tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post4712433844589175776..comments2024-03-27T22:03:05.230-04:00Comments on The Legion of Super Bloggers! : TOS: Adventure Comics #372MetropolisKid41http://www.blogger.com/profile/12121196519360092429noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-20178095491613008622019-01-29T18:36:06.876-05:002019-01-29T18:36:06.876-05:00Loved Duo Damsel whomping Nemesis Kid after the be...Loved Duo Damsel whomping Nemesis Kid after the beat-down he put on Superboy.emsley wyatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905667921221387365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-48969857509647876492019-01-29T17:19:34.520-05:002019-01-29T17:19:34.520-05:00One thing I meant to add: Chemical King's sent...One thing I meant to add: Chemical King's sentence is grammatically correct. He was probably wanting to say something like "You mean Timber Wolf and I are in the Legion now?" C.K. just got choked up and didn't finished the sentence, but it was correct.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-40654182545805966392019-01-29T17:10:26.250-05:002019-01-29T17:10:26.250-05:00That ploy works SO well that Superman and Cosmic M...That ploy works SO well that Superman and Cosmic Man of the Adult Legion use it to outmaneuver Douglas Nolan in Adventure Comics #354.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-25274962118205888512019-01-29T16:55:23.903-05:002019-01-29T16:55:23.903-05:00And when they did it again to fool Abenazar, Rath,...And when they did it again to fool Abenazar, Rath, and Ghast the 3 demons of the magician Faust. That was only within a few months of that issue. Honeybee9https://www.blogger.com/profile/00272834918553631309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-19136991863190671432019-01-29T11:11:58.356-05:002019-01-29T11:11:58.356-05:00Here goes my objectivity, since, as I mentioned in...Here goes my objectivity, since, as I mentioned in last issue's post, this was my first Legion story.<br />I get how things don't pass the 21st century read (no surveillance in the cells, the full sized telepathic robot, and so on), but boy, this is full of story, action, characterization (even if questionable, such as Gim's), many, many characters (remember: every issue is someone's first and this was my first one!).<br />Highlights, even almost half a century after: all the size changing action, both from CB and Vi (and boy, was my mind blown by her riding the photon trail!), Nemesis Kid first with the robot and then beating Superboy, Spider Girl, the whole legion cavalry... in one panel, yes, but one panel with a dozen more characters to assimilate.<br />Little bits of Swan greatness (even under an inker who did him no favors): Ultra Boy and Bouncing Boy flying into the Allons', the legionaries in civies when they join the LSV.Gus Casalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09623081734326460781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-71684832275484631682019-01-29T10:38:17.024-05:002019-01-29T10:38:17.024-05:00Agreed that this is a great story, but for some re...Agreed that this is a great story, but for some reason I hate the follow-up to it, where this entire story is retold with a "framing" narrative around it. Kind of like the Star Trek episode "The Menagerie". I too could never read the bit about the neighbor without thinking about Mrs. Kravitz. <br /><br />But seeing the origin of the LSV makes up for a lot of shortcomings and, of course, Tarok whacking the henchman is a classic villain trope. <br /><br />Historian's note: The heroes switching identities was done in June '62 Justice League (#12) when Superman and Batman changed costumes to fool Doctor Light.emsley wyatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905667921221387365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-76538474246833576962019-01-29T10:13:52.797-05:002019-01-29T10:13:52.797-05:00Random thoughts aplenty here:
* If Colossal Boy w...Random thoughts aplenty here:<br /><br />* If Colossal Boy was so concerned about being recognized t the beginning, why didn't he just ditch his brightly colored, easily recognized costume? <br /><br />* Why wasn't Shrinking Violet's A.T.O.M. suit seen more often? But then, there's been a lot of "One-and-done" elements in Legion stories, so I shouldn't be surprised.<br /><br />* I've always considered the central concept of Tarik the Mute ridiculous. Having an entire full-bodied android following you around simply so you can communicate verbally? Seems to me that the necessary circuitry could be installed in that neck brace. Yeah, Tarik was about to use it to hold off Gim so he could shatter the Allons, until Superboy comes to save the day. But, if he was that physically vulnerable, why wasn't he in hiding more?<br /><br />* I will say this: Tarik is a genuine super-villain, and I can prove it. After he kills the henchman, he doesn't kill the others right then and there, but waits until morning because... well, for no real reason. Classic!<br /><br />* You guys did a great job within your review about how there's yet again too much story and a rushed conclusion in the second part of yet another Shooter two-part Legion story, so I'll not beat that dead horse again. <br /><br />* Ultra Boy's "Well, I don't know it!" is straight out of the Lee/Thomas playbook. More mighty Marvel mastery here.<br /><br />* So sad about Curt Swan leaving the Legion feature, but its loss is "Superman" and "Action Comics" readers' gain. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com