Strange Real Life Inventions by Comic Book Creators
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This episode of Comic Tropes takes a look at comic book history to point out actual things invented by comic book writers and artists before scientists brought them into the real world. From ankle monitors to chess boxing, lie detectors to raising sunken ships, this is the bizarre history.
Never underestimate a European's knowledge of old Carl Barks stories.
This. In Finland, the donald duck magazine used to be the most subscribed of any non-newspaper magazine. (Peaked at +300k in a country of 5.5m people)
Thank you for INDUCKS!!!
My thoughts exactly, Carl Barks is super popular in Greece, too.
He's not exactly forgotten over here in the US either. I'll wager anyone who reads anything by him will remember it for decades thereafter.
@@richmcgee434 True but it's not the near universal phenomena that it is over there, unfortunately. Even Don Rosa has talked about how much (well-deserved) recognition he gets over there.
Donald Duck was, and still is, WAY more popular than even Mickey Mouse here in Scandinavia. As a kid I used to be subscribed to the club to get the comics in the mail every month, I still have them in a couple of boxes somewhere. Donald Duck is so popular that every Christmas Eve since 1960, they show the "From All of Us to All of You" Christmas special on TV, except it's renamed to "Donald Duck and his Friends Wish a Merry Christmas". Here in Sweden it's the most watched TV program ever, and about 40% of the country watch it every Christmas Eve. You simply can't have Christmas without Donald Duck.
That's the first thing I though - don't the Dutch go ape over the Ducks?!?
@@kenlieck7756 No clue about the Dutch, but the Danes love Donald Duck as well.
@@kenlieck7756 As a Dutchie: yes, we absolutely did/do. There is zero surprise for me that story would at the time be very well known throughout The Netherlands. (I definitely am very familiar with it!)
Western Europeans were super hyped for Donald Duck comics.
@@jeffjones2463 It pops up every once in a while here in Sweden, usually as a funny way to vote blank. If I'm not entirely mistaken, in 2014 Donald Duck got more votes than Jesus.
Marston also created the DISC personality typing system, which sorts people into one of four personality types based on how to best persuade them. It is still taught to salespeople as a tool for compelling customers to make purchases. As much as Marston was interested in the truth, the real throughline of his comics, invention, and field of study within psychology-and arguably also his intimate life-was his interest in compelling others to do things.
Chess Boxing was conceived back in the late 1970s by some guys at a boxing club. There was also a 1979 kung-fu movie named The Mystery of Chessboxing, which the Wu Tang Clan turned into a song in 1993. The history of chess boxing is as wild as the event itself.
Was gonna say WU, specifically GZA rapped about Shadow Boxing in the 90s.
I'd heard about the Wonder Woman creator and the lie detector, but the others were new to me. You came up with a super-creative comic-related topic. So great, in fact, that I had to use two hyphenated adjectives to describe it. Thanks, Chris, and best wishes for the New Year!
It's a great concept, but these days he gets a lot of these ideas from suggestions by fans...like you ;)
I'm actually pretty amazed Stan didn't go after a piece of that patent. It seems like something he would want a piece of- "The Merry Marvel Malefactor Monitoring Mechanism", or something like that 😉.
The thumbnail is so he can show off his cut.
You have to admit, it's pretty super.
It do be a nice cut
Fire cut ngl
Rocking the cut tho
The cut's fire tho tbh
7:47 Lasso of Truth is a common misconception. Originally it made the bound person submit and obey to the user, not just tell the truth, and Marston has said that Lasso wasn't inspired by the polygraph. Instead, it was inspired by his BDSM lifestyle, which he turned into a personal philosophy of 'loving submission'.
I would not be mad about having a whole episode dedicated to Carl Barks.
I'd actually really like a video about each of the creators in this episode!
What a way to start the year off! Another excellent episode... as expected. This was very entertaining. I like this sort of odd facts category added to your repertoire. I'd love to see more of these mixed in with the technique analysis and weird heroes themed episodes. Happy New Year, Chris! 🎊 🥂 🎆 🎇
Another one I would like to see, added to the odd facts category, would be an episode about super hero fitness. How Frank Miller and Denny O’Neil portrayed Batman and Dare Devil’s work outs, for example.
@@brandonmedina4471 Interesting. I was thinking about comic creators who are bodybuilders, or real life heroes and/or criminals.
Dude Ive wanted a video on this exact topic for the longest time! Thanks!!!
Happy New Year Chris! Thank you for doing what you do! I’ve learned so much about comics this year from discovering your channel.
And the great news is, my channel awaits you as soon as you graduate from Comics 101 to Comics 102 (and Advanced Comics Knowledge 1000).
A bit of a shorter episode, but a great one! As soon as I saw Enki Bilal's art I had to jump in on the episode. I would love to see more episodes on this very topic. And on Enki Bilal's and Jodorowsky's comics. Anything related to Metal Hurlant and Heavy Metal. And of course, Happy New Year, Chris!
Imagine Alef Thau on this channel 😃
I'll second these requests. Euro comic topics would be appreciated!
Happy New Year! Carl Barks was incredibly clever, apparently the entire plot of Christopher Nolan's Inception was lifted from a Scrooge McDuck comic (minus the characters).
I did not know that the tracking devices were inspired by a Spiderman comic, I'll remember that piece of trivia till I die XD. It's incredible how stuff like homing devices, drones, cloning, cybernetic limbs, instant worldwide audio and video communication was incredible sci-fi still in the 80s but I saw all of it become reality in my life-time
That story was by Don Rosa not Carl Barks.
This is an awesome video!!! I love it when life imitates or is inspired by art, it's so fascinating how much illustrators come up with outside of telling stories! Also...is everything alright, Chris??
Why wouldn't everything be alright? Do you know something we don't?
@@citizensguard3433 You didn’t hear what he said at 8:00 😭😭😭
@@pauliedaartist7 There is a really huge chance that that was a joke
@@TitularHeroine No, I know😂😭 I was just teasing
@@pauliedaartist7 OHHhh -- !! Durp. I promise I am not really that dense -- texting ton of voice issue. Sorry😂
Chessboxing actually comes from a late 1970s HK action movie, "The Mystery of Chessboxing", which Wu-Tang Clan did a song about in 1993 as well.
The villain in the movie is called Ghost -faced killer.
A clever interesting topic, Chris. The first time I saw a wingsuit 6:21 was when Steranko outfitted Nick Fury in an orange one on a splash page in 1967 (if memory serves).
Another year and it starts with a comic tropes video. Couldn't have asked for more.
Hi, Chris! Great video as always... Would love a whole series on Jodorowsky, the man is a creative powerhouse and i would love to hear your take on him and his troupes!
Would love a deep dive into Jodorowsky's work in the comic world in a future video
Donald Duck comics were popular in Scandinavia so it's not surprising someone in the Danish patent office would know of Barks.
Chris Ware constructed a machine-automated multi-articulated 3-d model of his character Quimby the Mouse.
Love the channel.
It's wonderful how much research Carl Barks put into comics (and later on, how Don Rosa followed his footsteps in that regard)
Awesome, would love part two! If you haven't heard of Immortal, it's a movie by Enki Bilal synthesizing a few of his strips into one story, and Nicopol is a protagonist. Thanks always!!
PS and let's face it, Jack Love is a supervillain name for sure
Happy New Year Chris!
As a kid growing up I had a passion for both art and science. It's awesome how artists can pioneer science such as the comic book creators mentioned here.
Unlike all the other inventions in the video, which first appeared in comics, Moulton Marston was credited with creating the lie detector in 1915, many years before Wonder Woman's debut.
What a great idea for a video. You and comic drake are like 2 of my most fav RUclipsrs. I've been following you guys for quite a few years now. I ALWAYS leave a like on all of your guys' videos. And seriously it's so rare nowadays to find such genuine/real, nice, intelligent and thoughtful people like you 2 guys. I have learned so much from you guys and have so much fun with your videos. Thank you for everything you do for just being you!
The humor seemed a little different in this episode ... and I loved it. Please continue to indulge your wacky instincts whenever the mood strikes you, Chris. Also, would love to learn about psychomagic, if you ever feel like delving into it.
Great episode. That crack line really "cracked" me up. Happy new year Chris, stay up homie.
Donald Duck is INCREDIBLY popular there. Think the new Stephen King novel comes out in the 80s and 90s level widely read.
In the Netherlands Donald Duck Magazine has been the most popular weekly magazine for the past 70 years, bar none. Not just the most popular comic book; the most popular magazine. And it is read by every age group, from young to old. So that a Dutch patent office employee remembers a 16 year old story doesn’t surprise me in the least.
unexpected Gotham Chess sighting at 5:07. also isn't Mother Box in Fourth World comic basically smart phone?
I really enjoyed this episode, Chris! Happy New Year to you and to all of your viewers.
Happy New Year to you Chris 🎉
Metabarons is an insane book. I've nearly finished the series as of this writing. Thanks for the upload, I had just recently told my Lady friend about the unique history of the Polygraph.
There was an article about people who saved lives by using things they learned from tv (a guy saved someone from a train by watching a mythbuster episode, a boy knew how to save a drowning man from a spongebob episode, etc...) more of these episodes mate. it's killer!
There was a chap in Australia I believe who was inspired by the palm print ID for Judge Dredd's pistol to develop something similar in real life - I think it was an MIT student who actually figured it out though.
The Nikopol Trilogy is well worth a look. The art is excellent and the story is utterly bizarro.
Happy new year Chris thanks for all the great content 👍🏻
I spent an entire day off watching your videos and would love to see another Roy Thomas video on All Star Squadron and how he loves continuity and tieing storys together.
I'd love to see a couple of episodes about Carl Barks and Don Rosa. They were incredible storytellers and artists
Happy new year Chris.
This video just shows the impact of comic book stories on our world.
I havent watched this channel in 3 years and your weight loss is crazy! Great job, man!
Loved this Chris. Interviews and deep dives here are great.
I really enjoy this funny light hearted episodes inbetween the deep dives. Thanks for the good work :)!
That’s some deep comic history. Cool stuff.
Happy New Year Chris! Great episode, loved learning the history behind some of these inventions, especially the ones relating to Donald Duck and Spiderman!
That was amazing. Especially the patent officers knowing the comic book precedents. How did you ever find all of this out? Please by all means get into comic creator esoterica if it's like this. Happy 2023!
Yeah I'd like to see more inventions influenced by comic books creators. Also happy New years
Happy new years!
I miss seeing fan art as part of the shows.
Love your channel, and all the best for 2023 to you and Comic Tropes!
I had one last week but I think when I stopped giving out prizes it went down. And that’s fair but I had the hardest time getting to the post office regularly.
@@ComicTropesfair enough.
I certainly recognized ENKI BILAL in the thumbnail. A little over a week ago in my latest Original Artefacts segment I discussed an original page from Bilal (as well as one each from Moebius and Milo Manara). Because of the mildest bit of nudity on Bilal's page, RUclips not only Age-Restricted the video (killing it's views) but also refused my ad for it. Shockingly, it was Bilal, not Manara who was the problem this time ;)
Great video, Chris! Those kitties are a riot! HAPPY NEW YEAR ✨🥳
Happy new year. Thanks for all of your content that I enjoy.
When people think of iconic Spider-Man quotes, they always seem to forget, “Better follow that burger.” Thanks for reminding us.
What a unique video! Thank you for sharing! Would love to see a sequel, assuming you have material for it.
Happy New Year Chris! Absolutely love your channel and content. Always interesting and I’ve picked up quite a few gems from your suggestions. Keep up the great work man!
I really like this kind of episodes from time to time. Happy 2023 Chris!
Glad to be a supporter on Patreon. Your stuff rules
Happy new year, Chris! More power this year, man! Oh and fantastic episode =D.
Donald Duck actually headlines the disney comics in the Netherlands, and is basically the face of comics.
Same in Denmark
Same in Finland.
Transmetropolitan is such a good futurist book. Beyond the scifi elements, Ellis totally understood how the internet would affect society and politics.
Awesome video!!
Dick Tracy had three types of this invention: the 2-way wrist radio, followed by the 2-way wrist TV and the 2-way wrist computer (I don't know what came after that, though).
Personally, i'd like to see Doctor Octopus's mechanical tentacles become an an actual item on the open market. Why, it'd give supermarket baggers goosebumps!
I saw a print article once on the numerous ideas Carl Barks had which later became REAL! *Very* cool!
Let's not forget that time when Gyro Gearloose (I don't remember in which Barks story) had made an ad blocker for television. 🤣
I absolutely love this video! This is such an interesting and fascinating topic. Great job!
I've know about the Donald Duck one for a couple of decades. Carl Bank's work was very influential in Europe and even Japan.
donald duck is actually really popular in the Netherlands. Doctors waiting rooms, newsstands, they're everywhere and read by people of all ages.
I'd actually like more of the weird corners of the industry.
Please make more of these! If not that, then make a larger scale video about the subject!
Donald duck from my understanding is very popular in the Scandinavian countries so it's actually pretty likely that a Dutch clerk would remember that
Another great video! Love your gags and presentation skills
Hope to see a part 2 that quite facinating !
Great video Chris once again
Happy New Year Chris! Very interesting subject for the first video of 2023, for sure.
The methylene gas isolation process is the most bizarre for sure.
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While not an "invention", Marsten also wrote about comics contributing to juvenile delinquency years before Frederick Wertham which is what lead to him being hired by National Periodical Publications (now DC). It was an attempt to avoid the very thing Wertham helped bring about.
Chris, have you considered doing a dive into Neal Adam's science backgroud/hobby?
Really looking forward to the techniques video! I'm always trying to improve my art.
Great episode as always, Happy New Year!
Happy new year! Congrats for the channel! The duck Donald thing was amazing haha
We need more of these videos!! Loved it
Would love it if you did a whole episode on Carl Barks.
Great episode! It's something that I didn't know I would be interested in
Chess boxing is actually from a 1979 kung fu movie titled "The Mystery of Chess Boxing" starring Jack Long.
Chris is the only crackhead youtube content creator that I subscribe to.
I didn't know any of this. Very informational and entertaining video.
I thought this was super interesting stuff. Great video, Chris! You're the man ✌🏻❤️
Happy new year, bud
Merry New year people! 😂✌🏿
Happy New Year, Chris! Another great episode.
I always found Mother Boxes to be the equivalent of iPhones.
best comedic chops yet Chris.
You'd be surprised, Chris, but the Dutch are *really* into Donald Duck comics. You constantly see new volumes in all mainstream book store chains, so this long tradition is not going away soon with younger generations, it seems.
:) Thanks for another great video! The Wonder Woman-polygraph connection is amazing.
That's actually a bit of coincidence. The lasso was based on marstons research of disc assesments not the polygraph.
Great episode to start off 2023!
Very interesting video! Thanks for the info Chris and happy new year!
More awesome comic factoids for me to store and use to astonish people with. YUSS!!!!