"Goliath's Head" was the 1st animated version of “Robot without a Face,” which was the 71st adventure and the 8th adventure published in the Tetsuwan Atom (Astroboy) Club near the end of of after the end of the 4 year B&W series. It was the 12th & 47th episode in the Japanese-language version and English-language version, respectively. As it was not in the B&W series, I have not yet published a review of it. It is reprinted in vol 8 of the Dark Horse.
Jeffbert’s review of “Lightning Man ("The Light Ray Robot")
Thread for Lightning Man
Uran (Strange Birthday Present) review
thread for Strange Birthday Present (Uran) ("Uran the Tomboy")
I think the pronunciation ‘Urane’ was based upon the fact that ‘uran’ is Japanese-language version’s ‘uranium’ & that pronounciation is consistent with it.
Robio and Robiette was 1st animated in the 3rd or 4th season of the B&W series, & as such, was excluded from the English-language version. I have notes on all the versions, & maybe even a rudimentary review, but nothing published yet. It was 62nd manga adventure, and is reprinted in vol 16 of the Dark Horse manga.
Jeffbert's review of "plant Man" (Alsoar)
Plant Man (Alsoar) thread
The Greatest Robot in the World – Parts 1 &2 I have written a review, but have yet to publish it. This story has not 4, but 5 versions, if you include the one by the contemporary manga artist whose name escapes me. Uran is greatly offended by her big brother’s reluctance to fight Pluto, so she dons one of his briefs, which of course is an actual garment just for this episode. I did create a thread full of images for both parts 1 & 2:
116 Biggest Robot part 1
117 Biggest Robot part 2
But there are no comparisons to other versions.
The Robot Vikings is the 2nd of 3 animated versions of ‘Gadem.’
Jeffbert’s review of “Gangor the Monster” (Vikings)
thread for Gangor
The Time Machine seems to be an adaptation of Blackjack’s 23rd manga adventure:
Kidnap "The President of a country is shot in the back of his head by an assassin. BJ is called in to save the President's life, and he accepts to perform an operation on him. But a telephone call is put through to BJ in the operation room: the kidnappers say that they will return his daughter only in exchange for the President's death. BJ is forced to choose between the lives of the President and Pinoko" (
http://en.tezuka.co.jp/manga/sakuhin/subtitle/m089.html).
The 1980s Astroboy was # 27 & titled “Major Operations by Black Jack.”
The Robot Stuntman does have a basis in the B&W:
189 Confusion at the Shooting Studio, "Atom and Uran go to see the shooting of a film. There, they see robots that look exactly like themselves, and take part in the filming after secretly changing places. In the shooting studio, however, stunt robots are treated as harshly as if they were objects." (
http://en-f.tezuka.co.jp/anime/sakuhin/subtitle/ts002.html)
I created a thread w/ images, but lost the host for them.
[url=”http://www.astroboy-online.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2642”]189 Confusion at the Shooting Studio[/url]
Goody!
