A Look at Some Odd Moments in Some Old Comics
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Dec 31, 2009 in Odd Powers, What Were They Thinking
I should have mentioned that All Star Comics #3 is the first appearance of the JSA. It’s not an actual team adventure, really. The JSA is portrayed as more of a “social club for heroes”, with them all sitting about, telling stories. What’s interesting are the below two introductions:
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Dec 30, 2009 in Bad Science, The Spectre
Ah, All Star Comics #3 – you may be my favorite recent read. You’ve given me so much.
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Dec 29, 2009 in What Were They Thinking
You have to feel for Jim Corrigan. Sure, being the Wrath of G-d sounds like fun, but after you’ve cut a guy in half with giant scissors for the 30th time, it starts to get old:
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Dec 28, 2009 in The Flash, What Were They Thinking
Flash Comics #13 has made me wonder if anyone but heavy drinkers should try the “every time Jay strips someone, take a shot” game.
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Dec 25, 2009 in Doctor Fate, What Were They Thinking
…your life means nothing to him. Really. You may have thought Superman was a dick, but Fate’s a bit worse:
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Dec 24, 2009 in Bad Science, Doctor Fate
You know, for a mystic sort, Doctor Fate does a lotta science type talkin’
Radio waves… triangulation… leaving them to rust… where’s my hocus pocus? He even uses magnetism in a proper way!
Dec 23, 2009 in Bad Science, The Spectre, What Were They Thinking
What’s going on here?
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Dec 22, 2009 in Bad Science, The Flash, What Were They Thinking
One of the problems with the Flash is that realistically, a normal crook against a super speedster is going to end up beaten to a pulp (or stripped to his underwear, as the case may be) before he can blink. Writers have two ways of dealing with it. Some ignore it to service the story, and then some try to think of ways around the problem.
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Dec 21, 2009 in Cliches, What Were They Thinking
Ever wonder how Zatara became so wonderful?
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