tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post2721579880248707408..comments2024-03-28T17:36:06.132-04:00Comments on The Legion of Super Bloggers! : Legion of Super-Heroes (v2) #300MetropolisKid41http://www.blogger.com/profile/12121196519360092429noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-28963156102793509612017-10-16T17:57:35.908-04:002017-10-16T17:57:35.908-04:00It is Immorto, miscolored like many of the other W...It is Immorto, miscolored like many of the other Wanderers. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05460782381325875887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-67126913496967725762017-05-17T15:49:22.928-04:002017-05-17T15:49:22.928-04:00I remember buying this issue and getting such a ki...I remember buying this issue and getting such a kick out of it. I started following the Legion shortly before the Great Darkness. As a kid without a car to visit a comic store, this was the only way to find older versions other than yard sale issues or the occasional digest. <br />- Boston MossAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-59137958792747253042017-05-15T08:40:22.109-04:002017-05-15T08:40:22.109-04:00You're right. Conway wrote a few times about I...You're right. Conway wrote a few times about Imsk fighting with the UP. This was just that plot taken to the extreme. Russell Burbagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756652514507714383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-32566010128733563322017-05-15T01:58:55.851-04:002017-05-15T01:58:55.851-04:00The Shrinking Violet "hunting rights" su...The Shrinking Violet "hunting rights" subplot may be a reference to S/LSH #234 (the one with the Composite Creature on the cover) in which she leads a group of Legionnaires on a hunt for a space dragon. Or rather, the dragon's scales, which are important to Violet's people for some reason (don't ask me why, I haven't read the issue in years). I do remember a flashback scene, narrated by Violet, about the origin of Imskians' shrinking abilities (spoiler alert: the entire planet, including plants and animals, shrinks down to the size of a golf ball once every 7 years). <br />Myk-Elhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01634990475032451286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-69657754477647770142017-05-14T23:15:44.990-04:002017-05-14T23:15:44.990-04:00Clinging to walls is at least as legit a unique po...Clinging to walls is at least as legit a unique power as seeing through lead.Jeff R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358424612424285729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-56368049931074525722017-05-13T21:25:12.841-04:002017-05-13T21:25:12.841-04:00The inclusion of Spidey got me thinking about a po...The inclusion of Spidey got me thinking about a possible Spiderman try-out. Let's see, strength and agility, Timber Wolf has that. Swings from webs, mechanical devices are a no-no, and besides who needs that when you've all got flight rings. Spider-sense? Saturn Girl is just as good as an "early warning system". Sorry, Spiderman, your powers are just too ordinary.emsley wyatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905667921221387365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-86997032179803420272017-05-13T10:05:27.883-04:002017-05-13T10:05:27.883-04:00Okay, I'll give you that, my wording could hav...Okay, I'll give you that, my wording could have been better. But I think Larry is on the far right with the other creators. So maybe John Costanza or Carl Gafford? But then why not both of them? Russell Burbagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756652514507714383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-60654211979184206782017-05-12T19:54:44.493-04:002017-05-12T19:54:44.493-04:00Let's not forget Batman and Spider-Man attendi...Let's not forget Batman and Spider-Man attending the ceremony! Great review! Haven't read the issue in years but I must go dig it out. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07266831148417630858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-62865442321677013302017-05-12T18:20:37.346-04:002017-05-12T18:20:37.346-04:00Oh, THAT guy! I have no idea, but I'll offer a...Oh, THAT guy! I have no idea, but I'll offer a guess: maybe Larry Mahlstedt? <br /><br />In my defense, the article said "underneath" his elbow, and that is a pretty fair description of Wildfire's location. Jay Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11617831944262749187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-60516434197959755542017-05-12T12:19:42.676-04:002017-05-12T12:19:42.676-04:00Great comments, you're absolutely right that t...Great comments, you're absolutely right that this is the pinnacle of Levitz-Giffen-Mahlstedt. <br />However, we recognize Wildfire.:-) Our question is in regards to the guy on the observation deck. You can see him peeking out between Gims chest and arm. Russell Burbagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756652514507714383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-82548824810632043132017-05-12T07:02:14.944-04:002017-05-12T07:02:14.944-04:00Spoiler alert: you're gonna go "DUH!"...Spoiler alert: you're gonna go "DUH!" in a few seconds.<br /><br /><i>Anyone recognize who that is underneath Colossal Boy's left elbow? </i><br /><br />That's Wildfire, still sulking and refusing to wear his containment suit (draped over Blok's arm) after the Invisible Kids fiasco. (See Page 3, right below Supergirl's appearance.)<br /><br />Anyway, this issue probably represents Giffen/Mahlstedt at their absolute finest, even more than the Great Darkness saga. Several images stick in my head.<br /><br />--The full-page explosion behind Shadow Lass, filled with the most amazing Kirby Krackle.<br /><br />--The page with the alternating panels that show literally half of Douglas Nolan's mutated face.<br /><br />--The beautiful sky at the end, where the bands of color were, for the first time in my experience, NOT separated by black lines. <br /><br />--The director of the Science Asteroid being a truly alien form (and a terrifying-looking one), but a totally normal and non-threatening character (and Shady and Mon not even seeming to notice his differing appearance).<br /><br />That, I think, is one of the unsung highlights of this era of the Legion. Levitz and Giffen introduced truly alien characters who were not only totally non-humanoid, but in many respects terrifying in appearance (Queeg here would fit in perfectly in an alien horror story), but treat them as just people. No one seems to react to their appearance, they're just people. <br /><br />And no, I still haven't completely forgiven Levitz for the Shadow Woman fake-out...Jay Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11617831944262749187noreply@blogger.com