budget to improve their bodies down there.
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