tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post2985700176552426951..comments2023-09-05T09:06:09.136-05:00Comments on Atop the Fourth Wall: Action Comics #1Lewis Lovhaughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06724769374732321363noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-11908622881367956332013-04-30T12:58:25.283-05:002013-04-30T12:58:25.283-05:00So he could run faster than an express train and s...So he could run faster than an express train and survive anything short of an exploding shell...technically, that makes him "faster than a locomotive, more powerful than a speeding bullet". Anyone else think that's a bit backwards?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-13369657847694926092012-11-01T19:45:54.340-05:002012-11-01T19:45:54.340-05:00The Phantom never appeared in the pulps, but in co...The Phantom never appeared in the pulps, but in comic strips. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-957202063075142562012-02-22T20:05:16.724-06:002012-02-22T20:05:16.724-06:00""AH'M A MAN!" *PUNCH* "Ha...""AH'M A MAN!" *PUNCH* "Ha ha ha! That never gets old! Good ol' Linkara! Always with the punching and retrieving a random ob...<br /><br />Wait... <br /><br />Did he... did he just treat Iron Liz as an object? O_o; "<br /><br />Nah, I just managed to rip open the fabric of space and time and pulled her from wherever she was.Lewis Lovhaughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724769374732321363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-55098831880109740032012-02-22T18:02:41.842-06:002012-02-22T18:02:41.842-06:00"AH'M A MAN!" *PUNCH* "Ha ha ..."AH'M A MAN!" *PUNCH* "Ha ha ha! That never gets old! Good ol' Linkara! Always with the punching and retrieving a random ob...<br /><br />Wait... <br /><br />Did he... did he just treat Iron Liz as an object? O_o;Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-14325781987868942062011-01-20T21:54:13.374-06:002011-01-20T21:54:13.374-06:00I have to admit, that crack about money being bett...I have to admit, that crack about money being better during the Depression amused me no end.<br /><br />Of course, don't you-Oh god, not Bearded Idiot! Anyone but him.<br /><br />You know, the other thing is Superman looks awful in his red boxers. I guess briefs hadn't been invented yet.<br /><br />The governor has a panic room, approximately fifty years before the concept! Actually I suspect that's not terribly inaccurate. This is the time period where anarchism existed as a meaningful political force and political figures faced realistic risk of assassination even within the US. A steel bedroom door would be the sort of thing people considered "security" back then.<br /><br />"And yes we know it was an unwilling woman, otherwise why would she be tied up and gagged? DON'T ANSWER THAT." Smart man. You know we internetters would be all over that.<br /><br />Actually the thing that gets me is that I'm not sure domestic violence was a crime. It was considered morally reprehensible, if judged "excessive" (morality belonging to finite points in history yaaay), but I'm not sure it was actually criminal.<br /><br />The bouncing Movie Superman bit was amusing enough to make me laugh. I don't know why, I wouldn't have thought so normally. Perhaps it was Lois looking enchanted.<br /><br />Well, to be fair, I'm not sure it was possible to take a train to South America. The Panama Canal for one thing.<br /><br />I'll grant the "I had to see you" was a slow ball, but you didn't even swing at it. :(<br /><br />It does amuse me to read this, too, since very few people in congress actually wanted to oppose Hitler; it was almost all FDR's doing. Pro-German sentiments weren't totally uncommon either since, well, the midwest had a lot of German immigrants who'd turned out to be decent, hardworking, god-fearing folks. (And Protestant, unlike those filthy Irish who showed up around the Civil War.)Nightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-47904023132304259772010-12-05T06:40:37.141-06:002010-12-05T06:40:37.141-06:00HOW SUPERMAN WAS BORN
Superman was created by two...HOW SUPERMAN WAS BORN<br /><br />Superman was created by two guys:<br />Jerome Siegel and Joseph Shuster. Joe was the Canadian born artist and Jerome was the writer. <br /><br />After Joe drew the first picture of Superman, he thought the idea looked ridiculous. Who wouldn't? A guy wearing underwear on the outside? Joe chucked the picture into the fire. <br /><br />Jerome quickly saved it, because he thought the depression needed something "uplifting." <br /><br />HOW SUPERMAN LEARNED TO FLY<br />At first, Superman couldn't fly. He had to jump from place to place. However, when Max and Dave Fleischer were animating the early Superman cartoons, they found the jumping animation was very time consuming and difficult to draw. Therefore, they got permission to draw a flying animation for Superman, which was far less time consuming. <br /><br />THE TAMING OF SUPERMAN<br />Initially, Superman was VERY VIOLENT. He nearly killed a man after stopping him from robbing a bank. The printing company (newspaper at the time) requested to have Superman "toned down a little." If you think Superman was violent in his first ACTION COMIC, you should have seen him before! Wow! <br /><br />Great video Lewis. I hope you get this message, in case you already knew this stuff.ConsoleClericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-8035442054034069802010-11-18T20:02:45.839-06:002010-11-18T20:02:45.839-06:00Yeah, it is peculiar to see the original Superman ...Yeah, it is peculiar to see the original Superman comic with wife-beaters and weird governors and Vincent Price...and orphanages and such. But hey, it's Superman and...well, at least they modified him a lot in the first 70 years...or not.<br /><br />BTW: wonder if the Golden Age was as insane as the Silver...or Bronze...or Liefeld?FugueforFroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01034098044002001893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-4069054813781073952010-11-10T05:30:52.350-06:002010-11-10T05:30:52.350-06:00I'm really surprised you made no mention of Cl...I'm really surprised you made no mention of Clark Kent changing into Superman directly front of the wife-beating husband he's about to pummel.MFloriannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-38899430585410336872010-11-08T20:27:52.661-06:002010-11-08T20:27:52.661-06:00Now I feel bad missing the last few videos of your...Now I feel bad missing the last few videos of yours<br /><br />the "smell my hand" bit was the funniest thing I have heard in a long time!<br /><br />great video, and learned some stuff about superman, that I didn't know.<br /><br />so until the technology of the vanishing cape is revealed, MAKE MINE LINKARA!!Truce Westonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-35039976416675298832010-11-06T23:30:29.579-05:002010-11-06T23:30:29.579-05:00As a side note, there's a reason that so many ...As a side note, there's a reason that so many Golden Age books had ongoing prose stories in them--it was to meet US Postal regulations to allow the publishers to mail them at the lower "magazine" rate, saving themselves a *lot* on postage. If memory serves, that regulation wasn't changed until well into the Silver Age...rdfoxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-13474994809280413022010-11-04T21:20:27.997-05:002010-11-04T21:20:27.997-05:00Very good job, Linkara. This was fun AND it let me...Very good job, Linkara. This was fun AND it let me read Action #1 without having to pay a bajillion dollars for it. :P <br /><br />It's obvious that the story was written as a power fantasy- you know like when you're mad at something and you just wish you could solve it with force. Besides kids back then probably didn't care about due process or politics any more than they do today. (And yes I know today comics are bought mostly by adults.)<br /><br />Oh and the "strength of insects" deal is likely taken from the novel Gladiator, which came out before Superman and also had a superstrong human trying to adapt to normal life, including doing good deeds, but that had a more tragic ending. Or at least that is the theory but I don't think it has ever been proven that Siegel & Shuster were influenced by the novel.<br /><br />(Ironically that character was introduced to the DC Universe proper in All Star Squadron.)Sijohttp://Sijoy2k5@yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-76821766734740833642010-11-04T19:06:59.381-05:002010-11-04T19:06:59.381-05:00Superman (Breaks through a wall shouting): "O...Superman (Breaks through a wall shouting): "OH YEAH"!!!<br /><br />*Happy Sigh* I never get tired of the "I am a MAN!" jokes, they guarantee a smile. Like the editing for the intro, feels heroic enough. The historical references were great.<br /><br />Hmmm, Superman leaps instead of flys? ...Nah! That’s more like Freakazoid's #, that’s just too silly for Supes.PockyMechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07765160958566772485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-53728945127773076502010-11-04T03:33:47.219-05:002010-11-04T03:33:47.219-05:00@CMWaters
Actually, the Physics of Superheroes p...@CMWaters <br /><br />Actually, the Physics of Superheroes points out that after the origin of his powers was switched to sunlight and he gained a great deal more of them in the Silver Age his abilities are basically fantasy.<br /><br />It also mentions that his golden age powers could stem from coming from a high gravity world and explains how a high gravity world that also has the conditions to produce earth-like life would probably be very unstable and eventually rip itself apart.<br /><br />Golden age science wins again!shikome kido mihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11081507123236685452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-65258692888207585042010-11-03T23:23:38.236-05:002010-11-03T23:23:38.236-05:00Who's this "Superman" guy? I wanted ...Who's this "Superman" guy? I wanted to see the secret origin of Chuck Dawson!Mr. Blanknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-22734552757851424662010-11-03T22:24:41.641-05:002010-11-03T22:24:41.641-05:00Nice. My mate has a Gladiator Beast deck, and I ha...Nice. My mate has a Gladiator Beast deck, and I have a couple decks I'm building, though my main one is a tiger-themed beast weenie rush. Maybe if I see you at a convention, or catch you on YVD or something, we could get a game going.<br /><br />Back on the subject of Superman, there's one thing that never made sense to me, and incidentally I didn't start questioning it until I started lining out the problems with Power Rangers SPD: the whole "last son of Krypton" thing.<br /><br />Let me explain: any sentient being has the predilection to expand and explore, making eradicating them difficult due to how far they can spread out; even on a confined ecosystem like Earth, it's near-impossible to make sure by artificial means that you wiped out every single member of a species, especially in one fell swoop. With species that are able to achieve space travel, such as the Sirians in SPD or the Kryptonians, it IS impossible, because of the possibility of off-world colonies. So, a disaster that takes out their home planet wouldn't necessarily guarantee their extinction. So, why is it so damn important to keep Kal-El the last son of Krypton? What they did in the Diniverse made more sense, with Supergirl coming from a colony world ravaged by but spared from the destruction of Krypton. I dunno, I just started questioning that ever since *MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE END OF SPD!* the reveal at the end of SPD that Doggie's wife was alive as a Troobian slave, and no one else from Sirius.SynjoDeonecroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797975991138870677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-1163789997378698232010-11-03T20:51:30.623-05:002010-11-03T20:51:30.623-05:00"Wow. Live and learn, then. What kind of deck..."Wow. Live and learn, then. What kind of deck is it, btw?"<br /><br />Been a while since I played, but IIRC it's a dragon and warrior deck, with most of the dragon action focused around Blue Eyes.Lewis Lovhaughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724769374732321363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-81426759854098922492010-11-03T19:30:35.958-05:002010-11-03T19:30:35.958-05:00Wow. Live and learn, then. What kind of deck is it...Wow. Live and learn, then. What kind of deck is it, btw?SynjoDeonecroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797975991138870677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-84461882569639101942010-11-03T18:14:42.443-05:002010-11-03T18:14:42.443-05:00Hey, I'm not slamming on Yu-Gi-Oh! I love Yu-...Hey, I'm not slamming on Yu-Gi-Oh! I love Yu-Gi-Oh and I've got a deck for the game! It was more just a joke on him saying he had to cover card games. I could've easily put Magic the Gathering in there, instead. XDLewis Lovhaughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724769374732321363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-89518024272213789132010-11-03T17:52:06.604-05:002010-11-03T17:52:06.604-05:00I really didn't want to comment on this, but I...I really didn't want to comment on this, but I feel I've gotta: what's the deal with the slams on Yu-Gi-Oh? I know you're a fan of the Abridged series, and I will admit that the whole "card games on motorbikes" thing that 5D's is doing is moronic (seriously, how can ANY DMV allow that, but not driving while on the cell phone?), but the game and the anime, for the most part, aren't that bad, especially the game; you'd be surprised at how deep and strategic some of the duels can be.<br /><br />Aside from that, it's a good review, though I shudder to think what your reaction will be to Batman using a gun in the golden age, when you get to his origin review. I also like how subdued Superman's powers seem to be, back in the day, compared to now; leaping instead of flying is definitely a step down (no pun intended), and "nothing short of an explosion" can harm him? Kinda puts that whole "bullet bounces off Superman's EYE" scene in Superman Returns in a disturbing new light, huh?SynjoDeonecroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797975991138870677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-55736022535792748352010-11-03T17:26:56.575-05:002010-11-03T17:26:56.575-05:00This review basically proves what I've believe...This review basically proves what I've believed since your Blue Beetle review. You are at your funniest when you're reviewing an actually GOOD comic. You ought to do so more often.<br />Looking forward to Secret Origins month and the next HOPR, man.KaosMachinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-23634673101488142382010-11-03T04:31:49.317-05:002010-11-03T04:31:49.317-05:00It's fun to see this origin of Superman in con...It's fun to see this origin of Superman in contrast to the new Earth One Superman that just came out. Earth One which is pretty nifty though. Mention of "the Daily Star" also gave me flashbacks of Crisis on Infinite Earths.<br /><br />The evolution of comic book characters, especially the long-lived ones like Superman, is always fun to look in to. <br /><br />"Smell my hand, smell it!" Best line I've heard all day! <br /><br />Great review, Lewis!Pmaxhttp://gbkessler@yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-82808453216355738352010-11-02T19:58:46.230-05:002010-11-02T19:58:46.230-05:00Okay, now that I am done squeeing over Batman.
I&...Okay, now that I am done squeeing over Batman.<br /><br />I'm a fairly new viewer to your show and to comics in general, but I'm already a huge fan of yours. I have to commend you for doing your homework - the history behind Superman's creation was really interesting and added to the overall video. It's clear on every review that you love comics and your enthusiasm is infectious. You're wicked funny and I'm very impressed by the range of voices you can do.TimeTravelerJessicanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-45266119180618566312010-11-02T18:34:11.590-05:002010-11-02T18:34:11.590-05:00Amusing enough about the whole telephone wire thin...Amusing enough about the whole telephone wire thing: the physics behind him not getting shocked are good; superman can get off the wires without touching anything, and thus, getting shocked.<br /><br />HOWEVER! There's still the little problem of having a full grown man landing on them at high speeds. The sudden application of that much force would either snap the wires or cause the telephone poles to come down.<br /><br />This is doubly so considering it's the 1930s, and in those days, a strong storm could knock down the telephone wires for miles!Orion_IInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-87910573835913227412010-11-02T16:47:51.299-05:002010-11-02T16:47:51.299-05:00"Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't ..."Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't that wife-beater die when Superman punched him into a wall?<br /><br />Why no comment on that?"<br /><br />Because he didn't die - the fight continued for about 2 or 3 more panels before the guy fainted since nothing could hurt Superman.Lewis Lovhaughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724769374732321363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-83925985171424339232010-11-02T16:43:20.700-05:002010-11-02T16:43:20.700-05:00Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't that w...Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't that wife-beater <i>die</i> when Superman punched him into a wall?<br /><br />Why no comment on that?mightysamurainoreply@blogger.com