National had this odd serial called something along the lines of “Escape From Mars”. It ran across a few titles, and was about two guys who go to Mars with a professor, get captured, escape without the professor, and then have adventures on Earth.
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This is really turning into quite the trend.

You have to wonder why they just took the word of some guy in a mask and a bathroom towel around his neck. Or maybe that’s why they took his word for it.

“O-okay Mister Hour-Man sir. We believe you. Just let us kinda back away, slowly-like.”

With that said, I’m starting to think acting as judge, jury, and executioner was some sort of a membership requirement for the Justice Society.

I wonder when I’ll get to a story where Johnny Thunder offs someone,..

I love some of the non-Superman S&S stuff. Slam Bradley is awesome, of course, but Federal Men and I, Spy are gems too.

Take this Federal Men from Adventure Comics #39.
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Please note that the below panel includes a term that could be considered offensive in this day and age

The Justice League has a rare laid back moment…
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Did you know Gotham has the Death Penalty?

Now of course, this doesn’t impact most of Batman’s foes, as they’re all nutso. Indeed, it goes a bit towards explaining why Arkham is so full –clearly pleading insanity is a proven way to avoid the current in Gotham. It does make one wonder though – how many people has The “I Don’t Kill EVER” Batman sent to their state-sponsored death? Ooo… and what if he were wrong?

Hmm. This may be less a WWTT and more an idea for a pitch…

(Probably not funny)

The real reason Thomas was going to leave

“I have a Vice Presidential Campaign to run!”

Barbara Gordon did not, sadly, get reelected to the US House of Representatives. She did not take this well.

“I’m going to make sure they need Batgirl,” sure sounds like a threat to me.

(I love how there’s no transition period in DCU politics. Someone loses an election and boom, out of office)

Everyone needs hobbies. Collecting is popular. Some collect stamps, coins, or comics.

Batman?

He collects wigs.

Actually, this is kind of better in context. That’s a politician who doesn’t like Batman because he hides behind a mask, which is dishonest. Batman’s reaction is to publicly embarrass the guy by showing he wears a wig.

Yes, because vainly hiding baldness is exactly the same as being a masked vigilante.

In Detective 395, Communist spies have infiltrated Dick Grayson’s College Campus.

Not as students though, oh no. That’d be too simple.

Commie Campus Cops. Who start the riots. You have to love it.

Forgive me, but I actually read some Civil War issues.

I’d love to see the Registration Act written out. It’s fascinating. If you wear a costume, you’re in violation? even if you have no powers? And if you register, even if you don’t intent to fight crime, you can be drafted? Also, what’s the deal with no trials?

Wouldn’t a law like this have been made a long, long time ago in the MU? What, is this the first time kids ever got hurt? What about the Hulk’s rampages?

Anyway? Negative Zone Gulag?

Um? the guy’s name is on the door, right? Doesn’t that mean he’s now registered? So why should he be getting life in jail now?

Pet peeve ? why are they in costume while incarcerated? Especially considering characters like Prodigy, who get their powers from their costumes.

But? you know their names now! What’s the point of them registering? I do not get it.

Do any lawyers or political science-types read this site? Can they explain this to me?

I’m glad I skipped this.