tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post3766700568356603774..comments2024-03-28T17:36:06.132-04:00Comments on The Legion of Super Bloggers! : Superboy & The Legion #257MetropolisKid41http://www.blogger.com/profile/12121196519360092429noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-5751962660873857302016-04-21T04:08:28.656-04:002016-04-21T04:08:28.656-04:00May I ask for hints on this documentation against ...May I ask for hints on this documentation against Shooter's word? Got no dog in this ('ceptin' I can't believe the story-work he gave us in S/LSH 224 was so impressively squandered when he left. Well, whatever.)UnfrozenCaveBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02883375206783750095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-90201291164900066442016-03-24T18:50:00.653-04:002016-03-24T18:50:00.653-04:00I love all these comments! Thanks, guys!!I love all these comments! Thanks, guys!!Russell Burbagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756652514507714383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-59355916403568909312016-03-24T15:11:57.184-04:002016-03-24T15:11:57.184-04:00Well, as a wide-eyed 12-13 year old, the Cosmic Bo...Well, as a wide-eyed 12-13 year old, the Cosmic Boy beefcake certainly kept me coming back!Joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11737288450644332728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-58225741319244391292016-03-24T14:42:01.045-04:002016-03-24T14:42:01.045-04:00Spinning off Superboy is a really interesting choi...Spinning off Superboy is a really interesting choice. I mean, at the time the Legion was selling pretty much in line with the most of the other Superman-adjacent books, so it's fairly reasonable to think that it was part of Superman's extended fandom and wouldn't do well without that connection.<br /><br />On the other hand, I just spend a bit of time at Mikes Amazing World's newsstand to confirm a suspicion, and, well, the Legion books are mostly unique in that they featured far more cheesecake on their covers (much deeper v-necks than you see in any other book), balanced out by bizarre-costume Cosmic Boy beefcake most of the time. The legion was, at this time, one of two team books in both major companys' entire lineups with more than one female character in their casts, and the X-women didn't feature prominently on the covers nearly as often in 1980. So maybe they did understand their appeal perfectly well and thought taking superboy's name off would help keep that going without getting into trouble...Jeff R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358424612424285729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-59110455755671747542016-03-24T13:42:36.187-04:002016-03-24T13:42:36.187-04:00I think it's probably true that Gerry Conway w...I think it's probably true that Gerry Conway was valued by DC and didn't have too much editorial interference. I have read several interviews over the years that have alluded to DC acting this way to keep writers from bolting for Marvel.<br /><br />As for the Shooter stuff--well, it has been widely documented that Jim Shooter has his own version of history where he is both the defender of right and virtue and also the put upon victim of corporate scheming. So I don't really buy his version of anything that happened once he became E-I-C at Marvel.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634725566462626966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-35698187975378340902016-03-24T12:42:42.473-04:002016-03-24T12:42:42.473-04:00"What an awful plot. How it go okayed by edit..."What an awful plot. How it go okayed by editor Jack C. Harris is beyone me." This reminds me of a Jim Shooter interview I once read. Allegedly, DC editorial was so afraid of offending Gerry Conway that they approved the terrible story he'd written for the Avengers-JLA crossover, and pressured Shooter (who was EIC of Marvel at the time) to approve it as well. Of course, Shooter rejected the story, and the whole project fell apart.<br /><br />Now, I have no idea if this is true, or not. But, based on the similar timeframes (late 70s to early 80s) it's possible that Conway was also writing the Legion when this crossover was in the planning stages. So, maybe DC was pressuring Jack C. Harris to approve Conway's awful plots the same way they tried to pressure Shooter. What do you guys think?Myk-Elhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01634990475032451286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-81248459040509733062016-03-24T11:14:29.917-04:002016-03-24T11:14:29.917-04:00When I was a kid and overlooked a lot of bad Legio...When I was a kid and overlooked a lot of bad Legion stories because I loved the Legion so much, I still hated this two parter. What's the point of making Brainy insane just to cure him six months later. And he has been shown to still be able to be helpful even if he is crazy while undergoing treatment so I don't really understand why this act is proof he is no longer insane. And as far as the back up story goes--well, blasphemous as it might be, I have never been a Steve Ditko fan--not on anything he has drawn (though I do love some of the characters he designed)--so a story drawn by obviously doesn't care, just cashing a paycheck Ditko does absolutely nothing for me. I do enjoy the reviews though--keep them coming!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634725566462626966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-80028902566412270922016-03-24T06:58:36.762-04:002016-03-24T06:58:36.762-04:00That panel looks like it was drawn by Helen Keller...That panel looks like it was drawn by Helen Keller...DC Sheehanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17472353965460201709noreply@blogger.com