tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post5915651490506230600..comments2024-03-28T17:36:06.132-04:00Comments on The Legion of Super Bloggers! : TOS: Adventure Comics #315MetropolisKid41http://www.blogger.com/profile/12121196519360092429noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-59927404858710113232017-11-10T13:54:46.839-05:002017-11-10T13:54:46.839-05:00Things about this story-
Wouldn't the people ...Things about this story-<br /><br />Wouldn't the people that Night Girl liberated from Sun-Woman's tyranny be a bit miffed when they found out that their freedom was won as part of the Legion playing essentially a game with the Subs? I suppose they would be grateful anyway...but that always irked me.<br /><br />Yes Sun-Woman had a really cool (ha) design, she should have shown up again. I headcanon that either she or Beauty Blaze is the Earth 1 counterpart of Sandy Anderson/Inferno. (totally unintended by the writers at the time, but perhaps intended by the later ones)<br /><br />And yes, Lydda's test is by far the most interesting. I'd like to have seen more of that world. I like how nobody minded her busting out of their basement floors ("do you know how much money that's going to take to replace!"reversed songshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078955050443737894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-74987384559534191112017-10-23T16:27:18.828-04:002017-10-23T16:27:18.828-04:00The Splash page pretty much gives away the ending ...The Splash page pretty much gives away the ending in hindsight. The only one of the subs not thinking about how they did individually and hoping they get in is Stone Boy who is certain that Night Girl will be the one to get in. Was it intentional? I cannot say but it's consistent with the idea of him being a team player.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00134862258728096913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-75782921676159373462017-10-17T23:36:31.907-04:002017-10-17T23:36:31.907-04:00Russell, I believe you're thinking of Duo Dams...Russell, I believe you're thinking of Duo Damsel in the first Mordru story, Adventure #369, when a single Luornu threw a heavy traffic sign to save a driver and Superboy (as Clark Kent) covers for her by remarking that people can "double" their strength when under stress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-80400674577423627432017-10-17T18:54:06.470-04:002017-10-17T18:54:06.470-04:00I did not know that, Russell. See, this is why I l...I did not know that, Russell. See, this is why I love this site: I've been reading LoSH since I was a kid (a few decades ago), and I often learn something new. :)Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14267403631542001938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-33993668379283286352017-10-17T18:10:11.228-04:002017-10-17T18:10:11.228-04:00Those are good choices, although I think I remembe...Those are good choices, although I think I remember reading that Triplicate Girl also had three times the strength of an average woman when she wasn't split. So that's almost super-strength. It was almost never used, of course....Russell Burbagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756652514507714383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-56455109709921693692017-10-17T18:08:00.619-04:002017-10-17T18:08:00.619-04:00More oddly, the apostrophe is fixed in the Archive...More oddly, the apostrophe is fixed in the Archives reprint, but Bouncing GIRL is still there! Too funny! Russell Burbagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756652514507714383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-14563318300043013112017-10-17T18:04:47.850-04:002017-10-17T18:04:47.850-04:00Emsley, that is a great idea. I wonder why Calorie...Emsley, that is a great idea. I wonder why Calorie Queen or some of the other rejects didn't end up with the Substitute Heroes. That would have made a lot of sense~!Russell Burbagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756652514507714383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-18248048194127860392017-10-17T14:24:21.450-04:002017-10-17T14:24:21.450-04:00Love love LOVE this story. And the Subs have alway...Love love LOVE this story. And the Subs have always been favorites, especially Polar Boy.<br /><br />Question: If you had to swap out any number of Legionnaires for Subs at the time of this story, who would it/they be and why?<br /><br />I'd have added: Polar Boy (at least as useful as Sun Boy), Night Girl (a strong female, and her relationship with Rokk), and Chlorophyll Kid (very versatile powers, as long as he keeps a seed belt handy).<br /><br />I'd have swapped out: Bouncing Boy (great guy, but I agree with the Fire Lad musing from the comment above), Triplicate Girl (hey look, I'm three of me!), and Matter Eater Lad (who would be much more useful if his jaw were hinged or something).<br /><br />Don't get me wrong, I love all of the Subs and all of the Legionnaires, these are just my subjective choices!Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14267403631542001938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-2056894983361035502017-10-17T14:09:15.047-04:002017-10-17T14:09:15.047-04:00MY GOD. How many times have I read this story and...MY GOD. How many times have I read this story and NEVER notices that?emsley wyatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905667921221387365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-90355220581303558922017-10-17T13:24:48.272-04:002017-10-17T13:24:48.272-04:00And speaking of odd typos (like the apostrophe mis...And speaking of odd typos (like the apostrophe misplacement) did anyone else notice that on the splash page's roll call Bouncing Boy is listed as Bouncing GIRL?! <br /><br /><br />Myk-Elhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01634990475032451286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-47299120945549212682017-10-17T12:40:02.003-04:002017-10-17T12:40:02.003-04:00FINALLY!! The story I've been waiting for!
Th...FINALLY!! The story I've been waiting for!<br /><br />This is a GREAT review, Glenn, and I completely agree with everything you mention. This is the story where the Subs come into their own and is my favorite of their early tales (as I'm sure it is with others). Sadly, after this, the Subs were woefully underused by later writers, who probably didn't know what to do with them or knew about them at all. That left the group a sitting duck for someone like Giffen to ruin with his lame satire attempt. ("Giiiif-eeeeen!!")<br /><br />I think Forte had a particular fondness for the Subs, as he takes the trouble to show individual expressions on each of them, unlike the Legion. Take, for example, when Imra tells the Subs that the Legion is touched by their devotion and will accept one of them into the main group. Forte draws the Subs as elated while the Legionnaires all look like Stepford residents. I also like pained expression on Night Girl when thinking about her only chance is to best Polar Boy so she can be near her crush-object. My favorite is the panel when Fire Lad's assignment is about to start and Chuck is bouncing around like an idiot. From the look on F.L.'s face, you just KNOW he's thinking "They passed me over for this clown?" <br /><br />The Legion apparently has no version of the Prime Directive, as they give fire to a primitive tribe "to forge iron and do many other fine things." Yeah, we all know how well that worked out for us, good AND bad. I also read another reviewer of this story who pointed out that during this, no less than three environmental disruptions are caused on far-off worlds, all in the name of the LSH's initiation tests/hazings. I know it's the Silver Age, but that seems almost as bad as Brainy and Cham just hovering around not helping.<br /><br />Here again, Stone Boy shows just how much integrity he has. He quits the test to safeguard others, yet he doesn't reveal the reason himself to keep from looking like he'd be making excuses. And then he turns down the offer from the Legion because he doesn't want to desert his friends. Wow. Just "Wow".<br /><br />Nothing can damper my love for this story. The Subs got the respect they deserved and were worthy of far more than they subsequently received. Now that the original timeline has been more or less restored, maybe somebody can do something with them that fulfills that potential. Long live the Subs!<br /><br />("Giiiif-eeeeen!!")<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-23393035043856390312017-10-17T12:07:21.672-04:002017-10-17T12:07:21.672-04:00This story is a prime example of why I love the si...This story is a prime example of why I love the silver age Legion. It sounds kind of silly now but as youngster you could learn a lot of lessons from these teens. Teamwork, ingenuity, comradeship were on display in every issue. I think it would have been cool if the Subs had scouted every Legion tryout and picked up on the best of the rejects. They could have saved Ronn Karr from a life of crime. OK, maybe not Ronn Karr, but Spider Girl for sure. Also, they could have checked out the origin planets of Legion members and gotten their own "Cosmic Boy", or "Chameleon Boy" or "Violet".emsley wyatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905667921221387365noreply@blogger.com