I Want You, Lois!

The first day back from vacay was pretty dang busy.  Yay for Robert Gillis, who gives us some fun from Superman Family #170 and 171!

Disembodied Floating Heads (tm!) are extra creepy when they talk:

I'm not sure how a Disembodied Floating Head (tm!) would do all the custodial work.  What kind of "reasonable accommodations" for the position are we talking about there?  And is that her only facial expression?  I don't think I care for that smirk.

And here's some weirdness for Fun with Out of Context Artwork! (tm!):

I have been a vocal supporter of Robin's original outfit over the years, but I have to admit, it looks pretty dang silly when you see it on someone else.  Then again, the fact that he's giving Jimmy a makeover may be part of the situation.  I don't know.  This is really a disturbing one.

And finally, a bit of Fun with Out of Context Dialogue! (tm!)

YEAH!

Thanks once again to contributor Robert Gillis!

See you tomorrow!

My Cape has Flesh-Colored Highlights! Yeah, Let's Go with That! Thursday!

So, I was reading Detective Comics #487 and was checking out the Robin solo story.  Here, we find Robin in a typical Robin-style quandry:

Okay, that's fine.  No problem.  Until this:

And then this:

Now, I had to read this a few times to figure out what the heck was being used as a dummy leg here.  I mean, Batman teaches you to be resourceful and all, but I can't imagine anyone toting around a nine foot leg.

So, it finally occurs to me that Robin isn't wearing his cape in that last panel, so it must be his cape.

You know, his bright yellow cape.

His bright yellow, not even remotely the color of the flesh of any human being that has walked the Earth, now or ever.

Well, clearly the colorist is cheating and making Robin's cape flesh-colored for these two panels, which constitutes clear shenanigans.  I realize that a bright yellow leg wouldn't have fooled anyone, so he probably felt obliged to fudge a little to make it more believable.  But, seriously?  That needs to go back to the artist to make changes, because there is no salvaging that with color swatches.

Oh, comics.  I love you, yet you treat me this way.

But then I read something like this:

Ahhhh.  Thanks, Action Comics #104!

I'll see you tomorrow!

Firing Warning Shots Into the Crowd Thursday!

Are you reading the ongoing Secret Six? You should.

You should also check out the fun I found in World's Finest #72!


Ah, that Batman. Ever the master strategist, he was. Taking a little-known tactic right out of The Art of War, he suggests that rather than save the guys with weapons for last, perhaps we should take them out before we get shot!

Then again, his sidekick was the Golden Age Robin. Robin probably needed to be told those sort of things. Kids get easily distracted, and they're often none too bright.
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Shenanigans!


So, Clark tosses a ball and guides its path with his X-Ray vision? Someone explain that to me. You can't, can you? I didn't think so.
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Can't you just hear the crowd below?

Hey, what the hell? Is that an arrow? Who's firing arrows down on us? Is that Green Arrow up there on a giant kite? Hey, douche! You want to quit firing arrows down on us? If you want to guide the cops, howzabout you try pointing your damn finger???
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Here's a little fun way to pass the time. Check out the instructions for the "Batman Word Puzzle" I found in that ish:


I fully acknowledge I'm not the smartest person you'll ever meet, but I defy any child to make heads or tails of what they're supposed to do. By the time I finished reading the instructions, I was ready for a nap.

Then again, I'm always ready for a nap. I loves me a good nap.

See you tomorrow!