Article #37
Potpourri
(Or… the mixed bag
entry)
Just a couple
of mixed bag entries this time around.
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So,
onto the entries. First up is a classic
teaming between Batgirl and Superman from Superman #279. As we enter the story our dynamic duo are
crashing in on the villain’s lair…
I found
it odd reading this that the villain shares the same last name as a current US
Senator. Maybe J. Saul is a distant
relative to John Kerry? I don’t think
they’re that close though, as I believe our Mr. Kerry is a democrat, while with
phrases like “I’ll turn Metropolis into
a wasteland before I go broke!” J. Saul strikes me as your typical right
winger. Just saying.
So
kiddies, how do you suppose Superman handles the oncoming crisis?
Uhm,
yeah. You know I’ve seen Superman do
many things in the comics, but essentially watching
him vomit black goo isn’t on the highlight reel. You know, with Kerry’s last line in the story
I think I’ve found my kindred spirit.
Think I’ll go and troll some right wing websites later.
And is
it just me, or do those 2 Metropolis towers eerily look like the World Trade
Centre Towers? I guess the 70s were the
time when both Gotham and Metropolis were clones of New York City.
Now
onto the second entry for today…
In
All-Star Comics #74 the Justice Society is up to their old tricks of battling
evil. Here’s the splash page…
Ah yes,
funny how politics seem to creep into comic books. Apparently in the 1970s Quebec was a province
torn between leaving Canada and staying with Canada. And now?
Well, honestly, the more things change, right folks? Seems on Earth 2 the Separtists got their wish
and even got Montreal to host the International Women’s Convention, whatever
that is. I wonder if there’s an
International Men’s Convention too?
Anyway,
Dr. Fate and the JSA eventually determine who the villain is, and thus Dr. Fate
comes up with my most favorite solution to battling an ancient evil! Trust me, you won’t believe your eyes for
this titanic climax!!!
Wait,
let me get this straight, they stop the ultimate evil that was siphoning power off
of them by DOING NOTHING and Dr. Fate congratulates them by saying Earth will
never fall so long as it has guardians like the JSA. See, logic says if the bad guy was using the
JSA’s powers, then maybe Earth would have been better off without the JSA to
begin with. Just saying.
It’s
odd how the artist, in what really is a nice team image, made one character
completely obscured by Superman.
Honestly, who is that guy standing behind the Man of Steel? Anybody?
Let’s just call him Generic Man!
Anyone out there have any more Generic Man sightings, please send them
my way.
I also
like how Starman seems absorbed in reading the next issue box. I wouldn’t worry about the JSAer who’ll kick
the bucket Starman, as my money is on Generic Man!!!
By the
way Generic Man is my new baby (copyright and trademark). Maybe I could get a Generic Man movie going.
And
finally from Mary Marvel #34, an amusing little tale featuring the world’s
mightiest girl…
So, he
only looks for missing uncles. Not
aunts, pets, moms, pops, sons – only uncles.
As I understand it though, couldn’t a son also be an uncle to
someone? Couldn’t a father to one person
be an uncle to someone else? In this
regard, how does Uncle Marvel limit his niche to only uncles? It’s thoughts like this that keep me up in
night. We’ll skip over the first case
and head over to something more interesting…
You’ve
got to love the ethics in the 1940s.
Case in point, Uncle Marvel and Mary Marvel seem to have no qualms with
letting the old man go, even after HE TRIED TO KILL THEM JUST PANELS
EARLIER! Okay, the guy had it rough and
went nutty, is that a good enough reason to let him loose?
And the
final point of the day, just how did Uncle Marvel stop the wicked lady from
bashing the Crazy Uncle in the head with a broom.
I could
be wrong, but it looks to me like he cut one…
So
until next time, let’s end this one on a fragrant note…
I guess
it turns out that Uncle Marvel had a superpower after all!!! YAY!!!