Article #34
Indiana
Jones and the Secret of my Success!
(Or, the
hodgepodge entry)
I’m a
fan of Indiana Jones. No harm in stating
that is there? Over the top action combined
with humor, each movie is a non-stop rollercoaster ride (cliché, I know, but
it’s the truth). Granted, you have to
leave your brain at the door when it comes to Dr. Jones’ adventures,
particularly when he can survive a nuclear blast inside a lead lined
refrigerator. Still, they’re fun to
watch.
It’s
this enjoyment of Indiana Jones lunacy that made me delve into the comic books,
particularly the 1980s Marvel run which was based shortly after the Raiders of
the Lost Ark came out. There’s some really
good reading there and some not so great (honestly, riding a freaking
DRAGON?). I believe Dark Horse is
currently reprinting Indy’s Marvel run so you too can thrill to his escapades.
What’s
interesting is in one particular issue I believe I may have stumbled on the
secret of Indiana’s uncanny survival ability.
Here’s a page from The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones #22:
Pretty
exciting stuff eh? By the way, Tarrant
was a bad guy too, so Indy didn’t just accidently send a buddy of his to his doom. Okay, so Indy’s got 24 hours to take care of
business! Let’s see how he’ll get out of
this one by turning to the next page…
So
let’s get this straight. The Nazi agent
gave Indy 24 hours to conclude his affairs with the Arnhem Ring. The very next page of the story, they arrive
in Switzerland DAYS LATER. Why didn’t
the Nazi just shoot Indy in the back of the head on the train after his 24
hours were up? Well, there’s the
rub. Now everything starts to make sense
in terms of Indy’s survival adventure after adventure after adventure. Indiana Jones is actually able to control
time!!! Move over Dr. Who, there’s a new
Time Lord in town!!!
That,
or all his enemies are morons incapable of even tying their own laces. Take your pick.
Image within the Image Moment Presents:
The Nonconventional Perils of Being a
Superhero Part 1
Yes,
image within the image is back with a new ongoing subseries detailing some of
the problems superheroes can have. This
first case in point points out a hereto unknown risk when having a double
identity. Taken from Shazam #17, it
details the side-effect of going undercover using your secret identity. If your second identity happens to be that of
a young lad, and you just happen to be taking a trip on a ship run by a salty
old sailor who is probably drunk half the time – chances are you’ll be getting
more attention than you ever wanted…
I’m
certain that the phrase “I’m boss at sea!” in conjunction with a spanking on
the ass is not at all misleading. No,
not misleading at all. Why do I get the
feeling this was the first of MANY spankings young Billy Batson would endure
under the squinty eyes of Captain Bryce?
And why is “In the Navy” by the Village People stuck in my head now?
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