Comments on: Top Five Syndicates

By: marshal tucker

marshal tucker — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:01:03 +0000

I have #1-#9 of blood syndicate comics mint condish. and I wanted to know how much Icould get for them.

By: John Trumbull

John Trumbull — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:50:39 +0000

The Crime Syndicate are undeniably cool, but I think it’s important to mention that they are not a Grant Morrison creation – they are a Grant Morrison revamping of the equally-cool-in-their-own-way Silver Age Crime Syndicate. And their first classic appearance was in the second-ever JLA/JSA teamup in 1964. So Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky definitely deserve some credit here.

By: felgekarp

felgekarp — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:48:12 +0000

The Crime Syndicate are my favourite super team of all time, although I wasn’t too keen on the Syndicate Rules arc in JLA.

By: Nessor Sille

Nessor Sille — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:25:07 +0000

I guess having Fade freak out and faint after a demonic fox spirit taunted him about being handsome and homosexual -was- notable way of coming out.

By: Bill Reed

Bill Reed — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:17:47 +0000

I can’t wait for Top Five Top Fives: The Retrospective. Heh.

Morrison’s Crime Syndicate stuff was brilliant. Wish more was done with that concept.

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:01:58 +0000

Totally agree with the crime syndicate at the number one spot, I was so pumped the first time Morrison announced plans to use them again after so many years in creative limbo. I wish theyd get more use

By: Teebore

Teebore — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:50:23 +0000

Ah, the Sinister Syndicate, the poor man’s Sinister Six. Good stuff.

By: buttler

buttler — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:32:44 +0000

I always loved the Crime Syndicate, even when I was growing up back in the Bronze Age.

I haven’t heard of the Sinister Syndicate, but I’m guessing they were called that because the Beetle couldn’t quite rustle up a Sinister Six.

It’s also interesting that with Speed Demon there, formerly of the Squadron Sinister, you have representatives of two evil versions of the JLA in this one little list.

By: Diagnull

Diagnull — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:54:06 +0000

I like the fact that even the reverse-Wonder Woman felt that a bathing suit is proper crime-fighting attire. Although, if she’s reverse, I guess it’s crime-making attire but still…

Also, Owlman?

By: Craig

Craig — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:12:01 +0000

Good call with Blood Syndicate. I got to Sinister Syndicate at 3 and couldn’t believe they ranked so low, but the top two choices were spot-on. As much as I love Blood Syndicate (having recently completed my collection of that book), the Crime Syndicate is obviously bigger, more well-known, and generally more important.

By: T.

T. — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:25:14 +0000

I’d rank Crime Syndicate #2 and Blood Syndicate #1, but otherwise good list.

By: Ro b

Ro b — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:51:26 +0000

Your selection was right on the money