tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post7556711494334351899..comments2024-03-28T09:54:25.226-04:00Comments on The Legion of Super Bloggers! : TOS: Adventure Comics #306MetropolisKid41http://www.blogger.com/profile/12121196519360092429noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-50339339129929486792021-08-25T22:06:30.188-04:002021-08-25T22:06:30.188-04:00Dear Editor: Love the blog, but there's a boo-...Dear Editor: Love the blog, but there's a boo-boo in the story credits (OK, I just dated myself).<br /><br />Otto Binder wrote the Superboy story in this issue, not the Legion tale -- the latter was the LSH debut of Edmond Hamilton.<br /><br />Not a bad start, eh? Create a team of 5 new characters, from scratch, that would endure for decades.Second Guessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-71304283345751114782017-11-10T16:06:23.677-05:002017-11-10T16:06:23.677-05:00It's fun to read this story along with the Sec...It's fun to read this story along with the Secret Origins retelling. (Which is not that different it just has more jokes). Adv 306's story is told from Polar Boy's pov, the SO one is from Chlorophyll Kid's.<br /><br />Night Girl has the best lines in that one. "Oh Kid that's so touching, I still quit though" "Call me Night Girl, it helps depress me"<br /><br />I wish Night Girl had a better motivation than a crush on a guy though. Can you imagine a male character being motivated by a crush on a female legionnaire? You would never get that, (it would seem creepy at best and downright stalkerish at worst) but you get that for female characters all the time in many different stories and fictional universes.<br /><br />It's a maddeningly sexist trope. (see also Sakura in Naruto and countless others)reversed songshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078955050443737894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-86782840910416291032017-08-21T14:50:14.949-04:002017-08-21T14:50:14.949-04:00Doh! ISN'T about super-powerDoh! ISN'T about super-powerBoston Mossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-87516635921438318072017-08-21T14:49:00.421-04:002017-08-21T14:49:00.421-04:00Polar Boy is a favorite of mine as well. Yeah, th...Polar Boy is a favorite of mine as well. Yeah, the Subs special was really fun, I was really irritated the Subs were JUST treated as jokes from then on. Yeah, some of them had mediocre abilities as super-powers go, but compare them to Duo Damsel, Bouncing Boy, M-E Lad & Shadow Lass and they seem on equal footing to me.<br /><br />Being a hero is about super powers. Being a hero is defined by your actions in the face of adversity and injustice. And the Subs deserve recognition for that MANY times over before they were turned into jokes.Boston Mossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-76212240420833125262017-08-16T20:32:04.968-04:002017-08-16T20:32:04.968-04:00This one thanks you, oh wise one.This one thanks you, oh wise one.maverickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02562275661718831247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-79627126090493577902017-08-16T16:30:33.275-04:002017-08-16T16:30:33.275-04:00That's the Secret Origins version.That's the Secret Origins version.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-21562340964349624152017-08-16T16:16:40.865-04:002017-08-16T16:16:40.865-04:00I seem to remember a version of this story with an...I seem to remember a version of this story with an afterward where the legion complains about almost being defeated by the plant creatures. Which they would have could've beaten easily with their wide variety of powers except there was so darn many of them.maverickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02562275661718831247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-73318624408049991302017-08-15T17:05:55.602-04:002017-08-15T17:05:55.602-04:00Polar Boy has always been one of my 5 favorite Leg...Polar Boy has always been one of my 5 favorite Legionnaires, even before he was allowed to join (what a great day that was!). I eagerly devoured any story that the Subs were in.<br /><br />...and er, 'Fire Lad', not 'Flame Lad' :)Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14267403631542001938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-31346333969167943782017-08-15T12:58:31.420-04:002017-08-15T12:58:31.420-04:00reviews "of" the other two
>> oop...reviews "of" the other two<br /><br />>> oops <<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-48249079943000897592017-08-15T12:53:47.370-04:002017-08-15T12:53:47.370-04:00The Legion probably held their tryouts on a period...The Legion probably held their tryouts on a periodic basis (as needed by plot), rejecting the obvious "clunkers" and accepting, perhaps provisionally, those with promise. But we saw the infiltrators taken in immediately in "The Weddings that Wrecked the Legion". Well, OK, that was a special case because they Legion knew that they were coming and wanted to give them enough rope. But wait, the "Shooter Four" all came in immediately. Then later, of course, you had the whole "training academy" thing.emsley wyatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905667921221387365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-74244659482926053772017-08-15T12:53:40.427-04:002017-08-15T12:53:40.427-04:00"Pppphhhhbbbbbtttttt!!!" to Keith Giffen..."Pppphhhhbbbbbtttttt!!!" to Keith Giffen.<br /><br />Seriously, before him, these characters were NEVER portrayed as anything less than competent and always willing to pitch in when needed. I agree, they deserve the same respect and admiration as the main Legion. <br /><br />I agree that there's no real reason for Polar Boy to be rejected (other than future stories). But, in fairness to the Legion, when he demonstrates his power, he fills the entire room with ice (probably in exuberance) and turns it into a meat locker. Compare that with his later successful tryout when he simply made ice cuffs and was more self-assured. The Legion was right to be cautious; he needed to tone it down.<br /><br />All props to Stone Boy, the one willing to put himself directly in harm's way. His self-sacrificing is admirable and made him a worthy member.<br /><br />Great intro: "They call me the Chlorophyll Kid, and I can make any plant grow super-fast!" Ya got that, partner? Also, I found it a little TOO convenient that the Subs' first real mission involved plant people.<br /><br />I look forward to your reviews the other two classic Subs stories, particularly the third installment. And hey, wasn't this first story also reprinted in "Showcase Presents: The Legion of Super-Heroes" #1? <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com