tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post8871844534020770333..comments2023-11-30T02:39:02.047-06:00Comments on Comics Make No Sense: ... Who?Adam Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08573914395859734760noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-715217222725063112014-12-04T15:29:15.895-06:002014-12-04T15:29:15.895-06:00I remember that, Smurfswacker! They did it on the...I remember that, Smurfswacker! They did it on the cover. It seems like Marvel had an icon of every character that would appear in the upper left corner and that would have a TM or an "R" next to it.Adam Barnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08573914395859734760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-4745623938652306002014-12-03T17:17:14.611-06:002014-12-03T17:17:14.611-06:00I remember a time (late 70s? 80s?) when the comics...I remember a time (late 70s? 80s?) when the comics companies became obsessed with TM-ing names, especially on covers. My faded memory can't recall which comic it was, but I remember one of the team books where every member of the team was listed along with his or her TM:<br /><br /> "Featuring...this guy! (TM) That Guy! (TM) Another Guy! (TM) And Yet Another! (TM)...in Group Name's (TM) greatest adventure!!!!!"Smurfswackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807173070389349098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-31584152908153267392014-12-03T10:37:04.249-06:002014-12-03T10:37:04.249-06:00Yeah, I put "TM!" after every meme that ...Yeah, I put "TM!" after every meme that we have here at CMNS. It's mostly for the humor, because it gives an air of importance to our silliness.<br /><br />But there are also people who swipe my finds and post them on their own blogs or make "demotivational" posters out of them on that site, so it's my own way of saying, "Find your own material!"<br /><br />But I originally put it on there when the term "super heroes" was trademarked. I figured at that point, let's just trademark everything we can!Adam Barnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08573914395859734760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-37317716968213268752014-12-03T09:29:05.290-06:002014-12-03T09:29:05.290-06:00TM or ™ (I hope that insertion works) means "...TM or ™ (I hope that insertion works) means "trademarked".<br />Comics are notorious for trademarking anything that could pe potentially be merchandised.<br />I vaguely remember one comic cover with the title character discovering her male parent buried in rubble, probably badly-injured (if not dead)! So she screams "DAD!™"<br />I kid you not!Britt Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245579677452948620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-34087675836925273972014-12-03T00:33:48.813-06:002014-12-03T00:33:48.813-06:00What does "TM!" mean? That it's copy...What does "TM!" mean? That it's copyrighted? I don't understandBatmanisBwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06673413913484279984noreply@blogger.com