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Tag: tokusatsu

Japanese superhero Spider-Man tokusatsu The Big Picture Bob Chipman
The Big Picture

How Spider-Man Changed the History of Japanese Superheroes – The Big Picture

In 1978, Marvel Comics and Toei Inc. made a short-term licensing deal resulting in one season of a weird Japanese Spider-Man TV show ...
By Bob ChipmanApril 9, 2020
Ultraman Gridman Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad Big Picture Bob Chipman
The Big Picture

Gridman & Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad Are Back: Nostalgia Can Revive Anything – The Big Picture

One of ’90s nostalgia’s most obscure (at least in the West) relics is suddenly back and bigger than ever! Bob Chipman explains the ...
By Bob ChipmanDecember 17, 2019
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