I've also been a fan of Robin. Hood since my youth. But until recently, I've never collected Robin Hood. March of 1. 99. 8, the call went out for papers for the South. Eastern Medieval. Association's annual conference. A friend on the Robin Hood mailing list. A classic Robin Hood tale, starring Richard Greene as Robin Hood and Bernadette O'Farrell as Maid Marian. Released in 1991 by ITC, it was edited together (quite. Find great deals on eBay for 1957 topps robin hood 1958 topps zorro. Shop with confidence. Robin Hood roundtable. I submitted two ideas, and she picked. Robin Hood comic books of the 1. The conference approved. Trouble. was, aside from the reprint of one 8- page story, I didn't have any 1. Robin Hood comics. So, I went shopping. In. a column in Comic Book Marketplace, Michelle Nolan notes that at. Robin Hood comics during the years of the classic. Richard Greene TV series. Like Nolan, my favourites were the ones produced. National (better known as DC) Comics. In. 1. 95. 4, the comic book industry adopted a self- regulatory Comics Code. This. Code was created as a public relations gesture to calm the public fears. US senate investigation) about the supposed ties between comic books. The Code not only toned down the violence of. Provision 1 of. the Code was . To quote from my paper on. The. Robin Hood of the Comics Code was very different from his medieval counterpart. However. the greenwood legend had changed in 6. And the Code- approved comics. But often entertaining as well. Quality. Comics began publishing Robin Hood stories with Robin Hood Tales. February 1. 95. 6. DC was already publishing superb 8- page. Robin Hood stories in the adventure anthology series The Brave and the. Bold. Robin Hood Tales ceased publication with issue 1. April 1. 95. 8. The. The. Quality issues also included a back- up feature about adventures on the. Third Crusade. And the DC issues had various educational pages (both comic. They informed. us about medieval taxes, law and superstitions. These short features contained. Robin Hood stories in the comics. Short. simplistic and viewed as crude by the general public, these comic book. Robin Hood broadside ballads. Individual issues served as . His lands were seized by the evil Prince John. This origin. was similar to the one used on the Richard Greene television series, although. TV, Robin was only a former knight, Sir Robin of Locksley. Quality. drew its inspiration from the ballads, or perhaps from the many children's. It has brief. scenes from ballads like Robin Hood and Little John and Robin. Hood and the Curtal Friar. Here, they are Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. However, here the debt is owed. St. Mary's as in the ballad version. As a result. there is almost no mention of religion in these stories. Apparently, this. Christianity and Judaism as the Crusading stories. Islam.)Robber. barons were common villains in the code- approved Robin Hood comics. Since. the barons were holding their power from the usurper Prince John, they. When Robin took money from. In. the earliest Robin Hood ballads, there's no mention of taxes, except the. Robin himself imposed. To quote my paper again. His stories veered. The. most extreme example of this shift in tone comes in . Robin actually loses a Nottingham archery. It turns out that the Marvel was really. Robin in disguise, tricking his way into Prince John's service. He foils the villains plans by using his wits. Robin shoots. two arrows during the story, but he did not break the rules. He broke the. longbow arrow in half and formed two crossbow bolts. It. would have been unthinkable for Robin Hood to cheat outright. Another example. comes in . Robin vows not to. English soil until he recovers Richard's ransom. He believed. the money was stolen by Norman pirates, but soon learns that in fact the. Baron Grote in England. Robin refuses. to break his vow, and travels to the robber baron's castle by swinging. In issue 1. 2 he fights falcons trained. In issue 1. 3 Robin saves Tuck. And in issue 1. 4 Robin battles an ape. Apparently they increased sales. And the stories were written by people like Bill Finger. Batman's co- creator. DC was the only American company making money off. It is not surprising that the stories resembled. Batman more than the ballads of Robin Hood. Also, the. sorts of adventures the DC Robin Hood found himself in were far less controversial. Quality Robin Hood. DC was one of the more conformist. But. if the DC Robin Hood was not revolutionary, he was imaginative. The stories. in the DC half of Robin Hood Tales were fun, apes and all. Of all the companies. Robin Hood stories, DC's Robin was least like his legendary. But the history of the legend is one of changing with the. And the DC Robin Hood was best adapted to the comic books of the. Quality and DC Robin Hoods resemble Richard Greene. Robin has. dark hair and is clean- shaven. Also, green was not the primary colour of. His tunic was either red or orange. Comic collectors have told me there was a belief. Researching. my paper and this article has been a blast. The stories are a hoot. And. I felt awe- struck when I actually bought a comic from the long- defunct. Quality comics. Some. I'd. especially like to thank Professor Nyberg for allowing me to bounce some. And of course, a very big thanks to Sherron Lux for getting. Our roundtable discussion was well- received. It was eventually published in Bandit Territories, edited by Helen Phillips. In 2. 01. 4, Martin O'Hearn published this blog entry - identifying the writers and artists most likely responsible for the Quality issues. This book collects a variety of scholarly articles on Robin and other outlaws. Topics include Robin Hood in film and television, gay themes in the Robin Hood legend, 1. Robin Hood comic books, other outlaws such as Fouke fitz Waryn and Owain Glyndwr, 1. Scottish Robin Hood. Contributors include Helen Phillips, Stephen Knight, Thomas Hahn, Jeffrey Richards, Laura Blunk, Marcus Smith and the late Julian Wasserman, and my article on 1. Robin Hood comic books (although they did misspell my name.)Buy Bandit Territories edited by Helen Phillips on Amazon. Buy it on Amazon. Buy it on Amazon. Read a spotlight on Robin Hood's appearances in the 1. British comics drawn by Frank Bellamy. The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)The Adventures of Robin Hood is a British television series comprising 1. It stars Richard Greene as the outlaw Robin Hood and Alan Wheatley as his nemesis, the Sheriff of Nottingham. The show followed the legendary character Robin Hood and his band of merry men in Sherwood Forest and the surrounding vicinity. While some episodes dramatised the traditional Robin Hood tales, most episodes were original dramas created by the show's writers and producers. The programme was produced by Sapphire Films Ltd for ITC Entertainment, was filmed at Nettlefold Studios with some location work, and was the first of many pre- filmed shows commissioned by Lew Grade. In 1. 95. 4, Grade was approached by American producer Hannah Weinstein to finance a series of 3. Grade was so impressed by her proposal that he agreed immediately to back the series. In the UK, the series premiered on ATV London. The series was shot on 3. US commercials were intended to slot in (the series was sponsored in the US by Johnson & Johnson (Baby products, Band- Aid) and Wildroot (Hair products). To mark the end of production on the series Mr. Fisher (Hannah Weinstein and her new husband John Fisher) and Richard Greene threw a final wrap party at The High Pine Club on 1. December 1. 95. 8. Also there were producer Sidney Cole, Ken Hodges (lighting cameraman), Noel Rowland (camera operator), Pip Pearson (sound), and directors including Compton Bennett, Gordon Parry, Terry Bishop, Robert Day, Peter Seabourne, and Anthony Squire, and stuntman Rupert Evans. The show aired on CBC in Canada, and on CBS. Played by Richard Greene. The Sheriff of Nottingham, Robin Hood's enemy who schemes to capture the outlaw. Played by Alan Wheatley. Little John, Robin Hood's trusted friend and his second in command. Played by Archie Duncan. Duncan was briefly replaced by Rufus Cruikshank for ten episodes after Duncan was injured when a horse bolted toward the spectators, mostly children, watching the location filming of the episode . Archie Duncan grabbed the bridle, stopping the horse, but the cart it was pulling ran him over, causing a fractured kneecap and cuts and bruises. He received the Queen's Commendation for Bravery Award and . Played in series one and two by Bernadette O'Farrell and in series three and four by Patricia Driscoll. Friar Tuck, a member of Robin Hood's band. Played by Alexander Gauge. Will Scarlet, a member of Robin Hood's band. Played by Ronald Howard (2 episodes/Series 1) and Paul Eddington (Series 4). Derwent, a member of Robin's band. Played by Victor Woolf. Excepting Robin, this character was featured in the most episodes of the show, a total of 1. Joan, the barmaid at the Blue Boar Inn, a friend of Robin and his band. Played by Simone Lovell. Sir Richard of the Lea, a friend of Robin and his band. Hunter had earlier played King Richard the Lionheart in the 1. The Adventures of Robin Hood starring Errol Flynn. Lady Leonia, wife of Sir Richard of the Lea. Played by Patricia Burke in 5 episodes. The Deputy Sheriff of Nottingham, (The Sheriff's replacement in series 4), played by John Arnatt. Minor characters. Played by Donald Pleasence, Hubert Gregg, and Brian Haines. Princess Avice of Gloucester, the first wife of Prince John played by Helen Cherry before her divorce from John,Isabella of Angoul. Muir and Knight Rider), Patrick Troughton (the Second Doctor), Irene Handl, Nicholas Parsons , Desmond Llewelyn (Q in the Bond films), Sam Kydd, Sid James, Joan Sims and Bernard Bresslaw (Carry On films), Leo Mc. Kern (Rumpole of the Bailey), Alfie Bass (The Army Game), Sylvia Kay (Just Good Friends), Harry H. Corbett and Wilfrid Brambell (Steptoe and Son), Barbara Mullen (Dr Finlay's Casebook), Richard O'Sullivan (Man About the House), Geoffrey Bayldon (Catweazle), Billie Whitelaw, Ronald Allen, Gordon Jackson, Conrad Phillips (William Tell), Martin Benson (Sword of Freedom). John Schlesinger as an actor appeared in three episodes as singing minstrels (Hale and Alan a Dale (2)). A number of actors appeared in supporting roles in most episodes, for series one these include: Victor Woolf, Willoughby Gray, John Drake, John Longden, Charles Stapley, John Dearth, Arthur Skinner, Paul Connell, and Gabriel Toyne. And for later series include: Paul Hansard, Paul Eddington, Michael Lane, Edward Mulhare, Shaun O'Riordan, Morris Barry, Patrick Troughton, Wilfrid Brambell, Nigel Davenport, Harry H. Corbett, Kevin Stoney, Ronald Hines, and Max Faulkner, who also did stunt/double work. Frank Maher later Patrick Mc. Goohan's stunt double played many small non- speaking parts, and stuntman Terry Yorke, who doubled for Richard Greene, played many small roles throughout all four series. Plot and Writing. Robin of Locksley, a nobleman, is forced into the life of an outlaw, dwelling in Sherwood Forest with a band of men who right the wrongs committed by the rich and powerful against the poor and defenceless. Given the name Robin Hood by the outlaw band's leader, Will Scatlock, who was fatally wounded. Hood's enemy in the series is the Sheriff of Nottingham who, with his cohorts, schemes to capture the outlaw by any means possible. Lady Marian Fitzwalter (Maid Marian), a young noblewoman and Robin Hood's lover, keeps him informed of the Sheriff of Nottingham's whereabouts and intentions. Episodes are punctuated with manly deeds of derring- do, tense escapes and pursuits, princely tournaments, the thundering hoof- beats of powerful steeds, the clattering of flashing swords, and the whizzing of fatally- placed arrows. In . When Robin Hood helps the peasant move about the city, the Sheriff invokes . The lord condemns the goose to death . But Robin Hood counters that under English common law, an accused animal is entitled to a fair trial, the same as a human. While Robin Hood drags out the trial, Friar Tuck gets the cook drunk and switches geese. When the deception is revealed, the lord relents and pardons the goose. Lady Marian, Little John, and the other Merry Men carry the day without the star of the show ever showing his face. Most of the time, however, Robin is required to save the day following the usual comment about . Only one going in will be successful. Despite simplistic plotting required by the 3. Anachronisms abound: the lipsticked girl with modern hairdo in the Friar Tuck episode, for instance, wine cups for each occupant at a table in Checkmate when that only became the practice hundreds of years later, the 2. Brother Battle, and a . All this is typical of every series of historical fiction, but the show's producers pointed with pride to their accuracy, courtesy of hired consultants. There was also an element of self- parody at times that sat uneasily on the series. In one episode, The Challenge, the plot- as- such was finished halfway through the show, and during the rest, the hapless Richard of the Lea and his wife worried as their larder and wine cellar were emptied during a siege with Robin, Little John, and Tuck eating and dancing all day and night. Episodes. Weinstein hired many blacklisted American writers to script episodes of the series: these included Ring Lardner Jr., Waldo Salt, Robert Lees, and Adrian Scott. Howard Koch, who was also blacklisted, served for a while as the series' script editor. The blacklisted writers were credited under pseudonyms, to avoid the attention of studio executives. As an example, Lawrence Mc. Clellan is credited as writer of . In addition to the redistributive themes of a hero who robs from the rich and gives to the poor, many episodes in the programme's first two seasons included the threat that Robin and his band would be betrayed to the authorities by friends or loved ones, much as the blacklisted writers had been. Horses used for filming were also stabled at Foxwarren house, which had a projection room for viewing daily film rushes and completed films. In 1. 95. 6 a replica castle exterior, complete with drawbridge, was built in the grounds of the estate for filming of 'The Adventures of Sir Lancelot' series (it features prominently in title sequence for the colour episodes), this was used predominantly for castle scenes in series 3 & 4 of Robin Hood, it first appears as Chateau Marmont in 'The Bandit of Brittany' during series 2, in place of the standing castle and village set on the backlot at Nettlefold studios used in series 1 & most of series 2. As well as this, establishing shots and short film sequences were also shot at various medieval buildings in the UK including: Allington Castle in Kent, this was used to establish Fitzwalter Castle, Marian's home in the series, Painshill Park, near Cobham, Saltwood Castle in Hythe, and Pencoed Castle near Magor in Monmouthshire. Three Northumberland sites were used . Bodiam Castle in East Sussex, Leith Hill near Dorking, Framlington Castle in Suffolk, Newark Priory near Ripley, Castle Mill in Dorking, and Newark Mill amongst others were used through the series. Directors of Photography . George. Production Associate . The poem was a humorous summary vignette of what could be expected in the episode. An actor portraying the Minstrel would use the same melody at the final fade to black before the end credits for 1st run CBS sponsored screenings in the USA, letting viewers know that the sponsor . At times it is heard as background music at parties. In one of its most prominent uses, Robin forces a group of soldiers to sing it. The Merry Men perform the soul cake song in . The song is still fondly remembered: Robin Hood, Robin Hood, Riding through the glen. Robin Hood, Robin Hood, With his band of men. Feared by the bad, Loved by the good. Robin Hood, Robin Hood, Robin Hood. He called the greatest archers to a tavern on the green. They vowed to help the people of the king. They handled all the trouble on the English country scene. And still found plenty of time to sing.
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