Comments on: Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #173

By: JimmydelaKopin

JimmydelaKopin — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:52:21 +0000

So Mackie and Byrne (he who needeth the tightest of leashes) wanted to do away with Parker's marriage too? Y'know, it's bad enough when Mark Evanier jokes about how superhero comics are a lot of books with the same plot...but it's really bad when there's a slew of writers who can only write that same plot and can't handle well-developed characters. Sheesh... :facepalm:

By: taffysaur

taffysaur — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:01:02 +0000

Supes and Lois made sweet love in the Phantom Zone during the Azzarello/Lee run.
That was the first time I had EVER seen it explicitly stated that Supes has sex.

By: onion3000

onion3000 — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:24:17 +0000

"In 1936 Kane would have been at least 20, possibly 21, if he was born in 1936."

Sorry Joe, I i know it's a typo, but I laughed!

By: Andrew Perron

Andrew Perron — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:04:18 +0000

You fail. You fail at what you were doing, which in this case, was being ethical, I suppose. `.`

By: Joe Young

Joe Young — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:47:53 +0000

Lukecash,

In 1936 Kane would have been at least 20, possibly 21, if he was born in 1936. And while it's possible 21 could have been the age of a legal adult at the time with regard to contracts, I am not sure that was the case.

By: Joe Young

Joe Young — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:45:09 +0000

What the F does FAIL mean in geek speak? It seems like it's used as a cross between you're wrong and you're stupid, but "fail" means neither. It just looks retarded on the page.

By: Joe Young

Joe Young — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:42:52 +0000

What's the character issue in issue 7 of Watchmen? 7 and 8 both read like plot issues to me.

By: Aqualad

Aqualad — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:55:39 +0000

Get off my lawn. Freakin kids.

By: MarkAndrew

MarkAndrew — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 02:36:12 +0000

Jeez, Aqualad's getting crotchety in his old age.

By: Kid Kyoto

Kid Kyoto — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:47:55 +0000

Hey thanks for the info on Kane. Interesting stuff though I think the definition of 'swipe' is a bit libral. For me it's only a swipe if it's a trace or photoshop job. Looking at pictures of people swinging from ropes and cpying the pose isn't really a swipe in my mind, it's research. But I know others disagree.

By: Aqualad

Aqualad — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:37:32 +0000

"An Ethical Fail"? Fuckin internet is ruining people's ability to form coherent sentences.

By: Templar

Templar — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 09:51:02 +0000

Lets be honest on the get-go. Kane migth have been a company man, and there is nothing against it, but he was a pure hack of a human being and an ethical fail.

By: Shane

Shane — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 06:49:32 +0000

Max, that was indeed tthe piece I was recalling from memory, but being around 30 yeears ago, I couldn't recall the correct title or author, so thanks for that.

By: Johnny Blaze

Johnny Blaze — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:06:28 +0000

"near the end of his life, he did regret not giving Bill Finger the dues he deserved."

How convenient for Bob Kane.

By: Rene

Rene — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:33:30 +0000

Matt, because no one likes a hypocrite. I'm not saying that is what Bob Kane is, but after Todd McFarlane, many people are understandably suspicious of proclaiming someone as a champion for creator rights when said "champion" also seems to have screwed other creators. Tom Spurgeon said "We are the only industry that so loves its Colonel Parkers and so distrusts its Elvis Presleys." To what Rich Johnston replied: â€œWhy should we trust our Elvis Presleys? After all, they all seem to want to be Colonel Parkers.â€ I know Bob Kane had no obligation to "fight Bill Finger's" battles for him, but it still seems sleazy.

By: Lukecash

Lukecash — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:18:09 +0000

"Uh, Matt Birdâ€¦Bob Kane was born in 1915. He could not have been a minor in 1938 according to simple arithmetic."

Yes, but he started working for DC in 1936 when he was under 20. I suppose legally at the time Kane was considered an Minor. And to think that Nationals Lawyers couldn't find his birth certificate its a bit silly.

Let's face it. Bob Kane screwed over the guys who screwed over Shuster and Siegel . But unlike Shuster and Siegel , he was a company man and never made waves for National.

By: Michael Mayket

Michael Mayket — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:16:42 +0000

I seem to recall Superman and Big Barda making porn together during the early part of Byrne's run on Action Comics while under the influence of someone named Skuzz or Sleez or something like that,

By: Matt Bird

Matt Bird — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:58:59 +0000

Hey! At some point, Brian tracked down Moore's "6 issue / 12 issue" quote and added it to the original piece! Very cool! Thanks, Brian! I knew I wasn't making it up. (And no, I hadn't seen the more recent research saying that Kane wasn't actually a minor, but if so, I've gotta say that earns him more of my respect. They played hardball so he played hardball. We spend all this time lamenting the crappy contracts that golden age creators got stuck with. Why attack the won guy who took on the system and won?)

By: Rene

Rene — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:53:42 +0000

Well, Post-Crisis they removed much of Superman's power. Maybe he lost his Machine Gun Ejaculation. :p

By: puckett!

puckett! — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 13:57:31 +0000

wow. i can't believe how far off topic my one comment has sent us.