tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post4553064233768166464..comments2023-11-30T02:39:02.047-06:00Comments on Comics Make No Sense: In Which We Review the New Superman (circa 1971)Adam Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08573914395859734760noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-63981202414947126082015-11-30T18:14:44.281-06:002015-11-30T18:14:44.281-06:00Morgan Edge's first appearance was in Jimmy Ol...Morgan Edge's first appearance was in Jimmy Olsen #133, three months earlier (the first Jack Kirby issue).MichaelRbnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581359354402823032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-49603708005918662032015-11-30T18:09:01.862-06:002015-11-30T18:09:01.862-06:00Adam,
You must admit that Superman was still somet...Adam,<br />You must admit that Superman was still something of a dick in the 1960s. He just wasn't an especially violent dick-- possibly because Weisinger was less interested in superhero-action than in creating weird puzzles and comical situations.Gene Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11495562795211277146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-5650248809596483732015-11-30T16:56:08.886-06:002015-11-30T16:56:08.886-06:00I remember that in the 70s, they toned down Superm...I remember that in the 70s, they toned down Superman's invulnerability a good deal. He was now being hurt by a lot of things: lasers, electricity, sonics, and punches from other super-beings.Aaron Carinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17694155469435310102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-40858607972141792172015-11-30T13:28:39.583-06:002015-11-30T13:28:39.583-06:00This is the run with the Sand Superman I meant to ...This is the run with the Sand Superman I meant to send you scans of a few months back, Adam. You'll have to at least post the "origin" of that guy. This is the new weakness for Superman after all kryptonite on Earth--as Green Luthor says--was turned to iron because science. Later issues of the run included I Ching from the revamped WW book. All three characters were changed right around 1970, first WW became Diana Prince in the white jumpsuit, and after Superman it was the Denny O'Neil Batman era, where he's the first to turn Joker into a homicidal maniac.<br /><br />The current DC has done the same thing after that silly Convergence hoo-har this past spring. Superman is depowered and angry, Bruce Wayne has amnesia and so James Gordon wears a robot bunny Bat-Suit, and WW...just gets a new costume.Wayne Allen Salleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199261942617339556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-40631685462047448662015-11-30T12:15:17.450-06:002015-11-30T12:15:17.450-06:00If I'm not mistaken, it wasn't so much tha...If I'm not mistaken, it wasn't so much that Superman lost his vulnerability to kryptonite as all the kryptonite on Earth was turned into iron or somesuch. (Why it was still green, I don't know, but it also doesn't appear to be glowing like kryptonite is usually drawn.) I believe they also tried to tone down Superman's powers to compensate for his lack of a weakness.<br /><br />But, like all attempts to lessen Superman's power levels, it didn't stick, and he was soon back to his god-like levels. I'm sure, though, that the current New52 attempt will be permanent. (It won't.)Green Luthorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11808312988625889127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445236716513895247.post-74464003663354058152015-11-30T05:50:38.070-06:002015-11-30T05:50:38.070-06:00Don't worry, it only lasted about a year. Seri...Don't worry, it only lasted about a year. Seriously, this was the start of an attempt at a Marvel-ized Superman (though I'm sure DC wouldn't have admitted it) and when it didn't sell too well it was dropped - though I don't think they ever did a full-blown return to Mort Weisinger style.<br /><br />On the other hand, you could check out the last few issues of JIMMY OLSEN after Jack Kirby's run. Some of those comics are even SILLIER than the old stuff.Gummbootehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492251103325858223noreply@blogger.com