Category: Creepy Relationships
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Tommy Troy’s All Grown Up
Tommy Troy starts out as a Captain Marvel riff, a kid gifted by a mentor with strange powers. Eventually, they jump to him being an adult. A lawyer, no less. Complete with secretary. What? Surely you don’t expect him to pack for himself? And no, the “master” is not meant sarcastically.
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Hey, Cracked.com Likes My Images
So much so that they used them without a hat tip of any kind. Sure, my Doctor Fate scans were not scanned by me nor did I write the comic, but if you’re going to take images I selected, cropped etc. from an article on this site, a mention or link would be classy. This…
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The Adventures of Ted, Wonder Lover
Taken from a page of issue 60… Oh yeah, there’s the whole “how did getting the ability to see give the Lamplighter the ability to shapeshift”, but I noticed something else. It took the powers a half hour to wear off… wow, Gloria must have really been concentrating on Ted. Please tell me women really…
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The One and Only Green Lantern, Folks!
Yay! Issue #59! The first appearance of almost no-body’s favorite Green Lantern. This cover set the pattern for just about every single Guy Gardner story ever until the late 90’s. For those unfamiliar with the character, we learn in this issue that Guy was the ring’s second choice for Green Lantern. He was just as…
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Again With This?
Geeze. It hits me – just about all the Metal Men’s robot enemies seem to be motivated by having the hots for them or develop said hots for one of them. The Missile Men, the Space Amazon, the Living Buoy., the Robot from B.O.L.T.S., etc. Now we have not just the Black Widow Spider from…
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Women: Threat or Menace?
Oh no Doc, Don’t marry her! And just in case it’s not enough that she’s an evil mind-stealing robot lady… It’s that she’s ugly too. Remember kids, protect your friends from marrying pretty ladies. They’re really evil spiders! Out to steal your precious bodily juices!
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Oh for Goodness Sake
You know how in early issues Doc was lamenting his failure in building Platinum? Well in issue 16, he changes his tune: “No kid, you weren’t a mistake – you were an accident” (and hey, WWTT turned six years old the other day!)
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Nameless Scares Me
This isn’t really a topic to joke about, but I’ve never let that stop me before. Nameless, when someone hurts you, that’s not a sign that they love you. Tell someone! Although, Lead seems to be wired that way as well…
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Now you’re Just Being Cruel, Joan.
Joan kinda comes off badly here.
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His Mouth Says No But His Hands Say Giggity
What about Platinum, you ask? “Free at last!” Actually, no. You know, that last panel on it’s own it pretty disturbing.
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Tin’s Disturbing Invention
Long time fans of the Metal Men absolutely know where this post is going. For the uninitiated, in issue #13, we find a lonely Tin wandering the streets.
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The Metal Men Split Up.
The general public has gone mad with Metal Men Hate, and the team decides to break up. Platinum gives us this bon mot:
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What About Jim and Sue, You Ask?
Or even if you don’t ask…
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Jim Jordan Can’t Catch a Break.
Jim has figured out what Sue and his Uncle are up to.
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More Fun With The Kennedys of the DCU…
…The Jordan family! That’s right, I found time to post today. You lucky, lucky people.
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Doc’s Moment of Truth.
How did I leave this out from the last batch?!
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I’ve Decided Something.
Tom is clearly in love with Hal.
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Better… Or Worse?
I can’t decide if this is getting better or worse. You see, it turns out the Buoy is the Queen of the Buoys, and she wants Gold for her prince. Except one of the Living Buoys wants Platinum for his very own. This… displeases Queen Buoy.
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Hot Buoy* on Boy Action
First it was the Missel Man-Tina, then Crazy Space Queen Robot and Tin. Now yet again our metallic misfits are assailed by a mysterious robot that somehow has a gender and wants to get all alloyed.
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Cue Morbo, Folks
The Metal Men are attacked, of course. And they sink. Who will save Doc?! (Hey you, in the back. Yeah you. I heard you say “Why?”. Behave)
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He’s Never Happier Than When He’s Complaining
Doc’s free of that simpering, mewling, Platinum! He’s free to do as he pleases with impunity! Hurrah. Right?
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The Hilarity. Ensuing.
So Doc has decided to fiddle with Platinum again… this is going to be another full pager, actually. Just too good…
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Yet More Misogyny in the Mighty Metal Men Manner
Have I used that title before? I feel like I’ve used that title before…
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Epilogue
As our story wraps, please see another example of why Iris/Barry are greater than Carol/Hal.