Comments on: Comic Book Legends Revealed #203

By: HOMESLICE

HOMESLICE — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 17:35:28 +0000

"Mad" Anthony Wayne is my great great great great uncle.

By: GQ

GQ — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:27:21 +0000

My my. General Wayne was certainly... well-endowed, wasn't he?

"...is like pointing out that water is blue…"
Um....
Water is clear, dude.

By: Squashua

Squashua — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:27:20 +0000

I agree. That "footless" Liefield slap is pretty tight.

By: DanCJ

DanCJ — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:08:28 +0000

The best thing about the two Magog paintings here? You can’t see his feet in either of them.

We have a winner in the "cleverest Leifeld bash" competition! I like the way you bashed Leifeld by comment on Alex Ross paintings!

By: sgt pepper

sgt pepper — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:47:53 +0000

So Batman was named after an Indian killer. Huh.

So was my high school in Ohio.

By: Bert Duckwall

Bert Duckwall — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:06:41 +0000

Maybe we could get Hart Fisher to publish a comic where Rob Liefeld goes to jail and meets O.J. Simpson. It would be right up there with Jesus Christ VS. Jeffery Dalmer.

By: Wilbur Lunch

Wilbur Lunch — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:17:48 +0000

Me: "…but what’s the deal with all the DC heroes having two first names?
Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Barry Allen, Alan Scott, Kent Nelson, Hal Jordan, Wally West, etc…"

Kamino Neko: "‘West’ is common enough as a first name to count in this list?"

Um, actually, no. I just had a brainfart after just listing the alliterative names... On the other hand, I missed Ted Grant, Selina Kyle, Dinah Lance, Jason Todd, Barbara Gordon, Kate Spencer, Travis Morgan, Ronnie Raymond, Roy Raymond, Steve Trevor, Mal Duncan and Nathaniel Adam. So there's plenty of examples to prove a point.

By: Win Scott Eckert

Win Scott Eckert — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:29:39 +0000

"I believe the idea that “Clark Kent” is derived from Clark Savage and Kent Allard is something that Philip Jose Farmer proposed in his fictional biography of Doc Savage (HIS APOCALYPTIC LIFE)"

Phil was responsible for a lot of great work on Doc Savage, but not for proposing this derivation of "Clark Kent."

By: Bill Hood

Bill Hood — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:38:57 +0000

Brian, As always, I love the column, and as soon as I'm done here I'm headed over to check out legendsrevealed.com, how about... just for laughs you have a column or two based on legends from the convention circuit? I can tell you a few that I've heard...i.e. Lou Ferrigno once took a guests camera after said con guest took a picture of him without permission, or James O'Barr (creator of the Crow) had coffee spilled in his lap by a conventioneer, causing burns that required treatment, or two Image comics creators came to blows after a Q&A panel in Chicago. Y'know...that sorta thing. Just a thought. By the way, you say that your book isn't due out until April 28th, but I've got one in my hot little hands now and I got it 04/17/09, ordered from Barnes & Noble @ bn.com. Great stuff, and even though I've read this column weekly for the longest time, still the book is full of great info and surprises. Loving it...so, thank you.

By: Thom

Thom — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 09:44:28 +0000

I know, I meant it was a surprise to see Gordon IN the first Batman story, I thought he came up later. In fact it is surprising that it was a one-page thing with virtually no facts or other related characters!

Oh, sorry. Yeah, Commissioner Gordon first appeared in Detective #27.

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By: Sijo

Sijo — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 03:59:40 +0000

"Commissioner Gordon was not in on Bruce Wayne’s identity as Batman in that first story. The last panel states that the commissioner would be “amazed to learn” that “his young friend” is Batman."

I know, I meant it was a surprise to see Gordon IN the first Batman story, I thought he came up later. In fact it is surprising that it was a one-page thing with virtually no facts or other related characters!

By: Beacon

Beacon — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 01:24:23 +0000

The best thing about the two Magog paintings here? You can't see his feet in either of them.

By: Dan Bailey

Dan Bailey — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:52:44 +0000

>>‘West’ is common enough as a first name to count in this list?

Also, I seriously doubt that "Jordan" was at all common as a first name back when the Silver Age GL was introduced.

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By: Thom

Thom — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:44:44 +0000

Thanks for expanding on Batman’s background (and posting the first story! I had no idea Comm. Gordon was on it from the start!)

Commissioner Gordon was not in on Bruce Wayne's identity as Batman in that first story. The last panel states that the commissioner would be "amazed to learn" that "his young friend" is Batman.

By: Sijo

Sijo — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:47:33 +0000

Maybe Reptil is Hispanic? That would explain the spelling. Btw, I don't think it's a good idea to give his own comic (even if only a one-shot) to a character JUST to introduce him. They should've just featured him in X-Men or something. Heck, I would have waited to see if he "caught on" from the show before porting him over to the comics...

Thanks for expanding on Batman's background (and posting the first story! I had no idea Comm. Gordon was on it from the start!) I also did not know that the "General Wayne" who is Bruce's ancestor actually existed, I thought they made him up (as with many other Bat-ancestors.) Shows what I know.

By: Dean Trippe

Dean Trippe — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 05:51:53 +0000

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By: John

John — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 05:45:38 +0000

I think Alex Ross misspoke when he said Shatterstar's head gear, I think he meant the equally ridiculous looking Scourge who was around at the same time.

By: Dan Felty

Dan Felty — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 04:14:42 +0000

Is there a character already named "Reptile"? What's the point in calling him "Reptil"? Is it pronounced with a short i? I wouldn't recommend Scottish Connection to anybody. It's nice to look at, but not really to read. To complete the negative trifecta (I'm usually pretty positive!), Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana weren't really untamed wildernesses to the millions of people who had lived there for thousands of years.