Comments on: Holy moley! http://www.word-detective.com/2011/03/holy-moley/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Colin W http://www.word-detective.com/2011/03/holy-moley/comment-page-1/#comment-53792 Colin W Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:37:55 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=4743#comment-53792 The last grand prior of the Knights Templar was named Jacques de Molay. Admittedly this sounds flaky, but is it possible that partisans of the order used holy moley to identify each other after he was burned at the stake and the order abolished? The last grand prior of the Knights Templar was named Jacques de Molay. Admittedly this sounds flaky, but is it possible that partisans of the order used holy moley to identify each other after he was burned at the stake and the order abolished?

]]> By: Grandpa Chet Cox http://www.word-detective.com/2011/03/holy-moley/comment-page-1/#comment-43619 Grandpa Chet Cox Mon, 24 Sep 2012 05:17:50 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=4743#comment-43619 Per C. C. Beck, Bill Parker did reference "the food of the gods," and the first suggestions of the character - which was actually going to be a full team of heroes, each one with one of the powers of one of the ancient gods. Evidently, the editors of the time wanted to have only ONE hero (to compete with Superman) and Parker redesigned his original proposal. And then went back to what he considered "real writing" -- Mechanix Illustrated. *jeep! & God Bless! Per C. C. Beck, Bill Parker did reference “the food of the gods,” and the first suggestions of the character – which was actually going to be a full team of heroes, each one with one of the powers of one of the ancient gods. Evidently, the editors of the time wanted to have only ONE hero (to compete with Superman) and Parker redesigned his original proposal.
And then went back to what he considered “real writing” — Mechanix Illustrated.

*jeep! & God Bless!

]]> By: Ken Reynhout http://www.word-detective.com/2011/03/holy-moley/comment-page-1/#comment-43243 Ken Reynhout Mon, 03 Sep 2012 20:39:02 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=4743#comment-43243 My late uncle, William Woolfolk, was one of the behind-the-scenes original authors and creators of Captain Marvel. He told me that he invented the phrase "Holy Moley," but did not mention how he came up with it. It even made it into his obituary: http://articles.latimes.com/2003/aug/10/local/me-woolfolk10 My late uncle, William Woolfolk, was one of the behind-the-scenes original authors and creators of Captain Marvel. He told me that he invented the phrase “Holy Moley,” but did not mention how he came up with it. It even made it into his obituary: http://articles.latimes.com/2003/aug/10/local/me-woolfolk10

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