Comments on: Top Five Things Superman Should Have Said to Flash in Flash #233

By: Andrew Collins

Andrew Collins — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:21:51 +0000

Apodaca said:
"Thatâ€™s what I thought, too, but then why the unusual spelling?"

According to Waid, the name is supposed to be a Korean name that is pronounced just like "Jay" to pay homage to his Korean lineage through his mother.

By: Sean Whitmore

Sean Whitmore — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 07:01:51 +0000

Has Flash seen the future where his son grows up to be an exotic dancer?

Isn't that one of the alternate worlds they visit in "Countdown"?

By: Apodaca

Apodaca — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:35:25 +0000

I assumed it was pronounced â€œJayâ€ too. Why name one kid after someone and not the other kid?

That's what I thought, too, but then why the unusual spelling? Has Flash seen the future where his son grows up to be an exotic dancer?

By: The Mutt

The Mutt — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:51:37 +0000

I first heard the viper story when I was in the Cub Scouts 40+ years ago. It sounds like an old Catskills comic routine.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:30:36 +0000

[i]I actually have no idea of the gagâ€™s origins before it got written into cartoons of various degrees of crumminess, and if someone else knows Iâ€™d like to hear it.[/i]

I have no idea, but I do recall that the same story was in the children's horror book, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, which was published around the same time as the GI Joe episode. I remember being really bored with the episode, because I had already read Scary Stories and knew who "the Viper" would be.

By: Freeform2

Freeform2 — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:46:19 +0000

er I mean "three of them!"

The "tree of then" is a magical tree in my backyard that allows me to travel to any point in my past!

By: Doug Atkinson

Doug Atkinson — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:45:55 +0000

The sad thing is that, years after the Viper episode, every generic Cobra character in the toy line became a Viper of some sort (generic Vipers, Tele-Vipers, Saw-Vipers, etc.). I suppose it had more character than the previous designation of "Cobra Trooper," but it did heavily cut into the introduction of ridiculous individual Cobra agents like Raptor, Crystal Ball or Croc-Master.

By: Freeform2

Freeform2 — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:44:51 +0000

My favorite moment in GI Joe is when Cobra Commander and Two minions are capture by somebody (I forget who.... some other bad guy). The tree of then are stuck in Neumatic tubes... their captor asks them a yes or no question, and Cobra Commander orders his minions "Say 'NO!' so I can see what happens!" The minion loyally says "no" and gets shot out of the tube to his apparent death. When their captor asks the question again, Cobra Commander screams desperately, "Yesssssssssss!"

By: Matthew E

Matthew E — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:24:09 +0000

Some of you may be interested to know that the French (Canadian) version of the G.I. Joe cartoon features the battle cry 'Ya-hoo!' instead of 'Yo, Joe!'

By: Da Fug

Da Fug — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:00:02 +0000

After #3, I think the only lines I remember from GI Joe are "Cobra truck my hush puppies!", "Identification, please." and the classic "And knowing is half the battle."

By: Matthew E

Matthew E — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:43:34 +0000

When it comes to the comically absurd on GI Joe, the only thing funnier than the Viper episode was the one where Cobra Commanderâ€™s â€œscheme of the weekâ€ involved stealing a giant, high powered laser so he could use it to carve his face into the moon. Hey, they did that on The Tick. Did *everybody* borrow from G.I. Joe?

By: Teebore

Teebore — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:33:25 +0000

When it comes to the comically absurd on GI Joe, the only thing funnier than the Viper episode was the one where Cobra Commander's "scheme of the week" involved stealing a giant, high powered laser so he could use it to carve his face into the moon. That's it. As Destro said in outrage, he wasted millions of dollars and countless man hours for an act of "cosmic graffiti." Brillant. And guess who wrote that episode? Marv freakin' Wolfman.

By: Keimako

Keimako — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:30:17 +0000

I do have to point out that Superman's line might have been what Wally heard in his reduced state of conciousness. Or at least I interpreted it like that, considering the outcome, of course.
But yes, good laughs were had.

By: Scott MacIver

Scott MacIver — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:19:57 +0000

One can never get enough obscure references to G.I.Joe episodes.

I say, keep em comin'!

By: rob

rob — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:26:07 +0000

Brilliant GI Joe reference.

By: Matthew E

Matthew E — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:15:09 +0000

I only knew it as an Animaniacs reference. "And as the Viper, Aht Cahney! Miami Beach audiences are the greatest in the world! Goodnight everybody!"

Trivia: Jai is the *second* member of the extended Flash family to be named after Jay Garrick. Anybody know the first?

By: Kane

Kane — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:05:25 +0000

Kudos to "The VIper is coming"--a G.I.Joe reference that I just don't hear enough!

By: joshschr

joshschr — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:38:58 +0000

I had to do a nostalgic spit take on #3 also. Awesome episode if you've never seen it.

As far as issue #23 goes, Wally must subconsciously feel insecure if he thinks Superman is literally going to abscond with his tots. Although, I didn't read the issue, so I may be talking out the side of my mouth.

By: Sally Pascale

Sally Pascale — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:55:07 +0000

Lovely. I did have to laugh at #3, and then sigh, because I actually knew the joke. I really should get a life.

By: Sean Whitmore

Sean Whitmore — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:00:13 +0000

I assumed it was pronounced "Jay" too. Why name one kid after someone and not the other kid?